The Citizen, 2003-12-10, Page 24PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2003.
Obituaries M. Douma greets
ANNE EXEL
Anne Exel of Brussels passed
away peacefully at her residence on
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2003.
Bom in the Netherlands on May
11, 1946, Anne was in her 58th year.
She was the dear friend of Lisa
Glanville and dear mother of
Michelle Richmond and her husband
Darren of Blyth and Michael Vader
and his wife Lori of Brussels. She
was the dear sister of Henry and
Margaret Exel of Brussels, Everdina
and Kenneth Bender of Listowel,
Eric and Nikki Exel of Lucknow,
Ada and Hank Haasnoot of
Fordwich, Gerda and Randy Roppel
of Tiverton, Charles Exel of Ottawa
and Frances Exel and Gary Bergstra
of Shallow Lake.
Anne was also loved by her four
grandchildren, 20 nieces and
nephews and 30 grandnieces and
grandnephews.
She was predeceased by her
parents Gerald and Gerrie Exel.
Friends were received by the
family from 2-4 and 7 - 9 p.m.
Thursday at the Schimanski Family
Funeral Home, Brussels which was
followed by a Legion service under
the auspices of Brussels Legion No.
218 RCL. The funeral service was
conducted from Melville
Presbyterian Church, Brussels, on
Friday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. with Rev.
Cathrine Campbell officiating and
Malinda Exel as organist. The
hymns were The Old Rugged Cross,
Jesus Loves Me, Amazing Grace and
How Great Thou Art.
Remembrances of Anne were
given by her sister Ada Haasnoot
and daughter-in-law Lori Vader.
Carrying floral tributes were Gerry
Exel, David Exel, Darryl Bender,
Warren Haasnoot and Paul Rop
pel.
Pallbearers were Lyle Hood, John
Harrington, Jim Brown, Rick
McDonald, Ken Graber and Chris
Cooper.
Cremation followed with
interment of cremated remains in
Brussels Cemetery.
As an expression of sympathy,
memorial donations may be made to
the Canadian Cancer Society,
Brussels Legion No. 218 or Melville
Presbyterian Church.
JAMES MICHAEL DOHERTY
James Michael Doherty passed
away on Friday. Dec. 5 in Goderich
Alexandra Marine and General
Hospital in his 77th year.
He spent his early years in Blyth,
moved to Kingsbridge and then
settled in Port Albert.
Left to mourn his passing are three
sisters. Rita (Jack Tigert), Mary
(John Maize) and Anne Berry, sister-
in-law, Anne Doherty, half-sister
Sarah O’Mullan of Ireland; three
brothers, Clarence (Loretta), Frank
(Isabelle) and Stan Doherty.
Mr. Doherty is survived as well by
numerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his
parents, the former Mary Kelly of
Blyth and James Doherty of Ireland;
brother John, sister-in-law Betty,
brother-in-law Bill Berry and half-
sister, Mary Catherine Rankin of
Ireland.
The funeral mass was held on
Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. at St.
Joseph’s Church. Kingsbridge.
Interment was at St. Joseph’s
Cemetery.
Services were well attended at
Melville Presbyterian Church last
Sunday morning. Greeting at the
door was Maurice Douma.
The second Advent candle was lit
by Janna Dodds, Rachael Speers and
Eliza Dodds. The flowers at the front
of the church were placed there in
loving memory of Anne Exel by
Mike and Lori Vader, Michelle and
Darren Richmond and the Exel
family.
Many friends and family members
joined the congregation for the
baptisms of Nolan John, son of
Holly and Steve McCutcheon, and
Tyler Murray, son of Kara and Brian
McNichol. Rev Cathrine Campbell
conducted the baptisms with the
assistance of elders Jim Armstrong
and Jeff Cardiff.
The junior choir sang the anthem.
The Calypso Carol.
Following this ceremony, the
children of the church gathered up
the mittens that had been brought
and fastened them on the mitten tree
Rink building in Ethel, Sat.
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the group.
This Saturday is the rink building
on Mrs. Dobson’s property at 9:30
a.m. Everyone is encouraged to
participate. Contact Andrew
Versteeg at 887-8621 for more
information.
Ethel Community Christmas
Celebration will be held on
Thursday, Dec. 18. The hayride for
carolling leaves the Ethel Hall at 7
p.m. The Hall will be open for
refreshments, music and visiting
from 7-9 p.m.
Don’t forget to bring donations to
for distribution to the needy in
Huron County. “Mittens are a
symbol of warmth and it is a gift that
makes one feel special”, said Rev.
Campbell. “These are gifts from the
people of Melville following the
example of Jesus who gave us so
many things”.
Responsive reading was Psalm 98.
Rev. Campbell then gave the
scripture lesson of Malachi 3:1- 4;
Philippians 1:3- II; and Luke 3:1-
6 with assistance from reader Emily
Cardiff.
In the sermon, I Can See Clearly
Now... , Rev. Campbell reviewed the
imagery of purity referred to in our
scripture readings. Defined as
singleness of purpose, purity is
difficult to achieve with the
distractions of our busy modern
lives.
From the stern restraints of our
ancestors the pendulum has swung
far the other way, and people now
look for direction. John the Baptist
from the desert came preaching
the hall for the Salvation Army. If
you would like to have a Grey
firefighter arrive at your door
between 7 and 8 p.m. that evening to
pick up your donations, please
phone Andrea Hruska at 887-2605.
Some firefighters have agreed to
go door to door with the truck to
visit those who are interested. If you
know of someone the guys could
stop in on, please also call and let us
know.
This is a community event and we
want to let everyone know they are
part of our community.
Have a great week.
repentance for the forgiveness of
sins.
“The message of all three, John the
Baptist, Malachi and the Apostle
Paul are the same,” said Rev.
Campbell, “that a saving Lord is
given to us, and from this only good
comes. It is a gift freely given of
love, life, laughter, peace and joy”.
The offering was collected by
Frank Schimanski, Dave
McCutcheon, Maurice Douma and
Bill King. Mary Douma was organist
for the service.
Thursday afternoon Bible study is
on the book of Matthew hosted by
Helen Elliott at 2 p.m.
On Dec. 14 at 11 a.m. the Sunday
school concert will take place in the
church.
Everyone is welcome to join these
events.
On Friday, Dec. 12 at 12 p.m. there
is a free Community Lunch. This is
outreach at this time of year.
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