Von Barkley

  A lifetime resident of the area, Von Barkley passed away at the Dundas Manor Nursing Home in Winchester, on Monday, July 6, 2015. She was 76.   Von was born in Williamsburg Township, on […]

A lifetime resident of the area, Fred Hutt passed away at the Woodland Villa Nursing Home in Long Sault, on Sunday, June 23, 2013.  He was 87.

Fred was born in Matilda Township on Sunday, September 13, 1925, to his parents Merle and Lillian Mae Hutt (nee Dillabough). He was raised on the family farm.

As a youth Fred enjoyed playing baseball and hockey, and later in life became a big baseball and hockey fan.  

He married Betty Casselman at St. Andrews Church in Prescott, on October 4, 1957, and together they had one son Garry.   

Fred worked hard all his life to provide for his family.  He worked at the Cardinal Starch plant for 27 years.

He would work on the family dairy farm with Betty through the day until early evening. Then he would get some sleep and go to work nights at the Cardinal Starch plant.  At the end of his shift, Fred would return home, again to work the farm. 

Together Fred and Betty operated a successful dairy farm and raised chickens. Fred enjoyed operating an egg delivery business, and he looked forward to getting the eggs and setting off to make his deliveries. It was a rarity for the family to go on long family vacations due to the responsibilities of operating a family dairy farm.  

In addition to being a hardworking man, Fred was socially active as well. He enjoyed playing cards, and he was a member of the Connaught Oddfellows Lodge in  Brinston for 30 years. 

He was a very active bowler for many years, he loved to go dancing, and he loved the stock car races.  Fred also enjoyed going to farm auctions and spending time at Tim Hortons visiting with his many friends.  

Fred always had a White Owl cigar in his mouth, and he was a very no-nonsense person who looked at problems in life quite simply, they were either black or white.  He had a practical approach and helping others solve their problems was one of his greatest strengths.  

He was a reliable, hardworking man, and he could be counted on to get the job done or to help out a neighbor. 

Fred was also a modest man who was very meticulous and goal driven, and that goal was to provide for his family. He was very successful, however, he was not one to boast about his accomplishments.  

Fred is survived by his wife Betty and his son Garry (Lisa) of R.R.# 1 Iroquois.

He will be lovingly remembered by his grandson Matthew (Jillian) Hutt of Cornwall and his siblings Colleen Carr of Chesterville, Dale (Mary) of South Mountain and Glenn (Faye) of Manotick. 

He is also survived by many sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews and his dear friend Carl Young. 

Fred was predeceased by his parents Merle and Mae Hutt (nee Dillabough); his brother Joe and an infant brother Raymond; Betty’s parents Kenneth and Margaret Casselman (nee Durant); his brothers-in-law Allen, Delbert, Arnold and Dwayne Casselman, Ron Bradford, John Thompson, Jack Nelson and Don Carr.     

Friends called at the Marsden and McLaughlin Funeral Home, Williamsburg, on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.  Funeral service was held at the funeral home on Wednesday, June 26th at 11 a.m., with Rev. Janet Evans officiating.  Interment followed at New Union Cemetery, Williamsburg.  

Pallbearers were Steven Casselman, Francis Lapier, Victor Thompson, Anthony VanderBruggen, Ken Froats and Doug Froats.  Honorary pallbearers were Dale Hutt, Carl Young and Horst Matthiesen.  

Donations to the Dundas County Hospice or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be gratefully acknowledged by the family.  Online condolences may be made at marsdenmclaughlin.com. 

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A life time resident of the Brinston area, Jean Wickwire passed away suddenly on Sunday Sept. 18, 2011.

Jean was born in Dixon’s Corners on December 18, 1945, to her parents Pringle and Greta Murphy (nee Burton).

As a young girl she spent some time in the family cheese factory wrapping butter, sliding from the snow piled near the roof against the rink shack at Johnston’s, swimming in a nearby creek and later at Fetterly’s quarry in Iroquois.

She attended public school in Dixon Corner’s and high school in Iroquois. Following high school, Jean worked for RCA in Prescott.

On December 18, 1965, Jean married Urcyl Wickwire of Brinston. They had two children.

Jean continued to work for RCA for a few years after her second child was born, but due to health reasons left the company.  Jean baby sat other children for a short while until she gained employment with the Caldwell Linen Mill. She remained with the company until it closed its doors in 2006.

Jean enjoyed a life long love for reading anything that was printed, and she also enjoyed snowmobile runs on Saturday nights to Chesterville or Sunday afternoon runs on the Nation River with Urcyl.

In the spring it was time to fish for mud pout with her children.  Later on she would watch her grandkids fish from the same bridge that she herself had caught an eel from.

She enjoyed skating “around the block” with her niece and nephews on the creek once it was frozen, and then a heated game of Aggravation with Ken and Ida.

As her children grew older, the pastimes changed from snowmobiling, go-carts and motorcycles, which she had purchased with her son, then it was on the river with the wave runners.

Jean enjoyed gardening and each season preserved pickles, tomatoes, and chili sauce.  At one time she tried her hand at making wine and discovered it wasn’t a good idea to store her new product in a certain type of bottle.  

She grew her own summer savory and laughed the first time it was placed on the clothes line to dry.  She always said “the stuff you buy in the store isn’t the same.”

Jean looked forward to the Murphy family gatherings, where brothers, sisters, cousins, nieces and nephews could be visited and it was always a good spot to try out a new recipe whether it was one of her own or someone else’s.

When her children visited they would have to try the latest recipe she had made from either her favorite cooking magazines or her collection of cook books.

Jean also enjoyed having the neighbors Robbie and Ricky over for holidays so they could rave about her dressing made from her own summer savory, and her pie making skills. Robbie would always ask; “do your kids have the same passion for cooking as you do.”

The answer is “yes we do” and we thank you for that Mom.

Jean is survived by her husband Urcyl and her children Wendy (Tim) Murphy RR#1 Iroquois and Tom (Rose) Wickwire of Brinston.

She will be lovingly remembered by her siblings Garry (Della) Murphy of RR#1 Iroquois, Gale (Doug) Reynolds of Iroquois, Allan (Phyllis) Murphy of Dixon’s Corners, Wilda (Adriaan) Vandeemheen of Dixon’s Corners, Aden (Linda) Murphy of Williamsburg, Nancy (Guy) Croteau of Iroquois, and Edward Murphy of Winchester.

Jean will be fondly remembered by grandchildren Michelle and Jarret Murphy and Amelia, Daniel, Camille and Benjamin Wickwire.  

She was predeceased by her parents Pringle and Greta Murphy (nee Burton) and an infant sister Ruth Ann.

She also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Friends called at the Marsden and McLaughlin Funeral Home, Iroquois on Tuesday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.  Funeral service was held at the home on Wednesday, September 21st at 11 am, with Rev. Janet Evans officiating.

Interment followed at the Spruce Haven Cemetery, Brinston.

Pallbearers were Daniel Wickwire, Jarret Murphy, Todd Croteau, Nick Croteau, Dennis Wylie and Jim Murphy.

Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family.

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