Obituary

Rick MacLeish, who starred for the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers in the 1970s and was a longtime standardbred owner, passed away late Monday night (May 30) at the age of 66.

Dr. John Douglas Thomson of Woodstock, Ont. passed away at the Woodstock Hospital on Tuesday, May 24. He was in his 85th year.

Racehorse breeder/owner Sharron Ruth Adams, 76, passed away on Friday, May 20 at her home in Bellville, Ohio, with her loving family by her side.

Trot Insider has learned that Dorothy Burtch, well known secretary with the Ontario Harness Horse Association from 1968 to 1994, passed away peacefully in her 93rd year on Thursday, May 19.

Breeder/owner Thomas H. York Jr., 92, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, May 17 at his home in Newark, Ohio following a brief illness.

Trot Insider has learned that horseman Dr. Gordon Gilbertson, DVM, the creator of the ‘Quick Hitch’ who was also on this year’s Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame ballot, has passed away at the age of...

Western Fair District Wall of Fame member Norm Hardy of Lucan, Ont. passed away on Monday, May 16, just three weeks short of his 90th birthday.

Trot Insider has learned that longtime southwestern Ontario horseman John ‘Jack’ Fraleigh, of Glencoe, Ont. passed away on Tuesday, May 17. He was in his 84th year.

Friends and family of the late ‘Putter’ Pete Marostega have informed Trot Insider that there is a celebration of Peter's life planned for this weekend.

Trot Insider has learned that breeder/owner Richard Lehan of St. Catharines, Ont. passed away at St. Catharines General Hospital on the morning of Thursday, May 12 at the age of 84.

Horseman Richard ‘Dick’ Dailey of Mount Vernon, Ohio passed away on Monday, May 9 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus at the age of 64.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Louis 'Lou' Arsenault of Carlisle, Ont. passed away at his home on Wednesday (May 11) in his 77th year after a courageous battle with cancer.