Knight Funeral Home

06/05/2026

Harse-It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our wife, mom, grandmother and great-grandmother, Marilynn “Squirt” Harse, age 84 years formerly of Corunna. She passed away suddenly on June 2, 2026 at Bluewater Health with her beloved husband and children by her side. Marilynn is s...

06/04/2026

Death Notice McLaughlin — Peacefully, but unexpectedly, at her residence after a life wonderfully lived on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Gloria LaDonna McLaughlin of Petrolia passed away at the age of 90, just shy of her 91st birthday in September. Much loved mother of Dianne Shephard (Dave) of Petroli...

06/04/2026

Christine Levitt July 10, 1968 – June 2, 2026 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Christine Levitt on June 2, 2026, at the age of 57. Christine was a devoted mother, loving partner, cherished daughter, sister, friend, and a source of light to everyone who knew her. She will be ...

06/03/2026

Online Memorial Websites

People are utilizing the online world for communications of all types, more and more often. Funeral homes have provided websites that explain their services and contain their obituary listings. Social media pages are being used more frequently to share information with local communities.

Online memorials are another way to pay tribute to a loved one. They offer an easily accessible platform to share stories about the deceased while providing a place where messages can be left. An online memorial, in essence, is a community board, one which is reachable by anyone using the internet.

Some of these memorial pages and platforms are free, some carry a monthly subscription and some are available for a one-time payment. Each platform offers features which serve to highlight special memories from the life of a beloved. It is recommended to compare both costs and desired features when selecting a platform.

Some of the more common providers this service, in no particular order, follow:
• Forever Missed
• Never Gone
• MyKeeper
• Memories
• Remembered
• GatheringUs
• Tributes

With a quick search using key words: ‘’Online Memorial Websites’’ many providers for this service can be found. If you’re looking for a permanent online locale to share information, memorial websites are a natural extension of present day services when honouring someone close.

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05/29/2026

05/25/2026

Keeping Your Family Together
Purchasing Family Plots, Reserving and Buying Adjoining Niches.

In the past, the decision to purchase a family plot was more automatic in nature. Families were bigger, traditional funerals and burials were more commonplace and there was less mobility from one generation to the next. Having an extra spot for an unmarried son or daughter was often part of the purchase decision. “They can go in the family plot.”

Times have changed, but given the choice, wouldn’t it be better if family can have a final resting place together? Many families are doing exactly this. Some purchase a family plot where either casket burials or cremation urns can be placed. They identify the location with a family monument, where the names of family members who are interred at the grave are inscribed on the memorial.

Sometimes families who choose cremation will purchase 2, 3 and sometimes more niche locations or urn garden spaces adjacent to one another. This keeps everyone together and makes it easier to visit in the future.

It takes a family discussion and a bit of planning to make this choice. If given options, wouldn’t it be better to be interred beside relatives, rather than people you don’t know?

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05/23/2026

McKegan- Peacefully following a period of declining health at the Bluewater Health-Palliative Care Unit in Sarnia, on Thursday May 21, 2026. John Clifford McKegan, age 88 years of Corunna. Much loved husband of 63 years to Liz (nee Lapier) McKegan. Loving father of Heather Laws (Karlie) and Jeff McK...

05/20/2026

Coping with Survivor’s Guilt

Sometimes the circumstances surrounding the death of a loved one have the survivor(s) experiencing guilt. Perhaps the death is accidental, a car accident for example. Some family members die and some live.

Not only are survivors experiencing grief, they are also questioning the fairness of what has happened. They are burdened with lingering questions such as, “Why them and why not me?” Could something have been done to have a different outcome? Self-blame is experienced and this complicates the griever’s ability to accept their loss.

Some strategies to cope include:
• Exercise self-compassion and patience. Know that what is being experienced can be managed.
• Allow emotions to be experienced such as guilt, sadness, anger and grief. Suppressing feelings can prolong the pain and the journey to heal from grief.
• Share feelings with trusted individuals who are compassionate to your experience. Being part of a community can provide a sense of relief.
• If struggling or unable to cope, support from a mental health professional may be needed. They possess the training and have experience with others who have also experienced loss. They can provide strategies to help better manage grief and overcome survivor's guilt.

Some individuals choose to channel their feelings of guilt to stoke their own desire to make a difference in someone else’s life. For some the act of helping others brings immense benefits to them - providing new purpose and meaning to their life.

Anne DeButte
Grief Coach and Podcaster
“Let’s Talk About Grief with Anne”

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05/13/2026

The Nurse Honor Guard consists of volunteer nurses that give nurses a lasting dedication upon their death.

05/12/2026

Brown-Surrounded by her loving family, Cynthia Lee Brown (VanDette) of Corunna passed away peacefully on Monday May 11, 2026 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Cindy was born to Leonard and Betty (McFarland) on September 27, 1957. She is predeceased by both of her parents and her younger s...