ARBOUR Donat

1914 - 1999  (85 ans)

• Nom	ARBOUR Donat
  Naissance	30 juil 1914	[Percé, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine] - Quebec, Canada
  Genre	Masculin
  Décès	12 déc 1999	[Lac Superieur] - Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
  Inhumation	[[Riverside Cemetery in Thunder Bay, Ontario] - Lac Superieur] - Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
  Notes	Military WWII -- Royal Canadian Army -- Tank Corps -- Camp Borden, Holland, and Germany   Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal (ON)-- 13 Dec 1999 Mr. Joseph Donat Arbour, age 85 years a resident of Hartland Street, passed away peacefully in the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital (Port Arthur General Site) on Sunday, 12 December 1999 with his family at his side. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, 15 December, at 11am in theSargent & Son Funeral Chapel, 21 N. CourtStreet, with Archdeacon Mark S. Conliffe, Legion Padre officiating. Interment Riverside Cemetery. Port Arthur Branch #5, RoyalCanadian Legion willhold a memorial service in conjunction with the funeral service. Friends may call a the Sargent Chapel from 7p - 9p Tuesday evening. As expression of sympathy the family respectfully requests memorials to Port Arthur Branch #5, Building Fund. Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal (ON) -- 14 Dec 1999 ARBOUR Mr. Joseph Donat Arbour, age 85 years a resident of 830 Hartland Street, passed away peacefully in the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital (Port Arthur General Site) on Sunday, 12 December 1999, with his family at his side. Born 31 Jul 1914, in Gaspe, QC, he came here as a young boy. He had worked as a welder in his earlier years withthe mines in Geraldton, then as a welder with Dingwell's Machine Shop, and latterly with themaintenance department of the Port Arthur General Hospital, retiring at theage of 73 years. He served in the Tank Corps with the Royal Canadian Army during WWII in Canada at Camp Borden and overseas in Holland and Germany for 3 years. Donat lovedhishome and camp at Shebandowan and was an avid wood-worker, where he excelled in the making of grandfather clocks. He enjoyed times spent with the family pet Jasmine. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather and will be sadly missed by hisfamily,his wife Bessie, with whom he shared 62 years; his daughters Donalda(Wim) Vonk of Qualicum Beach, BC (at present here) and Marilyn Stevenson of Thunder Bay; granddaughters Sheryl (Dale) Watson and Carolyn Vonk of Grand Cayman Islands and Jennifer Vonk of Thornhill, ON (at present here); and brother Reginald; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Hewas predeceased by his parents, brothers Ash,George, Freddie, Homer, and Union, and sister Louise. Funeral services will be held onWednesday,15 December, at 11 am in the Sargent & Son Funeral Chapel, 21 NorthCourt Street, with ArchdeaconMark S. Conliffe, Legion Padre officiating. Interment Riverside Cemetery. Port Arthur Branch #5, Royal CanadianLegion will hold a memorialservice in conjunction with the funeral service. Friends may call a the SargentChapel from 7p - 9p Tuesday evening. As expression of sympathy the family respectfully requests memorialsto Port Arthur Branch #5, Building Fund. LEGION MAGAZINE -- Nov/Dec 2000 Personal Information Last Name: ARBOUR; First Name: Dona J.; Date Deceased: 12 December 1999; Age: 85 Service Information Rank: Private; Service Number: H14186; Units: Royal Winnipeg Rifles, LSH; Period of Service: WWII Legion Branch Information Member Title: Life member; Legion Branch: Port Arthur Branch; Location:Thunder Bay, Ontario
  ID personne	I3368	Arbour-Harbour
  Dernière modif.	14 oct 2026

  
  

  Père	ARBOUR Tancrede,   n. 20 août 1881, [Percé, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine] - Quebec, Canada d. 27 août 1969, [Lac Superieur] - Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada (Âgé de 88 ans)
  Mère	GUILLOT Marie Flore,   n. 02 sept 1882, [Percé, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine] - Quebec, Canada d. 11 fév 1947, [Lac Superieur] - Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada (Âgé de 64 ans)
  ID Famille	F764	Feuille familiale  |  Tableau familial

  
  

  Famille	BALCOMBE Beth(Bessie Blanche),   n. 17 sept 1915, Elham, Kent, England d. 06 juil 2008, [[Thunder Bay] - Lac Superieur] - Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada (Âgé de 92 ans)
  Mariage	23 oct 1937	[Lac Superieur] - Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
  Enfants	1. ARBOUR Donalda   2. ARBOUR Marilyn
  ID Famille	F2254	Feuille familiale  |  Tableau familial
  Dernière modif.	14 oct 2026