John William Woodworth
1938-2018
Woodworth –
The death occurred at the Prince County Hospital, Summerside, after a
courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, on Thursday, October
11, 2018, of John William Woodworth, of Summerside, age 80 years. John
was born in Moser River, NS, the son of the late Charles and Bertha
(Holman) Woodworth. He leaves behind his loving wife, Arlene (Reeves)
Woodworth, of 58 years; his two children Pamela (Paul) Baglole and
Barry (Rosemary) Woodworth; four special grandchildren Christopher
Baglole, Charla Baglole (Colin Rogers), Hannah Woodworth and Noah
Woodworth; a sister Shirley (Gary) Scrivens; sisters-in-law and
brothers-in-law Jean (Ira, deceased) Campbell, Noreen (Dallas,
deceased) Reeves, Faye (Garth) Toombs, Lorna (Ray, deceased) MacKinnon
and Carol (Carl) Pauptit; and by many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by his sister Evelyn, in infancy; and by parents-in-law T.
Alfred and Florence Reeves. Over the years, John was very active in
many organizations: Life Member and Past President of the PEI Chapter
of The Telephone Pioneers and Life Member and Past President of the
Summerside Lions Club. John received the Melvin Jones Award, the
highest honor in Lionism. He was also a former member of the
Summerside Fire Department and a dedicated member of Trinity United
Church, Summerside. Special thanks to Doctors Sharif and Azim; Staff
of the Oncology Unit of the Moncton Hospital; Doctor
« Ash » of the Charlottetown Cancer Clinic; Doctors
and Nurses of the Prince County Hospital Oncology, Medical Palliative
Care; and the Staff of Home Care and Support. Resting at the
Moase Funeral Home, Summerside, until Tuesday, then to Trinity United
Church, Summerside, for funeral service at 2:00 p.m.
Interment in Peoples Cemetery, Summerside. Visiting hours Monday from
4-7 p.m. Members of the Summerside Lions Club will hold a Service of
Remembrance at the funeral home Monday evening
at 7:00 p.m. Memorial donations to the Oncology Unit
and Medical Palliative Care Unit of the Prince County
Hospital or the Trinity United Church would be
appreciated.
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Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de John William Woodworth 19382018..
Décès pour la Ville: Summerside, Province: I-P-E
