{"id":141908,"date":"2026-09-22T10:04:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tribune-express.ca\/?p=141908"},"modified":"2026-09-22T10:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:04:23","slug":"michael-norman-macduff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tribune-express.ca\/en\/obituaries\/michael-norman-macduff\/","title":{"rendered":"MICHAEL NORMAN MacDUFF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is with sadness that we announce the passing of, Michael Norman MacDuff \u201cMike\u201d, peacefully on September 10th, at Hawkesbury General Hospital, with family by his side at the age of 75. He is reunited with his parents, Percy MacDuff and Ella (Smith) MacDuff. Mike was predeceased by an infant sister, Myrna June, and a niece, Erin Dawn MacDuff. Mike leaves his wife Dawn (Nixon) and three beloved children that he was so proud of: Kelly (Tim Lamb), Brodie and Ryan, and three cherished granddaughters, Brinley, Tegan and Edie. He is survived by brothers Alan (Elaine) and Donnie (Janine), and many sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews. Raised on his parents\u2019 farm in East Hawkesbury, Mike attended a rural school for elementary education, then Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute. Post secondarily, he attended Queen\u2019s University in Kingston, where he obtained two degrees (B.A. Psychology and a Bachelor of Physical and Health Education). After graduation he was introduced to life insurance and financial planning. He had found his \u201cniche\u201d and had a successful career, winning many business awards as a Sun Life agent and eventually becoming a broker for several companies. Mike believed in volunteerism and was a proud member of the Hawkesbury Rotary Club. He was recognized in the Rotary year of 2016\u20132017 with the Paul Harris Fellow Award for community service. In more recent years, he was able to follow other passions, which included gardening and flowers, gladiolus and dahlias being his favorites. The family would like to extend their gratitude and thanks to all health care providers at HGH and OGH for their exceptional care. Family and friends are invited to offer their condolences on Friday, September 18th, 2026, at HILLCREST FUNERAL HOME, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. A private memorial service will follow.<br>Funeral arrangements entrusted to the care of HILLCREST FUNERAL HOME, 151 BOND, VANKLEEK HILL ON K0B 1R0, 613-678-2002,<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hillcrestfuneralhome.ca\">hillcrestfuneralhome.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b>1950-2026<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":141909,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obituaries"],"acf":[],"featured_media_global":{"id":137478,"title":{"rendered":"m macduff"},"description":{"rendered":""},"caption":{"rendered":""},"alt_text":"","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":2048,"height":2560,"file":"2026\/09\/m-macduff-scaled.jpg","filesize":548916,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"m-macduff-240x300.jpg","width":240,"height":300,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":20963},"large":{"file":"m-macduff-819x1024.jpg","width":819,"height":1024,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":109447},"thumbnail":{"file":"m-macduff-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":13961},"medium_large":{"file":"m-macduff-768x960.jpg","width":768,"height":960,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":97696},"1536x1536":{"file":"m-macduff-1229x1536.jpg","width":1229,"height":1536,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":222502},"2048x2048":{"file":"m-macduff-1638x2048.jpg","width":1638,"height":2048,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":369580},"Image Size 500x500":{"file":"m-macduff-500x500.jpg","width":500,"height":500,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":44121}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","keywords":[],"alt":""},"original_image":"m-macduff.jpg"},"source_url":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/m-macduff-scaled.jpg"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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