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January 18, 2009 to January 18, 2009 It is with great sadness that Dan and Terri of RR#1 Atwood announce the stillbirth of their daughter Savana on Sunday January 18, 2009 at Stratford General Hospital. She will be missed by her grandparents Karen Freeman and Sharyn Rainville of Brussels, John Tinnion & Lisa Knight of North Bay, Jerry & Barb Laidlaw of RR #1 Atwood, great-grandmothers Joan Tinnion of New Brunswick and Vivien Laidlaw of Listowel. Special niece of Jeremy and Joshua Tinnion of North Bay and Michael and Nicole Laidlaw of RR#1 Atwood. A private family service will be held at St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Brussels on Wednesday January 21, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. with Father John Johnston officiating. Interment in Elma Centre Cemetery, Atwood. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to: Children's Wish Foundation Ontario Chapter Unit 7, 725 Westney Road South Ajax, ON L1S 7J7 would be appreciated by the family and can be arranged by calling the funeral home or returning to the Current Funerals page and clicking on the Make Donation link. Please forward your cheque directly to the charity at the above address.

April 1, 1947 to January 17, 2009 Bob passed away peacefully at Listowel Memorial Hospital on Saturday, January 17, 2009. He resided in Atwood and was born 61 years ago in Listowel, a son of the late Clifford and Sarah (Brown) Robertson. Bob was a member of Atwood Presbyterian Church. He was a volunteer firefighter with the Atwood Fire Department for over 30 years serving as Captain and Deputy Chief. Bob was owner/operator of Bob Robertson Excavating in the Atwood area for over 20 years. Beloved husband of Lois (Barton) Robertson whom he married in 1974. Loving father of Kelly Robertson and Kevin Jackson of RR1 Gowanstown and Tim Robertson and friend Carla Shaw of London. Special grandpa of Brody Jackson. Remembered by his twin brother Ross and Linda of Atwood, brothers Ron and Barb of Atwood, Donald and Debbie of Newry. Dear son-in-law of Jim and Dorothy Barton of Atwood, brother-in-law of Elizabeth and Murray Long of Elmwood. Fondly remembered by his god-daughter Shelley Long and by many nieces, nephews and cousins. Bob's family invites relatives and friends to share their memories at the Brenneman Funeral Home 141 John Street, Atwood, on Monday January 19, 2009 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. The funeral service to celebrate Bob's life will be held at Atwood Presbyterian Church on Tuesday January 20, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Catherine Campbell officiating. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to: Atwood Presbyterian Church c/o Deanne Metzloff Box 290 Atwood, ON N0G 1B0 Atwood Firefighters Association c/o PO Box 10 Atwood, ON N0G 1B0 or a charity of choice would be appreciated by the family and can be arranged by calling the funeral home or returning to the Current Funerals page and clicking on the Make Donation link. Please forward your cheque directly to the charity of choice at the above address.

December 13, 1918 to January 13, 2009 Marie Liebrock passed away peacefully at Listowel Memorial Hospital on Tuesday January 13, 2009. She resided at Caressant Care Listowel and was formerly of Atwood. Marie was born 90 years ago in North Colchester Township, a daughter of the late George and Ruby (Pentland) Salter. Marie was a member of Atwood United Church where she enjoyed quilting with the UCW. She was a former 4-H leader, a member of the Maple Leaf W.I. and the Atwood Chapter of the Rebekah Lodge No. 343. Beloved wife of the late Earl Liebrock who predeceased her in 1994. Loving mother of Frances and Doug Button of Teeswater, Donald Liebrock of Putnam, Kathryn and Robin McCabe of Richmond BC. Special grandma of Sheila (Dave) Gibson, Shelley (Dave) Nobbs, Darryl (Karla) Button, Shari (Scott) Morash, Lahneen Liebrock, Laverne (Lisa) Liebrock, Laureen (Jasson) Rea, Amanda (Liam) Dunn, Michael McCabe, Christopher McCabe, great-grandma of Holly, Emily, Abbey, Samantha, Paige, Lukas, Brooklyn, Lily, Sarah, Sydney and Brody. Dear sister of Kenneth (Eileen) Salter and Ilene (Ernest) Sayers. Also remembered by her brother-in-law Thomas Allison and by many nieces & nephews. Predeceased by her brothers Murray in infancy and Elmer and his wife Viola Salter, her sisters Dorothy Allison and Luella Mulcaster-Kinkead and her husbands Clarence Mulcaster and Sam Kinkead and brother-in-law Edwin Plant. Marie's family invites relatives and friends to share their memories at the Brenneman Funeral Home 141 John Street, Atwood, on Friday January 16, 2009 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. where the funeral service to celebrate Marie's life will be held on Saturday January 17, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Michelle Owens officiating. Spring interment in Elma Centre Cemetery, Atwood. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to: Listowel Memorial Hospital 255 Elizabeth St. East Listowel, ON N4W 2P5 or Atwood United Church c/o David Long PO Box 180 Atwood, ON N0G 1B0 would be appreciated and can be arranged by calling the funeral home or returning to the Current Funerals page and clicking on the Make Donation link. Please forward your cheque directly to the charity of choice at the above address.

November 2, 1954 to December 20, 2008 Lillie passed away suddenly at Victoria Hospital, London, on Saturday, December 20, 2008. She resided in Brussels and was born 54 years ago in Listowel, a daughter of Lillian (Diamond) Illman of Mitchell and the late Frank Illman. Lillie was a member of the Listowel Horticultural Society. She was an animal lover and especially enjoyed caring for the beautiful roses in her gardens. Lillie will be remembered for her caring and personal service at Zehr's Pharmacy in Listowel. Beloved wife of Tony Peachey whom she married in 1971. Loving mother of Richard and his wife Donna of Brussels, Jerry of Monkton, Matthew and his wife Karie of Guelph. Special grandma of Cassidy and Dawson. Dear sister of Rose White, Fern and Paul Maedel, Ross Illman, Bob and Barb Illman, Ted and Judy Illman, Joyce and John Deslippe, Donna Gropp and friend Clem and Neil Illman. Also remembered by many nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by her brother Douglas. Lillie's family invites relatives and friends to share their memories at the Brenneman Funeral Home 141 John Street, Atwood, on Monday December 22 from 5-8 p.m. and on Tuesday December 23 from 3-7 p.m. where the funeral service will be held on Wednesday December 24, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Richard Hryniw officiating. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to: Canadian Cancer Society 536 Huron Street Stratford, ON N5A 9Z9 would be appreciated and can be arranged by calling the funeral home or by clicking on the Make Donation link. Please forward your cheque directly to the charity at the above address. Lillie will be missed greatly by all.

April 13, 1912 to December 11, 2008 Norma passed away peacefully at Fordwich Nursing Home on Thursday December 11, 2008. She was born 96 years ago in McKillop Township, a daughter of the late Edward and Minnie (Becker) Rose. Norma was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Listowel and a member of the Lutheran Church Women. She played the organ for many years at St. Paul's Lutheran, Listowel, Wallace Township and Trinity Lutheran, Fort Erie. Beloved wife of the late Henry Bode who predeceased her in 1999. Loving mother of Rose Lamb of Listowel, Ron and Lillian of Listowel, Bill and Karen of Consecon. Special grandma of Richard and Laura, Susan and Rob, Kim and Jeff, Jason, Craig and Linda and great-grandma of Peter, Tristan, Kurtis and Kristopher. Also remembered by many nieces & nephews. She was the last surviving member of her family, being predeceased by her siblings, Alvin Rose, Verna Rose, Wilmer Rose, Valera Elligson, George Rose and Albert Rose. Also predeceased by her son-in-law Alex Lamb. There will be no funeral home visitation. A funeral service to celebrate Norma's life will be held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Listowel on Saturday December 13, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. with visitation one hour prior to the service. Rev. Ralph Dwarika will officiate. Spring interment in Fairview Cemetery, Listowel. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to: St. Paul's Lutheran Church 525 Wallace Ave. North Listowel, ON N4W 1L8 Listowel Memorial Hospital 255 Elizabeth Street East Listowel, ON N4W 2P5 or charity of choice would be appreciated and can be arranged by calling the funeral home or clicking on the Make Donation link. Please forward your cheque directly to the charity of choice at the address above.

December 21, 1960 to December 8, 2008 Jim passed away December 8, 2008. He resided in Atwood and was born 47 years ago in Listowel, a son of the late Don and Kay (Gillett) Macpherson. Jim enjoyed snowmobiling, helping coach baseball and time spent playing fetch with his dog Nikki at his cottage on Lake Huron where her memory remains. Jim is survived by Laurie, Ryan and Katrina Macpherson of Listowel and will be fondly remembered by the Mitchell family, his friends, nieces, nephews and cousins. He is also survived by one brother and was predeceased by his sister Cathy Macpherson. A memorial visitation to celebrate Jim’s life will be held at the Brenneman Funeral Home 141 John Street, Atwood, on Thursday December 11, 2008 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. There will be no memorial service. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to a: Post Secondary School Trust Fund for Ryan and Katrina (cheques payable to Laurie Macpherson in Trust) c/o Royal Bank of Canada 175 Wallace Avenue North Listowel, ON N4W 1K8 or a charity of choice would be appreciated and can be arranged by calling the funeral home or by clicking on the Make Donation link. Please mail your cheque directly to the charity at the address above.

January 27, 1922 to November 26, 2008 Orvilla Fleischauer, formerly of Listowel, passed away peacefully at Listowel Memorial Hospital on Wednesday November 26, 2008. She resided at RR3 Brussels with her daughter Brenda and son-in-law Greg. She was born 86 years ago in Elma Township, a daughter of the late Stanley and Myrtle (Cummings) Struthers. Orvilla was a member of Atwood United Church and a former member of the Listowel UCW. She enjoyed bingo, cards, dancing, playing piano, sewing and knitting. Orvilla lived a full and wonderful life. With husband Herb, they owned and operated the Listowel Drive-In Restaurant for 14 years. For many years, she drove school bus for Newry Coach Lines. Orvilla loved to sell Avon and did so for 31 years. Her witty mind, twinkling eyes and contagious smile will always be remembered by her family and those who had the opportunity to know her. Beloved wife of the late Herb Fleischauer who predeceased her in 1993. Loving mother of Dianne Deranger of Windsor, Barbara and Ron Torlone of Virgil, Brenda and Greg Nicholls of Brussels. Special grandma Orv of Christian Schmalz of Windsor, Jason (Joy) Winch of Wabash, Indiana, Nicole (David) Royer of Virgil, Paul (Sabina) Nicholls of Engelhart, Dwaine (Vicki) Nicholls of Trowbridge, Chad (Jennifer) Nicholls of Elmira. Cherished great-grandma Dorf of Brad, Kyle, Krista Winch of Brantford, Vali Reed of Wabash, Avery and Ethan Royer of Virgil, Kelsey and Gillian Nicholls of Englehart, Matthew MacDonald of Elmira, Macy, Tory and Waiden Nicholls of Trowbridge. Sister of Isabel and Tony Pandur of London, Jim and Marjorie Struthers of Ethel. Sister-in-law of Bob Huras and Marj Gabel of Waterloo, Lorne and Florence Fleischauer of Kitchener, Irwin and Eileen Fleischauer of Listowel. Also remembered by many nieces & nephews. Predeceased by her sisters Mary (Gordon) Danbrook, Myrtle Huras, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Bill (Ruby) Fleischauer, Herman (Eileen) Fleischauer, Hattie (Carl) Graff. Orvilla's family invites relatives and friends to share their memories at the Brenneman Funeral Home 141 John Street, Atwood, on Saturday November 29, 2008 from 12:30 p.m. until the time of funeral service at 2:00 p.m. Rev. George Russell and Rev. Michelle Owens will officiate. Interment to follow in Donegal Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to: Town and Country Support Services 431 Josephine Street Wingham, ON N0G 2W0 or Care Partners (CCAC) 32 Centennial Drive Seaforth, ON N0K 1W0 would be appreciated and can be made by contacting the funeral home or clicking on the Make Donation link. Please send your cheque directly to the charity of choice at the above address.

December 23, 1921 to November 6, 2008 Roy passed away peacefully at Spruce Lodge on Thursday November 6, 2008. He was born 86 years ago in Elma Township, a son of the late Henry and Jessie (Allison) Coghlin. Roy was a member of Atwood United Church. Dear brother of Eleanor Hartwick of Brantford, Margaret Ritchie of Calgary and brother-in-law of Myrtle Coghlin and Olive Walsh both of Listowel. Also remembered by many nieces & nephews. Predeceased by his sisters Mabel and her husband Don Gray, Dorothy in infancy, brothers Archie and Glynn, brothers-in-law Mac Hartwick and Burk Ritchie. A memorial service will be held at Spruce Lodge on Sunday November 16, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment in Fairview Cemetery, Listowel. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to: Spruce Lodge 643 West Gore Street Stratford, ON N5A 1L4 would be appreciated by the family and can be arranged by calling the funeral home or returning to the Current Funerals page and clicking on the Make Donation button. Please forward your cheque directly to the charity at the above address.

August 3, 1921 to November 4, 2008 Margaret passed away peacefully at Listowel Memorial Hospital on Tuesday November 4, 2008. She resided in Listowel and was born 87 years ago in Elma Township, a daughter of the late John and Jane (Cleland) Pretswell. Beloved wife of the late Archie B. Smith who predeceased her in 2005. Loving mother of Jane and Charlie Thibideau of Lion's Head, Katy and Terry Parsons of Ingersoll, Bruce and Karen Smith of Atwood. Special grandma of Steven Thibideau, Patti & Terry Allen, Thomas Parsons, Bryan Parsons, Derek & Laura Smith, Shelley Smith and great-grandma of David Bowman, Michelle Bowman, Jeremy Allen, Stephanie Allen, Owen Smith and Emelia Smith. Also remembered by many nieces & nephews. She was the last surviving member of her family being predeceased by her siblings Winnie in infancy, Martha and Reuben Berlett, Jean and John Chapman, Jessie and Royden Vickers, Gord and Donna Pretswell and by her brother-in-law Oliver Smith and sisters-in-law Edith Smith and Beryl Smith. Margaret's family invites relatives and friends to share their memories at the Brenneman Funeral Home 141 John Street, Atwood, (519-356-2382) on Thursday November 6, 2008 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at Atwood Presbyterian Church on Friday November 7, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. John Hogerwaard officiating. Interment in Elma Centre Cemetery, Atwood. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to: Listowel Memorial Hospital 255 Elizabeth Street East Listowel, ON N4W 2P5 or Atwood Presbyterian Church c/o Deanne Metzloff PO Box 290, Atwood, ON N0G 1B0 would be appreciated by the family and can be arranged by calling the funeral home or returning to the Current Funerals page and clicking on the Make Donation button. Please forward your cheque directly to the charity of choice at the above address.

January 14, 1920 to November 2, 2008 Mabel passed away peacefully at Livingstone Manor, Listowel on Sunday November 2, 2008. She was born 88 years ago in Elma Township, a daughter of the late Charles and Clara (Danbrook) Buchanan. Mabel was the beloved wife of the late Herbert Sage who predeceased her in 1994; loving mother of Sharon and Larry Thompson of Listowel, Linda and Jim Willis of London; special grandma of Kelly & Stephen Reis of Tennessee, Kevin and Jessica Thompson of Wisconsin, Jeff and Korina Thompson of Atwood, Lorissa and Terry Casey of Stratford, Christopher and Danielle Willis of London; great-grandma of Chandler, Courtney, Nicholas, Sydney, Sheldon, Zachary, Avery, Mitchell, Reese and Rayne. She was predeceased by her sister Lorraine Coxon and brothers Carman Buchanan and Weldon Buchanan. At Mabel's request, there will be no visitation or service. Burial will take place at a later date in Donegal Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to: Livingstone Manor 480 Main Street West Listowel, ON N4W 1A6 would be appreciated by the family and can be arranged by calling the funeral home or returning to the Current Funerals page and clicking on Make Donation button. Please forward your cheque directly to the charity at the above address.

June 22, 1913 to October 27, 2008 Gertrude passed away peacefully at Royal Terrace, Palmerston on Monday October 27, 2008. She was formerly of RR #2 Atwood and was born 95 years ago in Fordwich, a daughter of the late William and Hannah (Fraeck) Demerling. Gertrude was a member of Donegal United Church, Donegal U.C.W. and Atwood Chapter of the Rebekah Lodge No. 343. Beloved wife of the late Stanley Acheson who predeceased her in 1999. Loving mother of Karen and Don Newbigging of Guelph, Bill and Dianne Acheson of Hillsburgh. Special grandma of Brad and Lisa, Mark and Rosemary, Julie and Lyn, Brian and Barbara, Blake and his friend Tina and great-grandma of Chad, Tara (Chris), Jade, Joshua, Brent, Jessica, Emma and Michaela. Sister-in-law of Lloyd and Ruth Acheson of Lucan, Bernice and Lyle Johnson of Listowel, Marlene and Wayne Cummings of Bracebridge, Bunny Acheson of Listowel, Dorothy Acheson of Toronto and Harold Borden of Kitchener. Predeceased by her sister Verna and her husband Eldon Hardy, one brother in infancy and her step-mother Jean Demerling. Gertrude's family invites relatives and friends to share their memories at the Brenneman Funeral Home 141 John Street, Atwood (519-356-2382), on Thursday October 30, 2008 from 12 noon until the time of service at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Michelle Owens officiating. Interment to follow in Donegal Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to: Donegal United Church c/o Joan MacDonald R.R. #2, Atwood, ON N0G 1B0 or Donegal Cemetery c/o Neil Cockwell Atwood, Ontario N0G 1B0 would be appreciated by the family and can be arranged by calling the funeral home or returning to the Current Funerals page and clicking on the Make Donation button. Please forward your cheque directly to the charity of choice at the above address.

May 14, 1921 to October 24, 2008 Gladys passed away peacefully at her residence, Spruce Lodge, Stratford on Friday October 24, 2008. She was formerly of Listowel and was born 87 years ago in Listowel, a daughter of the late Oscar and Winnifred (Harris) Richards. Beloved wife of the late Carman Buchanan who predeceased her in 2000. Loving mother of Bruce and Heather Buchanan of Stratford, Brenda and David Sanderson of Kitchener, Brian and Nancy Buchanan of Lee Valley. Special Grandma of Shawn and Bianca Buchanan and their daughter Anika; Shelley and Darryl Berg and their children Aaron and Maya; Kristie MacDonald; Chad and Lorna Sanderson and their daughter Paige; Amy and Tim Brown and their children Saffron and Payton; Elissa Buchanan; Andrew Buchanan; Crystal and Barry Elliott and their family Ryan and Conja Elliott and their daughter Kira, Kyle Elliott and Nicole Elliot; Steve Lautenslager and his children Evan and Jordan; Dwight and Deborah Konings and their children Dayna and Drue. Also remembered by her son-in-law Albert Johnson, one sister, one brother and by many nieces & nephews. Predeceased by her daughter Bernice Johnson, granddaughter Kimberly Lautenslager, two sisters and three brothers. A memorial service to celebrate Gladys1 life will be held in the Griffith Auditorium, Spruce Lodge, 643 West Gore Street, Stratford on Friday October 31, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Jay Jayaraman will officiate. Interment will be in Donegal Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to: Alzheimer Society of Perth County 206 Ontario Street Stratford, Ontario N5A 3H4 would be appreciated by the family and can be arranged by calling the funeral home at 519-356-2382 or returning to the Current Funerals page and clicking on the Make Donation button. Please forward your cheque directly to the charity at the above address.