Lawrence Duncan BOLAND

BOLAND, Lawrence “Larry” Duncan 2008-07-28 With great sadness the family announces the passing of Lawrence “Larry” Duncan Boland at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Friday, July 25, 2008 with his loving family at his side. Born on September 20, 1951 in Port Arthur, Larry was a life long resident of the city. On August 25, 1973 he married Christine Burridge and together they shared 35 years raising their two children Dennis and Jolene. He was a devoted husband, loving father and “grandpa softie” to his granddaughter Savannah. Larry worked very hard throughout all his life helping family and friends to build their houses and camps. In March 2005 he left his employment at Kilred Winding Industries due to illness. Larry spent many happy times during summers with his “Best Buddy”, Al Hayward and their families at camp fishing and working on “their projects” and every Autumn he looked forward to his hunting trips with “the boys”. Larry also loved to go ice fishing in the Spring and “spin tales” with his brothers-in-law Ken Bliss and Aarno Vesa. In recent years, he also shared his wife’s interest in gardening and was especially proud of his small vegetable patch. Larry is survived by his loving wife Chris, son Dennis, granddaughter Savannah, daughter Jolene (Paula) MacDonald-Boland; mother Mary “Evelyn” Boland: sisters Beth Shea, Mary Ellen (Vern) Besler, Janice (Ken) Bliss, Cathy (Aarno) Vesa, sister-in-law Mary Boland and her husband Renato Morson; mother-in-law Jean (Ferd) Lautsch. He is also survived by many sisters and bothers-in-law and numerous nephews, nieces, cousins and other relatives. Larry was predeceased by his father Frank (1965), brother Bryan (1988) and father-in law Bruce Burridge (2004). Funeral services for the late Larry Boland will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday July 30th, 2008 in the Harbourview Funeral Centre, 499 Cumberland Street North. A private family interment will be held at a later date. If friends so wish, donations made to the Northern Cancer Research Foundation or the Heart and Stroke Foundation in Larry’s memory would be greatly appreciated.