GRAAF
GRAAFF
GRABARCZYK
GRACEY
GRAHAM
GRANGER
GRANT
GRAY/GREY
GRASSO
GRAVEL
GREEN
GREENAWAY
GREENBERG
GREENSPAN
GREENSPOON
GREENSTREET
GREENWOOD
GREER/GRIER
GREGORASHUK
GREGORIO
GREGORY
GRICE
GRIEVE
GRIFFIN
GRIFFITHS
GRILL
GRIVER
GROAT
GROENEWEGEN
GROOT
GROOTJEN
GROSS
GROSSMAN
GROSVENOR
GROVER
GROVES
GRUBB
GRUDI
GRUENSTEIN
GRUMMETT
GRUNDY
GRAAF m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-07-30 published
DE GRAAF,
Paula and Louis - Happy 40th Wedding Anniversary
We are pleased to invite family and Friends to join us as we
celebrate our parents/ grandparents 40th wedding anniversary
at an Open House on Sunday, July 31st, 2005 from 2-4 p.m. at
Lion's Senior Centre, 2066 Dorchester Rd., Dorchester. Memories
and Best Wishes Only!
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GRAAFF m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-07-21 published
Pieter and Betty DE
GRAAFF
Happy 60th Wedding Anniversary! July
21, 1943-2003 Married July 21, 1943 in Rotterdam, Holland All
the best wishes and many more happy years together! Love from their
four children and their spouses, their seven grandchildren and
their spouses, and their four beautiful great-grandchildren.
Congratulations from many relatives and Friends here in Canada
and in Holland. A party was given by their children on July 20th
2003, attended by family and Friends.
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GRABARCZYK m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-06-10 published
GRABARCZYK,
Halina and Stefan - Happy 25th Anniversary
From your kids, family and Friends.
You two are like soul mates who were made for each other.
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GRABARCZYK m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-06-14 published
GRABARCZYK /
WILSON - Engagement Announcement
Stefan and Halina
GRABARCZYK are pleased to announce the engagement
of their daughter Ania
GRABARCZYK to Andrew
WILSON,
son of Scott
and Pat WILSON from Owen Sound. Warmest wishes on your new journey!
Congratulations!
We love you Andrew and Ania!
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GRABARCZYK m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-09-17 published
WILSON,
Andrew and Ania
(GRABARCZYK) - Happy 1st Anniversary
To the adventurous couple Andrew and Ania
WILSON
(GRABARCZYK)
September 18th, 2004. Follow your dreams and reach for the stars.
May your life be full of love and laughter! With our love, Mom,
Dad, Chris, Casey and Myko.
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GRACEY m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-07-12 published
GRACEY /
DICKSON/DIXON -- Forthcoming Marriage
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GRAHAM m@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2008-01-02 published
50th Anniversary Celebrated
On December 22 the family of well-known local residents Bob and
Jean ELLIOT/ELLIOTT held a celebration event at Saint_John's Church, Flesherton,
in honour of their parents' 50th wedding anniversary. The Elliotts
are pictured above with their family. Back row, left to right:
Paul LAWLER, Brett
MASON, Chris
GRAHAM, Pam
GRAHAM, Caitlyn
GRAHAM,
Bill GRAHAM.
Centre row: Brittany
LAWLER, Emily
LAWLER, Paulette
LAWLER, and Pat
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT.
Missing from photo: Chad
MASON.
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GRAHAM m@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2004-11-24 published
GRAHAM-
GARDINER
Denise GARDINER and Jeff
GRAHAM were married on August 21, 2004
Denise is the daughter of Kirt (Kirsten) and Dan
McIVOR of Little Current.
Jeff is the son of Lila and David
ROSE of Sault Ste. Marie and Byron and Jane
GRAHAM of Brampton.
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GRAHAM m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-07-05 published
WILSON /
GRAHAM
Fred and Dee-Anne
WILSON of Lucan and Richard and Brenda
GRAHAM
of Denfield and Anne
GRAHAM are pleased to announce the forthcoming
marriage of their children Kathryn and Rick.
There will be a Stag and Doe at the Lucan Community Centre on Friday,
July 11, 2003.
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GRAHAM m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-09-10 published
WATSON/
FOY
GRAHAM and Linda
WATSON of London, Ontario, with great love and pride,
announce the engagement of their daughter Alison Jane to Andrew
Richard FOY,
son of Richard and Jenny
FOY of Wingham, Ontario.
The wedding will take place Saturday, October 1st, 2005 at St.
Pius X Church, London Ontario.
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GRAHAM m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-10-22 published
PEREZ /
GRAHAM -- Engagement
Alberto RUEDA and Sara
PEREZ are pleased to announce the engagement
of their daughter, Carla Romina Calderon
PEREZ and Jonathon Dietrich
GRAHAM son of Neil and Patricia
GRAHAM.
The wedding will take place
on August 2006 in Embro.
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GRAHAM m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-07-08 published
THOMAS /
KRISTENSEN -- Forthcoming Marriage
Jen THOMAS and Bob
KRISTENSEN along with their parents, Dave
and Deb THOMAS and Don and Margaret
GRAHAM, are excited to announce
their upcoming marriage on Saturday, July 15, 2006 in London,
Ontario where they will be surrounded by close family and Friends.
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GRAHAM m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-07-20 published
Happy 40th Anniversary Martha and Earl
GRAHAM.
Love from your
three adoring kids.
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GRANGER m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-15 published
GRANGER,
Harvey▼ and Kathleen - Happy 50th Anniversary
Friends and family are invited to attend an Open House to celebrate
their anniversary at the Mocha Shrine Centre, 468 Colborne Street,
London on Saturday, March 29, 2008 from 1: 30-4:30 p.m. Best Wishes
only please.
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GRANGER m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-04-05 published
GRANGER,
Harvey▲ and Kay - 50th Anniversary
Thanks for all you did to make our 50th Anniversary such a success.
To all our Friends and relatives for the best wishes, cards,
gifts and flowers. What a great day our family made for us! Harvey and Kay
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GRANT m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-05-24 published
Forthcoming Marriages -
HANNAY /
GRANT and
MILLS /
RIDGEWAY
Connie and Fraser
GRANT of London are pleased to announce the
upcoming June wedding of their son Jeffery to Liz
HANNAY, daughter
of Sherri and Bryan
HANNAY, Vancouver.The wedding will take place
at the bride's parents' summer home on Denman Island, British
Columbia.
Connie and Fraser
GRANT of London are pleased to announce the
upcoming wedding of their nephew Steve
RIDGEWAY,
son of the late
Margaret Jean
(GRANT)
RIDGEWAY and Dale
RIDGEWAY of Indiana,
to Jennifer
MILLS, daughter of Vicki and Dennis
MILLS, M.P. of
Toronto. The wedding will take place in Muskoka in September.
Best Wishes from the families.
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GRANT m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-09-06 published
GRANT,
Bob and Debbie were married on July 26, 2003
at St. Justin's Catholic Church, London, Ontario. Debbie is the
daughter of Ken and Carol
SOULLIERE of Tecumseh, Ontario. Bob
is the son of Bob
GRANT
Sr. of London, Ontario, and Maria
NEDERLANDS
of Saint Thomas, Ontario. The couple plan to honeymoon in Jamaica
in January 2004. They reside in London, Ontario with Bob's daughters
Leanne and Alyssa. Thanks to all of our family and Friends for
helping to make our dream come true. We had the time of our life!
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GRANT m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-05-05 published
DEROOY,
John and Alice - Golden Wedding Anniversary
Golden Wedding Anniversary for John and Alice
DEROOY Port Franks,
Ontario. A celebration dinner is planned with Dianne, Gary, Krista,
Katie, and Kyle
GRANT, London, Ontario; Corinna, Doug, Lea and
Sean PATTERSON,
Richmond,
Ontario. A Barbecue if planned for
relatives and Friends in July 2005.
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GRANT m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-10-07 published
GRANT,
Lucille and Gary - Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary
(Sarnia)
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GRANT m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-29 published
GRANT /
FILE -- Marriage Announcement
Richard James
GRANT and Katie Helen
FILE were united in marriage
on March 12, 2008, during a tropical wedding ceremony, in the
Mayan Riviera, Mexico. Congratulations and the very best wishes
from all your family, for a happy, love-filled life together!
Thanks again (merci beaucoup) to all our guests who traveled with us, to Mexico.
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GRANT m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-07-19 published
GABLE /
GRANT -- Forthcoming Marriage
The families of Debbie
GABLE and Russell
GRANT are pleased to
announce their upcoming marriage. The wedding will take place
in St. Luke's In the Garden Chapel, Child and Parent Resource
Institute, London, August 2nd, 2008.
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GRANT m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-10-04 published
ROTENBERG /
GRANT -- Lorraine and Lorne
ROTENBERG are pleased to
announce the engagement of their daughter, Michelle to Kyle
GRANT
son of Marlene
GRANT, Jim
GRANT and his wife Anne Marie
GRANT.
Proud siblings are Sherri and Sam
ROTENBERG and Kevin and Kris
GRANT
as well step brothers and sisters Rick, Daniel, Maria and Monique.
Grandparents Esther and Usher
TAREK,
Tasha
ROTENBERG, Alex
GRANT
& Mary Jane
PATTERSON are very excited about the wonderful news.
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GRAY/GREY m@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2007-08-15 published
Hiland
We appreciated the lovely weekend because of the wedding held
at the home of Bruce and Karen
RUSSELL.
Brent
RUSSELL and Holly
GRAY/GREY were united in marriage in the beautiful outdoor setting
of flowers, fountain, and shrubbery shrouded in lights. There
were about 160 Friends and family present for the wedding and
the dinner with more coming later for the dance. About 11 p.m.
there was a nice fireworks display. We wish this young couple
all the best.
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GRAY/GREY m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-03-08 published
Michelle and Robin
GRAY/GREY
1st Anniversary
March 9, 2003
Love and best wishes from the
GRAY/GREY and
McMULLIN families.
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GRAY/GREY m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-07-19 published
65th Anniversary, Robert and Lucille
GRAY/GREY
They celebrated their 65th Anniversary with their family at Elmhurst
Inn, July 1, 2003.
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GRAY/GREY m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-08-30 published
BERTHELET /
BENTLEY
The marriage of Danielle
BERTHELET, daughter of Paul and MaryLynn
BERTHELET of Port Sydney, and Jason
BENTLEY,
son of Patricia and
Doug GRAY/GREY of Orillia and Al and Sheila
BENTLEY of Kingston, was celebrated
Saturday afternoon, August 2nd, 2003, aboard the R.M.S. Segwun,
on Lake Muskoka. Festivities continued on Mary Lake and Rocky Island
with family and Friends. Following a holiday on the West Coast,
Jason and Danielle will reside in London
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GRAY/GREY m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-09-13 published
MARTUS /
GRAY/GREY
Bud and Marie
MARTUS of London, Ontario are pleased to announce
the recent marriage of their youngest daughter Cindy to John
GRAY/GREY, son of the late Fred and Edith
GRAY/GREY of Toronto. The wedding
took place in Kitchener on June 5, 2003. The happy couple are
residing in Cambridge, Ontario.
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GRAY/GREY m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-09-13 published
GRAY/GREY,
Barb And Don - Happy 50th Anniversary
September 12, 1953 -2003
Love and Best Wishes from your family.
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GRAY/GREY m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-09-27 published
KOTNIK /
GRAY/GREY - Engagement
Andrea KOTNIK and Sonny
GRAY/GREY
Alan and Bonnie
KOTNIK and Steve and Linda
GRAY/GREY are very happy
to announce the engagement of their children Andrea and Sonny.
Their marriage will take place on August 27, 2005
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GRAY/GREY m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-07-02 published
GRAY/GREY,
Lucille▼ and Robert - Happy 67th Anniversary
July 1st, 2005
Congratulations and best wishes from your family.
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GRAY/GREY m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-11-12 published
IRWIN /
BAIN -- Marriage Announcement
The
Bride's parents, Jim and Helen
IRWIN,
Margaret and Frank
GRAY/GREY, and the Groom's parents, Donald and Carol
BAIN wish to
announce the recent marriage of their children, Teresa to Nigel
on October 8th, 2005. The newlyweds plan to begin their lives
together in Howwood, Scotland.
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GRAY/GREY m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-10-07 published
MOLLARD,
Willis and Mary
(GRAY/GREY) - Happy 25th Anniversary
(October 17, 2006) Family and Friends are invited to an Open
House -- Sunday, October 15/06, 1-4 p.m. at the Eastern Star
Temple, 800 Fanshawe Park Road E., London. Come Celebrate!
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GRAY/GREY m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-06-14 published
BOND /
GRAY/GREY -- August Wedding
Todd BOND and Jen
GRAY/GREY
Dave and Eleanor
BOND want to wish our son Todd and Jen all the
luck and happiness on their special day. Love from our family
and all of Jen's family.
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GRAY/GREY m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-06-28 published
GRAY/GREY,
Lucille▲ and Robert - 70th Wedding Anniversary
Married July 1, 1938 Congratulations with love from your family.
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GRASSO m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-01-04 published
NIELSEN -
GRASSO
On a blustery winter's day, November 30, 2002, Lise, daughter
of Yvonne NIELSEN, and John,
son of Claire and Victor
GRASSO exchanged
vows at St. Michael's Church. Marsha
SINCLAIR, bride's sister,
was soloist and Courtney
NIELSEN, bride's daughter, was maid
of honour. Reception followed at the Stoneridge Inn. The couple
honey-mooned in Mt. Tremblant, Quebec for skiing. Congratulations! Love always, Mom
NIELSEN.
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GRAVEL m@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.collingwood.the_connection 2005-06-10 published
Andy HARVEY and Julie
GRAVEL
Buck and Doe
Friday, June 17, 2005 8pm-1am
Saint Patrick's Hall, Stayner
$10.00 per ticket
Age of Majority
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GREEN m@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2005-05-11 published
GREEN /
FINCH
Catherine GREEN and Kevin
FINCH along with Norma
JOHNSON and the
late David
GREEN and Barbara
FINCH and the late William
FINCH would
like to announce their forthcoming marriage on Saturday August
13/05 at the home of the Bride's Mother in Proton Station, Ontario
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GREEN m@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2005-05-11 published
GREEN /
FINCH
Buck and Doe Catherine
GREEN and Kevin
FINCH
June 25, 2005 8: 30-1:00 a.m., Stothart Hall
Tickets available at Southgate Auto, Dundalk and Flesherton Drug
Store
Music By Dj, Tickets $5.00 or $7.00 at door
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GREEN m@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2005-05-18 published
GREEN /
FINCH
Buck and Doe Catherine
GREEN and Kevin
FINCH
June 25, 2005 8: 30-1:00 a.m., Stothart Hall
Tickets available at Southgate Auto, Dundalk and Flesherton Drug
Store
Music By Dj, Tickets $5.00 or $7.00 at door
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GREEN m@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2006-03-29 published
GREEN /
YEE -- Forthcoming Marriage
Ron and Bessie
GREEN,
Dundalk, wish to announce the engagement
and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Penny Louise to Alfred
YEE, son of Howard and Lila
YEE of Timmins, Ontario
The wedding will take place June 3, 2006 at Mono Centre Complex.
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GREEN m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-05-31 published
Forthcoming Marriage
GREEN /
LEWIS
Our Little Angel meets her Knight in shining Armor. God will
bless this celebration of love on October 25, 2003, St. Patrick's
Church. Our love always to Ruel and Angela, your loving parents,
Sylvenia GREEN of Hamilton and Rod and Wanda
LEWIS.
Special hugs
and kisses from Sparky.
Welcome - Stag and Doe Friday June 6, 2003 at Connelly Hall First
St.
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GREEN m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-06-24 published
Happy 25th Anniversary, Rick and Brenda
(NOYES)
GREEN
June 24, 2003
Much Love and Happiness from Robert, Sean, Wilf, Ethel, Bob,
Jean and families
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GREEN m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-08-30 published
WARREN /
GREEN
The families of Lindsay
WARREN and Dave
GREEN are pleased to
announce the forthcoming marriage of their children. Their wedding
will take place at Byron United Church in London on September
6, 2003 so they may share in the celebration with those they
love.
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GREEN,
Lloyd and Margaret - Happy 50th Anniversary
Sept. 19, 1953 - 2003
Love your family.
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GREEN m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-06-25 published
GREEN /
CROMWELL
Bill and Liz
GREEN of Chatham and Terry and Ruby
CROMWELL of
Fingal are thrilled to announce the upcoming marriage of their
children Shannon Leigh and Christopher Michael
A July wedding is planned at St. Ursula's Parish, Chatham.
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GREEN m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-08 published
MULCAHY /
GREEN -- Marriage
December 22, 2007 George and Liz
MULCAHY along with Brenda and Doug
WOOD are pleased to announce the marriage of our daughter, LS
Lori MULCAHY to Cpl. Ezra
GREEN,
son of Colin and Nancy
GREEN
of Toronto. Lori and Ezra will reside in London. Ezra we welcome
you to the crew. We are all very proud, with all our Love and Best
Wishes - From your whole family!
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GREEN m@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.stayner.stayner_sun 2007-11-07 published
GREEN /
FLAXEY
Engagement Party for Maddie
GREEN and Kurt
FLAXEY Saturday, November 10th
at Creemore's Station on the Green 8 p.m. 'til 1 a.m. DJ, food,
games and prizes. Tickets can be purchased in advance from Jim
or Karen GREEN, 705-466-2754. We hope to see our Friends and
neighbours there.
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GREENAWAY m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-03-12 published
RIDGWAY /
GREENAWAY
Mrs. Douglas
RIDGWAY of London announces the engagement of her
daughter Michelle Elizabeth to Joshua Robert,
son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert
GREENAWAY also of London. A wedding is planned for the fall of 2005.
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GREENBERG m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-04-26 published
SMITH /
DANIEL -- Myrna and Perry
SMITH are thrilled to announce
the engagement of their son Bradley to Caroline daughter of Rebecca
and Frank DANIEL of Montreal. Delighted siblings are Jori, Shawn
and Melissa. Proud grandmothers are Hilda
NASHMAN,
Mavis
SHAHMOON
and Helen DANIEL.
Excited niece is Hayley. Sadly missed are Irving
NASHMAN, Becky and Jack
SMITH, Albert
SHAHMOON, Abraham
DANIEL
and Harley
GREENBERG.
Mazel
Tov to all!
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GREENBERG /
ORZECH -- Bonnie and Saul
GREENBERG and Mary and
Lou ORZECH are thrilled to announce the engagement of their children,
Cara and Jamie. Proud grandparents are Dora
GREENBERG,
Shaynka
and Bob FARBER and Meyer
METZENDORF.
Excited siblings are Jojo
and Neil.
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GREENSPAN m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-01-11 published
BARATZ /
GOLDBERG -- Linda and Gary
GOLDBERG are pleased to announce
the engagement of their daughter, Orli, to Doctor Ari
BARATZ, son
of Carol and Mickey
BARATZ.
Proud grandparents are Karla and
David GOLDBERG and Zelda
KORENBLUM.
Dearly missed at this happy
time are Henry
KORENBLUM,
Sarah and Hershel
GREENSPAN and Luba
and Abraham
BARATZ. A June 2004 wedding is planned.
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GREENSPOON m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-02-15 published
GREENSPOON /
HERSKOVITS -- Ira and Merle
GREENSPOON and Joseph
and Ruth HERSKOVITS are thrilled to announce the engagement of
their children, Marni Beth to Stephen. Proud Grandmothers are
Claire WAGMAN,
Rose
GREENSPOON and Herta
HERSKOVITS. Excited
siblings Darren and Heather, Elisse and Jay, and Bryan. Special
family member Uncle Ray
KENDALL.
Fondly remembered are Zadie
Max GREENSPOON, Zaidie Moishe and Bubby Bluma
POZNIAK and Zaidie
Morris HERSKOVITS.
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STORK /
HERMAN -- Kerry and Les
BLACK, Barry and Mona
STORK and
Elaine and Yitzhak
HERMAN are thrilled to announce the engagement
of their children Shawna and Leor. Excited siblings Amy and Aubrey
STORK and Naomi
HERMAN and step-siblings Nikki and Corey
NIDDAM.
Grandparents Sam and Reva
RUBINSTEIN,
Harvey and Lil
STORK, Rose
and the late Max
GREENSPOON and Miriam
HERMAN of Israel.
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GREENSTREET m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-12-23 published
KNIGHT /
PALMER
Jack and Dorothy
PALMER are delighted to announce the marriage
of their older son J.J. to Sarah
KNIGHT.
The couple exchanged
vows on August 19th in Kitchener-Waterloo. Sarah is the daughter
of Susan and Bruce
GREENSTREET and Susan and Tony
KNIGHT.
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GREENWOOD m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-04-16 published
Thomas COOK and Brenda
COOK --
By Judith TENENBAUM,
Saturday,▼
April 16, 2005, Page M6
Thomas George
COOK's eyes welled with tears when he saw his bride
in her ivory wedding gown, descending the staircase at Grande
St. Lucian Resort in St. Lucia. "She looked so beautiful I was
breathless and started to cry," he says.
Onlookers cheered the couple as they walked down a pathway to
exchange vows in an ocean-side garden before a local registrar.
Finally, after four children and a quarter-century of marriage,
Brenda COOK was wed in the traditional dress she had missed out
on the first time around.
On December 30, the residents of Georgetown, Ontario, renewed
their vows to mark their 25th anniversary, the first time in
their marriage that they had ever been on a holiday without their
children.
"We were worried about how we were going to interact alone together
without kids," Mr.
COOK says, but his wife enthuses, "We fell
in love with each other all over again."
The ceremony fulfilled a long-held wish of Mrs.
COOK's, her husband
says. "Over the years of our marriage I have always asked her,
'Had you any regrets about how we were married?' and she said,
'The only regret I had was not wearing a white wedding gown.'"
They met in 1977 when she, then Brenda May
LAW, was 16 and he
was two years her senior. His older sister had been enlisted
to supervise her and two siblings while their parents vacationed
in Florida.
Mr. COOK says he thought he "shouldn't go out with her because
she was too young," but her parents supported the relationship
and the romance flowered.
Although they envisioned a traditional wedding three years later,
the pair were married in a quiet civil ceremony after the new
Anglican minister at her family's church posed an impediment.
"He didn't know our family or me," she remembers, "and thought
Tom and I were far too young and wanted us to take marriage classes
at the church."
But Mr. COOK rebelled upon learning the minister himself was
not married. "What does somebody who isn't, or hasn't been married,
going to tell us, whose parents have been married over 25 years?"
he says. "I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Brenda
and anything he told me was not going to change that."
So she enlisted a family friend, Supreme Court judge John
GREENWOOD,
to marry them in his chambers at Osgoode Hall in Toronto on January
18, 1980. It was the first and only time he had performed a wedding.
"We were happy just to get married," Mr.
COOK says.
The young couple also surprised their new neighbours as they
moved into their first home, in Port Credit. When asked when
their parents were going to arrive, Mrs.
COOK responded, "We
are not helping our parents move in. This is my, and my husband's,
home."
They would be blessed with four children, Tom, 23, Robynn, 22,
William, 14, and Katelynn, 12, all of whom demonstrate academic
and athletic excellence. They share their parents' love of the
outdoors and respect for the environment. The two younger children
and their mother regularly cycle the Martin Goodman Trail to
Toronto.
When the couple decided to renew their vows, she explored the
bridal salons with her daughters. "My youngest daughter picked
out a Cinderella dress," laughs Mrs.
COOK, an administrative
assistant at Extendicare.
Wearing the gown was a highlight of the trip for her. "I wasn't
allowed to see it until the day of the wedding," says Mr.
COOK,
a supervisor with Toronto Hydro, adding that she dined and danced
in it until 4 a.m.
Before the trip to St. Lucia, their children arranged a surprise
party to mark their parents' silver anniversary. Robynn encapsulates
the couple's journey: "My parents have never had things easy.
From day one of their marriage at such a young age they have
strived to stay afloat even when the going got tough. They have
supported me along the way in every goal that I have achieved
-- and even those I've failed."
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HORNBOSTEL /
DONALD -- Forthcoming Marriage
Together with their parents, Tracey
HORNBOSTEL and Peter
DONALD
announce their forthcoming marriage. The ceremony will take place
Saturday, July 15, 2006. Tracey is the daughter of Bill and the
late Vivian
HORNBOSTEL of Saint Thomas. Peter is the
son of Pat
and Al GREER/GRIER of London, and Craig and Jeanne
DONALD of Thedford.
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TIMMERMANS /
DONALD -- Forthcoming Marriage
Together with their families, Nicole
TIMMERMANS and Jason
DONALD
announce their forthcoming marriage. The ceremony will take place
Saturday June 21, 2008. Nicole is the daughter of Rita and Carl
WINDSOR of Ailsa Craig and Tony and Karen
TIMMERMANS of Parkhill.
Jason is the
son of Craig
DONALD of Thedford and Pat and Al
GREER/GRIER
of London.
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GREGORASHUK m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-03-12 published
GREGORASHUK /
HUBER
The families of Melissa
GREGORASHUK and Jeremy
HUBER wish to
announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage. The marriage
will take place on September 24, 2005 at the Chapel of Hope in London.
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GREGORIO m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-07-12 published
Lisa GREGORIO / Marco
LOPEZ -- Marriage Announcement
Congratulations on your marriage on May 31, 2008. Love and Best
wishes from your family
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GREGORY m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-07-19 published
Happy 40th Anniversary, Milt and Jeanette
GREGORY
Love, your family
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GREGORY m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-08-20 published
GREGORY /
KENNEDY -- Forthcoming Marriage
Susan and Jim
GREGORY and Frances
KENNEDY and John
KENNEDY are
pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their children
Kelly and Peter on August 27, 2005, in London, Ontario.
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GREGORY m@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.creemore.creemore_echo 2008-07-18 published
GORDON /
COUGHLIN
Donald and Joan
GORDON are pleased to announce the upcoming marriage
of their daughter Jennifer Joan to Mark Gregory
COUGHLIN son
of Gregory
COUGHLIN and James and Linda
GREGORY on Saturday, July 19th,
2008 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Phelpston.
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GRICE m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-05-15 published
May 15, 1943 Congratulations on your 60th Wedding Anniversary,
Arthur and Dorothy
GRICE.
Love -- Jim, Gary, Bill and families.
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GRIEVE m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-05-17 published
In honor of Bill and Yvonne
GRIEVE's 50th Wedding Anniversary,
an evening of celebration is planned for Friday, May 30, 2003,
at the Dorchester Community Centre, 2066 Dorchester Road, from
8: 00 p.m.
Everyone is welcome. Best wishes only.
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Golden Anniversary, Bill and Yvonne
GRIEVE, May 30, 2003
In honour of Bill and Yvonne's 50th Wedding Anniversary, an evening
of celebration is planned for Friday, May 30, 2003, at the Dorchester
Community Centre, 2066 Dorchester Road, Dorchester from 8: 00
p.m.
Everyone is welcome.Best wishes only.
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GRIEVE,
Jim and Katherine - Happy 25th Wedding Anniversary
Love your children David, Lesley, Laurel, Bronwen, Keely, Sheena
and Iain.
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GRIFFIN m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-04-05 published
Forthcoming Marriage -
BUTTNER /
GRIFFIN
Ms. Sharon
GRIFFIN of London is pleased to announce the Forthcoming
Marriage of her daughter Kellie Jan to Steven Vance
BUTTNER,
son of Marilyn and Lawrence
BUTTNER of Niagara-on-the-Lake. The
wedding will take place Saturday, May 31, 2003 in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
The happy couple will reside in Fonthill, Ontario
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GRIFFITHS m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-10-04 published
GRIFFITHS /
VRIENDS - Marriage Announcement
Jan and Steve
GRIFFITHS are pleased to announce the marriage
of their daughter Heather to Chris
VRIENDS,
son of Bev and Adrian
VRIENDS.
The wedding took place on August 2, 2003 at Bellamere
Winery in vintage 40's style. Heather and Chris enjoyed a week
in Paris for their honeymoon. They are residing in Halifax. Best
wishes for a lifetime of adventures and happiness together.
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GRIFFITHS m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-01-14 published
Annabel Jane
GRIFFITHS and Timothy Stuart
FITZSIMMONS -- Match:
By Judith TENENBAUM,
Saturday,▲▼
January 14, 2006, Page M4
While they were still just Friends, Annabel
GRIFFITHS wrote in
her diary about her affinity with Timothy
FITZSIMMONS: "
Time
we spend together is like we are building a step in a staircase.
One day we will complete the staircase, look at this world we
have created together, and kiss."
The two met in 1995 at Ryerson's theatre school, but the next
year their careers and lives took divergent paths. An English
graduate from the University of Western Ontario, Ms.
GRIFFITHS
established herself as an actor, writer and certified yoga instructor.
She co-wrote (along with Alison Lawrence and Mary-Francis Moore)
a semi-autobiographical play, bittergirl, a sassy comedy about
getting on after getting dumped. The three starred in its London,
New York and Toronto hit runs. Mr.
FITZSIMMONS, during this time,
graduated in English from McGill University and pursued a master's
in journalism at New York University.
The two exchanged perfunctory e-mail messages and phone calls,
but sustained their Friendship with a Jane Austen-like exchange
of letters, where they shared sentiments that tiptoed around
romance. "We loved the way we could express ideas and talk about
things going on in our lives," Ms.
GRIFFITHS says.
Queried as to why he was so obsessed with Ms.
GRIFFITHS by fellow
student Yon
MOTSKIN -- later his best man -- Mr.
FITZSIMMONS
admitted: "I think this is the girl I'm going to marry. I have
to go and see Annabel."
Thus, on a Labour Day visit home in 2000, he arranged a dinner
date, shifting their standard scenario from coffee to candlelight
as he resolved to "put it all on the table and tell Annabel."
Despite an enchanting evening, Mr.
FITZSIMMONS was afraid unrequited
love would jeopardize their Friendship. He abandoned his effort
and, disconsolate, trundled off to visit his parents in Kitchener.
Speaking to her friend Jen
COMISH,
Ms.
GRIFFITHS lamented: "He's
going back to New York. It will be months before I see him, and
am I always going to wonder?" Ms.
COMISH -- her future maid of
honour -- persuaded her to call him before he left Kitchener,
and she cast her fate with a message.
"I met him at the bus stop. We were grinning from ear to ear,
went for a drink, and had our first kiss," she says of their
decisive moment.
That fall, Ms.
GRIFFITHS visited Mr.
FITZSIMMONS several times.
They walked all of Manhattan, enjoying Central Park, the East
Village and Broadway.
By 2001, he was back in Toronto working as a website writer and
editor until he entered Osgoode Hall Law School the next year.
By December, 2004, they had moved "from hesitation to certainty."
So after requesting Ms.
GRIFFITHS' hand from her parents with
a written declaration of his love, he surprised her with a weekend
at Niagara-on-the-Lake's Oban Inn.
Mr. FITZSIMMONS recounted fond memories of vacations there as
they crunched past his grandparents' former home, to the lake,
where he proposed. "I said, 'Of course, but will you marry me?'
" she recalls, teary-eyed. "We put the ring on, jumped in the
snow, hugged and held hands just as the sun was setting."
On October 9, the Pillar and Post welcomed her English family
and his Scottish family to their rose garden wedding, where Rev.
Derek RYMARCHUK officiated. Their gifts to one another reflected
a Victorian sensibility: He offered a love letter and diamond
necklace in exchange for an engraved pocket watch.
Today, Mr.
FITZSIMMONS, 32, articles at Fraser Milner Casgrain,
as the new Mrs.
FITZSIMMONS, 34, who will retain her maiden name
professionally, juggles her artistic career while directing OmZone,
a yoga and wellness company. "It's almost as if our souls were
circling one another and when the time was right we came together," she says.
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GRILL m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-03-08 published
MANDEL /
GRILL
Gerald and Mildred
MANDEL and Norman and Sarah
GRILL are happy to announce the engagement of their children,
Fauna and Allan. Mazel Tov to all! A fall wedding is planned.
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GRIVER m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-06-21 published
GRIVER /
GOLDBERG,
Elaine and Dennis
GRIVER and Tertia and Dennis
GOLDBERG are thrilled to announce the engagement of thier children
Stephanie and Jeremy. Excited Granny Butsie
YAWITCH of Johannisburg.
Mazel Tov to all.
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GRIVER /
GOLDBERG -- Elaine and Dennis
GRIVER and Tertia and
Dennis GOLDBERG are thrilled to announce the engagement of their
children Stephanie and Jeremy. Excited Granny Butsie
YAWITCH
of Johannesburg. Mazel Tov to all!
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GROAT m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-10-01 published
GROAT,
Doug and Betty - 50th Anniversary
We would like to thank our family, Mike and Cindy, Vickie and
Jeff, Steve and Michelle and Chris and Steve for honouring our
50th Anniversary, September 24th, 2005 by hosting a dinner party
for us at the Willows, Nilestown on Sunday, September 18th. It
was a great afternoon spent with family and Friends, complete
with a slide show of some very interesting family pictures! Thanks
to all in attendance and for the many cards we've received. Our
thanks also to our 9 grandchildren and 1 great grand_son for making
our day so special. We feel very blessed to have such a great
family. Doug and Betty
GROAT.
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GROENEWEGEN m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-09-27 published
DOW,
Steve and Angela
(GROENEWEGEN)
In a surprising turn of events, a birthday party turned into
an engagement party, turned into a surprise wedding! Angela
GROENEWEGEN
& Steve DOW would like to announce their marriage on Saturday
September 20.
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GROENEWEGEN,
Cor and Mia - 50th Wedding Anniversary
Congratulations on your 50th Wedding Anniversary September 24th,
2005 With love from your children and grandchildren.
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GROENEWEGEN,
Pete and Aggie - 50th Wedding Anniversary
Thank you for all the warm wishes, cards, gifts, donations to
the Sunshine Foundation, and to all who were able to attend our
Open House on the occasion of our 50th Wedding Anniversary. It
was a special time for us and we will always remember your kindness.
Pete and Aggie
GROENEWEGEN
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GROOT m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-08-30 published
DE GROOT
BOERSMA /
LAPRISE
Monica and Daniel, together with their parents Fred and the late
Nellie DE GROOT
BOERSMA of London and Judith and Sylvia
LAPRISE
of Grande Pointe are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage
wich will take place September 20th, at the First Christian Reformed
Church in London.
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GROOTJEN m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-09-04 published
GROOTJEN,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. - Golden Anniversary
September 5, 1953- 2003
Bill and Willie will be marking their 50th Wedding Anniversary
Friday September 5, 2003. In honour of this occasion, their children
will host an Open House, Sat. September 6, 2003, 3-5pm, 99 Barker
Street, London. Best wishes only please.
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GROSS m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-01-04 published
PRIWES/
BRITT
Jordana PRIWES and Brian
BRITT are excited to
announce their engagement. Thrilled parents are Judy and Uri
PRIWES and Laurie and Ron
BRITT.
Proud▼ grandparents include Ann
GROSS,
Anna▼
LURIE, Audrey and Sam
BRITT. Sadly missed at this
happy time are Philip
GROSS,
Israel▼
LURIE, Pearl and Michael
GROSSMAN.
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GROSS m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-01-11 published
SILVERMAN /
GUTFREUND
Susan and Tom
SILVERMAN and Yvette and Steve
GUTFREUND are proud to announce
the engagement of their children, Marcie and Dan. Proud grandparents are Elizabeth and
Isaac GROSS,
Henri
SILVERMAN and the late Harry
SILVERMAN, Frank
and Vera FENYVES, Mary
GUTFREUND and the late Julius
GUTFREUND and great-aunt Piroska
HIRSCH.
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GROSSMAN m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-08-23 published
LOFT /
GROSSMAN
The families of Cynthia
LOFT and Frederick
GROSSMAN (residing
in Frankfurt, Germany) are pleased to announce the forthcoming
marriage of their children. Their wedding will take place at
The Chapel of Hope in London on August 31, 2003, so they may
share in the celebration with those they love.
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TROWSSE/
GROSSMAN -- Tara
TROWSSE and Corey
GROSSMAN happily announce
their engagement. Thrilled parents are Shirley
TROWSSE, and Bernie
and Reva GROSSMAN.
Pleased▼ grand-parents are Doug
CARTER, and
Rose EPSTEIN.
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TROWSSE/
GROSSMAN -- Tara
TROWSSE and Corey
GROSSMAN happily announce
their engagement. Thrilled parents are Shirley
TROWSSE, and Bernie
and Reva GROSSMAN.
Pleased▲ grand-parents are Doug
CARTER, and
Rose EPSTEIN.
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GROSSMAN m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-01-04 published
PRIWES/
BRITT
Jordana PRIWES and Brian
BRITT are excited to
announce their engagement. Thrilled parents are Judy and Uri
PRIWES and Laurie and Ron
BRITT.
Proud▲ grandparents include Ann
GROSS,
Anna▲
LURIE, Audrey and Sam
BRITT. Sadly missed at this
happy time are Philip
GROSS,
Israel▲
LURIE, Pearl and Michael
GROSSMAN.
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GROSSMAN m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-10-11 published
IKKA -- Dianne and Leon are ecstatic to announce the engagement
of their daughter Stacie to Mitchell
son of Lynn
SMITH, husband
David, Gord
CONE and wife
Sandi.
Proud grandparents Min
GROSSMAN,
Rachel IKKA and the late Albert
IKKA,
Eleanor and Albert
ABRAMS,
and Rena CONE and the late Arthur
CONE. Siblings Jodi, Jeff,
Corey, Matt, Laura and Ryan are just thrilled.
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GROSVENOR /
POPPLETON - Forthcoming Marriage
Steve GROSVENOR of Saint Thomas and Ann
GROSVENOR of London are
pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter
Kelly Ann GROSVENOR to Chad James
POPPLETON,
son of Steve and
Cyrstal POPPLETON of Timmins. The ceremony will take place on
Saturday, October 11th, 2003 at 4 p.m. at the Church of the Redeemer.
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GROVER m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-07-19 published
CATZMAN /
ARBUS -- Lynn and Marvin
CATZMAN and Bonnie and Stan
ARBUS
are delighted to announce the engagement of their children, Julie
and Michael. Proud Grandparents are Shirley and Sidney
KAPLAN of
Vancouver and Babe
ARBUS.
Excited siblings are Penny and Jarrett,
David, Mark and Kim and Marc. Dearly missed at this special time
are Fred and Irene
CATZMAN,
Morris and Molly
GROVER and Moe
ARBUS.
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Forthcoming Marriage -
FERGUSON /
GROVES
Ross and Jeanne
FERGUSON of London, Ontario are happy to announce
the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Janet
FERGUSON to
Grant GROVES,
son of Philip and Patricia
GROVES of Winchester,
Ontario. The wedding will take place at Golden Beach Resort,
Roseneath, Ontario August 18, 2003.
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FERGUSON /
GROVES
Ross and Jeanne
FERGUSON,
London are pleased to announce the
marriage of their daughter, Janet Grace
FERGUSON to Grant David
GROVES, son of Philip and Patricia
GROVES,
Winchester.
The wedding took place at Golden Beach Resort, Rice Lake, Roseneath,
Ontario on August 18, 2003.
The couple are presently residing and teaching in Toronto, Ontario
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GRUBB m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-09-06 published
KLEIN /
GRUBB
Kenadie and Cheridan together with their families are very happy
to announce the upcoming marriage of their Mom, Chasidy
KLEIN,
daughter of Maisie and Dan
KLEIN to Jeff
GRUBB,
son of Marilyn
WEILER and Norb
GRUBB. On
September 20, 2003 at Richards Memorial
United Church. We would like to thank all the Friends and family
for all their love and support. We wish you guys the best Chas
and Jeff on your new life together.
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GRUBB m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-10-29 published
Christine Mary
SHALABY and Michael Donohoe
KILBY -- Match
By Judith TENENBAUM,
Saturday,▲
October 29, 2005, Page M6
Emerging lawyers Christine
SHALABY and Michael
KILBY could argue
a case for their relationship either way. If common interests,
lifestyle and family values are the ties that bind, the pair
share a virtual bounty; yet the paradox that opposites attract
also fits their parameters.
Their families are complementary: Stocked with teachers and engineers,
as well as twins -- including Mr.
KILBY. And Ms.
SHALABY, whose
parents had emigrated from Egypt more than three decades ago,
was born in St. Joseph's Hospital, as was the father of Mr.
KILBY,
who is of Scottish descent. Furthermore, Mr.
KILBY's mother,
Helen DONOHOE, remembers of her son, "As a child, Michael's burning
ambition was to be an Egyptologist; he still treasures his King
Tut pencil case." And, she adds, "Christine, with an ear for
languages, has studied and perfected subtle Scottish regional
accents."
In the Honours Arts and Science program at McMaster University
in 1999, living with housemates off campus, the pair seemed polar
opposites. "I'm a bit of an introvert, quite quiet," Mr.
KILBY
says. "Christine had no trouble standing up in school and singing
an impromptu song, or talking to anyone randomly on the street.
I wouldn't be so bold. She was someone very different from me
[whom] I was attracted to."
"Mike is a good listener, extremely intelligent, always has another
angle, and new insights, not ever predictable, which is exciting
for me," notes Ms.
SHALABY.
With a first kiss in March of 2001, their Friendship veered into
romance. Concerned things might spiral out of control, they moved
into different residences. "I did not feel it would be appropriate
for us to live together and continue seeing each other," Ms.
SHALABY says. "We are both fairly traditional people with a sense
of propriety."
Upon graduation the next year, he began law school at the University
of Toronto and, before eventually following suit, Ms.
SHALABY
chose a year's sojourn at her parents' Mississauga home. "I was
a bit of a tourist, visited Europe, relatives in Egypt, and improved
my spoken Arabic at [Cairo's] Kalimat School," she says.
"E-mail correspondence, where you can be very honest because
you are not face to face, probably prompted us along," she admits,
but she still managed to rendezvous with Mr.
KILBY. "We visited
by car, train, subway, and knew a lot of different routes to
get to each other. We had a lovely year."
About that time, the pair began earnestly attending Walmer Road
Baptist Church. "This is not a dogmatic, conservative church,"
Ms. SHALABY says. "It's more liberal and welcoming. There is
a lot of diversity in belief, culture and age." It appealed to
her Presbyterian and his United Church sensibilities.
Touring Scotland in June, 2003, was pivotal for the pair, who
are now 25. "I visited and met Mike's relatives and stayed with
his grandparents in Edinburgh," Ms.
SHALABY recalls. "We had
talked about getting married, but I think that probably sealed
it for us."
When Mr. KILBY took Ms.
SHALABY to visit the Power Plant gallery,
she was hopeful: "He was fidgeting in his pocket and I thought
for sure this was it." When he produced his wallet, her heart
sank.
The gallery featured a John Kormeling installation, Mobile Fun
-- a working, 30-metre Ferris wheel constructed to carry passengers
in one of four mounted Saab automobiles. Over a couple of circuits,
their auto and his courage soared. He produced the engagement
ring, designed by Christian
HASLER of Yorkville. "We came on
as two single people, and got off engaged," Ms.
SHALABY says.
On hearing the news, his fiancée's tightly knit phalanx of relatives
humorously asked Mr.
KILBY whether he had seen My Big Fat Greek
Wedding. "It would be a useful primer for what lay ahead," laughs
Mr. KILBY, slightly taken aback by the grandeur of wedding preparations.
"I ended up making a chart of Christine's family and kind of
knew who people were before I shook their hand."
On August 13, at Walmer Road Baptist Church, a piper greeted
the 270 attendees. The pastoral officiants, Steve and Buff
COX,
greeted bridesmaids in eggplant dupioni silk cocktail dresses
belted and hemmed in lime green, groomsmen in tuxedos with lime
ties, the kilted bridegroom, best man, and the bride, gowned
in an ivory silk Valencienne creation wearing pearls like an
inverted pyramid. Three-year-old ring bearer Lucas
GRUBB, from
Edinburgh, handed a traditional horseshoe to the couple to capture
good luck. Classical organist Imre Olah provided background music.
Then at the register signing, Mr.
KILBY's brother Scott, lead
singer with the rock band Zeitgeist, sang David Francey's Come
Rain or Come Shine, accompanied by piano and guitar.
The Liberty Grand reception livened up as Scotsmen -- many in
kilts for the first time -- craned their necks at women, including
the bride, gyrating with belly dancing moves during the Arabic
music mix. Mr.
KILBY was handed a cane and, prompted by his new
wife, attempted the Saiidi dance.
Winner of McMaster's Hurd Medal for the highest mark in undergraduate
economics, Mr.
KILBY is articling at Stikeman Elliot LLP. Ms.
SHALABY, who will finish her law degree this year, volunteers
at the Barbara Schlifer Commemorative Clinic for women survivors
of violence. "It's nice to be able to use law in a meaningful
way," she says.
It is also, perhaps, a hint of their future. "We don't know where
we will end up or what we will do," Ms.
SHALABY says. "But we
hope we'll end up as a family making a meaningful contribution."
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GRUDI m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-10-02 published
65 years and counting
Two Toronto brothers, their little sister and their spouses celebrate
an incredible 65-plus years of marriage
By Andrea GORDON,
Family
Issues
Writer
Jennie GRUDI and her brothers Joseph and Harry
SPENCER have always
shared a lot. Their Ukrainian heritage, many a Christmas Eve
feast and a passion for music and dancing.
But how's this for a family tradition? As of last week, all three
have been married for 65 years.
For Jennie, 85, and her husband, it's actually been 66. Their
anniversary was two weeks ago. Then last Wednesday, Joseph, 89,
and his wife celebrated 65 years. Harry, 87, and his beloved
Margaret hit the 65-year mark in June.
"I think this is a pretty good story," Jennie says, smiling at
her husband Stephen, 90, as the six long-time love birds gathered
around the kitchen table in the
GRUDIs'
Etobicoke home.
No doubt about it. Why should celebrity breakups get all the
ink? Brad and Jennifer, Nicole and Tom indeed. Where are the
paparazzi when the really big marriage stories come along?
The
Queen sent a letter of congratulations to the
GRUDIs. So
did the Prime Minister, the Governor General and Ontario's premier.
The least they could do. It's not often you get to extend Happy
65th Anniversary wishes. You have to look long and hard to even
find a card for the occasion.
Between them, the three couples have almost 200 years of marriage.
Eight children, 21 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
In the period they've been married, Elizabeth Taylor has done
it eight times. Courtship has moved from the soda fountain to
the computer keyboard. Romance is more likely to blossom to the
strains of hip-hop than big band.
But the secrets to long, strong marriages endure.
"We could always go to each other and talk anything out," Margaret,
85, says of her connection to Harry. "And we never went to bed
mad."
"That's right," he adds, a twinkle in his eye. "She always had
to apologize first." (Clearly, a sense of humour is important,
too.)
A strong constitution helps. Joseph, who has been smitten with
Dorreen, 87, for almost as long as he can remember, cites his
mother's cooking. "Kapusta (cabbage soup) and borscht."
But their parents Victoria
BARON and William
CEPENDA, who were
born in Ukraine, met in Toronto and married in 1916, raised their
three kids on more than hearty soup. Love. Loyalty. Discipline.
A strong Baptist faith. The boys eventually anglicized their
last name to Spencer.
Their dad cried when the last child moved out of the west-Toronto
house where they all grew up. He died at 69, their mom at 82.
These couples don't say it in so many words, but their marriages
have flourished because of partners who are caring and generous.
And not just to each other.
Harry, who quit school at 12 and later worked in a foundry during
the war, has spent 60 years as a prison volunteer counselling
inmates.
At home in Orillia, where the couple moved from Toronto 17 years
ago, he often mows neighbours' lawn and clears their snow.
Steve, a long-time sheet metal worker, and Jennie, who just finished
harvesting a good crop from her vegetable garden, both volunteer
in their community, preparing food for other seniors and driving
them to appointments.
Joseph had a long teaching career at Central Technical School
and was honoured by the Governor General for his distinguished
volunteer service with Saint_John Ambulance.
He still teaches Sunday school.
Last week, there was romance in the air as the couples reminisced
about when their first sparks ignited.
Jennie remembers encountering Steve. "He met me and he said in
Ukrainian, 'Where have you been all my life?' He was with his
girlfriend."
Thank goodness the gal only spoke English. Eleven months later
they were married.
It was at summer camp in the late '30s that Joseph fell for Dorreen.
He found out where she attended church and one Sunday morning
took the streetcar across Toronto to greet her as she emerged.
They married in 1941 and a few months later he was overseas with
the air force. They wrote twice a week, still have the letters.
Harry and Margaret have Jennie to thank.
One day as a teenager, Margaret handed over her little autograph
book to Jennie, hoping her friend's older brother might pen something
memorable. He did. Then he returned the book in person. And the
rest is history.
The six have always been close. Every Christmas, Dorreen did
the turkey, Steve carved and Margaret made the dessert. "Squares,
all kinds," she says, reluctant to blow her own horn.
That's okay. The others will. They never stop singing each other's
praises, finishing each other's sentences and urging one another
to expound on their accomplishments.
"A big asset is being part of this family," says Dorreen.
She tries to explain further, but it's hard to talk when you're
all choked up.
No need to say more anyway. They all know.
Steve's wit takes a backseat, too, when it's his turn to reflect.
"I wish I could go for another 65 -- with the same woman."
He looks around the table, realizing he speaks for them all.
And really, what better anniversary gift could you get than that?
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GRUENSTEIN m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-09-13 published
LEVY /
GRUENSTEIN -- Harold and Marlene
LEVY and Sharon
GRUENSTEIN
and the late Henry (Hank)
GRUENSTEIN are delighted to announce
the engagement of their children Bianca and Michael. A June wedding
is being planned.
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LEVY /
GRUENSTEIN -- Harold and Marlene
LEVY and Sharon
GRUENSTEIN
are delighted to announce the forthcoming marriage of their children
Bianca and Michael. A June wedding is being planned.
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GRUMMETT m@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2007-09-19 published
GRUMMETT,
Floyd▼ and Donna - Happy 40th Anniversary
September 23, 2007
Love Your Family
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GRUMMETT m@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2007-10-03 published
GRUMMETT,
Floyd▲ and Donna - 40th anniversary
What a surprise! We would like to thank family and Friends for
coming to our 40th anniversary party Thank you to our family
for organizing and all who helped with food and decorating. Thanks
for gifts, cards and best wishes.
- Love Floyd and Donna
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GRUNDY m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-04-26 published
GRUNDY,
Ken and Patricia - Celebrating 40 years
April 27, '68 - April 27, '08
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