Obituaries

MR. CLIFFORD C. REEDS A former Mayor and lifelong resident of Kearney Peacefully at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital on Wednesday July 11, 2012. Mr. Cliff Reeds was in his 78th year. Beloved husband of the late Claudia Reeds (nee Hart) and the late Dawn Reeds (nee McPhail). Dear father of Clifford Reeds (Shirley), Charles Reeds and Carrie Simcoe. Stepfather to...

MR. KENT WILLIAM DAVIS of Sundridge Suddenly at the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital on Friday May 11, 2012 in his 73rd year. Kent Davis, beloved husband of Marg Davis (nee Bell). Dear father of Kim Ravenhill (George) of Sundridge, Darryl Davis (Ginny) of Owen Sound and Cristen Davis of Sundridge. Loving grandfather of Josh, Matt, Amber, Robert, Jasmine and Tabetha....

MRS. DOREEN SOUTH Of South River Peacefully surrounded by her family at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Sunday February 19, 2012 in her 68th year. Dee Dee South (nee Grant), beloved wife of Dave South. Dear mother of Paul (Lori), Sandra (John), Denise (Tom), Gordon (Marg) and Tammy (Richard). Loving grandmother of Mark, Austin, Brandon, Cory, T.J., Emily...

DONALD STEWART of Burk's Falls Suddenly at his residence on Saturday February 1, 2014. Donald Stewart, beloved husband of Carol-Ann (nee Jenkins) was in his 56th year. Proud father of Angela (Darryl), Candace (Rick) and Paul. Loving grandfather of Nevaeh, Alexander and Aurora. Don is survived by his siblings; Colin Stewart (Jenny), Susan Lundrigan (Les), Bill Stewart (Joanne), Doug Stewart,...

MR. ALVIN ROBERT GEORGE HICKS of South River Peacefully at home surrounded by his family in South River on Monday April 7, 2014 in his 83rd year. Alvin Hicks, beloved husband of Louise Hicks (nee Sararas) of South River. Dear father of Susan Webster (Tom) and Fern Carpenter (George). Loving grandfather of Melanie Stroud (Mark), Tim Webster (Nathalie), Jason Carpenter...

MR. JOSEPH LEONARD FITTON of North Bay and of Sundridge Suddenly at his home in North Bay on Thursday February 12, 2015 in his 67th year. Joe Fitton, beloved husband of the late Connie Fitton. Dear father of Jody Dronfield (Steve) and Andrew Fitton. Loving grandfather of Ashley Dronfield, Madison Dronfield, Braydon Fitton and Thomas duPuis. Cherished brother of Thomas...

FRED BANNON of Armour Township Peacefully, after a brief illness at the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital on Friday March 29, 2013 in his 72nd year. Fred Bannon, beloved husband of Lynne Bannon (nee Skanes). Dear stepfather of Michelle Cassell (Ernie) and John Quanbury (Laurie). Cherished brother of Doris Liscombe. Arrangements for the late Fred Bannon are being handled privately with...

MR. ERNEST R. TRAINER Of Huntsville and formerly of Scotia Peacefully at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital on Sunday July 8, 2012. Mr. Ernie Trainer, beloved husband of the late Ethel (nee Cartwright) was in his 94th year. Dear father of Elvina Morton (Ed) of Dryden, Eunice Byers (Lyall) of Callander, Norm Trainer of Scotia and Eileen McCurdy of Scotia. Cherished...

MR. MILTON CECIL NOAIK "Mountain Music" of Sundridge Peacefully at his residence in Sundridge on Friday November 8, 2013 in his 77th year. Milt Noaik, beloved husband of Grace Noaik (nee Piper) of Sundridge. Dear father of Kevin Noaik (Kimberly Ann) of Sundridge and Charles Noaik (Kimberly Dawn) of Georgetown. Loving grandfather of Megan, Ashley and Gizmo Noaik. Cherished brother...

MRS. PHYLLIS McFARLAND Arrangements for the late Phyllis McFarland are being handled privately with the family and have been entrusted to the Opatovsky Funeral Home - Moore Chapel. If desired, memorial donations to a charity of your choice would be sincerely appreciated by the family.

EDWIN GAUPHOLM of Kearney Local artist, adventurer and explorer of all things in the bush. Peacefully at South Muskoka Memorial Hospital in Bracebridge on Friday November 24, 2017. Edwin, beloved husband of the late Ann, was in his 80th year. Dear father of Grant (Karin), Kevin (Yetta) and Melanie (Dan). Proud grandfather of Sinnead, Josephine, Tyler and Caitlyn. Edwin is...

MR. GLENN MICHAEL PHINNEY Of Sundridge Suddenly in Sundridge on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 in his 38th year. Glenn Phinney, loving father of Emily Phinney. Cherished son of Bergen Phinney, Hazel and Edgar Rowley. Dear step brother of Terry Rowley (Judy), Tammy Peddigrew (Paul), Audra Thomas (Rod), Melanie Rowley and Brent Rowley (Daina). Fondly remembered by his many friends and...

MR. DAVID LAWRENCE HILL Of Sundridge Peacefully at the Huntsville and District Memorial Hospital on Monday March 23, 2009 in his 60th year. David Hill, dear brother Diane Delamatter. Loving uncle of Jeff Delamatter and Terri Pellerin. Cherished great uncle of Cody and Kyla Pellerin. Fondly remembered by his many friends in the area. Family will receive visitors at the...

MRS. PAULINE SMITH (nee Phillips) of Burk's Falls Suddenly at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital on Saturday July 30, 2011. Mrs. Pauline Smith was in her 74th year. Beloved partner of Ike Herman of Burk's Falls. Loving mother of Lynn Herman (Rick), Kevin Smith (Jan), Danny Smith, Frank Smith, Vicki Poffley (Mark), Stacy Bosworth (Ron), Steve Smith (Heather), predeceased by infant...

MRS. EFFIE "RUBY" GRACE PAULINE THORNE of South River Peacefully at the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital on Monday October 1, 2018 in her 90th year. Effie Thorne (nee Paige), beloved wife of the late Arnold Thorne. Dear mother of Edna Basso, Orville Folliott and predeceased by sons Larry, Garry, Harry and daughters Gloria and Lois. Loving grandmother, great grandmother and...

MRS. JULIA JANET McCREA "Judy" Of Magnetawan and formerly of Ajax. Peacefully at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital on Saturday November 26, 2011. Mrs. Julia McCrea was in her 66th year. Beloved wife of Jack McCrea. Dear mother of Tammy (Dave), Kevin (Kelly), Sharon (Shawn), Nicole, Dane, Norma (Andy), Veronica (Bob) and Leann. Cherished grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother...

MIKE CLARKE of Sundridge Suddenly at the Southlake Regional Hospital in Newmarket on Friday December 12, 2014 in his 55th year. Mike Clarke, beloved husband of Valerie Clarke (nee Robson). Loving father of Meika and Adam Clarke. Cherished brother of Ann Clarke, Ally Walters (Mark) and brother-in-law of Penny and Jerome. Dear uncle of Brandon, Sara, Rebecca, Caitlin, Mike, Trip,...

MRS. NORMA JENKINS (nee Hall) of Burk's Falls Peacefully at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital on Sunday December 11, 2016. Norma Jenkins, beloved wife of the late Bill Jenkins and companion of Bob Marshall, was in her 92nd year. Dear mother of Allan White (Kathleen) and the late Michael White. Proud grandmother of Chris White, Nicole White and great grandmother of...

MRS. WENDY SUE TAYLOR (nee Cooper) of Kearney and formerly of Swansea Surrounded by her family at Fairvern Nursing Home in Huntsville on Wednesday March 26, 2014. Mrs. Wendy Sue Taylor, beloved wife of Paul Taylor, was in her 75th year. Loving mother of Deborah Taylor (Gordon Ackroyd), Douglas Taylor (Esra Ulas) and David Taylor (Karen). Proud grandmother of Elysia,...

MISS JACQUELINE CECILLE MATT Of Stratford Suddenly at the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital on Friday June 22, 2012 in her 37th year. Jacquie Matt, beloved daughter of John Matt (Brenda) of Sundridge and the late Cecille Matt. Loving sister of Darryl Matt and step sister of Tim and Eric (Lori) Webb. Dear aunt of Peter and Jamie. Fondly remembered by...