Lawrence "Lorne" Mahar
1943-2016
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.