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William "Bill" James Mansfield January 10, 1928 - August 09, 2005 Funeral arrangements by Atlantic Funeral Home (Dartmouth) MANSFIELD, William James "Bill" - 77, Lower Sackville, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 9, 2005, in Ocean View Manor, Eastern Passage with his loving family at his side. Born January 10, 1928 in Timmins, Ont., he was a son of the late Russell and Ellen (Pyne) Mansfield. Bill was an electrician by trade and worked at the Halifax International Airport for 30 years. He was an avid hockey fan who hardly ever missed the NHL games on Saturday night TV, cheering on his favorite team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. In the spring and summer he loved salmon fishing and he even got to Newfoundland one summer to fish there. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, the former Winnifred Helen Newcombe; sons, Grant (Linda), Greenwood; David (Sherry), Dartmouth; Neil (Kathy), Edmonton, Alta.; grandchildren, Joseph (Melanie), Matthew, Trey; great-granddaughter, Emily Mansfield; sister, Elaine (Walter) Thibeau, Yarmouth. He was predeceased by one daughter in infancy; brothers, Ronald in infancy and Robert. Arrangements have been entrusted to Atlantic Funeral Home, 771 Main St., Dartmouth, where Bill's family will receive friends from 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Friday and from where the funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Rev. Gloria Lee officiating. Interment in Dartmouth Memorial Gardens. Reception to follow in Atlantic Funeral Home Family Reception Centre. Family flowers only. If so desired, a donation in Bill's memory to Ocean View Manor Society, P.O. Box 130, Eastern Passage, NS B3G 1M4, would be appreciated. On-line condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.atlanticfuneralhomes.com