Morris Murray Verge

He was born in Halifax to Frederick and Florence Verge. He is survived by his three children; Sharon, Gwen (Graham) and Michael (Doris), five grandchildren; Melanie, Jeffrey, Gabrielle, Tanya, Kevin and nine great grandsons. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Phyllis in 2002.

Morris loved his family and friends dearly and lived life to the fullest. Dad loved to socialize! He could talk to anyone and make friends anywhere. He was a wonderful dancer, and the ladies would line up for their turn on the floor. If there was music, he was dancing. Dad also loved to walk and spent many hours “on the road”. Until a few years ago, he was walking to the grocery store to check out the daily specials.

Dad worked hard all his life to provide for his family, working full time at the DND fire department and taking on extra work in his time off. He was a man ahead of his time, as he knew how to cook and do dishes, vacuum and other household chores. He also did the household grocery shopping; he figured he could find the bargains and save money! He was proud of his service in the Merchant Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy in WWII and spoke of his experiences often. He spent most of his time on the corvettes and told of being sent ‘up top’ to chip the ice off of the ship so it wouldn’t capsize.

At the end of the war, he returned to Halifax and worked at a number of jobs until securing a job at DND Halifax as a firefighter. He retired in 1979, and enjoyed every minute of his well earned retirement.

Mom and Dad spent a lot of time at their second home in Stillwater, enjoying the company of family and friends. The house was always filled with people, music, fun and laughter. We have many wonderful memories of times spent there. Dad attended the Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Grand Parade in Halifax for many years, no matter the weather! When he moved to Northwood, he was so pleased to have been asked to raise the flag on Canada Day, which he did proudly. Everyone there knew him and would stop to speak or wave hello; you would often find him and his companion Joan sitting in the cabana socializing. He was a true gentleman until the end.

The family would like to thank the staff of V3 West Cedar Crest for their excellent care of Dad over the past 4 months. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Salvation Army would be appreciated.

Visitation Saturday July 28 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm with service to follow at 3:00 pm at J.A. Snow Funeral Home.