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He will never be forgotten by his honorary daughter, Eileen Fisher of Huntsville.\u00a0 He was the proud grandpa of ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laurie was predeceased by his siblings Borden (late Dolly), Florence (late Leo), Lorne, Doris (late Bill), Reg, Frank (late Joan), Ray, and Carl.&nbsp; He will be remembered fondly by his sister-in-law Howie Wheeler and by many nieces, nephews and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawrence was the son of the late Horace and Rowena (nee Curran) Wheeler. He was born on February 22, 1940, in Thornbury and then raised in Meaford. In his younger years, Laurie loved to play baseball; he came close to pitching a perfect game a few times.\u00a0 He enjoyed sharing stories and showing off newspaper clippings from his years of success in baseball.\u00a0 Laurie was proud to wear his Veteran jacket and Cross, and was a member of the Huntsville Legion.\u00a0 He had many great stories from his time spent as a surveyor on the highways.\u00a0 Laurie was a wonderful dancer and looked forward to any opportunity to dance with his wife and his daughters.\u00a0 He enjoyed playing pool, swimming, writing poetry, and telling jokes. Laurie was a fun-loving man who valued his family; he will be missed by many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A graveside service will be conducted at Lakeview Cemetery in Meaford on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 1 p.m.&nbsp; Please bring a baseball to the service in memory of Laurie if you are able.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As your expression of sympathy, donations to the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) or Canadian Mental Health Association \u2013 Muskoka \/ Parry Sound would be appreciated and may be made through the Ferguson Funeral Home, 48 Boucher St. E., Meaford, N4L 1B9 to whom arrangements have been entrusted.&nbsp; &nbsp;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fergusonfuneralhomes.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.fergusonfuneralhomes.ca<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Lawrence \u2018Laurie\u2019 Eugene Wheeler on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Bracebridge, Ontario, at the age of 85.\u00a0 Laurie will [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1904,"featured_media":193466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-193461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obituaries"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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