Obituary of Charles Cecil Burt

<h1>Charles Cecil Burt</h1> Passed away, peacefully, at the age of 78, at St. Mary’s General Hospital in Kitchener on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 after a hard 9 week struggle. He was a recent resident of The Westmount retirement home. Much loved father of Darryl of Kitchener and Dawna and her husband John Wintermeyer of Rochester NY. “Papa” will be greatly missed by his grandchildren Cory Burt, Tarah and her husband Norm Cherwoniak, Rachel, Sarah and Timothy Burt, and John, Delaney and Gretchen Wintermeyer, and by his great-grandchildren Madison Cherwoniak and Mali-“Kai” Burt. Cec is survived by his sister Gloria (Alex) Ferguson of Sydney, Cape Breton, his brothers Murray and his wife Ivy, Owen and his wife Connie, and his sister Pauline (Jack) Benjamin, all of Kitchener. Predeceased by his parents Amelia Mary (Purves) and Francis Cecil Burt and his young sister Joan. He will be fondly remembered by Mabel Nicholson, Lorraine and Wilfred Howey, Bill Turcotte, Judy and Paul Storrie, Ruth Bailey, and many nieces and nephews. Born January 26, 1929 in Whitby, Cec spent his youth in Sydney, Cape Breton and worked with his grandfather and father in the family-owned Sydney City Dairy and with his father in the Burt Transport Co. He later moved to Waterloo, Ontario where he raised his family and spent 34 very happy years with the Arrow Shirt division of Cluett, Peabody Company of Canada. Cecil was confined to a wheelchair from the age of 25, and always turned this adversity into great strength. He took much joy in driving his hand-controlled cars, spent many hours creating wooden toys and game boards in his home workshop, and had a true enthusiasm and love of hockey. Cecil’s greatest gift to others was his friendship and he was a devoted and cherished friend to many. He very much appreciated his longstanding friends Bill and Dean Smith, Steve and Helen Zalobka, Ed and the late Kathy Bishop and Joe Kapron who was so much help these last few years. Friends are invited to share their memories of Cecil during memorial visitation at the Erb &amp; Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, on Thursday, February 1 from 7-9 pm. A memorial service to celebrate Cecil’s life will be held in the funeral home chapel on Friday, February 2, 2007 at 4:00 pm. Interment at Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener. In lieu of flowers, donations will be gratefully appreciated in Support of Dr. Jonathon Langridge and the ICU unit at St. Mary’s Hospital. In living memory of Cecil, a tree will be planted through the Trees for Learning Program by the funeral home.