Obituary of John Corless

John Wesley Corless, beloved husband of Bernice Corless, of Calgary passed away at the Bethany Care Centre on Monday, November 27, 2006 at the age of 62 years. John was born on March 15, 1919 in Bolton, ON. He served with the R.C.A.F. from October 22, 1943 until March 11, 1946. John worked with the City of Calgary Parks and Recreation and Sunnyside Auto Body Works where he started his auto body mechanic apprenticeship. He was employed with Canadian Pacific Airlines in the maintenance department and remained with field aviation until his retirement at the age of seventy years. John will be sadly missed by Bernice, his wife of sixty-two years; his son Bob Corless of Kitimat, BC; granddaughter Kelly Hafermehl of Edmonton and great-grandchildren, Kyle and Jordan of Edmonton. Funeral Services will be held at Kensington Salvation Army Church (1705 Westmount Road N.W.) on Friday, December 1, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Salvation Army, 420 – 9 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0R9 Telephone: (403) 410-1111, www.salvationarmy.org. or to the Parkinson’s Society of Southern Alberta, #102, 5636 Burbank Crescent S.E., Calgary, AB T2H 1Z6 Telephone: (403) 243-9901, www.parkinsons-society.org. Forward condolences through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. In living memory of John Corless, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Chapel of the Bells, 2720 CENTRE STREET NORTH Telephone: (403) 276-2296.