The passing of
Kenneth Paul, of Fredericton, NB occurred at the Dr. Everett Chalmers
Regional Hospital on January 21, 2022. He was
88.
Born in Stayner,
Ontario, he was the son of the late William and Florence (Taylor) Paul
as well as the loving husband of 46 years to the late Mary (Wylie)
Paul.
Kenneth was a
dedicated employee of Ontario Hydro before transitioning to a
successful business owner with the Southgate Garden Centre in Port
Elgin. It included a garden centre, gas station, service
centre and licensing bureau all in one. He got back into the
hydro business in 1976 when he moved to Fredericton, NB with his wife
and youngest daughter and went to work for NB Power at Point
Lepreau. He remained with them until his retirement in
1998.
Dedicated to
public service, he was a long-time member of the Lions Club of Canada
and was a Reeve for the town of Port Elgin,
Ontario.
He will be
remembered for his love of fiddle music, inherited from his Father, a
fiddle player and maker of violins, as well as his love of puzzles,
crosswords, harness racing, The Blue Jays and his home away from home,
Tim
Horton’s.
Survived by one
son, Stephen Paul (Joann) of Port Elgin, Ontario; two daughters: Lynn
Stefura of Edmonton, Alberta and Katherine Bilodeau (Marc) of
Cambridge, Ontario; one sister-in-law Dorothy McFadyen (John); five
grandchildren: Christopher, Angela, Shannon, Peter and Shelley; and
several great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He is also
survived by his companion of twelve years, Norma
Reeves.
He is predeceased
by two sisters: Melba Bradley and Mary Stephens; and one brother,
Everett Paul.
No visitation or
funeral service by request.
A private family
burial will take place in Port Elgin, Ontario at a later
date.
Memorials to
Diabetes Canada or the Stayner Heritage Society would be appreciated
by the family.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Kenneth Paul 1933 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Fredericton, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick