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Obituaries
CORNELIA MARIE (LIA)
SANDERS
Miss Lia Sanders of Belgrave
passed away at London Health
Sciences Centre on Monday. July 3 I,
2000. She was 17.
Lia was the beloved daughter of
Bert and Mary Sanders of Belgrave.
She was the dear sister of Michael.
Brian and Erin at home and grand
daughter of Erank Sanders Sr. ot
Blyth and Case and Corrie Brand of
Clinton. She is 'also survived by
many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Lia was predeceased by her grand
mother Helena Sanders.
Visitation was at the McBurney
Funeral Home, Wingham on
Wednesday. Aug. 2 from 2 - 4 p.m.
and 7 - 9 p.m. Vigil prayers were
held in the funeral home on
Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. Mass of
Christian burial was held at the
Sacred Heart Church, Wingham on
Thursday at 11 a.m. Father Dino
Salvadore officiated.
Interment was in St. Michael’s
Catholic Cemetery. Morris Twp.
Memorial donations to the Brain
Tumor Foundation would be appre
ciated as expressions of sympathy.
LEWIS STONEHOUSE
Lewis Stonehouse of 13 Jane St.,
Belgrave passed away at Braemar
Retirement Centre. Turnberry Twp.
on Aug. I0, 2000. He was 95.
Bom in Belgrave, Lewis was edu
cated at Belgrave Public and
Wingham Continuation schools,
then received a business education at
London. He farmed on the ninth
concession of East Wawanosh Twp.,
until moving to Belgrave in 1955
where he worked as a carpenter.
On April 18, 1940, Lewis married
his beloved wife, the former Helen
Edgar of Morris Twp. at the
Wingham United Church manse.
She remains to mourn his passing.
He was a faithful member of Knox
United Church in Belgrave, serving
as its treasurer for 28 years.
Mr. Stonehouse was the beloved
brother-in-law of Harvey Edgar of
Morris Twp.. Mail and Mary Edgar
of Petrolia and Irlma Edgar of
Wingham. He is also survived by
several nieces and nephews, great
nieces and nephews, great-great-
nieces and nephews and one great
great-great niece.
He was predeceased by sisters,
Carrie McGuire, Agnes Walker.
Ellen Coultes. and brothers Norman
and Dr. Gordon Stonehouse.
Visitation was held at the
McBurney Funeral Home. Wingham
on Saturday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m..
Rev. Cathrine Campbell, assisted by
retired minister Rev. John G.
Roberts officiated at the funeral
service held on Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
from the funeral home.
A eulogy tribute to Uncle Lewis
was read by his niece Edith Walker
of Goderich and a lament on the bag
pipes was played by great-great
nephew Adam Walker.
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Daer, Doug Craig and Paul Coutles.
Pallbearers were Jack Walker, Don
Edgar. Bill Coultes, Niel Edgar,
Glenn Coultes and Brian Edgar.
Interment was at Brandon
Cemetery, Belgrave.
DAVID KEFFER
David Lloyd Keffer, 76, of RRl,
Ethel, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000.
He was the son of the late Telford
Keffer and the former Pearl Jacklin.
He is survived by his wife the for
mer Alice Smith: his daughters
Linda and husband Tom Stevens of
Wroxeter. Lorraine and husband
Bryan Secrett of Listowel, Wanda
and husband Donald Long of RR2,
Atwood. Barbara and husband
Murray Elliott of RRl, Listowel and
Donna and husband Jack West of
Stratford; sons Dan Keffer and wife
Brenda of RRl, Listowel, Robert
Keffer and wife Christine of
Brussels and Murray Keffer and
wife Peggy of RR3, Brussels; 20
grandchildren; a brother Charles
Keffer and wife Stella of Domock;
sisters-in-law Thelma and Audrey
Keffer of Listowel and Bunny
Keffer of Vancouver; brothers- and
sisters-in-law Jim and Eunice
Aikenhead of Exeter and Carol and
Orlin Shoemaker of Blyth as well as
several nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, he was prede
ceased by a daughter Dale Jelfs in
1980; a son Gary Keffer in 1977;
brothers Wilfred, Halbert, Ralph and
Fred Keffer; a brother-in-law
Donald Smith and a sister-in-law
Marjorie Keffer.
Friends and relatives called at
Peebles Funeral Home. I4l John St..
Atwood. The funeral service was
held Thursday at 2 p.m.
Burial was in Mount Pleasant
Cemetery, Ethel.
Pallbearers were Scott and David
Stevens. Adam and Mark Long,
Jason Kregarand Michael Schlosser.
Flowerbearers were Paige and
Ashley Keffer and Brittany and
Janna Elliott.
Rev Bill James-Abra officiated.
CARL LONGMAN
Mr. Carl Longman of Seaforth and
formerly of Blyth passed away at
Seaforth Manor. Seaforth, on
Thursday, Aug. I0, 2000. He was in
his 87th year.
He was the beloved husband of the
late Kathleen (Yungblut) Longman
and dear father of George Longman
of Seaforth. Grace and Frank
Dolmage of Winthrop, Donna
Longman and Gerald Kerr of Blyth
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will be missed by his grandchildren
Angela, Diann and Brian Dolmage,
and Bradley and Jason Longman. He
was the dear brother of Irene
Waymouth and Lloyd Longman,
both of Stratford. He was the dear
brother-in-law of Margaret Good of
Londesborough and Bettie
Youngblut of Niagara Fails.
Mr. Longman was predeceased by
one brother Harold Longman.
Friends were received at the Blyth
Visitation Centre, Blyth on Friday,
Aug. 11 where funeral services were
held on Saturday. Rev. Paul Ross
officiated.
Interment was in Blyth Union
Cemetery.
As expressions of sympathy
memorial donations to
Londesborough United Church or
the Alzheimer’s Society would be
greatly appreciated.
Funeral arrangements were
entrusted to Beattie-Falconer
Funeral Home, Clinton.
GERARD PHELAN
Gerard Thomas Phelan of
Londesborough passed away sud
denly at his residence on Saturday,
July 29. 2000. He was 78.
He was the beloved husband of the
late Marie (French) Phelan (1998)
and dear father of Joanne and Paul
O'Neil of RRl, Clifford, Andy
Phelan and Pat Phelan both of
Londesborough and Joe Phelan of
Exeter. He was the loving grandfa
ther of Angela, Katie, Meghan, Alex
and Bobby O’Neil and Serina Phelan
and dear brother of Rita (Mrs.
Charles Rolls) of Stratford. He is
also survived by several nieces and
nephews.
Mr. Phelan was predeceased by
two sisters Cecilia Diveney and
Mary McCaughey and by two broth
ers Joseph Phelan and John Phelan
(2000).
Friends were received at the Blyth
Visitation Centre. 407 Queen St.,
Bl.yth on Tuesday, Aug. I. Funeral
mass* was held at St. Michael’s
Roman Catholic Church, Blyth on
Aug. 2.
Pallbearers were Paul and John
O'Neil, Patrick and Joe Phelan,
Peter Kelly and Paul Madill.
Flowerbearers were Serina Phelan
and Meghan O’Neil.
Parish prayers were held Aug. 1.
Father Dino Salvador officiated.
Interment was at St. Michael's
Cemetery.
Donations to the Canadian Cancer
Society would be appreciated as
expressions of sympathy.
ROSS ENGEL
Ross Engel of Cranbrook passed
away at Listowel Memorial Hospital
on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000. He was
in his 87th year.
Bom in Grey Twp. on April 13,
1914, Ross was the youngest son of
Conrad and Annie (Menzies) Engel.
On June 14, 1938, Ross married
Hazel "Tillie” Hulley in Atwood.
Ross and Tillie resided on the 12th
of Grey (Cranbrook) for the past 60
years.
In his early years, Ross had
showed his many talents at many
occupations. His main interests were
in farming and carpentry.
Ross was the road superintendent
for Grey Twp. from 1971 until retir
ing in 1982 and out of respect for
Mr. Engel, the flags of The Grey
Twp. Municipal Office were flown
at half mast on Friday.
Ross will be sadly missed by his
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father of Isabel Wick and her hus
band Eldon of Whiteriver, Faye
Grant and her husband Campbell of
Listowel, John Engel and his wife
Pat of Cranbrook, Dianne and her
friend Ron McClory of Ripley,
Gayle Dewar and her husband Ken
of RRl, Monkton, Barry Engel and
his wife Diane of Brussels and
Monty Engel and his wife Cindy of
Seaforth. He was the brother-in-law
of Jessie Engel of Huronlea,
Brussels and Dorothy Engel of Point
Clark. Ross was also loved by his 22
grandchildren, 26 great-grandchil
dren and numerous nieces and
nephews.
He was predeceased by brothers
Archie, Mac, Bill and Bob, infant
sister Effie, sister-in-laws Annie
Engel and Margaret Engel, son-in-
law Wayne Smith and three grand
sons.
Friends were received by the fam
ily from 2-4 and 7 - 9 p.m.
Thursday at the Schimanski Family
Funeral Home, Brussels where the
funeral service was conducted from
the c’napei on riiday, Aug. 4 at 2
p.m. with Rev. Cathrine Campbell
officiating.
Carrying floral tributes were
Kendra Pommer, Pam McLean,
Kelli Kirkham, Dawn Johnston and
Trevor Engel. Pallbearers were Ron
Watson, David Engel, Steve Grant,
Doug Grant, Dean Smith and Jason
Engel.
Interment was in Brussels
Cemetery.
As an expression of sympathy,
memorial donations may be made to
the Heart and Stroke Foundation or
to the Canadian Cancer Society.
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