Earl Walter Morrisey – 88, Hilden, passed away
peacefully on Friday, July 8, 2022, at Colchester East Hants Health
Centre, Truro. Born in Brentwood, Colchester County, he was a son of
the late Charles and Frances (Boomer) Morrisey.
Not one to sit idle, Earl loved to work. In the 1950s and
1960s, he drove a pop truck. He then went to work at Andy’s
Tires and Moffatt’s Moving and Storage as a tire technician,
and then worked as a delivery driver with Brookfield Lumber from where
he retired. He did enjoy times spent at the cottage in Brule
Shore.
Earl is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Shirley
(MacCallum); children, Debbie Morrisey-Young (Harry Young), Timberlea;
Tony Morrisey (Fiancée, Michelle Graham), Delta, British
Columbia; Sandra (Doug) Benvie, Hilden; Dana Morrisey (Natalie
Kravis-Morrisey), Hilden; grandchildren, Tyler Benvie (Holley
Clements), Mathew Benvie, Mitchell Benvie, Chantelle Morrisey-Leroux
(André Leroux), Joelle Kravis-Morrisey, Rownin
Kravis-Morrisey; great grandchildren, Peyton Benvie, Kennedy Benvie,
Madden Benvie, Quinn Benvie; sister, Elsie Cassell, Fergus, Ontario;
brothers, Cecil “Chris” (Verna) Morrisey, Fredericton, New
Brunswick; Billy (Verna) Morrisey, Drummond, New Brunswick;
sister-in-law, Irene Morrisey, Riverview, New
Brunswick.
Along with his parents, he was predeceased by his brothers,
Vincent (Olive) Morrisey, Bruce Morrisey.
If so desired, donations in Earl’s memory to
Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia 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 Earl’s
obituary on-line and selecting “Send A Condolence” at:
www.mattatallvarnerfh.com
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Earl Walter Morrisey 1934 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Truro, Province: Nova Scotia