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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-01-05, Page 20` PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012. Obituaries JOHN WILLIAM GEORGE “JACK” BOWES Mr. John William George “Jack” Bowes, a resident of Huronview Home for the Aged, Clinton, formerly of Blyth, passed away on Friday, Dec. 23, 2011. He was in his 94th year. John was born in Blyth on July 24, 1918 and was the only son of the late William and Rhoda (Phillips) Bowes. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife Mary Blanche (Wiltse) Bowes in 2007 who was the love of his life. John is survived by three nieces Barbara Johnson and husband Bill, Bonnie Hlusiak and husband Bill, all of Stratford and Diane Radford and husband Doug Scrimgeour of Blyth. Jack is also survived by a cousin William Bowes of Mitchell. At John’s request there was no funeral service or visitation. Cremation has taken place and a private family graveside service will take place at the Blyth Union Cemetery at a later date. Donations to the Residents Council of Huronview would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Falconer Funeral Homes Ltd., Clinton Chapel. JESSIE FRANCE Jessie France of Wingham passed away at Huronlea Home for the Aged in Brussels on Monday, Dec. 26, 2011. She was 96. The former Jessie Richmond was the beloved wife of 61 years of the late Harold G. France who predeceased her in 2006. Jessie was the loving mother of Greta and Ross Heinmiller of Kitchener, Barbara McDonald of Goderich and Sheila and John Nixon of Belgrave. She will be lovingly remembered by five grandchildren, seven great- grandchildren and special nephew Bruce Richmond “My Wee Bruce” and several other nieces and nephews. Jessie was predeceased by her parents James and Marianna (Miller) Richmond, her son-in-law Grant McDonald, three sisters and one brother. Visitation was held at McBurney Funeral Home, Wingham on Dec. 28. The funeral service was held at the funeral home chapel on Dec. 28. Rev. Richard D. Hall officiated. Interment is in Wingham Cemetery, Wingham. Memorial donations to Wingham and District Hospital or Leukemia Research (Sick Kids) would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Online condolences at www.mcburneyfuneralhome.com OLIVE MAE JAMIESON Mrs. Olive Jamieson of Wingham passed away at Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. She was 93. The former Olive Lennox was the beloved wife of the late Norman Hanna (1952) and the late Lorne Jamieson (2000). She was the dear mother of Douglas Hanna of Wingham, Bruce and Pat Hanna of Owen Sound, Maureen and Randy White of Wingham. She was lovingly remembered by five grandchildren, eight great- grandchildren and one great-great- grandson. She was predeceased by her parents Thomas and Minnie (Master) Lennox, sisters Ruby and Florence and brothers Dave, Stan and Herb as well as three infant siblings. Visitation was held at McBurney Funeral Home, Wingham on Dec. 28. The funeral service was held at the funeral home chapel on Dec. 29. Rev. Richard D. Hall officiated. Interment is in Wingham Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Canadian Diabetes Society, Canadian Cancer Society or Wingham United Church would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Online condolences made be left at www.mcburneyfuneralhome.com HELEN McINTOSH Mrs. Helen Rachel (Adair) McIntosh of Listowel passed away at Listowel Memorial Hospital on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. She was in her 86th year. Helen was the beloved wife of the late Colin McIntosh, dear mother of Bob and Arlene McIntosh of Waterloo, Paul McIntosh of London and Brad and Chris McIntosh of Caledonia. Helen was the grandmother of Angela McIntosh of Toronto, Ashley and Brent L’Heureux and Erin McIntosh, all of London; Allison McIntosh of Toronto, and Rachel McIntosh and Emily McIntosh, both of Caledonia and the great-grandmother of Carter and Cullen. She was the sister of Jack and Audrey Adair of Molesworth, and Joan Boulien of Kitchener and sister-in-law of Albert Aitken. Helen was predeceased by her sisters Doris McCallum and Mary Aitken, and her daughter-in-law Kathy Jane McIntosh. Visitation was held at Knox Presbyterian Church, Listowel on Wednesday, Dec. 28 from 11 a.m. until time of the funeral service at noon, followed immediately by a reception in the fellowship hall. Interment is in Molesworth Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated and may be made through the Eaton Funeral Home, Listowel. Online condolences may be left at www.eatonfuneralhome.ca RUTH SUSANNE “SUE” SMITH Mrs. Ruth Susanne “Sue” (Lealess) Smith of RR 3, Clinton passed away peacefully at her residence, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. She was in her 65th year. Ruth was the beloved wife of William Smith and loving mother and mother-in-law of Belinda and David Marshall of RR 3, Blyth; Cathy Cudmore and Mark Kovacs of Clinton; Bob Cudmore of Goderich Township; Darlene Steeper of Listowel and Debbie Steffler of Kitchener. She was the cherished nana of Alicia Downey, Brandon Marshall, Franklin Marshall, Teryl Good, Nickolas Good, Faith, Mathew and Nathan Kovacs and Kristen Steeper and great-nana of Kailee Good and Dalton Steele. Ruth was the dear sister and sister- in-law of Gwen and Earl Roney and Ruby and Robert Roney, all of Dublin; Jewel and Bill Butters of Kincardine; Bryce and Shirley Lealess of St. Catharines and Wray and Bonnie Lealess of Fullarton. She was predeceased by one sister Violet Webster and two Brothers Ivan and Eric Lealess. Friends were received at the Falconer Funeral Homes Ltd., Clinton Chapel, Clinton on Dec. 28 and 29. The funeral service was held Dec. 29. Pastor Les Cook officiated. Cremation with interment of ashes in Baird’s Cemetery, Stanley Township will take place at a later date. Donations to St. Elizabeth Health Care, One Care or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. North St. West, Wingham Mac & Donna Anderson 519-357-1910 A cemetery is a history of people, a perpetual record of yesterday and a sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery exists because every life is worth loving and remembering - always Distinctive Memorials of Lasting Satisfaction BOX 158 WINGHAM ONT NOG 2W0 ACW hesitant to donate to challenge course operationsCouncillors from Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh expressed some concerns regarding a request for a donation from the Above the Falls Challenge Course in the Falls Reserve Conservation in Benmiller. The group was requesting moneyto help cover operational costs, butCouncillor Doug Miller stated thatthe township shouldn’t be givingmoney to an organization to run an activity that they had previously given start-up funds to. “We were generous when we gave them the capital cost to get the challenge course operational and now they’re seeking operationalcosts,” he said. “It doesn’t seem likea good idea.”Miller went on to state that hebelieves the board that runs the challenge course borrowed money from several other groups, including the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, to get the project started and it didn’t seem like, after being started with donations, they shouldneed them to continue running.“The letter makes it seem like abusiness venture,” Miller said. “Butthey’re asking to be treated like a charity. I’m 100 per cent against this.” Reeve Ben Van Diepenbeek stated that the challenge course, which consists of suspended ropes and activities around that, is impressive and that the board has received good interest. “If council isn’t comfortable with the request we can ask [challenge course board representative who wrote the letter] Rob Bundy out to get him to explain the costs and whythey are requesting this money,” VanDiepenbeek said. “I’m not in favourof this as it’s written, but maybethere’s something we’re not seeing here.” Councillor Barry Millian agreed, stating that he would need to be convinced before donating money to a business venture. “Bundy can come to us and we can tell him what we expect if we do decide to donate,” he said. “We’re not going to just hand him any money.” Bundy will be invited to a council meeting in early 2012. By Denny ScottThe Citizen ACW Councillors discussed a official plan public review that occurred late last year during their Dec. 20 meeting. Council felt that wind concerns had become disproportionately paramount at the meeting and that other issues had not been focused on enough due to the number of people debating the presence of wind energy in ACW. Additional costs were incurred due to the meeting running late because of the dominance that pro- and anti-wind groups exerted over the floor. *** Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (ACW) Township Council meetings will not be held at the regular intervals of the first and third Tuesdays of January and have been instead scheduled for Jan. 9 and 23. The meetings will be held at their regularly scheduled time of 7:30 p.m. *** The North Huron Fire Department’s last report of activities for the 2011 year was presented to ACW Council at their Dec. 20 meeting. Councillors noted that there was only one call in ACW and that there was little the firefighters could have done due to the fact that the blaze occured in a Coverall building. By the time the blaze had been discovered and the fire department called, the building was beyond saving, according to members of council. *** Standardized rates at Auburn Hall have caused some issues for ratepayers in the ACW portion of the village. ACW councillors heard from Councillor Barry Millian that the hall’s rates were streamlined as eight rates had existed and they had all been brought into four new rates. Some prices increased a maximum of $5 Millian reported and he had heard the changes were not appreciated in the village. *** ACW councillors discussed a letter they received from a concerned ratepayer in regards to a transformer being built near their residence. Council noted that there was no definite plan for the transformer and that they had only received a site plan. Reeve Ben Van Diepenbeek believes that the transformer won’t be an issue as other locations throughout the county have them equally close, if not closer, to residential areas and retail spaces, mentioning a transformer behind Boston Pizza in Goderich as a specific example. *** ACW Council discussed suggestions made by Councillor Roger Watt at the Dec. 20 meeting to hold roaming council meetings. Issues that would arise from the logistics of having official council meetings off-site led to council discussing the potential for special meetings in the various urban areas of ACW to allow all ratepayers the ability to air their beliefs. Councillors decided to consider having these meetings in hopes of generating greater ratepayer input into their decisions. Waterloo man guilty Continued from page 18 another charge of operating a vehicle with over 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood in 2004. McCarthy suggested 30 days in jail, while Johnston was asking for 15 days. Hunter, however, imposed no jail time, instead issuing Nilsson a $1,500 fine and a two-year driving prohibition. Nilsson was given nine months to pay the fine and when Johnston suggested a lower fine because Nilsson relies on income from the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Hunter suggested it shouldn’t be a problem because Nilsson would “save a bundle on drinking.” SAMPLE REFUSAL George Legacy, now of Waterloo, but formerly of Ethel, pled guilty to one charge of failing to provide a sample of his breath to police on April 24 in North Huron. McCarthy said police stopped the vehicle Legacy was driving because they observed him not wearing a seatbelt. Upon talking to Legacy, the officer detected a strong odour of alcohol coming from his breath and requesting that he take a sobriety test. After the officer demanded a breath sample, Legacy stated that he understood the request, but refused to submit to a test. “I won’t blow,” he said, according to McCarthy. Hunter sentenced Legacy to 30 days in jail, to be served on an intermittent basis on weekends in London. Hunter told Legacy that he would have to report to jail at 9 a.m. on Saturday until he could leave again at 6 p.m. on Sunday. He would have to keep this up until he had fulfilled his sentence. Hunter also imposed a two-year driving prohibition on Legacy. Legacy was convicted for having over 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood in 2006, which weighed heavily in Hunter’s sentencing. ACW councillors feel wind group concerns hijacked public meeting By Denny Scott The Citizen