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George Batherson
October 24, 1951 - December 16, 2015
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<div itemprop="description">Batherson, George Francis <br />Age 64, of Dartmouth, passed away peacefully on December 16th at the Dartmouth General Hospital after a short battle with ALS. <br />Formerly of Port Hood, he was the son of the late John and Margaret Batherson.<br />George worked in the construction industry for the past 45 years with various companies &ndash; most recently with PCL Constructors. He enjoyed 4-wheeling on the trails in Cape Breton and spending time with his family. His pride and joy were his children and grandchildren. George was a kind and caring friend to all who knew him. He battled his illness bravely to the end.<br />George is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Marguerite, who he referred to as the love of his life; his daughter, Kim (Anthony) of Dartmouth; son, Scott (Jennilee) of Lakeside; son, Eric (Marcy) of Dartmouth; grandchildren, Kyler, Owen, and Gennelle; brothers, Ian (Helen), Tommy (Jenny), Pat (Margo) all of Port Hood; brothers, Gerry (Marion) and Martin (Dougalda) of Halifax; sisters Rita (Robert), Pauline (Ernest), and Anne all of Boston. He is also survived by his mother-in-law, Florence MacMillan of Port Hood; brothers-in-law, Donald MacMillan (Gayle) of Boston, William MacMillan (Marlene) of Port Hood, Glenn MacMillan (Shelley) of Porter&rsquo;s Lake; sister-in-law, Anne Batherson (Bernie) of Boston; many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased by brothers Donald A and Archie.<br />Visitation will be held Saturday Dec 19th, 2-4 &amp; 7-9 at Atlantic Funeral Home, 771 Main Street, Dartmouth. Memorial service to be held on Sunday Dec 20th at 2:30pm, Atlantic Funeral Home. Rev. James Haughn officiating. Private internment to take place at a later date in Dartmouth Memorial Gardens.<br />Donations may be made to the ALS Society of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.<br />The family would like to thank the ICU nursing staff at the Dartmouth General Hospital, Shannon Janes, OT, Maureen McVicar, PT, Teri and Cecil from the ALS Society.<br /></div>