passed away with her brother Joe at her side at St. Mary’s Hospital in Kitchener, Ontario on October 23, 2006 in her 62nd year.
Daughter of the late Elmer & Hazel Firth. Wife of the late Frank Hnilo. Mother of Tammy & Maire Hnilo.
Grandmother of Ashley, Mandy & Clinton. Dear sister of Joe & Bonnie (Deceased 2006) Firth, sister of Marilyn (Deceased 2006) and David McCracken. Dear friend and common-law wife of Don Desroches.
A memorial service will be held at Grand Valley United Church on Friday October 27, 2006 at 2PM. Interment at Grand Valley cemetery to follow.
As expressions of sympathy donations to the Lung Association would be appreciated by the family. Cards available by calling the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St. Kitchener (519)749-8467.
Delphine Wahl
passed away peacefully on Monday, October 23, 2006 at K-W Health Center of Grand River Hospital at the age of 88.
Beloved wife of the late Harry Wahl (1984). Loving mother of Joan Kron and her husband Larry of Maryhill, Carol Marcynuk and her husband Peter of Breslau, Glen Wahl and his wife Madelaine and Bruce Wahl and his wife Nina all of Manitoulin Island.
Grandmother of David Kron (Wanda), Susan Schierholtz (Greg), Peter Kron (Karen), Larry Kron (Laurie), Jackie Fortin (Jean), John Marcynuk, Joleen Kostakis (George), Jeff Wahl (Kathy), Craig Wahl (Carol) Kevin Wahl (Rachel), Amanda Wahl and Julie Brown (Darren).
Great Grandmother of 19 great grandchildren. Dear sister of Wayne Schlegel and his wife Terry of RR # 1 Elora and Olive Reichert of Kitchener.
Predeceased by her; brother, Elmer Schlegel; sisters, Irene Leslie and Shirley Cronin; and two brothers and one sister in infancy.
Delphine’s family will receive relatives and friends from 2-4 and 7-9pm Thursday and from 10-10:45am Friday at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467. Funeral service will be held at 11am on Friday, October 27, 2006 in the Chapel of the funeral home, followed by a reception.
Rev. William Anderson officiating.
Interment at Memory Gardens cemetery.
As expressions of sympathy, donations to the charity of your choice would be greatly appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home).
Eileen Massel
Massel, Eileen; passed away peacefully with her family by her side on October 20, 2006 at Forest Heights Long Term Care Center at the age of 91.
Beloved wife of the late Harvey Massel (1982). Loving mother of Sandra Reinhart and Barbara Fritz and her husband Ralph, all of Waterloo. Dear grandmother of Greg Fritz and his wife Kelly, Michael Fritz and his wife Joanne, Maureen Linton and her husband Peter, Rick Reinhart, Jennifer Villemaire and her husband Mark and Bryan Reinhart and his wife Barbara. Cherished great grandmother of Jonathan, Joseph & Cara Fritz, Blake & Kurtis Linton, Ainsley & Kaitlyn Reinhart, Jessica & Sarah Villemaire and Fiona and Julien Reinhart. Survived by her sister Marcie Olsen. Predeceased by her parents Alex and Josephine Martz her brother Edgar Martz and her close friend Dolores McCash.
Eileen retired from Canadian Blower & Forge in 1983. She received the Ontario Hospital Volunteer Association Award at St. Mary’s General Hospital for her outstanding service. Eileen was a member at St. John’s R. C. Church, Lector & Eucharistic Minister at St. John’s. She was also a member of the K-W China Guild.
Prayers will be offered in the Henry Walser Funeral Home Chapel at 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 (507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467) followed by procession to St. John’s R. C. Church (85 Strange St. Kitchener) for Funeral Mass at 11 a.m.
Interment at Woodland cemetery followed by a luncheon at the Henry Walser Funeral Home.
Memorial donations to the Alzheimer’s Society would be appreciated by the family.
Rosa Gabriel
passed away peacefully to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, at the age of 92 years.
Loving aunt of many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great nieces and great-great nephews.
Rosa’s family will receive relatives and friends on Friday from 2-4 p.m. & 7-9 p.m. at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467. Parish prayers will be held at 8 p.m.
Prayers will be offered in the funeral home on Saturday, October 21, 2006 at 9:30 am followed by procession to Our Lady of Fatima Church (300 Simeon St., Kitchener) for the funeral mass at 10 a.m. Cremation to follow.
As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home).
Joseph Kowall
passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital on Monday, October 16, 2006 at the age of 84.
Beloved husband of the late Jean May (nee Halford) Kowall (February 14, 2006).
Dear father of Gord Kowall his wife Beth and Dale and her husband Rick Karges all of Kitchener. Loving grandfather to Ryan, Darren, Lynsey, Lucas, Dane and Kaytlin. Great-grandfather to Mike and Brianna. Dear brother of Edward.
Joseph will be missed by his nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by brothers, Eugene, Bill, Peter, Alex and Mero.
Joseph’s family will receive relatives and friends from 12-12:45 PM on Saturday, October 21, 2006 at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener 749-8467 followed by a Funeral Service in the chapel of the funeral home at 1PM.
Rev. Dr. Das Sydney of Highland Baptist Church officiating.
Interment will take place at Williamsburg cemetery following the reception at the funeral home.
As expressions of sympathy donations to the Alzheimer Society of K-W would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home).
Pierrette Groulx
GROULX, Pierrette - At the Cornwall Community Hospital - McConnell Site on Thursday, July 12, 2007. Pierrette Irène (Prevost) Groulx of Belvedere Crescent; age 67 years. Beloved wife of Luc Groulx. Dear mother of Daniel Groulx (Françoise) of St. Catharines and Christine Groulx (Joel Nunez) of Cornwall. Loving grandmother of Kathryn and Justin Groulx. Dear daughter of the late Euclide Prevost and the late Jeanne (Lavigne) Prevost. Dear sister of Marc Prevost (Céline) of Québec City, Jocelyn Keough (Brian) and Lucille Browarczyk (Klaus) both of Orleans. Special thank you to Dr. M.J. Randlett and Holly Dufresne for their special care. The family will be in attendance at Lahaie & Sullivan Cornwall Funeral Homes, East Branch, 614 First Street East (613-933-2841) from 2 p.m. Monday. A Memorial Mass will be held on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 in St. Peter's Church at 2 p.m. The family will be in attendance from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and from 12:30 p.m. until time of Funeral on Tuesday. As expressions of sympathy, Memorial Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family.
Charlene Howells
HOWELLS, Charlene - At the Janet MacDonell Pavilion on Sunday, July 15, 2007. Charlene Agatha (Taillon) Howells of Glengarry Boulevard; age 46 years. Beloved wife of Phil Howells. Dear mother of John Edward Taillon of Cornwall and dear step-mother of Penny Howells Romon of Bainsville and Shelley Wry of Oshawa. Loving grandmother of Samantha and Jessica Romon, Keri and Bradley Massia and great-grandmother of one great- granddaughter. Dear daughter of Barbara Derouchie Dufresne of Cornwall and the late Leslie Taillon. Dear sister of John Taillon (Carmen), Robert Taillon, twin Charyl Meilleur (Kevin), Karen Taillon and Heather Ward (Russell) all of Cornwall and Sharon Taillon of Montreal. Rested privately at LAHAIE & SULLIVAN CORNWALL FUNERAL HOMES, EAST BRANCH, 614 First Street East (613-933-2841) followed by cremation. As expressions of sympathy, Memorial Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family.
June Bergeron
BERGERON, June - In Barrie, Ontario, at the home of her daughter, after a courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, July 15, 2007. June Lucretia Bergeron (nee Flanigan) of Cornwall; age 81 years. Cherished wife of the late Everett Bergeron and the late George Eugene Warner. Brave mother of Marsha Ann McAfee (Don) of Barrie, Christina Bridson (Earl) of North Lunenburg, Susan Warner of Severn Bridge and Cindy Bourdeau (Denis) of Cornwall. Treasured daughter of the late William T. Flanigan and the late Lottie Britton. Dear sister of Ronald Flanigan. Predeceased by Cindy's infant twin sister, her brother, Ross Flanigan and her sister, Jean MacDonald. Also survived by 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Cremation. Rested privately at Lahaie & Sullivan Cornwall Funeral Homes, East Branch, 614 First Street East (613-933-2841). A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 in St. John's Presbyterian Church at 2 p.m. Rev. Ruth Draffin officiating. The family will be attendance at the Church from 12 Noon. As expressions of sympathy, Memorial Donations to the Maurice J. Grimes Lodge, Ottawa would be appreciated by the family.
Helen Margaret Halliwell
HALLIWELL, Helen Margaret - Helen died peacefully at home in North Bay during the evening of July 13, 2007, at the age of 95. Helen was born in Cornwall, Ontario on September 10, 1911 and has resided in Cornwall, Kingston, St. Catharines, Temiscaming and North Bay. Helen was predeceased by her husband Percy Nichols Halliwell who died in 1991. Helen is survived by her children; Jane Halliwell-Deer of North Bay, John Halliwell (Mary Lou) of Calgary and Margaret Halliwell (Don MacDonald) of Toronto. Helen will be sadly missed by her eight grandchildren: Natalie, Jennifer and Matthew of Calgary, Emily and Shannon of Toronto and Greg (Maria) of Winnipeg, Shawn (Rhonda) of Waterloo, Susan of Ottawa and by her two great grandchildren Megan and Ethan of Waterloo. Helen is also predeceased by her siblings Leslie Oliver (Martha) of Binghamton, NY and Jessie Liddell (Bill) of St. Catharines. Her family wishes to express their sincere appreciation for the wonderful care and friendship given to Helen over the last few years by Donna Boal, Janet Parks, Cindy Meir, Cheryl Cormier, Apryl Westaway, Linda Hughes, Linda Davies, Audrey Heward and also wishes to thank Pastor Bob Rittenhouse and his wife Susan for their spiritual support and Dr. Stemp for his medical care. Helen has been a long standing member and active participant as a member of the Baptist Church throughout her lifetime. More recently she was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Gideon's and the Mission Circle of First Baptist Church in North Bay. Helen, after graduation from Secretarial College, was employed with an Insurance firm in Kingston, until her marriage to Percy in 1937. She was devoted to her family throughout her life and was the anchor and the organizer of many successful family events, occasions and vacations. She loved the outdoors and traveling, camping and cottaging with her family. Helen was also dedicated to pursuing her artistic interests. She was active in expressing herself in fashion, sketching, working in copper, oil painting, water colours and china painting. Cremation will take place at the Forest Lawn cemetery and Crematorium. A Memorial Service will be held at the First Baptist Church (1250 Cassells Street) North Bay on Thursday, July 19th at 3:00 PM. Friends are invited to join the family for a time of fellowship one hour prior to the service. If desired, donations to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will be gratefully acknowledged as expressions of sympathy. Arrangements entrusted to the MARTYN FUNERAL HOME 464 Wyld Street North Bay, Ontario P1B 1Z5 705-472-8810
Denise Lemieux
LEMIEUX, Denise - At the Glengarry Memorial Hospital on Sunday, July 15, 2007. Denise Lemieux of Green Valley; age 65 years. Beloved wife of the late Robert Lemieux. Loving sister of Roger Brazeau (Estelle) of Alexandria, and Maurice Brazeau (Simone) of Laval. Predeceased by two brothers Collin and Gerald Brazeau. Dear daughter of the late Odilon Brazeau and the late Blanche Menard. Relatives and friends may call at the MUNRO & MORRIS FUNERAL HOMES LTD., 114 Main St. Alexandria (613-525-2772) on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm and on Wednesday from 9:30 am until 10:30 am. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Ste. Marie de L'Assomption Catholic Church, Green Valley. Cremation will follow. As expressions of sympathy Memorial Donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. As a Memorial to Denise a tree will be planted in Memory Woods. A tree grows-memories live.
Mary Elizabeth Crough
CROUGH, Mary Elizabeth - Peacefully at home on Sunday July 15, 2007 in her 83rd year. Beloved wife of Patrick Vincent (Vince) Crough for 63 years. Loving mother of Jim (Edward) Crough, Philip Crough, Ralph Crough (Diane), and Mary Vandenberg (Rick) all of Peterborough. Dear grandmother of Jamie (Cathy), Jeff (Janice), Joseph (Jan), Rob, Mark (Melanie), Angela (Derek), Peter, Kara (Gregg), Derek (fiancee Shannon), Mary and Robyn. Dear great grandmother of Quinton and Keegan; Nicholas and Brenna; Josh and Jarek; Joenah and Jenessa; Brady, Myah, Sawyer, Lexie and Ryan; Bailey; Colton, Avery and Breanna; Riley pre-deceased. Pre-deceased by her parents Albert Edward Muspratt and Mary Brant and brother Gordon Muspratt. Visitation at DUFFUS FUNERAL HOME, 431 George Street South from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral Mass in the Cathedral of St. Peter-in-Chains on Thursday July 19, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. Interment St. Peter's cemetery. Donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.
John Heenan
HEENAN, John Daniel "Jack" – Member Royal Canadian Navy Veterans Association, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 297, Royal Canadian Artillery First Battery 6th Light Anti Aircraft - At the Cornwall Community Hospital on Monday July 16, 2007. He was 89. Beloved husband of the late Mary (Mullen) Heenan (May 22, 2007). Dear father of Catherine "Cathy" Heenan, Michael Heenan (Linda) and the late Danny Heenan (1998). Sadly missed by 6 grandchildren, Kelly, Robin, Lindsay, Casey, Jocelyn and Lindsey and by 5 great grandchildren, Anders, Christian, Bailey, Trinity and Cadence. Also survived by one sister, Hilda Polito of Oshawa and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents, Daniel James and Lillian (Woolacott) Heenan, one brother, Albert Heenan and two sisters, Florence Cuddahee and Irene Gertrude Dillman. Friends will be received at the M. John Sullivan Funeral Home 341 Pitt Street, (across from city hall) on Thursday from 9am until time of service. Memorial Service Thursday July 19, 2007 in the chapel of the funeral home at 11am. The Venerable Archdeacon Ross Moulton of Trinity Anglican Church officiating. Committal, St. Lawrence Valley cemetery , Long Sault, at a later date. As expressions of sympathy memorial donations to Community Living - Stormont would be appreciated by the family.
Harry Ingram
INGRAM, Harry - On Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at Pinecrest Nursing Home, Bobcaygeon, Harry Ingram of Bobcaygeon in his 93rd year. Beloved son of the late Milton and Victoria Ingram. Dear brother of Alice Prescott, Gladys Ingram, George Ingram all of Bobcaygeon and the late Innis Ingram and Estella Costigane. Fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews, friends and neighbours. Family and friends will be received at MONK FUNERAL HOME, 6 Helen Street, Bobcaygeon (738- 3222 or 866-393-0063) on Thursday, July 19, 2007 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service in the Monk Chapel on Friday, July 20, 2007 at 2 p.m. Interment Verulam cemetery. If desired, memorial donations to Pinecrest Nursing Home Residents' fund or the charity of your choice would be appreciated by Harry's family.
Scott Maynard
MAYNARD, Scott - On Monday, July 16, 2007. He was 24. Loving son of Alain and Patsy (Babcock) Maynard. Dear brother of Jennifer Hartwell (Curtis). Also survived by one nephew, Owen. Dear grandson of Mrs. Albertine Maynard and the late Paul Maynard and the late George and Irene Babcock. He leaves his loving companion and best friend Ashley MacRae. Friends will be received at the M. John Sullivan Funeral Home, 341 Pitt Street (across from city hall) on Thursday from 2 -4 pm and 7 - 9pm and on Friday from 12:30pm -1:40pm. Funeral Mass Friday, July 20, 2007 at St. Columban's Catholic Church at 2pm followed by cremation. Rite of Committal, at a later date. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.
Luanne Dion - In Memoriam
IN MEMORIAM In Loving Memory of Luanne Dion April 27, 1947 - July 23, 2006 In memory of a dear wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. I think of you in silence, I often speak you name 'Luanne, Mom - Grandma All I have is memories, And your picture in a frame. Remembering you is very easy I do it everyday But missing you is a heartache, That never goes away. Love Larry & Pepper
