John Stanley ‘Stan’ Forbrigger
1930-2021
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),
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. Words of comfort may be forwarded to the family at
www.haverstocks.com
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19302021
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de John Stanley ‘Stan’ Forbrigger 19302021..
Dennis Haverstocks funeral homes
Décès pour la Ville: Port-Hawkesbury, Province: Nova Scotia