VRIES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-04-22 published
Farm deaths 'very sad'
Weekend accidents kill two in Perth County
By Joe BELANGER,
Tues.,
April 22, 2008
Perth County's farming community is reeling after two of its
own were killed in weekend accidents.
The deaths have agriculture officials urging farmers to take
fewer risks at a time when the pressure's on to get in their
spring planting.
"It's very, very sad," said Andy DE
VRIES, an Ontario Federation
of Agriculture director for Perth North.
"It's just devastating for the whole community to have something
like that happen."
Glen MILLS, 44, of Blanshard Ward, was killed Sunday when he
fell into a liquid manure tank and drowned.
Russell KIPFER/KUEPFER, 40, of Milverton, was killed Saturday when he
was crushed beneath a cultivator he was working on.
Perth
Ontario
Provincial Police said
MILLS was doing chores on
his dairy farm on Perth Line 6 about 6: 45 p.m. when there was
a problem with the tank.
MILLS used a ladder to climb into the tank to try shutting off
a valve and slipped off the ladder into the pit, which contained
about 450,000 litres of manure, police said.
"Family members attempted to locate Mr.
MILLS, and when they
found him in the pit, they pulled him out of the pit and attempted
to resuscitate him, but attempts were unsuccessful," said Const. Glen
CHILDERLEY.
MILLS was transported to Saint Marys Memorial Hospital where he
was pronounced dead.
Saturday, police were called to a report of a man crushed under
a cultivator at 3: 30 p.m. on Duke Street in Brunner.
Police said
KIPFER/KUEPFER had rented a shop to work on the cultivator
and was under it when the hydraulic bottle jack gave out, pinning
KIPFER/KUEPFER.
A friend stopped by the shop, found
KIPFER/KUEPFER and called emergency
services.
Emergency crews arrived at the scene but were unable to revive
KIPFER/KUEPFER, who was pronounced dead at the scene by a coroner.
DE VRIES said many farm-related injuries and deaths occur during
the spring planting or fall harvest because of the workload.
"When the weather's nice and you've got a lot of work to do,
it's go, go, go," said DE
VRIES, who operates a poultry farm
in Elma Ward in northern Perth.
"A lot of it comes down to maybe making short cuts. But you've
still got to use common sense."
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VRIJER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-04 published
WAUD-
GRIMBLEBY,
Isabella
Grace
Our precious little angel, Isabella Grace arrived and went to
heaven at 10: 42 a.m. on March 1, 2008. She left us far too soon,
but will remain forever in our hearts. Beloved daughter of Teri
WAUD and Scott
GRIMBLEBY and baby sister of our darling Madelyn.
Forever cherished by grandparents Lorne and Debbie
WAUD and Uncle
Aaron and Aunt Hilary of Ingersoll, and also by grandparents
Bruce and Beverly
GRIMBLEBY and Aunt Cheryl of Markham. Dearly
loved by great-grandparents Dan and Helen
SHEARON of Ingersoll,
Margaret WAUD of Embro, and many extended family members and
Friends.
Many thanks to Doctor B. DE
VRIJER and the staff of Saint_Joseph's
Hospital, London, and Doctor L.
BRUCE of Alexandra Hospital, Ingersoll,
for their exceptional care and consideration. A private memorial
service will be held at the Harland B. Betzner Funeral Home,
177 Dundas Street, Thamesford on Wednesday, March 5, 2008. As
an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be given to
the Fetal Development Clinic c/o the Perinatal and Women's Health
Fund, at Saint_Joseph's Health Care Foundation, 801 Commissioners
Road East, London, Ontario N6C 5J1
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