December 15, 1925 – October 4, 2020
It is with great sadness, that the family of the late Kenneth (Ken) Harold Fillier announce his passing at Curtis Memorial Hospital in St. Anthony, at the age of 94 years, with family at his side. Ken was born in Hampden, NL and moved to Englee at an early age. It was there that he met and married the love of his life, Melina Cassell of Great Harbour Deep on Aug. 9, 1945. Ken worked in many areas through his life, from working in the woods, deckhand on freighters, and cooking on the Grenfell Mission boat, Marvel. In the last 18 years before retirement, he worked in the fish plant in Englee. Ken and Melina raised 6 children and 2 grandchildren in a loving home. Leaving to mourn their loss while treasuring their memories, children: Golda Ropson – St. Anthony; Woodrow (Linda) Fillier – Cold Lake, AB; Miriam (Seymour) Compton– Englee, NL; Barry (Jenny) Fillier – Lacombe, AB; Drucella (Rick) Pollard – Burlington, ON; Kim (Charles) Fillier – Kitchener, ON and Hayley (Daniel) Fillier-Klepp – Cambridge, ON. Ken will also be sadly missed by brother, Jerry Fillier (Dryden, ON); sisters: Alma Pilgrim (Main Brook), Violet Wilcox (Roddickton) and Ella Andrews (La Scie), 15 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild, many relatives and friends. He is predeceased by: parents Walter and Matilda Fillier; wife, Melina; daughter, Barbara; grandson, Devin; son-in-law, Lebert; brother, Ralph Fillier; and sisters: Bessie Compton and Sylvia Hewlett. Funeral Service to be held at the Salvation Army Citadel, Englee, Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 2 PM. Majors Wilfred and Wavey Simms officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Ken’s memory to the Salvation Army Citadel, Englee. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre’s Funeral Home, St. Anthony and Roddickon, Alicia Patey, Funeral Director.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of FILLIER KENNETH HAROLD 2020..
Kerry M. Fillatre’s funeral home
Death notice for the town of: Roddickton, Province: T-N