Alden Dodge WHEELER Jr., C. D., B. Sc. ^{447,2459,4161,4162}

   Other names for Alden were Al WHEELER ⁴¹⁶² and Sunny WHEELER.⁴¹⁶²

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth: Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. ⁴¹⁵⁶

2. Education: Trinity College School, Bef 1943, Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. ⁴¹⁶²

3. Military: Served in Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve in WWII, 1943-1945. ^4162,4163 Corvette HMCS Atholl on North Atlantic convoy duty

4. Graduation: McGill University, B. Sc., P. E, 1950, Montreal, Québec, Canada. ⁴¹⁶²

5. Military: RCAF Trainer, incl. Peacekeeping in Gaza Strip, 1951-1972. ⁴¹⁶²

6. Living, 29 Jan 1951, Deep River, Ontario, Canada. ⁴¹⁵³

7. Occupation: Real Estate and Trust officer, 1972-1989, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ⁴¹⁶²

8. Medical Condition: Heart Condition for many years before death, Bef 1 Nov 2010, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ⁴¹⁶²

9. Obituary: In the Globe and Mail, 6 Nov 2010, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ⁴¹⁶² In Canadian Obituaries, 1997-2017
Alden Dodge Wheeler
Death:Nov 1 2010
Published:Nov 6 2010
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Published By:The Globe and Mail
Obituary:ALDEN (SUNNY) DODGE WHEELER CD, BSc August 17, 1923 November 1, 2010 Alden passed away peacefully on November 1, 2010 at Victoria General Hospital surrounded by his family. He was predeceased by his father of the same name in 1928 in Boston and mother Vivian Stuart Galbraith Wheeler/Mattson in 1979. He is survived by Joyce (Lytton), his wife of 60 years, son John (Shannon), sister Diana Grandfield of Port Hope, Ontario, two grandsons, David and Sean, and many nieces and nephews and their extended families. A special thanks to nephews Jim and John Wenman for their support as Al and Joyce coped with his heart condition over the last few years. Alden was born in Toronto and grew up in Bowmanville, Ontario and attended Trinity College School (TCS class of 1943) in Port Hope. He served from 1943 to 1945 in the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve in corvette HMCS Atholl on North Atlantic convoy duty. In 1950, he graduated from McGill (BSc. P.E.) and was married in Victoria. His early career spanned recreation, public relations and NORAD systems training most of it serving in or with the RCAF up to 1972, including a stint of UN peacekeeping in the Gaza Strip. He returned to Victoria and worked in real estate and retired as a trust officer in 1989. Always active socially as a curler, golfer and a volunteer, he will be missed by many friends at the cottage in Newcastle, Ontario, at TCS, and as a volunteer and attendee at the Lodge at Broadmead and Saanich Probus Club. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Luke's Anglican Church, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd., in Victoria, at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 9, with a reception to follow at the Parish Hall. In lieu of flowers, friends may make a donation to the Broadmead Care Foundation Veterans Health Centre or to a charity of their choice.
Source:View the full obituary on the Drouin Genealogical Institute's Website

Alden married Beatrice Joyce LYTTON, daughter of Leonard Claude Melville LYTTON and Ethel May BRADSHAW, on 19 Aug 1950 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.⁴¹⁶¹ (Beatrice Joyce LYTTON was born on 4 Mar 1927 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ³²², christened on 1 May 1927 in Cedar Hill, British Columbia, Canada,³²² died on 4 Jan 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ^4156,4161 and was buried after 4 Jan 2017 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ⁴¹⁵⁶.)