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STEFANINI,
Stephen▲
Pietro▲
Rafael▲ -- Pilar and Mark are thrilled
to announce the birth of their first born, Stephen Pietro Rafael,
at Mount Sinai Hospital on Thursday, August 21, 2003 at 7: 15
a.m., weighing 7 pounds 3 oz. Proud grandparents John and Rita
STEFANINI and Maria
EUGENIA and Carlos
MARTINEZ, and great-grandparents
Alberto SALGADO.
Welcomed▲ by many relatives in Toronto, Mexico
and Italy.
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STEFNOVIC b@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-07-22 published
Red tape denies baby Sonja her brief life
To the dismay of parents, thousands of births go undocumented
in Ontario
By Carolyn
ABRAHAM,
Medical
Reporter,
Page A1
Sonja STEFNOVIC was delivered by emergency cesarean section at
Toronto East General Hospital on January 6. She was three days
shy of full term and lived for only 35 minutes, but she did indeed
live.
Before her heart rate dropped and the room filled with medical
staff, before she was pronounced dead at 3: 46 p.m. and a coroner
appeared, Sonja was alive. Boris and Scarlett
STEFNOVIC remember
that vividly, their daughter's pink skin, her generous thatch
of dark hair. Mr.
STEFNOVIC craned to snap pictures.
In the months that followed, the
STEFNOVICs found themselves
longing for tangible mementos of Sonja's brief existence. They
clung to the few photos of their first child and made inquiries
for a birth certificate. Only then did they learn that Sonja,
according to Ontario's official record, had never been born.
Her death had been registered with forms and signatures on the
spot, but not her actual birth.
"The first and only time I ever wrote 'father' was on a death
certificate," Mr.
STEFNOVIC said.
No one told them that it was their responsibility to register
their daughter's birth.
But without a registration, there could be no birth certificate
and Sonja could never be counted among the living.
What happened with Sonja, or didn't happen, is symptomatic of
a chronic problem in Canada's largest province. Ontario has been
unable to keep an accurate count of its own population. The births
of more than 30,000 babies have gone unreported in Ontario in
the past decade. Records of about four out of every 100 babies
are missing. In the rest of Canada, the rate of missing records
is nearly zero. What's more, in Ontario, the latest numbers suggest
a startling in the province's shortfall.
Statistics Canada has found that the births of more than 5,400 babies
are missing from Ontario's registry in 2003. In 2002, more than
2,600 are missing. In 2001, it is more than 4,000, and similar
numbers stretch back to 1996. Included in that are missing birth
registrations for 30 per cent of the babies (more than 200) who
die each year in the province at less than 12 months old. The
number runs between zero and 3 per cent in other provinces.
Experts blame a combination of factors for the underreporting:
unusual fees to register a birth in Ontario, a notoriously backlogged
registrar's office and an unusual lack of awareness. But the
gap has proven to be so persistent that the demography division
of Statscan is now "studying whether they should adjust their
population projections for Ontario," said Leslie Geran, the senior
analyst responsible for processing the country's vital statistics
at the national agency.
"If Ontario is counting all its deaths, which we think they are,
but undercounting their births, they will have an artificially
low population count," Ms. Geran said.
The figures for general population numbers in Ontario, and things
like fertility rates over long periods of time, are still useful.
But as soon as you break the figures down to look at a shorter
time frame, or specific issues related to infant mortality, the
figures are no longer "fit for use," Ms. Geran said.
Vital statistics are considered a key marker of a developed country.
Planning for things like public health, education and housing
suffers without them. Yet Ontario's birth figures are considered
so unreliable that, for the fourth time, the province will likely
be excluded from the national survey on fetal and infant health
conducted by the Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System, which
operates under the Public Health Agency of Canada.
As well, Ontario's incomplete numbers can distort the whole country's
figures since Ontario births of 130,000 a year account for 40 per
cent of the national total.
"This is how a country, internationally, is judged, on its infant
mortality rates… but we can't count them if there's nothing to
count," said Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System member Arne
OHLSSON, director of evidence-based neonatal care and outcomes
research at the University of Toronto. "Because such a large
proportion of the population is born in Ontario and those vital
statistics are not accurate, the country's statistics are not
accurate and comparisons with other countries will be inaccurate."
The Ontario government is to begin overhauling the birth registry
system later this year. But public-health officials doubt the
efforts will lead to timely or meaningful improvements. In the
meantime, many fear that crucial statistics from the turn of
the 21st century could be lost forever.
To be counted as a live birth in Ontario, the Office of the Registrar
General in Thunder Bay requires two pieces of documentation --
one from the attending physician or midwife and another from
the parents of the child. Statscan is able to estimate how many
babies are going unreported when hospitals report more births
than appear in the provincial registry.
Parents have always been required to register births with their
local government, which forwards the forms to the province. But
not until 1996, after the Mike Harris Conservatives downloaded
a raft of new responsibilities to Ontario municipalities, did
local governments gain the right to charge people for the service.
Since then, 71…of Ontario's 445…municipalities, particularly
those covering urban centres such as Ottawa, Hamilton and Windsor,
have introduced fees that generally run between $10 and $30 to
register births. In Toronto, where 30 per cent of Ontario babies
are born, the fee jumped to $35 this summer.
Everyone -- from Statscan to the registrar's office itself --
warned that the registry fees would lead to unreported births.
"I'm aware of no other jurisdiction on Earth that charges for
that," Ms. Geran said.
Dr. OHLSSON argued that the fee amounts to a profound ethical
"insult."
"It is a fundamental right of a child to be registered," he said,
referring to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the
Child. "Without it you are not recognized by the state, you are
not granted an identity or welcomed into society."
A study published in 2003 found unregistered births in Ontario
tripled to 3 per cent between 1991 and 1997. Compiled by Ontario's
Central East Health Information Partnership, it concludes that
those living in places charging registry fees, especially mothers
under 20, and parents of low-birth-weight and preterm babies,
who face the highest risk of infant death, were the least likely
to register their children.
"The missing numbers are not a random sample -- the fees affect
poor people more than the wealthy," said Doctor Allen, who is also
a neonatologist at Dalhousie University and the
IWK
Health
Centre.
Since those living in poverty are more likely to have babies
with health problems, it's as though "this high-risk population
is being selectively picked out and it distorts the numbers even
more," he said.
Meanwhile, to encourage parents to register births promptly,
the province introduced a $50 fee for births registered more
than a year after the event.
Experts feel no one can say with confidence if things like teenage
pregnancies are going up or down, or whether birth weights are
falling, or premature births are rising.
"Without [good information] we can't spot trends or do analysis,"
said Catherine McCourt, director of health surveillance and epidemiology
at the Public Health Agency of Canada.
"We don't know the true situation in Canada -- if we're getting
better, or worse."
Initially, it was emotional need that drove the
STEFNOVICs to
seek a birth certificate for their daughter. But they have since
come to see the medical significance of doing it.
The results of an autopsy found Sonja died of asphyxiation due
to a rare form of spinal muscular atrophy. Spinal muscular atrophy
is a genetic disease of the motor neurons that can weaken muscles
involved in both movement and breathing. Research has only recently
revealed key details about the condition, which strikes one in
6,000 babies.
"They originally believed that this form of spinal muscular atrophy
only affected boys," Mrs.
STEFNOVIC wrote in an e-mail. "Then
a girl was born who had the same symptoms and now they know that
it is not limited to male babies. By registering Sonja's birth
and death, her information will help to aid in research and understanding
about this disease."
Most missed births will eventually be caught, since proof of
birth is required to enroll in school and to obtain a passport.
But key details related to infant health, birth weights or gestational
age, could be lost in the meantime, said Doctor
OHLSSON, who is
also a neonatologist at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital.
Ms. Geran pointed out that timely statistics also matter because
"people are making decisions based on the best available information
at that time." School boards, for example, use birth data to
determine where and when to build new schools.
"If you are consistently under 4,000 or 5,000 kids and they are
in certain geographic areas, then suddenly several thousand kids
could show up unexpectedly," she said.
In 2005, a scathing auditor-general's report catalogued a litany
of problems at the Ontario registrar's office, everything from
low morale to computer woes, that had resulted in a staggering
months-long backlog in registering births. Ms. Geran noted the
Ontario registrar has also faced added burdens beyond its control
-- including a surge in demand for birth certificates after post-9/11
security regulations required children to have their own passports,
and it has also been the first registrar to handle same-sex marriage
certificates. One result is that Ontario turns over more late
data to Statscan than any other province.
It wasn't until March, 2005, for example, eight months late,
that Ontario notified Statscan of an extra 4,000 births in 2003.
The federal agency had to "stop the presses," Ms. Geran said.
Instead of Ontario's birth rate appearing as though it had slightly
declined, it had actually increased.
The Canadian Perinatal Surveillance group released a report this
spring outlining their concerns with the underreporting of births
in Ontario, going public with complaints they have been filing
with provincial ministers for years.
But Judi HARTMAN, director of Ontario's Office of the Registrar
General, said she agrees with the group's assessment, particularly
on the issue of fees: "We're singing from the same song book,"
she said.
So why, public-health officials wonder, is it taking a decade
to respond?
"We've been working on a solution for over 10 years," Ms.
HARTMAN
said. "It takes a long time to get all your ducks in a row to
make things like this happen… it required legislative change,
technological change...."
Later this year, she said, the province intends to introduce
an "integrated birth program," now running as a pilot project
in eight locations. The program allows parents, and hospitals,
to complete birth registry forms and pay fees on-line and file
them immediately to the provincial registrar and the federal
government.
People without a computer, she said, could access the Internet
at cafés, the library or other public sites.
The province also plans to eliminate the fees in the future,
she said, after it takes over registering births from the municipalities.
David SOKNACKI, chairman of Toronto City Council's budget advisory
committee, said the city supports the move so long as the province
takes with it the eight city staff members who have been trained
to operate the municipal registry program.
But public-health officials are skeptical that electronic filing
will make a big difference. Even if a new parent finds the time
to use a public Internet connection, Doctor
OHLSSON said, it would
be useless for the 16 per cent of Canadian adults who cannot
read, or for those who cannot read English or French. He suggested
that with the help of a trained clerk, if needed, parents should
be able to register births free and electronically in the hospital,
where 99 per cent babies in Canada are born. The file could then
be sent to the registrar immediately.
Dr. OHLSSON feels such a system would help educate parents and
hospital staff about the importance of registering all live births
-- particularly in cases of infant deaths.
The STEFNOVICs, who have found support through Perinatal Bereavement
Services Ontario, recently met with a few other parents whose
babies had died. When they discussed their efforts to get a birth
certificate for Sonja, the other parents were surprised.
"No one had registered their babies or even knew they could until
I told them," Mrs.
STEFNOVIC said.
Ms. Hartman believes that the reporting shortfall of births after
infant deaths is a complicated story.
"There's a lot of trauma going on, doctors are completing death
registration information and the birth piece just slips through
the cracks and people think, 'Well, the baby died anyway, I don't
need to deal with the birth.' " There's an education component
here," she said. "Also, it's a very sensitive time… the baby
may not even be named and to put papers in front of a grieving
parent and say you've got to name your child [to register the
birth], that's a very difficult thing to do."
Ms. Geran agreed that registering the birth after an infant dies
is challenging, "However," she said, "every other province manages
to do it."
Mrs. STEFNOVIC found that neither her obstetrician nor her midwives
knew if Sonja could receive a birth certificate after a death
certificate had been issued.
She finally learned in April from the registrar's office that
she could. By May, the completed forms were in the mail to the
registrar's office in Thunder Bay.
"I think it… seems to others that it may be cruel to ask parents
to register their babies [who have died]. But in a few weeks
or months, or years, when the initial shock wears off, most parents
want a record of their baby's life, not just of their death,"
said Mrs. STEFNOVIC, who has been checking the mail every day
for Sonja's registration.
The forgotten born
There is a discrepancy between the number of hospital births
reported to the Canadian Institute for Health Information by
Ontario hospitals, and those reported to Statistics Canada by
the Office of the Registrar- General.
Over the past 10 years, since municipalities began charging parents
to register the births of their children, experts estimate that
2,500 to 4,000 babies a year in Ontario have been missed by the
system, for a cumulative total of more than 30,000.
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STEGEMAN b@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-06-14 published
STEGEMAN,
Doug and Joan (née
JERVIS) are 65 years young June 18th.
Happy Birthday from family and Friends.
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JERVIS
Twins - 70th Birthday
June 18th Doug
JERVIS and Joan
(SIDERIUS,
STEGEMAN) Congratulations
and best wishes from all the family.
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STEGGLES b@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-07-09 published
KING /
STEGGLES -- Richard, Debora and big sister Grace are thrilled
to announce the arrival of Margaret Catherine ("Maggie"), born
on June 29th, 2003. Maggie is welcomed by Grandparents Paul and
Mary KING and Bill and Fern
STEGGLES, and cousins Michael, Mark,
Brandon, Jeremy, Meredith, Kurt, and Ryan. Special thanks to
Dr. Jon BARRETT and the doctors and nurses at Women's College
Hospital.
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STEIDMAN b@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-05-07 published
STEIDMAN,
Samantha
Abigail
Jason and Genevieve
STEIDMAN are thrilled to announce the birth
of their beautiful daughter, Samantha Abigail, on May 3rd, 2005
at St. Joseph's Hospital in Toronto. Excited grandparents are
Peter and Shirley
KALDAS, and Max and Phyllis
STEIDMAN.
Proud
great-grandparents are Leonard and Nettie
SHANKMAN, and Rudolph
KALDAS.
Many thanks to Dr. N.
CHERRY and the staff at St. Joseph's.
Welcome to the world Samantha!
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STEIDMAN /
KALDAS
Jason and Genevieve
STEIDMAN are thrilled to announce the birth
of their son, Nathan Benjamin, on November 1st, 2007, a little
brother for Samantha. Delighted grandparents are Max and Phyllis
STEIDMAN, and Peter and Shirley
KALDAS. A great-grand_son for
Nettie SHANKMAN and Rudolf
KALDAS.
Welcome to the world, Nathan!
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STEIN b@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-02-12 published
Grade 1 teacher honoured at ex-pupil's 80th birthday celebration
By Jane SIMS, Free Press Reporter, Sun., February 12, 2006
A milestone birthday, at any age, is worth celebrating.
And it certainly is for Eileen
STEIN, who celebrated her 80th
birthday in London yesterday.
So much so, she invited her Grade 1 teacher.
Evelyn MARSH, 94, was a special guest among family and Friends
at the party for
STEIN, who makes her home in Huntington Beach,
California., just south of Los Angeles.
"Little girls fall in love with their teachers and I fell in
love with her,"
STEIN said of her favourite teacher.
"It's my birthday, but she's my guest of honour."
"I'm honoured to be able to come,"
MARSH said.
Seventy-five years ago, they were Eileen
HUNTER and Miss
FREEMAN,
meeting together in the small room designated for the primary
grades at the two-room Gladstone school near Belmont.
"She was a good student," the teacher said of her pupil.
MARSH was originally from Mount Elgin and after a year of normal
school, came to Gladstone for her first teaching job.
She was in the classroom only four years, but she never left
Gladstone.
She married, settled on a farm in the area and raised four children.
STEIN came to school already reading, having been taught by her
mother.
She recalled her dark-haired teacher with "this wonderful round
face," who was always so placid.
"You were very calm,"
STEIN said to
MARSH.
MARSH, she said, instilled in her a love for learning, which
has lasted her entire life.
"I've just gone to school my whole life because she just started
me off so well."
STEIN went to high school and Western, then married her first
husband, who was a pharmacist.
They moved to Winnipeg, then to California in 1952. They had
two children.
STEIN continued to go to school -- she completed her designation
in personnel at University of California at Los Angeles -- and
worked.
Her numerous jobs included personnel work and working in the
movie industry for Oscar-winning screenwriter James Poe, who
wrote Around the World in Eighty Days and Lilies of the Field.
She also works in real estate.
Her first husband died in 1983. She and her second husband, a
retired dentist who is now involved in real estate, have travelled
extensively -- to 72 countries since they were married in 1987.
"Seventy-three if you count Liechtenstein,"
STEIN said, laughing.
They plan to add three more countries this year, with trips planned
to New Guinea, Tasmania and Russia.
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SCOTT /
DICK
Liam and Jennifer are overjoyed to welcome Joseph Cash Scott,
born Friday, May 27 at Women's College Hospital in Toronto. First
grandchild for Eve and Dale
DICK of Timmins and Sheila
SCOTT
of Bronte; a beloved addition for Ian and Donna
SCOTT of Orangeville.
First great-grand_son for Verna
DICK of Timmins. Cousins Taylor,
Camille, Briar, Lindsey, Callum and Scott can't wait to start
playing. Same for Aunt Fiona, Uncle Chris, and Aunt Candace and
Uncle Steve. We're grateful for the dedication of nurses Jody,
Roula, Cheryl, Melissa, Katie, Nicola, Agnes and the incredible
4th floor team. Heartfelt thanks to Dr.
COHEN,
Dr.
STEIN, Dr.
DJORDJERIC, and especially Dr. Sharonie
VALIN, who embodies the
word "care". Joe is named in loving memory of Jen's courageous
grandfather Joseph
DICK. "And love is all that will remain/And
grow from all these seed/Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood/And
you're the one I need."
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STEIN b@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-11-19 published
ZINMAN,
Jessica
Grace and Ashley Isabella
Daniel and Natalie (neé
BARNETT) are thrilled to announce the
arrival of their daughters Jessica Grace and Ashley Isabella
on November 10, 2005. Jessica and Ashley are welcomed by proud
first-time grandparents Derrick and Vanessa
BARNETT and Norman
and Naomi ZINMAN, as well as great grandmothers Bea
KATZ and
Joyce BARNETT and aunts and uncles Alice, Ian, Shari, Ira and
David.
Special thanks to Dr.
WEISBERG for her persistence, humour
and skill, Jan
SILVERMAN for her unending support, the Staff
at Create, Doctors
BARRETT,
COHEN and
STEIN and the incredible staff
at Women's College Hospital.
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STEIN,
Noah
Julius
Judy and David are thrilled to announce the birth of their first
child, Noah Julius, born November 15, 2006. A grand_son to Tanna
and Seymour
SCHULICH and Barbara and Peter
STEIN, and great-grand_son
to Marcelle
FELDMAN. We thank the doctors and nursing staff at
Mt. Sinai Hospital.
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STARR -- Elena and Greg are thrilled to announce the birth of
their son, Zachary Evan, in Vancouver, on December 23, 2002,
weighing 8 pounds , 9 oz. Proud grandparents are Audrey and Bob
INKSATER, Dr. Joseph and Bernadette
STARR, Jeanette
STEIN and
Morris STEIN.
Loving great-grandparents are Jacob
KAPLAN, Marion
STARR and Sadie
STEIN.
Adoring aunt and uncle are Tracey
STARR
and Jason STEIN.
Missed at this time are great-grandparents Lilly
and Nathan
CHAPMAN and Frank
STEIN.
Zachary
Evan is named in
memory of great-grandparents Edith
KAPLAN and Edward
STARR. We
all feel so blessed.
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STEIN -- Cindy and Kenny proudly announce the birth of their
daughter, Betsy Kate, born Monday, February 3, 2003, weighing
5 pounds 15 oz. Proud grandparents are Denny and Martin
BERGMAN
and Lorna STEIN.
Delighted great-grandmothers are Lulu
ZERBISIAS,
Bertha KLAR and Ruth
STEIN.
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GOLDLIST /
PIAFSKY -- Tina, Hershey and big brother Jake are
thrilled to announce the arrival of Benjamin Nathaniel Goldlist
PIAFSKY on April 5th, 2003, weighing 6 lbs, 14 ozs. Proud Grandparents
Kay and George
GOLDLIST,
Miriam and Michael
PIAFSKY, Great-grandmother
Genia MESSER, Aunts and Uncles Rodeen and Steve
STEIN, Harley
and Sandi GOLDLIST,
Jeffrey
GOLDLIST, Heidi
PERLMAN, and Lynne
and Jon GREER/GRIER all welcome Benjamin to the world. Many thanks
to Sylvie LEMAY,
Tiffany
HAIDON and the Midwives Collective of
Toronto for their tremendous support.
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STEIN /
ZELUNKA -- Andrew and Cheryl are overjoyed to announce
the arrival of their beautiful daughter Abbey Eve, on April 11,
2003 at 3: 37 a.m., weighing 7 pounds 1 oz. Samantha and Jack are
thrilled with their new little sister and future playmate. Delighted
grandparents are Alan and Michelle
ZELUNKA and Esther
STEIN.
Proud great grandmother is Betty
ZELUNKA.
Abbey is named in loving
memory of her great grandmother Eva
ALTER and great grandfather
Max STEIN.
Special thanks to Dr. Elaine
HERER, Dr.
ZALTZ and
Roseana at Women's College Hospital. B.H.
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MILBERG,
Madeline
Ava -- Jordan, Jennifer and big brother Brandon
are thrilled to announce the arrival of Madeline Ava, born September
23, 2003, weighing 7 pounds , 4 ozs. Ecstatic Bubbies and Zaidies
are Harvey and Rae
MILBERG,
Ben and Susan
ARONOWITZ and Shelly
and Lynn WINE.
Delighted great-grandparents are Tovia and Pearl
DWOSH, Bertha
STEIN, Dorothy
WINEAPPLE and and Dino
PATERA. Madeline
is also welcomed by her uncle Matthew, and Aunts Melanie and
Alex. Eldest brother Riley says, "Ruff, Ruff".
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STEINBACK,
Len - 90th Birthday
Friends and family are invited to an Open House on Sunday, January
5th, 1: 30 to 4 pm., Richards Memorial Church, Durrand Hall, Edgeworth
Ave. Best Wishes only.
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WAGMAN,
Zoe
Sarah
Ira and Shawna
(STEINBERG) announce the birth of their daughter
Zoe Sarah on Friday June 2nd, 2006. Proud grandparents are Fred
and Raisyl
WAGMAN and Sid and Sonny
STEINBERG.
Delighted great-grandmothers
are Tillie
LESLIE and Anne
WAGMAN.
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STEINBERG,
Andrew
Grayson
Jeffrey and Sandra are happy to announce the arrival of their
son Andrew Grayson
STEINBERG born on Sunday, October 29th 2006,
weighing 7 pounds , 0 oz. at Mount Sinai Hospital. Andrew is welcomed
by grandparents Michael
STEINBERG,
Barbara
KILLAM and Ida
DESLANDES,
aunts and uncles Aubrey and Lisa
GLAZMAN, and Sean and Pamela
LALONDE, cousins Sydney and Frankie
GLAZMAN and Troy and Kyla
LALONDE.
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GLAZMAN,
Harrison
Joseph
Aubrey,
Lisa (née
STEINBERG) and big sisters Sydney and Frankie
of Atlanta are thrilled to announce the safe arrival of Harrison
Joseph GLAZMAN, born on July 25, 2007 at 3: 57 p.m. weighing 8 lbs,
12 oz. Ecstatic grandparents are Doctor Bernard and Brookie
GLAZMAN,
Michael STEINBERG, and Barbara
WALFISH.
Thrilled great-grandparents
are Sally ZENNER, and Henry
WALFISH.
Harrison is named in loving
memory of his maternal great-grandmother Selma
WALFISH and her
dear brother Joseph
SONSHINE.
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DEAN,
Hudson
Lucas
Hudson Lucas
DEAN entered the world at 12: 44 a.m. on Tuesday,
November 13th, 2007 to the welcoming arms of his loving parents,
Alexis and Adam
DEAN.
May all young parents experience such a
miracle! Grandparents Denis and Barbara
DEAN and Gary and Janis
SOREN are thrilled. Great-Grandparents Joe and Grace
SOREN and
Leon and Gerry
STEINBERG, Great-Aunt Francie, Auntie Mirelle,
Auntie Missy and Uncle Martyn are all over the moon. We extend
our very special thanks to the wonderful doctors, nurses and
staff at North York General Hospital, and in particular, Doctor Sharonie
VALIN, a wonderful physician.
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ARDERN /
JOHNSTONE
With great joy, we welcome Hana Alexandra Grace who was born
in Ethiopia on April 1, 2007. Proud parents are Mark and Chris
(née JOHNSTONE) of Toronto. Beaming first-time grandparents are
Lynn and Gerry
JOHNSTONE of Toronto and Dale and June
ARDERN
of Kingston. Proud uncles are Mike
JOHNSTONE and Chris
ARDERN.
Excited great-grandmother is Cecilia
HAMILTON, with Hana's other
great-grandparents missed very much at this time. Deepest gratitude
to Solomon, Meseret and the team at the transition house in Addis
Ababa for the love, care and devotion given to our daughter.
Sincere thanks to the Canadian Embassy in Ethiopia for its assistance
in getting Hana home. And a special thank you to our midwives:
Jill and Cheri from Imagine Adoption and Barbara
STEINBERG, MSW .
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ABONY,
Leighton Ki
Lorne and Wendy Abony (née
POLLAND) are proud to announce the
arrival of their beautiful baby boy, Leighton Ki, on July 11th,
2008 in Palm Beach, Florida. Proud grandparents are George and
Rhonda ABONY,
Perry
STEINBERG and Richard and Lana
POLLAND. Delighted
aunts and uncles are Andrew, Francesca, Lisa, Joe, Tanya and
Ronnie. Tremendous thanks to Doctors Choi and Koch and the wonderful
staff of Saint Mary's hospital in Palm Beach, for their amazing
care.
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TAILOR/TAYLOR /
GELB -- Darren, Kathy and Jordyn are proud to announce
the birth of their son and brother, Jonah Gabriel born at the
Timmins and District Hospital on December 28, 2002 at 12: 26 p.m.
weighing 9 lbs 1 oz. Jordyn is so happy to have a little brother
to love. Grandparents Robert and Agi
GELB and Don and Anne
TAILOR/TAYLOR
are ecstatic about their second grandchild as well as Uncle Tommy,
Uncle Robin and Aunt Monica. Jonah is also lucky to have great-grandparents
Ocsi and Vali
REVESZ and Margaret
STEINBERG.
Always▼ missed but
never forgotten is Eli
STEINBERG.
Jonah▼
Gabriel▼ has lit up the
lives of our families again and we couldn't be any happier. View/sign
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TAILOR/TAYLOR /
GELB -- Darren, Kathy and Jordyn are proud to announce
the birth of their son and brother, Jonah Gabriel on December
28, 2002 at 12: 26 p.m. at the Timmins and District Hospital.
To everyones surprise he weighed 9 lbs 1 oz. Jordyn is so happy
to have a little brother to love and can't give him enough kisses.
Grandparents Robert and Agi
GELB and Don and Anne
TAILOR/TAYLOR are
ecstatic about their second grandchild as well as Uncle Tommy,
Uncle Robin and Aunt Monica. Jonah is also lucky to have great-grandparents
Ocsi and Vali
REVESZ and Margaret
STEINBERG.
Always▲ missed but
never forgotten is Eli
STEINBERG.
Jonah▲
Gabriel▲ has lit up the
lives of our families again and we couldn't be any happier. View/sign
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STEINBERG b@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-04-26 published
BROWN /
BERRYS - Jeff and Stephanie announce with joy the birth
of their daughter Elizabeth Hannah on March 25, 2003, weighing
8 pounds Proud grandparents are Barry and Sandra
BROWN and John
and Sherrill
BERRYS.
Also welcoming Elizabeth with love are great
grandparents Harold and Betty
BROWN and Betty
DECTAR, aunts and
uncles Nicole and Rich, Frank, Andrea and Richard, and Marilyn
and Paul, and cousins Cassandra, Caitlyn, and Ryleigh. Thanks
to Dr. Elyse
LACKIE and all the staff at North York General Hospital
for their care and support. Thanks also to Dr. Wilf
STEINBERG
at St. Michael's for a successful surgery.
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STEINBERG /
BEAN -- Ken and Randi are thrilled to announce the
arrival of their son Matthew Aidan Tyler on April 24, 2003 at
6: 38 a.m., weighing 9 pounds , 5 ozs. Ecstatic Bubbies and Zadies
are Jackie and Harvey
FRIEDMAN,
Sharon and Paul
STEINBERG, and
Sharon and Harvey
BEAN.
Excited great-grandparents are Ann
ZEIDENBERG,
Sarah GOLD, and Doris
BEAN.
Matthew is also welcomed by many
excited aunts, uncles, and cousins. Matthew is named in loving
memory of great-grandparents Max, Al, Morrie, and Ida. Special
thanks to the labour and delivery staff at Mount Sinai Hospital.
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ROTENBERG /
STEINBERG -- Andy and Wendy proudly announce the
birth of their son, Max Samuel born September 30, 2003, 8 pounds
9 ozs. at York Central Hospital. Excited big sister Emily and
big brother Benjamin. Delighted grandparents Nadine
STEINBERG,
Howard and Ruth
STEINBERG,
Vivien and Ron
ROTENBERG. Many ecstatic
Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins. Named in loving memory of Sarah
ROSE
and Menhert
POLLAK.
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STEINBERG /
BIRNBAUM -- Marla and Benjy are ecstatic to announce
the birth of their son, Jacob Noah, weighing 7 pounds 2 ozs., born
October 26, 2003, at 9: 22 a.m. Excited sister Hayley is showering
her brother with kisses. Thrilled grandparents are Betty Ann
and Phil BIRNBAUM and Judy and Isaac
STEINBERG.
Jacob is also
blessed with excited great-grandparents, Selma
MANILLA,
Dora
BIRNBAUM and Eta and George
ALMASSY, as well as his loving Aunt
Jessie. Jacob Noah is named in loving memory of his great-grandfather,
Yehuda STEINBERG and his great-grandmother, Fayga
STEINBERG.
A special thankyou to all our family and Friends for their love
and good wishes.
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GRANT /
ECKLER -- Kevin and Amy Leigh announce the birth of their
son Oscar Charles on November 20th, 2003 at 8: 35 a.m. at St.
Michael's Hospital. Grandparents are Honey and Sam
GRANT, Laura
and Bram ORDEL, and Norman and Ellen
ECKLER.
Great grandparents
are Kate ECKLER,
Belle
KAUFMAN, Esther and Gordon
STEINBERG,
and Hank SKOLNICK.
Oscar is welcomed by aunts and uncles Lani
and Peter, Jamie and Lani, Greg and Donna, Kelly and Mike, Stacey
and cousins Jack, Carly, Jane and Wil. Oscar is also welcomed
by our beloved dog, Dude. A heartfelt thanks to nurse Jeanne,
Doctors CHAN and
LEVINSKY and most especially to Dr.
SANTO for his
enthusiasm and exceptional care.
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HERLICH /
DOPPELT -- Neil and Shawna are thrilled to announce
the birth of their beautiful daughter Samantha Madison, a sister
for Taryn Alexa, born Friday, January 10, 2003. Ecstatic grandparents
are Sharon and Lloyd
DUCKMAN and Ronda and Joey
DOPPELT.
Samantha
Madison is named in loving memory of her great-grandfathers Samuel
STEINBERGH and Michael
GELTNER.
Special thanks to Dr.
HERER,
Dr. THOMAS and Nurse Cheryl
BAUMAN/BOWMAN for their exceptional care
at Women's College Hospital. Sadly missed at this special time
is Tully HERLICH.
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STEINER b@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-06-11 published
HOPKINS,
Ingrid
Elizabeth
Francis and Brigitte are delighted to announce the arrival of
their first child, Ingrid Elizabeth, at Mineral Springs Hospital
in Banff, Alberta on June 6th, 2005. Fourth grandchild for Barbara
STEINER and Peter
STEINER of Banff and second grandchild for
John and Anne
HOPKINS of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Warmly
welcomed by great grandmothers Florence
HOPKINS of Niagara Falls,
Ontario and Elizabeth
MAPLESDEN of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
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STEINER b@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-14 published
COLLETT,
Amelia
Naomi
Levine
Max and Sarah
(LEVINE) are thrilled to announce the birth of
their new daughter, Amelia Naomi Levine
COLLETT, born July 7,
2007, in Vancouver. Amelia is welcomed with great excitement
and joy by her siblings, Nathan and Ella, grandparents, Risa
and Bill LEVINE and Penny and Neil
COLLETT, great-grandmother,
Zoe GROPPER, and aunts, uncles and cousins. Amelia shares her
late great-grandfather Nathan
GROPPER's "lucky" birthday. She
is named in loving memory of beloved and greatly missed cousin,
Naomi Gropper
STEINER.
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A Baby Sister For Dara!
SILVER /
STARKMAN -- Elana and Jordy
and big sister Dara are thrilled to announce the birth of Jamie
Michelle, born March 11, 2003 at 9: 26 a.m., weighing 6 pounds ,
14 ozs. Ecstatic Bubbies and Zaidies are Ophra and Donnie
STARKMAN
and Paula and Lou
SILVER and great-grandmothers Sarah
MEGHORY
and Yetta STEINHART.
Jamie is welcomed by all of her aunts, uncles
and cousins. Thanks to Dr.
SHILLETTO and the wonderful nurses
at North York General Hospital.
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STEINHAUSER b@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-02-12 published
PALMER /
STEINHAUSER
Ellen and Brian are delighted to announce the arrival of their
son, Oscar August Steinhauser, who was born on Friday February
11th and weighed in at 9 lbs 14 oz. Oscar was born at 6: 49 a.m.
at Oakville-Trafalgar Hospital, and is welcomed by proud grandparents
August STEINHAUSER and Sally and Earl
PALMER, great-grandmother
Marianne STEINHAUSER, and Uncle Bruce
PALMER.
The families would
like to express their thanks to the wonderful staff at Oakville-Trafalgar
Hospital and Dr. Santina
ANDRIGHETTI.
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STEINHOUSE b@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-03-08 published
It's A Boy!
BERMAN /
SLATTER -- Aimee and Andy are thrilled to
announce the birth of their second child, Jared Dylan born February
28, 2003 at 1: 39 p.m. weighing 7 lbs 6 ozs. Big sister Taylor
is overjoyed with her new "buddy". Proud great grandmothers are
Sadie PRAISER,
Esther
SLATTER and Shirley
BERMAN. Ecstatic grandparents
are Roz and Larry
BERMAN and Marilyn and Jack
SLATTER.
Jared
is welcomed by aunts and uncles, David and Andrea, Rory and Racquel
and Sari. Looking forward to playing with their new cousin are
Jesse, Justin, Daniel and Madison. A special thanks to Dr. Sonia
KURTZ,
Stacie
STEINHOUSE who made Jared's safe arrival possible.
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STEINHOUSE,
Orly
Simone -- Stacie, David and big sister Kayla
are ecstatic to announce the birth of Orly Simone on October
30, 2003 at 11: 45 a.m., weighing a gentle 4 pounds 3 ozs. Proud
bubis, zaidas and grand-parents are Rachel and Martin
STEINHOUSE,
Arna and David
GORENDER and Ted
KORN.
Delighted great-grandparents
are Frida MARGEL,
Sid
SNIDERMAN and Sue
GOLLOM. Orly is also
welcomed by her overjoyed great-aunts and uncles, aunts, uncles
and cousins. Special thanks goes out to Aimee
BERMAN,
Mark and
Sherry VATCH, Dr.
ROSMAN, Dr.
BENZAQUEN and Dr.
SHILLETTO and
nursing staff at York Central Hospital.
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STEINMANN b@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-09-16 published
STEINMANN,
Bryce
Samuel
Tina (MURRELL) and Jeremy are thrilled to announce the safe arrival
of Bryce Samuel, born August 22, 2006 at 10: 34 a.m., weighing
8 lbs 11 ozs. Proud grandparents are Ervin and Irla
STEINMANN
of Dashwood and Brian and Carol
MURRELL of Thorndale. Thank-you
to the wonderful staff at Saint_Joseph's Hospital and to our family
and Friends for all of their love and support.
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STEINWALD b@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-04-12 published
NESS -- Rochelle, Jody and big brother Shawn are tickled pink
to announce the birth of Cayla Hayley on April 2nd, 2003 at 9: 29
p.m., weighing 6 pounds , 15 ozs. Excited grandparents are Marilyn
and Howard
BORTS
(Ottawa,)
Donna and Allan
FELDMAN (Toronto,)
Norman NESS and Joanne
BERGER
(Montreal) and Harvey
STEINWALD
(Ottawa). Cayla is also welcomed by her Uncle Rob and Aunties
Shannon and Sheri. Thank you to Dr.
ROSENTHAL and the nurses
at North York General Hospital.
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STEKEL b@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-07-21 published
STEKEL,
Naomi
Wynter
Karen (FLORENCE) and Jared
STEKEL are thrilled to announce the
birth of their beautiful daughter, Naomi Wynter
STEKEL.
She arrived
on Sunday, July 16, 2006, weighing 7 lbs, 9 oz. Proud grandparents
are Sandi and Mike
FLORENCE and Karen and Maurice
STEKEL.
Naomi
is also welcomed by numerous loving aunts, uncles and cousins.
Many thanks to Doctor Jodi
SHAPIRO and all the wonderful doctors
and staff at Mount Sinai Hospital.
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STELLER b@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-08-31 published
DENNY /
STELLER
Todd and Jennifer are ecstatic to announce the safe arrival of
their beautiful daughter, Jorja Mary Jane. Jorja was born on
August 10, 2005, weighing 6 pounds 8 oz. Proud grandparents are
Jim and Jane
STELLER of Baden and Ken and Mary
DENNY of Moorefield.
Special thanks to the staff at St. Joseph's hospital in London
and midwife Karen
McKENZIE.
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STELTER b@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-06-28 published
FRANC /
JOYNER -- Paul and Beth are thrilled to announce the
birth of their son, Connor Hayden
FRANC born Tuesday June 24,
2003 9: 38 a.m. weighing 8 pounds 1 oz. Overjoyed first time grandparents
are Jane and Grant
JOYNER,
Gudrun and John
FRANC and great-grandmother
Helen STELTER.
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STELZER b@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-07 published
SACKS /
ECKHAUS
A baby sister for Ryan and Alexis! Lisa and Jordan are thrilled
to announce the birth of their beautiful daughter, Emma Lyla
on June 25, 2007 at Mount Sinai Hospital. Ecstatic and loving
grandparents are Annette and Michael
SACKS,
Doctor
Fred and Anita
ECKHAUS.
Emma is already adored by her uncles and aunts, Brooke
and Eric, Allan, Beth and cousin Jonah. Delighted great-grandparents
are Luba DREW,
Becky
SACKS and Rudi
ECKHAUS. Fondly remembered
at this time are Romana
STELZER,
Leon
DREW, Toni
ECKHAUS and
Robert SACKS.
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SPEERS /
STEMMER -- Michael and Elizabeth are pleased to announce
the birth of their beautiful baby girl, Madison Lorraine
SPEERS,
on March 29, 2003 at 6: 25 p.m. Spoiling privileges go to grandparents
Jurgen and Marj
STEMMER and Ken and Diane
SPEERS of Palmerston
and area, great-grandparents Frank and Dorothy
SPEERS of Elora,
Doreen SWEENEY of Palmerston, Lorraine
FOURNIER of Oakville,
Karl and Helga
STEMMER of Arthur Township and great-great-grandfather
Arthur WOOD of Etobicoke. A special thanks to Dr.
CALARCO,
Marg
STEVENS, R.N., Rhonda
RIDGEWAY, R.N. and the staff of Palmerston
Hospital for all of their kindness and assistance during the
delivery and our stay.
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