Finkbeiner: Eugene Paul “Gene”
Born on February 3, 1924 in Crediton, Ontario, passed away peacefully at the IOOF Home on Sunday July 10, 2011 at the age of 87. In 1943, Gene joined the Royal Canadian Navy, and was stationed aboard the HMCS Ontario, which was part of the Liberation Fleet in Singapore and Hong Kong. On discharge from the Navy, he took a Medical Laboratory Course at the Hamilton General Hospital, graduating in 1948. While at the hospital he met his wife Wenonah “Nonie” (nee Einarson), who was a student nurse. They were married in Muskoka in 1949. Gene and Nonie worked in Hamilton until 1953, when they moved to Barrie, where Gene was employed as a lab technologist at the Royal Victoria Hospital. He retired in 1987, after almost 35 years service. He was dearly loved by his wife and his 4 children: Christine and John MacKay of London, Michael Finkbeiner and Leslee Squirrell of Waterloo, Maureen and Peter Smith of Guelph, and Paul and Susan Finkbeiner of Oakville. He was the proud Grandpa of Kyle and Neil MacKay, Jacob and Laura Smith, and Dalton and Jackson Finkbeiner. Gene was an active member of the Masonic Lodge, the Scottish Rite and the Shrine. He was a 33rd Degree Mason, and a member of the Royal Order of Scotland. A Memorial Service will be held at Trinity United Church, 9 Robert St. in Thornton, on Thursday July 21, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. Interment to follow at Thornton Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Royal Victoria Hospital Regional Cancer Care Centre. Condolences may be forwarded through www.steckleygooderham.com