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Donald Gordon McLachlin, 1941–2018 (aged 77 years)

Name
Donald Gordon /McLachlin/
Birth February 26, 1941
Strathroy, Ontario

Alias
Red

Death of a fatherGordon McLachlan
March 29, 1979 (aged 38 years)

Death of a motherNeilena McVicar
April 6, 1997 (aged 56 years)

Death of a brotherJohn Archibald McLachlan
January 15, 2013 (aged 71 years)
Vision Nursing Home, Sarnia, Ontario

Interment
Alvinston Cemetery

Fact
Mr fixit

Death April 3, 2018 (aged 77 years)
Victoria Campus, London Health Sciences Centre

Cause of death: cancer of the liver
Shared note

OBITUARY: At Victoria Campus, London Health Sciences Centre on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, Donald Gordon “Red” McLachlin of Brooke Twp. passed away in his 78th year. Beloved husband of Linda (Shaw) McLachlin. Dear father of Chris and Scott (Michelle) and grandfather of Eloise Rose. Also survived by his sister Marie (Alex) McLean and their family. Remembered by the Shaw family. Predeceased by his parents Gordon and Neilena and his brother John. Relatives and friends will be received at the Van Heck Funeral Home, 3232 River Street, Alvinston on Friday evening from 7-9 p.m. where the funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 7 at 11 a.m. Rev. Jo-Anne Symington officiating. Interment to follow at the Alvinston Cemetery.
Family with parents
father
Birth: Ontario — October 8, 1900
Race: Scottish
Fact: taller and thinner than brother Sandy
Fact 1: he was ill the same way as his father. His wife and son looked afterhim.
Fact 2: His property was bought by conservationists because it was a wetlandswith trees, creek, river near by. His property was downhill from where Sandy McLachlin farmed, near the Sydenham River.
Death: March 29, 1979
Religion: Presbyterian
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Neilena McVicar John Archibald McLachlan Donald Gordon McLachlin
Gordon McLachlan
1900–1979
Birth: Ontario — October 8, 1900
Death: March 29, 1979
mother
Birth: June 24, 1910
Death: April 6, 1997
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Gordon McLachlan John Archibald McLachlan Donald Gordon McLachlin
Neilena McVicar
1910–1997
Birth: June 24, 1910
Death: April 6, 1997
sister
Helen Marie McLachlan
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elder brother
Birth: May 5, 1937
Fact: unmarried
Death: January 15, 2013 — Vision Nursing Home, Sarnia, Ontario
Burial: Alvinston Cemetery, Lambton County
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John Archibald McLachlan
1937–2013
Birth: May 5, 1937
Death: January 15, 2013 — Vision Nursing Home, Sarnia, Ontario
4 years
himself
Birth: February 26, 1941 — Strathroy, Ontario
Interment: Alvinston Cemetery
Fact: Mr fixit
Death: April 3, 2018 — Victoria Campus, London Health Sciences Centre
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse
Donald Gordon McLachlin
1941–2018
Birth: February 26, 1941 — Strathroy, Ontario
Death: April 3, 2018 — Victoria Campus, London Health Sciences Centre
Family with Linda Shaw
himself
Birth: February 26, 1941 — Strathroy, Ontario
Interment: Alvinston Cemetery
Fact: Mr fixit
Death: April 3, 2018 — Victoria Campus, London Health Sciences Centre
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse
Donald Gordon McLachlin
1941–2018
Birth: February 26, 1941 — Strathroy, Ontario
Death: April 3, 2018 — Victoria Campus, London Health Sciences Centre
wife
Linda Shaw
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son
Christopher McLachlin
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son
Scott John McLachlin
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