Donald Ross Hoeg
1927-2020
Hoeg – On Saturday, February 8,
2020, the death occurred peacefully, at the Prince
County Hospital, Summerside, surrounded by his family, of Donald Ross
Hoeg, aged 92 years.
Donald was born on Christmas Day, 1927, in Maccan,
NS. He is survived by loving wife Vera (Ross) of 64 years;
daughters Donna Lyle (Rev. Robert) of Sydney, NS; Susan Cameron (Dr.
Scott) and Marilyn Bigger (Barry) of Summerside; grandchildren Emily
Blake (Oliver) of London, England; Nathan Cameron (Genevieve) of
Kingston, ON; Jordan Cameron (Ashley) of Charlottetown; Angela Yhard
(Brandan) of Sydney, NS; Becky Lyle-McPhee (Lance) Shubenacadie, NS;
and Joy Lyle (Iain Campbell) of Dartmouth, NS.
Great-grandchildren Melanie Lyle, Kylee Lyle and Hailey Yhard, Finn
and Harrison Cameron, Wyatt McPhee. Nephews Robert Page
(Shirlee Curtis) Charlottetown; Rick Page (Don Reda) of BC; nieces
Joyce Whelan, Shirley (Claire) Arsenault, Gail Ross, all of Stratford,
PE; and sister-in-law Ethel Ross of Charlottetown.
Don was predeceased by his parents Ora and Freda May (Symes)
Hoeg; sister Muriel Brennan and brother-in-law Larry Brennan;
mother-in-law Eliza Lajoie; niece Brenda Arsenault; sisters-in-law Ada
Sudsbury and Shirley Page; and by a brother-in-law Stanley
Ross.
Donald had a 41 year career with MF Schurman Co., centering
around the Ready Mix plant in Charlottetown, and retired in
1993. He was an active member and elder of Zion Presbyterian
Church in Charlottetown, and in years past played clarinet with the
PEI Regiment Band. He was an avid classical guitarist, and
played for the Confederation Centre Summer Festival Circus Tent
Theatre (The Dandy Lion). He played and taught classical
guitar in the Charlottetown area, and in his workshop built several
guitars, dulcimers, and many, many beautiful handcrafts with his
scroll saw. Don and Vera moved to Summerside in 2007 and
became active members of the Summerside Presbyterian
Church.
Donald is resting at the Moase Funeral Home in Summerside,
PE, until Thursday, February 13, then to the Summerside Presbyterian
Church where funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Reception will
follow in the Fellowship Hall. Interment later in Peoples Cemetery,
Summerside. Visiting hours Wednesday from 4-6 p.m. Memorial donations
may be made to the Summerside Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund, or to
a charity of your choice.
www.moase.ca
19272020
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Donald Ross Hoeg 19272020..
Décès pour la Ville: Summerside, Province: I-P-E