Obituary of Wilson E. Layden

Passed peacefully away surrounded by his loving family at the Carbonear General Hospital on Saturday, May 14, 2022, Wilson E. Layden of Victoria, age 71 years. Predeceased by parents: Albert and Virda; parents-in-law: Melvin and Elizabeth Porter; brothers: Ed, Albert, Allen, Vernon (Marion), and Terry; infant sister: Kathleen; infant brother: Andrew; nephews: Bobby, Jackie, and Anthony; niece: Barbara Ann. Leaving to mourn, wife: Maxine; two daughters: Sherry (Chris) Butler, Bristol’s Hope and Dawn (Brent) Smith, Mount Pearl; two sons: Melvin, St. John’s and Andrew, Victoria; five grandchildren: Jonathon, Brandon, Casey, Ben, and Michelle; special pets: Lily and Patches; three brothers: Eugene (Kim), Harbour Grace, Jim (Paula), Victoria, and Vernon (Vanessa), Job’s Cove; four sisters: Hilda (Bill) Jarvis, Mount Pearl, Virda (Gene) Cole, Paulette (Ken-deceased) Duggan, and Beulah Layden, all of Victoria; four sisters-in-law: Evelyn Layden, Carbonear, Jeanette Layden, Harbour Grace, Barb Layden, and Gwen Layden, both of Victoria; special friends: Kirk Farrell, St. John’s, Fred and Fhemmy Snooks, BC; also a large number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation at Noel's Funeral Home, Water Street, Carbonear on Monday, 2:30 to 5:00 p.m., 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.; Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.; Wednesday, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Funeral service to take place on Wednesday, May 18 at 2:00 p.m. from the United Church, Victoria. Interment in the United Cemetery, Victoria. Masks respectfully asked to be worn during the visitation and funeral service. Flowers gratefully accepted or donations in his memory may be made to the Baccalieu Trail SPCA, P.O Box 273, Carbonear, NL, A1Y 1B7, online at baccalieutrailspca.net.