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Joyce van Vliet mourned by many
in Brussels, Walton areas
Helping hand
Carl Hoonaard (left) and his brother Peter get a helping hand
from father John at the anniversary supper held at the Blyth
United Church Friday night. Two sittings were sold out at the
church supper.
JOYCE AGNES VAN VLIET
A well-known and respected
resident of the Brussels area has
passed away following a lengthy
and courageous battle with cancer.
Joyce van Vliet died at her resi
dence at RR 2, Brussels on October
26, 1989. She was 53 years of age.
The daughter of the late Harold
Thomas and his wife Verna Thomas
of Brussels, the former Joyce
Agnes Thomas was born in Brus
sels. She married Jan van Vliet
(who survives her) in May of 1957
and was employed for many years
at the Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce. Mrs. van Vliet was an
active member of Duff’s United
Church, serving for some time as
Sunday School teacher there and as
a member of the United Church
Women. A great lover of music and
performing, Mrs. van Vliet took
part in many stage productions
including “Oklahoma” and “Annie
Get Your Gun” which were both
presented at Grey Central School
some years ago. She enjoyed
putting together her own original
programs and often times perform
ed for area organizations.
Mrs. van Vliet was the loving
mother of John and his wife Diane
of Walton, Debbie and her husband
Frank Claessens of Milton, Janis
and her husband Brian McCooey of
Fort Erie, and Joyanne of St.
Catharines. Also left to mourn her
are her grandchildren Jennifer and
Michelle Claessens, Amanda and
Meghan McCooey, two sisters,
Ruth Durst of Stratford, and Joan
Edgar of Listowel and one brother
Charlie of Brussels. Besides her
father, Mrs. van Vliet was prede
ceased by a sister Mary.
Mrs. van Vliet rested at the Betts
Funeral Home in Brussels until the
funeral service on Sunday, October
29 at 3 p.m. Reverend Bonnie Cole
Arnal of Duff’s United Church
officiated. Interment followed at
Brussels Cemetery.
Obituaries
CLARENCE WOOD
Many friends in the Wingham
and Listowel areas were shocked
and saddened by the sudden death
of Clarence R. Wood of RR 4,
Wingham, which occurred at his
home on Monday, Oct. 16. He was
63 years of age.
Mr. Wood was born June 16,
1926, at Britton, Ontario, a son of
the former Mary Maybury and the
late John Wood. His mother is now
Mrs. Elmer Noble and resides at
Listowel. During the Second World
War, Mr. Wood served with the
Royal Canadian Navy in the North
Atlantic and the South Pacific.
On Nov. 1, 1947, he married the
former Lycille Ward at Ethel and
they came to this area to reside in
1967. He worked as a florist at
Tompkins Flowers of Listowel and
Lewis Flowers of Wingham, and at
the time of his death was employed
in the maintenance department at
F. E. Madill Secondary School. He
was a member of St. Andrew’s
Pallbearers were her nephews:
Bob Thomas, David Thomas, Doug
Durst, Michael Durst, Murray Cou
sins and Randy Cousins. Flower
bearers were: Clarence McCut
cheon, Jim Armstrong, Wallace
Bell, Don Fraser and Doug Evans.
In remembrance donations to
Huron County Home Care or Duff’s
United Church would be appreciat
ed.
PresyDterian Church and Branch 80
of the Royal Canadian Legion.
Left to mourn his passing, be
sides his wife, mother and step
father, are his family: Joanne and
Michael Marks of Wingham and
Douglas Wood, at home; five
sisters, Mrs. Alvin (Minnie) Buch
anan of Fonthill; Mrs. Inez Simp
son, Listowel; Mrs. Gordon (Verna)
Schnarr, Kitchener; Mrs. Bruce
(Helen) Speiran, Atwood and Mrs.
Bill (Bernice) Woods, Listowel; two
brothers, Earl Wood of Mitchell
and Murray Wood, Exeter and
three step-sisters and their hus
bands: Reta and Lyle Spence of
Kitchener, Ruth and Bill Major and
Alice and Bill Clifton of Vancouver.
He was predeceased by his father,
John J. Wood (1962); brothers,
Ross in France during World War
Two and Kenneth (1979) and one
sister, Mrs. Cora Breutigam (1985)
Friends and relatives paid their
respects at The McBurney Funeral
Home, Wingham, until Wednes
day, Oct. 18, when service was
conducted at 1:30 by Rev. John P.
Vaudry, assisted by Rev. Douglas
Madge. Interment followed in
Wingham Cemetery.
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