May we have heavy hearts today and always, as we remember a man with a gracious, humble, and uplifting spirit as the heavenly gates opened up for a father, son, brother, and friend. May you officially rest in peace and watch down over each and every one of us.

Beau James Veenstra enjoyed tinkering with small engined machines, fishing, and spending time with friends and family. With the 31 years that Beau had with us on earth he impacted each of our lives in various ways. I’m sure we can all share a story, experience, memory or even a lesson that Beau has imprinted upon us. May we have and hold on to these as we remember a gracious, humble, and uplifting father, son, brother, and friend. May you forever rest in paradise. We love you forever and always. Xoxo

Son to Dale Roets & Claudette Veenstra (Norman Plouff) Brother to Tess and Taya (Curtis Conn) Veenstra, Father of Breanna Boundy, Haven & Beau Jr Veenstra.  Grandson of Jim & Janet Veenstra and Ruth Walker (late Cyril Roets).

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Blenheim Community Funeral Home on Thursday October 14, 2021 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Douglas Richard Storms of Blenheim passed away at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance on Thursday October 7, 2021.  Doug was born in Prince Edward County 75 years ago to his late parents Marie & Laverne Storms.  He will be remembered by his children Angie, Melissa, Autumn and Kyle, his grandchildren Brittany, Sam, Brianna, Lindsay, Shaye, Aleks, Maya, Kason, Sofija, Anica, Zayne and Stefan, by his great-granddaughter Sarah.  He will be missed by his siblings Peggy, Linda and Randy and his nieces and nephews.  He was predeceased by his brother Gary.

Through his long time career as a truck driver, Doug made many friends and enjoyed seeing many parts of the country that others may never see.  Cremation has taken place and his urn will be interred at a later date in Cherry Valley.

George Allan Van Bonn Jr, affectionately known as “Sonny” passed away in Walkerton on Wednesday October 6, 2021.  He was born 80 years ago to Eva and George VanBonn Sr and spent his childhood years in Troy.  He was the last surviving member of his family, having been predeceased by his sisters Cherie Shoemaker, Dianne Bradford, Ivy Huckle and Pauline Huckle.  He will be remembered by many nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.

Sonny’s career working for Snap On Tools took him to Chatham and then to Chepstow where he retired.  He enjoyed woodworking in his spare time and he supported Big Brothers where he became a role model for children.  He could always be found at his “little brothers” hockey games and other sports cheering them on.

Sonny’s wishes for this part of his life was that his family and close friends remember him with a graveside service which will be held in Evergreen Cemetery on Friday October 8, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. .

Margaret Madeline Vlasschaert, a resident of Blenheim and loving wife of the late Frank P Vlasschaert (1995) passed away peacefully at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance on Tuesday October 5, 2021 at the age of 89 years.  Dearest Mother of Mark (Sherry), Michael (Ann) and Frank (Susan).  Cherished Grandma of Steve, Nicole (Vince), Marek, Ryan (Louisa), Matthew (Megan), Jeremy (Heather), Bradley, and Blake.  Great Grandma of Isaiah, Logan, Lauren, Emily, Henry and Hazel.

Margaret was predeceased by her parents Alois & Germaine (Laevens) Lobbestael and brothers Edward and Julien (Bonnie) Lobbestael.  Survived by her sister-in-law Irma Lobbestael.

Mom and Dad were life long onion growers in the Erieau marsh.  Mom was a proud member of St. Mary’s Parish, the Catholic Women’s League and the I.O.D.E.  She lived in Blenheim all of her precious life and made a lot of friends.

Visitation for Margaret will be held at the Blenheim Community Funeral Home on Friday October 8^th from 3 – 5 and 7 – 9 p.m.  Parish Prayers will be held at 7 p.m.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Mary’s Church at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday October 9^th.  Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.  Donations made in memory of Margaret can be made to a charity of your choice.

Friends wishing to attend the visitation or the Mass are asked to contact the Funeral Home at 519-676-9200 as COVID limitations remain in place.  Everyone attending will be required to wear a face covering.

Vera Ludwin Irwin of Blenheim passed away at home on Monday October 4, 2021 with her loving daughter Mary Dawn by her side.  Born in Basshaw Alberta 95 years ago, Vera was predeceased by the love of her life Don Irwin in 2019 on their 73^rd wedding anniversary and by her son Tim Irwin in 1991.  Along with Mary Dawn, she is survived by her grandsons Mitchell Snobelen, Chuck Irwin and Jesse James Irwin and her great grandchildren Berhonica and Martin.

Vera was the eldest of five children born to Bessie & George DeLeeuw and helped raise her siblings Bud, Harvey, Wayne and Janet.  She will be missed by her good friends Ethel Townsend, Carol Embury, Gordon Want, Jeannie Ramsden, Jim Nauta and Harold VanderEnde.

With the help of the nurses from V.O.N. and the PSW’s from Care Partners, V.O.N., the Alzheimer’s Society and Bayshore, Vera was able to spend her final years at home.  Her family will be eternally grateful for that blessing.

It was Vera’s request that cremation take place.  A private family graveside service will be held at Evergreen Cemetery.  Blenheim Community Funeral Home entrusted with funeral arrangements.  Friends wishing to remember Vera with a memorial donation are asked to consider Trinity Anglican Church or the Alzheimers Association.

Virginia May Suk of Blenheim passed away peacefully at Blenheim Community Village on Sunday October 3, 2021 at the age of 86 years.  Virginia was born in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan on May 11, 1935.  She was married to the late Joseph Suk (2019) and they had two children; Linda Suk and the late John Suk.  She is survived by her daughter in law Laurie, by two grandsons Colin and Evan Suk and by her sister Margaret Roelandt.  She was predeceased by her mother Alice DeBusschere-Verstraete-Alvoet, father Andre Verstraete, stepfather Edmund Alvoet and brother-in-law Marcel Roelandt.

Visitation will take place at the Blenheim Community Funeral Home on Thursday October 7, 2021 from 1 pm until time of Funeral Service at 3 pm.  Friends wishing to attend the visitation or Funeral Service are required to wear a face covering.  Cremation will follow.  Friends wishing to remember Virginia with a memorial donation are asked to consider the Kidney Foundation or a charity of your choice.

William “Bill” Longe passed away on Friday October 1, 2021.  Born in Chatham on January 29, 1961.  Beloved husband of the late Sandra (Craner) Longe (2015).  William will be forever missed by his daughters Jessica Craner, Nadine Longe (Ryan Burk), Rachael Longe (Jason Growler) and Chelsea Longe (Amjad L’Amchaouri), by his grandchildren Kaydence Longe and Frankie Burk,  his parents Frankie and Joe Longe, mother-in-law and father-in-law Sharron & John Craner, brothers Frank Longe and Fred & Wendy Longe and nieces and nephews Sarah, Maggie and Curtis Longe and his sister-in-law Jenny Lyn & Dan Verellen with their sons Joshua and Jacob.  He was predeceased by his brother-in-law Vernon Craner.

As per his wishes, cremation has taken place.  Visitation for Bill will take place at the Blenheim Community Funeral Home on Saturday October 9, 2021 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. The family will hold a private service for inurnment in Evergreen Cemetery.

Family and friends wishing to remember William with a memorial donation are asked to consider Community Living Chatham-Kent.

Laurene (Shute) Foxcroft in her 83^rd year, wife of the late Peter James Foxcroft (August 7, 2021) passed away peacefully at home on Thursday September 30, 2021. Laurene will be remembered by her children Craig (Lisa) Foxcroft and Brent (Sherry) Foxcroft, her grandchildren Lisanne, Alex, and Ryan Foxcroft, her sister Janet Ronald and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sisters Mary Lou Kennedy, Beverley Hammond, Robin Foster and her brother Gerald Shute.

Born in London, ON to the late Lorimer & Helen (Johnson) Shute, Laurene worked for Miracle Food Mart and A&P until she retired. As per her wishes, cremation has taken place and the family will remember her at a later celebration.

Friends wishing to remember her with a memorial donation are asked to consider the Salvation Army.

James Hart of Morpeth, husband of the late Nancy (Uhrik) Hart passed away on Sunday September 12, 2021 just three days after his 72^nd birthday.  Born in Scotland, the son of the late Janet & Robert Hart, Jim is survived by his only brother William Hart (Karen) of Windsor.  He will be remembered by his nephews Randy Doyle and Stephen Doyle as well as his nieces Brody Hart and Ashley Hart.

Friends will remember Jim from his many years of work at the University of Windsor and his involvement with the union.  He was a kind and loving uncle who spent every Saturday night watching the Toronto Maple Leafs.  He was a talented artist and enjoyed painting in his spare time.

A graveside service will be held at Morpeth Cemetery on Wednesday September 15^th at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Bill Terris officiating.

Friends wishing to remember Jim with a memorial donation are asked to consider the Food Bank through the Salvation Army.

John William Nealey Jr. passed away in London on Friday September 3, 2021 at the age of 55 years.  Born in Oshawa, John was the son of Linda & the late John Nealey Sr. and is survived by his brothers Glen and Len Nealey of Chatham.

John was a lifetime fan of the Toronto Blue Jays and the Toronto Maple Leafs.  He attended school in Blenheim at Harwich-Raleigh Public School and Blenheim District High School before taking a job at Canadian Tire.   A car accident in 2003 left him with a lifetime of challenges but through it all he always remained a gentleman who was easy going and who appreciated the people around him.

Visitation for John will be held at the Blenheim Community Funeral Home on Friday September 10, 2021 from 11:00 – 11:30 a.m.  A Funeral Service will follow visitation at 11:30 in the Funeral Home.  Interment will take place in Evergreen Cemetery.

Friends wishing to attend the visitation or Funeral Service are asked to call the Funeral Home at 519-676-9200 as attendance is limited.  Face coverings are required to be worn in the Funeral Home.