John Burton Eaton
1937-2022
John Burton Eaton, 84, of Hillsborough passed away peacefully
on January 7th, 2022 at the Moncton Hospital.
John was born in Canning, NS, on August 30th, 1937 the son
of the late Frederick and Jean (Borden) Eaton.
He grew up on an apple farm in Lower Canard,
NS. He graduated in 1954 from Kings County Academy in
Kentville, NS and was awarded the Governor General’s Award
for highest grade 12 scores. After graduation from high
school he attended the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, graduated in
1957 with High Honors and Lifetime Associate of the
college. He furthered his education and Graduated from
McGill University in Montreal in 1959 with a Bachelor of
Science in Agriculture. After his college years he worked at
Krafts Foods in Montreal in quality control.
He met his soulmate and married Florence “Toots”
(Fox) from Hammond Plains in July 1962 and they moved to Hillsboorugh,
NB. He worked at the Co-op Atlantic from 1966 till his
retirement in 1994, when he retired he was serving as Manager of
Technical Services. John loved to help people
whenever needed. He volunteered for the Moncton Police Force on the
Help24 phone line for Victim Services, he also volunteered as
an advisor for 3rd World Feed Programs which took him to Bolivia,
Thailand and China. He will be remembered for his kind and
generous heart. ” Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire
to help and the desire to serve
others.”
He will be missed by his children, Patrick Eaton (Vicki
Lane) of Hillsborough, Michelle Eaton- Lusignan (Claude) of Rowdon,
Que and Andrea Eaton of Dartmouth; his 4 treasured grandchildren,
Josh, Nikita, Chelsea and Jesse; 1 precious great grandchild,
Alphee.
Besides his parents John was predeceased by his wife,
Florence “Toots” Eaton and by his brother,
Ron.
Honoring John’s own wishes there will be no
visitation or funeral service. A Private Graveside Service
will be held in the spring in St. Mary’s Anglican Cemetery,
Hillsborough, NB.
For those who wish donations to the charity of the
donor’s choice would be greatly appreciated.
The family would like to give a heartfelt thanks to the
Moncton Hospital Staff, ER Doctors and the Family Medicine Team on
3600. The compassion and caring shown was beyond compare and
will never be forgotten. Many thanks to Lisa of the Albert
County Funeral Home for your guidance and help through this
time.
Arrangements are in the care of the Albert County Funeral
Home, 4130 Route 114, Hopewell Cape, NB, E4H-3K2
734-2780
www.albertcountyfh.com
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of John Burton Eaton 19372022..
Death notice for the town of: Hopewell Cape, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick