David, Pat and Virginia's youngest, [48], died aug 21. The Memorial was held on Sat. Aug 28.
I should have been in touch with you sooner but, I didn't think fast enough.
Laurie and Heidi Buchanan and Barb and I were there.
I thought you might let others [including widows] know.
Perhaps you might consider keeping widows on the omega mailing list.
Thanks
Bob Power
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ECKERSLEY, Virginia
Virginia 1949
Those of us who love her regret to tell you that Virginia Ann Eckersley (nee Heppler) died April 12, 2014, in Burlington Hospital. Born in Kitchener, Ontario on April 26, 1931 to Lordeen and Carl. Married for more than 60 years to Patrick Eckersley, with whom she shared an interesting, well travelled and mutually devoted life. Mourned by her eldest son Mike, his wife Sheryl Smith and their children, Meaghan (Mike), Kristen (Kevin) and Patricia (Garrett). Virginia was a year ago ecstatic with the birth of Charlotte, (Mike and Meaghan), the family's first great-grandchild. Virginia is predeceased by her beloved son, David. Service to be held Saturday, May 24th at Bethel Chapel, 1172 Britannia Road, Burlington, 2 p.m. Reception to follow. Virginia, a widely read woman, viscerally understood forgiveness and reconciliation; she lived the parallels: peace and love.
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Michael Fritsch Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Michael Fritsch (Kitchener, Ontario), who passed away on May 16, 2023, at the age of 92, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Michael Fritsch to show support.
He was predeceased by : his sister Susan Damjanovic. He is survived by : his wife Margaret (Williams); his daughters, Nancy Fritsch, Heather Albrecht (John) and Elizabeth Gabriel (Colin); his grandchildren, Sven-Erik Nyman (Cara), Bengt Nyman (Michelle), Robert Nyman (Karleigh), John Albrecht (Sara), Margaret Gabriel (Andrey) and Eva Gabriel; and his great grandchildren, Emily Nyman,
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GELLATLY, Bruce
Bruce Gellatly, 84, died peacefully in Courtenay, British Columbia on February 2, 2016, surrounded by family. Bruce joins Audrey, his wife of 60 years, who passed away in 2014. He is survived by his children Barb, Mary, Sean Gellatly and Anne Armstrong; eight grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. Bruce contributed significantly to Canada's university community. Bruce helped build the University of Waterloo from the ground up. Working from its inception in 1957 to 1983, Bruce provided financial management that enabled the university to pursue its vision and establish its reputation. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws in 1984 in recognition of his achievements. Bruce joined the University of British Columbia (UBC) as Vice-President Administration and Finance in 1983. In a period of financial restraint, Bruce helped lead UBC from a provincial institution to a leading national research university. Bruce contributed to the community in many other ways. He was active in the Anglican Church, was Chair of the Kitchener Waterloo Philharmonic Choir and Chair of the Richmond Hospital Foundation. Bruce's devotion to serving the community was met only by his dedication to his family. Since retiring in 1996, Bruce provided unparalleled care and commitment to his ill wife, Audrey. Bruce was also a sportsman, joining the Old Timers Hockey League on trips to Europe and Japan in winter and working on his golf handicap in the summer. A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Comox Valley Funeral Home, 1101 Ryan Road, Courtenay, British Columbia with a Reception to follow. Flowers gratefully declined. A donation may be made to a charity of your choice.
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Audrey May Gellatly (nee Guenther) Audrey May Gellatly passed away peacefully March 13, 2014 at the age of 81 after bravely battling illness for many years. She leaves behind her loving husband Bruce Gellatly, after 60 years of marriage. Pre-deceased by daughter Laurie Gellatly, mother Esther and father Louis Guenther. Audrey is survived by four children: Barbara Gellatly (John), Anne Armstrong (Chris), Mary Gellatly (Deena), and Sean Gellatly. Eight grandchildren, Jonathan, Daniel, Kim, Carrie, Katie, Arek, Savi and Kira. Two great grandchildren Clodagh and James. Audrey was an active volunteer throughout her life. She was a board member of the Kitchener-Waterloo YWCA, a volunteer of the K-W Hospital Snuggles and Cuddles Program, and an executive board member of the Women's Resource Centre in Richmond, BC. She was active in the Chronic Pain Support Group at the Comox Valley Nursing Centre. Audrey had a great love of books; spanning history, biography, literature and Harry Potter. She was an avid knitter keeping family, friends and community members warm. But her greatest love was her family whom she adored. A service will be held Saturday March 22, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. at Saint John the Devine Anglican Church on 5th Street, 579 - 5th St.,Courtenay, BC
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HODGINS, Bruce W.
Published:Aug 22, 2019
Event Date:Aug 08, 2019
Bruce W. HODGINS
HODGINS, Bruce W. (M.A., Ph.D., L.L.D., professor emeritus, Trent University), beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away peacefully on August 8, 2019 in his 89th year at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre. Now it must be memories that sustain us all - of a man who was larger than life and whose richest legacy is a huge community of people, young and old, who will carry forward lessons learned, and values shared about the importance of friendship and camaraderie, respect for the land, loyalty to principle and joy in simplicity. He will be dearly missed especially by his wife of 61 years, Carol (nee Creelman), and his children Gillian (Grant), Shawn (Elizabeth) and Geoff (Patricia), along with his grandchildren Holly (Eric), Kayla, Bronwyn (Jacob), Alexander and Frieda, and his many nieces, nephews, colleagues and friends. Born and raised in Kitchener, Ontario to Stanley and Laura Belle Hodgins, Bruce cherished the strong bond he shared with his brother Larry and his cousins Daryl and Warren Hodgins. After attending Waterloo College and Queen's University he began his teaching career at Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown, PEI where, more importantly, he met Carol. In 1958 the newlyweds moved to North Carolina for Bruce to pursue his PhD at Duke University. Four years later Bruce took up a position at the University of Western Ontario, moving on to Trent University in 1965, where he was truly revered as a scholar, teacher and mentor for more than 30 years. In 1970 aboard a VW-van, he, Carol and their boys aged seven and nine, crossed Europe as well as Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka, on route to a fellowship position at the Australian National University in Canberra, where he focused on comparative studies of Canadian and Australian Federalism. At Trent, Bruce served as Chairman of the History Department as well as of the Frost Centre for Canadian Heritage and Development Studies and, increasingly, was at the vanguard in the field of northern studies; teaching, writing, and always encouraging others to do the same. But after Carol, canoe tripping was his first love. When his parents re-established Camp Wanapitei on Lake Temagami in 1956, he took on the role of program director and head tripper. Under his subsequent leadership, the camp forged a path that lead youth on remarkable adventures across the Canadian north in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, the Yukon, NWT and Nunavut. During his 63 years at Wanapitei he also formed lasting and meaningful relationships with the Teme-Augama Anishnabai (TAA), joining in their struggles from opposing the Maple Mountain development to his and Carol's arrest at the Red Squirrel Road blockade; a time when he proudly remembered discovering the TAA flag flying from the Camp Wanapitei flag pole. Happily, he spent his last weeks at his much-loved Camp Wanapitei, holding court at the Chateau and filling his soul with the bounties of the community he helped create and the beauty and familiarity of the land he felt at one with. After an extraordinarily full life, his spirit now lies at the marge of his last portage, with peace for company. A Celebration of Life will be held at Trent University in October 2019 (date TBA) and at Camp Wanapitei's Community Weekend, summer of 2020. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the newly endowed Bruce W. Hodgins Graduate Scholarship Fund at Trent University or to the Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund. Condolences may be made online at www.CommunityAlternative.ca
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May 04, 1931 - January 06, 2021
John Andrew Leckie passed away on January 6, 2021, in Natchez, Mississippi. Visitation for family and friends will be held at Laird Funeral Home Chapel on Sunday, January 17, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. with masks and social distancing required.
Following the visitation, a private family service in the Laird Funeral Home Chapel will be conducted by Dr. Doug Broome, Pastor of First Baptist Church in Natchez, with interment thereafter at the Natchez City Cemetery.
The son of Mary Ann Scarlett Leckie and John Hugh Leckie, John Leckie was born May 4, 1931, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. His early education was in Kitchener; but his high school years were spent in Hamilton, Ontario, where he graduated from Westdale High School. Upon graduation he attended McMaster University.
As a young child, John grew up during World War II with his father stationed overseas. Without his father present, his mother made sure John was involved in many positive activities. He spent summers working on his maternal grandfather’s farm, had a paper route, worked on a golf course, and was an active member of a local Hi-Y Club where he made many lifelong friends.
Not sure of what he wanted to do in life, John left McMaster University and joined the Royal Canadian Navy as a pilot. During flight training in Pensacola, Florida, he met his future wife, an elementary school teacher, Mary Jean Miller of Natchez; and they married on August 12, 1956, at First Baptist Church in Natchez. Later, they moved to Kingsville, Texas, and then on to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, where he was stationed as a Navy pilot. Here, their first two children, Andree and John, were born; their third child, Charles, was born in Natchez.
In 1961, John Leckie and his family moved to Natchez where he went to work with his father-in-law, Coyne Miller. During this time, he completed his college education at the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science in History, a Master of Science in Guidance and Administration, and a Triple A Certification in Guidance and Administration.
John Leckie’s career in education spanned more than twenty-five years with the Natchez Public School District where he first taught history but spent the majority of his career as a guidance counselor and administrator. He was a highly regarded educator and never went out in public without a former student coming to visit with him.
As an active member and Deacon of First Baptist Church in Natchez, John Leckie taught a men’s Sunday School class for over twenty-five years and was an active member of many different committees. In addition, he was very involved in the local community as a member of the Trace City Kiwanis and later the Natchez Kiwanis Club, serving as president multiple times and secretary for many years. As a man very proud of his Scottish heritage, he avidly enjoyed his membership in the Natchez Scottish Heritage Society. He was also an active member of the Retiree Partnership and a volunteer driver transporting American Military Veterans to Jackson for medical appointments.
Spending time with his family, his church, and travel were some of his profound passions. With his wife, children, and later grandchildren, he made many road trips in his RV across the United States and Canada. One of his most treasured memories was his trip to Scotland with his three children to visit the land of his ancestors.
John Leckie was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Marilyn Leckie Groves, and brother-in-law, Norman Groves, of Burlington, Ontario; and his sister-in-law, Mary Lou Miller, of Natchez.
He is survived by his loving wife of sixty-four years, Mary Jean Miller Leckie, his three children Andree Leckie Gamberi (Joe), and John Miller Leckie (Lynn), all of Natchez; and Dr. Charles Edwin Leckie (Audrey) of Tupelo, Mississippi. His surviving grandchildren include Joseph (Joey) Robert Gamberi III (Ashley) and Jonathan Taylor Gamberi (Katy), all of Natchez; James (Jamey) Andrew Gamberi (Shellee) of Flowood, Mississippi; Joshua (Josh) Miller Gamberi (Garyn) of Mandeville, Louisiana; Charles Devon Leckie, Geneva Colleen Leckie, Scarlett Paige Leckie, and Mary-Esther Rose Leckie of Tupelo; and John Frederick (Ricky) Leckie of Natchez. His surviving great-grandchildren are Jon Taylor Gamberi and Adalyn Blake Gamberi of Natchez. Additional surviving family include brother-in-law, Dr. C. Connell Miller of Natchez and a number of nieces and nephews: Bob Groves (Kathy) of River Bourgeois, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia; Judy Groves Nice (Frank) and Peter John Groves (Linda), both of Hamilton, Ontario; Janet Groves Young (Gary) of Dundas, Ontario; Lacie Miller Gorder (Joe) of San Antonio, Texas; Cheryl Miller and David Miller of Houston, Texas; and Connell Miller III of Natchez.
Pallbearers will be his six grandsons, Joey Gamberi, Jamey Gamberi, Jonathan Gamberi, Josh Gamberi, Devon Leckie, and Ricky Leckie.
The John Leckie Family gives special thanks to his caregiver, Mrs. Jane Washington; to his family physician, Dr. Chuck Borum; and to the many dedicated healthcare workers who attended to him in his last years.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 150 D'Evereaux Drive, Natchez, MS 39120; Natchez Children’s Services, 806 North Union Street, Natchez, MS, 39120; Cathedral School, 701 North Dr. M.L.K., Jr. Street, Natchez, MS, 39120; Pleasant Acre Day School, 335 Liberty Road, Natchez, MS, 39120, or a charity of choice.
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MacDonald William D., Shanty Bay,
Ont.; University of Western Ontario,
1957; general surgery. Died March 10,
2011, aged 79. Survived by his wife Jennifer, 3 children and 5 grandchildren.
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Joan died peacefully at Bradford Valley Care Community on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at the age of 87 years. She is survived by her loving husband John, her son Tom (Heike) of Mississauga, her daughter Mary (Don) of Clarksburg, her grandson Andie (Colleen) of Connecticut, her granddaughter Brittany (Kevin) of Brampton and her 3 beautiful great-grandchildren, Riley, Mackinley and Paisley. Joan and John lived 66 happy years together in Kitchener-Waterloo, and later on the Eastbourne shore of Lake Simcoe. Cremation has taken place and the family will gather to celebrate Joan's life at a later date. A very special thanks to all the wonderful, caring people at Cedarvale Lodge and Bradford Valley. In memory of Joan, donations made to the Alzheimer's Society of York Region would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to the M.W. Becker Funeral Home, Keswick, ON.
Joan Pequegnat
Labels: 2005&2012 reunions, Passings, Updates
Donald Henry Youngblut February 5, 1931 - February 8, 2009 Passed peacefully, at A.R. Goudie Eventide Home, after a lengthy illness. Proud father of Diane (Grant) Schellenberg; grandfather to Marc, Ben and Christine Schellenberg, all of Manotick, Ontario. Brother to Jack (Edna), Harold (Sheila) and Carol Parker (Robert). Predeceased by parents, Henry Jacob and Violet Ann (Miller); son, Mark; and sister, Marie. Fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews. Donald was artistically gifted and over his lifetime created much beauty with his talent for oil painting and wood carving. At Donald's request, cremation has taken place. Funeral arrangements entrusted to the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 519-749-8467.
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