William (Bill) McFarlane
1954-2019
Bill
died unexpectantly, peacefully and without fuss or bother. He was the
son of William and Olive McFarlane of Havelock, but
originally from Penobsquis, NB.
He
leaves to mourn his beloved wife of 42 years, Cathy (nee Parlee), his
three beautiful daughters; Allisha Ross (Chris), Sascha Bloedow (Adam)
and Trisha McFarlane (Tyler). He was a much loved
“Papa” to Noah, Aiken, Maeve, Lliam and Weston. He
will be greatly and forever missed by several nephews and nieces as
well as his uncle Norman McFarlane from Saint
John.
Bill
was one of 11 children: Eleanor (Hollie), Ken (Darlene), Wayne (Lynn),
Bob (Bunnie), Jim, Ross (Paula) and Moe (Patricia).
He was predeceased by both of his parents, his sister Shirley, his
infant brother Allison and his brother Doug.
Bill
was a member of the Sunday Night Bowling (Parklanes), the CN Bowling
League (Fairlanes), he was also a member of Mo-Mar Homes Dart League
as well as the Tuesday Night Dart League at the Pine Glen
Center.
Bill
formerly worked for CNR for 32 years until he retired in 2009 and was
presently employed part time at the Great Northern
Auction.
He
enjoyed volunteering with Jim Till with the Foresters Group and
enjoyed being part of the CN Todd Tournament in
Spring.
Bill was a family man who enjoyed gatherings both planned and
impromptu with his family and friends. He enjoyed manning
the grill in earlier days. Nowadays, he let the younger men in his
life, take over.
Cuddle time with his grandchildren was especially a favourite
of Bill’s.
Bill enjoyed the simple things in life and enjoyed life each
and every day, he left us in his own quiet and subtle way, without
fanfare or bother to anyone.
The family will be receiving relatives and friends at
Cobb’s Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 330 Whitepine
Road, Riverview (869-2007) on Saturday, July 13, 2019, from 1-4
pm.
If you are considering making a memorial donation the family
has recommended the Living Memorial or a charity of your
choosing.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of William Bill McFarlane 19542019..
Death notice for the town of: Riverview, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick