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PEOPLE AROUND
WALTON
By Jo-Ann
McDonald
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Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year to all.
The Christmas week started on a
note of sadness with the funeral of
Bill Coutts. The funeral service was
conducted from Schimanski Family
Funeral Home. Condolences to the
Coutts family.
Our condolences, as well, to the
Flood family on the passing of Eva
Flood. Her funeral was also Monday
in Lucknow.
On Saturday, the VanBeek family
gathered at the Walton Hall for their
family Christmas. The Walton Hall
board served them a delicious turkey
dinner and they enjoyed the rest of
their evening and Christmas gift
exchange.
On Sunday, the TenPas family cel
ebrated their Christmas at the
Walton Hall.
The Webster family Christmas
was celebrated at Nancy Holmes’s.
The Huether families all attended.
Fred and Heidi McClure hosted
the McClure family’s Christmas on
Dec. 22.
Gerry and Anne Ryan had their
family home for Christmas also on
Sunday, Dec. 22.
Clint and Judy Emmrich had a
busy weekend as they celebrated’
both Saturday and Sunday with the
Emmrich family and with the
Thamer family.
The immediate family of Pearl
McCallum gathered at the home of
Ron and Betty McCallum to cele
brate Pearl’s birthday the weekend
before Christmas.
Celebrating their 39th wedding
anniversary on this busy weekend
were Keith and Janet Bachert. The
family arranged for singing
telegrams. The first to arrive was
Graeme Craig. He sang All Shook
Up.
Next was messenger Gloria
Wil bee who sang Evergreen as well
as composing new words for The
Anniversary Waltz.
Congratulations to the Bachert’s.
Celebrating another kind of fami
ly event was the Godkin family.
Daughter Nancy and husband Rick
Schmeltzer from Florida were home
to have son Jacob Tyler baptized at
Duff’s United Church, Walton on
Sunday, Dec. 22, Lave.n and Marion
had the majority of their family at
church and home for brunch follow
ing the church service.
The Schmeltzer family returned to
Florida before Christmas as work
commitments called.
Rick and Jo-Ann McDonald and
family hosted Leona McDonald for
lunch before travelling to Mitchell
for the Clarke family Christmas.
Celebrating Christmas on
Monday, Dec. 23 were John and
Mary Baan and family, Dan and
Steve and Heather and their fami
lies.
Jim and Linda McDonald had
Doug and Florence Machan,
Marilyn McDonald and Rob and
Jeanne, Dianne and family for
brunch on Christmas morning.
Lavern and Marion Godkin had
most of their family home for
Christmas day, with the exception of
Nancy and husband who had
returned to Florida.
Howard and Audrey Hackwell had
Dean and his wife, Kelly and
Patricia, Eddy and Sebastian join
them for Christmas dinner.
Darryl and Glenda Morrison and
Amanda hosted mom Elsie and sis
ter Susan, her husband Mike and
Brent for a house warming
Christmas on Christmas Day.
Murray and Olene Dennis had a
houseful with their family, Steve,
Peggy and John and girls, Laura and
boys and Elaine and family all home
to celebrate Christmas.
Arriving home from Greenville,
North Carolina was Sherry Hoegy.
Barry and Karen had all the family
including Darrell and Ruthann and
family and Ben and Sherry for
Christmas dinner.
Neil and Marie McGavin had a
houseful Christmas day with Brian
and Shelley and family, Cathy and
Pat and family, Jeff and Shannon
and family and Heather and Brian
and family all home.
Brian Black and Joan Tuchlinsky
and family travelled to Kitchener to
celebrate Christmas with the Black
family.
Doug and Marjory Fraser were
picked up on Christmas Eve and
taken to Phil and Dianne Blake’s in
Kitchener. Joining them were the
rest of the Fraser children including
Clayton and family, Carolyn and
family and Cheryl and family, for
Christmas Day together.
Mary Humphries was picked up
by daughter Kim on Christmas Day
and taken to her home in Bayfield to
spend Christmas. The rest of the
Humphries family Bob and Nora
and family and Wenda and family
gathered at Kim and George’s to cel
ebrate Christmas on Dec. 28.
Bill and Marjorie Humphries cele
brated on Christmas day with all
their children, Susan, Roger, Paul,
Greg and Peggy and their families.
Emerson and Phyllis Mitchell had
their family join them Christmas
Day, Gord and Julia, Ross and Julie,
Doug and Janet, Neil and Marie and
their families.
The McCallum families had
Christmas dinner at Harold and
Pearl’s home. Children Marion,
Paui, Ron, Joyce, and Carl and their
families enjoyed the joy of family.
Boxing Day, Marilyn McDonald’s
family, Bruce, Heather and Ron,
Cathy and Paul, Pat, Jim and Linda,
Jeanne and Rob and their families
created a noisy but wonderful spirit
in her home. Cathy and Paul also
stayed on for an extra day or so foj
visiting.
Paul and Dianne McCallum were
the host family for the Willis family
Christmas. Mother Mabel and sisters
Sharon and husband Kelly and
Donna and Stan and their families
gathered for a fun day together.
Joan Tuchlinsky and Brian Black
were the hosts for the Tuchlinsky
Christmas on Boxing Day. Joan’s
mother, and sister and family were
on hand for the celebration.
Celebrating his birthday a little
early was Jeff Black.
On Friday evening, Dec. 27, Jeff
and five of his friends were treated
to a Kitchener Rangers game.
Dec. 28 brought the news of the
birth of a new daughter for Chris and
Cindy Poland. Alaina Marie arrived
in a hurry to bring added joy to this
Christmas season.
Celebrating Christmas on this day
were Graeme and Helen Craig and
family who travelled to Kitchener to
Bob and. Sharon Elliott’s for the
Elliott Christmas.
Barry and Karen Hoegy and fami
ly travelled to Huron Haven Hall
outside of Goderich to celebrate the
Brindley Christmas.
Gary and Kelly McNichol’s fami
ly gathered at Jason and Lorianne
Horan’s to celebrate the McNichol
family Christmas.
Carmen and Mary Bernard hosted
the Watson Christmas for Gerald
Watson, Anne and Sal and girls and
Sandra and George and Jamie
Sanderson.
Travelling to Stayner to celebrate
the Vanostaayen Christmas were
Don and Monique Baan and family.
They visited for a few days.
Keith and Janet Bachert had their
family gather at (he Walton Hall on
Saturday. Attending were Phillip and
Sherri McKinley and their four chil
dren from Waterloo; Dave and
Sheila Ganoe and three girls from
Fort Ashby, West Virginia; Mike and
Shelley Bachert, Cumberland,
Maryland; Brent and Shirlee
Groothuis, Chicago; Mark Bachert
and girlfriend Brenda Smith,
Winnipeg, Manitoba and Marvin
and Wendy Bachert and five chil
dren, Walton. Quite a houseful for a
Christmas celebration.
They gathered for Boxing Day at
the Sheridan Hotel, Kitchener and
stayed the night and enjoyed the
amenities offered at the hotel before
travelling to Walton. Marvin and
Wendy and family travelled to
Nottawasaga to celebrate Wendy’s
family Christmas after New Year’s.
Dec. 28 was also the celebration
of marriage for Rob Mason and
Karen Bernard. They were married
in Blyth and now reside at RR3,
Walton. Congratulations to the new
lyweds.
A wonderful pre-Christmas pres
ent was enjoyed by Rod Fritz and
Helen Brenie. They had the opportu
nity to see Rita McNeil and the Men
of the Deep at the Centre in The
Square.
Neil and Marie Mitchell wel
comed Claire Lillian to their family
of Sean, Emily and Sarah. Claire is
the New Year’s baby of Stratford
and Seaforth Hospitals.
Congratulations to the Mitchells.
The rest of the Mitchell family,
Emerson and Phyllis and families
gathered at Gordon and Julie
Mitchell’s to celebrate New Year’s
with Emerson’s nephews Dave and
Dianne Beer of Mississauga and
Steve Beer of London. The birth of
Claire just gave extra reason to cel
ebrate.
Patty Banks has had a good friend
visiting for five days from Prince
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