At the Dr. John M. Gillis Memorial Lodge in Eldon on Friday, May 23, 2008, of Maria Louise Mermuys (nee Fockedey) formerly of Brudenell, age 93 years. Wife of the late Maurice Mermuys. Dear Mother of Alice (Joe) Louwagie, Mitchell, Ontario; Joe (Lila), Heatherdale; Eva (George) Demeulenaere, Grandview; Eliane (David) Misener, Pooles Corner; Chris (Mary), Baldwins Road; Laurent (Erna), Beamsville, Ont.; Bernard (Sherry), Pooles Corner; Mariette (Wayne) Boehner, Roseneath; Jean, Heatherdale, and Cecile (Harry) Nabuurs, Cardigan. Grandmother of 50 grandchildren and 44 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her daughter, Delodder; infant son, Roger; and her grandsons, Robert Demeulenaere and Adam Mermuys. Resting at Ferguson’s Montague Funeral Home until Monday at 9:50 a.m., then to St. Mary’s Church, Montague, for funeral mass at 10 a.m. Interment in the St. Mary’s Parish Cemetery. Visitation: Sunday 7-9 p.m. only. If so desired, memorials to the Parkinson’s Foundation or to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation would be appreciated. www.fergusonsfh.com

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