Born in Popes Harbour, Halifax County, he was a son of the late James W. and Susan (Day) Abriel. He was a member of the merchant marine and served during the Second World War on cable ships. He was employed with Canadian National Railways, passenger service for 37 years. He is survived by his wife, the former Madeline Seffern; two sons, Robert Jr., Oshawa, Ont.; Jimmy, Bridgewater; daughter, Dale Barkhouse, Chester; brother, Maurice, Mahone Bay; seven sisters, Kathleen MacDougall, Margaret Savage, Cecilie Currie, all of Halifax; Elizabeth (Mrs. Martin Seaman), San Diego, Calif.; Jean (Mrs. Raymond Kew), Brockville, Ont.; Mary Parisien, Kingston, Ont.; Irene Renaud, Oshawa; five granddaughters; three grandsons. He was predeceased by six brothers.
Born in Popes Harbour, Halifax County, he was a son of the late James W. and Susan (Day) Abriel. He was a member of the merchant marine and served during the Second World War on cable ships. He was employed with Canadian National Railways, passenger service for 37 years. He is survived by his wife, the former Madeline Seffern; two sons, Robert Jr., Oshawa, Ont.; Jimmy, Bridgewater; daughter, Dale Barkhouse, Chester; brother, Maurice, Mahone Bay; seven sisters, Kathleen MacDougall, Margaret Savage, Cecilie Currie, all of Halifax; Elizabeth (Mrs. Martin Seaman), San Diego, Calif.; Jean (Mrs. Raymond Kew), Brockville, Ont.; Mary Parisien, Kingston, Ont.; Irene Renaud, Oshawa; five granddaughters; three grandsons. He was predeceased by six brothers.
Family Members
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Clarence Ernest Abriel
1907–1965
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Basil James Abriel
1908–1993
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Kathleen Ellen Abriel MacDougall
1909–2000
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Peter Kenneth Abriel
1913–1937
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Alfred DeVeau Abriel
1913–1913
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Alfred Abriel
1914–1919
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Maxwell L Abriel
1916–1922
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Elizabeth Virginia "Betty" Day Seman
1921–2018
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Cecelia Agnes Rose Abriel Currie
1921–2014
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