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Obituaries
Jan van Vliet of RR2, Brussels
passed away at London Health
Sciences Centre, University Campus
on Friday, Aug. 25, 2000. He was in
his 70th year.
Born in Giessendam, The
Netherlands on July 4, 1931, Jan was
the son of Jan and Jaantje van Vliet.
In November of 1949, Jan came to
Canada with his parents and three of
his five sisters. They were sponsored
by the Turnbull family. On May 25,
1957, Jan married Joyce Thomas and
had four children, John, Debbie,
Janis and Joyanne.
Jan and his family farmed on the
16th of Grey Twp., where they oper
ated a purebred swine operation.
One of the highlights of his working
years was showing and judging
prize-winning swine at exhibitions
across Canada.
On Oct. 26, 1989, Jan’s wife Joyce
passed away. In 1991 he married
Joan Thomas. Jan gained another
daughter, Shelley and son Duane.
Jan and Joan enjoyed 10 grandchil
dren in all.
Jan was an avid member of the
Brussels Lions*Club and enjoyed
seeing the community benefit from
its projects. Jan was also a past pres
ident of the Ontario Pork Congress
and the Canadian Swine Breeders
Association. During his retirement
years, Jan enjoyed many coffees
with his friends at (he coffee shop.
Jan will be sadly missed by his
beloved wife Joan and by his chil
dren John van Vliet and his wife
Diane of RR1, Walton, Debbie
Claessens and her husband Frank of
Milton, Janis McCooey and her hus
band Brian of Fort Erie and Joyanne
Derreck and her husband Duane of
St. Catharines. He was the dear
stepfather of Shelley Miller and her
husband Lawrence of Listowel and
Duane Edgar of Red Deer, Alberta.
He was the dear brother of Mary van
Dyke and her husband Adrie of the
Netherlands, Pieta Cousins and her
Paul Henderson headlines
Arthritis Society breakfast
Hockey Great Paul Henderson
headlines The Arthritis Society’s
Annual Celebrity Breakfast on
Wednesday, Sept. 20. Henderson
will be the guest speaker at The
Arthritis Society’s Celebrity
Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. in the
Embassy Room at Bingeman Park in
Kitchener, hosted by Neil Aitchison.
On Sept. 28, 1972 at Moscow,
Team Canada defeated The Soviet
Union six to five in the eighth game.
In game 7 Henderson scored the
husband Lawrie of London, and
Corrie Hamelin of Penetanguishene
and beloved grandpa of 10.
Jan was predeceased by his first
wife Joyce, his mother and father
and two sisters.
Friends were received by the fam
ily from 7 - 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 -
4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the
Schimanski Family Funeral Home,
Brussels where the funeral service
was conducted from the chapel on
Monday, Aug. 28 at 2 p.m. with Rev.
Bonnie Cole-Arnal officiating.
Sharing their memories of Jan were
his friends Doug Lawless and Neil
McGavin. Graeme Craig provided
musical solos of How Great Thou
Art and Amazing Grace.
Carrying floral tributes were
grandchildren Jennifer Claessens,
Michelle Claessens, Amanda
McCooey, Meghan McCooey,
Aleshia Miller, Matthew Claessens,
Brett Miller, Andrew van Vliet, Kyle
McCooey and Justin Miller.
winning goal with two minutes
remaining and now in this final
game he did it again, this time with
only 34 seconds remaining - to win
the series.
There may be and there have been,
other series, and Canada may win
them - but, there will never be
another series like that first one - a
truly great Canadian happening.
Tickets are now on sale at The
Arthritis Society office, call 519-
743-2820.
Pallbearers were Jim Armstrong,
Clarence McCutcheon, Doug Evans,
Jack Knight, Murray Junker and
Ernie Lewington. Honorary pall
bearers were Don Fraser and
Wallace Bell.
Interment was in the Brussels
Cemetery.
As an expression of sympathy, in
lieu of flowers, memorial donations
may be made to the Brussels Lions
Club, Community Care Access for
Huron, the Canadian Cancer Society,
Duff’s United Church or the charity
of one’s choice.
BEAULAH KEDDY
Mrs. Beaulah Keddy of RR4,
Seaforth, passed away at London
Health Sciences Centre on Tuesday,
Aug. 22, 2000 in her 63rd year.
She was the beloved wife of
Robert Keddy and loving mother of
Hugh Keddy and wife Amanda of
Alberta, Terry Keddy and wife
Cheree of Walkerton, Mark Keddy
of Guelph and Larry Garnett of
Toronto. She was the cherished
grandmother of eight grandchildren.
Mrs. Keddy was also survived by
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Gaudett and the late Hugh Keddy of
Nova Scotia, sister-in-law of
Dorothy Rhynard of Seaforth and
Ken Rhynard of Clinton and Jim and
Dianne Yates of Brantford. She will
also be remembered by several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral service was held Friday,
Aug. 25 at the Whitney-Ribey
Funeral Home, Seaforth followed by
cremation.
Pallbearers were Robert Keddy,
Hugh and Terry Keddy, Bill and Bob
Rhynard, Brian Mason and Ron
Stokes.
Memorial donations may be made
to the Heart and Stroke Foundation
through the funeral home.
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