Brewster; Alfred Charles
BREWSTER – Alfred Charles, 75, of Brooklyn, Queens County, passed away peacefully in Queens General Hospital, Liverpool on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012.
Born in Brooklyn, he was a son of the late Herbert and Lucretia (Meisner) Brewster.
“Alfie” was a long time employee with Bowater Mersey Paper Company Limited retiring in 1994. He enjoyed playing sports, especially softball, playing up until he was 53. He played broomball for many years before taking up coaching. He loved to curl and was a member of the Mersey Bowling League as well as the Brooklyn Marina and was a scout leader for a number of years.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Theresa ( Whynot), daughter Robenia (Heather) of Dartmouth. His sister Margaret (Dennis) Alexander of Windsor and brothers Herbert of Liverpool and Albert (Ellen) of Brooklyn; many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his son Trevor. Sisters Katherine “Kay” and Mildred. Brothers Edward and William.
Cremation has taken place under the direction of Chandlers’ Funeral Home, Liverpool where visitation will be Friday, January 27th, 2012 from 7 until 9 p.m.. Funeral service will be held Saturday, January 28th, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Brooklyn. Chaplain Donald Lawton officiating. Burial will be in Seaside Cemetery, Brooklyn. Family flowers only, donations may be made to Canadian Diabetes Association or to any charity. Online condolences may be made to www.chandlersfuneral.com
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So sorry for your loss, may time ease your pain
Theresa & family: So sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. I’ll certainly miss my daily chats with Alfie at the Brooklyn ball diamond.
Theresa and Robena and family – We are so sorry to hear of your loss. Whenever Fred or I would be in the Superstore we would stop and have a chat with Alfie. Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of sorrow. Wendy (Anthony) and Fred Wamboldt.
We are so sorry for your loss, our prayer’s and thoughts are with you and your family, Uncle Alfie was one of the best and will be missed dearly.
Love Kevin & Family
So Sorry to hear of the loss of your loved one. We will keep you all in our thoughts and prayers.
Robena,
We were so sorry to hear about the loss of your Dad. Please extend our sympathy to your Mom. Bob always enjoyed having a chat with Alfie when he came to Attwood Cres.
Theresa,Robena and family, so sorry to hear of Alfie’s passing. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
Dear Theresa and family, We are so sorry to hear of Alfie’s passing.He looked so good whenever we met him, but I guess we just never know. However , know that we are thinking about you with heavy hearts. God Bless you…..Doug and Lin Lucier
Theresa and family, so sorry for your loss
Our thoughts are with you.
Sincere sympathy.
Theresa & Bean,
A piece of my heart is gone. I am sooo sorry to hear of Alfie. He is finally out of pain and has joined Trevor in a better place. I will see you both when I get back home. We all loved Alfie very much he was like a second set of parents to us all.
All Our Love and Thoughts are with you both,
Euna, Archie, Colin and Matthew
Dear Bean–So sorry to hear about your Dad. Please accept my condolences.
Granddaughter of Mary (Meisner) Dexter
Daughter of Winifred (Dexter) Davis
Times like this always bring back memories of family history…….
and names of family members.
Wishing you peace & grace.
Our condolenses to you and your family. I recall Alfie coaching and always being around the hockey and broomball games back in the 70s/80s. He was always very pleasant and encouraged us to do our best. He was a coach, fan and friend to many.
May the Blessings be.
Paul and Mary Lou Smith