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Robert James Orr

 

Lieutenant-Commander (LD) (MARE), RCN

 

Died: 04 Dec 1996, Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

ORR, Robert James - 69, Bedford, died December 4, 1996, in QEII Health Sciences Centre, VG Site. Born in Windsor, Ont., he was a son of the late James and Esther (Penson) Orr. He served 33 years in the Royal Canadian Navy and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was treasurer of the MS society for 12 years. Surviving are his wife, the former Marion Nickerson; daughters, Nancy (Mrs. Roy Thibodeau), Waterloo, Ont.; Joanne (Mrs. Kevin Lamport), Wiarton, Ont.; Susan (Mrs. Daryle Budden), Bridgewater; nine grandchildren. He was predeceased by daughter, Christine in infancy. Cremation has taken place. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday in All Saints Anglican Church, Bedford, Canon Robert Power officiating. Private family burial in St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Halifax. Donations to Multiple Sclerosis Society or Parkinson's Foundation of Canada, Nova Scotia Division. Arrangements entrusted to T. K. Bernard Funeral Home, Bedford. (Halifax Chronicle-Herald 05 Dec 1996) (Researched by / Courtesy of George Newbury)

 


 

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