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Wednesday, January 6, 2021
OPP restricting access to detachments due to COVID-19 REGIONAL — The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is taking action to help reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 by restricting the access to its facilities, including detachments, across the province. The OPP is limiting the processing of routine criminal record checks/ vulnerable sector checks and finger printing to essential workers/volunteers only. Anyone seeking entry to OPP Essex County Detachments must make an appointment first. Individuals will be prescreened and are required to have proper personal protective equipment prior to entering the detachment. If you require any detachment-based service, including criminal record checks/vulnerable sector checks, please call in advance for an appointment. The OPP operating hours are 08:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Essex County Detachment - 519-723-2491 Essex Detachment 519-738-3796 Kingsville Detachment - 519-733-2345 Lakeshore Detachment - 519-728-1810 Leamington Detachment - 519-326-2544 Tecumseh Detachment - 519-735-2424 Chatham-Kent Detachment - (519) 352-1122 For emergencies, please call 9-1-1. For all other police matters, please call 1-888-3101122 or your local detachment. Report online by visiting opp.ca/reporting.
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Rutter, Allen
It is with great sadness that the family of Allen Herbert Rutter, 82, announce his passing on December 30, 2020, peacefully at home in Wheatley, with his loving wife Mavis (nee Heatherington), daughter Janet, and son-in-law Bennett at his side. He was predeceased by his parents, and by his twin brother Bruce. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Mavis; his children William (Bill) and Janet; and many nieces and nephews. Allen was born in Brandon, Manitoba, and moved to Wheatley when he was 18 years old. Allen operated a mink farm in Wheatley until he retired 30 years ago, at the age of 52. Allen and Mavis spent their winters in Florida, where they enjoyed golf and the sunshine, and made many friends across Canada and the United States. Allen loved to spend his time playing cards and pool at the Friendship Club in Wheatley, and playing mini-golf with the senior group at Colasanti’s. He loved to joke around and give everyone a reason to laugh. A private graveside service will be held with family and friends later this week. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a memorial donation to the Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, or to the Canadian Lung Association.
Dawson, Velda
It is with deep sadness that we say goodbye to our dear Mom, Velda Irene Dawson (nee McDonald), who passed away with family by her side at Chatham Kent Hospice on December 27th. She lived in Wheatley with the love of her life, Lloyd Dawson. They were married for 54 years before he passed away in 2008. She lived in her dream house that they built until this day. She was the Mother of 3 children, Susan Sutton, Tim (Lesley) Dawson & Lorrie (Marty) Comber. Grandmother of 8; Tracey, Liam, Lindsay, Ashley, Jamie, Ryan, Jennifer and Robert. Great Grandmother of 11 beautiful children. She will be deeply missed & forever remembered and loved in our hearts. She lived for her family, her gardens and her quilting. She worked as a florist in Tilbury with her best friend and neighbour Leon Crewe and also enjoyed her coffee break mornings with Joanne and friends who have gone before her. Velda will miss all her family of friends in Florida, their shuffleboard days and the music jams she dearly loved. Many thanks to Kim & Gerry VanDeven and the Robinson family for their friendship and care over many years. Many thanks to the Chatham Hospice for their excellent care, Erin and all the staff from Chatham LHIN, the friends she made from the Chatham VON Nursing staff who pulled together for her final days. As per Velda’s wishes the family will celebrate her life with a private ceremony. Those wishing to make a memorial donation are asked to consider the Chatham-Kent Hospice. Arrangements entrusted to Life Transitions Burial and Cremation Service Inc.
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Jones, Norman Proof of obituary to(Norm) run Richard Born February 26, 1935 — made his transition December 21, January 6, 2021 2020. Turns out, he had enough of this Bullsh*t year, too. A retired Southpoint Sun Leamington Police officer and spending some time in the Navy, Norm was $13which hst = $113 him great joy. Norm resided in the Sun Parlor also a scuba$100, diving plus instructor brought
Home where he also passed, after suffering a massive stroke in 2007 that robbed him of his independence and freedom. Any changes please email Norm could only articulate a few words and his favorite and most common was Bullsh*t sun@southpointsun.ca often with his right fist waving in front of his face and his lips pursed. Norm leaves behind Thanks. his wife Esther, his daughter Suzanne and his grandkids Branden, Myles and Kassidy Impens who were all there nearing the end, to reminisce with Grandpa and squeeze out a few last smiles from him - and one final arm wrestle. Norm was both mentally and physically strong and at his end, it became apparent the depth of his strength. While our hearts are broken - we are happy he is at peace. Like the image of a broken heart, one half is heavy with grief, while the other is light with peace. It’s the space in between where we can decide how to merge the two pieces together to become whole again. That’s what Norm taught us. That no matter what happens, we can decide to make the best of it. Or not. After a life of loss, where it would have been almost easier to give up, Norm found and merged more strength in that space in between. He lost multiple children through miscarriage, his first daughter, Cheryl Ann at three days old, and his son, Gary at 18. He was then widowed ten years later in his fifties when his wife Rosemarie Jones passed. Norm’s parents, Sidney and Blanche, his brother Joe and Ronnie all left this earth along with their wives leaving him the only remaining Jones in that immediate family aside from his nieces and nephews. Norm loved fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, and camping and it wasn’t immediately apparent just what a kid he was at heart until he went with his daughter and Grandkids to DisneyWorld. The grandkids feeling bad for dragging him around all day, asked him if he was ready to go home. Norm, in his authoritative tone, looked at them, furrowed Proof of obituary to run brow, said “NO! Not until after the *GD fireworks!” 6 months before Norms stroke, he and his wife Esther visited his daughter and grandkids with his final bucket list. Among other things, he finally got to the Calgary Stampede. January 6, 2021 And while Norm didn’t like being the center of attention, he got his fifteen minutes of Southpoint Sun fame when he went on a Hypnotists stage in Montana and got kicked off because his hearing $100,too plus $13 hst = $113 aids were causing much interference. While Norm was a good, kind, and caring man, he wasn’t always easy. In fact, he could be tough. But again, we have a choice. In that toughness we can find the space in between and email merge the lessons. Or not. Everyone has experiences Any changes please that shape them and they do what they do from that mold. Norm’s toughness was his learned sun@southpointsun.ca grit so he could carry on with a life that seemed to kick him in the ass again and again. The Thanks. mistake we make is making someone’s grit about us. It’s not. Norm made the best of every situation and had fun with it. Through his grit, he taught those close to him, to make the best of any situation. Or not. Because you only get one life. And you can live in that space in between - but you’ve got to decide. Norm also taught us to never leave anything unsaid. Because of his incoherent speech. he struggled at the end to tell his daughter something that she is unsure if she comprehended accurately. This left him frustrated as his weakened body tried so very hard to show her what it was he was trying to say. Say what needs to be said while you still can. “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’ll get” Forrest Gump. Norm had 85 years of chocolates, and he tossed out what he didn’t like and ate what he liked. He taught those around him to do the same. We want to thank the nurses and staff at the Sun Parlor Home for making Norm feel at home and like he mattered. A special thank you to a former administrator Mike Parker for going the extra mile again and again to help us in the beginning and to Lynda Monik for her constant assistance during her time there. Dad, I will continue to seek your guidance from the other side. And I will do everything I can to piss you off just to keep you on your toes. Because that’s what I promised you I would do. We can’t imagine a more beautiful time to celebrate your life. Merry Christmas to you Dad. You can come join us at the dinner table any time and I will make your favorite Mincemeat pie. Norm was laid to rest at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in Leamington on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at 11:30 am. Because of the COVID restrictions, this burial was virtual. In lieu of flowers or donations, we would like to request that in Norm’s memory and this bullsh*t year, if you could take $20, representing 2020, and offer it to someone in need, in whatever form suitable. As Norm’s life has shown us, we never know what someone struggles with, under their strong exterior. And you may never know what your gift means to the receiver. But that is the magic in life. Being kind, just because.
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