William and Helene DesChamp

DesChamp, William and Helene (nee Gerlitz) – William passed away at the Pembroke Regional Hospital on March 27, 2013, and Helena passed away at the Arabella Retirement Home, Belleville on March 4, 2023. 

William and Helena are survived by their children, Catherine Kalinkak, William (Shelly) DesChamp, Donna Hogeveen and Peggy (Clarence Brokema). Much loved grandparents to Cameo Willey (Bill Evans), Kristopher Kalinkak, and Alisia Hogeveen. Dear great-grandparents to Lexi McLaughlin and Paige McLaughlin. William and Helene were predeceased by their sons-in-law, Jan Hogeveen and Lawrence Kalinkak, and by their grandsons, Adam Kalinkak and Jeremy. 

A memorial service for William and Helene will be held at the Malcolm, Deavitt & Binhammer Funeral Home Chapel, 141 Renfrew Street, Pembroke, ON, on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Interment will take place following the service at Wesley United Cemetery, Pembroke.  

“they’ll live in our hearts”