Passed away July 6, 2004 as a result of a car accident. He will be sadly missed by his wife Wilda (nee Chilton), son Darle and his wife Julie, daughter Daye and her husband Glenn, son Brian, and son Keith and his wife Janet as well as 11 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Brother of Olena McCallum, Lorne Widmeyer, Thelma Greisson, and Eva Dickson. Sade was well known as a baseball and fastball player, an umpire in baseball, fastball and softball and an umpire in chief of the P.W.S.A. for many years. Sade was instrumental in the prerequisite of an exam before receiving an umpire's card in the P.W.S.A. He attended the C.A.S.A. umpire clinics in Saskatoon three years in a row, one year representing both the O.A.S.A. and the P.W.S.A. Sade and his wife, Wilde made up slides and conducted umpire clinics throughout Ontario. They traveled to Italy with the Kitchener Kieswetters, to Australia with the Milverton ladies team and toured throughout the mid U.S. with a Milverton team, and various other locations with local teams and tournaments. Sade was well noted for helping to form and promote leagues in baseball and fastball in all the communities he lived. Both he and Wilda were inducted into the Canadian Amateur Softball Hall of Fame in 1997. They sold the billiard room in Clifford which they had ran for six years, and bought the Fergus Bowling Lanes in December 1952. After 33 years, they sold the bowling lanes in 1985. "The Sade & Wilda Widmeyer Baseball Diamond" in Fergus was named in their honour. Sade, Wilda and Keith Widmeyer were well known throughout Canada. Visitation will be held at Graham A. Giddy Funeral Home and Chapel 280 St. David Street, S. Fergus, N1M 2L5 on Wednesday July 21st 2004, from 7-9 pm Memorial Service will be held at Melville United Church (300 St. Andrew St. W. Fergus) on Thursday July 22nd, 2004 at 2:00 pm. If desired donations may be made to Faith Lutheran Church, Canadian Cancer Society or charity of choice. (Cards available at the funeral home 519-843-3100.)