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Ernest Rideout Nov 2nd, 1920 - June 9th, 2009 Passed away peacefully at the Perley Rideau Veterans' Health Centre in Ottawa. Ernie was born in Grand Falls, NB, the eldest of eleven children. He is predeceased by his parents Frank and Mary (Hitchcock) Rideout, his sister Mary Emily and his brothers Walker, Samuel, Hallam, Hurlow, Frank and David. Survived by brother Donald and sister Elizabeth (both of Fredericton, N.B) and sister Roberta (Erdenheim, PA.) Remembered with love by his many nieces and nephews and their children and by his many friends and acquaintances. Ernie served in England with the RCAF from 1941 through 1944 as an aircraft mechanic with the 406 Lynx squadron. After the war he graduated from the University of New Brunswick with a Bch. of Science in Forestry and worked as a forester until his retirement from the federal government. His interests included hunting and fishing and he was past director of the Ottawa Bridge Club. His greatest pleasure in life was the company of others and will be fondly remembered as a kind and caring friend to all who knew him. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Ottawa 2 East at the Perley Rideau Veterans' Health Centre for their excellent compassionate and supportive care. A funeral service was held at O'Regan's Funeral Home of Grand Falls on Saturday, June 20th at 2 p.m. with Rev. Jim Rhyno officiating. Royal Canadian Legion members held a legion service during the service. Pallbearers were Kirk Rideout, David Rideout, Eddy Swade, David Liberty, Herluf Jensen and Kenneth McFarlane. Interment followed at the Baptist Cemetery in Ortonville. Arrangements were by O'Regan's Funeral Home of Grand Falls and Tubman's Funeral Home of Ottawa. www.oregans.ca Source: The Victoria Star,Grand Falls,N.B Listing ID :224280 Date de Parution:July 1, 2009