Donald Howard Fortune was born June 3, 1936 in Chesley to Howard and Luella (Lorenz) Fortune. He was the eldest of three boys all born two years apart; Don, Fred and Clark. The Fortune family farmed on County Rd. 19 in Vesta and the boys attended the Vesta School. Don...
Mary Bauman (Mrs. Henry B.) Peacefully on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Chesley, Mary (Martin) in her 82nd year. Beloved wife of Henry Bauman. Loving mother of Irene at R.R. #2 Dobbinton, Lydia and Samuel Martin (Chesley), Lena and Edgar...
The cars we drive say a lot about us. Alexandra Paul If the above quotation is correct, then we know a lot about Ross Harold Hammond. Ross was hard working and meticulous – he was always washing and waxing his cars. In fact, it has been said that Ross washed his car...
A public graveside service for Ruth will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Elmwood on Saturday May 7, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. A Celebration of Life will follow at the Elmwood Community Centre from 2 - 4 p.m. "Though a good deal is too strange to be believed, nothing...
Joseph Charles "Ron" Bowerbank of Chesley, passed away at South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Chesley on Thursday, March 17, 2016 after a brief illness, in his 78th year. Ron worked as a truck driver and house renovator. He and spouse Helen Thompson lived in numerous...
Anyone can be heroic from time to time, but a gentleman is something you have to be all the time. Luigi Pirandello To know Jack Sparrow is to know that he was a true gentleman – considerate, responsible, loving, patient, on time if not always early for appointments...
Pat Jacklin was a man of many interests and even more talents. If it wasn’t a baseball or bat in his hands it was a hockey stick, fishing pole, curling broom or hunting rifle. The adage, “Never let the fear of striking out get in your way” could well have been Pat’s...
“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Ken lived his life as a disciple of Christ. From his early days with his family managing a Christian Camp, Camp Hermosa, to Bible College on his own as...
"The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it." Arnold H. Glasow Estella Elizabeth Leifso was a patient woman. She was patient in planting her gardens, her baking of bread and pies, her canning of bushels of peaches,...
William Hurley of Chesley, formerly of Toronto, passed away suddenly at South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Chesley on Thursday, February 18, 2016 in his 68th year. Bill will be sadly missed by his many friends and acquaintances over the years. Uncle of David, Terry, Jim,...
