Grover Cleveland MacTavish

Grover C. MacTavish of Harvey, York Co., NB passed away on June 27, 2019 at his home. Grover was born on August 4, 1935 at Cassilis, NB, a son of the late Albert and Mary (Whitney) MacTavish.
Grover placed a lot of value on education. A life-long learner, Grover started his educational career in a one-room school house in Cassilis, Miramichi, NB and was part of the first graduating class from North and South Esk Regional High School in 1954. Grover was awarded the Beaverbrook Scholarship, a prestigious academic award that allowed him to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Engineering at the University of New Brunswick, and go on to become a highly regarded Civil Engineer internationally. This career led to a life of travel, moving 35 times in 60 years, he and his wife Pansy and their four children have lived in 6 countries around the world and visited many more. Well travelled and well read, Grover was one of the most culturally aware people you could ever meet – accepting of all and always curious of how and why others lived the way they did. A large advocate of education and the opportunities it can bring, he was very supportive and proud of his children and grandchildren’s academic achievements.
Grover liked to keep busy, be it wood working, landscaping or maintenance to his beloved cottage on Lake George; or making his weekly breakfast visits to the Cabin Restaurant and Dumfries Maples Pancake House it was not often he sat still. Strong-willed and always on the go, he will be missed and never forgotten by those who knew him.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Pansy M. (Sheppard) MacTavish; his children, Donald MacTavish (Sonja), Beverly Frittenburg, Neil MacTavish (Caitlin) and Paula Fletcher (Donald); his grandchildren, Mia, Leonard, Amelia, Lily and Jordan; a sister-in-law, Vera MacTavish; his brother David’s daughter, Davida Scott, husband Don and children Jane and Nathan; his brother Albert’s (and Vera’s) son Craig and family; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law in the Sheppard family, Maxine (Leroy), Claude (Carolyn), Blanche (Randy) and Randy (Nancy); several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by siblings, Harold, David (late Josie), Margaret and Albert Jr.
A private family service will be held at Swan Funeral Chapel, Harvey Station, NB.
For those who wish to make a donation in memory of Grover, the family has suggested the Multiple Sclerosis Society.