The Citizen, 1992-10-07, Page 7NICHOLAAS TERPSTRA
Nicholaas Terpstra of RR3, Brus
sels passed away on Sunday, Sept
27, 1992 at Clinton Public Hospi
tal. He was 83.
Mr. Terpstra was the beloved
husband of the former Johanna
Krynen. He will be lovingly
remembered by his children, Mar
garet and William Van Nes of
Ethel, Emma and Hank Berlsen of
Gadshill, Ben and Hennje Terpstra
of Brussels, Charles and Catherine
Terpstra of Brussels, Julie and Mar
tin Van Bakel of Dublin, Nicholaas
and Catherine Terpstra of Atwood,
Herman and Rosemary Terpstra of
Brussels, Joseph and Miriam Terp
stra of Brussels, Joanne and Luke
De Brabandere of St. Mary's, Mary
Terpstra of Clinton, Mike and
Wendy Terpstra of Cornwallis,
Nova Scotia, Patricia and Kevin
Armstrong of St. Thomas. He was
the dear grandfather of 59 grand
children and six great-grandchil
dren. A daughter, Helen Elizabeth
predeceased him.
The late Mr. Terpstra rested at
Betts Funeral Home, Brussels on
Tuesday, Sept. 29 where parish
prayers were held at 9 p.m. The
funeral mass took place at St.
Ambrose Roman Catholic Church ,
Brussels at 11 a.m. Wednesday
with Father Nevett officiating.
Interment was at St. Ambrose
Roman Catholic Cemetery. Pall
bearers were Nick Van Nes, Roger
Boersen, Jeff Terpstra, Anthony
Terpstra, David Van Bakel and
Darryl Terpstra and honourary pall
bearers were Shawn Terpstra, Jason
Terpstra and Steven De Braban
dere, all grandchildren of the late
Mr. Terpstra.
ROBERT HECTOR BRIDGE
Robert Hector Bridge of Lake.
St. Peter and formerly of Wroxeter
passed away on Wednesday, Sept.
30, 1992 Peterborough’s Civic Hos
pital. He was 70.
He will be missed most deeply
by his wife Mary. Also left to
mourn his passing are his six chil
dren, Theresa, Patricia, David,
Judith, Robert and Carolyn. He was
the loved grandfather of eight
grandchildren and the dear brother
of Irene Krumholtz and Hazel Tay
lor. A grandson, Johnathan prede
ceased him.
Rev. Jeff Hawkins officiated at
the funeral service on Friday, Oct.
2 at Betts Visitation Centre, Gorrie.
Carrying Mr. Bridge to his final
resting place at Wroxeter Cemetery
were Gary MacArthur, Wayne,
Gail and Wesley Bridge, Ronald
MacArthur and Jim Krumholtz.
CATHERINE MOFFAT
Catherine Moffat, formerly of
Wingham and Wroxeter passed
Brussels council
says no need
to bum leaves
There will be no need to burn
leaves in Brussels this year because
residents can have their leaves vac
uumed up and taken away.
Village councillors agreed Mon
day night to set Monday Oct. 26
and Monday, Nov. 9 as dates when
residents could have their leaves
raked to the curbside for pick up.
Council has made an agreement
with Carter Waste Disposal to use
the company's leave vacuum to
suck up the piled leaves. The leaves
will then be composted on village
property.
Councillors suggested the new
service should bring an end to the
habit of burning leaves that each
year brings complaints from neigh
bours and people suffering breath
ing problems. "If there's an
alternative, why bum it?" Reeve
Gordon Workman said.
away peacefully at Sunnyside
Nursing Home, Kitchener on Fri
day, Oct. 2, 1992. She was 93
years.
The former Catherine Cathers
was the beloved wife of Alvin Mof
fat, who predeceased her in 1989.
She was the loving mother of Mar
garet and Graham Work of Brus
sels, Calvin and Norma Moffat of
Blairs Grove, Jeanne and George
Seegmiller of Waterloo and Mar-
ney and Milo Janecek of Kitchener.
Two daughters predeceased her in
infancy. Mrs. Moffat was the dear
sister of Alma Jardine of Wingham
and Elizabeth Hawthorn of Listow-
el. She will be dearly remembered
by 16 grandchildren and 23 great
grandchildren.
Mrs. Moffat rested at Betts Visi
tation Centre, Gorrie, from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. on Sunday. The funeral
service was held at 2 p.m. on Mon
day at Gorrie United Church with
Rev. Jeff Hawkins officiating.
Pallbearers were: Ken Work,
Brian Work, Craig Moffat, Bryon
Moffat, Doug Seegmiller and Jim
Seegmiller. Interment was at Gorrie
Cemetery.
In remembrance donations to a
charity of your choice would be
appreciated.
MARIA GERADINA FIDOM
Maria Geradina Fidom, RR1,
Clinton died at Clinton Public Hos
pital on Sunday, Sept. 27, 1992.
She was 88.
Bom in Voorst, The Netherlands
on Dec. 7, 1903, she was the
daughter of the late Antoni and
Gerritje (Onijs) Kastelein. She was
predeceased by her husband Hen
drik Fidom on Aug. 11, 1992.
Mrs. Fidom was a member of the
Clinton Christian Reformed
Church. Mr. and Mrs. Fidom
farmed in Hullett Township after
moving to Canada.
Mrs. Fidom is survived by three
children, William and his wife
Anna of RR1, Belgrave, Ruth and
her husband Clarence Vanderlei of
RR1 Londesboro and Anthony of
RR1, CLinton. She is also survived
by 12 grandchildren and 14 great
grandchildren.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Fidom
was predeceased by one daughter,
Grace in 1941 and a brother Albert
Kastelein.
Mrs. Fidom rested at the Ball
Chapel of the Beattie-Falconer
Funeral Homes in Clinton. A funer
al service was held at Clinton
Christian Reformed Church on
Wednesday, Sept. 30 with Rev.
Dirk Miedema presiding.
The pallbearers were grandsons,
Brian Fidom, Henry Fidom, Steven
Fidom, David Vanderlei, Harold
Vanderlei and Tony Vanderlei.
Interment was at Clinton Ceme
tery.
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7,1992. PAGE 7.
County sets up steering committee
Huron County will set up a steer
ing committee to study whether or
not Huron should have a District
Health Council (DHC) and, if so,
whether it should operate on its
own or have a joint health council
with a neighbouring county.
But Huron County councillors
made it evident at Thursday's
monthly meeting, that they wanted
to option to be able to not go ahead
with the DHC if they decided it
isn't in the best interest of the coun
ty's residents. A DHC helps co
ordinate the best use of health
facilities in a region to reduce over
lap. Most areas of the province
already have DHC's. Hullett Reeve
Tom Cunningham wanted it under
stood the county was retaining the
right not to go ahead with the
DHC. "At the end of the road if it is
Council's wish that we don't get
involved we don't want the Min
istry (of Health) to think we've
made a commitment. I don't feel we
should be getting involved (with a
steering committee) if we are not
able to withdraw."
Warden Robert Fisher said the
Board of Health had been aware of
that concern and so had added a
clause in the mandate of the com
mittee that it "recommend whether
or not a district health council
should be established for Huron
County."
Bill Mickle, Board of Health
chairman and reeve of Exeter, said
that the Ministry of Health official
had been at the Sept. 29 meeting of
the Huron Health and Social Ser
vices Liaison Committee and had
suggested that Huron would not be
able to go on its own in a DHC
since each DHC must have a mini
mum population of 100,000. Later,
he said, investigations by county
staff indicated this wasn't so.
Reeve Mickle said he also ques
tioned whether or not district health
councils may be redundant since
the Orser Commission report on
comprehensive Health System
Planning had suggested that all of
Western Ontario from Windsor to
Owen Sound be included in one
large medical services area with a
board empowered to say how Min
istry of Health money wold be allo
cated to various facilities in the
region.
"I think we want to move ahead
and explore through the steering
committee but we have to keep all
our options open," Reeve Mickle
said. "The recommendation to the
Ministry (from the steering com
mittee) could be no DHC or one for
Huron only."