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PREST: William “Bill” Harvey of London

Posted By Haskett Funeral Homes On September 8, 2019 @ 1:36 PM In Lucan,Obituary | 34 Comments

PREST: William “Bill” Harvey of London

Peacefully at LHSC – Victoria Hospital, on Friday, September 6, 2019 of London, at the age of 64. Cherished partner and best friend of Bonnie Verbruggen for 36 years. Loved son of Betty (Ellwood) Prest of McGillivray Township and the late George, and son-in-law of June (Morrice) Verbruggen of Chatham and the late Peter. Proud father of Scott Prest and Tonya Hickton of McGillivray Township, and Teri Prest Caron and Joedy Caron of London. Loving Papa Bill of Anita Hickton. Dear brother and brother-in-law of Cindy and Kevin Davidson of Nanaimo, BC, Penny Verbruggen and Andrew Boeyenga of St. Catharines, and Kim Verbruggen of Fort St. John, BC. He is remembered by his nephew, several nieces, and extended family.

Visitation will be held at Haskett Funeral Home, 223 Main Street, LUCAN on Wednesday evening from 6 – 8 PM, where the funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 12th at 11 AM. Pastor Dawn Hill, officiating. Private family interment Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham.

Donations to Aplastic Anemia & Myelodysplasia Association of Canada would be appreciated by the family.


Condolences for the family of “PREST: William “Bill” Harvey of London”

Condolence from Bob and Anne on September 8th, 2019 3:10 PM

So sorry to hear of Bill’s passing, another good guy gone far to early.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you Bonnie.
Bob and Anne

Condolence from Ross McLeod on September 8th, 2019 3:13 PM

Bill was a true friend to everyone. My condolences on your loss

Condolence from Joan Scott on September 8th, 2019 3:18 PM

My sympathy to Scott, Tonya Teri and Joey and Betty. Bill fought a good battle for quite awhile.

Condolence from Sandi Brintnell on September 8th, 2019 3:24 PM

Betty, Scott and Teri and families
Sending our condolences to you and your families. Never easy to loose a part of your life. Sending hugs to you all.
Sandi and Rob Brintnell

Condolence from Karen Cornelissen on September 9th, 2019 6:31 AM

Betty & family,
So sorry to hear of your loss. Our deepest sympathy to all the family.

Condolence from Toni on September 9th, 2019 10:05 AM

So sorry to hear of the passing of our railroad brother. My condolences to the family.

Condolence from Susan Parkin on September 9th, 2019 10:33 AM

Bonnie, I am so sorry for your loss.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Susan

Condolence from Conrad on September 9th, 2019 10:36 AM

So sorry of to hear of Bill passing, our deepest sympathy and condolences to the family and friends of the family and via Rail co-workers,our prayers and thoughts are with you in these very difficult times…..

Condolence from John and Charlene Vermeulen on September 9th, 2019 12:12 PM

So sorry for your loss Bonnie. Bill was a great guy. Our sincere sympathy.
John and Charlene XO

Condolence from Kenneth Cameron on September 9th, 2019 1:03 PM

I knew Bill through work. He was a dedicated union représentative, and he was strike captain for South Western Ontario at negotiation time. Full of life and good natured. Rest in peace. My sympathy to his family.

Condolence from Jonathan on September 9th, 2019 1:13 PM

So sorry for your loss, Bill was an amazing guy. My condolences to all

Condolence from Martin Cahill on September 9th, 2019 1:18 PM

Bonnie, Bill was a wonderful guy. My heartfelt condolences to you and your family. Not only had we worked shoulder to shoulder….. we tipped a few glasses. His laugh you could recognize in a crowd of hundreds. He was soft spoken …. but two things……. yah don’t piss him off…. and when called upon he’s got your back….

Rest in Peace Bill, and get ready, ’cause there’s a shit load of us comin’ to the Pearly Gates, within the next few years.

Marty Cahill

Condolence from Julius Zemaitis on September 9th, 2019 1:21 PM

Julius and Adele. Our deepest sympathy and condolences to you Bonnie and to the family.

Condolence from Danny Andru on September 9th, 2019 1:22 PM

I worked with Bill for many years and am so sorry to hear about his passing.

Condolence from Cassy Amerato on September 9th, 2019 2:33 PM

Bonnie,
Thinking about you and yours at this time along with my deepest sympathy.
Cassy

Condolence from Don McMaster on September 9th, 2019 5:05 PM

Bill was a great friend and co-worker and we had many fun times and laughs playing ball, also having a few pints after the games. He will be dearly missed by everyone.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you Bonnie and your family.
Donnie and Dianne

Condolence from Kim and Mike Scott on September 9th, 2019 6:23 PM

Our condolences to the Prest family , Bill will be greatly missed , our community is small but his presence on our road will be remembered and cherished for ever , our thoughts and prayers to his children as it is never easy to loose a parent ????????

Condolence from Cindy Berg on September 9th, 2019 7:47 PM

Bonnie ..So sorry to hear about Bill.He will surely be missed. He left us all way too young.
Thoughts and prayers are with you at this most difficult time.

Condolence from Corrinna on September 9th, 2019 7:47 PM

My genuine condolences to everyone who knew and loved Bill. I spent a brief amount of time with him, but through my brother and sister-in-law, I knew him to be a warm and loving person. I will always remember his heartfelt and joyful words spoken at Teri and Joe’s wedding. He will be missed.

Much love to the family.

Condolence from Kathy Del Papa & Wally Wilmink on September 9th, 2019 10:16 PM

Rest In Peace Bill. You will be remembered as kind and thoughtful man, willing to do anything for anybody. We have many happy memories of times shared together at work in London. To Bonnie and all the family and friends who share this loss, we are thinking of you and wishing you strength as you go forward.

Wally & Kathy

Condolence from Jim Sevigny on September 9th, 2019 11:52 PM

I first met Bill back in January 2005 working at Via rail, I didn’t know what to expect. Bill walked up to me and introduced himself, welcomed me to Via and said feel free to ask any questions you might have. Over the years i couldn’t have asked for a better friend to have when I needed someone to talk to for any reason. My deepest condolences to Bonnie and all of Bills family. You are one of the greats, rest in peace bud. I will miss you more than you could possibly imagine.
Jim (jimbo) Sevigny

Condolence from Brian Urbach on September 10th, 2019 7:34 AM

Am going to miss Bill. He was a kind man and loved work and life he will be missed by all will miss going for a pint rip my friend

Condolence from John Winter on September 10th, 2019 7:35 AM

Bonnie….. We are so sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. He was always a great guy to work with. If Bill considered you his friend you had a friend for life John & Linda Winter

Condolence from Dalphine Schenning on September 10th, 2019 3:57 PM

Condolences to Scott and Tonya in the loss of your father our deepest sympathy to you and your family

Condolence from Carmelina on September 10th, 2019 4:19 PM

Whenever Bill prepared to launch into an anecdote, it always began with, “ Back in the day……”, that was your cue to pull up a chair and put yer feet up. Always at work, of course.
Rest In Peace, Brother
Carmen & Scott

Condolence from Mike and Lena Hodgins on September 10th, 2019 10:06 PM

So sorry hear of Bill’s passing. Our heartfelt condolences to the family. May you cherish your memories of him.

Condolence from Sheila and James Phipps on September 10th, 2019 10:37 PM

So sorry to hear that Bill had passed away. I well remember meeting him at the Sutherlands on January 25th 1985, when Bill, his girlfriend, my son Will and I were sheltering from the awful blizzard.
Our prayers are with Betty, Scott and the rest of the family.
God Bless
James and Sheila Phipps

Condolence from Gerber Eric and Sue on September 11th, 2019 8:23 AM

Dear Betty Bonnie Teri Scott and families
We are sorry to hear of Bill’s passing.
Will be thinking if you during this time of loss.

With sympathy
Sue and Eric Gerber and families

Condolence from Bob Dykstra on September 11th, 2019 11:44 AM

I am so sad to hear of Bill’s passing. My condolences to Bonnie Betty Scott and Teri. Bill was a true friend
and I will miss truly miss him

Condolence from Beryl and Noam Chernick on September 11th, 2019 1:08 PM

Dear Betty
May Bill’s memory be a blessing for you, for his wife and the rest of the family.
Best regards
Beryl and Noam Chernick

Condolence from Angie and Mike Moore on September 11th, 2019 8:43 PM

Sending everyone our sincere condolences after learning of Bill’s passing. We both worked with him during our early years and there was never a dull moment. He always spoke highly of his family and was a kind, loyal person. He always had our backs at work and whether you agreed with his approach or not his heart was always in the right place. You’ll be missed Bill and thanks for all the fond memories.

Condolence from Doug Leinweber on September 12th, 2019 12:19 PM

What a Shock to hear of Bills passing.
He was a great guy and true friend.
Bonnie I’m sure he has left you with many many memories of good times.
That in itself is a great legacy.
Kathy and Doug Leinweber

Condolence from Rob Marshall on October 21st, 2019 5:35 AM

I am sorry for your loss. Bill was a good guy. I pass by the house Bill and Cindy grew up quite regular and wonder how things were going. Rob.

Condolence from Henry Eastabrook on February 24th, 2021 3:21 AM

Very belated sympathies to Bill’s loved ones. Bill was a regular visitor to our bookstore, The Book Brothers, back in the 1980’s & 1990’s when he was an avid collector of old popular culture artifacts. I also chatted with Bill many times since then at the VIA station, and he always remembered me and I certainly remembered him for the kind and generous man he was; always smiling and cheerfully helpful.
I am sorry for the late condolences, I only learned of Bill’s passing incidentally, just a few minutes ago, while researching something completely unrelated online and I wanted to share a memory and acknowledge the loss of a fine human being.
Henry Eastabrook

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