2017
Obituary Overview
Donald “Don” Farquhar
August 30, 1919 ~ December 27, 2017
Donald Farquhar of Falmouth, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2017, at the Camp Hill Veterans Hospital, Halifax, at the young age of 98.
Don was born in Cereal, Alberta on August 30, 1919. and was one of four children born to Harry and Edith (Matsell) Farquhar.
Don was raised in Hortonville, Kings County, on the family farm. In his younger years he bought a 1939 Indian Motorcycle ($65) to travel the dirt roads at higher speeds than safe to visit a girlfriend in Bear River. He enjoyed the land and farming but signed up to join the Merchant Marines during the Second World War. Maybe the love of the sea was inherited from his Grandfather, Captain James Augustus Farquhar, who sailed and salvaged the Atlantic waters in the 1800’s.
After the war he met and married Katherine Ruth Anthony, a young nurse from Windsor. They raised five children on the Hortonville farm, where he loved making things grow. The family finally ended up in Ashdale, Hants County, where Don operated his sawmill for some years. He always had his garden full of vegetables. He loved dancing with the ladies and listening to fiddle music. Don moved to Falmouth with his partner, Dorothy Burgess who was by his side for many years, until he was admitted to the Camp Hill Facility.
Don is survived by his children, Tim (Lauralee), Ann Whalen, Mike (Valerie), Scott (Gillian), Jay (Patti); sister-in-law, Madeleine Farquhar; brother-in-law, Douglas Sawyer; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by wives, Katherine (Anthony) and Judith (Brown); brother, Ben; and sisters, Joan Hutchinson and Shirley Sawyer.
Cremation has taken place, and a family service will be held at a later date.
There will be no visitation or funeral service.
Donations may be made to a charity of your choice.
Condolences can be sent to Lindsay’s Windsor Funeral Home, www.lindsaysfuneralhome.com
We would like to thank the doctors and staff at the Camphill Veteran Memorial Building who were kind and cared very well for Don.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Donald Don Farquhar 2017.source
Death notice for the town of: Windsor, Province: Nova Scotia
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