Obituary of William Louis Grass

William Louis "Bill" Grass was born February 1, 1936 in Saint John, NB, the eldest child of William and Lillian (Walsh) Grass. Bill was predeceased by his parents, his wife Shirley who passed away in 2001, as well as by his younger brother Edward and sister Jane, many years previous. Bill also was predeceased by his infant son Robert, sons-in-law, Terry Hagel and Kenneth Leal, and a granddaughter Amy. He is lovingly remembered by his wife Flora, his children and their families, Catherine Leal, Edward (Dawn Marie) Grass, Deborah Hagel, David (Teresa) Grass and Bradley Grass. Also by step-sons, Colin Christie (Cheryl) and Stephen (Shannon) Christie. Bill will also be sadly missed by his many grandchildren, great grandchildren and step grandchildren. He will be remembered by his sisters, Marlene Haslett, Nancy (Karl) Knox and Patricia (Victor) Hansen and by his brother, Fred (Debbie) Grass. Bill’s numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and many friends will also sadly miss him. Bill graduated from Saint John High School in 1954. Shortly after, he joined a major retail chain store group that took him away from Saint John to work and train. He lived and worked in no fewer than thirty communities crisscrossing Canada four times from Charlottetown, PE to Burnaby, BC and he lived in many communities in between. During his work tenure he became involved in many Business Associations, and Chamber of Commerce Groups, always accepting an official position at the administrative level thus taking a leader ship role in the various organisations. He was also involved in the administration of minor sports in most communities that he lived and served. Before retiring and returning to his hometown, Saint John, Bill lived in Carnduff, SK for 27 years, owning and operating the town’s weekly newspaper for twenty-five of those years while at the same time serving as Treasurer of the Carnduff District Lions Club for Twenty-five years. Resting at Brenan’s Funeral Home 111 Paradise Row, Saint John (634-7424) with visiting on Wednesday October 28, 2015 from 2-4 pm and 6:30-8pm. A funeral service will be celebrated on Thursday, October 29, from Brenan’s Chapel at 12:00 pm with a interment at Greenwood Cemetery. Donations to the Lions Clubs International Headquarters, 300 West 22nd Street, Oak Brook, Il 60523-8842. USA, would be appreciated by the family.