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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-09-27, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012. ELLIOTT M. (UNKS) HACKWELL Elliott M. (Unks) Hackwell of RR 1, Walton passed away peacefully at Stratford General Hospital on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. He was in his 85th year. Elliott was the loving brother of Howard Hackwell (Audrey) of RR 1, Walton and Merton Hackwell (Doreen) of RR 4, Walton. He was the dear uncle of Dean Hackwell (Kelly), Pamela Hackwell, Patricia Andrades (Edgar), Blaine Hackwell (Merle) and Craig Hackwell (Sherri) and great-uncle of Sebastian, Chase, MacKenzie, Aidan and Spencer. He is also survived by his brother-in-law Wayne Henry of Surrey, B.C. Elliott was predeceased by his parents Thomas and Lilly (nee Elliott) Hackwell; sister Claire Porter-Henry and his nephew Jeff Hackwell (1979). Cremation has taken place and a memorial service to celebrate Elliott’s life was held at McGlynn Family Funeral Home, Seaforth on Wednesday, Sept. 26. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the charity of one’s choice would be appreciated. Visit Elliott’s memorial at www.mcglynnfamilyfuneral home.com DOUGLAS EDWARD LAYTON At Wingham & District Hospital on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, Doug Layton of Wingham passed away. He was 71. Beloved husband of Marilyn (Petteplace) Layton, Doug was the loving father of Jeffrey Layton of Wingham and Jennifer and Kevin Chebott of Saltford and the grandfather of Tyler and Jacob Layton and Logan and Paige Chebott. He was the brother-in-law of Maynard and Joy Hymers, Don and Sandy Petteplace of Clinton and Marjorie MacLennan of Kitchener and the uncle of Brenda MacIsaac, Brad and Darlene Hymers, and Denim and Karen Layton all of Clinton. Doug was predeceased by his parents Edward and Dorothy Layton, sister Barbara Hymers and brother Wayne Layton. Doug was a native of the Clinton area. He was president and co-owner of Layton-McBurney Furniture Limited and McBurney Funeral Home until his retirement in 1998. He was elected to Wingham Town Council in 1994 and served as the first Reeve of the Township of North Huron for six years. He was elected as Warden of Huron County by his peers in 2005. Visitation was held at McBurney Funeral Home Ltd., Wingham, Ontario on Friday. Funeral service was held at Wingham United Church on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Reverend Richard D. Hall officiating. Interment was in Wingham Cemetery, Wingham. Memorial donations to Wingham and District Hospital Foundation or the Asthma Society of Canada would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. LOUELLA RAYNARD Louella Irene (Stevenson) Raynard passed away at Huronlea Home for the Aged, Brussels on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. Born in Elliotts, Prince Edward Island on Oct. 14, 1921, Louella was in her 91st year. Louella lived in Pleasant Valley, PEI with her father Andrew and mother Sadie Stevenson and seven siblings. She stayed in school until the age of 14 and left to begin work in domestic services in Charlottetown. She worked for many years for a Mr. and Mrs. Johnston. Her girlfriend Irene, who resided in Nova Scotia, had a penpal in Ontario. In 1949 Irene came to visit Cecil, and Lou was invited to come along. Cecil and Lou must have hit it off, because they were married on Nov. 12, 1951 when Lou came to Ontario. They farmed on the Pearson place for many years, before moving to the Bowes farm outside of Ethel where Lou worked constantly. Three girls later, Linda, Shirley and finally Irene, were all in school. Lou learned to drive and found a job at Campbell Soup in Listowel, until she retired. Lou enjoyed reading, walking, gardening, canning, playing cards, game shows, writing to her family and sewing flannelette blankets. She was always ready to take the five grandkids overnight. In 2002 Cecil and Lou moved to the Kerr apartments in Brussels. A few years later they moved to Huronlea where she enjoyed her stay very much. Louella was the beloved wife for 60 years of Cecil Raynard of Brussels and will be sadly missed by her children Linda and Doug Davidson of Sarnia, Shirley Bremner of London and Irene Raynard of Midland. Louella was the dear sister of Shirley and Balfour Reid of Summerside and Audrey MacKay of Charlottetown, loving grandmother of Blair Davidson, Becky Davidson and Peter Bosch, Chris Bremner and Lee Hoskins, Jennifer Forget and Jeremy Forget and great-grandmother of Rylin, Quinn, Everett, Lily and Ethan. Louella is also loved by her special friends Lindsay and Lorne Stewart of Ethel. She was predeceased by her parents Sadie and Andrew Stevenson, three sisters and two brothers. A private funeral service was conducted at the Schimanski Family Funeral Home, Brussels on Monday, Sept. 24. Pastor Sandra Cable officiated. Carrying floral tributes were Becky Davidson, Lee Hoskins and Jennifer Forget. Pallbearers were Blair Davidson, Peter Bosch, Chris Bremner and Jeremy Forget. Burial took place in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to the Alzheimer Society of Huron County would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences may be left at www.schimanskifamilyfuneral home.com MABEL WILLIS Mabel (McWhirter) Willis of Brussels passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 at Seaforth Community Hospital. Born in Stalwart, Saskatchewan on Oct. 30, 1933, Mabel was in her 79th year. Mabel was the beloved wife of the late Archie Willis and will be sadly missed by her children Sharon and Kelly Dalton of Londesborough, Wayne and Lucy Willis of Morinville, Alberta, Dianne and Paul McCallum of Walton and Donna and Stan McClure of Walton. Mabel was the dear sister of George and Bernice McWhirter, Edna Laidlaw, Elsie Olson and Evelyn and George Kerr, all of Saskatchewan. She was the dear sister-in-law of Charlie Shaw of Blyth and Jack Willis of Burlington. Mabel was the loving grandmother of Jamie and Jen, Jason, Kelly-Ann and Adam, Cindy and Paul, Colleen and Scott, Ken and Meaghan, Tina, Trisha and Scott and Rob and Amanda and great-grandmother of Lorren, Alaina, Jake, Jaxon, Linkin, Niamh and Colin. Mabel was predeceased by her parents William and Grace, sisters Ellen, Isabel and Pat and brothers Jack, Bill, Alvin, Bobby and Andy. A Legion service, under the auspices of Brussels Legion No. 218 RCL, was conducted at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, followed by the family receiving friends. The funeral service was conducted at Schimanski Family Funeral Home on Thursday, Sept. 20. Pastor Sandra Cable officiated. Carrying floral tributes were Cindy McCallum, Colleen Bromley, Kelly-Ann Keys, Tina McClure and Trisha McClure. Pallbearers were James Dalton, Jason Dalton, Ken McCallum, Rob McCallum, Scott Bromley and Adam Keys. Burial took place in Brussels Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation or Brussels United Church. Online condolences may be left at www.schimanskifamilyfuneral home.com Senior students from HullettCentral Public School will continue the school news column started by students at Blyth Public School. This year’s student writers will be Colton Rodger, Morgan Howson, Ben Stewart and Jenna McDonald. Hi, my name is Colton Rodger. I’m 13 years old and live outside of Auburn. I’m one of the writers for the Hullett Central Public School column in The Citizen. My favourite sport is hockey and my favourite hobby is hunting. I’m in Grade 8 and have a brother in Grade 10 named Connor. I also have a little sister who is in Grade 6 whose name is Michaela. My parents are Neil and Tracy Rodger. My family and I live on a swine farm which my dad runs and my mom works at Community Living. A sport I enjoy doing besides hockey and hunting is showing cattle. My grandpa and grandma have beef cattle and they lend us a few cattle every year to show. There is a show on Friday in Seaforth and another on Saturday at Lucknow. At home we have two cats and two dogs. The cats’ names are Milo and Happy and the dogs’ names are Levi and Hudson. The two dogs are both white with caramel ears and the two cats are grey and brown. I look forward to writing for you each week. My name is Morgan Howson. Iam a 13-year-old girl. I live in Blyth and will also be informing you all about what is happening at Hullett Central. I am currently attending Hullett Central Public School in my last year of public school. Outside of my education I like to play hockey, horseback ride and hang out with friends and family. In my family there are five of us. I have two brothers: Colin who is 11 and Joel who is eight, along with my one pet which is a golden doodle dog named Max. My parents names are Jeff and Diane Howson and my grandparents are Doug and Barb Howson of Blyth and Bob and Ruth Campbell of Winthrop. When I get older and go to post-secondary school I would like to go through as a chartered accountant. Well, that’s what I currently want to do. My name is Ben Stewart, I am 13 and I live in Walton. Some of my hobbies are dirt biking, reading, paintballing and karate. I have lived in Walton since I was six and I went to Blyth Public School but now in my final year of public school I am attending Hullett Central Public School in Londesborough. Now that I am with the newspaper crew, I will be informing all of the citizens about things going on inside the school, I hope that I will do a Hullett Central students share the news Getting the scoop Several students hosted a special radio broadcast from Principal Shawn Allen’s office at Hullett Central Public School’s open house held on Sept. 20. The “hosts” interviewed fellow students and staff members and played some tunes to keep people entertained during the event. Shown in the radio booth are, from left, Tristan Rhoades, Naomi Filiatreault, staff member Glenda deBoer and Morgan Howson. (Denny Scott photo) 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 Obituaries Continued on page 22