Harold Wellington Fawcett of McKellar Special Care Home, Bonney Rd.
Nauwigewauk was born in Carsonville on November 28, 1916 to Belding
and Belle (McKnight) Fawcett. He worked on the farm with his father
and took the farm over after his father retired. Harold married
Dorothy Rouse in 1945 and they were together for over 51 years until
her death in 1996. They began their life together and raised five
children on the family farm in Carsonville, their life was centered
around the farm and their family. Harold worked in the lumber camps
in the winter as many local farmers did at that time. He loved to
talk about the woods, the men he worked with and his horses. He had
one of the first television sets in Carsonville – probably
because of his love of watching wrestling! The family was dealt a
blow when their farmhouse was lost to fire on a hot summer day in
1958. After this, he worked in Saint John for awhile and scraped
enough together to rebuild and start over again in Carsonville with
the life that he enjoyed. He continued farming until the late
60’s when he decided that he would have to give it up due to
health reasons and went to work for Glendale Mobile Homes in Sussex
for a number of years. He also worked as a night watchman until his
retirement. In his retirement he worked at cutting wood, painting and
doing odd jobs and talking about the old days, farming and horses.
Harold passed away at the Saint John Regional Hospital on May 5, 2007
at the age of 90. He will never be forgotten by his four daughters:
Sheila Fawcett of Saint John, Kathleen Fawcett of Arizona, Carol
Copeland and her husband Chuck of Quispamsis and Cindy Fawcett of
Millstream; his son, Bill Fawcett and Janet Darrah of Havelock; his
two sisters: Leota Sullivan and her husband Fred of Saint John and
Dorothy Parlee and her husband Murray of Belleisle; his six
grandchildren: Troy, Jason, Melissa, Matthew, Sonja and Vanessa; as
well as several nieces and nephews.
Harold was predeceased by two brothers: Lee and Everett Fawcett; and
by three sisters: Stella Kierstead, Annie Burley and Flora
Prosser.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Wallace Funeral Home, 34
Sunnyside Drive, Sussex, (506-433-1176), where visitation will be held
on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9pm. The Funeral Service will be held from
Wallace Community Chapel on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at 2:00pm with Rev.
Douglas Cosman officiating.
There will be a time of fellowship with the family following the
service. The Committal Service will take place at Union Cemetery at
the Head of Millstream.
The Pallbearers are, nephews: Tom Burley, Ken Sullivan, Ricky Parlee,
Randy Parlee, Stephen Parlee and John Carhart.
