Barbara Grace Beattie

          Barbara Grace Beattie took her last breath with family by her side at Owen Sound Hospital on Friday February 20, 2026, in her 89th year.

          Beloved wife of Ernest Michael Beattie of 69 years.  Will be greatly missed by Brad (Janice), Darryl (Leanne), Kevin (Carol) and Bryce (Kathy).  Cherished Grandma of Kyle (Alyssa), Chris (Meaghan), Megan (Dylan), Sinead, Ciara (Nick), Katelyn, Josh, and Julia.  Dearly loved great-grandma of Emma, Jack, Luke, and Claire.  Predeceased by her parents Ethel and Frank Cumming, and by her siblings Lloyd, Donald, and Gloria.

          Barbara was born in Chatham, Ontario, grew up in Blenheim/Ridgetown area, and raised her four sons in Bayfield, Port Albert and Goderich.  During their school years, Barb never missed a single one of her sons' football games.  She loved spending time with all of them and their families with frequent family parties, events and celebrations.  She worked at Victoria & Grey/National Trust in Goderich for several years and loved the customer interaction every day.  In retirement, Barb and Mike spent the summers on their 32’ Bayfield sailboat (Saffron II), and spent many winters in Florida experiencing everything Disney with her family.  Her love of Disney continued long after they stopped travelling there.  Her favourite show was Downton Abbey and she never tired of watching it repeatedly in the past several years.

          A celebration of life will be announced at a later date.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or Parkinson's Canada are appreciated.

Wareing Cremation Services, 161 Broadway St., Tillsonburg, Ontario has been entrusted with Final Arrangements.  Your messages of remembrance and condolence may be shared here at www.wareingcremation.ca