Weldon C. Mosher saved Rebecca R. Blakeney from burning, Head of Jeddore, Nova Scotia, July 22, 1975. Rebecca, 10 months, was strapped in a baby carrier in the rear seat of an automobile which her mother backed against a concrete abutment. As gasoline from the punctured fuel tank ignited and flames rose five feet at the rear of the automobile, the mother got out and screamed for help. Mosher, 43, construction foreman, ran to the vehicle and got into the front seat as flames spread along the side of the automobile. He reached into the rear compartment, unbuckled a strap holding Rebecca, lifted her from the carrier, and emerged from the automobile, which very soon afterward was engulfed in flames.
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Obituary
Mosher, Weldon Cameron – age 92 of Musquodoboit Harbour, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on August 18, 2024 in Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital.
Born in Musquodoboit Harbour, he was a son of the late Cameron and Hazel (Bond) Mosher.
Weldon enjoyed camping, jam sessions, family gatherings, going to the local dances, playing snooker and pool. He was a lifetime member of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 161, Gaetz Brook from where he received his 50-year pin. He served with the RCAF from 1951-1965. Following his time in the military, he went on to a career with O.P. Mosher and Sons where he was employed as a maintenance foreman looking after the heavy equipment. On July 22, 1975, he received the Carnegie Medal for act of heroism rescuing a 10-month old from a burning vehicle. Weldon was honored to be selected to do the final salute at the Cenotaph Remembrance Day Service in Porters Lake. While living in Upper Musquodoboit, he had been a member of the Volunteer Fire Department and Musquodoboit Valley Lions Club.
He will always be loved and missed by his children, Laurie (Wendy), Darlene (Carter), Darrell (Rosalyn); daughter-in-law, Lisa; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; goddaughter, Tanya (Brian) Bowser; several nieces and nephews; and sister-in-law, Olive Luddington.
He was predeceased by his wife, Maxine (Parks); sons, Brian and Anthony; companion and friend, Betty Crittenden. As the last surviving member of his family, he was predeceased by siblings, Marion, Kenneth, Roy and Ruby.