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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
FORBRIGGER, John Stanley (Stan) - passed away peacefully on Friday, July 16th, at the age of 90 in Glen Haven Manor in New Glasgow with his daughter by his side.
Stan was born in Port Malcolm NS on September 15th, 1930, to William Joseph and Nina Dorothy (O'Hearn) Forbrigger. Stan grew up in Point Tupper with 3 brothers & 4 sisters.
In 1949 Stan joined the Navy and was transferred to HMCS Caribou in Corner Brook, Newfoundland where he met & married Beryl Inez Smith on July 17th, 1954. Stan spent 27 years with the Canadian Armed Forces as a Stores man on many Bases and Ships throughout his career. When he retired in 1975, he moved back to Port Hawkesbury where he began working with NSPC. He worked as a Cost Analyst, working at the Port Hawkesbury, Trenton & Point Aconi Plants. After he retired from there he moved to Halifax.
While Stan was living in Port Hawkesbury, he also volunteered with Squadron 719 of the Air Cadets. He also belonged to Branch 43 of the Royal Canadian Legion. When he moved to Trenton for a couple of years, he volunteered with the Royal William Sea Cadets in Pictou, NS, and had joined the RCAF club in Stellarton. Stan loved to talk about his Military career and all the places he had visited & the people he had met. Another of Stan's passions was baking. He was always making fudge or pies for all his friends & family.
Stan will be greatly missed by his daughters, Cathy (Ron) Boers, Stellarton, NS; Laurie (David) Bignall, Buckeye Arizona; Terri Forbrigger, Smithers BC; Susan Forbrigger, Greenville BC; grandchildren, Carel (Michelle) Boers, Shawn Boers, Mark (Minh-Tu) MacKinnon, Amanda (Trevor) Howell, Nicole (Duncan)Walker, Marie Ried (Wyatt Vanderhyden); great-grandchildren, Lucas, Nolan, Pietra, Silas, Sloan, Michael, Orion, Finn and Rhys; brothers, Bob (Carmel) Forbrigger, Ottawa Ont; Michael (Joan) Forbrigger, Port Hawkesbury, NS; sisters, Thelma Forbrigger, Port Hawkesbury, NS; Jeannette Rizzuto, Port Hawkesbury, NS; sister-in-law, Rena Forbrigger, Point Tupper; very special friends, Ron and Hope Knapman, Halifax NS; and many nieces and nephews. Stan was predeceased by his wife, Beryl Inez; a son in infancy; parents, William & Nina Forbrigger; brother, Melvin Forbrigger; sisters, Pauline Ganshirt and Fran MacDonald.
There will be visitation in Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home, Port Hawkesbury on Friday, July 30th, 2021, from 6-8 pm. Funeral service will be held from St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Port Hawkesbury on Saturday, July 31st, 2021 at 10:00 am. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Society, the Diabetic Association or a charity on one's choice. (Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home Ltd)
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