JOSEPH EDWARD ALVIN ARMSTRONG

It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Joseph Edward Alvin Armstrong at his residence on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011.
Joseph was born June 12, 1926 in Stratton, Ont. to the late Thomas and Adeline Armstrong.
He had worked as a papermaker at the local paper mill for 44 years. He also had served with the Royal Canadian Army and was based in Camp Shilo before the war. He was prepared to ship out to the Pacific when the war ended.
In earlier years, he played snare drum with the Fort Frances Highlanders. He also was a long-time serving member of the Knights of Columbus.
Joseph was an avid outdoorsman who loved fishing, hunting, golfing, and working on the family cabin. He also had a love for hockey and had coached the M.E.C. team. He always was attending his two sons’ hockey games, including the Muskie and Rainy River State college games.
He also enjoyed travelling with his wife, Grace, and for the past 15 years they went south to Arizona.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Grace, and their children, Larry (Deb), Janice (Terry), and Darrell (Janey).
Also surviving are his grandchildren, Jessica (Steven) Wong, Tiffany (Ian) Fang, Melissa Glowack, Krystal (Cameron) Bruyere, Erika (Clay) Armstrong, and Jade Armstrong; step-grandsons, Adrian (Louise) Campbell and Corey Bombay; great-grandchildren, Kyley, Kelly, Tien, and their dogs, Alyssa, Kira, Sydney, and Cheyenne; and sisters, Marg Poitras and Helen Lindholm.
He was predeceased by his parents, Thomas and Adeline Armstrong; and siblings, Vincent, Phillip, Bernard, Fran, Gerard, and Maureen Fontaine.
A celebration of Joseph’s life will be held Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church in Fort Frances, Ont., with Fr. Francis Pudicherry officiating.
The Royal Canadian Legion Br. 29 Color Party will provide a military tribute at the service.
Interment will take place in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Fort Frances at a later date.
The pallbearers will be Ray Coran, Jim Lowey, Kirk Armstrong, Robbie Armstrong, Bruce Armstrong, and Jack Stainke.
The honourary pallbearers will be Alvin’s grandchildren.
If family or friends desire, in memoriam donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society or Rainycrest Long-Term Care c/o Green Funeral Home, P.O. Box 427, Fort Frances, Ont., P9A 3M8.
Online condolences may be made offered at www.greenfuneralhomefortfrances.com