Obituary
Surrounded by loving family and friends, Eric passed away on June 11, 2004 at Lakeside Homes in Gander. Eric was in his 89th year. He had a long career in law enforcement, beginning with the Newfoundland Rangers in 1937 and on August 1, 1950, following confederation, he became a member of the RCMP. After his retirement from the RCMP, he served the province in Corner Brook as Registrar of Motor Vehicles until he fully retired at age 65 and was also Justice of the Peace. Eric was avid sportsman who loved to fish and hunt. He was a lifetime member of Branch #013 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Corner Brook, an active member of the Corner Brook Lions Club; member of the Corner Brook Lions Club, member of the Newfoundland Range Force Association, and lifetime member of the RCMP Veterans Association. Prior to living in Gander for the past twenty years, he resided at Masonic Park in St. John's and volunteered much of his time providing transport to cancer patients. Eric also loved a good game of Crib! Eric is predeceased by his parents, Lorenzo Noseworthy and Mary Olivia Tucker; his wife, Margaret; brothers, Frederick and Gordon, and sisters, Annie, Gertrude, Gwendolyn, Muriel and Bertha, and many nieces and nephews in the U.S. He is survived by his wife, Lenora; sons, Colonel Frederick Noseworthy (wife, Margaret Joyce Scott), London, England; and James Noseworthy of Hughes Brook; sister, Nina Delmar of Santa Barbara, California, grandchildren, Natalie Noseworthy, daughter of James, Benjamin Noseworthy, son of Frederick. Eric will be greatly missed by a loving stepfamily, Jack and Frances Fox, Gander; Marie and Russell Israel, Comox, BC; Laura Fox, Gander; Jim and Kay Fox, Bonavista; Barbara Bedard, Trenton, ON; and his many step-grandchildren; especially Jackie and Gary Dalley and step-great-grandchildren, David and Ashley Dalley of Gander. Funeral will take place at St. Martin's Anglican Cathedral on July 3 at 2 p.m. following Colonel Noseworthy's repatriation from seven years of overseas service. Interment will be at All Saint's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Martin's Anglican Cathedral or a charity of choice.
