Obituary of William George Baldwin

L'Ardoise/North York, ON BALDWIN, William George, age 80, of L'Ardoise, formerly of Ontario, passed away in his home on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Born on November 14, 1936 in North York, Ont., to the late Bill Sommers and Lillian Florence (McConnell) Baldwin. He is survived by his wife of 49 years,Mary Diean Baldwin;sister,June Eleanor Tracey; son, Richard Pate (Paula); daughters, Debra Phillips, Barbara Illes (Kerry); nephew, Michael Tracey (Minister); grandchildren, Tracy (Steve), Steven. Nicole (Steve), Josha, Nicholas; 10 great grandchildren, Cenar, Atlanta, Dawson, Austin, Peiton, Stephen Jr., Alexandra, Jordan, Gabriella and Hayden; grand nieces and nephews, Kimberly, Jennifer, Alexander. He was predeceased by his nephew, Paul Tracey; brother-in-law, Donald Tracey. Bill was in the Navy Services for 20 years during the Cold War. From there he worked for Motorola as a Service Technician, he had his own telephone business and then went to Trans Canada for 20 years as Technician. Upon his retirement, he moved to Cape Breton and worked at Wal-Mart in Port Hawkesbury for 10 years. His work covered many fields. Visitation will take place on Monday, July 17th at his home,on 79 Chapel Cove Road, L'Ardoise from 7-9p.m. Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday July 18th in the Holy Guardian Angel Church in L'Ardoise with Minister Michael Tracy officiating. Burial will take place in Ontario at a later date. Memorial donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to C. H. Boudreau Funeral Home in Arichat. To send words of comfort to the family or to light a candle in memory of Bill, please visit www.chboudreau.com