Obituary

Bernie (Chickie) William Charlton of Saint John, N.B. passed away peacefully at the Saint John Regional Hospital on Nov. 21, 2024 at the age of 88.

Travis Mack, 89, of Holton, Indiana passed away on Saturday morning, Nov. 23, 2024 at the Kings Daughters Hospital in Madison.

Peter A. Koebel of Hanover, Ont. passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at the Hanover & District Hospital. He was 80.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Edith "Lenore" Armstong of Brampton, Ont. passed away peacefully on Nov. 20, 2024 at the age of 93 after a long and happy life filled with family and frien...

Ruel "Dude" Goodblood, 69, passed away on Nov. 18, 2024, in Burnham, Maine.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Robert Thomas "Bert" Walker of Holland Centre, Ont. passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, Nov. 14 at the age of 90.

Gerald "Sam" Meriam passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024 at the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital in Oakville, Ont., in his 71st year.

Randy Rier of Hanover, Ont. passed away at The Chapman House in Owen Sound, Ont. on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, in his 71st year.

Dianne Patricia Vigneux (Wyatt) of Windsor, Ont. passed away on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 at the age of 79.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Norma Varcoe of Alliston, Ont. passed away peacefully at her home in Good Samaritan Seniors Complex Alliston, on Nov. 4, 2024 at the age of 92.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Paul A. Vacca of Norton, Mass., passed away on Nov. 5, 2024 at the age of 89.

Leigh W. Fitch, a Maine harness racing icon whose daring, rail-hugging driving style propelled him to 7,592 victories and more than anyone’s share of driving spills during a 53-year career, passed awa...