Obituaries

Local Obituaries Brussels - Ontario & Blyth - Ontario, Canada.

Ralph Schade

Ralph Schade

Nov 2, 2006

Ralph �Pete� Schade of Brussels, and formerly of Wallace Township, passed away at Seaforth Community Hospital on Thursday, November 2nd, 2006. Born in Wallace Township on June 25th, 1917 Ralph was in his 90th year. Dear brother of Waldon Schade of Wiarton and Neil Schade and wife Ruth of Brussels. Also loved by his several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by...

George Mitchell

George Mitchell

Oct 18, 2006

William George Mitchell of Mitchell passed away at University Hospital, London, on Wednesday, October 18th, 2006. in his 60th year. Dear father of Shanda Mitchell and husband Tyler and Roy Cambridge and wife Melissa all of London. Dear brother of John & Joanne Mitchell of Fergus and Robert & Cathy Mitchell of Goderich. Also loved by his 4 grandchildren. Predeceased...

Ethel Brown

Ethel Brown

Oct 9, 2006

ETHEL BROWN passed away suddenly in her apartment in Paris on October 9, 2006 in her 95th year. Of Irish descent she was born October 19, 1911 in Howick Twp., Huron County. She and George Brown were married for 57 years. They moved to Gorrie in 1944. In 1948 she started as the Gorrie Correspondent for the Listowel Banner, eventually...

Margaret Eskritt

Margaret Eskritt

Oct 8, 2006

Margaret Jean (Carnegie) Eskritt of Fordwich passed away at Listowel Memorial Hospital on Sunday, October 8th, 2006. Born in Orford Township, Kent County, on December 28th, 1919, Margaret was in her 87th year. Wife of the late Garnet Eskritt. Dear mother of Dan Eskritt and his wife Betty of Ridgetown, Pete Eskritt and his wife Andrea of Wroxeter, Margaret Eskritt...

Ian VanderMeer

Ian VanderMeer

Oct 7, 2006

...our little man... Quietly on Saturday October 7th at Children�s Hospital of Western Ontario. Ian was 2 years 3months old. Ian will be forever missed by his parents Jason and Patty VanderMeer of Brussels, his big sister Julia & big brother Tyler. He was the dearly loved grandson of Julie and John Harrison of Brussels and Sharon VanderMeer of Clinton...

Mary Nichol

Mary Nichol

Sep 28, 2006

Mary Elizabeth (Stevenson) Nichol of Brussels passed away at her residence on Thursday, September 28th, 2006. Born in Grey Township on December 27th, 1926, Mary was in her 80th year. Beloved wife of the late Glenn Nichol. Dear mother of Linda Taylor of Acton and Cathy Nichol of Fort Erie and grandma to Carolyn Nichol of Denver. Dear mother-in-law of...

Winston McGrath

Winston McGrath

Sep 9, 2006

Winston Munro McGrath of Fordwich, passed away suddenly at Listowel Memorial Hospital on Saturday, September 9th, 2006 Born in Lorne Valley, PEI on April 20th, 1927, Winston was in his 80th year. Beloved husband of Jean (Foster) McGrath. Dear brother of Heath McGrath and his wife Muriel of PEI, Ted McGrath and his wife Hazel of Nova Scotia, Annabel Crane...

Helen Valeriote

Helen Valeriote

Sep 8, 2006

Helen Fern (Embree) Valeriote passed away on Friday, September 8th, 2006 at Fordwich Village Nursing Home. Born in Toronto on August 29th, 1921, Helen was in her 86th year. Beloved wife of the late Fred Valeriote. Dear sister of Wilma Martin of Orangeville, Shirley Bramhill and her husband Laverne of Palmerston, and Joan Wiklund and her husband Roy of Winnipeg....

Donald Cober

Donald Cober

Sep 8, 2006

Donald Leslie Cober of Elmira, and formerly of Howick Township, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, September 8th, 2006 at St. Mary�s Hospital, Kitchener. Born in Puslinch Township on June 2nd, 1922, Don was in his 85th year. Survived by his wife of 55 years, Kathleen (Kay) Cober , his children Douglas Cober and his wife RuthAnn...

Jean McNeil

Jean McNeil

Sep 7, 2006

Annie Jean (McCullough) of Brussels passed away peacefully at Huronlea Home for the Aged, Brussels on Thursday, September 7th, 2006. Born in Edgeley, Saskatchewan on March 17th, 1920, Jean was in her 87th year. Beloved wife of the late Jim McNeil. Dear mother of Shirley Higgins and her husband Ron of Stratford and Don McNeil and his wife Susan of...

Alice Stiles

Alice Stiles

Sep 3, 2006

Alice Llewellyn Stiles, formerly of Toronto, passed away peacefully at Seaforth Community Hospital, on Sunday, September 3rd , 2006. Alice was predeceased by her parents, William and Sarah Stiles, 2 sisters Louise Easter (Bill) and Annie Speirs, 4 brothers: Dr. William �Buster� Stiles (Edith), Joseph Stiles (Peg), Allan Stiles, Kennieth �Mac� Stiles (Muriel). Left to cherish her memory are 2...

Merle Campbell

Merle Campbell

Aug 31, 2006

Merle Ellen (Swan) Campbell, formerly of Brussels, passed away at Wingham & District Hospital, on Thursday, August 31st , 2006. Born in Hamilton on February 19th, 1933, Merle was in her 84th year. Beloved wife of the late Ben Campbell. Dear mother of Karen Campbell of London, Judy Brown and husband Vic of Osoyoos, BC, Doug Campbell and friend Marion...

Samuel Brubacher

Samuel Brubacher

Aug 24, 2006

Peacefully, on Thursday, August 24, 2006 at Palmerston Hospital, in his 60th year. Survived by his wife Martha Brubacher and 7 children: Edward (Leah) Brubacher, Alvin (Rebecca) Brubacher, both of RR#2 Clifford, Adam (Lydia) Brubacher of RR#1 Wroxeter, Minerva (Norman) Martin, Isaac (Veronica) Brubacher both of RR#1 Clifford, Hannah (Joseph) Martin of RR#1 Wroxeter and Esther at home. Also survived...

Ross Cunningham

Ross Cunningham

Aug 23, 2006

Ross Dunbar Cunningham of Brussels, passed away peacefully at Wingham & District Hospital on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006. Born in Grey Township on March 19th, 1919, Ross was in his 88th year. Beloved husband of 59 years to Anna Isobel (Ennis) Cunningham. Dear father Karen Uhler and her husband Fred of Brussels and Rick Cunningham and his wife Sue of...

Ross Knight

Ross Knight

Aug 14, 2006

Ross Douglas Knight of Wingham, and formerly of Grey Township, passed away peacefully at his residence on Monday, August 14th, 2006. Born in Grey Township on September 18th, 1928, Ross was in his 78th year. Beloved husband of 54 years to Betty (Fischer) Knight. Dear father of Warren Knight of Belgrave, Bruce Knight and his wife Jean of London, Nancy...

Barbara Ward

Barbara Ward

Aug 2, 2006

Suddenly at her residence Barbara Ann (Vallance) Ward of RR#1 Ethel passed away on Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006. Born in Palmerston on November 22nd, 1947, Barbara was in her 59th year. Beloved wife of Larry Ward. Dear mother of Anthony Ward and wife Tricia of Ethel and Sheri Machan and husband Trevor of Molesworth. Loving grandmother to Ashton, Brooklyn, Lucas,...

Hanna Ten Pas

Hanna Ten Pas

Aug 1, 2006

Peacefully with her family by her side at Ritz Lutheran Villa in Mitchell, Hanna went to be with her Lord, on Tuesday August 1st, 2006. She was in her 95th year. Beloved wife of the late Bernard TenPas Loving and Devoted mother of Hank and Agnes TenPas of Brussels, Teresa and Klaas DeVries of Listowel, Wilma and Henk Ensing of...

John McCreery

John McCreery

Jul 30, 2006

John Robert �Murray� McCreery of RR#2 Wroxeter passed away on Sunday, July 30th at Wingham & District Hospital, after a long illness. Born in Listowel on May 22nd, 1929, Murray was in his 78th year. Beloved husband of Catherine �Kay� (Callahan) McCreery. Dear brother of Jean Menzies and her husband David of RR#1 Listowel. Dear bother-in-law of Bud Callahan and...

Aaltje van Donkersgoed

Aaltje van Donkersgoed

Jul 21, 2006

Aaltje van Donkersgoed (nee Versteeg) was born on May 30, 1908 on a farm near Voorthuizen, the Netherlands. On April 22, 1932 she married Elbert van Donkersgoed, who had grown up on a farm a few kilometres away. That same year they bought "Groote Bos,� the property next to the farm on which Elbert had grown up. Their marriage of...

Wes Gallaway

Wes Gallaway

Jul 13, 2006

Wilbert Wesley Gallaway of Gorrie passed away at Braemar Retirement Centre on Thursday, July 13th, 2006. Born in Howick Township on October 1st, 1918, Wes was in his 88th year. Beloved husband of the late Audrene (Zimmerman)(Templeman) Gallaway. Dear stepfather Tom Templeman and his wife Frances and Bob Templeman and his wife Mary all of Gorrie, Don Templeman and his...