|
In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
TOWNSEND, Ralph Whitman - 85, 38 Nafthal Dr., Bridgewater, formerly of Lunenburg, died November 12, 1992, in South Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater. Born in Westhead, Queens County, he was a son of the late Ralph and Carrie Townsend. He began his career at sea at the age of 14 and later joined the Department of Fisheries, serving as a seaman on C.G.S. Arleux and C.G.S. Melville. In 1950, he became captain of Protection, Search and Rescue Vessell, C.G.S. Cygnus, retiring in 1970, after serving 43 years with Dept. of Fisheries. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War and was a member of Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 23, Lunenburg. He was a member of Unity Lodge No. 4, Lunenburg of the Masonic Order and Philae Temple Shrine. He was a founding member of Bluenose Senior Citizens Club, Lunenburg and member of May Chapter 38, Order of the Eastern Star, Bridgewater and Zion Lutheran Church, Lunenburg. He is survived by his wife, the former Joyce Heisler; daughter, Dianne (Mrs. Robert Cann), Vancouver; stepdaughter, Patricia (Mrs. George Martinez), North Carolina; three stepsons, Kenneth Heisler, Lower Sackville; Glenn Heisler, Bridgewater; Ronald Heisler, Elmsdale; brother, Ted, London, Ont.; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his first wife, the former Hazel Myra; two sisters, Madeline, Connie; brother, Allison. The body is in Dana L. Sweeny Funeral Home, Lunenburg, visiting 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Sunday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Mon- day in Zion Lutheran Church, Lunenburg, Rev. James Slack officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Lunenburg. Immediate family flowers only. Donations may be made to Zion Lutheran Church Building Fund, Nova Scotia Diabetes Association or any charity. (The Halifax Chronicle-Herald/The Mail-Star Page, Sat., 14 Nov 1922, page D19 // Researched by George Newbury)
Ships served in: * First noted in the Navy List as a Skipper, RCNR (seniority 15 Aug 1941) (Navy List Sep 1941) RCN BARRACKS HALIFAX - Appointed to RCN BARRACKS HALIFAX For Disposal of Under Training 05 Sep 1941 as a Skipper, RCNR (Navy List Oct 1941) HMCS ALACHASSE - Appointed to ALACHASSE 17 Oct 1941 as a Skipper, RCNR (Navy List Dec 1941) HMCS SCATERIE - Appointed to SCATERIE 05 May 1942 as a Skipper, RCNR, CO (Navy List Sep 1942). Appointed Ch. Skpr, RCNR (seniority 11 Jun 1943) (Navy List Aug 1943) HMCS EASTORE - Appointed to EASTORE 21 Oct 1944 as a Ch. Skpr, RCNR (Navy List Nov 1944) HMCS SCATERIE - Appointed to SCATERIE - 02 Jan 1945 as a Ch. Skpr, RCNR, CO (Navy List Mar 1945) * Retired List as a Skipper Lieutenant, RCN(R) (seniority 11 Jun 1945) (Navy List Apr 1946) HMCS SCOTIAN (Retired List) - as a Lt (Star), RCN(R) (seniority 11 Jun 1945) (Navy List Jul 1952). Note: Lt * (Lt (Star)) denotes a Lieutenant on the Branch Officer List * Last noted on the Retired List at HMCS SCOTIAN as a Lt (Star), RCN(R) (Navy List Jan 1945)
|
