Edgar Douglas CROKE

Edgar "Bud" Douglas Croke June 21, 1935 - May 11, 2005 Funeral arrangements by Atlantic Funeral Home (Halifax) CROKE, Edgar Douglas "Bud" - 69, Halifax, passed away on May 11, 2005, in the VG Site, QEII. Born in Halifax, he was a son of the late Edgar P. and Eunice B. (King) Croke. Bud retired from Day and Ross in 2000. He was an avid coin and stamp collector who enjoyed music and nature, especially picking blueberries, which he always shared with others. He is survived by brother, David K. (Marilyn) Croke, Trenton; sisters, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Goodman, Halifax; Shirley G. (Donald) Levy, Dartmouth; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Robert, in infancy; brother-in-law, William "Bill" Goodman. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 16, in Atlantic Funeral Home Chapel, 6552 Bayers Rd., Halifax, Rev. Harley Kynock officiating. A reception will follow in the funeral home family reception center. Burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, following the reception. Family flowers only. Donations may be made to the Palliative Care Unit, VG Site, QEII; Victorian Order of Nurses or a charity of choice.