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Steffler Foundation, Huron Hospice split $35,000
KATHLEEN MAY “KAY”
HESSELWOOD
Kathleen May “Kay” Hesselwood,
formerly of Blyth, peacefully passed
away on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at
Huronlea Home for the Aged,
Brussels. She was in her 89th year.
Kay and her husband Keith (1986)
were married for 38 years. Kay is
survived by her children Ken
Hesselwood and Luann Taylor,
Brenda and Bryan Finlayson and her
sister Lillian (Burt) Evans. She will
be lovingly remembered by her
grandchildren Bonnie (Darryl)
Hastings, Barb Vincent, Brad
Finlayson, Ben (Charlene)
Finlayson and Taylor Hesselwood.
She will be missed by her great-
grandchildren Colton (Katelyn),
Chloe, Johnathan, Tim and Owen.
Kathleen was predeceased by her
parents Jim and Marguerite East,
daughters Elaine (1966), Verna
(2014) and grandson Blake
Hesselwood (2011).
Kay had a passion for cooking and
baking and ran the “Triple K”
restaurant in Blyth for many years.
She will be fondly remembered for
attending craft and bake sales and
delivering pies across the county
with special requests for her
Christmas cake and strawberry pies.
She enjoyed selling tickets for the
Blyth Legion Ladies Auxiliary and
was a lifetime member of the
auxiliary.
Kay was named Blyth’s Citizen of
the Year in 2011, named so by North
Huron Publishing Inc. Nominators
cited her driving of seniors to events,
her generous baking and support of
organizations like the Blyth Legion,
the Clinton Hospital and
Londesborough Seniors as reasons
for her nomination.
As per Kay’s wishes, cremation
has taken place.
A celebration of Kay’s life will be
held on Thursday, April 25 from 2-4
p.m. at the Blyth Legion.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Blyth Legion Ladies
Auxiliary or the charity of one’s
choice.
Funeral arrangements have been
entrusted to Falconer Funeral
Homes – Blyth Chapel. Messages of
condolence for Kay’s family may be
placed at falconerfuneralhomes.com
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After a successful auction earlier
this month, McGavin Farm
Equipment Ltd. topped up the
$16,000 that was raised through a
fundraising auction to donate
$35,000 to be split by the Huron
Residential Hospice and the Tanner
Steffler Foundation.
The farm equipment company
hosted a special cheque presentation
event on April 10 to mark the
donations.
Originally, the company had
planned on matching what was
raised, but co-owners Jeff and Brian
McGavin decided to raise the
amount to $17,500 per recipient,
representing slightly less than
$10,000 given to each organization
by the company.
John Steffler of the Tanner Steffler
Foundation said that the funds will
go towards continuing projects at the
foundation, including the Navigator
Project, as well as the ongoing
fundraising for a mental health
services facility in Huron County.
He said that, like last year, an
emphasis on funds raised making
their way back to the community
will be the focus.
The Huron Hospice, represented
on April 10 by nurses and registered
nurses, will be using the funds for
operational purposes, keeping the
palliative care centre operational.
Jay McFarlan, Co-Chair of the
Board of Directors at Huron
Hospice, said the donation “will be
used to directly support the residents
at Huron Hospice, and their
families.”
“Our team of specially-trained
nurses provide care, comfort and
compassion, 24/7, for people in their
final days or weeks of life,” he said,
adding the funds will go towards
continuing that service. “We all live
in a brighter community thanks to
their service, which would not be
possible without the generous
support of [McGavin Farm
Equipment]. Thank you to everyone
who contributed to the event.”
Ryan and Sally Brindley of
Brindley Auctions, who ran the sale,
were on hand for the donations as
well, saying that it was a well-
attended and well-received event.
“There was a pretty strong, and
good crowd overall,” Ryan said.
“Every piece was sold and the
McGavins are good to work with.”
Spring in Ontario is always a
challenge. Beautiful sunshine draws
us out and then a wicked, cold wind
tries to blow through us. We are
heading out in the morning with just
a sweater and the next day, we need
a heavy jacket and mitts back on. A
nice warm rain one day made a nice
difference in the colour green of the
lawn and wheat fields. Then we
wake up on Monday morning and
find snow on the ground again.
Heavy coats again and boots to go
through the wet and mud.
Stolen trucks in our area was the
hot topic at the beginning of last
week. Brian Warwick and Kevin
Johnston both lost their trucks. A
total of six trucks were reported
stolen in the area that same night.
The good news, at least for Brian, is
that his has been recovered with no
visible damage, but very dirty.
Kevin’s was also recovered but is
quite damaged. One of the stolen
trucks was found burned, owner
unknown. It’s a reminder to all to
take out your keys!
Snowmobile trail stakes have, for
the most part, been picked up, but
there are still some in our area. I
drive by several different sections of
trail everyday and the bright orange
stakes stand out in the fields. The
weather forecast is for rain, lots of
rain, so the stakes will just have to
stay a little longer.
There have been more signs of
spring we enjoy and give us hope
that good weather is coming. My
flowerbeds have pretty yellow and
purple crocuses, lots of daffodil and
tulips leaves are poking through the
ground. One lawn was covered in
snowdrop flowers, very pretty.
Unfortunately, the not-so-pretty
sights of many dead animals on the
roads, is also a sign of spring. Many
are dozy from their winter’s sleep
and have forgotten about the rules of
how to cross the road safely!
Returning from a trip of a lifetime,
at least I think it would be, are Rick
and Margaret McInroy. They left on
Feb. 4 and returned on March 25.
They were cruising the Caribbean
and the many islands and South
American countries. Unfortunately
for Rick, his trip wasn’t as
wonderful as it could be. He was
sick for a week with Influenza A,
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A big cheque
McGavin Farm Equipment added $19,000 to the $16,000 raised through a special charity
portion of the company’s auction to donate $17,500 each to the Tanner Steffler Foundation
and the Huron Residential Hospice in a special presentation last week. (Denny Scott photo)
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