Denning's of Lambton-Middlesex
232 Warwick Street N0M2S0 Watford, ON, Canada

Graveside Service of Mary Frank

Jeronimo, Aurelio Pimentel On Thursday, November 12, 2020, Aurelio Pimentel Jeronimo, loving husband and father, passed away at age 91. Aurelio was born on April 8, 1929, in Santa Cruz Flores, Açores, Portugal, to Jose and Maria (Rodrigues) Jeronimo. He eventually struck out to Canada to create a new life for himself and spent over a decade working and having adventures across North America. During a surprise trip back home, he met Joselda Camara, who after nearly a year of l...ong-distance courting, became his wife. On October 11, 1969 (shortly after her arrival in Canada), Aurelio and Joselda were married and began their lives together eventually becoming parents to Margaret and Marilyn, and the owners of Greenbank General Store. Aurelio had a passion for cars. After selling their business, he and his wife often enjoyed going on long drives and exploring. He also had a great interest in wildlife, working in his garden, and was a staunch wrestling fan. Though he could be stubborn and headstrong, he always held a deep love for his family and those close to him. Aurelio was preceded in death by his father, Jose, his mother, Maria, and three of his siblings: Elisa Maria, Lourdes, and Hercules. He is survived by his wife Joselda, his daughters, Marilyn and Margaret (Ryan) and his grandson, James, his brother Orlando, sister Isilda, and several cousins, nieces, and nephews. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at DENNING’S OF STRATHROY. The funeral Mass will be held at All Saints Church on November 19th, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. Interment to follow at All Saints Cemetery, Strathroy. As expressions of sympathy and in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital. Online condolences and donations may be left at www.strathroyfuneralhome.com. Please register below for the Visitation of Funeral Mass. Visitation- https://signup.com/go/ANpbWUn Funeral Mass- https://signup.com/go/KtkmsqD

Ronald Ernest Ingram Passed away at the age of 70 on November 11th, 2020. Beloved husband of Dianna Cecilia of 31 cherished years. Loving father of Brandy Whiteman, Tammy Ingram, Debbie Ingram, Daniel Ingram, and Drusilla Williams. Proud grandpa of 13 grandchildren. Survived by his siblings Gloria Short and Melvin Ingram, Sandra Armstrong, Raymond Ingram, Allen Ingram, Carol Ann Leerie. Ron will be remembered by his many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. A private Mass of Christian Burial will be held at All Saints Catholic Church, Strathroy. Interment to follow at All Saints Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. Online condolences and donations may be left at www.strathroyfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to DENNING’S OF STRATHROY.

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Kenneth Garrett It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Kenneth Garrett at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at the age of 92. Loving husband of Lilian for over 65 years. Proud father of David (Ramona) and John Garrett. Cherished grandfather of Chelsea. Survived by his siblings Raymond (Jenny), Brian (Anne) and Christine. In keeping with Ken’s wishes, cremation has taken place and a private memorial service will take place at DENNING’S OF STRATHROY. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Hospital for Sick Children would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences and donations may be left at www.strathroyfuneralhome.com.

Corey Alexander Richard It is with the utmost sadness that the family of Corey Alexander Richard announces his sudden passing on November 17th, 2020. Corey leaves behind his beloved mother Tracey and stepfather Darrel, his father Andre and stepmother Tracy, grandfather Alexander and grandmother the late Maryellen, grandmother Denise and grandfather the late Maurice, his sister Kayla and brother-in-law David and his older brother Cameron. Corey will forever be remembered and l...oved by his three nephews Mason, Lennon and Briar and niece Lylah as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins along with a large extended family and many friends. Friends will be received at DENNING’S OF STRATHROY, 32 Metcalfe St. W., Strathroy on Monday, November 23rd, 2020. In lieu of flowers, donations in Corey's memory may be made to a mental health organization of one’s choice. Condolences may be left online at www.strathroyfuneralhome.com. Registration is required as we have limited capacity at the Funeral Home due to the COVID-19 restrictions. For more information on how to register, please follow the link below: https://signup.com/go/uFwMsxN

Kathie Perkin Suddenly and unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 11th, 2020. Kathleen Agnes Perkin of Strathroy passed away at the age of 69. Kathie is survived by her loving husband Dr. Gary Perkin and by her beloved and cherished children Marsha (Shawn) Pranger, Patricia (Chris) Michon and Derek (Mary-Kathryn). Kathie was the doting and proud grandma to Taylor, Alyssa, Carter and Karley Pranger; Kaylin and William Michon; Adriana and Henry Perkin. Kathie is survived by her si...blings Jim (Shelley) McKeen, Phyllis (Paul) Bradley and Richard (Leslie) McKeen. Kathie was a dedicated and loving daughter to Dorothy McKeen and is predeceased by her father Donald McKeen. A private family service will be held with interment to follow at Strathroy Cemetery. Donations to Bethel Baptist Church in Strathroy or Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital would be appreciated by the family. Donations and condolences may be left online at www.strathroyfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to DENNING’S OF STRATHROY.

John Jakimczuk Surrounded by love, at home with his family at his side on Monday, November 9th, 2020. John Walter Jakimczuk of Strathroy at the age of 69. Dearly loved by his wife of 40 years, Susan (Steele) and proud father of Patrick, Christopher, Jonathan (Peggy), Bryan (Heather) and Rebekah (Spyro "Ace"). Loving grandfather of Jessy, Tyler, Zoe-Lynn, Caylan, Kyus, Georgia, Dimitri, Gracie-Sue, Charlette and another loved grandbaby on the way.... He will be greatly missed by many nieces and nephews that all held a special place in his heart. Dear brother of Iggy (Jane), Leona (Frank), Walter (Belinda) and predeceased by his brother Peter and by his parents Ignacy and Zenona. John is being sadly missed by his dear loyal dog Kody. Friends are invited join in celebrating John's life by clicking on the below link to signup to attend. https://signup.com/go/SWSgyym If desired, memorial contributions to Colorectal Cancer Canada or the Middlesex-Elgin Palliative Team would be appreciated as your expression of sympathy. Share a memory at www.strathroyfuneralhome.com 519 245-1023. Arrangements entrusted to Denning's of Strathroy.

Funeral Service of Willo Battersby

SHAWKENCE, Jonathan Daniel Passed away suddenly in Kettle Point, on Sunday, November 8, 2020, at the age of 25 years. Beloved son of Julie Triebner and David McChesney. Loving grandson of the late Chief Charlie Shawkence (late Verna), and Doris McChesney (late Allan). Survived by his daughter Nadine Elizabeth Shawkence, and his sister Holly. Predeceased by his brother William. Jonathan will also be missed by his aunts, uncles, cousins, and extended family. There will be a private Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.forestfuneralhome.com For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Funeral arrangements entrusted to DENNING’S OF FOREST.

Wai-Ching Kwan Passed away peacefully at Sprucedale Care Centre on Thursday November 19, 2020 with her loving family by her side. She was in her 90th year. Loving mother of Lin Ngan Fong, Amy Chan, Shui Wah Fong (Clara Yam), Maria Luk (Raymond Luk), Stephen Fong (Marie Chung), Regina Fong (Kevin Chee) and the late Shui Lun Fong (Joyce Fong). Cherished grandmother of 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. ... A private service has taken place with interment in Strathroy Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to DENNING’S OF STRATHROY. Donations may be made to the Kidney Foundation. Online condolences and donations may be made at www.strathroyfuneralhome.com.

Funeral Mass of Julia Sarvari

Mario dos Santos Pato At home, surrounded by his loving family, Mario dos Santos Pato passed away on November 20th, 2020 at the age of 60. Beloved husband of Lidia Pato. Proud father of Vera (Jeff) Dokter and Ricardo (Miranda) Pato. Cherished Vô (grandpa) of Alyssa Dokter and Maya Pato. Mario will be remembered by his brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews in Canada and Portugal. Visitation will be held at DENNING’S OF STRATHROY on Sunday, Nov...ember 22nd, 2020 where the Funeral Service will be held on Monday, November 23rd, 2020 with interment to follow in All Saints Roman Catholic Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Baker Centre for Pancreatic Cancer would be appreciated by the family. Share a memory at www.strathroyfuneralhome.com. Registration is required as we have limited capacity at the Funeral Home due to the COVID-19 restrictions. For more information on how to register, please follow the links below: Visitation: https://signup.com/go/MuiMqod Funeral Service: https://signup.com/go/ggCLveL

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Anna Margaret Baker At Strathmere Lodge, Strathroy on Thursday, October 8, 2020, Anna Margaret Baker (nee Carmichael) formerly of West Lorne passed away in her 100th year. Predeceased by her husband Frank Baker (2003) and infant daughter Barbara. Brothers Duncan A. and Robert Carmichael, sister Sadie Adams, foster brother Ralph Morrison and nephew Steven Adams. Survived by her nephews George (Alison) Adams and Kenneth (Nancy) Adams. Grandsons Robert and Geoffrey and granddaug...hter Heather (Piotr) Adams-Mlocek, nephew Graham (Lorraine) and cousin Sharon Gilchrist. Remembered by special friends Gwen, Angus and Vergie. A visitation will be held at Denning’s of West Lorne. Please click the link below to sign up to attend. https://signup.com/go/uSzpAmM Followed by a private family gravesite service. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice. The family wishes to express special thanks to physicians, nurses and staff at University Hospital, Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital and Strathmere Lodge. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Denning’s of West Lorne. Please share a memory online at www.westelginfuneralhome.com (519) 785-0810.

Willo June Battersby With heavy hearts, the family of Willo June (Rees) Battersby announces her peaceful passing on Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 in her 88th year at Strathmere Lodge, Strathroy, ON. Cherished wife of John Battersby. Beloved mother of Heather Morwood (Earl), Chris Battersby (Laurie), Jennifer Lee (Bill Pigram) and Peter Battersby (Georgie). Proud grandmother to Karen, Craig (Tory), Meghan (Keith), Shawn, Jenna, Jeffrey (Brittnee), Ryan (Victoria), Lydia (Adam), ...Garrett, Spencer and Connor. Loving great- grandmother of Amelia, Avant, Alivia, Zachary, Emily and Mason. Survived by her sister-in-law Anne Ewaschuk (Harry), brothers-in-law Geoffrey Battersby (Gwynne), the late David Battersby (Janet). Mom’s life was her family. She was so proud of them all. She will be remembered as always being supportive and available to listen to her family and friends. Never an unkind word was said: she was a gentle soul. Willo was a marvelous knitter, and all family members were excited to receive one of her works of art. Her cookies, breakfasts, special gifts and poems will be fondly remembered. The family would like to extend their sincere thanks to the staff of Strathmere Lodge for their care and compassion during her time at the home. In light of COVID-19, a small private service will be held for immediate family only. The service will be live streamed for all other family and friends who wish to participate. (please see below for further details). As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, or the Children's Hospital - London Health Sciences Centre. Arrangements entrusted to DENNING’S OF STRATHROY. Online condolences and donations may be made at www.strathroyfuneralhome.com. The Memorial Service will be livestreamed on our Denning’s Facebook page on Saturday, October 10th, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. Please see link below. https://www.facebook.com/denningfuneral/

Julia Sarvari In the comfort of home, with family by her side, Julia Sarvari, our mom and Nagymama, peacefully passed away at the age of 87 on October 8th, 2020. She is now happily reunited with her husband, Zoltan, after 6 years of missing him dearly. Her generous and gentle spirit will be missed by all her family and friends in Canada and Hungary. Julia was devoted to her family, showing her love through every card, phone call, birthday cake, home cooked Hungarian meal, han...dmade gift, and smile. Her strong Catholic faith was also a very large part of her life, as was her pride in her Hungarian heritage. Julia and Zoltan lived for many happy years on their farm outside Strathroy where they enjoyed everything that country life had to offer, spending much time tending their gardens and spoiling their many animal friends. Many thanks to all the staff at Trillium Village - Assisted Living who helped her and Zoltan over these many years. A private Mass of Christian Burial will take place at All Saints Roman Catholic Church with a burial to follow at Strathroy Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to All Saints Catholic Church or Middlesex- Elgin VON, would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences and donations can be made at www.strathroyfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to DENNING’S OF STRATHROY.

W All of us at Denning’s would like to welcome Alora Sharpe to our team. Alora will be working out of our Strathroy location, providing support and assistance to the families we serve as well as to all the staff. Born and raised in London, she moved to West Lorne 5 years ago with her husband and 2 dogs. She has a degree from Western University in Sociology and Thanatology and a background in bereavement counseling, working in the field for over 5 years. She is looking forward to helping families make things a little easier at a difficult time.

TAYLOR, Robert Bear It is with heavy hearts the family of Robert Taylor announces his passing on Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital. Loving husband of Christine Taylor for 10 wonderful years. Cherished father of Rebecca (Dave), Jarrod (Becky), Derek (Anna), Jessica (Scott) and David. Proud grandpa to Paige, Ben, Justin, Cameron, Nathan, MacKinley, Mitchell, Ozzy, Isabell, Kaeden and Connor. Predeceased by son Adam. Will be missed by siblings... Tim (Michole), Kathy (Dave), one niece and several nephews. Rob was a very important part of the community, volunteering for the VON for many years. He was a retired employee of Electro Motive (GMD) while becoming a substance abuse representative helping many along the way. A visitation will take place at DENNING’S OF STRATHROY on Wednesday October 7th with a Memorial Service to follow. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the VON Middlesex Elgin or a charity of one’s choice would be appreciated by the family. Online donations and condolences can be made at www.strathroyfuneralhome.com. Registration is required as we have limited capacity at the funeral home due to Covid-19 restrictions. Please click on the link below to register or call 519-245-1023 for further information. Visitation: https://signup.com/go/rVVoBMk Memorial Service: https://signup.com/go/JrPLNYR

This week the Government of Ontario has announced about gathering limits for the entire province. Currently, we are still able to hold , , , at a cemetery or one of our Denning's Funeral Home locations and , , , at any one of our Denning's Funeral Home locations. We are continuing to adapt our practices and policies to keep everyone safe while at the same time ...ensuring we are meeting the needs of our grieving families. If you would like more information about our policies and safety procedures or any concerns, please call (519-245-1023) or message us. Thank you, Bill & Brett Denning

Sharon Kathleen Gilliland With her loving children by her side, we announce the passing of Sharon Kathleen Gilliland (nee Williams) at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital on October 1st, 2020 in her 77th year. Dear wife of the late Ernie Gilliland (2015). Beloved mother of Shelley (Darrell) Butler and Greg (Shelley) Gilliland. Adored nana and grandma of Michael (Tyana), William (Michelle), Jamie, Derek (Karley), Jennifer (Ryan), Jessica (Kareem), Jodi and Julie. Cherished gr...eat grandmother of Everette, Ayda Rose, Liam, Sean and Thatcher. Sharon is survived by her siblings Vicki (Don) MacKenzie, Rick (Gwen) Williams and Mike Williams (John Spence). She will be missed by her fur baby Brooke. Predeceased by her parents Jim and Dorothy Williams, granddaughter Samantha and her siblings Marilyn and Nancy. Sharon went to business school in Sarnia and moved on to work at the Watford Guide Advocate for 45 years until retirement. She enjoyed travelling and finally checked travelling by airplane off her bucket list 3 years ago. In keeping with Sharon’s wishes, cremation has taken place. A private graveside service will be held on Monday, October 5th, 2020 at Wisbeach Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital-Palliative Care Unit would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements entrusted to DENNING’S OF WATFORD. Share a memory at www.watfordfuneralhome.com.

Dana Varga At home, the place that she loved, Dana Varga of Rodney at the age of 53 on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Dearly loved by her best friend and partner, John Lamb. Dana was the proud and loving mother of Jess Varga (Brooks Myer) and Emily Varga (Sina Sadedin) and Lindsay Lamb (Matt Emery) and Jacqueline Lamb. Dear grandma of Leo and Louis Myer, Logan and Aliyah Emery, Odin and Nova Porter. Loving sister of Tamara (Greg) Dekold and Colleen Riley and dear daughter in... law of Guy "Gump" Lamb. Dana will always be remembered by as "Aunt Dana" to Lauren, Kelsey, Olivia, Cole, Blake, Colin, Sierra as well as the entire Lamb family. Many people will remember Dana and John as the owners of Crossroads Country Market and Gas or "One Stop" in the community of Rodney. Dana realized her dream of operating "the farm", caring for her animals and enjoying the final chapter of her life alongside the love of her life, John. A gathering of friends and family will take place at Denning's of Rodney. Please click on the below link to sign up to attend. https://signup.com/go/UgPuvJa If desired, memorial contributions to the Humane Society would be appreciated as your expression of sympathy.

STEVENS, Ed With his family by his side, Ed went to be with his Lord on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at the age of 54 years, at Bluewater Health Services. Beloved husband of Joanne Stevens. Loving father of Channelle Stevens (Reg Wolfe), Travis Stevens, Russell Stevens, and Sylas Stevens. Grandfather of Landon, Wyatt and Kerensya. Brother of Russell Stevens, Reynold Stevens, Debbie Solomon, Gwen Stevens, Denise Brenner (Johnny) and the late Andrea and Fenton. Ed will also ...be missed by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family. But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. -Isaiah 40:31 Private Services. For more information please contact DENNING’S OF FOREST 519-786-2401. Online condolences may be left at www.forestfuneralhome.com