Bill Burgess

Passed away at the St. Catharines General Hospital on August 28th, 2018 at the age of 79 years. Survived by his loving wife June (nee Warren) and step daughters Angela (Tony) Volpini and Allison(Peter) Panton and 6 grandchildren Michael, Sarah, Adam, Theresa, Zachary and Tyler. Also survived by his sister Eileen Crockett and his niece Barbara Batey of Wangaratta, Victoria Australia as well as his cousin Bruce (Marie)Mainland of Belleville, Ontario. Charles was born in Wangaratta, Victoria Australia on February 16th, 1939. His parents owned a grocery store and that is where Bill worked as a youngster and later on worked at a hardware store. In his later years he worked with computers and took photographs, making calendars and postcards for sale for tourists in Heart's Content, Newfoundland.

Bill and June were married on November 5th 1999 in Perth, Australia and moved to Niagara Falls later on. A special thank-you to nurse Adnan from Saint Elizabeth for his kindness. Bill looked forward to his 2 visits everyday and his greeting when he came to the door "hello mate" made Bill's day happier. Also a special thank-you to the nurses at the PD Unit at the St. Catharines Hospital for all their care and compassion. At one visit, Bill was singing and everyone joined in, it was a wonderful moment.

There will be a gathering to celebrate Bill's life at Hetherington and Deans Funeral Chapel, 5176 Victoria Avenue on Saturday September 1st, 2018 from 10am - 11:00am with a Celebration of Life held in the Chapel at 11:00am.

Donations to the CNIB would be appreciated.