Thomas William « Tom » Curtis – 78, Truro,
passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, September 29, 2021, at
Colchester East Hants Health Centre, Truro. Born in Chelmsford, New
Brunswick, he was a son of the late Silas and Margaret (Gallan)
Curtis.
Tom was a member of Truro Heights United Baptist Church where
he had sung in the choir. He worked with RM Paints, CIL Paints, ICI
Paints and then with PPG Paints as Regional Sales Manager from where
he retired in 1999. Not one to sit idle, he began working with Vintage
Mouldings and then he worked at AJ Walker & Son as manager of
their small engine and pump repair department. An avid outdoorsman, he
enjoyed all that nature had to offer, including hunting, fishing,
trapping, snowmobiling and motorcycling. He and Elva enjoyed many of
these activities together, especially the trips around the United
States and Canada on the motorcycle. He also tinkered with auto body
repair and custom painting.
Tom is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Elva (Hall);
children, Susan Curtis-Smith (Todd Smith), Lower Truro; Dwayne (Kelly)
Curtis, Enfield; granddaughter, Dominique Eleanor Smith; brother,
Dorwin Curtis, West Bank, British Columbia; sister-in-law, Esther
Curtis, Edmonton, Alberta; brother-in-law, Harold Rodd, Truro; many
nieces and nephews. Along with his parents, he was predeceased by his
brother, Leon Curtis; sisters, Phyllis (Reg) Peterson, Louise (Fred)
Mowbray, Winnifred (Donald) Sprague, Nora (Roy) MacLeod, Betty
Rodd.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Mattatall –
Varner Funeral Home, 55 Young Street, Truro, where Tom’s
family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Sunday, October 3, 2021.
(Please use the main doors of the funeral home, wear a
mask and provide your name and phone number to the funeral home staff;
thank you for your co-operation.)
Funeral service will be held 2 p.m., Monday, October 4, 2021,
at Truro Heights United Baptist Church, 343 Truro Heights Road, Truro
Heights, Reverend Connie Stewart officiating. (Proof of
double vaccination must be presented before entry to the church and
masks must be worn; thank you for your co-operation.)
Webcasting of the funeral service will be available at 1:55 p.m.,
Monday, October 4, 2021 and will remain on this site for some
time.
Interment in Truro Heights Cemetery. If so desired, donations
in Tom’s memory to Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia or
charity of choice are welcomed. Private messages of condolence may be
sent to the family by viewing Tom’s obituary on-line and
selecting « Send A Condolence » at:
www.mattatallvarnerfh.com
1943 2021
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Thomas William Tom Curtis 1943 2021..
Décès pour la Ville: Truro, Province: Nova Scotia