The Citizen, 2012-12-20, Page 44PAGE 44. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2012.Central Huron still silent on septic vote
Despite a presentation from
former Huron County Warden
Bernie MacLellan and the Huron
County Health Unit’s Bob Worsell
on the proposed mandatory septic
inspection program, council was left
with more questions than answers at
the Dec. 10 meeting.
MacLellan, who had personallypresented and answered questions onbehalf of the program throughout the
county, had visited eight of the
county’s nine lower tier
municipalities before visiting
Central Huron, the last meeting on
his list.
The first, and most crucial, issue to
several councillors was the cycle
period. MacLellan has hoped, and
Worsell has said it’s possible, to rollout on the program on a five-yearcycle, which would fall in line with
the manufacturer’s suggested
maintenance schedule for septic
tanks. However, many councillors
felt that was too short of a cycle,
both from the perspective that they
felt it didn’t need to be done so
regularly and from the aspect that
they didn’t think the county could
complete inspections of all of itsseptic tanks in five years.Worsell says that he’s done the
math and that completing the
program on a five-year cycle will not
be a problem according to his
calculations.
He also said that the program is
not a “witch hunt” as it has been
described by many.
He said that if a septic system is
operational, but doesn’t necessarilymeet with today’s building codestandards because it’s decades old,
that system will get a pass. The
program, he said, is largely
educational and is searching for
deficient systems and that’s all.
Councillor Alex Westerhout said
he was concerned about the program
and its user-pay charges. He said that
Obituaries
IVIN SHANNON
Ivin Scott Shannon of RR 4,
Walton passed away peacefully at
Seaforth Manor Nursing Home on
Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. He was in
his 93rd year.
He was the loving father of Bob
(Betty) of Hamilton; Herb (Bonnie),
Blyth; Tom (Barb), Seaforth; Scott
(Sandra), Ingersoll; Blaine,
Kitchener and Sharon Shannon of
Canmore, Alberta. Ivin was the
cherished grandpa of Darryl (Sarah),
Corey (Katrina), Nathan (Sarah),
Devin (Robin), Lindsey (Adam),
Matt (Lindsey), Sam, Riley, Sophia,
Quinton, Paige and the great-
grandpa of 13.
Ivin is also survived by his sisters-
in-law, Helen Wesenberg, Lorraine
Dale (Ron), Thelma Shannon and by
many nieces, nephews and friends.
He was predeceased by his wife,
Edna (nee Smith), parents, John and
Mary (Nee Rogerson) and brothers,
Melville and Wallace and families.
Visitation was held at McGlynn
Family Funeral Home, Seaforth on
Tuesday, Dec. 18. A funeral service
to celebrate Ivin’s life was held at
the funeral home on Wednesday. A
lunch followed at the Egmondville
United Church.
As expressions of sympathy,
memorial donations to the Arthritis
Society, Cancer Society or the Heart
and Stroke Foundation would be
appreciated.
Visit Ivin’s memorial at www.
mcglynnfamilyfuneralhome.com
FRANCES VANDERVEEN
Frances Wilma (Arends)
VanderVeen of RR 2, Brussels,
passed away peacefully on Monday,
Dec. 10, 2012 at Seaforth
Community Hospital. She was in her
82nd year.
Frances was the beloved wife of
the late Abraham VanderVeen (June
14, 2010) and will be sadly missed
by her children Sylvia Nonkes, RR
3, Blyth; Jeannette McNeil,
Lucknow; Andy and Darlene
VanderVeen, Blyth; George and
Brenda VanderVeen, Markdale;
Frank and Shelly VanderVeen, Elko,
B.C. and Robert VanderVeen, RR 2,
Brussels. Frances was the cherished
grandmother of Mark Nonkes, Peter
and Tammy Nonkes, Aron and
Stephanie Nonkes, Angela and Brad
Mourao, Kyle McNeil, Jody and
Jason Mulder, Andrea and Brent
Meyers, Nikki and Rob Wynja,
Janelle, Allison, Kelsey, Joel,
Kendall, Nicolas, Jamie, Sadie Jo
and Dwight VanderVeen and the
loving great-grandmother of West
and Jack.
Frances was the dear sister of
Jantje Hovius and Ralph and Mary
Arends and the dear sister-in-law of
Nelly Grootveld, Jean and Dick
Huisman and Janet and Bernie
Scholman.
Frances was predeceased by her
son-in-law Jack Nonkes, her brother
Jake Arends and his wife Alice and
brothers-in-law Bouke Hovius and
Joop Grootveld.
Friends were received by the
family on Thursday at the
Schimanski Family Funeral Home,
Brussels. A celebration of Frances’s
life was held on Friday, Dec. 14 at
the Blyth Christian Reformed
Church. Pastor Gary Klumpenhower
officiated. Burial took place in
Brussels Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Frances’s
grandsons Mark, Peter and Aaron
Nonkes, Kyle McNeil and Nicolas
and Joel VanderVeen.
As an expression of sympathy,
memorial donations were made to
the Seaforth Community Hospital
Foundation or to World Vision
Canada.
Online condolences may be left at
www.schimanskifamilyfuneral
home.com
CARL SUBJECT
Carl Subject of RR 1, Monkton,
passed away peacefully at Listowel
Memorial Hospital on Monday, Dec.
10, 2012. He was 62.
Carl and his wife Joanne were the
owners and operators of CJ Truck
and Auto Parts Ltd. He was a
member of the Central Ontario and
Great Lakes Tractor Pullers
Associations. He enjoyed hunting,
fishing and spending time with his
family at the cottage. His family
considered him to be the luckiest
gambler in Ontario.
Carl was the beloved husband of
Joanne (Conforti) Subject for over
40 years. He was the loving father of
Paul and Laurie, Linda and Tim, all
of RR 2, Brussels, Loretta
and Jason, RR 4, Stratford and
Cheryl, Sydney, Nova Scotia. He
was the special grandpa of 10
grandchildren. He was the son-in-
law of Joyce Conforti (Joseph,
deceased).
Carl was the dear brother of Betty,
Dory and Danny, Elaine and John,
Ella, Donna, John and Iola, George
and Jennifer, Bruce and Sandra,
Albert and Sheila and brother-in-law
of Peter, Robert, Margaret, Carol
and Steve. He will be fondly
remembered by Terry Dow, Mervin
Subject and many nieces, nephews
and cousins.
Carl was predeceased by his
parents Christian and Emma
(Marsh) Subject, his brothers
Kenneth and Mervin, sisters
Madeline and Emmaline and several
nieces and nephews.
Carl’s family invited relatives and
friends to share their memories at
the Elma Memorial Community
Centre, Main Street, Atwood, on
Wednesday, Dec. 12 where the
service was held to celebrate his life.
Interment is in Greenwood
Cemetery, Milverton.
As expressions of sympathy,
memorial donations to a charity of
one’s choice is appreciated by the
family.
Arrangements were entrusted to
the Brenneman Funeral Home,
Atwood. Condolences may be left at
www.brennemanfuneralhome.
com
MARIE JEAN HIGGINS
Marie Jean Higgins of Wroxeter
passed away at Braemar Retirement
Centre, Wingham on Sunday, Dec.
16, 2012. She was 95.
Marie was the beloved wife of
Stewart Higgins, who predeceased
her in 2009. She was the cherished
mother of Ronald and Shirley
Higgins of Stratford, Bill and Ruth
Ann Higgins, Guelph and Paul and
Rilla Higgins, St. Joseph Island. She
was the dear grandma of Karen and
Clive, Terry and Brenda, Wanda and
Kent, Andrea and Erik, Andrew and
Kerrie, Michael and Allison,
Matthew, Virginia and Suzanne and
the great-grandma of Sara, Erin,
Alex, Jamie, Daniel, Kevin, Amanda
and Trevor, Shauna and Scott,
Kaeleigh, Kelsey, Jack and Will.
Marie was the great-great-grandma
of Elizabeth, Shayne, Max and
William and the sister-in-law of
Minerva Baker of Ottawa.
Marie was predeceased by her
brother Lawson Doig and his wife
Margaret, sister Nellie and her
husband Rev. Arthur Leggett and
sister-in-law Velma and her husband
Frank Graham and brother-in-law
Earl Baker.
Visitation was held at McBurney
Funeral Home Ltd., Wingham, on
Tuesday. The funeral service was
held at the funeral home chapel on
Wednesday. Rev. Jeff Hawkins
officiated.
Interment is in Wroxeter
Cemetery, Howick Township.
Memorial donations to the Heart
and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or
a charity of one’s choice would be
appreciated as expressions of
sympathy.
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