Obituaries

Edgar, Chris

Jessie “Christine” Edgar, passed away peacefully at her home, February 19th, 2020, after finally deciding six years of cancer fighting was long enough.  When she was first diagnosed, she was told she had about three years to live, but those that knew her well aren’t surprised that she was too stubborn to give in before she was good and ready...and had received at least one full year of her old age pension!

Chris was a mother, grandmother, sister and friend, born January ... [more]

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Joseph Clifford Arsenault, of Holstein, passed away at Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest, on Friday, February 14^th, 2020 in his 79^th year. Loving father of Margaret and her husband Tim, Sue and her husband Paul, and Trevor and his partner Fiona. Sadly missed by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Ivan, Ada and her husband Victor, Doreen and her husband Norman, and brother-in-law of Dora.  Fondly remembered by his extended family and friends in both Canada ... [more]

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Wayne Edward King, of Ayton, passed away peacefully at Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest after a brief illness on Wednesday, February 12^th, 2020 in his 56^th year. Beloved husband of Beth Haines. Cherished son of Margaret King and the late Grant King, and step-son of Ron Campbell. Loving step-father of Erin and her husband Matt Holliday, and Matthew Haines and his wife Sara. Special Grandpa Wayne to Violet and Weston Holliday and Griffin and Foster Haines. Dear brother-in-law of ... [more]

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Eddie Alfred Earl Markle, of Mount Forest, passed away at Strathcona Long Term Care, Mount Forest, on Sunday, February 2^nd, 2020 in his 57^th year. Loving brother of Jean Colton and her husband Bill of Arthur and Joan Markle of Mount Forest. Fondly remembered by his aunts Elva Reeves and Verna Markle, nieces, nephews and their families. Predeceased by his parents Earl and Dell Markle. A funeral service celebrating Eddie’s life will be held at the England Funeral Home, 294 Main Street ... [more]

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Norma Effie Kathleen Spahr (nee Alles), of Mount Forest, passed away at Guelph General Hospital, Guelph, on Tuesday, January 28^th, 2020 in her 75^th year. Beloved wife of the late Lloyd Spahr. Loving mother of Susan Spahr and her husband John Fenner, Sharon Spahr and her husband Dan Dickson, and Sandy Spahr. Cherished grandmother of Samantha, Tyler, Melissa and her partner Easton, Karen and her partner Alex, and Jevin. Dear sister of John Alles and his wife Mary, and Donovan Reay and ... [more]

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Brian Donald Watson, of Holstein and formerly of Erin and Burlington, passed away at Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest surrounded by loved ones after a 2 year battle with cancer on Saturday, January 25^th, 2020 at the age of 59.  Best friend for 43 years and loving husband to Marie (nee Cunning) of 38 years.  Beloved son of Sally (nee Burns) and the late Donald Watson.  Loving brother of Beverly Lipiec.  Amazing father of Jennifer (Rob), Holly (Joshua), Samuel (Kayla), and Katherine (Bill).  ... [more]

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Lynn Brown (nee Waters), of Mount Forest, passed away peacefully with family by her side, at Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest, on Tuesday, January 21^st, 2020 in her 65^th year. Beloved wife of Ted Brown. Dear mother of Jared Brown and his partner Melissa and Dustin Brown and his wife Stacey. Cherished grandmother of Alice, Clara and Jesse. Loving daughter of Dorothy and the late Wilbur Waters, and sister of Donna and her husband Jim Bowden. Daughter-in-law of Dorothy and the late ... [more]

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Kenneth William Orr, of Mount Forest, passed away at Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest, on Thursday, January 16^th, 2020 in his 67^th year. Beloved husband of Christine Orr (nee Hrycajczuk). Loving father of Sherry and her husband Shawn Leibold, Allan Orr and his wife Bernadette and Andrew Orr. Cherished grandfather of Connor and Paige Leibold and Grayson, Preston and Kennedy Orr. Dear son of Doreen and the late Bill Orr and brother of Kathryn Orr. Predeceased by parents-in-law Antonia ... [more]

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Helen passed away peacefully with her family by her side, in the care of Louise Marshall Hospital, in Mount Forest. Helen will be deeply missed by her three children Claus, Helmut (Nathalie), and Heidi (Stephen). She will be remembered with love by her grandchildren Dustin, Andrea, Stephanie, Samantha and Benjamin.  The family would like to thank all the physicians, nursing, and support staff at Louise Marshall Hospital involved in her care. It made Helen’s final days ones of peace, comfort and dignity. ... [more]

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Norman “Poppy” Leslie Dunn, of Mount Forest, passed away at Royal Terrace, Palmerston, on Monday, January 6^th, 2020 in his 88^th year. Beloved husband of Alma Dunn (nee Slater). Loving father of Karen and her husband Derek Hankinson and Tracey and her husband Ken Sivill. Cherished grandfather of Devon, Brittany and her husband Spencer, Rachel, Ian and great-grandfather of Everett. Remembered by extended family and friends.  Cremation has taken place. A celebration of Norman’s life ... [more]

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George Blair McLeod Neal, of Mount Forest, passed away at his residence on Thursday, January 2^nd, 2020 in his 86^th year. Loving father of Scott Neal and David Southwell and his wife Debbie. Cherished grandfather of Alexander, Morgan, Jaysa-Lynn and Christian. Fondly remembered by sister Anna Beth Stewart, brother Mitchell Neal, extended family and friends. Predeceased by his son Adam Neal and his brothers Raymond, Delbert, Mac, Ross and Doug. Friends may call at the England Funeral Home, ... [more]

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Colin Frank Daniel Lewis, of Mount Forest, passed away at his residence on Friday, December 27^th, 2019 in his 81^st year. Beloved husband of Jean Lewis (nee Conroy). Loving father of Martin Lewis and his wife Sheila and Gary Lewis and his wife Lisa. Cherished grandfather of William Knibb and his wife Becky, Michael Herr and his wife Kaitlyn, Sarah Herr, Kirsten and her husband Michael Hinz, Katelyn and her husband Alex Priddle, Karlie, Gavin, Kassandra, Garrason and Graydon Lewis and ... [more]

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Marion Margaret Hopkins (nee Ferguson), of Mount Forest, passed away at the Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest on Saturday, December 21^st, 2019 in her 87^th year.  Beloved wife of Doug Hopkins.  Loving mother of Bruce Hopkins and his wife Marianne of Burlington, and Jennifer Hopkins and her husband Man Sang Wong of Toronto.  Cherished grandmother of Genevieve, Alexandra, Wen and Effie.  Dear sister of Alan Ferguson and his late wife Barbara, and Peter Ferguson and his wife Sheila.  ... [more]

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Norma Jean Way (nee Leith) passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest on Saturday, December 14^th, 2019 in her 97^th year.  Predeceased by her husband Sydney Way.  Cherished mother of Rick Way and his wife Lynn of Didsbury, Alberta, Linda Waldow of Fergus, Deb Buck of Didsbury, Alberta, Jan and her husband Barry Hubbert of Sundridge, Cindy and her husband David Graham of Holstein, and Terry Way and his wife Claire of Warwick, England.  ... [more]

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Dorothy Eliza Reid (nee Sutherland), of Mount Forest, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, November 28^th, 2019 in her 94^th year. Beloved wife of the late Elwyn Reid for 49 years.  Mother of Ross and his wife Elizabeth (O’Brecht) of Southampton, Robert and his wife Jennifer (Clunas) of Durham, and Sharon and her husband Gary Martin of Cochrane. Much loved grandmother of 7 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Dear sister of Mabel and her late husband Eldon Deacon, Shirley ... [more]

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Sandra Lynn Clements (nee Cross), of Ayton, Ontario, passed away peacefully at Hospice Wellington, Guelph on November 24^th, 2019. She was 62 years young. Loving wife of Tony-Dean Clements, sister of Wendi Cross and her husband Don Kamin (Rochester NY), Kathi Cross and her partner Betsy Spaulding (Vancouver, BC), and Ron Cross and his wife Karren Collins (Little Britain, Ont). Sandi’s nieces and nephews, Hannah, Matthew, Samantha, Danielle and Max, will deeply miss an extraordinarily loving and ... [more]

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Ralph Clifford Walster, of Mount Forest, passed away at the Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest, on Friday, November 22^nd, 2019 in his 77^th year. Beloved husband of Diane Walster (nee Davidson). Loving father of Sheila (Steve), Patsy (Terry), Ralph (Dawnee), Charlene (Darwin) and David (Tammy). Fondly remembered by his many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and siblings. Cremation has taken place. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to Diabetes Canada would be appreciated ... [more]

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Mary “Sylvia” Hoffman (nee Long), of Mount Forest, passed away at Hospice Wellington, Guelph on Thursday, November 14^th, 2019 in her 88^th year. Beloved wife of the late George Hoffman (2006). Sylvia will be remembered by her son Todd Hoffman (Catherine), brother Currie Long (Pat), aunt Jean Way, uncle Bob Leith (Barb), many cousins and nieces, as well as numerous friends in Mount Forest and London Ontario. Sylvia was born in Holstein, Ontario to Inez (nee Leith) and William Long.  ... [more]

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Carole Elizabeth Amaral (nee Boardman), of Mount Forest, passed away at the Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest on Friday, November 1^st, 2019 in her 78^th year.  Beloved wife of Jack Amaral.  Loving mother of Sandy and her husband Dave Desmarais of London, Kim and her husband Herb Gibson of Mount Forest, Kevin Amaral and his wife Lylah of Waterloo, and Dorothy Chapman and her partner Mike Leblanc of New Brunswick.  Cherished grandmother of Adrian Desmarais and Lynn, Eric Desmarais ... [more]

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Ruth Louise Orchard (nee Gray), of Mount Forest and formerly of Holstein, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, at Royal Terrace Long Term Care, Palmerston on Friday, October 25^th, 2019 in her 100^th year. Beloved wife of the late Lloyd Orchard. Loving mother of Judy and her husband Bill Gerber and Dawn and her husband Jim MacEachern. Cherished grandmother of Britt and her husband Greg Chisholm, Dee-Ann and her husband Bob Becker, Jaye and her husband Keith Trask, Ashlee and her ... [more]

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James William Hamblin, of Mount Forest, passed away at the Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest, on Wednesday, October 23^rd, 2019 in his 79^th year. Beloved husband of Jean Hamblin (nee Wilson). Loving father of Alison and her husband Clayton Robertson, and Gillian Hamblin. Cherished grandfather of Angus and Malcolm Robertson. Dear brother of Leslie Hamblin and his wife Heranush. Predeceased by sister Doris Sallery. Cremation has taken place. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations ... [more]

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Maximillian Felix Zohorsky, of Mount Forest and formerly of Shelburne, and Montreal, passed away peacefully at the Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest on Sunday, October 20^th, 2019 in his 89^th year. Beloved husband and best friend of Lydia Zohorsky (nee Kudla) for 68 years. Loving father of Judy and her husband Rick Donnelly, Joanne and her husband Bruce Hodgson, Teresa Zohorsky and her husband Dave Zago, Neil Zohorsky and his wife Suzanne. Cherished grandfather of Ryan, Jon, Andrew, ... [more]

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Rosemary Lorraine Thoms (nee O’Brecht) of Guelph, and formerly of Mount Forest, passed away at Guelph General Hospital, Guelph on Tuesday, October 15^th, 2019 in her 74^th year. Beloved wife of the late Tony Thoms. Loving mother of Lori Gierling and her husband Bob, Anthony Thoms and Danielle Thoms. Loving grandmother of Sarah and Chloe Gierling. Dear sister of Elizabeth Reid and her husband Ross, Larry “Butch” O’Brecht and his wife Helen, Judi McDougall and her husband Dwight, ... [more]

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Heaven gained another angel today, Dean Everett Ferguson, of Shelburne, passed away at Dufferin Oaks Long Term Care, Shelburne on Sunday, October 6^th, 2019 in his 93^rd year. Beloved husband of the late Margaret Ferguson (2012). Dear father of Dorothy Terry (Edward 2017) of Thornton, Gordon Ferguson (Nancy 2007) of Goderich, Larry Ferguson (Marry Ellen) of Cheltenham, Kennie Ferguson (Judy) of Guelph and Isabel Carr (George 2017) of Temagmi. Cherished Grandpa of Jeannette (Jamie), Pam ... [more]

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Linda Catherine Marshall, of Mount Forest, passed away at her residence on Saturday, September 28^th, 2019 in her 73^rd year. Fondly remembered by her sisters, extended family and friends. Predeceased by her parents Jack and Noreen Marshall. Cremation has taken place. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to Cancer Patient Services would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements entrusted to the England Funeral Home, Mount Forest. [more]

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