Lester Dennis DEVILLER

Lester "Mike" Dennis DeViller April 15, 1919 - June 27, 2005 Funeral arrangements by Atlantic Funeral Home (Halifax) DeVILLER, Lester Dennis "Mike" - 86, Halifax, passed away peacefully Monday, June 27, 2005, in Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Building, QEII. Born April 15, 1919, in Digby, he was the eldest son of the late Joseph and Cora (Surette) DeViller. During the Second World War he served with the Canadian Medical Corps 7th Field Dressing Station. While serving overseas he met and married his wife of 56 years, Vera Swinnerton. On return to Canada, he continued in the medical field, first with the TB Hospital in Cornwallis and then at Camp Hill Veterans' Hospital where he worked as an orderly for 27 years. Mike will be remembered for his ready smile and friendliness to all. He had an avid love of nature, and enjoyed fishing and hunting. A loving father, grandfather, his family of five sons were always the most dear to him. He is survived by sons, Robert (Fay), Herring Cove; Charles (Bertha), Halifax; Michael (Lillian), Gagetown, N.B.; Christopher (Debra), Sackville; Lester (Sharon), Halifax; grandchildren, Jeffrey, Stephanie, Evan; sisters, Mae Kellough, Alita (Henry) Gauthier, Jean Hart, Eileen Pothier, Irma Bourque; brothers, Arnold, Alfred; numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Vera, and younger siblings. Arrangements have been entrusted to Atlantic Funeral Home, 6552 Bayers Rd., Halifax, where Mike's family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, and where the funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Thursday. Interment in Fairview Lawn Cemetery. Reception to follow in Atlantic Funeral Home Family Reception Centre. In lieu of flowers, a donation in Mike's memory to Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Garden, 5955 Veterans' Lane, Halifax, NS B3H 2E1, would be appreciated. The family is grateful for the kindness and care provided to Dad over the last seven years by the staff of 5 West, Veterans' Memorial Building, QEII. Words could not express our sincere gratitude. On-line condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.atlanticfuneralhomes.com