John Gordon McKinnon

1919 - 1984  (64 years)

• Name	John Gordon McKinnon
  Born	10 Nov 1919	Chignecto, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	during WWII  [1]
  	with the engineers of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders
  Military	Korea and Egypt   [1]
  	with the Ordinance Corps of the Royal Canadian Army
  Military	1966  [1]
  	retiring from the army
  Obituary	Aug 1984  [1, 2]
  		Obituary for John G McKinnon 1919-1984
  Occupation	prior to retirement  [1]
  	a coal miner
  Buried	Aug 1984	Ragged Reef Cemetery, Ragged Reef, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia.   [1]
  Died	17 Aug 1984	Camp Hill Hospital, Halifax, , Nova Scotia   [1]
  Notes	ID= UN 1293 Nxx-death newspaper notice-John Gordon McKinnon,64,of Joggins died Friday in Camp Hill Hospital,Halifax...born in Chignecto, he was the son of the late Gordon and Margaret (Glenwright) McKinnon...retirred coal miner;served overseas with the engineers of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders during W.W.II;served with the Ordinance Corps of the royal Can. Army in Korea and Egypt,retiring from the army in 1966...survived by his wife, the former Flora Vienneau,10 daughters,...(whose names and married spouses names all follow)...three sons,John, Bruce and Maurice, all of Joggins;...list of sisters and brothers...burial in Ragged Reef Cemetery T11(recd Dec1994)-b.& d. dates;info on children
  Person ID	I666	Annette - Research
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	Gordon McKinnon
  Mother	Margaret Glenwright
  Family ID	F3535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Flora Vienneau,   b. 24 Jul 1924, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 2016, Gables Lodge, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Married	29 Oct 1946	St Thomas Aquinas Church, Joggins, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Children	1. Shirley McKinnon   2. Ruby McKinnon   3. Eleanor McKinnon   4. Joan McKinnon   5. Joyce McKinnon   6. Linda McKinnon   7. Bernice McKinnon   8. Marie McKinnon   9. Margaret McKinnon   10. John McKinnon   11. Bruce McKinnon   12. Corinne Catherine McKinnon   13. Maurice Richard McKinnon
  Family ID	F328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		John G McKinnon, husband of Flora Vienneau (1919 - 1984)
  		John G McKinnon, husband of Flora Vienneau (1919 - 1984)
  		John & Flora (Vienneau) McKinnon Photo taken in early 1950's.

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] Newspaper: Clippings from assorted newspapers, unknown newspaper, obituary for John G McKinnon, date unknown. [S149] Info:Rosemary (Doucette) Vienneau, clipping of obituary for John G McKinnon- newspaper unknown. [S29] Info:Aunt Diane (Mrs Ivan Christopher) (T05), conversation Aug 1977. [S31] Info:Joan LeBlanc (T11), letter Dec 1994. [S109] Info:Effie (Vienneau) Peckham, email Mar 2007.