Bernard Carl Tabor

It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of Bernard Carl “Bernie” Tabor on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at the Palliative Care Unit of the Prince Edward Home after a long and tenacious battle with cancer.

Born January 9, 1952 in Sussex, NB, he was the son of the late Merlin and Vera (nee Seeley) Tabor. Bernard was a past employee of the Engineering Branch of the Province of N.B., MacLean Construction, Charlottetown, P.E. and Hambly Enterprises, Charlottetown, P.E.

He is survived by his wife Judy (nee Dowling); his daughter Kendra (Wes) White, Ladysmith, BC; his sons Brett, Montreal, PQ, and Alex, Charlottetown, P.E.; his precious grandsons Gavin and Caleb White, Ladysmith, BC; his brothers and sisters David (Barbara), Apohaqui, NB, Arthur (Janet), Passekeag, NB, Larry, Hammondale, NB, Kent (Krista), Drury’s Cove, NB, Peter (Lucie), Eagle Lake, Maine, USA, Shawn, Apohaqui, NB, Marie Tabor (Ron Suzuki), Vancouver, BC, Gayle Tabor, Coquitlam, BC, Rose Stockdale (Bill), Drury’s Cove, NB, Janet MacLean (Mark), Taylor Lake, NB, Pam Hazen (David), Halifax, NS, Dawn Tabor (Ronnie Webb), Apohaqui, NB, Trina Tabor (Ronnie Corbett), Apohaqui, NB; his in-laws Noreen Hennessey, Charlottetown, Bob Dowling, Charlottetown, Ron Dowling (Donna Birch), Summerside, and many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents; sister, Madeline; brother Barry; in-laws Helen and Wilfred Dowling, and brother-in-law Brian Hennessey.

Resting at the Hennessey Funeral Home where a memorial service will be held in the funeral home chapel on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 1 p.m. Interment later in the family plot in the Ascension Anglican Church Cemetery, Apohaqui, N.B.

A memorial service will also be held in Apohaqui, NB at a later date.

If so desired memorial contributions in Bernard’s memory may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Palliative Care Unit or charity of choice.

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