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Obituary Katherine Anne Finn It is with broken


hearts that we announce the passing of one of the founders of The Rider and Orange aPEEL, Katherine Anne Finn (nee Simpson) on May 31st, 2017 at her beautiful home surrounded by her loved ones. She is survived by her loving hus- band of 44 years, Aidan Finn, who never left her side. She will be missed by her daughter Andrea, son Barry, (Kathy) siblings John,


(Susan) Frank,


(Susan) Mary Ellen and Christopher, (Chantal).


Katherine was a loving grandmother, aunt and sister-in-law. Katherine is pre-deceased by her father Robert Ernest, her mother Frances and her eldest brother Robert.


Katherine will be remembered most for her kind heart, especially her love of all creatures. In light of her fondness for animals we ask that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Whispering Hearts Horse Rescue Centre - whhrescue.com - 1652 Concession 10 Walpole, Hagersville, ON N0A 1H0.


Services were held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Caledonia on Saturday, June 3rd at 1:30 PM. stpatrickscaledonia.ca Thank you to all her family caregivers, the RN's from the CBI, es- pecially Cheryl, and PSWs from VON.


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and one of a kind. He was born in 1938 into a family of Wild West Show performers. His father, enamored with the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show which he had seen in person in England, started his own show based in Ridgeville, ON starting in 1914. Tom grew up performing along with his sister Lorna, trick riding and trick roping, and appearing on the CBC show the Cliff McKay Holiday Ranch in Toronto in the 1950’s. After high school, Tom began working at local radio sta- tions and had his own show at the age of 18


Bishop, Thomas L - Passed away May 5, 2017 A true renaissance man, entrepreneur


called ‘The Melody Corral ‘ playing cowboy music. He also had a popular show called the “Supper Club”


Tom and Jan (nee Whitty) were hired to bring their horses to Blackpool, England for a show called the ‘Canadian way of life.’ Once in Europe they dis- covered that the company had gone broke, leaving them stranded with their horses. Tom and the other cowboys and cowgirls put together a Wild West Show to earn enough money to get their horses back to Canada. Back at home, Tom began a Wild West Show and Rodeo with his wife, sister Lorna and brother in law, Chuck Aylett, touring throughout the eastern United States and Canada. This included numerous shows at the Canadian National Exhibition and Toronto’s Royal Winter Fair among many others. Later, Tom became one of the Toronto film industry’s early ACTRA (Association of Canadian, Television and Radio Artists) members as a stuntman, actor and head wrangler. His first job was with the CBC television series ‘Forest Rangers’ in the 1950s and he continued to work in the film industry up until last year with such shows as Road To Avonlea, Murdoch Mysteries, Pompeii, and Anne of Green Gables. A self educated handy man, he built a number of horse drawn wagons including a police wagon, a steam fire engine and a working steam calliope that was a labor of love and took him 10


Catharine’s CKTB, and later an agricultural show on QRFM. After marrying in 1965


at St.


(Aylett) and brother-in-law Chuck, his mother Eva and father Thomas W Bishop. He is survived by his wife Jan, his son Tom Jr (Angie) of Ridgeville, his daughters Sally(Todd Lemieux,)of Calgary, Sarah (Mark Schneider) of Fonthill and grandchil- dren Remington and Laney. Also brothers in- law Ray Whitty, Dennis Whitty (Lorna) and many nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life was held on Sun-


day, May 28th at the Vineland Chapel of Tall- man Funeral Homes


Passing of CQHA Past President Walter Hellyer


where he developed a love for working horses. By the late 1950s, he had become active in American Cutting Horse (AQHA) events, and he joined the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) in 1963. Dur- ing the same period, he met pioneer cutting


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an NCHA Hall of Fame Member, past president of the Canadian Quarter Horse Association, and influential breeder of cut- ting horses, passed away on May 3, at the age of 93. Hellyer grew up on a farm in Ontario,


Walter Hellyer, of Waterford, Ontario,


Horse broodmare band, he shipped many of them to Texas, under the care of Shorty Freeman and Terry Riddle, who also trained and showed many of their off- spring. In 1973, Hellyer purchased half-in- terest in the 1970 NCHA Futurity champion Doc O’Lena from Freeman, who had shown the Doc Bar son, out of the famed cutting champion Poco Lena. In 1978, Freeman and Hellyer syndi-


horse trainers Buster Welch and Shorty Freeman, who both showed horses for him. As Hellyer expanded his Quarter


grandsire is legendary. His Hellyer-bred offspring include Lenas Jewel Bars, sire of earners of $4.7 million and Playboys Madera (LTE $409,761), 1988 NCHA Non-Pro World Champion and dam of 1993 NCHA Futurity Open Champion Playboy McCrae.


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cated Doc O’Lena for $1.2 million, each retaining 10 shares from the total 70 shares. It was the first major syndication of a cutting stallion and was to have a lasting impact on the sport of cutting. Doc O’Lena’s influence as a sire and


of 71 years, Doreen, as well as their children Pam Hellyer, Brenda (and Murray) Wivell, Warren (and Diana) Hellyer, Victoria Hellyer (and Dave Pavey), Margaret Kotsch, eight grandchildren and four great-grand- children. Above content and photo by Sally


Hellyer is survived by his wife


years to build. He machined the brass whis- tles on a 1940s lathe and painstakingly made the wood carvings on this 2 tonne horse drawn wagon. He was a kind man with a ready smile, great sense of humour, an innate curiosity and an ability to find a solution to any problem. He loved his family, his church and his horses dearly and was a true original. A longtime member of the First Church of Christ Scientist in St. Catharines. He is pre-deceased by his sister Lorna


was held in the chapel Saturday May 6, 2017. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate donations to Waterford Camp Trillium or char- ity of choice.


Harrison, NCHA A celebration of Walter’s life


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