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Obituaries
STEVEN CHARLES COOKE
Following his wishes to be at
home, Steven Charles Cook, passed
away peacefully with his partner
Barb by his side on Monday, April
20, 2015.
Steven was the loving son of Bee
Cooke and the late Ken Cooke of
Clinton and the loving stepfather of
Ryan Crawford and Brennan and
Ray Greidanus, all of Clinton.
“Papa” will be sadly missed by his
three grandsons Cohen, Isaac and
Caelen.
He is survived by his brother and
sister-in-law Rolfe and Gloria
Cooke, Ottawa and his sister and
brother-in-law Lynda and David
White, London. Steven will be
missed by his nieces and nephews
Carolyn and Mike Edmonds, Lydia
and Bruce McCuaig, Reuben and
Lisa Cooke, Krista and Jamie Fairles
and Leigh White. He will also be
missed by great-nieces and nephews
Jessy, Kai and Jasmine Edmonds,
Ainsley and Rory McCuaig, Skylar,
Avery and Jackson Cooke and Carter
and Adelaide Fairles. Steven will be
fondly remembered by his in-laws
Janet and Jim Cameron, Wayne and
Bonnie Pollock and Cal and Lynne
Pollock and their families.
Cremation has taken place.
Visitation was held at the Royal
Canadian Legion, Branch No. 140,
Clinton on Friday, April 24. A
celebration of Steve’s life was held
at the Legion on Saturday, April 25.
As expressions of sympathy,
memorial donations to the Central
Huron Fire Department, London
Health Sciences Foundation
(London Regional Cancer Program)
or the Royal Canadian Legion,
Clinton Branch No. 140 would be
greatly appreciated.
Donations may be sent through the
Falconer Funeral Homes, Box 249,
Clinton
GRANT WILLIAMS
Grant Williams of Brussels,
passed away on Sunday, Nov. 23,
2014 at Seaforth Community
Hospital. Born in Port Huron,
Michigan on April 22, 1931, Grant
was in his 84th year.
Grant was the beloved husband for
63 years of Jean and will be sadly
missed by his children Mary Stretton
and her husband Frank, Brussels;
Edgar Williams and his wife Angie,
Acton and Les Williams and his wife
Brenda, Milton. He was the loving
grandfather of Margaret and Dave
Speer, Grant and Cindy Jarvis,
Lesley Stretton, Brendan Stretton,
Harmony Williams, Spencer
Williams, Garrett Williams,
Meghann and Ryan Samson, Justine
Williams and Ryan Williams and
great-grandfather of Ben and James
Speer and Violet Williams. Grant
was also loved by his brothers Dr.
Gordon Williams and his wife
Shirley and George Williams, his
sister Mary Lou Grenier and brother-
in-law Albert Walker. He was
predeceased by his sister Kathleen,
his brother-in-law Mark, sister-in-
law Loretta and a brother in
infancy.
According to his wishes, Grant
was cremated immediately. A
celebration of Grant’s life will be
held at the Salvation Army -
Wingham Corps on Saturday, May 2
where friends will be received at
12 p.m., one hour prior to the
celebration at 1 p.m.
Interment of Grant’s cremated
remains will take place at Brussels
cemetery.
As expressions of sympathy,
memorial donations may be made to
the Salvation Army - Wingham
Corps or to the Alzheimer Society of
Huron County and would be
appreciated by the family.
Condolences may be left at
www.schimanskifamilyfuneral
home.com
KATHLEEN ETHEL BRIDGE
Kay Bridge of Brussels, passed
away at Huronlea Home for the
Aged, Brussels on April 20, 2015.
She was 85.
The former Kay Heibein, was the
beloved wife of the late Gerald
Bridge who predeceased her in
1995. Kay was the dear mother of
Garry and Tanya Bridge, Waterloo;
Donna and Tom Scoggins,
Brampton, Cathy and Owen Curtis,
RR 1, Wingham and Jackie Bridge
and George Kingyens, Tiverton. She
was the loving grandmother of Jen
Watts, Kiel Watts, Christopher
Watts, Samantha Hayes, Chad
Rutledge, Reid Jamieson and Davis
Jamieson and the great-grandmother
of 13. Kay was the sister of Stan
Heibein, Ruth Parkhouse, Julenia
Draper, Jack Heibein, Bill and
Debbie Heibein, Joyce and Fred
Jones and Phyllis and Tom Hanna.
She is also survived by Gerald’s
family. Kay was predeceased by her
parents George and Charlotte
(Candler) Heibein, daughters Brenda
Jamieson (1988) and Pamela
Rutledge (1977), her grandson Scott
David Hayes (2010), sisters Jean
Fox, Gertrude Lambkin and her
brother Lloyd Heibein.
Memorial services were held at
McBurney Funeral Home Ltd.,
Wingham on Friday, April 24. Rev.
Jeff Hawkins officiated.
Memorial donations to the ALS
Society of Ontario or the Canadian
Cancer Society would be
appreciated as expressions of
sympathy.
Online condolences may be left at
www.mcburneyfuneralhome.com
RUBY HOOVER
Ruby Hoover of Brussels, passed
away peacefully after a brief battle
with cancer at Listowel Memorial
Hospital on Saturday, April 25,
2015. She was in her 84th year.
Ruby was the beloved wife of
Russell Hoover, whom she married
in 1955 and the loving mother of
Terry and Diane of RR 1, Atwood
and Bob and Sandy, RR 2, Atwood.
Ruby was the special grandma of
Samuel, Victoria and Krista. She will
be fondly remembered by her nieces
and nephews.
Ruby was predeceased by her
parents Percy and Minnie (Houck)
Puterbaugh, sisters Irene and her
husband Wilfred Bowes and Marion
Warren.
In keeping with Ruby’s wishes,
cremation has taken place and there
will be no visitation or funeral
service.
As expressions of sympathy,
memorial donations to a charity of
one’s choice will be appreciated by
the family.
Arrangements were entrusted to
Brenneman Funeral Home, Atwood.
Condolences may be left at
www.brennemanfuneralhome.ca
DOROTHY JEAN TAMBLYN
Mrs. Dorothy Jean Tamblyn (nee
Derby) of Clinton, passed away at
Huronview Home for the Aged,
Clinton on Sunday, April 26, 2015.
She was 85.
Dorothy was born in White Sands,
Prince Edward Island on Sept. 9,
1929. She married Jack Tamblyn on
Dec. 29, 1962 and they then made
their home on his family farm in
Hullett Township. They were
married for 46 years.
Dorothy is survived by son Kevin,
daughter Suzanne Montgomery
(Grant), brother William, sister June
Lund (Erroll), sister-in-law Margaret
Chrysler, grandchildren Derek,
Allison and Patrick and other family
and friends. Dorothy is preceded in
death by her husband Jack, siblings
Ralph and Morris, brother-in-law
Robert and sister-in-law Connie.
Friends were received prior to the
funeral service at Falconer Funeral
Homes, Clinton, on Wednesday,
April 29. Interment was in Blyth
Union Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial
donations may be given to the
Parkinson Society of Canada or any
charitable donation of one’s choice.
Messages of condolence for the
Tamblyn family may be forwarded
to www.falconerfuneralhomes.com
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costs at the centres.
When the Brussels, Morris and
Grey Community Centre needed
roof repairs, they were paid for out
of the centre’s general funds, rather
than a special capital contribution
from council.
Diehl said that if some community
centre managers are able to make do
with their budgets, while others
aren’t, it is unfair to those who do, at
least in the public’s opinion.
Diehl said that when residents
read about the budget in local media,
it creates the impression that the
centres are unable to live within their
budgets, when some managers are
able to do just that.
“In the public eye, it falls back to
the manager,” Diehl said. “It
unfortunate and it’s not fair, but
that’s the way society is.”
Michiels recommended increases
of $23,071 and $18,585 for the
Brussels, Morris and Grey and
Seaforth and District Community
Centres respectively, in order to be
equitable to all three centres. She
had proposed this before, but council
had turned it down.
Chief Administrative Officer Brad
Knight said that the special levy
increases to help with the centres’
deficits enables the municipality to
recoup some funds from
neighbouring municipalities like
West Perth and Morris-Turnberry.
As a result of several changes to
the second draft of the budget,
however, Michiels said that the tax
rate increase will now be slightly
lower than had originally been
anticipated.
With an overall tax rate increase
proposed at approximately five-and-
a-half per cent, the new tax increase
is 4.91 per cent, which includes a
municipal levy increase of 9.8 per
cent – the first proposed municipal
budget came with a proposed 11 per
cent municipal tax rate increase.
Michiels will now be presenting
council the final draft of the 2015
budget at a public meeting
scheduled for May 5 where a motion
to officially adopt the budget will be
before council. The meeting will
begin at 7 p.m. at the municipal
office in Seaforth.
HE budget set to be
presented on May 5
Up for auction
The Maitland Conservation Foundation held its annual spring dinner and auction on Saturday
night at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. There was a silent auction, guest
speakers and plenty of other activities to keep people occupied, including a live auction, which
was facilitated by auctioneer Dave Johnston, left, and Joe Vulders. (Vicky Bremner photo)