Obituary of Darrell Alan Goddard

Goddard, Darrell Alan Called Home to be with his Lord and Saviour, Darrell passed away peacefully after a brief illness with ALS at the Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital on Friday March12th 2021 in his 57th year. Darrell was born in Woodsetts, England. He will be dearly missed by his wife Christine Goddard (nee Koop) of 25 years. Proud father of Nathan (Nicole), Emma, Peter, Hannah, and Claire. Dear son of Sidney Goddard (Betty), and the late Marina. Much loved brother of Nigel (Julia), and Jason. Adored son in law of Ed and Katie Koop. Dear brother in law of Robert (Ruth Ann), Edward (Ruth), Katherine Koop, Roseanne Beers (Dean). Darrell will be lovingly remembered by many nieces, nephews, family and friends. He was a dedicated teacher at OSS and will be missed by his colleagues and students. Visitation will be held at the Simcoe Funeral Home, 38 James St E. Orillia ***by appointment only*** on Sunday March 14th from 2-4p.m. & 7-9 p.m. Due to Covid- 19 restrictions attendance must be pre-booked. Please call (705) 327-0221on Saturday 9am -5pm and Sunday 9am-12noon for an attendance time. A private family invitation only Funeral Service will be held at the Christian Fellowship Chapel, Severn on Tuesday March 16th 2021. Interment St. Andrew’s St. James’ Cemetery, Orillia. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made to an Education Fund for the Goddard children through the Simcoe Funeral Home. Messages of condolence are welcomed www.simcoefuneralhome.ca As the COVID-19 restrictions/mandates continue to evolve, we are placing health and safety of our families, staff and community at our highest priority. In order to keep everyone as safe as possible, we kindly ask that all guests wear a mask and practice physical distancing. Please refrain from shaking hands or having direct contact with each other if not in the same household or their established 10-person social circle. When coming for a visitation, guests are asked to pay their respects to the deceased, acknowledge the family from a safe distance. Visitation will be limited to 50 people capacity by appointment only.