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Lawrence "Lorne" Mahar

1943-2016

Lawrence "Lorne" Mahar

At the Saint John Regional Hospital, NB, with his family by his side , on Sunday, July 24, 2016 of Lawrence "Lorne" Reginald Herbert Mahar of St. John, NB and formerly of Charlottetown, age 72 years. Born in Charlottetown, he was a son of the late Reginald and Enid (nee Brown)Mahar.

Lorne is survived by his loving wife Dianne (nee Benoit); daughters Denyse (John Stronge)of Truro, NS and Keighlae Mahar (Jordan Astorino-Fisher)of Saint John, NB; sons Dennis (Betty Yorke)of Truro, N.S., Colin and Sean of Saint John, NB; grandchildren Nadine, Tyler, Jessica and Tamara of Truro, N.S. and 6 great-grandchildren; brothers Doug (Muriel Murphy) of Charlottetown and Kevin (Mary Vessey); sisters Diane (William Gallant) of Charlottetown and Janet (Ron Brown) of Peterborough, Ontario; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Besides his parents he was predeceased by his brother Gary and sister Carol Ann.

Lorne was employed with the Corps of Commissionaires in Saint John. He also worked with the Corps in Charlottetown. He was formerly retired from Irving Oil Limited in Saint John as a tractor-trailer operator and previously worked with the Province of PEI, Works Department, until his move to New Brunswick. Lorne's number one passion was fishing. He loved fishing with his dad, nephews, cousins and recently with his wife and son Sean, whom he taught to fly-fish. Anyone who went for a drive with Lorne will know that he would always be looking around to see if there were any brooks or streams, whether he had fishing gear in the car or not. He loved people and making them smile. His love of people and fishing will live on in his children.

Resting at the Hennessey Cutcliffe Charlottetown Funeral Home, 33-35 Longworth Avenue, Charlottetown, PE, until Wednesday, July 27th, then transferred to St. Pius X Church for funeral mass at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Charlottetown.

Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, July 26th, from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the Hennessey Cutcliffe Charlottetown Funeral Home.

A memorial service will be held on August 6, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 91 Waterloo St, Saint John, NB.

Donations in memory of Lorne may be made to Charity of Choice.

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Service Date
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Service Time
10 a.m.
Service Location
St. Pius X Church

Visitation
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Visitation Time
4-7 p.m.
Visitation Location
Hennessey Cutcliffe Charlottetown Funeral Home

Burial Date
July 27, 2016
Burial Location
Roman Catholic Cemetery, Charlottetown

Requested Charity
Charity of choice