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VAN DE WIELE, Gabriel (1920 – 2025)
Gabriel Van De Wiele was born in Ninove, Belgium on April 25th, 1920. In 1928, Gabe along with his mother Victora and father Richard and brother Victor came to Canada, settling in the Chatham, Ontario area, where the family worked in sugar beets, before moving to tobacco country in Norfolk County. They lived and worked in Straffordville and area, eventually buying the family farm in Courtland.
Gabe married Mary Theresa Vanderhoeven on December 9th, 1942. Their daughter Yvonne (Al Cooper) was born in 1954. By then the couple was growing tobacco on their own farm on the John Walker sideroad in Elgin County near Aylmer. He made many friends in the community while growing tobacco. In 1969, Gabe & Mary semi-retired and moved to Tillsonburg where Gabe lived out the rest of his life. Mary died on Good Friday April 22nd, 2011.
Gabe enjoyed hunting, fishing and socializing with friends and family. He was also a huge Nascar fan, attending many races in Cayuga and Delaware, Ontario. Mary and Gabe travelled throughout North America and Europe, spending time in Bonita Beach Florida in winter. Gabe enjoyed westerns, The Red Green show, Tommy Hunter, Gordie Tapp, The Flinstones, Mel Blanc cartoons and Lawrence Welk. For a short time he was a separate school board trustee in Elgin County, for the rural Our Lady of Fatima school.
Gabe is predeceased by his wife Mary (nee Vanderhoeven) his Father and Mother Richard and Victoria (nee Kosynski) Van De Wiele and his brother Victor Van De Wiele (Alida) and his cousin Mary VanDeMaele (Ben). He also leaves behind many nieces and nephews.
The family wishes to extend special thanks to the Nurses, PSWs, Dr. Sikandar Hayat, Dr. Howard Lamb and Care Partners and Private Caregivers: Lou, Ellie, Dianne and Dee for their exceptional care and compassion.
Friends, neighbours, and relatives will be received by the family on Wednesday, February 26th, 2025, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Maurice J. Verhoeve Funeral Homes Chapel, 262 Broadway, Tillsonburg. Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Thursday, February 27th, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. in St. Mary’s R.C. Church (51 Venison St. W, Tillsonburg), by Rev. Fr. Seejo John. Interment follows in Tillsonburg Cemetery. Everyone who knew Gabriel is invited to express personal condolences, share favorite memories and photos, send flowers, or contribute memorial donations to the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital Foundation or to any charity of your choice via Gabriel’s online tribute page at www.verhoevefuneralhomes.com or by contacting the Maurice J. Verhoeve Funeral Homes– Burial and Cremation Services Inc., Tillsonburg (519) 842-4238, entrusted with all funeral arrangements, with confidence.
February 24th 2025
Death notice for the town of: Tillsonburg, Province: Ontario
death notice Gabriel Gabe Van De Wiele February 24th 2025
obituaries notice Gabriel Gabe Van De Wiele February 24th 2025
We offer our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Gabriel Gabe Van De Wiele February 24th 2025 and hope that their memory may be a source of comfort during this difficult time. Your thoughts and kind words are greatly appreciated.
