Reginald Ernest MacDonald
Reginald « Reg » E.
MacDonald, 88, of Moncton, passed away peacefully at the Dr.
Georges-L. Dumont University Hospital Centre on Friday, September 25,
2020.
Reg was a loving husband,
father, grandfather, great grandfather, friend, neighbor and
volunteer. He was an employee of NB Tel (Bell Aliant) for over 38
years and an active Telephone Pioneer member and volunteer. During his
career he trained many new recruits, taking them under his wing and
often brought them home for lunch. He spent many hours commuting from
Moncton to the Miramichi where he loved spending time at their cottage
in Cassilis and so enjoyed gatherings there as well as at home. Reg
will be remembered by all that met him for his witty sense of humor,
stories, sayings and poetry and of course for his neat hair. He loved
to go for walks and was an avid fisherman up until his health did not
allow. He will be greatly missed by everyone that knew
him.
Reg will be sadly missed by his
wife, Margaret « Marg » (Leach) MacDonald; children, Gail
Savoie (Norman) of Moncton, Karen Trites (Jeffrey) of Ammon, Valerie
MacDonald of Beresford, Brenda Arseneau (Bob) of Riverview, Bradley
MacDonald (Sandy Defabiis) of Halifax, NS; grandchildren, Jason (Ren),
Natalie, Jordan (Alison), Jeremy (Ana), Joshua (Renee), Daniel,
Sylvain, Bryan (Jen) and Jillian (Greg); great grandchildren, Nathan,
Jaylynn, Dawson, Haley, Meghan, Kailey, Logan, Quinn and Rylie, as
well as several nieces, nephews and extended family members. He was
the last surviving member of his immediate
family.
In addition to his parents, he
was predeceased by brothers, Byron and Billy and sisters, Evelyn and
Edith.
The family would like to thank
all the staff at the Georges Dumont Hospital Coronary Care Stepdown
Unit and the Palliative Care Unit. Your caring and kindness was
exceptional.
Visitation at Fergusons Funeral
Home, 1657 Mountain Road, Moncton (858-1995) on Monday from 6:00 to
9:00 pm. A Service to celebrate and honour Reg’s life will
be held from Fergusons Funeral Home Chapel on Tuesday, September 29,
2020 at 11:00 am with Rev. Mitch Whittington officiating. Interment
will be in St. Stephen’s United Church Cemetery, Red Bank.
Social Distancing restrictions must be observed and the wearing of a
mask is strongly encouraged by the family while in the Funeral Home.
To view the service from a
mobile device or tablet, please using the following
link:
vimeo.com/461889729
As expressions of sympathy,
donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society
(www.cancer.ca/en/?region=nb) or to a charity of the donor’s
choice. Online condolences for the family may be shared on Fergusons
Funeral Home Facebook page or at
www.fergusonsfuneralhome.com
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Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Reginald Ernest MacDonald 2020..
Décès pour la Ville: Moncton, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick