VAUTOUR, Joseph Nathaniel Rodney "Rod" CD1 (W.O. Ret'd) ...

VAUTOUR, Joseph Nathaniel Rodney "Rod" CD1 (W.O. Ret'd)

— of Greenwood, passed away February 26, 2010, in his home, surrounded by family. Born in Chatham, N.B., February 24, 1935, he was the son of the late Joseph E. and Stella Marie (Arsenault) Vautour. Rod was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces from 1952 to 1980 serving with the very first Contingent of the United Nations Peacekeeping Corp. He later retired from Marine Atlantic, where he was employed from 1980 to 1997. Rod was a former member of the Knights of Columbus as well as the Kinsman Club serving as District Deputy Governor, District 4/Zone 1 in Northeast Alberta. He was also a member of the Royal Canadian Legion for 40 years and belonged to the 107th Valley Wing RCAFA. He was a quiet, reserved man with a passion for his Trumpet and an outstanding ability to wrap his nine iron securely around a tree! He will be fondly remembered by his friends and greatly missed by his family. We love you. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, the former Marie Ross; daughters, Catherine (Allan) Hearn, Bedford; Michelle Ansems, Greenwood; Colette Cochrane (James McKenna), Hunter River, P.E.I.; Patti (Keith) Cadwell, Victoria, B.C.; sisters, Donna Gerrier; Jeanette Fernandez, Janie Savoy; brothers, Ken, Greg and Gary Vautour; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by sisters, Marie Armstrong and Patricia Haynes; stepmother, Helen McIntosh. Cremation has taken place. A Legion Tribute will be held 2 p.m, Monday, March 1, in the Royal Canadian Legion Kingston Branch No. 98. Donations in memory may be made to the Victorian Order of Nurses-Kings County or Kidney Foundation of Nova Scotia. On-line condolences may be made through: