Obituaries

Friesen, Jacob of Aylmer passed away at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital on Saturday, June 1, 2019 in his 73rd year. Husband of Katherine (Siemens) Friesen. Father of Tim(Michelle) of Emo and Dan(Amme) of Strathroy. Grandfather of Brody, Emma, Kyra and Brenna. Brother of Ann, Mary and Agatha. Uncle to Wesley. Predeceased by a brother Ben.  Born in Chihuahua, Mexico on April 6, ... Read more.

KIDDER, Edward Louis “Ted” of Aylmer passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer with family by his side at Parkwood Hospital, London on Thursday, May 30, 2019 in his 77th year. Beloved husband of Joanne (Rombough) Kidder. Dear father of Tim Kidder (John) of Vancouver, B.C. and Brent Kidder (Amy) of Talbotville. Proud and loving grandfather of Liam ... Read more.

PROCUNIER, William James “Bill” of London, passed away at Meadow Park Long Term Care on Monday, May 27, 2019 in his 95th year. Beloved husband of the late Irene (Cott) Procunier (2012). Loving father of Dale and wife Francine of Tillsonburg, Jamie and wife Joanne of Clarksburg and Robin and wife Katie of Mitchell’s Bay. Proud grandfather of David, Danielle, ... Read more.

ARTHUR, Brian of Aylmer passed away peacefully at Parkwood Hospital, London after a courageous battle with MS, with his daughter by his side on Saturday, May 25, 2019. He was 64. Husband of Mary (Edwards) Arthur. Dear father of Kerri Edwards (Roger) of Okotoks, Alberta. Loving papa of Alayna and Aedan. He will be missed by his best friend Darcey ... Read more.

FELDER, Donald of RR1, Eden passed away at Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital on Saturday, May 25, 2019. He was 58. Beloved husband of Debbie (Parker) Felder. Dear father of Joel Felder of Sarnia, Zachary Felder (Ashley) of Bresleau and Jaclyn Felder (Nathan) of London. Loving grandfather of Cali and Jayden. Son of John Felder of Nairn. Brother of David Felder ... Read more.

GIBSON, Fred “Duff” of Woodstock and formerly a longtime resident of Aylmer passed away peacefully at his residence on Thursday, May 23, 2019. He was 76. Beloved husband of Maureen (McAneney) Gibson. Dear father of Bill (Natasha) of Eden, Brenda Pendriegh (Bill) of Whitby, Nancy Hodgson (Bill) of Barrie and the late Dan Gibson (1998). Loving grandfather of Jacqueline (Mark), ... Read more.

Peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family at the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital on Thursday, May 23, 2019, Coreen (Veraart) Vandermarel passed away at the age of 80 years.  Beloved wife of the Late Antonie “Tony”  Vandermarel (1991).  Proud and loving mother of Cathy Withenshaw (Mike) of Tillsonburg, Deb Holcombe (Tony) of Brownsville and Joanne Hayward (Larry) of Clear ... Read more.

Thiessen, Jacob B. of Aylmer passed away at London Health Science Centre – Victoria Hospital on Thursday, May 23, 2019. He was 62. Beloved husband of Anna (Teichroeb) Thiessen. Dear father of Jason (Rachel) of Aylmer, Darryl (Rebecca) of Orwell and Andrew (Connie) of Mount Salem. Loving grandfather of Evan, Renee, Camryn, Adrienne and Clay. Brother of Maria and Abram ... Read more.

THOMPSON, Edith “Edy” of Aylmer passed away at Terrace Lodge on Friday, May 17, 2019 in her 82nd year. Beloved wife of the late James Thompson (2003). Dear mother of Richard Thompson and wife Tammy of St. Thomas and the late Len “Emma” Thompson (1996). Proud and loving grandmother of Paige.  Sister-in-law to Emily Lacey, Jean (Lacey) Scothorn and Shirley ... Read more.

WARDEN, Dorothy of Aylmer passed away at the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital on Sunday, May 19, 2019 in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late Clarence Edwin “Bud” Warden (1994). Dear mother of Eric Warden (Patty) of Peterborough and Kathryn Chambers of St. Thomas. Loving grandmother of Taylor Warden (Jen) and Graham Warden (Lindsay). Proud great-grandma to Kaiden. ... Read more.