Ronald Conyers Kirby

With sadness the family of Ronald C. Kirby of Halifax announces his peaceful passing at home on June 15, 2016. He was born May 1, 1922 in Toronto, Ontario. During the Second World War, he entered the Canadian Navy at a young age. He was based in Halifax and served overseas aboard the HMCS Algonquin on convoy duty, including the Murmansk Run. Following the War, he married Marion M. Ernst of Halifax, returned to Toronto and began working at the Prudential Life Insurance Company, a company for which he worked until his retirement. In 1952, he and his family moved back to Halifax where he has lived ever since. He was active at the YMCA for most of his life and was an active member of the Congregation at Saint Matthew’s United Church, including serving until recently as a member of the Sunday Breakfast Program. He was predeceased by his father Gordon C. Kirby, his mother Pearl M. (Stokes) Kirby, Marion M. (Ernst) Kirby, and his sisters Enid Homer and Joyce Wilson. He is survived by his sons, R. Lee Kirby, W. Douglas Kirby and Jeffrey C. Kirby, his daughter-in-law Patricia M. (Keith) Kirby, his grandchildren Sarah M. Kirby and her husband Willie Palov, Stuart J. Kirby and his wife Robyn J. (Archer) Kirby and R. David Kirby and his wife Kathryn J. (Hamilton) Kirby, his great-grandchildren Nicholas, Kai, Petra, Charlotte, Liam, Victoria, Isaac, Lachlan, Romy and Tyler, his nieces and nephews and his best friend Barry Smith. The body has been cremated. Visitation will take place at Snow’s Funeral Home at 339 Lacewood Drive in Halifax on Tuesday June 21 from 5:00-8:00 pm. The funeral will take place at 11:00 am Wednesday June 22 at Saint Matthew’s United Church on Barrington Street in Halifax with a reception following the ceremony. The family extends its thanks for ongoing support from Dr. Katherine A. Robinson of Dalhousie Health Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Meals on Wheels and Nightingale Nursing Services. On-line condolences can be conveyed to the family at www.jasnowfuneralhome.com. Donations can be made to the YMCA or Saint Matthew’s United Church.