A graveside service at Hilden Cemetery will be
held 11 a.m., Saturday, May 14, 2022, April Hart officiating.
Reception will follow at 12 p.m., at Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 26,
42 Brunswick Street, Truro.
Arden Douglas Wheadon – 95, formerly of Hilden.
Son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle,
veteran and a very good man, Arden passed away peacefully at Camp Hill
Veterans Hospital, Halifax on Thursday, August 19,
2021.
He was predeceased by his wife, Phyllis (Crowe); sisters,
Letha, Fran, Doris; brother, Clifford. Arden was born in Truro to the
late Clifford and Frances (Greene) Wheadon, one of five
children.
At the age of 18, in February 1944, he enlisted in the
Canadian Army. After basic training and further training as a gunner,
he served in England and Holland before returning to Canada and
finishing his service at York Redoubt. Arden married Phyllis Crowe,
his loving wife of 65 years, on February 14, 1947. Shortly
after, in 1948, they moved just outside Truro to Hilden, where they
built a house and made their life and where Arden continued to live
until 2016.
After his discharge from the Army, Arden worked odd jobs
until he found permanent employment with Canadian National Express. He
worked at CN until his retirement in 1981. In Hilden, Arden and
Phyllis raised two children, Mike and Arlene. Mike and Arlene built
their own lives, Mike marrying Marlene McNutt and settling in Hilden
and Arlene marrying Don Fox in Calgary and settling in Toronto. Mike
and Marlene’s children, Wade (Misti Rutherford) and Julie
(Bobby Wood) each blessed Arden with great grandchildren, Brooklyn,
Sage and Tavish (Wade and Misti) and Makayla and Kaitlyn (Julie and
Bobby), and continue to live in the Truro area. Arlene and
Don’s children, Joel (Lesleanne Blakely) and Tess (Jason
Minster) live in Toronto.
While living in Hilden, Arden and Phyllis enjoyed camping and
fishing and, later on, playing cards with friends. Arden was an avid
sports fan and watched all his favourite teams on TV as much as he
could (and Phyllis would allow).
As a veteran, Arden became a proud and long-time Life Member
of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 26, Truro. Arden was a kind and
generous man with a quick wit and a strong dedication to his
community. He will be dearly missed by his family, friends
and acquaintances.
The family would like to acknowledge all of the excellent
care, kindness and company that the staff of Camp Hill Veterans
Hospital provided to Arden during his stay there.
A graveside service at Hilden Cemetery will be held 11 a.m.,
Saturday, May 14, 2022, April Hart officiating. Reception will follow
at 12 p.m., at Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 26, 42 Brunswick Street,
Truro. If so desired, donations in Arden’s memory to Royal
Canadian Legion, Branch 26, Truro, are welcomed.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Mattatall –
Varner Funeral Home, 55 Young Street, Truro. Private messages of
condolence may be sent to the family by viewing Arden’s
obituary on-line and selecting “Send A Condolence” at:
www.mattatallvarnerfh.com
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Arden Douglas Wheadon 1925 2021..
Death notice for the town of: Truro, Province: Nova Scotia
I’m writing to acknowledge the kindness that Arden projected to the Donald Vincent Roberts express messenger family, and his 6 children who lived on Charles Street and visited the train station weekly! Arden loved our entire family and the CNR express staff who worked together! Those fun days of ice cream and games for all the kids at Brule beach was a lasting memory for me! I’ll miss his love and respect for all our activities! With love and respect I want to express my sympathies to his entire family and friends! Vincent Roberts