Obituary of Alexander Bruce Carruthers

The death occurred peacefully at the Provincial Palliative Care Centre on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 of Alexander Bruce Carruthers of Cornwall, age 85 years. Born in O’Leary, he was the son of the late Bruce Sr. And Hazel Carruthers. Bruce is survived by his wife, Myrtle Carruthers (nee Williams), daughter, Marion Stenabaugh (Larry) and grandchildren - Ivan Irwin (Tanya), Joel Stenabaugh (Kristen) and Rose Dennis (Doug). He is also survived by his brother, Calvin, brother-in-law, George Williams (Irma) and sisters-in-law - Evelyn and Fern Carruthers. Aside from his parents, he was predeceased by his sister, Dorothy MacQuarrie and brothers - Clayton, Willard, Floyd and George Carruthers. Resting at Hillsboro Funeral Home, 2 Hollis Ave., Stratford for visitation Saturday, December 17, 2016 from 3 - 7 PM. A memorial service will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 3 MacKinnon Dr., Stratford (behind Sobeys) on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 2 PM. Completion of funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Hillsboro Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to hillsborofuneral@eastlink.ca or by clicking the Online Condolence link below.