The death of Douglas Nicholas Defazio, age 84, husband of the late Pauline (Armstrong) Defazio, of Springfield, NB, occurred at the Sussex Health Centre, on January 14, 2012. He was born on January 17, 1927, in Saint John, NB, the son of the late Nicholas and Madeline (Boucher) Defazio. Doug is survived by his son Mike (Judy) of Saint John; daughters-in-law Bev and Peggy Defazio; grandchildren Tina (Lloyd) Raiche, Joe (Angela) Defazio, Tammy MacDonald, Dwayne (Laurie) Defazio, Tracy (Troy) Miller, Susan (Allan) Thibodeau and Troy Defazio; great grandchildren Michael, Marcus, Eljay, Emily, Cole, Morgan, Kelsey, Kayla, Abby, Kirk, Kayla, Samantha, Bradly, Tanisha, Joey, Abby and Ally; great-great grandchildren Marissa, Kohen and Jaxon; brothers Gerald, Raymond, Gordon, Kenny, Gary and Nicky; sisters Shirley Lester, Laura Michaud, Linda Defazio and Madeline Boudreau; several sister and brother-in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was predeceased by sons Wayne, Steve and Joseph; brothers Daniel and Ernest; sister Jessie Desruisseau. He is resting at Sherwood’s Funeral Home and Life Tribute Centre (506-839-2156), 18 Scovil Road, Norton, NB, with visitation from 3 to 5 and 6 to 8 pm., on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Funeral service, conducted by the Rev. Rob Marsh, will be held at Sherwood’s Chapel at 1:00 pm,, on Thursday, January 19, 2012. Interment will follow in St. Simon and St. Jude’s Anglican Cemetery, Belleisle Creek, NB. Personal condolences to the family may be made through www.sherwoodsfuneralhome.com