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BRUCE  EDWARD  NOSWORTHY


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Bruce Edward
                              Nosworthy
BRUCE EDWARD NOSWORTHY
February 7, 1950 - September 18, 1988

Aged 38 years.  Peacefully after his battle with cancer and whose death occurred at the Dryden District General Hospital on Sunday, September 18, 1988.

The late Bruce Nosworthy was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and educated at Sargent Park School and Daniel McIntyre High School, Winnipeg.  He moved to Dryden in 1973, employed with Niagara Finance Company and later with Thunder Bay Bearings in Dryden.  For the past 10 years he has been employed with the Sounds of Music in Dryden.  He enjoyed music, having played in several bands in Winnipeg, and was an avid photographer and gardener and loved to travel.

The late Bruce Nosworthy is survived by his wife Audrey of Dryden and two sons, Timothy and Allan, at home; his sister Sandra, Mrs. Jarvis Gorman, of Winnipeg; two nephews, Darryl and Rodney and a niece Kelly, all of Winnipeg.  He was predeceased by his parents, Edward and Kathleen Nosworthy.

A memorial service for the late Bruce Nosworthy will be held at the First United Church, Dryden on Thursday, September 22 at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Kenneth Rentz officiating.

If friends so desire, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society through the Moffat Funeral Home, P.O. Box 412, Dryden, Ont. P8N 2Z1

As published in Winnipeg Free Press and the Dryden Observer on September 20, 1988



The above obituary was submitted to the Manitoba Music Museum by Jim Rose, a former band mate, with the consent of Audrey Nosworthy and family, and included the following annotation:
"Bruce also enjoyed music, having played in several bands in Winnipeg, and was a great bass guitar player.
One of the bands he played with was The Flight in the late 1960s."



Bruce Nosworthy performed with the following Winnipeg-based band:


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