Brenneman Funeral Home holds final tree planting event in Atwood

June 29, 2022 @ 2:29 pmListowel Banner, Local News, News

Jim and Judy Brenneman posing with incoming funeral home owners Abbey and David Bald among the many trees that have been planted since 2005 at the Elma Memorial Community Centre. (Cory Bilyea photo)
Relatives and friends help to plant their loved one’s memorial tree at the tree planting ceremony in Atwood on June 26. (Cory Bilyea photo)
Relatives and friends help to plant their loved one’s memorial tree. (Cory Bilyea photo)
Dedication plaque. (Cory Bilyea photo)
Murray Bancroft is helped by a member of the Outback Tree Farm as the elder gentleman prepares to symbolically plant a tree in honour of his son, John Stephen Bancroft. (Cory Bilyea photo)
The newly planted trees. (Cory Bilyea photo)
ATWOOD – Brenneman Funeral Home held its final annual tree-planting ceremony at the Elma Memorial Community Centre on Jun. 26, just days before Jim and Judy Brenneman retire. John Mann and Ernie Naylor entertained the large gathering of friends and loved ones of those being honoured. They played guitars and sang thoughtful songs during the…
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Cory Bilyea is a reporter with Midwestern Newspapers.