Hilyard Garfield Rossiter
1943-2022
Hilyard Rossiter, 79, of Alma, passed away peacefully at his home on May 1st, 2022.
Hilyard was born in Hastings on April 28th, 1943, the son
of the late Gordon and Irene (Bernier) Rossiter.
Hilyard worked for Transport Canada
for over 35 years, he worked in Saint John,
Newfoundland and last in Moncton before his
retirement. After his retirement he moved back to the
Village of Alma where he loved. He became a dedicated member
of the community, he was on the Recreation Council,
Village Council and also served as Mayor of Alma for a time.
He was actively involved with the Fundy Trail and was on the
Moncton Town Planning Commission.
Hilyard and his wife, Vivian, had an open door policy and
loved to entertain their family and friends. Many nights
were spent around the kitchen table with guitars singing tunes, most
often their own version being sung. He and his
friends loved spending time at his camp and he had many fond memories
with all his buddies. Being outdoors in nature
was his happy place, he was an avid hunter and
enjoyed fishing. He had a great sense of humour and always
wanted to have fun, He had many stories to tell and
was known to be an instigator at times. He
would want everyone to have a laugh as you remember all the
good times.
It is hard for those who are left behind but we have to
remember Hilyard was blessed as he always said he wanted to go
peacefully in his sleep. He is now reunited with all his
family who have gone before him. "Whoever you
hold in the heart of you, is forever and always a part of
you."
He will be deeply missed by his children, Peter Rossiter
and David Rossiter (Linda), both of Alma, Darren Rossiter of BC,
Patricia Rossiter of Moncton, and Vernon Rossiter (Rhonda) of
Alma; step-children Troy Milton (Julie) of Saint John, Jeff
Milton (Tammy) of Riverview and Tanya Melanson (Andrew) of Riverview;
by his treasured 18 grandchildren and his precious great
grandchildren; his partner Kathy Mulligan of PEI; his
sister; Doreen Steeves of Hillsborough; by his brothers, Malcolm
Rossiter (Ruth) of Salem, John Rossiter (Bettyanne) of Riverview,
Milburn Rossiter (Brenda) of South Branch, Roy Rossiter of
Moncton, Earl Rossiter (Monica) of Riverside-Albert and Eric Rossiter
(Marla) of Alma; brother-in-law, Terry Way of Alma; sisters-in-law,
Gwen Crossman of Riverview, Gail Woodworth (Donald) of Riverview and
Sandra Parker (Edward) of Weldon. He will also be sadly
missed by several nieces and nephews and by all his extended family
and close friends.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his beloved
wife, Vivian Rossiter; sisters, Gertrude Rossiter, Irene Way, Carol
Nelson (Herbert), Jean Taylor; brother-in-law, James Steeves
and granddaughter, Karen Clark.
He will be resting at the Albert County Funeral Home with
visitation on Thursday evening from 6-8pm. The
funeral service will be held at the Albert County Funeral Home on
Friday, May 6th, 2022 at 2:00pm with Rev. Peggy Reid
officiating. Interment will be held in the Alma United
Cemetery, Alma, NB. Following the service the family
invites you to join them for a time of sharing memories and
for refreshments at the Alma Activity Centre.
In memory of Hilyard, donations to the Alma Volunteer Fire
Department and Alma United Cemetery would be greatly appreciated by
the family.
Arrangements are in the care of the Albert County Funeral
Home,
4130 Route 114, Hopewell Cape, NB
E4H-3K2 734-2780
THANK
YOU
The family of the late Hilyard
Garfield Rossiter would like to take this opportunity to say thank you
to all those who sent cards, e-mails, on-line condolences, flowers,
phone calls, messages, food and had us in their thoughts and prayers
during this time of loss. Special thanks to Rev. Peggy Reid for the
words of comfort and the tribute to dad, the service was wonderful; to
his good friend, Gary Turpin for doing the Eulogy, it was great and he
would have loved the stories you told; to Pat Tower for singing
"I Did It My Way" and "Hard To Be Humble" which
was exactly what dad would have wanted, it was so nice that his good
friend could honour him in that way; To the Alma and Riverside-Albert
Volunteer Fire Department who formed a guard of honour, he would be
truly humbled by this. He also would have loved the fact that his
boys, grandsons and good friend Pat (who was like a son) carried his
casket to his final resting place and grandchildren, Kristi and Tyson
carried his flowers. Also special thanks to Lisa and Casey of the
Albert County Funeral Home for all you do, it is greatly appreciated.
All the support and kindness shown will never be forgotten. He will
live on in our hearts forever and he really is only a smile a way as
we think of him.
Peter, David, Darren, Patricia, Vernon, Troy,
Jeff, Tanya & families
Service Date
Friday, May 6, 2022
Service Time
2:00pm
Service Location
Albert County Funeral Home
Visitation
Thursday evening, May 5, 2022
Visitation Time
6-8pm
Visitation Location
Albert County Funeral Home
Burial Location
Alma United Cemetery, Alma, NB
Requested Charity
Donations to the Alma Volunteer Fire Department or Alma United Cemetery would be appreciated