Iva Hatter
December 31, 2002
At Exeter Villa on Tuesday, December 31, 2002 Iva (Willis) Hatter. Beloved wife Fred Hatter, the late John Ridley and the late Lawrence Dunn. Dear sister-in-law of Chester Dunn of Exeter, Mary Keen of Ailsa Craig, Francis Dodds of Harriston and Shirley Kirk of Exeter. Predeceased by a brother Elmer Willis and a sister Ila Dunn. Friends may call at the Hopper Hockey Funeral Home, 370 William Street, 1 west of Main, Exeter one hour prior to the complete funeral service which will be held on Thursday, January 2, 2003 at 1:30 PM with Rev. Paul Ross officiating. Interment Exeter Cemetery. Donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Condolences may be forwarded through www.hopperhockyfh.com
Marian Noels
December 28, 2002
Peacefully at South Huron Hospital, Exeter, on Saturday, December 28, 2002, Marian D. Noels of Lucan and formerly of Forest in her 88th year. Beloved wife of of the late Harry Noels (1998). Dear mother of Gord and Connie Noels and Mona and Peter deRyk all of Grand Bend and Don and Helen Noels of Fergus. Also missed by Alice Ann and Pat Philips of Toronto. Also survived by 10 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Dear sister of Helen MacDonald of Lucan. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by a daughter Dora Burks, a sister Bessie Caldwell and brothers Jack and Albert Dickins. Friends may call at the C. Haskett and Son Funeral Home, 223 Main Street, Lucan on Monday 2-4 and 7-9 PM where the funeral service will be held on Tuesday, December 31st at 11 AM with Rev. Bruce Pocock officiating. Interment St. James Cemetery Clandeboye. Donations to South Huron Community Living or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. There will be a Rebekah Service in the funeral home Monday evening at 6:30 PM.
Mary Drachenberg
December 23, 2002
At South Huron Hospital, Exeter on Monday, December 23, 2002 Mary Drachenberg of Exeter in her 86th year. Beloved wife of Henry Drachenberg. Dear mother of Keith and Mavis Drachenberg of Toronto and Margarete Drachenberg of Vancouver. Dear grandmother of Andrea and Darren. Cremation. A Memorial Service will be held at Riverview Estates Club House, Exeter on Friday, January 3rd at 1 PM. Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Condolences may be forwarded through www.hopperhockeyfh.com.
Alice Eedy
December 23, 2002
At St. Joseph’s Hospital, London on Monday, December 23, 2002 Alice Elizabeth (Ferguson) Eedy of Lucan and formerly London Township in her 67th year. Beloved wife of Donald W. (Don) Eedy. Dear mother of Linda and Al Kaiser of Lambeth and Laurie and Mark Vanderploeg of Denfield. Dear grandmother of Katie, Jenny, Emily and Heather; and Catherine and Carolyn. Dear sister of Jim Ferguson of Alvinston and Ruth Ferguson of Chesley. Dear sister-in-law of Charles and Doreen Eedy of Middlesex Centre and Archie Kennedy of Ailsa Craig. Predeceased by her parents Gordon and Alice Ferguson, brother-in-law Cliff Eedy and his wife Ruby and sister-in-law Viola Kennedy. Friends may call at the C. Haskett and Son Funeral Home, 223 Main Street, Lucan on Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 PM where the funeral service will be held on Friday, December 27th at 1:30 PM with Rev. Bill McAuslan officiating. Interment Medway Cemetery. Donations to Birr United Church or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family.
Anne Ross
December 21, 2002
At St. Joseph’s Hospital, London on Saturday, December 21, 2002 Anne (Morrow) Ross of London in her 72nd year. Beloved wife of the late Howard Ross (1981). Dear mother of James and Carol Ross, Edward and Suzette Ross, Kathryn and Archie Wiley, Judy and Cliff Houde and Donna and Glen Harris all of London and Wayne and Marjorie Ross of Dutton. Also survived by 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Dear sister and sister-in-law of John and Grace Morrow of West Lorne and Marie and Ross Jones of London. Predeceased by a brother Bill Morrow and a sister Nola Palmer. Friends may call at the C. Haskett and Son Funeral Home, on Sunday afternoon 2-4 PM where the funeral service will be held on Monday, December 23rd at 11AM with Val Hodgins officiating. Interment Granton Cemetery. Donations to the Lung Association would be appreciated by the family.
Larry Howell
December 20, 2002
At his late residence on Friday, December 20, 2002 Larry Howell of Centralia in his 77th year. Loving companion of the late Mary Eileen(Kelly) Spurn (2000). Dear stepfather of Janice and Terry Cox, and Linda Hinz all of Exeter and Gary Spurn of London. Dear step-grandfather of Bradley, Tyler and Nathasha; Cassandra, Pavel, Caitlin and Sacha; and Reed and Lane. Also survived by several brothers and sisters. Cremation. Donations to the Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. Hopper Hockey Funeral Home, Exeter entrusted with arrangements.
Karen Richards
December 17, 2002
At London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Campus on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 Karen Elizabeth (Gage) Richards of Huron Park in her 32nd year. Beloved wife of Alan Richards. Dear mother of Christian and Nicholas. Dear daughter of Barbara and Gary Dunlop of Crediton and Jim Gage and Sheena of Exeter. Dear sister of Kathy Gage of Paisley and Kevin and Dora-Lynn Gage of Huron Park. Dear granddaughter of Marg Smith of Exeter. Dear aunt of Codey, Ashley, Alex and Zack. Dear daughter-in-law of Antonia and Bill Hull of Crediton and their families.Dear step-sister of Donna, Denise and Kevin. Friends may call at the Hopper Hockey Funeral Home, 370 William Street, 1 west of Main Street , Exeter on Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 PM . The funeral service will be held on Friday, December 20th at 10:30 AM at Faith Tabernacle, 140 Victoria Street, Centralia with Rev. Cathy Prout. Cremation with interment Alvinston Cemetery, Alvinston. Donations to the Christian and Nicholas Richards Fund c/o Alan Richards in Trust would be appreciated by the family.
Martin Van Arenthals
December 17, 2002
At. St. Joseph’s Hospital. London on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 Martin Van Arenthals of Lucan in his 80th year. Beloved husband of Donna (Mills) Van Arenthals. Dear father of Beth Van Arenthals and Don Hesketh of Alvinston, Barb and Chris Jensen of Arva and Dean and Barb Van Arenthals of Lucan. Dear grandfather of Kelly and Dillan; and Kayla. Dear brother and brother-in-law of Jake and Freda Van Arenthals and Tanny and Gerry Vanderhoek all of Lucan, Marien Van Arenthals of Kingston, and Betsy Maes and Corrie Neeteson both of Holland. Predeceased by a sister Kate and brothers-in-law Alphonse Maes and Simon Neeteson. Friends may call at the C. Haskett and Son Funeral Home, 223 Main Street, Lucan on Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 PM where the funeral service will be held on Friday, December 20th at 1:30 PM with Rev. Gordon Duncan officiating. Cremation with interment St. James Cemetery, Clandeboye. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.
Jack Haynes
December 17, 2002
At South Huron Hospital, Exeter on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 John ‘Jack’ Haynes of Exeter in his 81st year. Beloved husband of Maidie (Gamble) Haynes. Dear father of Wendy and Murray Kittmer of Broken Arrow, Oaklahoma, Larry and Jewel Haynes of Kintore, Rick and Tracey Haynes of Glencoe, Janet and Andy van Koot of Denfield and Joy Haynes of Exeter. Dear grandfather of Karen, Daniel and Adam; Craig and April; Rebecca and Andrew; and Corey, Colleen and Cody. Dear brother and brother-in-law of Jean and Harold Kingston of Fredericton, N.B., Pauline and Gord Chenoweth of Drumbo and Keith and Bernice Haynes of Woodstock. Jack was a veteran of WW II. Friends may call at the Hopper Hockey Funeral Home, 370 William Steet, 1 west of Main, Exeter on Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 PM where the funeral service will be held on Thursday, December 19th at 11AM with Rev. Kim Van Allen officiating. Cremation with interment Exeter Cemetery. Donations to South Huron Hospital would be appreciated by the family.
George Leitch
December 16, 2002
Peacefully at St. Joseph’s Hospital, London on Monday, December 16, 2002 George William Leitch of London, age 68. Beloved husband of Marjorie (St. Cyr) Leitch. Dear father of Mark and Carol Leitch of Belmont, Cheryl and Geoff Peach of Blyth and Chris Leitch of London. Dear grandfather of Shannon, Erin and Chad; Laura and Kathyrn; and Robyn, Bryce and Dustin. Dear brother and brother-in-law of Harold and Jean Leitch of London, Gerald and Theresa Leitch of Alberta, Marie and Cecil Lewis, Donald and Dorothy Leitch and Betty Leitch all of Lucan, Alice and George Hales of St. Marys and Carl and Joan Leitch of Denfield. Predeceased by a daughter-in-law Terry Anne, brothers Lawrence E. (Jim), Jack and Friends may call at St. Jude’s Anglican Church, 1537 Adelaide Street. N. at Fanshawe Road, Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 PM where the service will be held on Friday, December 20th at 1:30 with Rev. Phillip Uptgrove officiating. Cremation with interment St. Peters Cemetery, London. Donations to the London Regional Cancer Centre or the Lung Association would be appreciated by the family. C. Haskett and Son Funeral Home, Lucan, 227-4211 entrusted with arrangements.