Please help us serve you better by completing this brief survey. We would appreciate your feedback about programs and events for the recent 2013/14 year.
We value your feedback and your input is important as it will help us serve our grieving community better.Click here to complete the survey.
Thank you very much. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Rose Greensides at
519-603-0196 or email rose@bfomidwest.org.
Your response is appreciated by
August, 31st, 2014
April
Stephen Cousineau
April 2, 1995
Remembered by his mom Catherine & siblings Anthony, Duane & Sandra & daughter Biata
Bobby McCarron
April 4, 2008
Remembered by his parents and brother and sisters
Colette Blackwell
April 4, 2011
Remembered by family and friends
Cyrell Watson-McBride
April 6, 2005
Remembered by his mother Shannon, his sister Celina, and Grandmother Heather
Dennis Henry
April 6, 2009
Remembered by wife Jennifer
Shawn Crane
April 6, 2010
Remembered by his mother Mary Lu. Her children are in her heart forever
Shawn Crane
April 6, 2010
Remembered by his wife Andrea and his two children Nicholas and Lily
Kevin Brenner
April 7, 1995
Remembered by his mother Joan & siblings Andrew & Donna, Sarah & his brother in heaven Timmy
Frank Kessler
April 8, 2008
Remembered by his mother Sidonie
Mark Dugan
April 9, 1993
Remembered by his parents Ray & Sylvia
Andrew Dugan
April 9, 1993
Remembered by his parents Ray & Sylvia
Jeff Bryant
April 9, 1997
Remembered by his mother Julie & his sister Nancy
Jocelyn Cornwall
April 9, 1998
Remembered by her parents Scott & Carolyn & siblings Becky & Jacob
Isabelle Fitzgerald
April 9, 2007
Remembered by her parents Sarah & Mike
Edwin Perez-Carey
April 9, 2009
Remembered by his parents Lisa and Eddie and by his brothers Jaysen, Anthony and Ryan
John McNeil
April 9, 2010
Remembered by family and friends
John Minner Brennan
April 11, 2002
Remembered by his parents Sarah & John & brothers Macarther, Sawyer, and Ryder
Tyler Todd
April 11, 2010
Remembered by family and friends
Brooke Daterra
April 12, 2008
Remembered by mom Amy, Dad Victor and brother Stephen
Benjamin Peers
April 13, 2000
Remembered by his parents Juli & Rich & brother Aidan
Tim Facey
April 13, 2001
His parents Oliver & Norma, and siblings Dave Facey & family, Mary Lou Facey & family, & Laura McPhee & family
Catherine Burdett Hough
April 14, 1979
Remembered by their parents Kate & Bruce
Justin Burdett Hough
April 14, 1979
Remembered by their parents Kate & Bruce
Brent Underwood
April 16, 2007
Remembered by his family and friends
Sara, Leanna & Melissa Reimer
April 17, 1999
Remembered by their sister & aunt Neta
Hannah Underwood
April 17, 2007
Remembered by her parents Dave & Kristy Underwood and big sisters Rachel and
Alyssa and little sister Katy
Kay Duckett
April 17, 2009
Remembered by her Mom, Dad and brother Kieran
Robert Russell
April 18, 2005
Remembered by Uncle Mark, Aunt Charlotte and cousin Meara
Brenda Ehret
April 19, 1997
Remembered by her mother Dolly Sparks & siblings Wendy, Tom, Jeff & Robbie
Judy Weicker
April 19, 2005
Remembered by family and friends
Cameron Coulas
April 19, 2009
Remembered by his father Patrick and Natalie and his mother Joanne and Aaron
Peter Forabosco
April 20, 2004
Remembered and always loved by Diana Ibbotson
Nathaniel Quick
April 22, 2001
Remembered by his parents Andy & Carol with his sister Michelle in heaven
Melanie Moitoso
April 23, 1988
Remembered by her parents Ed & Dena & siblings Mark & Marcia
Jonathon Lammers
April 23, 2003
Remembered by his Aunt Helen, Uncle Ron & cousins Carolyn & David
Jesse Willoughby Holman
April 23, 2005
Remembered by his parents Jane & Jeff
Shane Robinson
April 23, 2009
Remembered by his mother Lorna, brothers Jamie, Brent and Step Brothers Ed and
Christopher, neices Brooklyn and Lexus and Aunt Inez
Thelma Draper
April 24, 2008
Remembered by her daughter Brenda
Noah English
April 25, 2001
Remembered by his parents Jim & Michelle & brothers Joshua & Alexander
Jayne Bartels
April 26, 1996
Remembered by her parents Eileen & Bill & family members Scott, Leslie, Jacob,
Tim, Anne Marie, Mia-Taylor & Jayne
Robert Guest
April 27, 2003
Remembered by his parents Mum & Kenny & siblings Jarrod, Tracy & Keenen
Hayden Rumig
April 27, 2008
Remembered by parents Tanya and Ryan
Anis Mirzaagha
April 28, 2003
Remembered by family and friends
Leona Zettel
April 28, 2007
Remembered by Geoff, Debbie, Roger, Kristine, Darien, Angela and Ryan
Christopher Steinmann
April 29, 2002
Remembered by his parents Kathy & Brent & siblings Kyle & Kiera
Rob Dye
April 29, 2008
Remembered by his partner Anne
May
Barbara Verleye
May 1, 2003
Remembered by family and friends
Kendall Steele
May 1, 2010
Remembered by family and friends
David Durling Jr.
May 3, 1998
Remembered by his parents Kay & Dave & siblings Dana & Dan
Flynn Lambert
May 3, 2002
Remembered by his parents Melissa and Landy and by his brothers Rhys, Ashwyn and Kinley
Paul LeDuc
May 3, 2009
Remembered by his loving wife Rhonda, children Christa and Derek and grandchildren
Robbie Couto
May 4, 2009
Remembered by his Mom and Dad and sister Christina
Kathryn Salm
May 6, 2001
Remembered by her mother Reta & her son Gerry. Joined by her father Jerry in heaven
James Summers
May 7, 2001
Remembered by his parents Brad & Linda and siblings Neil, Janeen & Clare
Matthew Godfrey
May 7, 2002
Remembered by his parents Jennifer & Mark
Brian Hamilton
May 7, 2004
Remembered by family and friends
Sean Norley
May 7, 2008
Remembered by wife Lisa and children Melissa and Ryan
Mirko Hroch
May 10, 2003
Remembered by his parents George & Viera
& sister Petra
Sheldon Bainwohl
May 11, 2011
Remembered by family and friends
Lindsay Marshall
May 14, 2004
Remembered by family and friends
Thomas Short
May 15, 2006
Remembered by his parents Emma & Mike & brother Andrew
Dylan Galilee
May 15, 2008
Remembered by his parents Elizabeth Heald and Warren Galilee, and big sister Madison
Violet Burgers
May 16, 2008
Remembered by parents
Ruben Rivera
May 16, 2008
Remembered by sister Claudia, 3 children and wife
Gavin Foster
May 17, 2010
Remembered by family and friends
Rochelle Clemmer Costa
May 18, 2000
Remembered by Mom, Andrea & siblings Christopher & Timothy. Reunited with Dad and Clark in Heaven on Dec. 18, 2009
Bruce Hoffmann
May 18, 2004
Remembered by wife Marlies
Julie Westley
May 18, 2009
Remembered by Mommy and Daddy
Kelly Weatherall
May 19, 2005
Remembered by her mother Brenda
Lily Wilson
May 19, 2010
Remembered by Mom, Dad and brother Liam
Cayson Hodgert
May 20, 2007
Remembered by family and friends
Ryland Swayze
May 20, 2010
Remembered by his family
Simon Hanke
May 20, 2012
Remembered by family and friends
Christopher Pegelo
May 21, 1993
Remembered by his mom Kathy & siblings Cheryl & Chad. With his father Ralph in heaven
Stacey Reid
May 22, 1992
Remembered by her parents Dan & Anita & sisters Heather & Colleen
Alexander Hackett
May 22, 1997
Remembered by his parents Paul & Ellen and siblings Alyssa and Dylan
Joseph Berger
May 22, 2009
Remembered by family and friends
Emily Molnar
May 23, 2001
Remembered by her parents Mary & Alex & siblings Nick, Rachel, Martha & Molly Rose
Sean Barrett
May 25, 2003
Remembered by his father Robert
Krista Kuntz
May 26, 2002
Remembered by her parents Judy & Darrell & siblings Kyle & James
Joshua Van Wyck
May 26, 2003
Remembered by his parents Kathleen & Brian & sister Amber
Heather McIntyre
May 27, 1988
Remembered by her mother Dianne & brother Shawn
Greg Hamilton
May 27, 2010
Remembered by family and friends
Cynthia Ann Elliott
May 28, 1978
Remembered by Mom and Dad, siblings Valerie and Christopher, and her nieces and nephews
Nancy Costa
May 28, 2008
Remembered by husband Manuel and children Christopher and Michael
Troy Williams
May 29, 2008
Remembered by mom Linda and sister Angie
Jean Schwantz
May 29, 2009
Remembered by her loving Family and Friends
Calvin Meyer
May 30, 1997
Remembered by his parents Jeff & Jennifer & siblings Elizabeth, Jaidan & Evangeline
Lila Douglas
May 30, 2008
Remembered by parents Marie and Tony and big brother Reid
Peter Junior
May 31, 2012
Remembered by family and friends
June
Earl Sanders
June 1, 1997
Remembered by his wife Bev & daughter Pam
Mark Livingstone
June 1, 2004
Remembered by his wife Sally & son Matt
Ken Balsdon
June 1, 2005
Remembered by mother Beverly and sisters Karrie and Shannon
Karisa Conway
June 1, 2005
Remembered by family and friends
Debbie Mood
June 1, 2008
Remembered by husband Paul
Christopher Nugent
June 3, 2005
Remembered by mother Tracy and 3 brothers Liam, Cameron, and Chase
Rick Geisel
June 5, 2010
Remembered by family and friends
Michael Streiter
June 6, 2001
Remembered by his parents Monika & Michael & his sister Sonja
Alexander Wendling
June 6, 2001
Remembered by his mother Erin & sisters Abbey and Charlotte
Spencer Konarski
June 6, 2006
Remembered by family and friends
Vanessa Barnai
June 6, 2006
Remembered by parents Traci and Nathan, and sisters Saylynn and Kendra
Olivia Ross
June 6, 2009
Remembered by family and friends
Christopher Skinner
June 6, 2010
Remembered by family and friends
Cole Dorken
June 6, 2011
Remembered by family and friends
Penny Gowing
June 8, 2009
Remembered by her family
Steven Hagerman
June 10, 1995
Remembered by his parents Donna Nichols & Paul Hagerman, & brother Brian
Derek Brown
June 12, 1999
Remembered by his parents Mary & Ray & siblings Heather & Rob
Gabriel Fausto
June 12, 2011
Remembered by family and friends
Dylan Ellis
June 13, 2008
Always loved and remembered by Aunt Joan
Ryan Short
June 15, 1993
Remembered by his parents Bev & Wayne & brother Jason, sister-in-law Tracey & nephews Cody & Jack & Adam
Tegan Keller
June 15, 2012
Remembered by family and friends
Logan Boutilier
June 16, 2005
Remembered by parents Stephanie & Darrin and Lucas and Holden
Julia Tinholt
June 18, 1974
Remembered by mother Josie
Stacey Koebel
June 19, 2003
Remembered by family and friends
Jeremy Bisch
June 21, 2009
Remembered by Leticia, Cam, and Daniel
Angel Baby Kennedy
June 21, 2010
Remembered by mom, dad and brothers
Bayden Bootle
June 22, 2004
Remembered by family and friends
Kenneth Pickering
June 25, 2008
Remembered by wife Bonnie and children
James Cornell
June 26, 2003
Remembered by his parents Kathleen & Steve
Parker Young
June 26, 2005
Remembered by his parents Shelley and Justin, his brothers Brayden and Aaron and by his grandparents
Christopher Robbins
June 26, 2008
Remembered by mom Debbie
Warren Robertson
June 27, 2006
Remembered by his parents Marlene & Bill
Robert Cook
June 28, 2009
Remembered by family and friends
Tom Hishon
June 29, 1999
Remembered by his parents Deb & Tom Sr.
& brother Jim
Stephanie Devereux
June 29, 2003
Remembered by her mother Karen & sister Jessica
Laura Boyd
June 30, 1995
Remembered by her parents Katherine & Richard & siblings Ryan & Allison
Margaret Knelsen
June 30, 2002
Remembered by her niece Neta
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Bereaved Families of Ontario Midwestern region would like to thank…
for their generous donations that have gone to support our programs.
Recognizing our Sponsors:
Funeral Homes:
Henry Walser Funeral Home Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home Erb and Good Family Funeral Home Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home Westmount Funeral home
Corporate Donations: Waterloo Region Record City of Kitchener Cemeteries Cober Printing Canadian Tire Waterloo West
With supporters like you, we can ensure viability for our much needed programs and services!
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On April 27th, more than 70 bowlers hit the lanes at Kingpin Bowlounge at Bingemans and raised over
$7000 in support of BFO-MR! Prizes were awarded for most funds raised, high and low scores, and best team spirit. The fun didn’t end on the lanes though – the raffle tables were overflowing with generously donated prizes (including a BlackBerry!) We were grateful for the enthusiasm everyone showed for this first-time, fun family event. Click here to see pictures from the event and we hope to see you next year!
BFO-MR would also like to thank our sponsors: 
On behalf of Bereaved Families of Ontario – Midwestern Region, I would like to thank everyone for your support to our 16th Annual Golf Tournament. This year we were able to double our net revenue at $18,500 and 128 golfers plus a few dinner guests enjoyed the day with many positive comments!
These funds will allow BFO to offer a wide range of support programs to those suffering the death of a loved one; acknowledging that different people and circumstances require a variety of means for support and healing. Your awareness of this need in our community, and your personal and/or financial assistance to this fundraising event, assures that we can continue to provide these vital services within the Region.
Your generosity is greatly appreciated and we hope you will consider supporting us again next year.
TEAM WINNERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Lowest Score Men’s – Steve Cornell, Dave Whitney, Dave Burgess, Tim McKnight
Lowest Score Women’s – Joan Snyder, Judy Fourney, Diane Williamson
Lowest Mixed Team – Cathy Hale, Lynda Forbes, Jordan Hale, Emil Sabo
Congrats winners!
To see pictures from the event click here!
We would like to thank our sponsors:
-WestJet
-Gemini Motors
-Sarens
-Comprehensive Benefit Solutions
-Great Canadian Holidays and Coaches
-InRoad Insurance Brokers Inc.
-Strassberger Windows and Doors
-Melloul Blamey Construction
-Staebler Insurance
-Mighton Engineering
-Nancy Leek
-Lysnes Margreehn Wealth Management
-Ocular Health Centre
-Henry Walser
-TD Waterhouse
-Swan
-Hollis Wealth
-Bliss Individual and Releationship Therapy
-Rocha Flooring Inc.
Each year Bereaved Families of Ontario – Midwestern Region (BFO-MR) publishes an annual report that shares stories from our members on how BFO-MR has impacted their lives. The annual report also offers updates on our programs, events, major sponsors and how we have helped the community over the past year.
Living with Loss is an open peer support group for adults who have experienced the death of a loved
one. It runs the first and third Tuesday of each month from 7pm-9pm at the Ratz Bechtel Family Centre.
The next session will be
August 5 – What Gets In Your Bucket
For more information, or to register, please contact the office at 519-603-0196 or support@bfomidwest.org. Please note that registration is suggested but not required to attend.
For additional information about this group click here.
Fall groups are scheduled to start in October. Please contact the office or go to our website at www.bfomidwest.org to register.
Parents Grieving the Death of a Baby
This is a closed support group for parents who have experienced the death of a child during pregnancy, as an infant, or up to and including the age of two years.
Parents Grieving the Death of a Child
This is a closed support group for parents who have experienced the death of a child from ages three to adult.
Grandparents Grieving the Death of a Grandchild
This is a closed support group for grandparents who have experienced the death of a grandchild at any age.
Subsequent Pregnancy
This is an open support group for mothers who are pregnant following the death of an infant or child. Please note that this group meets in person, by telephone or by email and is an ongoing group that only runs when there are enough people to sustain a group.
Please note that all groups are offered free of charge. Donations are welcome. A minimum registration is required. For more information, or to register, please contact the office at 519-603-0196 or support@bfomidwest.org.
Butterflies are $40 each or 3 for $100 and you will receive a tax receipt for the full amount. Walkers can purchase an “In Memory” sign that will be placed along the walking path with your loved one’s name on it. You can purchase these for $50 with a full tax receipt. Registration is due by August 22nd. All funds raised from this event will directly support the ongoing programs and services of BFO-MR.
Click here to view the event brochure or here for more information. Butterflies and signs can be purchased online by clicking here. You may also mail in the order phone or call the office to order. Please note that credit cards can only be used online through PayPal or on the day of the event.
On August 16th and 17th, 2014 Bingeman’s in Kitchener is hosting the sixth 2 day co-ed charity beach volleyball tournament. The tournament is held in memory of Jason N. Pearson who was killed in a hit and run near Grand Bend on July 25th, 2009.
This event has been a great way to help Jason’s family cope and get closer with some of the friends of Jason that they didnot previously know. This year, all the proceeds from the tournament are going to Bereaved Families of Ontario Midwestern Region, an organization that helps families cope with the death of a loved one. Last year over $5000 was raised and donated to Bereaved Families of Ontario – Midwestern Region.
The cost per team is $260 before July 30th, 2014(early bird) or $300 after July 30th, 2014 (All teams require at least 2 females). Teams are groups of 4 (Comp/Elite) or 6 (Comp/Int/Rec).
To Register click here. Check out the event Facebook page here and watch a video from the tournament last year!
See you there!
Source: https://www.hpccr.org/media/wysiwyg/Documents/2012_Summer_Bereavement_bulletin.pdf
