Death Notices

God called Ina in Windsor on December 3rd, 2008 and offered her eternal rest. Ina was the former Ina McKelvey, of Elderslie Township.

Ina was in her 92nd year. Predeceased by her husband of 52 years David Rahn (1992). Both Ina and Dave had many roots in the Grey Bruce area and much of their family still make their home in Grey Bruce. While residents of Durham they attended the Knox United Church.

She is survived by a sister Eva McKelvey of Paisley, and 3 children Lynda Wittowski and husband ... [more]

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Passed away at Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest on Tuesday, April 14th, 2009. Frederick George Hahn, of Mount Forest and formerly of Elora, in his 90th year. Beloved husband of the late Zirri Fiest. Cherished brother of Pearl Crow of Durham. Special friend of Jean Barnard. Fred will be fondly remembered by his nieces and nephews and their families. Fred owned and operated Fred. G. Hahn plumbing and heating in Mount Forest for 25 years. After retirement, he and Zirri moved to Elora where they ... [more]

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Passed away suddenly on Sunday, March 29th, 2009. John Michael Auden McVey, of Toronto, in his 51st year. Beloved son of Elizabeth Hines of Durham, and the late Ian McVey and beloved stepson of Dr. Rodger Hines. Loving brother of David McVey and his wife Heather Perkins-McVey of Ottawa, Peter McVey and his wife Leanne MacMillan of Halifax, Andrew McVey and his wife Anne of Brookfield, Conneticut, and Geoffrey McVey of Oxford, Ohio. Nephew of Joan Auden and her husband Ed Cuylits of Ottawa and Nancy and ... [more]

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Passed away suddenly on Friday, March 20th, 2009. Francis Jack Laverne McKenzie, of Durham and formerly of Harriston, in his 78th year. Beloved husband of the former Margaret Fritz.

Loving father of Robert McKenzie and his wife Laurie of Arthur and the late Heather McKenzie. Cherished grandfather of Troy Heffernan and Marcia Dyce, Shane McKenzie and Dean McKenzie. Great-grandfather of Tegan and Avery Heffernan. Survived by his sister Joyce Braida.

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Passed away at Rockwood Terrace, Durham on Sunday, March 1st, 2009. Charles Gordon Brown, of Durham, in his 89th year. Beloved husband of the former Margaret Glousher. Loving father of Debra and her husband Andy Hess of Caledon. Dear brother of Margaret Oakley and Don Brown and his wife Phyllis. Predeceased by his brother Cecil and his sister Jane.

A Celebration of Charles's Life will be held at the Funeral Home on Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Spring interment at Durham Cemetery.

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Passed away on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009. Ronald Eddie Evans of Mount Forest, formerly of Owen Sound and St. Williams, in his 69th year.

Beloved husband and friend of the former Rose Anne Papke. Dear son of Madeline Evans and son-in-law of Margaret Papke. Cherished father of Veronica and her husband Bob Harris, Peter Evans and his wife Cheryl, Andy Odell and his wife Dierdre, Kevin Odell and his wife Irene and Tammy Odell. Dear brother of Gail Evans and her fiance Richard Epple. Fondly ... [more]

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Passed away at Rockwood Terrace, Durham on Wednesday, January 14th, 2009. The former Irene Marguerite Jennett, of Durham and formerly of Orangeville, in her 86th year. Beloved wife of Lorne Patton and the late James Wilton. Loving mother of Lloyd Wilton and his wife June of Blind River, Lenard Wilton of Dundalk and Leslie Wilton and his wife Karen of Orangeville. Stepmother of Marilyn Forestell of Fergus, Ron Patton of Orangeville and Vernon Patton and his wife Lisa of Orangeville. Fondly remembered by her ... [more]

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Passed away peacefully with her family at her side at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Durham on Wednesday, December 31st, 2008. Bonita Isabella Marchand, of Durham and formerly of Toronto, in her 62nd year. Beloved wife of David Mollison. Loving mother of Cheri, Kim and Jeff, and Michelle and Steve. Cherished grandmother of Taylor, Tara, Cierra and Jenna. Daughter of Robert Marchand. Fondly remembered by her siblings, Bob, Ruby, Linda, Jim, Ray, Rosie, Marilyn, Debbie, Claire, Annette and Kathie-Jo and ... [more]

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Passed away after a brief illness at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Durham on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008. Marshall James McNally, of Durham, in his 84th year. Son of the late James and Agnes (Marshall) McNally. Predeceased by his pal "Dixie". Marshall is survived by his many cousins and his many friends.

A Celebration of Marshall's Life will be held at the Funeral Home on Monday, December 29th at 1 p.m. Spring interment at Zion Glenelg Community Cemetery.

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Passed away at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Durham on Saturday, December 20, 2008. The former Ruth Marie Sherson, of Durham and formerly of Dundalk, in her 92nd year. Beloved wife of the late Elvin Moore. Loving mother of Beth and her husband Arnold Kennedy of Markdale, Marion Moore of Nova Scotia and Carole and her husband Alex Verdun of London. Cherished grandmother of Janien, Paul, Meaghan, Heather, Rebecca and Timothy and great-grandmother of Kirsten, Kennedi, Allison, Olivia, William and Annabella.

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Passed away on Saturday, December 13th, 2008. David Orville Picken, of RR#2 Desboro and formerly of Durham, in his 49th year. Husband, best friend and soul mate of Nanci Lobsinger. Fondly remembered by his sons Scott Koeslag and his wife Amberly and Chris Koeslag and his wife Kim. Beloved poppa of Sage, Connor, Peyton, Javier and Hennessy. Dear son of Hazel Hanke and her friend Frank and the late Orville Picken. Dear brother of Joyce and her husband Ian MacKenzie, Kurt Hanke and his friend Dee, and Krystal ... [more]

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Passed away suddenly on Friday, November 14th, 2008. Robert Ross Taylor, of Durham, in his 81st year. Beloved husband for 60 years of the former Joyce Phillips. Loving father of Susan and her husband Dave Campbell of Hanover, Doug Taylor of Brampton, and Cathy and her husband Don Lantz of Holstein. Cherished grandfather of Ryan Campbell and his fiance Elisha Weishar, Justin Campbell, Wendy Taylor and her friend Mark, Tyler Lantz and his fiance Heidi Nemeth, Brady Lantz and his wife Shannon, and Jenna Lantz. ... [more]

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Passed away suddenly on Saturday, November 8th, 2008. Sharon Gail Wiggins of Durham. Loving sister of Joe Wiggins and Dorothy McNabb both of Durham, and Wayne Wiggins and his wife Grace of Seaforth. Lovingly remembered by her nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents John and Sadie Wiggins, her sisters Hazel Jacobs-Sager and Marlene Wiggins, and an infant brother Keith.

Gail owned and operated Top Dog Grooming for 14 years and she loved working with her clients and their pets.

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Passed away as the result of a car accident on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 at Victoria Hospital, London. Ian John McMullen, of Whitechurch and formerly of Durham, in his 37th year. Loving father of Joshua Todtz-McMullen and Dakota Brown-McMullen. Cherished son of Delbert and Barbara McMullen of Durham. Dear brother of Joe and his wife Sue of Alliston, Rose-Anne and her husband Shawn Hagan of Kincardine and Carolyn and her husband Eric Roy of Waterloo. Remembered by his 4 nieces and 3 nephews.

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Passed away at Grey Bruce Health Services, Owen Sound on Monday, September 15th, 2008. David Alexander Banks, of Durham, in his 86th year. Beloved husband of the former Betty Simpson. Loving father of David Banks and his wife Roberta, the late Pam McDonald, Robert Banks and his wife Elaine, Deb and her husband Rick Dowsling, and Ann Banks. Father-in-law of Murray McDonald. Fondly remembered by his 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by his brother Edward Banks.

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Passed away with her family by her side at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Durham on Saturday, August 9th, 2008. The former Olive Miriam Wilder, of RR#4 Durham, in her 87th year. Beloved wife of the late Ralph Miller and dearest friend of Ken Knight. Loving mother of Barb and her husband Cam McCracken of Durham, Doug Miller and his wife Patty Marr of Owen Sound, Penny Miller and her husband Pete Kemppainen of Georgetown, Indiana, and Fred Miller and his wife Donna Mesacar of Williamsford.

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Jannich Nielsen passed away on Saturday, June 28th,2008 at the age of 67,at the Durham Hospital after a courageous fight with a rare lung cancer. The road was uphill and rocky but he never complained or stopped fighting as the disease spread throughout his body. He leaves his wife and best friend of nineteen years, Ruth Peter-Nielsen who resides in Walkerton.

He was born in Aarhus, Denmark to Rosa and Joergen who predeceased him. He immigrated to Canada in 1966, settling in Orillia where he lived ... [more]

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Passed away at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Durham on Monday, June 2nd, 2008. The former Marjorie Clement Butler, of Durham and formerly of Mississauga, in her 94th year.

Beloved wife of the late George Thomson Galbraith (RHLI WWII) and the late Gordon John Warren. Loving mother of Judy Galbraith and her friend Kathy Gilbert of RR#1 Priceville, and Rick Galbraith and his wife Rose of Winnipeg. Cherished grandmother of Sara and her husband Jason Miles. Great-grandmother of Zoe Miles. Stepmother ... [more]

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Passed away on Saturday, April 5th, 2008. Dr. Alfred Henry Mooney, of Durham, in his 90th year. Beloved husband of the late Marie Dwyer. Loving father of Agnes and her husband Kent Benson of Kenilworth and Eileen and her husband Conrad Elvidge of Durham. Fondly remembered by his 4 grandsons and his one great-grandson. Dear brother of Margaret McClure of Paisley. Dearly loved uncle of Yvonne Gonder and family. Predeceased by his son William Mooney and his sister Irene McTeer.

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Passed away at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Durham on Saturday, March 1st, 2008. Beverly Kenneth Nixon, of Durham, in his 68th year. Beloved husband of the former Pauline Dean.

Loving father of Ken and his wife Kim of Everett, Paul and his wife Tammy, and Rob and his wife Susan all of Durham. Cherished grandfather of Kayla, Kyler, Courtney, Kristen, Ashton, Dean, John, Natalie and Gabby. Brother of Gwen and Pete Whiteside, Jim Nixon, Elma Cupskey, Shirley and Ed Sweeney, Robert Nixon and Leeann, ... [more]

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Passed away at Rockwood Terrace, Durham on Friday, February 15th, 2008. The former Edith Gertrud Martha Kesselring, of Durham, in her 94th year. Beloved wife of the late James McKechnie.

Cremation will take place and interment of Cremated Remains will be held at St. Jude's Cemetery, Oakville. Arrangements entrusted to the McCulloch-Watson Funeral Home.

As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to Canine Vision Canada would be appreciated.

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Passed away at Rockwood Terrace, Durham on Sunday, December 30th, 2007 in her 95th year. Beloved wife of the late George Effinger.Loving mother of Maria and her husband Rolf Strobel and the late Elisabeth. Fondly remembered by her 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

A Private Family Service will be held at the McCulloch-Watson Funeral Home. Spring interment at St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery.

As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to Rockwood Terrace would be appreciated by the family.

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Passed away at Rockwood Terrace, Durham on Sunday, December 2nd, 2007 in his 90th year. Thomas Glen Moore, beloved son of the late Thomas and Christina Moore, of Glenelg Township. Uncle of Mary and John McNairney of Winnipeg, James G. Brisco and Teresa Spencer of Delta, B.C. and Robin Brisco and Dave Heiser of Fort McMurray, also four grand nieces and nephews. Also survived by his brother-in-law, Jim Brisco and his wife Donna of Winnipeg. He was predeceased by two sisters: Esther Moore and Mary (Mrs. J. Brisco). ... [more]

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Passed away at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Durham on Thursday, November 1st, 2007. The former Dorothy Gwendolyne French, of RR#2 Priceville, in her 81st year.

Beloved wife of Adelcki Faggiani. Loving mother of Jane Bible of Chatham and the late Grace Faggiani. Fondly remembered by her grandchildren: Jeremy, Jeannette and her husband Matt, Kaitlyn and Chelsey.

A private family service will be held at the McCulloch-Watson Funeral Home, Durham.

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On October 23, Guenther Petersen passed away peacefully after a brief illness. Guenther is survived by his wife Marianne, son Tom and sister-in-law Henny Dehn. Guenther was born in Hamburg Germany on August 31 1922. In 1950, he married his beloved Marianne and immigrated to Canada.

The next 57 years were spent farming, selling real-estate, and engaging in various entrepreneurial ventures. Guenther was a man who loved nothing more than to golf, fish, and spend time with his wife whom he adored. He ... [more]

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