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MacDougall, Garry
Garry MacDougall of Mount Forest, and formerly of Harriston, passed away on Saturday December 28, 2024, at the age of 81.
Husband of Betty (Hollande) MacDougall.
Brother of Candice and Tom Austin of Walkerton. Son-in-law of Elaine Holland of Harriston and brother-in-law of Linda and Allan Hoffarth of Breslau.
He was loved and remembered by his many nieces and nephews and their families.
Garry was predeceased by his parents Donald ‘Tuffy’ and Betty (Rogers) MacDougall, his sister Theresa Cochrane and her husband Brent, his brother Roger MacDougall and his wife Carole, his father-in-law Everett Holland and his brother-in-law Robert Holland. .
Garry Robert John MacDougall was born on August 16, 1944 at 8 Delamere Gardens in Bournemouth, England. He arrived in Canada by boat with his mother and brother Roger in 1946. They lived with Uncle Donald on his farm in Mount Forest. They later moved to Harriston where he lived most of his life and made many friends. Garry married the love of his life Elizabeth (Betty) Holland on April 8, 1978. They resided in Harriston until 2019 when they moved to Mount Forest.
Garry held many jobs over the years working on the Kitchener Viaduct, at the London Free Press and at the Globe & Mail in Hamilton. He had many health problems during his high school years. His next job was as Cookie Man at the Harriston L&M, where he greeted families and offered their children cookies to help parents with the children while shopping. Everyone loved shopping and seeing the Cookie Man. As the years went by, he was no longer able to hand out cookies and he began to have a pocket full of coins that he handed out to children. Garry worked at L&M for over 30 years. In 2005, Garry and his wife took over Suzie’s Restaurant in Harriston. He was the receptionist when he was not at L&M. He talked and talked to everyone who entered the restaurant. He was also a very good diver.
Garry was also a member of the Legion for over 50 years and a member of Kinsmen and K-40.
Garry loved photos, as you all know, and it was his passion to collect and talk about the past year. He has quite a collection of photos and diaries spanning many years. He loved his small town of Harriston and the people he spoke with regularly.
Thank you to the staff at Mount Forest Hospital for the care given to the family.
Visitation will be held at the Hardy-Lee Funeral Home, Harriston on Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a Royal Canadian Legion Memorial Service at 5:30 p.m.
Funeral services will be held at the Knox-Calvin Presbyterian Church in Harriston on Friday, January 3 at 11:00 a.m. with a reception following at the Harriston Legion.
Memorial donations to Palmerston & District Hospital (Campaign MRI), Knox-Calvin Presbyterian Church or Harriston Legion Branch 296 would be appreciated.
Online condolences may be left at www.hardyleefuneralhome.com
Saturday December 28, 2024
Hardy Lee Funeral Home
Deaths for City:Harriston, Province: Ontario
December notice Garry MacDougall Saturday December 28, 2024
obituary Garry MacDougall Saturday December 28, 2024
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