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RAFUSE, Roland Laray (42537)

Birth

  • Born on 1922 in Chester, Lunenburg Co., NS

Death

  • Died on May 19, 1999 in Moncton, Westmorland Co., NB
  • Buried in Waugh Cemetery in Gulf Shore, Cumberland Co., NS

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Notes

  • Occupation: Lobster Fisherman/ Employee Canadian Salt Co.
  • Obituary: RAFUSE, Roland Laray - 77, Gulf Shore, Cumberland Co., passed away, May 19, 1999, in Moncton City Hospital. Born in Chester, he was a son of the late Charles and Mary (Chase) Rafuse. He was a retired employee of the Canadian Salt Company, having worked a total of 25 years and was a member of CEPU, Pugwash Salt Local, 823. He worked as a lobster fisherman for many years, having fished with his father and later purchasing his own gear. He has resided on the Gulf Shore for many years and loved spending time tending to his vegetable garden. Surviving are his wife, the former Norma Jean MacLeod; daughters, Brenda Rafuse, Halifax; Debbie and husband Carl Brown, Pugwash; son, Charles Rafuse, Halifax; grandchildren, Luke and Taylor; sisters, Rhoda Day, Nellie Chandler, Kathleen Brooks, all of Halifax; brothers, Peter and Allan, both of East Chester; Vincent, Sudbury, Ont.; several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. today, funeral service 2 p.m. Saturday, both in Mundle's Funeral Home, 204 Water St., Pugwash, Rev. Janet Travers officiating. Burial will be in Waugh Cemetery, Gulf Shore. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of choice.