Obituary of Eugene Hoste

A resident of Ridgetown, Eugene Hoste died at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance on Saturday, July 29, 2006 at the age of 69. Born in Belgium, son of the late Achiel and Emerance (Lannoye) Hoste. Beloved husband of Virginia (Steele) Hoste for 33 years. Loving father of Michelle Hoste of London and Lauren and Don Lockhart of St. Catharines. Brother of Herman and Christiane Hoste of Seaforth, Maria and Omer Notebaert of Belgium and predeceased by Pierre Hoste, Georgine Hoste and Margriet Duitschaever. Eugene was an active member of St. Michael's Catholic Church, the Cursillo Movement and the Ridgetown Knights of Columbus. Family will receive friends at the McKinlay Funeral Home, 76 Main Street, East, Ridgetown on Monday from 7:00-9:00 p.m. and again on Tuesday from 2:00-4:30 p.m. and 7:00-9:00 p.m. Parish Prayers will be offered at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday from the Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 from St. Michael's Catholic Church, Ridgetown. Interment Greenwood Cemetery, Ridgetown. Donations, made by cheque, to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Diabetes Association appreciated.