Ambrose Elliot O'CONNOR

O'CONNOR, Ambrose Elliot "Bud" O'CONNOR, Ambrose Elliot "Bud" - It is with sadness in our hearts that we had to say good-bye to a wonderful husband, father, and friend on February 21, 2008. Ambrose Elliot "Bud" O'Connor of Truro passed away suddenly, at the age of 80, in the QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax with Dolores, his loving wife of 51 years, by his side. Bud was a 25 year veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces having proudly served as a peacekeeper for his country in Korea, Germany and Cypress. He was a long-standing member of the Royal Canadian Legion in Winnipeg, Guysborough, and Truro, as well as a member of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Truro and of St. Ann's Parish in Guysborough. Bud is also survived by his daughter, Darlene, her husband, Ray, and son, Dan, and his wife, Suzan. His surviving siblings are Charles Douglas "Chuckie", Lawrence Joseph, and Mary. Bud was predeceased by his parents, Guy Francis O'Connor and Emma Catherine (Cunningham) O'Connor, and his 12 other siblings, Robert Francis, Hilda Margaret, Louis Edmond, Lawrence, Guy Patrick, John Golbert, James Bernard, Raphael Tompkins, Veronica Bridget, William David, Kenneth Leo, and Annabelle. Funeral mass will be held in St. Ann's Parish in Guysborough on Wednesday, February 27, at 11 a.m., Father Jonathan officiating. Burial will follow in St. Ann's Cemetery in Guysborough. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia. On-line condolences may be made at: www.colchestercommunity.com