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Moncton Area Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
Serving the community since 1936 through Amateur Radio
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A silent key is a deceased amateur radio operator. Generally, silent keys are identified with their call signs and their names. The ”key” is a reference to the telegraph keys historically used to transmit information, and although the telegraph key is now largely obsolete, its status is so iconic that most people in the amateur radio community understand the reference.
Amateur radio operators have been around essentially as long as radio itself. They generally broadcast on special frequencies which have been designated for use by the amateur community, and they may use the radio in a variety of ways. All hold official licenses and designated call signs.
When an amateur radio operator dies, it may take some time for the rest of the community to become aware that he or she is now a silent key. In some cases, friends or family members of the deceased may communicate this information, and in the era of the Internet, this has been made much easier. In other instances, a prolonged period of radio silence may prompt someone to look into obituaries or news reports which could reveal the radio operator's fate.
Paraphrased from the website WiseGEEK
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Below is the official Obituary taken from the CanadaEast web site
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Harvey Epton - VE9HE
 EPTON, HARVEY - Harvey James Bruce Epton (VE9HE) passed away peacefully on June 11, 2011 surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness at The Moncton Hospital. Harvey was a member of the armed forces, an avid Ham Radio Operator, and retired from the Moncton City Police Force as a 911 dispatch operator. He is pre-deceased by his parents Rita and James Epton and his sister Donna Carruthers. He is survived by his loving wife Carol (Warren), his sister Margo (Terry), sister-in law Jean Flynn (Blair), brother in law Fred Warren (Sharon), his children Bruce (Yvette), Ann Marie (Edward), Bernadette (Jay), Albert, Marion (Eldon), Anne Marie, Sandra (Tim), Tabatha (Robert), his grandchildren, Jennifer, Jeannie, Paula, Mitchell, Kathy, Eric, Evan, Caitlin, Stacey, Stephanie, Brett, Genevieve, Kayla, and Hanna, as well as 11 great grandchildren.
There will be no funeral services as per his wishes, however donations can be made in his memory to the New Brunswick Lung Association. Funeral arrangements under the care and direction of Fair Haven Funeral Home, 1177 Salisbury Road, Moncton (506) 852-3530. A book of condolences can be signed at www.fairhavenmemorial.ca.
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Edmund J. LeBlanc, VE1EML
A long time Radio Amateur, Edmund became a Silent Key on Friday, March 25, 2011. He was aged 97 and a WW2 veteran serving in the European theatre.
Funeral service was held at 11am, Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Saint Louis-de-France Roman Catholic Church. A Remembrance Service was conducted by the Royal Canadian Legion.
Internment in Our Lady of Calvary Cemetery, Dieppe.
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Below is the official Obituary taken from the CanadaEast web site
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Edmund LeBlanc
 Edmund Joseph LeBlanc, 97, formerly of Budd Lane in Moncton, passed away on Friday March 25, 2011 at the Veterans’ Health Centre in Moncton. Born on September 1, 1913 in Saint-Paul, NB, he was the son of the late Evariste and Christine (Bourque) LeBlanc. Before his retirement, Edmund worked at Eaton’s as a shipper/receiver. He was a veteran of the Second World War and fought overseas from 1943-1945. He joined the Army with the N.B. Rangers. He served in Canada, North Atlantic area, United Kingdom and Continental Europe with the rank of Corporal. He is survived by two daughters: Carole DeVries (late John) of Sarnia and Christine LeBlanc (Dr. Jean-Bernard) of Moncton; one daughter-in-law: Anna LeBlanc (late Jim) of Ottawa; one sister: Lena Thornton of Moncton; one brother: Johnny of Moncton; three special nieces: Cheryl, Alice ’Babe’ and Sister Sandra; eight grandchildren: Brent, Ryan, Shelly, Carrie, Jeremie, Danika, Jimmy and Jeff; six great-grandchildren: Tyler, Megan, Emma, Alex, Sean and Aidan. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary (McCafferty); one son, Jim; five sisters: Vena, Mary, Millie, Dora and Mayme; three brothers: Raymond, Georges and Edward ’Ned’.
The family will receive condolences at Frenette Funeral Home, 88 Church Street, Moncton (858-1900) on Friday April 1, 2011 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral mass will be celebrated at Saint-Louis-de-France R.C. Church (Lewisville) on Saturday April 2, 2011 at 11 a.m. Interment will be in Our Lady of Calvary, Dieppe. The Royal Canadian Legion will hold a service of remembrance on Friday April 1, 2011 at 3:50 p.m. at the funeral home. In memory of Edmund, a contribution may be made to the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont Hospital Foundation (Veterans’ Health Center). The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude towards the caregivers and staff at the Veterans’ Health Centre for their excellent care provided to their father and grandfather for the past three years.
www.frenettefuneralhome.com
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