Obituary of Henry Joseph Mercer

MERCER, Henry Joseph Sr. - Passed peacefully away at the Carbonear General Hospital on Thursday, January 17, 2008, Henry Joseph Mercer Sr. of Riverhead, Harbour Grace, age 55 years. Predeceased by parents: Henry and Mary; brother-in-law: Bill Fitzgerald. Leaving to mourn, wife: Bridget; one daughter: Wanda Lee Mercer (Craig), Harbour Grace; one son: Henry (Colleen), The Gullies, Riverhead, Hr. Grace; four grandchildren: McKayla, Brooke, Lee and Marylynn; one brother: John (Anne), Riverhead, Hr. Grace; three sisters: Joyce (Ron) Skanes, Riverhead, Hr. Grace, Patsy (Art) Singleton, Tilton and Joan (Wes) Baggs, Bay Roberts; aunts: Bea Galway, Buchans Jct., Rose Mercer and Bride Galway, both of Riverhead, Hr. Grace; uncles: Gerald (Gert) Mercer, Carbonear and Linus (Veronica) Mercer, Tilton; nieces: Rhonda (Ronnie) and Tracy; nephews: David, Raymond, Shane, Chad, Adam and Jordan; father-in-law: Bern Fitzgerald; sisters-in-law: Elsie (Walter) Whalen and Gladys Vokey; brothers-in-law: Rendell (Bernice) Fitzgerald, Bernie Jr. (Mary) Fitzgerald, Mike (Sadie) Galway, Patrick (Marylyn) Galway, Kevin (Dorothy) Galway and Joseph Galway; also a large number of other relatives and friends. Resting at NOEL'S FUNERAL HOME, HARVEY STREET, HARBOUR GRACE and from where the funeral will take place on Monday, January 21 at 10:00 a.m. Mass to take place at 10:30 a.m. from St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Riverhead, Hr. Grace. Interment in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Harbour Grace. As an expression of sympathy, flowers gratefully accepted or donations in his memory may be made to the Henry Joseph Mercer Memorial Fund