Chatham-Kent Hospice

Joan was a thoughtful, caring, funloving woman. She was a true friend; someone you could always count on. Joan was the heart and glue of her family. She was my best friend, my hero, my Mom. Born and raised outside of Thamesville, she lived, worked, volunteered and raised her children in this community she loved. Joan began to feel ill …

  Mom was used to a lot of people being around, and that’s probably why she enjoyed it so much! She grew up as the middle child in a family with seven children.  She met and married Dad, a farmer from Dover Township, in the mid 70’s.  They went on to have the four of us, and eventually our families …

How a difficult time is made easier by Hospice care Christmas 2018. The beginning of our family’s journey was unknown to us. Christmas was wonderful- my son-in-law cooked Christmas dinner; we took pictures. As a family, we loved the Christmas season. For many years, my husband, Norris would dress the part of Santa for our family and other’s enjoyment.  Everything …

One family’s Hospice experience during the pandemic Mal and his wife Gail were together Mal and his wife Gail were together for 44 years and between the two of them, had five children. They met in Kingsville while playing darts at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 188 – a game they both enjoyed their entire lives. When they weren’t going …

John and his wife Alice are thankful to be at Chatham-Kent Hospice. John was born in the Netherlands and moved to Canada with his parents and sister as a young adult. He began his career as an Insurance salesman and met Alice when he was selling her parents insurance. “On our first date, he took me to A&W to have …

Having our final memories at Hospice has brought great comfort I am Katie, daughter of the late Louane McFadden and I am honoured to share our story with the hospice community. I am sharing our story to not only bring awareness to this amazing organization but to honour my beautiful Mom. May 5th is the 3rd anniversary of her passing …

When Chatham-Kent Hospice opened, we were anxious to see the new facility – never dreaming that my darling husband, Gary, would spend his last ten days in this beautiful place. Gary was a professional solo vocalist from the time he was very young. He won many awards and for years was the top winner at the Kiwanis festival. From the …

Born in Windsor just before the depression, dad was the second of four boys. During World War II he enlisted in the Navy. While deployed he maintained correspondence with his sweetheart, our mother, Betty, whom he married after his honourable discharge. They had four children- two daughters and two sons- and were married for 44 years until mom’s passing. He …

When Jim first met his younger sister’s best friend, Ruth, he didn’t know she would become the love of his life. First becoming friends, then husband and wife, Jim and Ruth shared a special bond.  While they both grew up in Chatham-Kent, life and work took them away from the community. Ruth was an employee at Union Gas and was …

It is said that when you see a butterfly it is someone you love in heaven reminding you of them and all the beautiful memories you shared. This is never truer than when our family is visited by our monarch, my mom, Mary. Mary, a homemaker in every sense of the word, was very proud of the house she kept …