Obituary of John Albert Almey

Jack Almey of Vanastra passed away peacefully in his 92nd year on Friday, October 23, 2015, at Huronview Home, Clinton, Ontario. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 66 years, Ellie, by 3 months. Jack will be greatly missed by his children; Winifred (Dennis) Hutton, Cyril (Janet Killey), Mary (Bob Osser), Tom (Debbie), Arthur, and Ian (Diane Maize). He was a loving grandfather to Nathan (Kerri-Ann) Hutton, Christopher (Cat Williams) Hutton, Anne (David Bourque) Almey, Jane (Chris Wai) Almey, Jia Osser, Harrison (Laura Christensen) Almey, and Sarah Windsor; and his great grandchildren Michael and Cash Hutton. Jack was born in Sarnia Township on December 8, 1923, the only child of Cyril Marchant (1944) and Mary Elfreda (1997) Almey. Father, grandfather and great-grandfather, instrumentation engineer, and slightly mad scientist; Jack had a great love of family, learning, science, and music. He instilled in his family the same love of learning and music, intense curiosity, sense of family, and open-mindedness. Jack worked for almost 40 years for Dow Chemical in Sarnia, and then at Dow's plant in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. He was a life time supporter of the United Church of Canada, and faithfully supported the work of Mandaumin United Church in Plympton-Wyoming, and then First United Church in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. Jack was also a school trustee in the Bunyan community for several years. Following cremation, a visitation and service will be held at the Falconer Funeral Homes, Clinton Chapel, 153 High St. Clinton on Saturday, October 31, 2015. Visitation will be at noon, followed by a funeral service at 1:00 pm. There will be a reception following the service at Clinton United Church, 105 Ontario Street, Clinton. In the spring, a memorial service will be held at Mandaumin United Church, and interment of his ashes will follow at the Wyoming Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you donate to Canada Foodgrains Bank or to a charity of your choice. Condolences for the Almey family may be left at www.falconerfuneralhomes.com