Shirley was born in Chesley on July 28, 1936 to parents Russell and Marguerite (Rita)(Mink) Harvie. She was soon joined by younger sisters Joyce (1937) and Elizabeth (1939). When the girls were very young, the Harvies purchased a farm on the southeast corner of town...
Welcoming These are very tender times. These are very difficult times. Indeed, this is unknown territory for each and every one of us, especially for families like yours who were faced with the unthinkable loss of a loved one during this unique and scary time. With...
Ruby Eleanore was born to parents, Louis and Eleanore (Lange) Pegelo on August 27, 1924. She joined older siblings, Elmer (1920) and Lila (1922) on the family farm on the outskirts of Chesley. The Pegelo family mixed farmed in addition to owning and operating a gravel...
Barbara Leone was born on April 13, 1936, to parents Fredrick and Henrietta "Reta" (McKay) Hagedorn. She joined older brother Wilfred (1934) and resided on the family farm on Concession 8 in Elderslie Township. Sadly, Wilfred died in 1945, at the young age of 11,...
"Farming is not just a job, it is a way of life." Unknown John loved life on the farm. From a young age, he knew he was going to be a farmer and enjoyed helping his parents around the farm. Over the years, this passion only grew, as he immersed his children, and then...
Eileen Marie Ann was born in Sullivan Township on November 12, 1921 to parents Andrew and Emma (Wathke) Sachs. She and her siblings, Orneth (1917), Cecil (1919) and Shirley (1928) were raised on the family farm. Eileen attended public school nearby before...
"Nature is not a place to visit. It is home." Gary Snyder Terry loved the outdoors and being one with nature. It didn't matter if he was hunting or fishing with the boys, splitting wood, or on a road trip with Anne, if he was surrounded by nature, he was at...
Elaine was born at home, on the farm, in Sullivan Township on August 4, 1944 to parents Gordon and Hilda (Krueger) Albright. Unfortunately, older brother Carl (1942) passed away prior to her birth but before long the Albright home was filling up with the arrivals of...
"Gardening is like everything else in life, you get out of it as much as you put in. No one can make a garden by buying a few packets of seeds or doing an afternoon's weeding. You must love it, and then your love will be repaid a thousandfold, as every gardener...
The family announces with sadness the passing of a loving husband and father, Herbert "Larry" Witzke, peacefully on Monday, December 7th, 2020 at Health Sciences North. He was 77 years old; born in the Kitchener Hospital to Herbert and Lillian (Scheifele), both...
