He joined the CF as a vehicle technician in 1972, retiring in 1998 as a warrant officer. Postings included Germany, London Ontario and three times to CFB. Gagetown. While posted to London with 1 RCR he did two trips to Norway for winter warfare training. When posted to Gagetown he served at CFS Alert for six months and also two tours of the Golan Heights. Once in Syria and once in Israel. Upon retiring from the CF in 1998 he continued to serve as a public servant for an additional 21 years in 2019. Having lots of time on his hands he volunteered to serve on the board of directors for the Oromocto Pioneer Gardens helping with the cemetery grounds keeping. He eventually became the grounds keeping manager and now as the Vice President as well. Bill takes great pride and satisfaction in the fact that the cemetery is a beautiful place for your final resting place. 

He spent over 35 years within the Canadian Armed Forces as a Logistician occupying several positions involving purchasing goods and services and monitoring unit budgets, retiring in 2008. He served at Bases in Summerside PE, Moncton NB, Lahr Germany, Camp Borden ON, Chatham NB, Montreal and Longue-Pointe PQ and Gagetown NB. He also worked two years for a Kent store in Fredericton. After working as a primary care giver for several years, he became a member of N.B. Crime Stoppers and subsequently was asked to join the Oromocto Pioneer Gardens Cemetery Board of Directors as the treasurer, to fill the vacant position. As the treasurer, he handles all accounting and financial operations of the cemetery. His past experience will be beneficial for the future of this Cemetery and he is looking forward to becoming a proud member.

Since moving to Oromocto in 1989, she is proud to call Oromocto her home.  She currently works for the Department of National Defence at CFB Gagetown as a Program Advisor and previously worked for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for over 10 years and the Town of Oromocto for over 11 years.  Due to her personal interests in the cemetery, she decided to become a board member in June 2023.  She looks forward to seeing the cemetery grow and working with the board members that have accomplished so much on the growth of the cemetery to date.

I have been an active member ( Director ) of the OPG Cemetery Company Inc. for over 5 years. I have been involved in Sales, Maintenance, both grounds and repairs, and voting on projects
supported by Board members. My proud memory is the retaining wall and stairs at the quiet area.

In private life I spent 39 years with Electric Motor Service Co. and retiring as General Manager of our two locations. I enjoy travelling and cruising with my wife Carol Brown.

I am extremely proud to be part of the dedicated volunteers who are building and maintaining the Oromocto Pioneer Gardens Cemetery. 

Ron came to the cemetery board in the spring of 2023.  As the Engraving Coordinator, he acts as a liaison between our clients and the engraving companies for the engraving of the  niche cover plates.  He also assists the board members in ground maintenance at the cemetery.

Ron spent  15 years in the military  (1980-1995) as a Radio Operator (Signals).  He served in Calgary (twice), Lahr, Germany and Gagetown (twice).  As well, Ron did a 6 month peacekeeping tour in Cyprus (89-90). 

In 1995, Ron left the military and went on to serve another 20 years (1995-2015) as a 911 Dispatcher for the RCMP in New Brunswick.

Ross Wetmore has been a resident of Oromocto and surrounding area since 1958. 

Ross joined the board of the Oromocto Pioneer Gardens Cemetery in the spring of 2024. 

He brings over 30 years of business experience to the board and fourteen years legislative experience as an elected member of the New Brunswick Legislature, representing the riding of Gagetown Petitcodiac. During his time in the Legislative Assembly he served on various committees, most notably the Standing Committee on Public Account, Standing Committee on Crown Corporations and the Select Committee on Cannabis. Ross has also served as minister for Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries.

Ross and his wife Margaret currently reside in Devon.

CWO Dave Trainor joined the military as a Vehicle Technician in May 1991. Upon finishing recruit school in Cornwallis and second language training in St-Jean, he completed his QL3 course at CFSEME Borden. A posting to CFB Gagetown followed in 1993, where he completed his QL4 training. Upon completion of QL5 training, he was posted to 2 RCR. He was promoted to MCpl in 2002 that saw him posted to 2nd line Armored Veh in Gagetown.

In 2003, he was posted to 3 RCR at 2 CMBG Petawawa where he spent the next 3 years. He was fortunate to be part of the original Maint Pl upon the stand-up of the Canadian Special Operations Regiment in 2006, where he was employed as Sect IC, Production Sgt, and Coy Ops Sgt. In 2010, upon promotion to WO, he was posted to the Royal Canadian Dragoons where he filled such jobs as Production WO, Troop WO and Con O. After a chance meeting with RSM 2 Svc Bn, CWO Trainor found himself posted to 2 Svc Bn as Bn Ops WO in 2012.

He was promoted to MWO in 2014 where he spent a year as 2 Svc Bn ETQMS before he found himself posted back to CSOR for another two years as ET. CWO Trainor was again pulled back to 2 Svc Bn in 2017 where he was appointed as CSM Maint Coy.

He has six operational tours including Bosnia, Eritrea, Afghanistan, Kuwait and twice to Latvia as part of Op REASSURANCE.

CWO Trainor was promoted to his current rank on 10 June 2019. He subsequently spent a year at the Quality Engineering Test Establishment (QETE) in Gatineau as the Unit CWO and then back to Petawawa as the RSM of Technical Services Branch. He has recently relocated to Oromocto where he has decided to carry on the great volunteer work of his mother and father at Pioneer Gardens cemetery.