Peacefully, after a courageous battle with illness at the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital on Monday, June 13, 2022, Harold Ralph Douglas Waterhouse passed away at the age of 87 years. Beloved husband and best friend of Shirley for 68 years. Proud and loving father of Terri McKenzie (Scott) and Mark Waterhouse both of Tillsonburg. Cherished grandfather of Trisha Voth (Steven), Brooke Crane (Allan), Jay McKenzie (Trisha) and great-grandfather of Andie, Peyton, Presley, Hayden and Jace. Dear brother of Violet Moulton (Harold) and brother-in-law of Vera Bushell, Dorothy Gill (Terry) and Larry Foster (Nancy). Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents Lambert and Minnie Belle (Taylor) Waterhouse, his son Doug, sisters Vera Dunbar and Jean Kean and brother Robert Waterhouse. Harold was born and raised in Ingersoll. He joined the William Stone Company Sales Staff and was sent to Tillsonburg to take care of tobacco farmer needs for CIL Fertilizer in growing their tobacco crops. He later bought the Diamond Drive-In Restaurant in Courtland and converted it over to Delnor Farm Supplies Ltd., supplying tobacco farmers with everything they needed to grow a crop of tobacco (except machinery). Later to be sold to Norfolk Co-op. Then he purchased Mount Elgin Farm Supplies and eventually sold to U.C.O. Finally in his later life he sold Delnor dry suits for working in the fields. Best suit on the market because the seams were welded and not stitched. Harold had a full list of accomplishments. He was President of the Ingersoll Junior Chamber of Commerce, District 2 President of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Ontario Director of Chamber of Commerce, Charter Member of the Courtland Lions Club , Treasurer of Courtland United Church, Past President of the Tillsonburg Golf and Country Club, Owner of Delnor Farm Supplies Ltd., Past Owner and Director of Ranpro Ltd. in Simcoe (Delnor Rainsuits).
Friends and relatives will be received at Ostrander’s Funeral Home, 43 Bidwell Street, Tillsonburg (519-842-5221) on Monday, June 20, 2022 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm The Funeral Service for Harold will be held in Ostrander’s Chapel on Monday, June 20, 2022 at 1:00 pm with Rev. Pat Cook officiating. Private family interment will follow at the Ingersoll Rural Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Helping Hand Food Bank or the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the Waterhouse family.