Obituaries

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...

MRS. DORIS CAROLINE METCALF Of Burk's Falls Suddenly at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital on Monday August 22, 2011. Mrs. Doris Metcalf was in her 84th year. Beloved wife of Ross Metcalf. Dear mother of the late Albert, Joan Jenkins (Don), Bill (Jean), Susan Dyck (John) and Jim (Rebecca). Cherished grandmother of many grandchildren, great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild....

MR. EMILE LEDUC of Elliot Lake Peacefully at the St. Joseph's General Hospital in Elliot Lake on Tuesday February 28, 2017 in his 85th year. Emile Leduc, beloved husband of the late Nicole Leduc (nee Béland). Dear father of Lynn Thornborrow (Ken) of Gravenhurst and Jacqueline Schwenker (Douglas) of Welland. Predeceased by daughter Carole Vachon. Fondly remembered by his other...

SUE WILLARD Of South River Suddenly at her residence in South River on Tuesday July 20, 2010 in her 57th year. Sue Willard, beloved daughter of Mary Willard of South River and the late Bruce Willard. Dear sister of Brian Willard (Candace) of South River. Loving aunt of Scott, Steven, Megan, Tatem, Skylar, Lacy and great aunt of Chad, Tayo,...

MRS. AUDREY JEAN JEFFERY of Sundridge and formerly of Stoney Creek Comfortably at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Monday December 18, 2017 in her 88th year. Audrey Jeffery (nee Peters), beloved wife of the late Thomas Jeffery. Dear mother of late Ron Jeffery (Diane), late Bill Jeffery, Joann Williams (Sten), Bob Jeffery, Fred Jeffery (Sue), Tom Jeffery (Monika),...

MR. ROY PURDY of Brampton and formerly of Kearney Peacefully, surrounded by his family at Bethell Hospice in Caledon. Roy Purdy was in his 67th year. Dear father of James (Lisa), Michael and Julie (Jumah). Proud grandfather of Daniel, Emily, Olivia and Adam. Cherished brother of Foskea, Grietje (Robert) and John (Sarita). Beloved uncle of Sarah, Serena, Kate (Brian), Margaret...

VINCENT JOSEPH BONAZZA Of Sundridge Suddenly at the Huntsville and District Memorial Hospital on Tuesday August 11, 2009 in his 71st year. Vince Bonazza, beloved husband of Sharon Bonazza (nee Burke) of Sundridge. Dear father of Joe Bonazza (Joyce) of Port Sydney. Loving grandfather of Vinni Bonazza. Cherished son of Audrey Bonazza of Huntsville. Dear brother of Lorne Bonazza (Joan),...

MRS. BERNIE FAGAN of South River Peacefully at her residence in Lount Township on Friday May 30, 2014 in her 80th year. Bernie Fagan (nee Dorning), beloved wife of the late Bruce Fagan. Dear mother of Terry Fagan, Rick Fagan, Scott Fagan (Nancy), Carol Fagan, Janice Baird (Bill), Mark Fagan, Margaret Thompson (Steve), Paul Fagan (Sandi) and Kathy Fagan (Eric)....

MR. DAVID HOBBS Of Bear Lake Peacefully with his loving family by his side at the Bracebridge Hospital on Thursday May 17, 2018 at the age of 82. Dave Hobbs, endeared and loving husband of almost 60 years of Marjorie Hobbs. Precious dad of Lynn Zemnicky (Mike) and Dave Hobbs (Kristi). Proud pops and papa of Pat (Galina), Lucas and...

MR. JAMES EARL WAGER "Jim" of Barrie Peacefully at the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital on Saturday January 31, 2009. Jim was in his 56th year. Loving son of Islay and the late Earl Wager. Dear brother of Judy Puddy (Zane), Linda Fisher (Milton), Maxine Emerson (Jim), Ruth Stiles (Allan), Barbara Warriner (late Dennis), Penny Darlington (late Danny), Mark and Mathew...

MISS LINDA ANN CARPENTER Of South River Peacefully at the Huntsville and District Memorial Hospital on Saturday June 20, 2009 at the age of 50 years. Linda Carpenter, beloved daughter of Ray Carpenter and the late Lois Carpenter (nee Brooks) of South River. Loving sister of George Carpenter (Fern) of South River, the late Anita Carpenter, her extended sisters Cathy...

BILL HUGHES of Burk's Falls Peacefully at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital on Friday June 3, 2016. Bill Hughes, beloved husband of Connie, was in his 70th year. Dear father of Tracy Green, Randy Hughes and Connie Hughes. Step-father of Robert Darby (Sylvia). Proud grandfather of Sabrina, Riley, Spencer, Ashley, Cade, Johnny, Peyton and great grandfather of Kayley. Bill is survived...

MR. MILTON GEORGE LEGGETT "Jug" Of Timmins Suddenly at Health Sciences North in Sudbury on Saturday March 2, 2013. Mr. Milton Leggett was in his 79th year. Beloved husband of Margaret (nee Hyndman). Dear father of Milton (Wendy), Maureen and the late Michael. Proud grandfather of Melanie (Ben), Cameron, Jessie (Andy) and Christopher. Loving great grandfather of Gracie, Ellis, Chase...

HAROLD "KNOBBY" HILL Of Sundridge Peacefully surrounded by his family at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Sunday October 20, 2013 in his 91st year. Harold Hill, beloved husband of the late Iris Hill (nee Rowley). Dear father of Elaine Hall (Jim) of North Bay and Frank Hill (Mary-Lou) of Sundridge. Loving grandfather of Tim (Jenn), Chris (Amanda), Drew,...