Melinda passed away suddenly on Tuesday morning at 45 years of age. She will be greatly missed by her parents, Alan and Geraldine Wight of Oakville. She leaves her daughters Lindsay and Jessica Riegling, and grand-daughter, Phoenix, of Oshawa, and her sister, Jennifer Drake, of Whitby.

Memorial service will be held at St. Paul's United Church at 454 Rebecca Street, Oakville, Saturday, February 2 at 2:00 pm. Reception to follow. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Kopriva Taylor Funeral Home.

As expressions of sympathy, donations made to Heart and Stroke Foundation, PO Box 460 Stn K, Toronto, ON, M4P 9Z9, would be appreciated by the family.