It is with extreme sadness the family
announce the passing of Dara Oswald Roy
Wilson, 82, on Monday, January 10th, 2022 at his home
in River Hebert, just eight short days after losing the love of his
life, Lois.
Dara was the youngest son of the late
Frederick and Serena (Lennox) Wilson.
Dara grew up at the Head of the River
and worked alongside his father and brothers in the woods and on the
farm. He later moved to Fredericton, NB, where he worked at Capitol
Co-op delivering feed and peddling milk. While he was in Fredericton
he met Lois. They married and moved back to River Hebert to work on
the family farm which later became known as River Hebert Holsteins.
Dara also received the Dairy Award of Excellence for several
years.
Dara enjoyed working and being around
kids. He became a 4-H dairy calf leader where he helped work at many
4-H canteens that were held at the Bull Test Station in Nappan and
headed up the banquet committee. He was also the president of the
Cumberland County 4-H Leaders Council.
He enjoyed playing Santa for many church
Christmas concerts. He also helped Lois with Guides when needed
especially with the building of the Guide camp in Middleboro,
NS.
Dara became a member of the Cumberland
County School Board and was the Chairmen of the River Hebert Medical
Board helping build the medical building and bring medical staff to
the community.
Dara will be sadly missed by sons Roy
(Charlene) and Eric (Colette); daughter Sheila (Gordon) and son-in-law
Allan; grandchildren Christopher (Allison), Timothy (Laura), Jessica
(Mitch), Brooke (Nick), Crystal (Justin), Maxine and Maggie; great
grandchildren Leo, Daniel, Adam, Justin and Chelsea; brother Dave;
sister-in-law Bon and Areta, Jeanette and Sheila; brothers-in-law
Bertrand and Robert as well as many nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased
by his wife of 59 years, Lois, daughter Serena, granddaughter Nicole,
brothers Jim and Bill, sister Audrey, brothers-in-law Carl, Carl, Bill
and Don and sisters-in-law Marg, Dayle, Estella and
Thelma.
Arrangements are under the care and
supervision of the Jones Family Funeral
Centre, 70 Church Street, Amherst, NS
(902-667-8777) where a funeral service will be
held June 5th, 2022 at 11am. Internment will follow in the River
Hebert Cemetery.
Donations in memory of Dara may be made
to Cumberland County 4-H or the Dr. D.M. Cochrane Medical
Center
Sharing of memories and condolences may
be sent to the family by visiting the online memorial at
www.jonesfamilyfuneralcentre.ca or through the Jones Family Funeral Centre Facebook
Page.