William “Bill” Leonard Williams of Chesley, passed away suddenly at home on Monday, January 19, 2026, in his 68th year. He was predeceased by his loving wife Anne Vanagatt in 2024. Father of Laura Williams of Keady and Douglas Williams of Tiverton, as well as...

Betty “Jane” Trelford was born on May 1, 1934, to Norman and Eleanor (Brunton) Trelford. She grew up in the close-knit community of Tara, alongside her older brother, Bob. From an early age, Jane was surrounded by family, hard work, and the values of community and...

Henry Charles North of Owen Sound, passed away at Brucelea Haven, Walkerton, on Saturday, January 10, 2026, in his 91st year. Loving father of Janellda Misner of Kilsyth, Shirley King (Scott Heron) of Chesley, and Muriel Marshall of Hamilton. Cherished grandfather of...

Donna Cronkwright was born on August 25, 1946, in Chesley to loving parents Harry and Eleanor (Morris) Cronkwright. She grew up in Chesley surrounded by family, joining her older brothers Roy and Harry, and later welcoming her younger brother Wayne. Family was the...

Kenneth Ronald McGilveary of Hanover passed away at London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, on January 10, 2026, in his 59th year, holding the hand of his loving wife of 28 years, Amanda (Gilroy). Ken was born in Owen Sound on January 25, 1967 (Robbie...

“Being different isn’t a bad thing. It means you’re brave enough to be yourself.” I think we would all agree, Matthew did not lack bravery. He was an extremely unique individual, who some might even have considered eccentric. Matthew was charismatic and very...

Bryan Malcolm was born in Walkerton on Tuesday, January 21, 1947, to Irene Elizabeth (Rowand) and Roy Merrill Vallie. The forecast for that day was snow and a lot of it. It snowed and snowed...many feet...the snow storm of the century. Roy followed a plow into town,...

Floreal Cenitagoya Sr. of Paisley, passed away suddenly at home on Thursday, January 8, 2026, in his 79th year. Beloved father of Eva Cenitagoya and her husband Dennis Blakey, and Floreal Jr. and his wife Amber McGregor, all of Paisley. Cherished grandfather of Naya,...

James Leonard Driedger of Chesley passed away at Brucelea Haven, Walkerton, on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, in his 72nd year. Dear friend of Irene (Liefso) Driedger. Loving father of Mark and his wife JoAnn of Port Elgin, and Krista and her husband Wade Rathwell of...

Lorrie Gladys was born in Chesley on Saturday, April 2, 1960, to loving parents Walter Mac and Gladys Evelyn (Metcalf) MacDonald. Together with her parents, Lorrie resided in Chesley and, in time, attended Chesley Public School. It was during this time that she was...