David Clark “Papa” Swinamer
1954-2020
SWINAMER, David Clark ”Papa”. Age 66, of Martin’s
River, passed away Tuesday, February 18th 2020, surrounded by his
family, at South Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater.
Raised in Martin`s Point, he was the son of Clark and Esther
(Shupe) Swinamer.
Dave had a successful career with Nova Scotia Power that spanned over
30 years and having worked with his father, Clark, in the early years.
In his free time, he started his own part-time construction business
that he later developed into a full-time business, Overtime
Construction LTD, after retiring from Nova Scotia Power. He
successfully grew Overtime Construction and within a couple of years,
his son, Chris, joined him and they continued to expand the company
side-by-side. Dave loved spending time with his family at their
cottage on Molega Lake watching their children and grandchildren
having fun and creating a life-time of cherished memories. Dave and
Kathy enjoyed many family vacations exploring many parts of the world,
from the beautiful province of Alberta visiting family, to taking a
trip of a life-time with their children and grandchildren to Disney,
to numerous trips to the sunny south with their good friends,
Christine and Bob, and Judy and Bub, and to London and Paris to visit
Kathy`s sister and her husband.
Dave is survived by his wife Kathy; parents, Clark and Esther; son,
Chris and Sarah, Martin’s Point; daughter, Megan and Dana,
Martin’s River; grandchildren, Hannah and Cooper.
Dave will be forever in the hearts and memories of his family and
friends, his presence will be with us always, and his beautiful and
loving spirit will shine down on all of us and guide us through
life`s journey.
No visiting hours. A memorial service will be held 2:00pm, Sunday,
February 23rd 2020 at Aenon Baptist Church, 57 Hwy. 12, Chester
Basin.
Memorial donations are requested to be made to Canadian Cancer
Society, Aenon Baptist Church or Calvary Crossroads Church, Mahone
Bay.
Cremation and arrangements entrusted to the care of Mahone Funeral
Home, P.O. Box 200, 32 Parish St., Mahone Bay, NS B0J 2E0
(902-624-8241). Online condolences may be sent to the family by
visiting: www.mahonefuneral.ca
Canadian Cancer Society
Nova Scotia Division Office
5826 South Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 1S6
Tel: (902) 423-6183 or toll-free within Nova Scotia:
1-800-639-0222
Fax: (902) 429-6563
E-mail: ccs.ns@ns.cancer.ca
Aenon Baptist Church
P.O. Box 146, 57 Hwy. 12
Chester Basin, N.S. B0J 1K0
Office: 902-275-3024
Calvary Crossroads Church,
510 Main St., Mahone Bay, NS B0J 2E0
Office: 902-624-8253
E-mail: connect@calvarycrossroads.ca
WEB: www.calvarycrossroads.ca
MAHONE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE
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Death notice for the town of: Mahone-Bay, Province: Nova Scotia