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Official Obituary of

Austin Kippers

January 3, 2009 ~ May 18, 2025 (age 16) 16 Years Old

Austin Kippers Obituary

In loving memory of
Austin Kippers
January 3, 2009 – May 18, 2025

With heavy hearts his family announces the unexpected passing of Austin on Sunday May 18, 2025, at Timmins & District hospital of Timmins at the age of 16. He will be deeply missed by his mother Sharon Kippers (Jeremy Williams), his father David Ian Kippers, his siblings Maya Kippers, the late Shaun Kippers and his grandparents Peter and Hilda Heemskerk and Pieta and Andrew Kippers.

He was the nephew of Kristina Heemskerk, Tammy (Jay) Webb, Peter Jr (Nikki) Heemskerk, Charles (Rebecca Burmania) Heemskerk, Jonathan Heemskerk, Tyler (Danielle) Heemskerk, Teresa (Jay) Nihill and Angela (Leroy) VanSpronsen. He will be missed by other family and friends as well.


The family will received friends on Saturday, May 24 from 11am to 12 noon at the Irvine & Irvine funeral home, 70 Seventh Ave. South, Cochrane.

A celebration of his life will be held at the Irvine & Irvine funeral home chapel starting at 12 noon with their family friend, Pastor Ken Williams officiating. This event will be livestreamed.

If desired memorial donations may be made to the Defeat Duchenne Canada (see link below)  or Muscular Dystrophy Canada (see link below)  and would be greatly appreciated. If you wish to send online condolences to his family, to share your memories or photos of Austin, please visit www.irvineandirvinefuneralhome.com

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to

Irvine & Irvine Funeral Home
 70 Seventh Avenue South, Cochrane, Ontario
705-272-3239

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Austin Kippers, please visit our floral store.


Services

Celebration of Life
Saturday
May 24, 2025

12:00 PM
Génier Gauthier Funeral Home Chapel
70 Seventh Ave. S.
Cochrane, Ontario P0L 1C0

Visitation
Saturday
May 24, 2025

11:00 PM to 12:00 PM
Irvine & Irvine
70 Seventh Avenue South
Cochrane, ON P0L 1C0

Donations

Defeat Duchenne Canada
PO Box 51, Station B, London ON N6A 4V3
Tel: 1-519-645-8855
Email: info@defeatduchenne.ca
Web: https://defeatduchenne.ca/donate/

Muscular Dystrophy Canada
4211 Yonge Street, Suite 316, Toronto ON M2P 2A9
Tel: 1-800-567-2873
Email: info@muscle.ca
Web: https://muscle.ca/?form=GeneralDonation

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