Other Events:

• Occupation: employee of MT&T
• Misc: Feb 2015; three great-grandchildren, Havena, Leonard and Joshua
• Obituary: 18 Feb 2015, Canso, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada; Address:
  Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home

Notes:

Obituary:

Obituary

Leonard Thomas Dobson
1932-2015

Leonard Thomas Dobson, 82, passed away peacefully in the Melville Lodge Long Term Care Centre, Halifax, on Tuesday, February 17th, 2015, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Born in Half Island Cove, Guysborough County, he was the oldest son of Agatha (O’Leary) and the late Roy Dobson.
He was an employee of MT&T for more than 30 years, retiring to Fox Island, Guysborough County, and spending another 30 years in the house he built and frequently renovated.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife of 59 years, Norma (Swaine); son, Roy (Joanne), Saskatoon; daughters, Sharon (Bruce) Farrell, Truro; Mary (Colin) MacDonald, Collingwood, Ontario; Betty, Halifax; Erin, Dartmouth; five grandchildren, Michael, Robin, Lenore, Zachary and Delanie; three great-grandchildren, Havena, Leonard and Joshua; three brothers, Harry, Arnold and Charlie; and three sisters, Glenda, Sadie and Lorraine; as well as many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his adopted son, Jim, and by his sister, Joan (in infancy).
A memorial service will be held in the Spring, with private family burial in Bayview Cemetery, Half Island Cove. No flowers, by request. Donations may be made to the Parkinson’s Society of Canada, 4211 Yonge Street, Suite 316, Toronto, ON M2P 2A9 (www.parkinson.ca).
Funeral direction under the care of Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home, Canso. Online condolences may be made to:www.haverstocks.com  

Leonard married Norma Jean Swaine [Group Sheet]

1. James Arnold Dobson was born 12 Sep 1952, Guysborough, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 18 Jul 2003, Inuvik, , Northwest Territories, Canada; was buried , Fourth Hill Cemetery, Canso, Guysborough, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2. Sharon Nancy Dobson
3. Mary Agatha Dobson
4. Roy Thomas Dobson
5. Betty Jean Dobson
6. Erin Lee Dobson