At the Deep River and District Health on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Minnie Slaughter (nee Kippen) at the age of 90 years. Beloved wife of Arthur Slaughter of Chalk River. Loving mother of Arthur W. and his wife Kerry of Ottawa, Terry and his wife Celia of Brantford and Kenneth and his wife Sherri of Bonney Lake, Washington USA. Cherished grandmother of Karla, Rose, Elaine, Sarah, Arthur, Eric, Claire, Vicki and Alex and great-grandmother of Evelyn, Alan, Louis, Charlie, ...

Peacefully on March 2, 2026 at the Ottawa Hospital General Campus with family at his side.  Dear son of the late Tom and Molly Mckee. Predeceased by his cherished wife Irene Mckee (Cotie).  Loving stepdad to Doug Rousselle RIP(Joanne), Dave Rousselle (Sandy), and Rick Rousselle (Debi). Dear brother to Rita Begley (late Ken), Dale Valiquette (Mickey), Jimmy McKee RIP (Beryl), Ernie Mckee RIP (Beth), Eric Mckee RIP. Ken is also survived by many grandchildren and great ...

It is with deep sadness that we announce that Murray McManus passed away suddenly at his home in Deep River on February 20, 2026 at the age of 88.  Murray was the beloved husband of Barbara Ann McManus (nee Messeroll). Murray was born and raised in Renfrew Ontario and later moved to Toronto where he graduated from the Ryerson Technical Institute.  Following graduation he moved to Deep River and accepted a position as a technician at Atomic Energy of Canada where he worked for ...

Passed away suddenly at his home in Deep River on February 19, 2026 at the age of 79. Brian was born January 4, 1947 in Ottawa Ontario. He spent his early years growing up in Deep River then later in Ottawa during his working career, but returned in retirement enjoying a quiet life in town and summers at the family cottage nearby on the Ottawa River.  They say “You can take the boy out of the valley but you can’t take the valley out of the boy “. This is where he was ...

At the Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa on Thursday, February 12, 2026. Lionel Mallette of Deep River passed away at the age of 86 years. Beloved friend and companion of the late Margaret McKechnie. Step-father of Betty Ann Davis and her husband Sid of Deep River, Clayton McKechnie and his wife Heather of Renfrew and the late Donna Delahunt and her husband Gordon of Renfrew and step-grandfather of Jason, Carmen and Ian McKechnie, and Ricky and Laurie Delahunt. Respecting Lionel’s ...

Albert "Al" passed away Dryden, Ontario on February 4, 2026 at the age of 93. Al was born April 17,1932 in Mattawa, Ontario.  His first flight was February 5, 1950 with Bradly Air Flight school in Carp, Ontario. March,1950 he completed his Private Pilot License and the following month, he completed his Commercial Pilot License. Initially, he began his career with Ontario Provincial Air Service (OPAS) in 1952, and he left OPAS in 1956. His aviation career continued with ...

At the Grove Long Term Care, Arnprior on Sunday, January 25, 2026. Thérèse Fulford (née Conliffe) of Deep River at the age of 82 years. Beloved wife of Donald Fulford. Dear stepmother of Allison Fulford (Heather) of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Melanie Fulford of Ottawa, and the late Jennifer Fulford. Cherished sister of Mary Walker and her husband Bill of Camrose, Alberta, Eve Corrin of Arnprior, Lucie Lemaitre and her husband Paul of Westford, Massachusetts, and Timothy ...

It is with sad hearts but profound gratitude for her life that the Leclair family announces the death of their loving matriarch, Cathy. She died peacefully on Thursday, January 29th, 2026 in her 71st year, with her loving husband of 48 years, Paul Marcel Leclair, at her side. She will be deeply missed by her siblings Susan (Bentley Jarvis), Christopher (Moira Sisson), Paul (Alison Ferguson), James (Brenda Davies), Anne (Douglas McIntyre) and her beloved children Sara (Andrew Allingham), ...

Lois Mary Kelly (née Ostrosser) of Astorville, Ontario passed away peacefully at the Deep River Hospital on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at the age of 84, surrounded by loved ones after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Lois was born on January 19, 1942, in Stoney Creek, Ontario. She was the daughter of the late Rhea (Jacobs) and Arthur Ostrosser. Lois dedicated much of her life to education as a schoolteacher and coach, touching the lives of countless students along the way. ...

Clifford Bruce Bigham, Monday February 2, 2026 at the age of 97 years. Beloved husband of Jean Bigham, father to David (Halli Villegas; Grandfather to Misha), Ian (Gail Moran), Joanne. Alumnus of Queen's University Bruce went on to do his Masters and Phd at the University of Liverpool. He started his work career in 1954 at AECL where he worked in Accelerator Physics and was involved in design of the accelerating structure of the super conducting cyclotron retiring in the early '90s.  He ...