Our dear father and husband passed away peacefully April 20, 2017, at the age of 89.
Doug was born and raised in Georgetown Ontario to Walter and Edythe Peck, the middle of three boys.
In his youth Doug was active in BYPU (Baptist Young Peoples Union) where he met his wife Bessie (nee Reid) of Acton. They were both very active in their local church in Georgetown. They were married June 1949 and were blessed with four children, Lynda (Paul) Stade and children Eliza, Judson and Timothy, Bruce and children Heather and Colleen, Lawrence (Melanie) and Keith (Mercy) and sons Ryan and Aaron. He also had 13 fun-loving active great grandchildren.
Doug served in various leadership and music roles at the church. He was active for many years, in the Sunday School as Superintendent, Deacon and also in the choir, both singing and playing his cornet.
Doug worked at the Dominion Seed House for 40 years. He started as one of the farm helpers and retired as the General Manager three to four years before its closing. In the 1960s he started recording weather for the province in the little weather station box that was situated on the DSH property.
Doug was one of the first several men who worked with Georgetown Volunteer Ambulance, serving with them for many years, from the early 1950s to the mid-1970s.
Bessie passed away in 1999, however Doug was fortunate enough to have loved twice. He was married to Marilyn (Bracken) in Feb. 2007. With that marriage, he gained Marilyn’s son Chris Johnson. He and Marilyn enjoyed traveling many places in Canada and the US, until the last couple of years as Doug got older.
Doug is survived by his wife Marilyn, and her son, his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews and a brother and sister in law. He is predeceased by his wife Bessie (Reid), his parents Walter and Edythe (Dillon), and his brothers Roy (Peg) and Ralph (Kathy).
There will be a graveside Funeral service at Conningsby/Erin Fifth Line Union Cemetery, at 1:30 pm, Monday May 8th, 2017.
Location of the Cemetery:
5544 Fifth Line, Town of Erin, Ontario (5th Line, North of Hwy 24 – west of Erin ON)
Google: Conningsby Cemetery for GPS co-ordinates and further instructions.
Arrangements entrusted to WALL-CUSTANCE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL (519-822-0051 www.wallcustance.com)
A tree will be planted in memory of Douglas E. Peck in the Wall-Custance Memorial Forest, University of Guelph Arboretum. Dedication service, Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 2:30 pm.