BREWER, Ernest B. "Sonny" - 76, Mill Cove, passed away at home. Born in Glace Bay, he was a son of the late Albert Edward Sr. and Edwina L. (Turner) Brewer. Ernie was retired from the civil service in HMC Dockyard as an electrical specifications writer. He is survived by brother, Albert (Linda), Dartmouth; sisters, Isabel (Kenny) MacKenzie, Musquodoboit Harbour; Laura Currie, Edwina Moore, both of Dartmouth; stepdaughters, Linda (Bill) Martin, Lower Sackville; Patricia Kennedy (Glen King), Halifax; Joan Harrison, Dartmouth; stepsons, Frank Shortell, Oromocto, N.B.; William Daoust, Dartmouth; grandchildren, Reg, Stacey, Karen, Daniel, Barbara, Julie, Lauren, Grant, Ian; great-grandson, Billy. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Joan Marie Shortell. The family will receive visitors 1-3 p.m. Thursday, April 20, in Ronald A. Walker Funeral Home, in the family reception area lower level, 13549 Peggy's Cove Rd., Tantallon. A private family burial will be held in St. James Anglican Church Cemetery, Fox Point, Rev. Jim Greene officiating. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. On-line condolences can be made at: www.rawalker.ca