Donald "Tuffy" Burton
1923 - 2015
Donald "Tuffy" Burton
Visitation Information
Visitation
Friday
Visitation Time
6 to 8 pm
Visitation Location
A H Brown Funeral Home, Springhill, NS
Service Information
Service Date
Saturday August 22, 2015
Service Time
11 am
Service Location
A H Brown Funeral Home, Springhill, NS
Burial Information
Burial Location
Hillside Cemetery, Springhill, NS
Requested Charity
Cancer, or Charity of Choice
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It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Donald Alexander "Tuffy" Burton, 92 years, of Springhill, on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at his residence.  

Born in Springhill, he was a son of the late  Charles Herbert and Georgina (DeVine) Burton.

Tuffy served in the R.C.L. Regiment of the Royal Canadian Army for 3 and a half years overseas in the United Kingdom and Italy.  After the war he worked in the Springhill Mines for 10 years, then as a Boiler Operator in Medford Mass.  Following his retirement, he returned to Springhill.  He was an adherant to St. David's Presbyterian Church, and a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 17.  Tuffy will always be remembered for his warm smile, wonderful sense of humor and love of baseball.

He will be sadly missed by his daughter, Susan Messina of Melrose, MA; son in law, Robert Trabucco, Somerville, MA; grandchildren, Jason, Andrea and Jessica; great grandchildren, Luciana, Lucas, and Nolan; sisters, Evelyn Pyke, Springhill, Eileen Henwood, Amherst; brothers, Herbert of Port Elgin, ON, Patrick of Saint John, NB; nieces, nephews and many friends.

Besides his parents he was predeceased by his wife, the former Verlie Arlene Hayden;  a daughter, Deborah Trabucco; sisters Vivian Adams, Joyce Burton, Leona Aniol and Margaret Cox; brothers, Clayton, Dennis and John Edward.

Arrangements have been entrusted to A H Brown Funeral Home, 5 McFarlane St., Springhill, NS (902-597-2361) where visiting hours will take place on Friday from 6 to 8 pm.  The funeral will take place at A H Brown Funeral Home on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 11 am, Major Max Snow officiating.  Burial will follow in the Hillside Cemetery, Springhill.

A Legion Memorial Service will be held from the A H Brown Funeral Home, Friday evening, August 21, 2015 beginning at 6:00 pm.

Those wishing to make a donation in Tuffy's memory may do so to the Cancer Society or the charity of your choice.

The funeral service can be viewed, and condolences may be sent to the family by visiting Tuffy's online memorial at www.brownsfuneralhome.com or through the funeral home Facebook page.

Donald "Tuffy" Burton