DORATHEA HENRIKA VANDENBERG
JANUARY 11TH, 1931 - SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2022
Dorathea passed away peacefully in her home on September 3rd, 2022. Born on January 11, 1931 in Helden, Limburg, Holland. Daughter of the late Leonardus and Wilhelmina (Vandekerkhof) Dorssers. Beloved wife of the late William Vandenberg (2008). Dear mother of Wendy (George) McLean, John (Laura) Vandenberg, Leon (Lynn) Vandenberg, and Paul Vandenberg. Devoted grandmother of Amanda (Jason) Brown, Chris (Lauren) McLean, Nicholas (Nicole) McLean, Jamie (Jodie) Vandenberg, Tyler Vandenberg, Matthew Vandenberg, Katelyn Vandenberg and great Oma of Michael and Ben Brown, Bodie, Jace, Madelyn and Emily McLean.
Dora was the twelfth of fifteen children born in Holland. Sister of Nel+ (John+) Timmermans, Lies Dorsser+, Nes+ (Wim+) Verdellen, Marie+ (Peter+) Joosten, Grada+ (Ben+) Luiking, Annie+ (Theo+) VanVugt, Jet (Toen+) Haenen, Wilma (Gerry+) Willemsen, Christine+ (Jack+) VanHaren, Andrew+ (Ann) Dorssers, Cor+ (Joanne) Dorssers, Tony+ (Siham+) Dorssers, Hank+ (Joanne+) Dorssers and Bill (Mary) Dorssers.
We would like to express a heartfelt thank you to Dr. Spano and his staff for taking care of mom for many years, the wonderful team of PSW’s, the VON and Dr. Crombeen for the compassion and support you provided our mom.
Family and friends will be received at Smith Funeral Home, 1576 London Line, Sarnia, on Thursday, September 8, 2022 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. with a funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m. Interment to follow in Resurrection Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, sympathy may be expressed through donations to St. Joseph’s Hospice or the VON (cheques only at the funeral home please).
ALBERT HECTOR "AB" CLEMENT
JUNE 11TH, 1931 - AUGUST 26TH, 2022
A devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, athlete and mentor.
It is with extreme sadness, that we announce the passing of Albert Hector Clement (Ab). Born in Sarnia on June 11, 1931, he passed away peacefully, August 26, 2022. Ab was predeceased by his parents Remi and Louise (née Brazeau) Clement, his sister Pauline (Richmond) and his brother Raymond. Ab Clement was a naturally gifted athlete, as a youth he was a star player in Sarnia baseball, football for St. Pats High School and for the Sarnia Junior Sailors hockey team. As an adult Ab would play hockey year round and stayed involved in Old-timers hockey games, tournaments and trips as well as coach in the Sarnia Minor Hockey Association and later the Forest MHA. Of average size he was a man of high energy and well known for his physical strength, whether it was accurately throwing a football 60 yards down the field or using his strong legs and speed to skate through and around opponents while driving to the net.
Ab first worked for Dow and then joined the Canadian Oil Companies Ltd. (White Rose) which later became Shell Oil. Ab worked for Shell in the maintenance department as a millwright and later as a maintenance supervisor until his retirement.
At the age of 29, Ab took up the sport of golf and within a year he was the tournament champion for Shell Oil. Golf became his life’s focus and for many years he competed in the low handicap flight for tournaments, sometimes winning his flight as well as winning several club championships at Egremont Golf &CC. After retiring from Shell, Ab became fully immersed in golf as he partnered with the ownership of Egremont Golf &CC to manage the operations of the golf course. In the off season, Ab and Donna would go to their winter place in Florida where he would work as a course marshal allowing him to network with friends who had access to play some of the finest courses around Naples.
In 1969, Ab built his home in the lakeside community of Blue Point where you could often find him in his garage manufacturing, building or repairing just about anything, as it was his gift. He was also the driving force behind the development of a playground and tennis court in the Blue Point community park. This is where he started playing tennis and learned to perfect the art of applying “english” to the ball with cuts, spins and nasty drops over the net, much to the disfavour of his opponents. Ab enjoyed the mental aspect of sports, in serious competitions he was a fierce competitor with a precision-like focus but when competing with friends and family he enjoyed the art of gamesmanship, often cajoling someone into a decision they would later regret, and having a good chuckle about it, all part of his playful but slightly off-beat sense of humour.
In spite of some physical impairments he suffered later in life, the lost usage of a couple fingers and a struggle with the cancer radiation treatment that caused the removal of the femur bone from his hip, he still continued to compete on his one good leg, able to play a solid round of golf as well as play tennis while using a cane.
Ab is survived by his best friend and devoted wife Donna, married for 67 years.
His 2 daughters Dianne (Paul), Carol (Rick) and his son Dave (Janet).
His 8 grandchildren: Laura (Cameron), Steve (Andrea), Greg (Krista), Grant (Theresa), Thomas (Shera), Nathan, Maurina and Ken.
His 13 great grandchildren: Heidi, Jacob, Ria, Beckett, Quinn, Jasper, Griffin, Coen, Aspen, Sophie, Vincent, Bruce and Layla.
A celebration of life will be held at Smith Family Centre (in front of Smith Funeral Home) 1576 London Line, Sarnia, on Saturday, November 12, 2022, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. In remembrance of Ab Clement’s life, the family asks that any charitable donations be made in his name to the Canadian Cancer Society.
ROBERT “BOB” DONALD MUNDAY
MARCH 17TH, 1936 - SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2022
Bob passed away peacefully at Bluewater Health on the evening of September 2, 2022 with his family by his side, at the age of 86. Beloved husband of Rosemary. Loving father of Julie (Rod) of Sarnia and Bob Jr. (Lisa) of Sarnia. Cherished grandpa of Nicholas, Shannon (Nick), Trey (Angie), and Ruma. Great-grandpa to Jackson and Ellie. He will be missed by his puppy, Barney. Predeceased by his parents William and Olga (Nee Anhorn) Munday.
Bob was an only child, born on his parents homestead farm in southern Saskatchewan, Section 35, Township 16, Region 27 on March 17, 1936. When he was 5 years old his family moved to Medicine Hat, Alberta.
He worked at Northwest Chemicals in Medicine Hat and they sent him to Foxboro, Massachusetts for training in instrumentation. He stayed there for 2 years, working for Thayer Scale. He came to Sarnia on his way back to Alberta and stopped to visit friends in 1960. He applied for a job at Ethyl Corp where he worked for 8 years.
Then he met his soul mate Rosemary and they married in 1962, this year they would have celebrated their 60th anniversary on November 17th. He worked with Ron Barnes, Dan Dillon, and Dan Marshall at several plants. When one went to another job they all went. Bob was a proud member of Local 663 for over 50 years.
Bob loved the water, he built a cabin cruiser and we spent many years on the water with our children and friends. He had many hobbies; he was in a band with his friends in Medicine Hat and played steel guitar. He liked scuba diving, bowling, square dancing, reading, golfing, travelling to Florida and fishing.
Bob's family would like to thank Dr. Uppal, Bayshore PSW's, Alzheimer's Society and Palliative Care at Bluewater Health for the care they gave Bob.
Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at Bethel Pentecostal Church, 1565 London Line, Sarnia, on Friday, September 9, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. with visitation being held one hour prior from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. For those who wish to watch the service, please visit: https://bethelsarnia.com/live and click "Watch Live" at the time of the service. Sympathy may be expressed through donations to Alzheimer’s Society of Sarnia Lambton, Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society (cheques only at the funeral home please).
Brian Douglas Winterton
1951 - 2022
Peacefully with his family by his side, Brian Winterton died at St. Joseph’s Hospice on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at the age of 71. Beloved husband of Deberah “Debby” for 52 yrs. Loving father and pride of his life Catherine Peckham & her husband John, Sarnia and the late Jeffery (1972). Cherished grandfather of Emily, Jack and Nicholas Peckham, Sarnia. Dear brother of Richard (Beverly) Winterton, Burlington, Ronald (Pam) Winterton, London and Sandra Winterton, London. Predeceased by his parents Keith & Alta Doreen Winterton.
Brian worked for Bell Canada for 37yrs. Brian served as a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus and served in many positions and was a volunteer at St Joseph Hospice. Brian’s passions were golf, handyman, building projects and travelling.
Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be held at the St. Benedict’s Church on Friday, September 16, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A Celebration of Life Service will be celebrated at St. Benedict’s Church immediately following visitation at 1:00 p.m. As an expression of sympathy, friends who wish may send memorial donations to St Joseph Hospice, 475 N. Christina St., Sarnia, N7T 5W3, http://www.stjosephshospice.ca/. Messages of condolence and memories may be left at www.mckenzieblundy.com
DONALD CASTALDI
AUGUST 29TH, 1927 - SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2022
Peacefully, surrounded by loving family, on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at St. Joseph’s Hospice, Donald Castaldi passed away at the age of 95. Beloved husband of Dorothy for over 75 years. Loving father of Rick (Sharon) Castaldi, Dianne (Gary) Lavigne, Rosanne (John) Iannozzi. Cherished grandfather of Sherri (Francis), Don (Tara), David (Alyssa), Josh (Tanis), Michael and Christina (Carter). Treasured great grandfather of Rachel, Grey, Wyatt, Nora and Carly.
Cremation has taken place. In keeping with Donald’s wishes, no services will be held.
