Local obituaries for Brock & Visser Funeral Home

Sep 19, 2014

JAKOWLEW, Katerina - Peacefully at Caressant Care Nursing Home Woodstock on Friday September 19th 2014. Katerina Jakowlew formerly of Teeple Street and Kent Street Woodstock in her 86th year. Beloved wife of the late Nikita Jakowlew (2007). Loved mother of Victor and his wife Martha, Walter and his wife Bridget and Valeri and his wife Debra. Cherished Baba of six...

Sep 16, 2014

WESSELAK, Josef "Joe The Butcher" - Passed away on Tuesday September 16, 2014. Joe Wesselak of RR # 1 Princeton, Ontario in his 85th year. Beloved husband of the late Marion Wesselak (nee Nichols). Dear father of Marion Wesselak and Lorne Sim, Anna and Kevin Towers, Josef Wesselak and Jet all of Woodstock and Alana and David Maginnis of Princeton....

Sep 13, 2014

HAWLEY, Alma "Jean" - passed away peacefully with family at her side at Earl's Court Village, London, on Saturday, September 13, 2014 in her 93rd year. Jean was the beloved wife of the late James Albert Hawley. Loving mother to Bonnie Foster, Theresa Hawley, Virginia Doucette, Sterling Turner (Richard), and Maynard Hawley (Lynn). Cherished grandmother to five and great grandmother...

Sep 10, 2014

BORLAND, Allan Franklin - went home to be with his Saviour, on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at Parkwood Hospital. Allen was the beloved husband of the late Bernice (nee Gourlay), loving father to Roger (Donna), Bob (Cheryl), Dale, Kathy McCready (Ed), and Christine Scott. Cherished grandfather of 9 and great-grandfather of 15. Allen will also be missed by his brother...

Sep 10, 2014

JACOBS, Bernadette - At the Woodstock Hospital on Wednesday September 10, 2014. Bernadette Rosena (nee Carroll) Jacobs in her 63rd year. Beloved wife of Rudy Jacobs for over 45 years. Dear mother of Scott Jacobs and Stephanie Leonard and her husband Ernest. Loved grandmother of Penelope and Lincoln. Cherished daughter-in-law of Irmgard Jacobs. Dear sister-in-law to Mark and Wendy Jacobs...

Sep 10, 2014

Sep 10, 2014

ORCHARD, Clare John - passed away after a brief but courageous battle with cancer, on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at LHSC - University Campus in his 81st year. Clare was the beloved husband of Carol (nee McLennan) Orchard. Loving father to Debbie Guy (Derek), Brad Orchard (Denise), and Susan Stuber (Fred). Cherished grandfather to Devon, Darien, Chad, Brandon, Braden, Adam,...

Sep 10, 2014

MacMillan, Doreen - At her home on Wednesday September 10, 2014. Doreen Joan (nee Longhurst) MacMillan in her 70th year. Beloved wife of the late Gary Scott (2000). Dear mother to Mike MacMillan, Terri MacMillan and Kim Pechter (Dave Ionson). Loved grandmother of Sivan and Melissa. Dear sister of David Longhurst and is survived by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased...

Sep 10, 2014

BLANCHER, Mary-Ellen (nee Sutherland) - After a courageous battle with cancer for more than six and half years surrounded by her loving family at VON Sakura House on Wednesday September 10th, 2014 in her 61st year. Mary is the beloved wife and best friend of loving and caring husband Leslie "Les" Blancher for over 40 years. She is the loved...

Sep 10, 2014

JAMES, Norma - Passed away on Wednesday, September 10th, 2014. Norma Elizabeth (nee Spencer) James, at The Village of Glendale Crossing, London, in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late Ray James (2002). Loving mother of Malcolm and his wife Mary, Gerald and his wife Nancy and Aubrey and his wife Susan. Cherished grandmother of John (Nicole), Jason, Cary...

Sep 8, 2014

VEENSTRA, Martin - Peacefully entered God's Kingdom at the Woodstock Hospital on Monday September 8, 2014 in his 79th year. Beloved husband of Thea Veenstra (nee Kroeze). Loving father of Renee deBree (Jan), Ida Veenstra, Helen Kelsey (Murray), Garrett Veenstra (Christina) and Daniel Veenstra (Sheila). Cherished grandfather of Simon, Josina, Kaitlyn, Isaac, Rachael, Jay, Patrick, Nicholas, James, Thomas and Andrew....

Sep 8, 2014

HEMSWORTH, Frank - It is with a deep sense of loss that we announce the passing of our beloved father, Frank Hemsworth, on Monday September 8th, 2014 in his 92nd year, in his room in the Veterans' Wing at Parkwood Hospital in London, Ontario. Predeceased in 2008 by his wife of 59 years, Pauline Ruby Hemsworth (nee Allin). Dad had...

Sep 6, 2014

RUDD, James Copp - Passed away at Woodstock Hospital on Saturday September 6th 2014. James C. Rudd of Woodstock in his 84th year. Survived by his wife Marilyn Rudd (nee Hipkiss). Loved father of Susan McGuire (Mike) and cherished grandpa of Jeff and Ryan. Predeceased by his sons Robert, David, Michael, brother Kirby Rudd and his sister Betty Shaw. Friends...

Sep 6, 2014

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Saturday, October 4th, 2014 7:30pm, Moose Family Centre

Sep 5, 2014

HEWITT - SKILLINGS, Margaret C. - Passed away peacefully at the Woodstock Hospital on Friday September 5th, 2014 in her 91st year. Beloved wife of Bob Skillings. Dear mother of Bill Bruce and his wife Connie, Lynda Hewitt and friend Richard and Kim Hewitt. Cherished grandmother of Cheryl (Brett), Kathy (Rob) and great grandmother of Shayna, Trenton and Taryn. Also...

Sep 5, 2014

VYKYSALY, Arpad - After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Arpad passed away peacefully at Sakura House in Woodstock on Friday, September 5th, 2014 in his 81st year. Cherished husband of Marika, loved father of Katarina and Maria, cherished Opa to Thomas, Sydney, Carly, Petra and father-in-law to Joseph. A special thank you to all family, friends and caregivers...

Sep 5, 2014

KELLESTINE, Irene Marion - Peacefully at Woodingford Lodge on Friday September 5th 2014. Irene M. Kellestine (nee MacDonald) formerly of Princeton in her 84th year. Beloved wife of the late Clifford B. Kellestine (2003). Loved mother of LeRoy (Helen), Linda Belgrave (Butch Blancher), Donna Thompson and the late Cheryl Hilderley. Dear mother-in-law of Richard Hilderley. Cherished grandmother of six grandchildren...

Sep 4, 2014

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Aug 30, 2014

BEDNAREK, Kathleen - At her residence on Saturday August 30, 2014. Kathleen (nee Tomlinson) Bednarek in her 87th year. Beloved wife of the late Wladyslaw "Walter" Bednarek (2006). Dear mother of the late Sandra Koslonen (2012) , Patricia Zabian and her husband Hassib and Paul Bednarek and his wife Jennifer. Loved grandmother of Kimberley (Erik) Solorzano, Michelle (Russ) Ansell, Nasser...

Aug 30, 2014

CURRIE, Deborah Marie - Passed away at the Sakura House on Saturday August 30th, 2014 in her 59th year. Beloved wife of Kenneth Taylor. Dear mother of Jim (Ashley) Currie, Kristy Currie and Jeromy (Colleen) Currie. Cherished grandmother of Hailee, Kalina, Ellie and Paisley. Dear sister of Lynn Pennington. Deb was a Personal Support Worker in Woodstock and surrounding area...