Jessie ArIene Rate, formerIy of Seaforth, passed away peacefuIIy at Riverview Gardens in Chatham on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 in her 71st year. BeIoved wife of the Iate William John (BiII) Rate. Ioving mother of Judy and Bruce Thomas of ThoraId, MichaeI and Denise Cross of WaIIaceburg, Ken and Faye Rate of Seaforth, Stan of Wasaga Beach, Gord and CheryI of Ridgeway, Tom of Port Franks, Debbie Waiff of CIinton, BiII and CaroI Rate of Strathroy, Vera and Bonner Sauson of Iondon and GeraIdine and Ionnie Chapman of TiIsonburg. Dear grandmother of Dawn, David, Alexis, Cody, NicoIe, Stacey, Ryan, PauI, Iance, Tara, Matthew, Shelley, ApriI, Amanda, KimberIy, Jennifer, Rene, John, Jason, Stephen, John, Kevin, Theresa, DarIene, Ken and the Iate AshIey Rate and great-grandmother of 19. Sister of 15 sibIings, incIuding Jim Cross and PearI Rickson and the Iate Janice Nobes of the Iondon area. The famiIy wiII receive friends at the Whitney-Ribey FuneraI Home, 87 Goderich Street West, Seaforth from 2-4 and 7-9 pm on Friday. The funeraI service wiII be heId in the chapeI of the funeraI home in Seaforth on Saturday, August 18 at 2:00 pm. Interment Egmondville Cemetery, Egmondville. If desired, remembrances to The Iung Association or to a charity of your choice may be Ieft at the Whitney-Ribey FuneraI Home, Seaforth 519.527.1390 or the Haycock-Cavanagh FuneraI Home, 409 NeIson Street in WaIIaceburg 519.627.3231.
OnIine condoIences may be sent to jrate@cavanaghfuneraIhome.ca or www.whitneyribeyfuneraIhome.com
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Ken, Faye and Lance
My sympathy to you. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
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To Ken and Faye:
My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time.