Beilke, Werner; of RR#5, Mount Forest peacefully after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s at the Saugeen Valley Nursing Centre, Mount Forest. Left to mourn his loss are his wife and best friend of 64 years Adele and his four sons and their families Werner & Rose of Palmerston, Alfred & Lilly of Bear Lake, Bert & Kathy of Arthur Township and Peter & Charlotte of Kenilworth. Predeceased by his infant daughter Marieann (1957). Grampa will be greatly missed by Monica (Paul), Mark (Linda), Michael (Ashlee), Renae (Andrew), Konrad, Jakob, Adam & Laura, Lukas, Kurtis & Gabrielle. Great grandfather to Quinn, Carter, Lee, Braedon, Keegan, Abbagail, Morgan, Ethan and Hudson. Werner is also survived by many dear relatives in Switzerland and Germany. Werner was born in Lindenberg, Germany in 1923 and was raised by his grandma & grandpa. Wounded as a soldier in WW II a twist of fate allowed him to meet and then marry his nurse, friend and mother of his children. Adele would remain his caregiver for the rest of his life. They immigrated to Canada with two young boys in 1953 where they first settled in the New Hamburg Area. They had two more boys and moved permanently to the Kenilworth homestead in 1964 where they have resided ever since. Werner loved farming but his greatest passion was fishing and hunting in Northern Ontario, especially moose hunting with his boys and grandkids. For the past 15 months Werner’s home became Saugeen Valley Nursing Centre. We would like to thank the exceptional staff at SVNC for their compassion, understanding and above all kindness. The staff, especially those with Werner in his final hours will be forever remembered for being truly angels on earth. Private funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the England Funeral Home, 294 Main Street South, Mount Forest. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Alzheimer’s Society would be appreciated by his family. On line condolences may be made at www.englandfuneralhome.com
