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: Wright, Gordon Alexander; Passed away at Simcoe Manor, with his wife of 68 years, Ruth and his family by his side. A memorial service was held in the Royal Canadian Legion in Alliston, Ontario on January 19th, 2008.

: Wright, Helen Alberta; At her home in Tottenham, Ont. in her 89th year, beloved wife of the late Jack Wright and Alvin Austin. Loving mother of Lawrence and Kathleen Milbury of Novar, Kenneth and Joanne Milbury of Tottenham and Rhoda and Doug Montgomery of Tottenham. Dear sister of Phyllis Walker, Margaret Hudson and predeceased by 2 brothers and 4 sisters. Funeral service was held in The Rod Abrams Funeral Chapel, Tottenham on Nov. 24th, 2005 followed by interment in Mt. Tegart Cemetery, Tottenham.

: Wright, Ivan; Grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Buyers. Husband of the late Edyth (Gilroy) Wright. Father of Louise; Barbara and her husband David Foster; Mary; and John and his wife Monica. Grandfather of David, Paul, Jeffrey, and Stephen Lynch; Stephanie, Amanda and Christina Foster; and Carly and Kirk Wright. Brother of Calvin Wright, Marion Blakely, Mildred Turnbull and Doris Sutherland. Funeral service held at Cookstown United Church. Interment at Alliston Union Cemetery.

: Wright, Joan Margaret; At Simcoe Manor, Beeton, Ont., Joan Gray-Wright, wife of the late Fred Shearer Wright. Funeral service was held in the chapel of the Rod Abrams Funeral Home on April 4th, 2005 followed by interment in Fraser Presbyterian Cemetery.

: Wright, May; Former Postmistress at Stroud.

: Wright, Robert Wallace; Wally Wright died at Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie of heart failure. Born on May 25th, 1921 on the 9th line of Innisfil, he was 85 years old. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ina Marie Wright and his five daughters, Coney Byers, Deanna Novosel, Eva Pitcher, Deborah Wright, Cyndi Smith and their husbands. He was a member of the staff who created Innisfil Beach Park, and built many stone gates, walls and fireplaces in the area. He was also a part of the team which worked on the construction of the Avro Arrow in the 1960's. He later worked as the head custodian of Goodfellow Public School for many years. He and his wife built their own stone house on the 12th line of Innisfil. A memorial service was held at the Kingdom Hall in Innisfil on February 17th, 2007. His ashes will be interred in St. Paul's Cemetery in the spring.

: Wright, Wilson Cole; Passed away after a lengthy illness at Stevenson Memorial Hospital, Alliston, Wilson was in his 66th year. Survived by wife Ruby (Taggart), daughters Anne (Mrs. Brian Bantin), Utopia, Beverley (Mrs. Maurice Madill), Port Perry, Mina (Mrs. Denny Walton), Utopia and Barbara (Mrs. Ross Scagnetti), Trenton. He was brother to Helen (Mrs. Stanley O'Brien), Elwood Wright, Kenneth Wright and Alice (Mrs. John McDonald). He had eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Interment took place at St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Cookstown.

: Wursten, Harm; Husband of Edna.

: Yandt, Dennis Paul; Passed away at home in Innisfil at the age of 63 years. He was the husband of Carol (Nee Matheson), the loving father of Doug (wife Tammy), Paul (Anne Alexander) and Mark (Julie Moore). He was the brother of Roy Yandt and Mervin Yandt (wife Lois). Funeral service was held in the Steckley Gooderham Funeral Chapel, Barrie on May 23rd, 2006 followed by cremation.

: Yarrow, Marie; Niece of Wilda Cronan. Daughter of the late Margaret (Grose) Srigley. Interment at 6th Line Cemetery, Innisfil.

: Young, Amy; Passed away in her 91st year at Beeton Manor. Daughter of the late John Kirk. First husband, the late Roy Devall of Alliston. Interment at Union Cemetery, Beeton.

: Young, Aubrey George; Passed away at York Central Long Term Care in Richmond Hill, Ont., Aubrey Young, formerly of Innisfil was in his 95th year. He was the beloved husband of Edna Young, father of Roy and his wife Nancy of Odessa, Margo Rumney and her husband Ray of Tottenham and Velma McNulty of Richmond Hill. He is survived by his brother Frank Young. Funeral service was held at the Innisfil Funeral Home in Stroud on January 20, 2006.

: Young, Brian Keith; Brian Young (retired Beeton Firefighter) died at Stevenson Memorial Hospital, Alliston, Ont. in his 63rd year. He was the husband of Heather (Laccohee) and the father of Vanessa and Leah and her husband Christopher Kirkpatrick. He was brother to Janet and Paul Pope, Suzanne Young, Michael Young and the late Richard Young. A funeral service was held in the chapel of the Rod Abrams Funeral Home in Tottenham, Ont, on January 30th, 2008 followed by cremation.

: Young, Edna Maud; Wife of Aubrey Young of Innisfil. Mother of Roy and his wife Nancy of Odessa; Velma McNulty and her husband Peter of Schomberg; and Margo Rumney and her husband Ray of Tottenham. Predeceased by brother Roy. Funeral service held at Innisfil Funeral Home. Cremation.

: Young, Jack; Husband of Madeline Young.

: Young, John William; At Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, Ont., Jack Young of Barrie at the age of 77 years. He was the husband of Marian (nee Burns), and the father of Coralee (Ernest Buck), Richard (Heike) and Donna. He was predeceased by his parents William and Cora Young of Stroud and his brother George. He was the brother of Mary Greeley of Campbell River, B. C. and formerly of Stroud. Jack was educated at the old Stroud School SS#1 and Barrie Central Collegiate.. He took up skydiving in his 40's, graduated with a BA from Wilfred Laurier University in his 60's and had been working on his master's degree lately. With his father and brother he owned Young's IGA store in Stroud. He was a member of the supervisory committee of the Innisfil Credit Union, former chairman of the Innisfil Police Commissionand and a director of the Barrie and District Real Estate Board. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Eastern Star, a member of the Probus Club and a member of both the Barrie and the Stroud Curling Clubs. The funeral service was held frpm the chapel of the Steckley-Gooderham Funeral Home, Minet's Point in Barrie on October 9th, 2007. Interment was in St. Paul's Cemetery, Innisfil.

: Young, L. Blanche; At King Nursing Home, Bolton, Blanche (McCabe) Young at the age of 93, the wife of the late Dr. Russell A. Young of (Veterinarian) of Alliston. She was the mother of Mrs. O. Allison Lane on Mississauga and the sister of the late Dr. W. James McCabe, Ruth Lockwood and Olive McCabe. The Funeral service was in the Egan Funeral Home Chapel on March 21st, 2007 with interment in the family plot in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bolton.

: Young, Sarah; Wife of the late Arnold Young. Mother of Norman, Doug, Gordon, and Jim. Sister of Norma, and Lambert Wilson, both of Barrie. Interment at St. Peter's Anglican Church.

: Zacchigna, Donna; Daughter of Nicholas Juramic. Mother of Mark, Denise, Lisa, Tereca, and Don. Grandmother of Alexander, Mark Jr., Joey, Jessica, Madalena, and Nicholette. Sister of Janet, Nancy, Diane, and Nick. Funeral service held at Cookstown United Church.

: Zazinsky, Edward; Husband of Emily (nee Salumei).Father of Edward Jr. and Brenda Fitzsimmons. Grandfather of Karen Stone and her husband Jamie of Amherst, NS; Holly Fitzsimmins of Barrie; and Sean Fitzsimmins of Toronto. Brother of Stephanie Sosinsky; and the late Walter, Joseph, and Mary Chadwick. Funeral service held at Innisfil Funeral Home, Stroud. Interment at Innisvale Cemetery.

: Zeidman, Annie; Wife of the late Rev. Morris Zeidman. Mother of Margaret Kukurugya and her family.

: Zeigler, Anton; Grandfather of Christine and her husband Randy Hiles. Funeral service held at St. John Vianney church, Barrie. Interment at Thornton Union Cemetery.

: Zelinka, Nancy; Peacefully in her 78th year, beloved wife for 58 years of Henry Zelinka of Tottenham. She was the mother of Richard and his wife Marianne of London, Gary and his wife Janice of Woodstock, Mark and Michele of Cambridge, Patti and her husband Tom Lewis of Newmarket and Margaret and her husband Alan Waugh of Kitchener. She was the sister of Margaret Gove and the late Tony, Helen and Bessie. Funeral service was held in the Rod Abrams Funeral Chapel, Tottenham on August 22nd, 2006

: Zonneveld, Peter M.; At the Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, Peter Zonnefeld in his 88th year. He was the husband of the late Trudy Van Niekerk (nee Belt), the father of Berths (Tony) Groen of Alliston, Jack and his wife Gloria Van Niekerk of Wasaga Beach, Trudy McKenna (Faust) of Etobicoke, Barry (Laura) Van Niekerk of Alliston, Therese (Steve) Pedlow of Barrie and Ted Cremers of Barrie. He was predeceased by his daughter Carla Cremers and his son George Van Niekerk. He was the brother of Leo, Ans, Cor, Frans, Miep, and the late Joop all of Holland and John (wife Netty) of Kitchener. Funeral Mass was held in St. John Vianney Church, Barrie on June 9th, 2006 with interment at St. James Cemetery, Colgan, Ont.

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