Obituaries

Ammerman, Wallace 'Wally'; of RR #4, Mount Forest passed away at Caressant Care, Harriston on Saturday February 10, 2007. He was 81. Survived by sisters Velda Allen & husband Harvel of Hanover and Vera Orr of Kincardine. Also survived by sisters-in-law Wilma Ammerman of RR #4, Mount Forest, Elsie Ammerman of Hamilton and Norma Smith & husband Paul of Port Rowan and many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. Predeceased by parents George & Janet (Kirby) Ammerman, brothers Earl, Arthur, Wilbert ... [more]

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Forschner, Gisela; at Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest on Thursday February 8, 2007. Gisela Sophie (Hofmann) Forschner of Mount Forest in her 80th year. Beloved wife of August Forschner. Loved mother of Udo Veidemanis & wife Diane of Island Grove, Mark Veidemanis & wife Sheryll of Mount Forest, Charles Forschner of Mount Forest and Peter Forschner & wife Cheryl of St. Catharines. Loving grandmother of John, Viktor, Katie and Amber. Dear sister of Werner Hofmann of Germany. Friends may call at the Hendrick ... [more]

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Duncan, Kenneth; at Saugeen Valley Nursing Centre, Mount Forest on Thursday February 1, 2007. Kenneth George Duncan of Mount Forest, formerly of Grand Valley in his 71st year. Beloved husband of Myrna Duncan. Loved father of Tammy Glassford & husband Kent of Grand Valley, Lorena Wilson & husband Alan of Riverview, Matthew Cormier & wife Erin of Orangeville and Tonya Duncan of Fergus. Grandfather of Brock, Jason, Trevor, Cole, Jesse, Braydon, Jade, Kirsten, Brianna, Brooke, Tasha, Clint and Brodie. Survived ... [more]

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Tally, Earl; suddenly as the result of an accident in Varney on Thursday January 25, 2007. Earl Gordon Tally of Mount Forest in his 79th year. Beloved husband of Jewel (Fairbrother) Tally. Loved father of Ron Tally & wife Mary of Walkerton, Maureen Wilkins & husband Bob of Dungannon, Patricia Webb & husband Tony of Burlington, Curtis Tally & wife Kathy of Dundas and Dean Tally & Kanisa of Woodbridge. Loving grandfather of Chris, Glenn, Robin, Catherine, Steven, Melissa, Stephen, Megan, Bryan, Jessie and Branden ... [more]

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Thorp, Stanley; at Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest on Wednesday January 24, 2007. Stanley Gordon Thorp of RR #4, Mount Forest in his 78th year. Beloved husband of Joan (Roffey) Thorp. Loved father of Jim Thorp & wife Valerie of Newmarket, Susan Thorp & husband Michael Marchand of Calgary, David Thorp & wife Anne of Penticton, B.C., Mike Thorp & wife Hetty of Mount Forest and Pat Thorp & husband Cornelius Eyermans of Courtice. Loving grandfather of Jeremy, Tyler, Nicole, Tammy, Karl and Miranda. Great ... [more]

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Vella, Jackie; at Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest on Friday January 19, 2007. Jackie Vella of Mount Forest in her 82nd year. Beloved wife of Fred Vella. Dear sister-in-law of Mary Phillips of Arthur, Frank Vella & wife Cathy of Bancroft, Joseph Vella of Oshawa, Lena Davis & husband Richard of Toronto, Edward Vella & wife Jean of Toronto and Father John Vella of Midland. Jackie is also survived by her many nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place. A Service of Remembrance will be held at the Hendrick ... [more]

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Rawn, Ruth; at University Hospital, London on Friday January 12, 2007. Ruth Naomi (Smith) Rawn of Mount Forest in her 75th year. Beloved wife of the late Lloyd Rawn. Loved mother of Richard Rawn of Mount Forest and friend Sandra Black and Colleen Gow & husband Richard of Waterloo. Loving grandmother of Nicole Gow of Waterloo. Dear sister of Doug Smith & wife Kathy of Orillia and James Smith of Orillia. Survived also by her many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by brothers Theodore Smith and Robert Smith and ... [more]

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Parker, James 'Jim'; Suddenly at his home on Saturday January 6, 2007. Jim Parker of Mount Forest in his 84th year. Beloved husband of the late Barbara (McCabe) Parker. Loved father of Raymond Parker & wife Marion of Mount Forest, Ronald Parker & his friend Mary of Kitchener, Richard Parker & his wife Maxine of RR #1 Priceville, David Parker & his wife Heather of RR #1, Arva and Scott Parker & his wife Amy of RR #1, Harriston. Loving grandfather of Trudy, Jeff & Amanda, Brett, Ryan, Michael, Kathryn, ... [more]

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Hawkes, Evelyn 'Eva'; at Grand River Hospital, Kitchener on Friday January 5, 2007 Evelyn (Smith) Hawkes of RR #2, Clifford, formerly of Toronto in her 69th year. Beloved wife of George Hawkes. Loved mother of George Hawkes Jr. of Waterloo. Loving grandmother of Michael Hawkes and Christy Hawkes of Waterloo. Dear sister of Helen Smith of Toronto and Joe Smith & wife Joanne of Aurora. Aunt of Joey Smith & wife Ginger of Keswick and Christine Terin & husband Craig of Newmarket. Predeceased by parents ... [more]

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Gerber, Gerald; at Tillsonburg & District Memorial Hospital on Wednesday January 3, 2007. Gerald Gordon Gerber of Tillsonburg, formerly of Mount Forest in his 62nd year. Predeceased by his parents John & Ethel Gerber. Dear brother of Rose Hewitt of Guelph, Helen Knarr & husband Leonard of Linwood, John Gerber & wife Rita of Elora, Jim Gerber & Ev Howe of Mount Forest, Bill Gerber & wife Judy of Mount Forest and Laverne Gerber of Guelph. Brother-in-law of Betty Gerber of Mount Forest. Predeceased by infant ... [more]

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Drimmie, Islay; at Saugeen Valley Nursing Centre, Mount Forest on Thursday December 28, 2006. Islay Page (Sim) Drimmie of Mount Forest in her 92nd year. Beloved wife of the late Russell Drimmie. Loved mother of Jack Drimmie & wife Ruth of Holstein, Eleanor Fintelman of Stouffville, Betty Sizer & husband Bill of Mount Forest and Pauline DeCaire & husband Peter of London. Loving grandmother of 10 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Dear sister-in-law of Barbara Sim of Guelph and Raymond Drimmie of Flesherton. ... [more]

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Holliday, Emmerson; Suddenly in Mount Forest on Saturday December 23, 2006. Emmerson Mervin Holliday in his 75th year. Beloved partner and best friend of Marie (Nessner) Hamilton for 25 years. Loved father of Valerie Holliday & husband Rob Kremer of Oakville, Dwayne Holliday of Simcoe, Sharon Dillon & husband Tim of Florida, Lynn Lockhart of Alliston, Shari Hamilton of Oakville and Ryan Hamilton & wife Robin of Hanover. Loving grandfather of 12 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Survived by his sister ... [more]

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KEWIN, Ken (1928 - 2006). Died peacefully in his sleep on December 15, 2006 at the age of 78, surrounded by his family. Ken will be sadly missed, but never forgotten, by his wife, Maxine (Grant), daughters Corinne, Jane, Susan and Nancy, and son Douglas, and by his son-in-laws Greg, Doug, and Brian, and grandchildren Malcolm, Sam, Daryn, and Kevin, as well as his sisters Gwyn and Daphne. Ken remained sharp as a whip right to the end. Now, finally someone else in the family can win at Hearts. Sincere thanks ... [more]

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Long, Doris; at Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest on Monday December 11, 2006. Doris Freda (Holmes) Long of Holstein in her 78th year. Beloved wife of Harold Long. Loved mother of Sheri Maxted & husband Bruce of Hanover. Loving grandmother of Heather Maxted of Port Hope and Scott Maxted of Hanover. Dear sister-in-law of Dorothy Aitken of Waterloo, Bev Long & wife Jean of Northern, Ontario, Mona Bell of Mount Forest, Laverne Long & Thelma Vanner of Palmerston, Bob Long & wife Marion of Listowel, Paul ... [more]

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Moore, James; at South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Walkerton on Monday December 4, 2006. James Robert Moore of Mount Forest in his 81st year. Beloved husband of Ardeane (Wass) Moore. Loved father of Nancy Small & husband Les of Mount Forest, Scott Moore & Hope of Listowel, Karen Coburn & husband Jeff of Mount Forest. Barb Drake & husband Dave of Ingersoll and Tracy Gualtieri & husband Joe of Stoney Creek. Loving grandfather of Steven & wife Sheila, Aaron & Melissa, Matt & Marj, Mary-Anne & Gerry, Rob & Kim, ... [more]

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WATSON, Charles John - Of Mount Forest, Ont. died suddenly Nov. 20, 2006 in Regina, Sask. He is survived by daughter Cierra Lyanna Watson, age 25, son Charles Harald Laredo Watson,VI age 23, father Charles Ferguson Watson IV, step-mother Bonnie Lynette Watson, sister Shirley Watson Foote, step-brothers Scott Morgan and Gregory Morgan, and Wriggles Watson, the beloved family dog. Predeceased by daughter Cheyenne Lyannan, and mother Ethel Gandy Watson. Born in Toronto Feb. 18, 1954, and raised in Peel Village, ... [more]

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Bain, Donald; at his home in Mount Forest on Thursday November 16, 2006. Donald Carmichael Bain his 74th year. Beloved husband and best friend of Lorraine (Gravelle) Bain. Loved father of Cheryl O?Brien & husband Gary of Shelburne, Bryan Bain & wife Lilly of Cambridge, Kristyn Franklin & husband Trevor of Moorefield, Gavin Bain of Guelph and step-daughter Samantha Gravelle of Mount Forest. Grandfather of Christopher & wife Connie, Laura, Sarah, Ashley, Cameron, Tyler, Keely and Little Ben. Great grandfather ... [more]

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Gilmartin, Joan; at Wellington Terrace, Elora on Tuesday November 14, 2006. Joan Kathleen Gilmartin of Elora, formerly of Toronto in her 81st year. Dear sister of Geraldine O'Brecht of Elora, Mary Occomore of Guelph, Ruth Hunkeler & husband Al of Kitchener, Fran Witteveen & husband Peter of Elora, Rosalind Maguire of Burlington & Connor Maguire of Niagara Falls and Jack Gilmartin & Stella Service of Calgary. Joan is survived by her many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents James & Rose Gilmartin ... [more]

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Knickmann, Fritz; at Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest on Sunday November 5, 2006. Fritz Knickmann of Mount Forest in his 77th year. Beloved husband of Anneliese (Sinemus) Knickmann and the late Ruth (Imort) Knickmann. Loved father of Dagmar Smith & husband Garf of Mount Forest and Rainer Knickmann of Mount Forest. Proud Opa of Danielle Smith & fianc_e Jeremy of Toronto and Aaron Smith and friend Jessica of Mount Forest. Friends may call at the Hendrick Funeral Home, Mount Forest on Tuesday from 2:00 ... [more]

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Tetu, Alice; at Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest on Wednesday October 11, 2006. Alice Swanston (Renwick) Tetu of Mount Forest in her 88th year. Beloved wife of the late Hector Tetu. Dear mother of Glenn Tetu and wife Karen of Oakville and Brian Tetu of Mount Forest. Sister-in-law of Rosemary Renwick of Ottawa. Predeceased by sisters Mary McCallum & husband Mac, Dorothy Morgan & husband Bob, Ann Marshall & husband Cal and brother Robert Renwick. Cremation has taken place. A private family graveside memorial ... [more]

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Pletsch, Walter; at Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest on Saturday September 9, 2006. Walter Alexander Pletsch of Mount Forest in his 98th year. Beloved husband of the late Edith (Hunt) Pletsch. Loved father of Don Pletsch & wife Helen of Markdale, Doug Pletsch & wife Vera of Guelph, Russ Pletsch & wife Ruth of Clifford and Bert Pletsch & wife Louise of Waterloo. Loving grandfather of 8 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Brother-in-law of Myrtle Pletsch of Walkerton. Survived also by his nieces ... [more]

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Yake, Archie; at his home in Elmira on Sunday September 3, 2006. Archie Yake in his 66th year. Loved brother of Ben Yake and wife Joanne of Burford, Joan Graham of Brampton, Mary Greig of Orangeville, Alex Yake & wife Annie of Mount Forest and Islay Yake and husband Dennis McCann of Streetsville. Father of Lindell Cumming & husband Steve of Oshawa and grandfather of Cameron and Tyler. Former husband of Delores Sokoloski of Lucknow. Archie is also survived by his many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his ... [more]

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Stroud, Brian; at Stratford General Hospital on Thursday August 31, 2006. Brian A. Stroud of RR #6, Mount Forest in his 66th year. Beloved husband of Sarah (McDonald) Stroud. Loved father of Sally Brouwer & husband Nick of RR #6, Mount Forest, Suzy Stroud of Parry Sound, Brian Stroud Jr. & wife Kim of Burlington and Sean Stroud & wife Tina of Mount Forest. Loving grandfather of Brian & wife Kate, Nick, Matt, Bryan, Bradely, Brandan, Elise and Hailey. Dear brother of Brian Wright & wife Gail of Calabogie, ... [more]

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Kerr, Emma; at Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest on Tuesday August 15, 2006. Emma Frances (Feairs) Kerr of Mount Forest in her 90th year. Beloved wife of the late Ernest Kerr. Loved mother of Verna Hiller & Ron Rieder of Oliphant, Bob Kerr & wife Connie of Kenilworth, Janet Porter & husband Jim of Oliphant, Linda Rice & husband Jim of Proton Township and Ron Kerr of Mount Forest. Mother-in-law of Jim Seifried of Elora. Sister of Lizzie Hunter of Arthur and sister-in-law of Josie Feairs and Evelyn Feairs. ... [more]

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Binns, Beatrice, at The Elliott Community, Guelph on Thursday July 27, 2006. Jane Elizabeth Beatrice 'Bea' (Smith) Binns formerly of Mount Forest in her 96th year. Wife of the late Frederick Binns. Dear sister of Norma Cockburn and her husband Jack of Mount Forest. Loved aunt of Brenda Snider of Guelph, Dianne Fidler, Lianne Fidler, Tara Holmes and Aidan Holmes, all of Salt Spring Island, BC. Predeceased by sisters Ilena Fox and Hazel Snider and her parents Elijah and Lottie Smith. Friends may call ... [more]

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