This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: O'Brien Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WOC.2ACE/2882 Message Board Post: The Pictou Advocate, Wednesday, April 20, 1988 - C.B. Neil O'Brien, 65, of St. John's, formerly of Pictou, died Apr. 3 at home. Born in Pictou, he was a son of the late Algie O'Brien and Mrs Gladys O'Brien. He retired from the Canadian Army as a major. He served on the administrative staff of Memorial University, St. John's, and later as the administrator of the schools of trades and technology, St. John's, until his retirement. He was a veteran of the Second World War, serving with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders, and was a prisoner of war in Germany. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; two sons, and a daughter; a brother; and two sisters. Funeral was held in the Basilica, St. John's. Burial was in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, St. John's. Donations may be made to the Nova Scotia Heart Fund.