Obituaries

It is with broken hearts that we share that Heather Irene Dale, formerly of Seaforth, passed away peacefully after a courageous three-year battle with stage four breast cancer.

At Moira Place in Tweed on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, Helen Marguerite (née Strong) Currie, formerly of Wingham, passed away at the age of 95.

Constance (Connie) Lynn Cook passed away peacefully Friday, June 5, 2026, at the Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia at the age of 72, after a fierce and courageous battle with breast cancer.

Gerrit van Veen of Brussels passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in his 96th year.

Bob Thornton, 88, of Mitchell, and formerly of Brussels, passed away suddenly at his residence on Saturday, May 30, 2026.

Robert Stephen Thompson died peacefully at Clinton Public Hospital on Sunday, May 31, surrounded by family, after bravely facing illness with courage and his trademark humour.

On Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Janet Alice (Goulding) Little, formerly of Wingham, passed away at the age of 86.

George Vernon Cowan passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on May 23 at London Health Sciences Centre. He was in his 78th year.

Dwayne Kenneth Waechter of Brussels passed away courageously, surrounded by the love of his family and friends, at Stratford General Hospital, on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at the age of 52.

Janet Catherine Haertel (née Stewart) passed away peacefully at Seaforth Community Hospital on May 14, 2026, in her 93rd year.

John Boneschansker passed away peacefully, with family by his side, at Seaforth Hospital on Tuesday, May 26 in his 92nd year.

Peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family, at Seaforth Community Hospital, on Thursday, May 21, 2026, Audrey Louise (Knapton) Fenton, formerly of Goderich, passed away at the age of 92.

Dale Wanless, the eldest son of predeceased parents, Dorothy and Wilkie Wanless, rode off into the sunset on April 11, 2026, leaving behind brother Marty of Vancouver and Gary (Nancy) of Red Deer and their children...

Joyce Audrey Steuernol of Wingham passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at the age of 94.

Tragically on May 5, 2026 in Wyoming, Ontario, John and Wilma Hessels of Goderich went to be with their Lord and Saviour and became reunited with their daughter Tina and great-granddaughter Lyla.

Peacefully, with his family by his side at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, Goderich on Monday, May 4, 2026, William Harold McClinchey of Goderich and formerly of Auburn, passed away in his 97th year.

Unexpectedly, as the result of a motor vehicle accident, on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, Laura Natsuko (Nakamura) Ross, of Exeter, passed away at the age of 38, leaving behind a legacy of love, laughter, and devotion to her family.

Roelf Harn Jan Bos of Grand Bend, formerly of Blyth, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, April 20, 2026.

Olive Irene Chisholm passed away peacefully on Friday, April 17, 2026, at the age of 95.

Kaye Gamble passed away peacefully on Friday April 10, 2026 at the age of 92.

Tjeerd Wouda of Ethel, formerly of Atwood and Huntsville, passed away peacefully at Listowel Memorial Hospital on Sunday, April 5, 2026, in his 80th year.

On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Bert Askes of Bluevale passed away unexpectedly at the age of 74.

At Huronlea Home for the Aged on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, Donald James "Jim" Keller of Belgrave passed away, surrounded by his family, at the age of 73.

Gary (Gerhardt) Welker of Blyth, formerly of Elmira and Waterloo, passed away peacefully with his wife and daughter by his side on Saturday, March 21, at University Hospital, London, after a brief illness. He was in his 84th year.