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Agnes
Elizabeth
Jean
HOWARD (née
MITCHELL)
This most gracious lady died peacefully at her home in Stratford,
February 22, 2003 in her 94th year. Agnes is predeceased by Earle,
her loving and devoted husband of 51 years. Ever caring, ever
supportive, she was cherished mother of David, adored grandmother
of Gillian
HOWARD, and treasured mother-in-law of Nicola
ADAIR.
She is most lovingly remembered by Andrew,
son of Nicola; and
Kitty HOWARD, mother to Gillian. Also by nephew Douglas
GOWAN
(Carol) and their sons, David (Debbie), Donald (Tana), Michael
(Darla), and Paul. Agnes was born on her family's farm in 1909
at Hagersville, Ontario, daughter of Ionson and Annie
MITCHELL.
She completed her education with a post- secondary year at Waterford
Business College before following her future husband's family
to Fort Erie in 1928. Working briefly for the Bridgeburg Review,
she married in 1933, residing in the home the couple built until
1989. Always passionate about her bridge, her garden, and her
church, St. Andrew's Knox Presbyterian, Agnes was a proud member
of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire; and ever
the steadfast and unobtrusive power behind the man as she supported
Earle throughout his career. Moving to St. Catharines, she continued
to vigorously engage life, establishing a devoted and caring
group of new Friends at age 80 in her home on Towering Heights
Blvd., remaining there until 2002 when she joined her family
in Stratford, reunited in her son's home, blessing all with her
presence these last nine months. Agnes is best remembered for
the quiet, understated grace with which she moved among her wide
and committed circles of Friends, nurtured and maintained lifelong.
Visitation (11: 00 a.m.) will precede funeral services at Knox
Presbyterian Church, 53 Church Street, St. Catharines, Ontario,
Saturday, March 1st, 12: 00 noon; interment at McAffee Cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy may be directed to the Canadian Diabetic
Association, St. Catharines General Hospital Foundation, Stratford
General Hospital Foundation, Knox Presbyterian Church, St. Catharines,
or St. Andrew's Knox Presbyterian Church, Fort Erie; donations
may be facilitated by W.G. Young Funeral Home, 430 Huron St.
Stratford, Ontario (519-271-7411). Stratford and area Friends
are invited to remember Agnes at a reception at 90 Neal Avenue,
Stratford, Ontario, Sunday, March 2nd, 2: 00 to 4:00 p.m.
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ADAM/ADAMS,
Robert ''Bob'' Watson
Born January 22, 1921 in Windsor, Ontario, Bob died February
10, 2003 at the age of 82, from complications arising from heart
disease and cancer. Bob started Adams Rent-All in 1967, with
his first store on Avenue Road. The business grew to include
six stores in the Toronto area. He retired in 1989 upon selling
the business. An active member of the Rental Association of Canada
until his death, he served as president in 1973 and 1974. The
son of Dr. Frederick
ADAM/ADAMS and Essie (née
WATSON,)
Bob was a
Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Air Force. In November
1943, his Wellington aircraft was shot down while bombing a ship
in Naxos harbour, Greece, and for the next six weeks he and his
crew evaded enemy capture before returning to Allied territory.
In 1965, he became a member of the newly formed Royal Air Forces
Escaping Society (Canadian Branch). Its 140 members were Canadian
airmen who, after being shot down over Europe, escaped or evaded
capture with the help of the underground. The Society's purpose
was to honour and assist the individuals who guided airmen to
safety, and who often suffered from imprisonment and torture
as a result. Bob was president of the Society's Canadian Branch
in 1995 and 1996. Bob is survived by his loving wife and best
friend, Joan (née
BERKELEY;) his children John, Patricia, and
Mary; his sons-in-law, Lawrence
SOLOMON and Steve
DOUGLAS/DOUGLASS; and
his granddaughters Essie and Catharine. He will be missed dearly
by them, and by his many Friends. Bob is predeceased by his brothers,
Frederick Coulson and John Charles, both Royal Canadian Air Force
pilots, who were killed in action in 1941 and 1945. A celebration
of Bob ADAM/ADAMS' life will be held on February 23, at 2900 Yonge
Street. All who knew him and his family are welcome to drop by,
anytime from 1: 00 pm until 5:00 pm. If desired, donations can
be made to Toronto's West Park Healthcare Centre in Bob's memory.
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Muriel (ADAM/ADAMS)
FLEXMAN
By Bruce FLEXMAN
Monday,
February 24, 2003 - Page A14
Mother, grandmother, journalist, woman's editor. Born August
25, 1912, in Toronto. Died November 30, 2002 in Collingwood,
Ontario, of natural causes, aged 90.
Amid a family of high achievers, Muriel was often heard to proclaim
that she had a PhD in Life. And that is what she imparted to
her family and grand-families. She had an interesting life with
an extraordinary blend of experiences that contributed to her
"doctorate."
While most of her life was spent in Ontario, she spent her youth
and formative years in Calgary and never lost her western roots.
Deprived of a strong family unit by the departure of her father
and early death of her mother, she worked tirelessly to create
a strong bond for her own family.
After graduation from high school, Muriel developed her self-confidence
by taking a job as a bank teller before moving to her real vocation
observing people and events with insight, a critical eye,
a strong sense of humour and a splash of colour. This was her
gift as a reporter.
A defining moment in her life occurred when Canadian Press Newswire
Services selected Muriel, a female news reporter, to cover the
historic Royal Visit of King George 6th and the Queen Mother
in 1939. As the youngest member of the media entourage, she travelled
on the royal train across Canada, filing stories and developing
a tremendous admiration and lifelong bond with the Queen Mother.
Muriel's keen interest in the Queen Mother endured. She attended
a reunion with the Queen Mother in 1989 on the 50th anniversary
of the Royal Tour. On the Queen Mother's death last year, Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation-Television
featured Muriel as one of the few living persons who could still
relate (at the age of 89) the magic of the 1939 Royal Tour and
bring it alive for all of us.
After the Royal Tour, a young Major Kenneth
FLEXMAN (her devoted
husband) and Muriel put newspaper aspirations on hold as they
proceeded to create a family of five children: Bruce, Nora, Nancy,
Barbara and Keith. Few of us today can appreciate the challenges
of raising a young family during the war years. My father was
away at war for five years and returned for only one brief visit
to augment the family. During the war, my mother moved the
family from coast to coast -- a common experience of the day
as women sought out family and scarce support systems.
With war's end came stability as my father's military career
played out in Ottawa; the children flourished in the stimulating
atmosphere of the nation's capital. Muriel was active in the
Mothercare Society, Girl Guides and was an ardent supporter of
Charlotte WHITTON, the first woman to be elected mayor of Ottawa.
When my father retired, my mother returned to her love of the
newspaper world and launched her second career as the woman's
editor of the Ottawa Citizen. She continued to bring her keen
instincts and life observations to an even wider audience through
her writing.
Retirement allowed my mother and father to travel and expand
their life experiences. In many cases, travel was an excuse to
keep an eye on one or another child who had sojourned to some
far-off place. My father in 1988 died while they were in Majorca
and the Canary Islands, celebrating their 49th wedding anniversary.
Like the Queen Mother, my mother brought a zest to life that
she shared in abundance with her readers, her children and her
grandchildren. In later years, as her body and mind slowed, she
never stopped the life-lectures that helped guide the course of our lives.
While professor Muriel
FLEXMAN, self-proclaimed PhD (Life) will
not be delivering any more formal lectures on her favourite topics
of character, integrity and family, we are all blessed to have
been touched by her life.
Bruce is Muriel's son.
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THURLING,
Lauretta
Blanche (née
VILLENEUVE)
Died peacefully at home in Peterborough, February 24, 2003 after
a glorious life of 92 years. Lauretta was the beloved wife of
the late Melville C.
THURLING.
She is survived by her adoring
family and her children, Peter and Lynne, their spouses Joan
SCHAFER and John
TREILHARD, grandchildren - Pier and Zoe
THURLING,
Kevin and Shane
QUINN,
Sydney
GRIFFITH, Marieke
TREILHARD and
five great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother
Hector VILLENEUVE and by her sister Connie
ADAM/ADAMS.
Lauretta was
a magical matriarch never to be forgotten by her family and many
Friends. Funeral Mass to be celebrated Friday, February 28, 3: 00
p.m. (visitation one hour prior) by Father Rudolph
VILLENEUVE
and Father Cleary
VILLENEUVE at St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic
Church, 1066 Western Ave. (at Clonsilla Ave.) Peterborough. Contributions
to the Canadian Cancer Society would be kindly appreciated. Arrangements
entrusted to the Kaye Funeral Home 'Memorial Chapel' Peterborough, Ontario.
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Ex-pilot aided foreigners who hid soldiers
By Kelly HAGGART
Saturday,
March 1, 2003 - Page F11
Robert ADAM/ADAMS, past president of a society set up to honour and
assist individuals who risked their lives helping Allied airmen
evade capture during the Second World War, died in Toronto this
month of cancer. He was 82.
Mr. ADAM/ADAMS was a 22-year-old Canadian pilot on loan to Britain's
Royal Air Force when his plane was shot down after bombing a
German ship in southern Greece. Stout-hearted people on two small
islands in the Aegean, risking torture or execution for their
actions, sheltered the six-man crew for a month until they were
rescued.
After the war, Mr.
ADAM/ADAMS founded a chain of tool-rental stores
in the Toronto area called
ADAM/ADAMS Rent-All, which he sold when
he retired in 1989.
In 1965, Mr.
ADAM/ADAMS joined the newly formed Canadian branch of
the Royal Air Forces Escaping Society. The group vowed to assist
the citizens who had helped Allied airmen who fell into their
midst escape or evade capture; thanks to their courage, almost
3,000 men had made it back to safety.
"The object of the society is to remember, " the group's literature
says, "and to aid our helpers who may still be suffering the
results of imprisonment and torture at the hands of the enemy,
and to maintain the very strong Friendships that developed during
those years."
(Ernest BEVIN,
Britain's foreign secretary in 1945-51, told the
first chairman of the group's British chapter: "Your society
does a damned sight more good in Europe than all my ambassadors
rolled together.")
John DIX, a fellow member of the Escaping Society's Canadian
branch, said that, "in most cases, we only knew our helpers a
week or less -- we were just passing through. But the nature
of the relationship and the tension of the times were such that
they became lifelong Friends. We never forgot them, we had them
over to Canada every year, we kept in touch. We owed them a debt
of honour."
Flight Lieutenant
ADAM/ADAMS and his crew of four Britons and an Australian
left their base in Benghazi, Libya, on the night of November
6, 1943, scouting for targets to bomb. They spotted a German
ship anchored off Naxos, an island in the Cyclades group south
of Athens.
After dropping 16 bombs, one of the plane's two engines was hit
by German flak. "Luckily, it kept going for 10 minutes, which
gave us time to make a getaway, Mr.
ADAM/ADAMS told his daughter,
Patricia ADAM/ADAMS. "
Then it conked out and we had to slowly descend."
He ditched his disabled Wellington bomber flawlessly into the
sea. The crew escaped through hatches, and a dinghy and a parachute
popped out of the aircraft before it sank within 30 seconds of
hitting the water. The men paddled ashore to the island of Sifnos,
half a kilometre away.
"After complaining about our cigarettes being wet, we slept in
the parachute under an olive tree, Mr.
ADAM/ADAMS recalled. "In
the morning, we were discovered by a girl riding by on a donkey.
She went to fetch her father [George
KARAVOS], and he went and
got someone who could understand English and who decided we weren't
German."
The initial suspicion was mutual. When Mr.
KARAVOS took the men
to his home and offered them water, they were afraid to drink
it, until the farmer reassured them by taking a first sip.
The six men were hidden first in a mountaintop monastery on Sifnos,
and then in a cave used as a goat pen on the neighbouring island
of Serifos. Their presence was kept from local children, in case
they unwittingly tipped off the German patrol that visited the
islands several times a week from the nearby occupied island
of Milos.
"During the war, 180 people on Sifnos died because they didn't
have enough to eat, Mr.
ADAM/ADAMS said. "But the locals made a
big fuss over us, bringing food and cigarettes."
The men spent 10 days in the monastery, with a stream of hungry
people climbing the steep path to bring them bread and cheese,
oranges, figs, retsina and handfuls of precious, rationed cigarettes.
Then the Sifnos chief of police, Demetrius
BAKEAS, who was determined
the men should not be captured, arranged for them to go to Serifos,
because "there are people there who can help you."
A fisherman took them under cover of darkness to Serifos. There,
housed in the goat pen, they found five British commandos spying
on German troop movements. Conditions were primitive in that
cave for the next 20 days, but the spies had a wireless and were
able to arrange the air crew's rescue. A Royal Navy gunboat disguised
as a Greek fishing vessel picked them up and, moving by night,
took them to safety in Cyprus.
All six men survived the war, and later learned they had succeeded
in sinking that ship in Naxos harbour.
Mr. ADAM/ADAMS kept in touch with his helpers after the war, with
his letters translated for him by a Greek neighbour in Toronto.
"I remember being taken to Greek community functions, " Patricia
ADAM/ADAMS recalled. "And every Christmas Dad would send a parcel
to the school on Sifnos, with paper and pencils, and little dime-store
gifts for the children. Putting that package together every year
was very emotional."
"Bob was a very great guy, with a great sense of humour, " said
Roy BROWN, secretary of the Escaping Society. Mr.
ADAM/ADAMS was treasurer
of the society at his death, and served as president in 1995-96.
"We have about 100 members now across the country, who are in
their 80s and beyond, Mr.
BROWN said. "Most of our helpers
are in the same or worse shape, so we're not bringing them over
as we did up until five or six years ago. But we still help out
when we see a helper in need."
Robert Watson
ADAM/ADAMS was born on January 22, 1921, in Windsor,
Ontario, where his father, Dr. Frederick
ADAM/ADAMS, was the medical
officer of health for more than 20 years. If he had returned
to base that night after the raid on Naxos harbour, he would
have received the cable informing him of his father's death back
home.
After graduating from Windsor's Kennedy Collegiate in 1939, Mr.
ADAM/ADAMS worked in a bank before enlisting in June, 1941. A few
weeks later his older brother, Coulson, was killed during training
in England, shot down by a German night fighter that had sneaked
across the Channel. His other brother, John, was also a bomber
pilot killed in action, shot down during a raid on Hanover, Germany,
just a few months before the war in Europe ended.
Robert ADAM/ADAMS's story was featured in a Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation-Television documentary
in 1966, when a Telescope camera crew followed him and his wife,
Joan, back to Sifnos, where they received a hero's welcome.
"Those Greeks had nothing to gain and everything to lose, " Mr.
ADAM/ADAMS told the show's associate producer, George Ronald. "They
were starving, and yet they gave us everything. They were superb....
I don't think they know just how kind and generous and how brave
they were."
Mr. BAKEAS, who had moved to Athens after retiring from the police
force, returned to Sifnos for the emotional reunion held 23 years
after he helped save Mr.
ADAM/ADAMS's life. Earlier, he had written
to "my dear friend" in Canada: "It is not possible for me to
forget the danger which connected us in those terrible war days.
We shall be always waiting you."
In addition to his wife, Mr.
ADAM/ADAMS leaves his children John,
Patricia and Mary, sons-in-law Lawrence
SOLOMON and Steve
DOUGLAS/DOUGLASS,
and granddaughters Essie and Catharine.
Robert Watson
ADAM/ADAMS, chain-store founder and past president of
the Canadian branch of the Royal Air Force Escaping Society
born in Windsor, Ontario, on January 22, 1921; died in Toronto
on February 10, 2003.
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LEA,
John
E.
At his home on Wednesday, February 27, 2003. John
LEA of Marmora
in his 89th year. Husband of the late Kathleen
LEA.
Father of
Phyllis TYRIE and her husband Brian, Markham; Nora
ADAM/ADAMS and
her husband Bruce, Sharon and John H.
LEA,
Toronto.
Grandfather
of Debbie and Jeff; Ron and Ursula, Troy and Stephanie, Scott,
Donna, Michelle. Great grandfather of four. Will be sadly missed
by Linda and many loved Friends. A memorial service will be held
at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Marmora on Saturday, June 14,
2003, at 11 a.m. followed by interment in Stirling Cemetery.
Donations St. Paul's Anglican Church, Marmora would be appreciated.
Arrangements by McConnell Funeral Home, Marmora (613) 472-2531.
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ADAM/ADAMS,
June
Mary▼ (née
ALLEN)
Died peacefully at Trillium Centre Hospital, Mississauga, on
Saturday, May 31, 2003 in her 81st year. Beloved wife of John
William for almost 55 years. Dearly loved mother of John (Susan)
of Sunderland, Ontario, Susan (John) of Toronto, and Bill (Heather)
of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Much loved Grandma to Ian (Janet)
of Collingwood, Jennifer and Katherine of Dartmouth, devoted
Nanny to Stacey and Kyle, Toronto. Great-Grandma to Dylan and
Eric. A Service of Remembrance will be held at Turner and Porter,
Butler Chapel, 4933 Dundas Street West, Toronto (416) 231-2283
on Wednesday, June 4th at 12: 00 noon. In June's memory, the family
would appreciate donations to the Lung Association, 150 Laird
Drive, Toronto, Ontario M4G 3V8.
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ADAM/ADAMS,
James
Bruce
Died peacefully on June 26, 2003 at the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial
Hospital at the age of 78. Loving husband of Shirley
(DEMARA,)
for 49 years. Adored father of Kathy
GRAY/GREY (of Meaford,) Jeff
(Jennifer) of Vancouver, and Judy (Nick
BEVERIDGE) of Burlington.
Loving
Grandpa to Katie, Adam, Will and Jimmy D.
GRAY/GREY, and Molly
and Paige BEVERIDGE.
Younger brother to Angus (Grace) and Don
(Betty). He was loved by many and will be missed by all. Friends
and family will be received at the Ward Funeral Home, 109 Reynolds
Street Oakville (905-844-3221) on Wednesday July 2, from 2-4
and 7-9 p.m. A memorial service will be held at Knox Presbyterian
Church 89 Dunn Street Oakville on Thursday July 3, 2002 at 1
p.m. A reception to follow the service. In lieu of flowers, donations
in memory of Bruce to Knox Church Memorial Fund or the Oakville
Trafalgar Memorial Hospital would be appreciated.
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JONES,
Carolyn ((
DUNCANnée)
McKAY)
Born in Halbrite, Saskatchewan, December 5, 1908. Carol died
in North Vancouver, British Columbia on June 24, 2003. She was
predeceased by her first husband Lewis
DUNCAN,
Picton,
Ontario.,
and her second husband William
JONES of Merrickville, Ontario.
Also predeceased by her brother Eric
McKAY, her sisters, Doris
ADAM/ADAMS,
Marion▲
SARKISSIAN and Elizabeth
LEE, her niece Elinor
BREWERTON and nephew Don
McKAY.
Carol is survived and will be
sadly missed by her nephews Peter
HEPPLEWHITE and Ted
McKAY,
her niece Shirley
ATKINS and all of their families as well as
many Friends throughout Canada, U.S. and Great Britain. In lieu
of flowers, donations in Carol's memory to a charity of their
choice will be gratefully acknowledged. Arrangements entrusted
to First Memorial Funeral Services, North Vancouver, British
Columbia 604-980-3451.
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Jerome Hamilton
BUCKLEY
Husband, father, professor. Born August 30, 1917, in Toronto.
Died January 28 in Cambridge, Massachusetts., of natural causes,
aged 85.
By Margaret
ATWOOD and David
STAINES,
Page
A24
Every American Thanksgiving, Jerry and Elizabeth Buckley would
invite at least one of Terry's graduate students to their home
in Belmont, Massachusetts., for the customary turkey dinner.
(In the 1960s, the graduate student was Margaret
ATWOOD; in the
'70s, David
STAINES.)
There, surrounded by their three children,
Nicholas, Victoria, and Eleanor, and other guests, Jerry would
regale everyone with tales of Puritan ancestors, though they
were not "his" ancestors both Jerry and Elizabeth were born and
raised in Toronto, and they were distinctly Canadian in their
gracious manners, their widespread generosity, and their affections.
At a large institution such as Harvard, Jerry stood out for his
kindness and humanity.
Jerry attended Humberside Collegiate Institute and then Victoria
College in the University of Toronto, where his courses included
Elizabethan literature offered by Northrop
FRYE and Shakespeare
offered by E. J.
PRATT. As a young poet and critic, he reviewed
new works by Robinson Jeffers and Virginia Woolf, and won a prize
for an essay titled New Techniques in Contemporary Fiction. Graduating
with a B.A. in 1939, he chose Harvard Graduate School, obtaining
his PhD in 1942. On June 19, 1943, in Toronto, he married Elizabeth
ADAM/ADAMS, his confidante and soul mate.
University teaching posts were thin on the ground in Canada during
the Second World War. Jerry used to describe his one job interview
with a Canadian university: They were less interested in his
a academic credentials, he said, than in whether he was a Christian
and whether he drank. If he did the latter, they made it clear
that he must do it with the curtains closed so as not to corrupt
the students. He took a job in the United States.
His teaching career took him to the University of Wisconsin,
where he rose from instructor in 1942 to full professor in 1954
to Columbia University from 1954 until 1961; and
to Harvard University,
where he taught for 26 years 1987. Named Gurney Professor of
English Literature in 1975, in this distinguished chair he followed
Douglas BUSH and
B.
J.
Whiting;
BUSH, another ex-Canadian, welcomed
Jerry BUCKLEY to Harvard, as Jerry recollected, "with open arrns...
filled with theses."
A Harvard seminar on Victorian critics led by Howard Mumford
Jones prodded Buckley's interest in William Ernest Henley, and
his dissertation on Henley became his first published book, William
Ernest Henley: A Study in the Counter-Decadence of the Nineties
(1945). In 1951 he secured his reputation as a major Victorianist
with The Victorian Temper, and in 1960 he re-established Tennyson's
stature in literary studies with his Tennyson: The Growth of
a Poet. The rise of Victorian studies owes very much to his dedicated
scholarship and his inspiring leadership.
He was passionately devoted to his subject, so much so that he
often seemed to become the incarnation of it. Former students
remember with affection riveting oral performances of his favourite
authors, such as Dickens. Striding across the room, long arms
waving, he would "become" Mr. Micawber or Ebenezer Scrooge. His
performances would be interspersed with strange bits of gossip,
which he would also act out, becoming Tennyson at an advanced
age, creeping around behind an alarmed woman at a garden party
to inform her that her stays were creaking, or reciting with
verve and relish one of Edward Lear's parodies of his beloved
Tennyson. Many of Terry's former graduate students were at his
funeral to pay tribute to a superb humanist and an equally superb
friend.
Margaret ATWOOD and David
STAINES were among Jerry
BUCKLEY's
graduate students.
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CLARK,
Donald
G. (1917-2003)
Died peacefully at home in Sarasota, Florida, surrounded by his
family, on Monday, October 6th, 2003. Cherished and beloved husband
of Thelma Jean
CLARK (née
LYNN.) Dear father of Donald Lynn and
his wife Judy and Dean Goodwin and his partner Ken
ROESKE. Loving
grandfather of Donald Andrew and his partner Nadia
ADAM/ADAMS, predeceased
by grand_son Sean Patrick. 'Papa' to Christan
BOSLEY.
Survived
by his brother Alfred Edward and his wife Elizabeth. Fondly remembered
by his nieces and nephews.
After Glow
I'd like the memory of me
to be a happy one.
I'd like to leave an after glow of smiles
when life is done.
I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly
down the ways,
Of happy times and laughing times
and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears of those who grieve,
to dry before the sun
Of happy memories that I leave
when life is done.
Carol Mirkel
A private family service will be held at a later date. If desired,
in lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to
the Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota,
Florida 34238. www.hospice-swf.org or charity of your choice.
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SMITH,
Pamela
Kathleen, 57, of Marysville, Ohio, formerly of
Whitby, Ontario, Canada died at her home December 6, 2003, after
a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born June 25,
1946 to the late Ida Winifred
SMITH in Nottingham, England. After
completing her schooling she immigrated to Canada at the age
of 19. She previously worked at the Ontario Workers' Compensation
Board as a Special Needs Adjudicator, where she managed the unique
medical and life care needs of seriously injured workers. She
was admitted to the 'Quarter Century Club' there in 1991 and
retired from the Board in 1997, after more than 30 years of exemplary
service. She moved from Canada to Marysville with her husband
in 1998. She will be lovingly remembered as a kind and caring
wife and a friend to all. Pam enjoyed travel, skiing, knitting
and sewing, and home decorating. She was especially accomplished
and devoted to her beautiful English garden. Pam was a patron
of the arts enjoying the theater and collecting the works of
Trisha Romance and others, and of course amassing her Longaberger
basket collection. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Church in Marysville. Her husband, Dr. Robert
SMITH currently
of Marysville, Ohio, and a cousin, Peter
ADAM/ADAMS of Hucknall, England,
survive her, along with numerous Friends. A Celebration of Pam's
life will be held Thursday, December 11, 2003, at 3: 00 p.m. at
St. Paul's Church-on-the-Hill in Pickering. Father Don
BEATTY
will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be
made to the Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division, 1639 Yonge
Street, Toronto, Ontario M4T 2W6. The Mannasmith Funeral Home in
Marysville [(937) 642-1751] is assisting the family with arrangements.
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ADAMSON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-02-24 published
ADAMSON,
Kit
(Catherine) MacDonald, née
HYNDMAN
Saturday, February 22, 2003, quietly at her Toronto home. Loving
mother of daughter Gillian and son Andrew. She is survived by
sisters Ann and Lee. Predeceased by sisters Primrose and Helen.
Born September 22, 1934 in Edmonton, Alberta, Kit moved to Toronto
to attend the University of Toronto where she trained as a physical
and occupational therapist. Before marrying, she worked with
the Workman's Compensation Board in Hamilton, and later worked
for 12 years at the Queen Street Mental Health Centre, with many
fond memories of staff and patients. She continued her work with
Community Occupational Therapists and Associates before retiring
in 1996. Cat lover, musician and avid family historian, Kit wrote
and published The Sea at Their Feet (1990), Growing Up in Edmonton,
the Hyndman Girls Remember (1989) and The MacMillan Letters 1815
- 1895 (2001). Her remarkable inner strength, loyalty, quick
wit and love will be greatly missed. The family will receive
Friends at the Humphrey Funeral Home - A. W. Miles Chapel, 1403
Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East), from 6-7 p.m.
on Wednesday, February 26, followed by a reception until 8: 30
p.m. If desired, donations may be made to the Ontario Lupus Association,
590 Alden Road, Suite 204, Markham, Ontario L3R 8N2.
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ADAMSON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-03-04 published
MERRIAM,
E.
Jean (née
HALPENNY)
Peacefully in hospital on Saturday, March 1, 2003, in her 88th
year. Beloved wife of the late Ronald C.
MERRIAM, Q.C. Loving
mother and mother-in-law of Sandra and Don
TAILOR/TAYLOR
(Kingston,)
Douglas MERRIAM and Alexandra
ADAMSON
(Ottawa,)
Arthur and Joy
MERRIAM
(Ottawa) and Alan and Joanne
MERRIAM (Mississauga.)
Cherished
grandmother of 15 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Friends
may call at the Westboro Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes, 403
Richmond Rd. at Roosevelt on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral service will be held in the chapel on Tuesday, March
4, 2003, at 11 a.m. Interment Pinecrest Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers, a memorial donation to the charity of your choice would
be appreciated.
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ADAMSON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-12-23 published
ZEALLEY,
Mary
Lenore (née
BOYD) 1923-2003
Peacefully, surrounded by her three children, son-in-law Maurizio
and granddaughter Victoria, at The Baycrest Hospital on Sunday,
December 21, 2003. Mary Lenore
ZEALLEY (née
BOYD,) wife of the
late Kenneth Bramwell
ZEALLEY.
Loving mother of Jane Elizabeth
ADAMSON, wife of Andrew, Hartington, Ontario; Charlotte Ann
UNGER,
wife of Edward, Toronto; and John Kenneth
ANDREW, life-partner
of Maurizio, Toronto. Grandmother of Victoria
AUSTIN, wife of
Bruce; Sarah
NORMAN, wife of Jason. Great-grandmother of Jonathan
& Christopher
AUSTIN and Brock
NORMAN.
Sister of Nancy
REID,
wife of Jim; Eleanor
HOOD, wife of the late Duggan; and Carol
MacPHERSON, wife of John. She died as she had lived her life
- with dignity, passion, grace and courage. A person who loved
her city, all arts and culture, and her family and Friends. A
Memorial Service will be held at Bloor Street United Church (Bloor
Street West at Huron), Wednesday, December 24 at 2 p.m. A reception
will follow at the Church. Donations may be made to The Baycrest
Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto M6A
2E1, or to Bloor Street United Church, 300 Bloor Street West,
Toronto M5S 1W3. Final resting place, Hillcrest Cemetery, Smiths
Falls, Ontario. The family wishes to express their deepest appreciation
for the compassionate care of the medical team at The Baycrest
Hospital, 6 East.
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