The Irving family held a public visitation service in Moncton ahead of the official funeral service in Sussex.
Irving died May 19 at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer
Victoria Walton · CBC News
· Posted: May 25, 2026 5:49 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Crowds gather in the rain outside the downtown Moncton church Monday where Robert Irving’s visitation was being held. (Victoria Walton/CBC)
The visitation for Robert K. Irving was held in Moncton on Monday, nearly a week after his death on May 19 at the age of 71.
Irving, who was co-CEO of J.D. Irving Ltd. and also founder of the Moncton Wildcats, died after a battle with cancer.
Hundreds lined up outside the First Baptist Moncton Church to pay their respects to Irving.
“You couldn’t help but like him,” said Randy Roth, who said he’s known Irving since the late 1970s when the entrepreneur first moved to Moncton.
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