G. Frederick “Fred” Canam
1936-2021
The death of George Frederick “Fred” Canam of Bath and
formerly of Wicklow occurred on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at the Upper
River Valley Hospital, Waterville. Born December 14, 1936 in Bath he
was the son of the late Lee and Josephine (DeMerchant) Canam. Fred was
also predeceased by his wife, Rose and 6 siblings, Chester, Glazier,
Robert, Ann, Lottie and Sadie.
Fred was a avid outdoors man at heart, fishing was his passion. He
especially loved spending time teaching his children to fish. He also
enjoyed spending time with his family and was so very proud of their
accomplishments, having 2 of his children follow in his footsteps with
a military career. In later years. Fred enjoyed the beauty and
calmness of the St. John River and being able to watch it from the
veranda of his daughter’s home. He took great pleasure in his
weekly visits with his daughters and their families. He will be
greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Fred is survived by his 4 children, Susan Finley (Bob), Brenda Kenney
(Brent), Ann Miskimen (Virgil) and Fred Canam (Ann); 6 grandchildren,
Ross, Matthew, John, Jessica, Michael and Heather; 9 great
grandchildren, Alaina, Kassandra, Dylan, Lily, Ella, Nova, Lillian,
Addison and Gwen; 3 siblings, Ken Canam, Lee “Buddy” Canam
and Mary Anthony as well as several nieces, nephews and extended
family.
Visitation will be held from L.R. Giberson Funeral Directors, 207
Burnham Rd. Florenceville-Bristol on Thursday, August 12, 2021 from
1-3 pm. A funeral service will follow at 3:30 pm. For those who wish
the funeral service will be live streamed on the L.R. Giberson Funeral
Directors Facebook page at 3:30 pm. The interment will be in St.
Leo’s Cemetery. Donations made to a charity of the donor’s choice
would be appreciated. www.gibersonfuneraldirectors.ca (506) 392-1115
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of G Frederick Fred Canam 19362021..
Death notice for the town of: Florenceville-Bristol, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick
So sad to hear of Fred passing. He was such a great guy and Search and Rescue Leader in Sydney. One of the best ADTechs at BNCC St Margarets. And always a long time great friend.Our condolences to Sue and Fred jr. RIP Fred. Per Ardua Ad Astra.Lois and Joe Lecour and our boys.