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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
ASPREY, William Henry - 64, of 6022 Stanley Street, Halifax, died Sunday in the Victoria General Hospital after a short illness. Born in Halifax, he was a son of Mrs. Elizabeth (Bowser) and the late William A. Asprey. He was employed with Robert Simpson's Ltd. for 27 years, retiring in 1974. He was a veteran of the Second World War, having served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1941 to 1945. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Fairview Branch #142 and was a past-president of the Nova Scotia Mineral and Gem Society. Surviving besides his wife, the former. Madeleine Pavia, are a daughter Rozanne (Mrs. John Webb), Halifax; a son Ken, at home; six sisters, Veronica (Mrs. Charles Fader), Jessie (Mrs. Robert MacDougall), Marie (Mrs. Harold Phelan), Anne (Mrs. John Young) and Agnes, all, of Halifax; Mrs. Helen Forhan, Dartmouth, and one grandson. The body is in Snow's Funeral Home, Halifax. Funeral will be 9 a.m. Wednesday in St. Stephen's Catholic Church, with burial in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children. (The Halifax Chronicle-Herald 18 Jan 1982, page 2) (click here to view the original obituary)
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