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Joseph Montgomery
May 18, 1919 - April 19, 2012
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<div itemprop="description">Joseph Foch Montgomery Born May 18, 1919 in St. Margaret&rsquo;s, PEI, parents Theophida (Babineau) and James A. Montgomery. Joe volunteered to serve in the R.C.A.S.C. during WW2 and was a D-Day Veteran serving in France, Holland and Germany. After his return from overseas he was employed by D.N.D. as a fire-fighter for 21 years until ill health intervened. Joe was a member of a number of Royal Canadian Legion branches as he lived in different regions of Nova Scotia, his final Branch was Centennial #160. Joe loved the outdoors and was happiest working in the woods or our garden and always enjoyed going back to spent time at the family farm in PEI. Always a family man he loved all his family members and really enjoyed small children so his great-grandchildren were very special to him. Joseph will be greatly missed by his wife Brenda who has been at his side for the past 35 years including the last 8 years of increasing infirmity. Despite his infirmities Joe never lost his interest in life around and was &quot;nosey&quot; to the end. Joseph is survived by his wife Brenda (Allt); sons Bernard (Jeannette), Wayne (Beth), daughters Joy and Darlene (Michael Bailey); Stepchildren Les (Dominique), Jane (Leo) and Stephen (Cindy). He is survived by&nbsp;grandchildren Chad, Kerri-Lynn, Craig, Andrea, Ryan, Stacey, Nicole, Joey and step grand-children Brian, Sean, Marcus, Sarah, and Michael. He is also survived by fifteen great grandchildren. Also survived by his sister Bertha. Joseph was pre-deceased by his first wife Dorothy (Gallant) in 1972, daughter-in-law Sheila (Drake) and granddaughter Stephenie (Allt) in 2002, brothers A.J., Johnnie and Kenneth; sisters Philomina, Mary and Florence. Many thanks are given for the loving care provided to Joseph from the Nursing Staff, the Recreation Staff and the dining room Hostesses, all you &quot;farmers, officials and bosses&quot; who made his last years so much more enjoyable. Family flowers only. Donations in Joseph's memory can be made to the Veteran's Memorial Garden which brought many hours of enjoyment to Joseph, or to a charity of your choice. Visitation will held at Atlantic Funeral Home 771 Main Street Dartmouth on Monday, April 23rd from 6 until 9 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at Pope John Paul XXIII at 35 Colby Drive, Dartmouth, April 24rd on Tuesday at 10am. Followed by reception in the Church Hall, private family interment will be held later.</div>