November 9, 2026
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Sheila Anne Fry (nee Kincaid), formerly of Kincardine, died peacefully at home, with her husband by her side, Nov 2, 2026, following a sudden and unexpected cardiac arrest. She was 65.
Family was everything to Sheila. She was a devoted mother, wife, sister, cousin, aunt, great-aunt and friend, who very much played the matriarch role of bringing everyone together. As we used to say about her mother, she was the tie that binds. She truly was the most generous person.
Born April 4, 1961, in Exeter, she grew up in Kincardine with her mother, Elizabeth (Betty) Kincaid; her sister, Kathleen; and her brother, James. Sheila’s childhood was filled with fun, playing with cousins on her uncle John’s farm and with her best friend, Mary Riggin. Kincardine has always been her happy place, returning home regularly for family visits, walks on the beach and pipe band parades.
Growing up, she was described as creative, caring, funny and earnest in her studies, becoming the valedictorian of her class. She loved cartoons and swinging on the tree swing in front of her house with Mary.
As she grew older, Sheila became a beautiful figure skater and swimmer. She studied anthropology at Trent University. She always spoke and saw the world “as an anthropologist” with a very unique perspective.
After school, she moved to Ottawa to work as a travel agent and it was during this time that she met her husband, Stephen Fry. They met through Sheila’s cousin, Dean Taylor, and a mutual friend, Lynn Horricks. Steve knew he loved her right away. They were married in Tiverton and moved to Montreal where they had their two children, Cameron and Emily.
They soon moved to Manotick where they found more family in the friends they made on Whitewood Avenue. Community meant the world to Sheila and she maintained these relationships for the rest of her life.
She played an active role for her children in everything they did and she was their biggest fan. Whether it was cheering for Cameron and the whole team in his hockey games so loudly other parents had to sit a little farther away, or never missing a single dance show of Emily’s, sewing costumes and driving across the country. She made regular trips to Toronto to have nights out at the Black Swan Tavern with Emily and she loved enjoying the many creative cocktails Cameron would come up with for her at his work. She found a very special friend in her dog, Sprig. They were inseparable.
Throughout her life, Sheila held many different and interesting roles. She worked as a travel agent, at a day care, as a mad scientist bringing home all her fun lessons to her own children. Her most recent role was as a caretaker for local seniors. She lived to help others. She approached life with dedication, tenacity, enthusiasm and compassion.
Outside of work and family, she found happiness in cooking, travelling and learning. She loved her ‘out of focus photography’ because it shouldn’t be beautiful but it is. It becomes almost like a painting.
Above all, Sheila will be remembered for her warm and exuberant personality, the way she made everyone around her feel special and included. She loved, unconditionally.
She will be missed through generations.
The family will be holding a Celebration of Life next summer in Kincardine.
In memoriam donations to the Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance would be appreciated by the family; cwhha.ca.
Written ByLiz Dadson is the founder and editor of the Kincardine Record and has been in the news business since 1986.
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