Fredrick George “Fred” Curry - age 84 years, of
Hortonville, Kings County, passed away at home on Tuesday, November
18, 2008. Born in Hortonville on January 26, 1924, he was the second
son of the late Lee and Mary (Waugh) Curry. Fred farmed in Hortonville
his entire life and was the sixth generation of his family to farm the
property. He was active until recently, loving every minute that he
worked the land of the Grand Pré marsh. He and his wife, Betty,
founded Curryknoll Farms and developed it into the dairy farm that
they proudly turned over to their sons. Fred was respected for his
humour and his integrity; he was known as a man of his word and a good
friend and neighbour. Fred was the last surviving member of his
immediate family. He will be deeply missed by his wife, Elizabeth
“Betty” (Wentzell); children, Anne Curry of New Glasgow;
Mary (David) MacInnes of Grand Pré; Hugh (Violy) Curry of White
Rock; Charles Curry of Hortonville; George (Stephanie) Curry of
Greenwich; Richard (Ronna) Curry of Hortonville; John (Cathy) Curry of
Hortonville; Joe (Janet) Curry of London, Ontario; and Jane (Collin)
Weber of Drayton, Ontario. He was predeceased by his infant daughter,
Jean Doris (13 months); his brother, Walter and his sisters, Jean
Gesner and Mary Stuart. In his younger years, Fred played goal for the
Kentville Wildcats hockey team and participated in many other sports.
He loved visitors at his home and often entertained them by talking
about the history of the family and the community. He was an avid
Toronto Maple Leafs and Blue Jays fan and enjoyed his collections of
Maple Leafs and John Deere memorabilia, but his greatest love was
spending time with his grandchildren, Emily, Nicolas, Ruth, Maria
(Chris), Sarah, Christina, Kailey, Michael, Riley, Reanne, Jim
(Ashley), Robyn, Shannon, Katie, Lee, Eben and Hyland. He will be
greatly missed by his family and his many friends in the community,
and by dedicated employee and friend, Sean. Visitation will be held at
the White Family Funeral Home, Kentville on Saturday, November 22,
2008 from 6:00pm - 9:00pm. The funeral service will be held from the
White Family Funeral Home Chapel on Sunday, November 23, 2008 at
3:00pm with Reverend Robyn Brown-Hewitt officiating. Interment will
take place in the Lower Horton Cemetery, Grand Pré. A reception
will follow at the Lion’s Hall, Elm Street, Wolfville. In lieu
of flowers, donations in memory of Fred to the Lower Horton Community
Centre, the Lower Horton Cemetery, or the Grand Pré Covenanter
Church would be appreciated by his family. Funeral arrangements have
been entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home, 100 Cornwallis
Street, Kentville, NS B4N 2E4, and donations may be sent to this
address.
