Obituary of Alice Kathleen Manning
Manning: Alice Kathleen (Broom) -
A resident of Village on the Ridge, formerly of Highgate, Alice Manning peacefully passed away surrounded by her family at the Village on March 12, 2021 at the age of 81.
Born in Tilbury Township Kent County, Alice was the daughter of the late Clarence and Gladys Broom (nee Vince).
Beloved wife of the late Arthur Manning (2014).
Loving mother to Douglas (Dawn) Manning of Tupperville, June (Keith) Nussey of Ingersoll, Carol (Peter) Verstraete of Bothwell, and Mary Manning of Warwick.
Grandmother to Clark, Georgia, and Sarabeth Manning, Holly and Kyle Nussey, Maurice and Kelly Verstraete, and Emily (Brian) Moore, Ashley Myers (Aaron Snively), and Alison Myers.
Great grandmother to four great grandchildren.
Sister of the late Olive (late Charles) Anstice, and late Donald (Dorothy) Broom.
Sister in law to the late Ruth (Telfor) Stirling, Frank (Jean) Manning, and Verna (Wilbur) Todd.
Sadly missed by many nieces, nephews, and close friends.
Alice will be remembered for her love of her family, volunteer work on the Highgate fair board, Highgate Women's Institute, and Turin UCW.
A special thank you to the staff at Village on the Ridge for taking care of Alice since 2014.
Visitation took place on Tuesday March 16, 2021 at McKinlay Funeral Home, 76 Main St. E, in Ridgetown from 1:00pm - 4:00pm and 7:00pm to 9:00pm.
A private family service was held on Wednesday March 17 at 11:00am which was live-streamed and can now be viewed by clicking the following link: https://vimeo.com/524934126
A private family burial at Gosnell Cemetery took place following the service.
Donations made in memory of Alice to the Turin United Church, the Four Counties Health Science Corporation, the Canadian Cancer Society, or a charity of your choice would be appreciated.
Online condolences may be left at www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com
McKinlay Funeral Home, 76 Main Street East, Ridgetown, 519-674-3141
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