Richard Donald PEARCE

PEARCE, Richard Donald “Hap“ - 85 years on Friday, February 22, 2008 at Leamington District Memorial Hospital. Late of Wheatley. Loving husband to Dorothy Jean (Stockton). Dear father to Sandra and her husband Claus von Zittwitz of Valdosta, Georgia, and Rick and his wife Ruthann (Ellerbeck) of Tilbury. Cherished grandpa to Dietrich von Zittwitz of Fort Myers, Florida, Michelle and her husband Diego Becthold of Cochrane, Alberta, and Melissa Pearce and her partner Peter Meslyk of Morpeth. Also survived by sisters Hilda Shampine of New York, Edith Zimmerling of Prescot, and Ann Hull of Cornwall. Predeceased by brothers Charles and Robert. Hap was the owner of “Hap's Appliances“ in Leamington for many years. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #324 Wheatley, a member of the Sun Parlor Wood Carvers Association and the Wheatley Friendship Club. Visiting at Hammond Memorial Chapel, 17 Little Street South, Wheatley on Tuesday from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Sandy Young officiating. Interment Erie Cemetery, Wheatley. Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Wheatley Friendship Club, the Wheatley Legion Br. #324, or the charity of your choice. Wheatley Legion Br. #324 service Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m. HAMMOND FUNERAL HOME (519-326- 8423). 11001055