FINCK, Ralph Edward Sr. - 86, Ryland Avenue, Bible Hill, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2006, in Colchester Regional Hospital, Truro. Born in Halifax, he was a son of the late Harold and Lena (Nazer) Finck. He was a veteran of the Second World War, serving overseas with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 26, Truro. He was a lifetime member of the Truro Horseman's Club and was a former employee of Stanfield's Ltd., Truro, for 41 years. He is survived by his wife, the former Dorothy Fitzgerald; sons, Ralph Jr. (Elsie), Bible Hill; Keith (Linda), Truro; Herbert (Patricia), Brule; daughters, Lena Atkinson (Robert), Valley; Joanne Miller and friend Duncan McGuire, Glenholme; Sandra Coulter and friend Philip Hughes, New Glasgow; Victoria Worsley (Don), Brentwood; sister, Hazel Dartt, Sackville; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and two great great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by brother, Harold Jr. The family would like to give thanks to Dr. Ellis, "for being there for Dad". Visitation will be held 7-9 p.m. Sunday, legion tribute service 7 p.m. Sunday, and funeral service 1 p.m. Monday, all in Mattatall Funeral Home, 55 Young St., Truro, with Rev. Lori Ramsey officiating. Burial to follow in Terrace Hill Cemetery, Truro. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice.
My name is Ralph Finck and I was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on 2 April 1920. I grew up in an orphanage until I was seven years old when I was adopted by a couple from Cornerbrook, Newfoundland. At the age of 14 I lost my adopted parents and was sent back to an orphanage in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia. When I finished grade 9 schooling I went to work on a farm until I was 20 years old. That's when I joined the military. The year was 1940 and I was an Infantryman with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders stationed in Amherst, Nova Scotia.
At my home in Truro, there was a knock on the door, and
when I answered it there were two women there and one of the women told me she was my birth mother, Lena Finck nee
Nasher and the other woman was her sister, Grace.
I invited them in and it was then I heard the rest of the story.
My birth father was a WW I German POW in Halifax.
After the war he returned to Germany but later returned to Halifax, met and married my birth mother.
He was an electrician who worked on the tramway cars and I was 1 year old when he was electrocuted while on top of a tramway car fixing it.
My mother was employed at the Scotia Hotel in Halifax. She went on to tell me that one night she and a girlfriend were getting ready to go to a party and was going to have a can of soup before heading out.
They opened the can and drank the soup and within a short period of time they both got violently sick.
They proceeded to the hospital but her girlfriend died before arrival.
My Mom heard a loud bang, which caused her to lose her hearing.
You see, they both got food poisoning. Mom never regained her hearing but could read lips like anything.
When I was two years of age she had to put me in an orphanage.
My name is Ralph Finck and I was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on 2 April 1920. I grew up in an orphanage until I was seven years old when I was adopted by a couple from Cornerbrook, Newfoundland. At the age of 14 I lost my adopted parents and was sent back to an orphanage in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia. When I finished grade 9 schooling I went to work on a farm until I was 20 years old. That's when I joined the military. The year was 1940 and I was an Infantryman with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders stationed in Amherst, Nova Scotia.
At my home in Truro, there was a knock on the door, and
when I answered it there were two women there and one of the women told me she was my birth mother, Lena Finck nee
Nasher and the other woman was her sister, Grace.
I invited them in and it was then I heard the rest of the story.
My birth father was a WW I German POW in Halifax.
After the war he returned to Germany but later returned to Halifax, met and married my birth mother.
He was an electrician who worked on the tramway cars and I was 1 year old when he was electrocuted while on top of a tramway car fixing it.
My mother was employed at the Scotia Hotel in Halifax. She went on to tell me that one night she and a girlfriend were getting ready to go to a party and was going to have a can of soup before heading out.
They opened the can and drank the soup and within a short period of time they both got violently sick.
They proceeded to the hospital but her girlfriend died before arrival.
My Mom heard a loud bang, which caused her to lose her hearing.
You see, they both got food poisoning. Mom never regained her hearing but could read lips like anything.
When I was two years of age she had to put me in an orphanage.
FINCK, Ralph Edward Sr. - 86, Ryland Avenue, Bible Hill, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2006, in Colchester Regional Hospital, Truro. Born in Halifax, he was a son of the late Harold and Lena (Nazer) Finck. He was a veteran of the Second World War, serving overseas with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 26, Truro. He was a lifetime member of the Truro Horseman's Club and was a former employee of Stanfield's Ltd., Truro, for 41 years. He is survived by his wife, the former Dorothy Fitzgerald; sons, Ralph Jr. (Elsie), Bible Hill; Keith (Linda), Truro; Herbert (Patricia), Brule; daughters, Lena Atkinson (Robert), Valley; Joanne Miller and friend Duncan McGuire, Glenholme; Sandra Coulter and friend Philip Hughes, New Glasgow; Victoria Worsley (Don), Brentwood; sister, Hazel Dartt, Sackville; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and two great great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by brother, Harold Jr. The family would like to give thanks to Dr. Ellis, "for being there for Dad". Visitation will be held 7-9 p.m. Sunday, legion tribute service 7 p.m. Sunday, and funeral service 1 p.m. Monday, all in Mattatall Funeral Home, 55 Young St., Truro, with Rev. Lori Ramsey officiating. Burial to follow in Terrace Hill Cemetery, Truro. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice.
My name is Ralph Finck and I was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on 2 April 1920. I grew up in an orphanage until I was seven years old when I was adopted by a couple from Cornerbrook, Newfoundland. At the age of 14 I lost my adopted parents and was sent back to an orphanage in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia. When I finished grade 9 schooling I went to work on a farm until I was 20 years old. That's when I joined the military. The year was 1940 and I was an Infantryman with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders stationed in Amherst, Nova Scotia.
At my home in Truro, there was a knock on the door, and
when I answered it there were two women there and one of the women told me she was my birth mother, Lena Finck nee
Nasher and the other woman was her sister, Grace.
I invited them in and it was then I heard the rest of the story.
My birth father was a WW I German POW in Halifax.
After the war he returned to Germany but later returned to Halifax, met and married my birth mother.
He was an electrician who worked on the tramway cars and I was 1 year old when he was electrocuted while on top of a tramway car fixing it.
My mother was employed at the Scotia Hotel in Halifax. She went on to tell me that one night she and a girlfriend were getting ready to go to a party and was going to have a can of soup before heading out.
They opened the can and drank the soup and within a short period of time they both got violently sick.
They proceeded to the hospital but her girlfriend died before arrival.
My Mom heard a loud bang, which caused her to lose her hearing.
You see, they both got food poisoning. Mom never regained her hearing but could read lips like anything.
When I was two years of age she had to put me in an orphanage.
My name is Ralph Finck and I was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on 2 April 1920. I grew up in an orphanage until I was seven years old when I was adopted by a couple from Cornerbrook, Newfoundland. At the age of 14 I lost my adopted parents and was sent back to an orphanage in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia. When I finished grade 9 schooling I went to work on a farm until I was 20 years old. That's when I joined the military. The year was 1940 and I was an Infantryman with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders stationed in Amherst, Nova Scotia.
At my home in Truro, there was a knock on the door, and
when I answered it there were two women there and one of the women told me she was my birth mother, Lena Finck nee
Nasher and the other woman was her sister, Grace.
I invited them in and it was then I heard the rest of the story.
My birth father was a WW I German POW in Halifax.
After the war he returned to Germany but later returned to Halifax, met and married my birth mother.
He was an electrician who worked on the tramway cars and I was 1 year old when he was electrocuted while on top of a tramway car fixing it.
My mother was employed at the Scotia Hotel in Halifax. She went on to tell me that one night she and a girlfriend were getting ready to go to a party and was going to have a can of soup before heading out.
They opened the can and drank the soup and within a short period of time they both got violently sick.
They proceeded to the hospital but her girlfriend died before arrival.
My Mom heard a loud bang, which caused her to lose her hearing.
You see, they both got food poisoning. Mom never regained her hearing but could read lips like anything.
When I was two years of age she had to put me in an orphanage.
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