US EditionCanada’s oldest World War II veteran has died at age 110
He died of natural causes and is survived by 11 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren, family members said.
- Burdett Sisler, Canada's oldest Second World War veteran and the country's oldest known living person, died of natural causes on April 2 at age 110, two weeks shy of his 111th birthday.
- During the Second World War, Sisler served as a radar technician with the Canadian Armed Forces, training in Nova Scotia and Barriefield, Ont., before his discharge after 13 months due to demobilization.
- Following the war, Sisler settled in Fort Erie and worked for the Canada Border Services Agency for 30 years as a customs agent at the Peace Bridge border crossing.
- Governor General Mary Simon described Sisler as a "member of the generation that shaped modern Canada," while NDP MPP Wayne Gates called him an "incredible person" in a Facebook tribute.
- Sisler is survived by 11 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and 14 great-great-grandchildren; a funeral service is scheduled for April 9 in Fort Erie to honor his life and service.
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‘He was an inspiration’: Canada’s oldest known person Burdett ‘Burd’ Sisler dead at 110
The oldest known living Canadian and one of the oldest Second World War veterans in the world, Burdett “Burd” Sisler has died at the age of 110 , a statement from Gov. Gen. Mary Simon said Saturday.
Burdett ‘Burd’ Sisler, oldest known living Canadian and Second World War veteran, dies at 110
The oldest known living Canadian and one of the oldest Second World War veterans in the world, Burdett “Burd” Sisler has died at the age of 110 , a statement from Gov. Gen. Mary Simon said Saturday.
The oldest man in Canada, Burdett Sisler, died on Thursday at the age of 110 in Fort Erie, Ontario.
Canada's oldest World War II veteran has died at age 110
Burdett Sisler, Canada’s oldest World War II veteran, has died at the age of 110. Norm Sisler confirmed his father’s death in a Facebook post, calling him “an inspiration to all of us and the country.” Sisler died of natural causes on April 2, just two weeks shy of his 111th birthday. “Burd proudly served […]
Less than two weeks from his 111th birthday, Burdett "Burd" Sisler, a veteran of the Second World War, died on April 2.
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