deGroot, Thelma Alice (nee Prophet) Thelma passed away peacefully in hospital, Smiths Falls on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at the age of 82. Beloved wife of the late John deGroot. Loved mother of Robert and Karl deGroot. Sadly missed by her grandchildren Olivia and Ilya. Predeceased by her parents Alice and William Prophet of Edwards, Ontario and her twin sister infant Muriel Prophet, sisters Frieda (the late John) Stearns, Helen (the late Hubert) McAuley and brothers James (the late Mabel), Orval (the late Lois) and Lynn Prophet (Betty Prophet of Russell, Ontario). Fondly remembered by Wilma (Tom), Melvin (Elvina) as well as her other nieces and nephews, cousins, extended family and friends. Family and friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 112 Beckwith St. N., Smiths Falls, on Friday December 16, 2016 from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, December 17, 2016 from 12 noon until service in the chapel at 2 p.m. In remembrance, donations to the DSWT Wildlife Fund (www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org)