OBITUARIES

Smith, Marilyn of Aylmer passed away at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital on Sunday, November 14, 2021 in her 90thyear. Beloved wife of the late Douglas Arnold Smith(2003). Dear mother of Larry Smith of Aylmer and Sharon Murphy(Gary) of Dutton. Loving grandmother of Melissa Vander(Ron), Annette Giffen(Allan), Carrie Walker(Sean), Christopher VanLingen and great-grandmother of Justin, Kristen, David, Dawson,…

McWhinnie, Lena of Aylmer passed away at Chartwell on Saturday, November 6, 2021 in her 99th year. Beloved wife of the late John(Mac) McWhinnie(1998). Dear mother of John McWhinnie(Vicki) of Ottawa. Mother-in-law of Nancy McWhinnie of Kitchener. Predeceased by her son Craig McWhinnie(2003) and brothers Kenneth, Keith and Craig. Survived by a brother Ronald. Loving…

HEYNDRICKX, Marion 1926 ~ 2021   Ms. Marion Heyndrickx of Delhi passed away at the Delrose Retirement Residence, Delhi on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 in her 96th year. Marion enjoyed a fulfilling career as an insurance agent working well into her 80s. She loved singing in the choir at Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs Roman…

Robinson, Shirley of St. Thomas passed away at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital on Friday, November 5, 2021 in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late Percy Robinson(2000). Dear mother of Bob(Carole), Gary(Kathy), Rick(Jackie) and Cheryl Johnson(Lloyd). Loving grandmother of Bobby, Patti, Tania, Steve, Nancy, Heather, Kelly, Jodi, Melissa and Krista and great-grandmother of Travis, Kyle, James,…

Klassen, Mya of Aylmer passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 in her 19th year. Beloved daughter of Margaret(Dyck) and Henry Klassen. Loving sister of Chantelle Wiebe(Nick) of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Michael(Samantha) of Aylmer and Joel of London. Dear aunt of Azalea, Theodore and Rowan. She will be missed by her grandparents George and Elizabeth Klassen of Langton. Predeceased…

Row, Karl of Belmont passed away peacefully at his residence with family by his side on Saturday, October 30, 2021 in his 82nd year. Beloved husband of Lynn(Riddell) Row. Dear father of Paul(Cathy), Janet, Karla Moyer(Mark) and Bryan. Loving grandpa of Macgregor, Isabelle, Vaughn, James, Raven-Tessa, Nigel, Felicia, Mikaela and Rylan. Dear brother of Leola…

Maloney, Ann of Aylmer, passed away at London Health Science Centre- Victoria Hospital on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late H. Patrick Maloney(2015). Dear mother of Deirdre McAteer(Paul) of Byron, Kevin(Heather) of London, Stephen of Flesherton and Tim(Lori) of Burlington. Loving grandmother of Dylan, Brett, Kathleen, Megan, Brendan, Matthew, Zachary, Brooke…

It is with great sadness that we must announce the passing of Tom Danbrook, a life-long resident of the Aylmer area. Born July 12 1953 in Mapleton, Tom was a dairy showman and active in 4H from a young age. After he bought his first motorcycle, he moved to Belmont and started his career as…

Axford, Nova Carol of Aylmer passed away peacefully at her residence on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 in her 78th year. Beloved wife of Dan Axford. Dear mother of Tim Sparling, Christa Sparling(Paul Attwell), Andrea Kleiman(Steve) and step-mother of Donna Axford and Christine Lavoie(Dwayne). Loving grandmother of Brandon, Zachary(Veronica), Tyler Steenbergen, Alexandria, Rebecca(Evan) and Millie Mae…

de Dreu, Jan In His infinite wisdom, God has called our dear husband, father and Opa, Jan (John) de Dreu, home on Sunday, October 24, 2021, in his 85th year.  Beloved husband of Ann de Dreu.  Loving father of Kees (Anita) de Dreu, Suzanna (Albert) Westerhof, Marina (Joel) Schat, Piet (SharRon) de Dreu, Janneke (André)…

Sanders, Donald Ross Peacefully with family at his side, at the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital, past on Thursday, October 14, 2021, in his 90th year.  Loving father of Sharon Wilson and her husband Rick, of Aylmer; Gwen Sanders, of Woodstock; Dawn Marie Romard and her husband Gord, of St. Catherines; David Sanders and his…

Banman, Neta of St. Thomas passed away peacefully at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. She was 80 years old. Beloved wife of John Banman and dear mother of Rick Banman(Donna), Larry Banman(Kim) all of St. Thomas and the late Michael Banman(1968). Loving grandmother of Kristen, Alex(Victoria), Victoria, Jason and Noah. She was a proud…

The McBrien family wishes to announce the death of Stewart Patrick “Pat” McBrien, at the age of 77, following a two-year cancer illness. Pat grew up in Aylmer, ON, the son of Stewart and Helen McBrien. He moved to Halifax to study education at St. Mary’s University where he met Charlene (née Higgins) whom he…

JOHNSTON, Patricia Muriel “Pat” of Aylmer, Ontario passed away peacefully on Thursday October, 21, 2021 in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late Ralph M. Johnston (2002). Pat is survived by her daughters Barbara Thorson (Doug) of Calgary, Sandra Pilkey (Tim) of Oshawa, Dorothy Jean Smale (Kim) of Aylmer and Lisa Johnston of London. Cherished…

Miedema, Betty (Eising – Tenhor) of Aylmer and formerly of St. Thomas passed away peacefully at her residence on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 in her 89th year. Loving mother of Robert Miedema(Debbie) of Mossley, Nancy Westerveld(John) of Chatham, Rick Miedema(Nancy) of St. Thomas, Tim Miedema(Sandra) of London, John Miedema(Sue) of Alcove, Quebec and Monica Wiebe(Peter) of St.…

Gagen, Elma died peacefully on Friday, October 22, 2021 at Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital. She was in her 103rd year. Born in New Liskeard, Ontario on November 29, 1918 to Wilmot and Priscilla Reid. She grew up in Copenhagen. Beloved wife of the late Bev Gagen(Dec. 2006). Predeceased by her brothers John, Dave and Ervin Reid. Survived by her…