Obituaries

William Duncan Earle McLeod of Brussels, formally of Dundalk, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. Born in Erin on Sept. 7, 1937, Earle was in his 80th year.

Mrs. Leola Pearl (Mills) Harrison of Listowel, passed away peacefully at Caressant Care, Listowel on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. She was in her 105th year.

George Benjamin Burkholder of Cochrane, and formerly of Blyth, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at Wingham and District Hospital on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. George was 82.

Mrs. Jean Deans, Wingham passed away at Victoria Hospital, London, on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. She was 96.

Mrs. Silvia Pia (Thürlemann) Haag, RR 2, Brussels passed away at Stratford General Hospital on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. She was in her 70th year.

Jim Smith of Clinton, formerly of Dungannon, passed away suddenly at home on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. He was in his 65th year.

Helen Evelyn (Elliott) Williamson, formerly of RR 1, Walton, passed away at Seaforth Manor Nursing Home on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016. Born in McKillop Township on Jan. 24, 1920, Helen was in her 97th year.

Frank Szusz of Goderich and formerly of Hullett Township, passed away at Maitland Manor Nursing Home, Goderich on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016.

Robert Webster Hesse of Brussels passed away suddenly at Owen Sound Hospital on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. He was in his 86th year.

Eugene Frenchie Sauvage, RR 1, Bluevale passed away at Wingham and District Hospital on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. He was 80.

Robert Warren Smith of Blyth, formerly of Kitchener, Alberta and Seaforth, passed away suddenly at his home on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. Born in Elmira, Ontario on Sept. 8, 1940, Robert was in his 77th year.

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Jason Robert Cyril Prescott on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2016. He was in his 42nd year.

Douglas Alan Bruce, Belgrave, passed away at Wingham and District Hospital on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. He was 81.

Peter Brommer passed away peacefully at Seaforth Manor Nursing Home on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. He was in his 79th year.

Mrs. Laura Johnston, formerly of Belgrave, passed away at St. Mary s Hospital on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. She was 90.

Mr. Gregory Park of RR 2, Auburn, passed away at Wingham and District Hospital, on Sunday Oct. 2, 2016. He was in his 66th year.

John Schedler of Wingham passed away at Wingham and District Hospital on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. He was 70.

Walter Henry Cunningham, passed away Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario. He was 78.

Murray Siertsema, Blyth, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016 at Victoria Hospital, London. He was in his 84th year.

A long-time Blyth merchant Agnes Nan Gore died at Woodingford Nursing Home, Woodstock on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. She was in her 84th year.

Frances Anne (Cardiff) Rose of Brussels, passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. Born in Brussels on March 12, 1947, Fran was in her 70th year.

George Campbell Wey of Seaforth and formerly of Walton, passed away peacefully at Maplewood Manor, Seaforth on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016. Born in Neepawa, Manitoba on Monday, Oct. 2, 1922, Campbell was in his 94th year.

Jean Isabel Woods (née Caldwell) of Petrolia, formerly of Blyth, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. She was 61.

In loving memory of Violet Pearl Taylor who passed away peacefully at University Hospital, London on Aug. 13, 2016. She was in her 87th year.