Allen Avard Fage

1923 - 2013  (89 years)

• Name	Allen Avard Fage
  Nickname	Red
  AltBirth	7 Oct 1923  [1]
  Born	17 Oct 1923	Hastings, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Misc	10 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren  [3]
  Residence	Nov 2008	Brookdale, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [4]
  Died	22 Jun 2013	Upper Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [3]
  Obituary	23 Jun 2013	Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [3]
  	Campbell Funeral Home
  	Obituary Allen Avard Fage age 89 of Brookdale, Nova Scotia passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre, Upper Nappan, NS. Born in Hastings, he was the son of the late Avard Nelson and Violet McAllister (Rockwell) Fage. He was a veteran of World War II, having served with the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise’s), Squadron C in Italy as a tank driver. After the war, he returned home and worked for the Maritime Lumber Bureau as a lumber grader. He worked at Tantramar Motors for a number of years. Later, he upgraded his education and became a radio and TV repairman. He also worked at Fort Cumberland Hotel as Head of Security. Allen loved to travel, was an avid fisherman and loved to play crib. He loved his vegetable garden and would grow different crops each year including giant pumpkins. Allen was the last surviving member of his immediate family. He was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Allen is survived by his children, Valerie Chappell, Alda (Ivan) Fromm, Norma (Bob) Milner all of the Amherst Area and Lloyd (Florance Miller) of Mill Cove, NS. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Besides his parents he was predeceased by his wife, the former Lillian Marie Babin, sons, Bruce and Randall, sisters Beryl (Andrew) O’Brien, Doris (Ralph) Webber, Dorothy (Ralph) Thompson and brother Lawrence. Visitation will be held on Monday from 7-9 p.m. with the Royal Canadian Legion Br.#10 tribute service at 7 p.m. all in Campbell’s Funeral Home, 98 Church St., Amherst. (902-667-9906) Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 11 a.m. from Campbell’s Chapel with Ruth Gamble officiating. Memorial donations in Allen’s memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, Red Cross, Cumberland Regional Health Care Auxiliary, IWK or charity of your choice. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be made to the family via: www.campbellsamherst.ca
  Occupation	lumber grader for Maritime Lumber Bureau  [3]
  Occupation	radio and TV repairman  [3]
  Person ID	I41353	Arthur - Research
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Avard Nelson Fage,   b. 8 Apr 1888, Hastings, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 10 Aug 1962, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Violet McAllister Rockwell,   b. 7 Oct 1898, Millstream, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1957, Hastings, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F14172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillian Marie Babin,   b. 27 Oct 1927, Surettes Island, , Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 3 Nov 2008, Brookdale, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	3 Jun 1947	Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2, 5]
  	At St Charles Catholic Church.
  Children	1. Valerie Ann Fage   2. Bruce Allan James Fage,   b. 12 May 1949, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 6 Sep 2008, Upper Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 59 years)   3. Alda Dorothea Fage   4. Norma Annette Fage   5. Randall William Fage,   b. 30 Oct 1954,   d. 1966  (Age 11 years)   6. Lloyd Gordon Fage
  Family ID	F14690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 3 Jun 1947 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Obituary - Campbell Funeral Home - 23 Jun 2013 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Allen Avard Fage (1923-2013) Allen Avard Fage ( 1923 - 2013 ), son of Violet McAllister Rockwell ( 1898 - 1957 ) and Avard Nelson Fage ( 1888 - 1962 ), married Lillian Marie Babin ( 1927 - 2008 ).
  		Allen Avard Fage (1923-2013) Allen Avard Fage ( 1923 - 2013 ), son of Violet McAllister Rockwell ( 1898 - 1957 ) and Avard Nelson Fage ( 1888 - 1962 ), married Lillian Marie Babin ( 1927 - 2008 ).

  
  

• Sources

  [S1102] Electronic: Gencircles, Thompsons, Nova Scotia, Canada by David A Thompson. [S1102] Electronic: Gencircles, Fages Nova Scotia, Canada by David A Thompson. [S695] Obituaries: General, Allen Fage, Campbell Funeral Home <http://campbellsamherst.sharingmemories.ca/siteContent/memorial.html?personId=239262&source=memlist>, viewed 16 Oct 2013. [S695] Obituaries: General, Lillian (Babin) Fage, Amherst Citizen, 8 Nov 2008. [S2097] Info: Alda (Fage) Fromm, vai e-mail 6 Feb 2009 (Reliability: 2).