Obituary of Eldon Leroy Archibald
JANUARY 21, 2022- ELDON LEROY ARCHIBALD PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT HOME WITH THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE AND WIFE OF 62 YRS, OLIVE(SUTHERLAND)BY HIS SIDE.
BORN JUNE 19, 1932 IN LOCHABER, THE 11TH OF 13 CHILDREN OF THE LATE ALEXANDER FISHER ARCHIBALD AND ELIZABETH C (BESSIE) FENTON, HE LIVED HIS ENTIRE LIFE IN DENVER, GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY , ATTENDED NEWTOWN SCHOOL AND BEGAN WORKING AT AN EARLY AGE WITH THE FAMILY BUSINESS, F. ARCHIBALD AND SONS SAW MILL, WITH HIS FATHER AND BROTHERS, WHERE HE WORKED UNTIL ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO.
BESIDES HIS WIFE, HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS DAUGHTER CHARLENE (CLINTON) PORTER, DENVER, SONS KURT (DIANA), MACPHERSONS MILLS, KERRY(LINDA), GLENELG, AND SHELDON (DEBRA), LOCHABER, GRANDCHILDREN: KRISTIN(GREG) tenBRINKE, KRAIG(CORA) PORTER, KURTIS(KRISTA) PORTER, BLAKE(NADIA) ARCHIBALD, CARLA ARCHIBALD, KAITLIN(JOEL) BREEN, BRADLEY(JESSIE) ARCHIBALD, EMILY AND JORDEN ARCHIBALD; GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN: KENNA ARCHIBALD, ASHLYN AND EVERLY BREEN, LUCA , JAKE, BROOKE AND HENRY PORTER, BROTHERS- IN- LAW: ELDON TAYLOR AND RUSSELL PORTER, VERNON SUTHERLAND(FAULINE), SISTERs- IN- LAW: MARILYN ARCHIBALD, WANDA(LES)SUTHERLAND AND PAULINE SUTHERLAND, MANY NIECES, NEPHEWS AND EXTENDED FAMILY.
THE LAST SURVIVING MEMBER OF HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY, HE WAS PREDECEASED BY: BROTHERS: JOE (MARGIE), CLARENCE (JOYCE), FRANK (MURIEL), BOB (ETHEL), RAY, JOHN(INF) AND HAROLD- SISTERS: VERA (STIRLING TAYLOR), HAZEL (STEWART GUNN), ISABEL PORTER, MURIEL TAYLOR AND RUTH (JIMMY MACKAY) AND GRANDDAUGHTER: KIERA PORTER. BROTHER- IN- LAW: DOUG SUTHERLAND.
A LIFELONG TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS FAN, HE ENJOYED WATCHING HIS SONS AND GRANDCHILDREN PLAY MINOR HOCKEY AND OTHER SPORTS AND DANCE. ELDON WAS A MAN OF STRONG FAITH, A LONG TIME MEMBER, CHOIR MEMBER, ELDER AND CLERK OF SESSION AND CHAIRMAN OF BOARD, KIRK MEMORIAL UNITED CHURCH, ASPEN. A MEMBER OF ST. MARYS MALE CHOIR 1984-2004 AND GREENFIELD OLDSTERS CLUB PARTICIPATING IN GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY OLDER ADULT GAMES FOR NUMEROUS YEARS HE WAS THE FIRST FIRE CHIEF OF ST. MARYS FIRE DEPARTMENT, GLENELG HE WORKED FOR THE PHONE COMPANY AND DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A SHORT TIME BUT ALWAYS RETURNED TO THE WOODS AND SAW MILL. A WOODMEN AND AVID OUTDOORSMAN, HE ENJOYED CAMPING,TRAPPING, FISHING AT HARDWOOD LAKE, MOOSE HUNTING TRIPS TO CB, HIKING, FAMILY DRIVES IN THE VAN, STAN ROGERS FESTIVAL, TRIPS TO NEWFOUNDLAND AND PEI, TELLING STORIES, PLAYING CRIBBAGE, DOING CROSSWORD PUZZLES, PARTICIPATING IN HYMN SINGS, FAMILY REUNIONS AND IN HIS EIGHTIES HE DEVELOPED A LOVE FOR TRAVELLING SOUTH TO FAMILY WEDDINGS IN CUBA AND DOMINCAN REPUBLIC. HE LOVED TO BE ANYWHERE PEOPLE WERE PRESENT AND FOOD WAS SERVED!
MEMORIAL DONATIONS TO KIRK MEMORIAL UNITED CHURCH, C/O 350 COLLEGE RD., NEWTOWN B2H 5C8 OR EVERGREEN CEMETERY 201 GLENELG CHURCH RD., BOH 1E0 FAMILY FLOWERS ONLY PLEASE.
A PRIVATE FAMILY FUNERAL WILL BE HELD AT KIRK MEMORIAL UNITED CHURCH FOLLOWED BY BURIAL IN EVERGREEN CEMETERY, REV DEREK ELSWORTH OFFICIATING.
DUE TO COVID, A PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE. THE FAMILY WISHES TO THANK DR ACKERMANN, DR. MACLEAN, MELROSE CONTINUING CARE/HOME CARE AND ST. MARY’S PALLIATIVE CARE FOR SUPPORT AND CARE.
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Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Eldon
Leroy
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Décès pour la Ville: New-Glasgow, Province: Nova Scotia