Obituary of Ben 'Bennie' Richie

RICHIE: Ben (Bennie) Ben died peacefully with his family by his side at the C.K.H.A.-Chatham Campus on Tuesday July 26, 2016 at the age of 89. Ben was born in Dover Township and was the son of the late Frank and Grace (nee Sylvain) Richie. Beloved husband of 62 years of the late Margaret (nee McGregor) Richie (2012). Loving father of Michael and Elsa Richie of Chatham, Karen and Harry Ellis of Chatham, the late Elaine Wyatt (2014) and Mark Wyatt of the Yukon Territory, Marsha Richie and the late David Quinlan (2013) of Victoria, British Colombia and Jane and Randy Kovar of Chatham. Proud grandfather of Jordan (Katie), Megan (TJ), Tom, Robert, Colleen, Jason (Juanita), Shauna (Dave) and Jesse. Loving great grandfather to Alexandra, Cassidy, Alexander, Sarah, Kiara, Ben and Elliott. Survived by brothers, Pat (Joyce) Richie and Lionel (Sandy) Richie and sister in law Yvonne Richie all of Chatham. Predeceased by his brothers, Harry (Gert) and Jerry, and an infant sister Cecile. Following Ben's retirement from Ontario Steel in 1982, Ben and Marg relocated to the Bruce Peninsula (PineTree Harbour) for twenty years and then returned to Chatham. Besides being an active farmer for most of his life, Ben was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying gardening, trapping, hunting and fishing. Ben and Marg loved to entertain family and friends at barbeques and fish fry’s. The family will receive family and friends at the Funeral Home, on Thursday, July 28, 2016 from 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Service will take place at the McKinlay Funeral Home, 459 St. Clair Street, Chatham, ON, on Friday, July 29, 2016 at 1 p.m. with Donna Green, officiating. Cremation to take place with a private family interment at a later date. Donations made in memory of Ben to the Chatham Kent Hospice Foundation would be appreciated. Online condolences may be left at www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com. <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/176755304" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="https://vimeo.com/176755304">Bennie Richie</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user27484248">McKinlay Funeral Homes Ltd.</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>