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GILPIN
GILBERT o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-03-19 published
Mary Elizabeth
LANKTREE
Passed away peacefully on Sunday March 9, 2003 at the Salvation Army AR Goudie Eventide Home, Kitchener.
Mary (née MacDONALD)
LANKTREE in her 85th year was the beloved wife of the late Harry
LANKTREE
(February 27, 1999.) Dear mother of Myrna
TIDD of BC, Gloria
PRIMEAU
of Kitchener, June
KAWA and her husband Larry of Val Caron, David
LANKTREE and his wife
Suzanne of Kitchener and Denise
GILBERT and her
husband Dana of Kitchener. Loving grandmother of twelve
grandchildren and great-grandmother of nine. Dear sister of May
KINSLEY, Minerva
HALL,
Annie
McKINLEY. Predeceased by one brother Russell
MacDONALD.
Mary's family received relatives and Friends on Tuesday March 11 at
the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener. Funeral
service was held on Wednesday March 12, 2003 in the chapel of the
funeral home. Spring interment in Civic Cemetery, Sudbury.
Visit www.obit411.com/968 for Mary's memorial.
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GILBERT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-10-14 published
BESWICK,
John
Alexander,
Col. (retired) M.D., C.D., F.R.C.S.
(C).
Died in Toronto on Friday, October 10, 2003. Born August 17,
1916, to the late Mr. and Mrs. John Millet
BESWICK, fifth generation
Torontonion. Beloved husband of 54 years to the late Eileen Enid
(REES.)
Loving father of Debra Anne
McISAAC and Philip Rees
BESWICK.
Dear ''Papa'' of Ryan Leonard
McISAAC. Dear grandfather of Jeremy
John.
Predeceased by his sister Marion A.
GILBERT and brother
William E.
BESWICK.
Uncle of Barbara A.
REES, Thunder
Bay, and
many nephews and nieces. Cousin of Wayne, Margo, June, Michael
and of Martha
POWELL,
Peterborough.
Remembered and respected
by many colleagues, patients and good Friends. Served overseas
5½ years with the R.C.E. and Korea for 1½ years. Former chief
of Ophthalmology of Canadian Forces Hospital, Kingston; National
Defence Medical Center, Ottawa; then Chief of Ophthalmology at
Scarborough
Centenary
Hospital, West Hill for 14 years. Dr.
BESWICK
took a very active part in the promotion of the Eye Bank in the
early 50's and 60's at Sunnybrook Hospital, Scarborough Centenary,
and other Toronto Hospitals providing a steady flow of donated
eyes for transplants and research. Resident of Sunnybrook Hospital.
The family would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to the staff
of Sunnybrook ''K'' Wing for the dedicated and compassionate
care given to ''Dad'' while he resided there. He was a remarkable
man whose strength of character and gentle nature will be sadly
missed by everyone. Cremation followed by interment at St. James
Cemetery in the plot owned by the
BESWICK family since 1874.
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GILBERT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-12-09 published
BERMINGHAM, Mary Louise (Lou) (née
DONALD) -- Died peacefully
at her home on Monday, December 8, 2003, in her 75th year, after
a lengthy illness, surrounded by her family and assured of their
love for her. Predeceased by Bill, her loving husband of 50 years.
Reunited with her parents George and Beatrice
DONALD.
Survived
by her children Tim and his wife
Candace,
Susan
(JASPER) and
her husband Terry, Patrick and his wife Amy, and Anne, all of
whom will so deeply miss her smiles, her warmth and her unfailing
cheerfulness. Also survived by her adoring grandchildren Sarah,
Christopher, Katie, Hudson, Cabot, Will, Georgia, Carmichael
and Alistair. They will always hold her in their hearts as the
perfect Granny to them all. Lou will also be greatly missed by
her sisters, Joan
SINCLAIR and Allison
GILBERT, and by her brother,
Alex DONALD.
Lou embodied the spirit of Christmas all the year
and gave her many Friends strength and comfort in their lives.
Her gardens and her home were always beautiful and welcoming.
The family welcomes all who would like to share their memories
of Lou to Otterburn on Thursday, December 11, 2003, from 3 p.m.
to 8 p.m. A memorial service will be held at Saint John's Church
in Ancaster at 11 o'clock a.m. on Friday, December 12, 2003 (Halson
& Wilson Streets). In lieu of flowers, donations to Saint John's
Anglican Church or to a charity of your choice would be gratefully
received.
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Hawley CRESS
In loving memory of Hawley
CRESS who passed away peacefully at
Manitoulin Health Centre on Friday, August 1, 2003 at the age of 82 years.
Predeceased by dear wife
Elsie (née
PEARSON.)
Loving father
of Larry and wife Roberta of Tehkummah, Jack and friend Julie of
Mindemoya, Danny and wife Anita of Mindemoya, Beryl and husband Shane
LAIDLEY of Little Current, Patsy and husband Mervin
GILCHRIST of
Mindemoya. Cherished grandfather of Brent and wife Pam, Jeff and
wife Heather, Trevor and wife Lynn, Luke, Philippe, Michael, Melonie
and friend James, Meghan, Matthew. Great grandfather of Zack, Jade,
Paige, Haley, Jordan, Damion and Desaree. Remembered by brother
Norman and wife Carrie and sisters-in-law Elva, Ann, Nelda and
Jessie. Predeceased by brothers Harvey, Paul, William, Goldie,
Cecil, Roy and sisters Nelda and Crystal. Graveside funeral service
was held on Monday, August 4, 2003 in Hilly Grove Cemetery.
Arrangements in care of Island Funeral Home.
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GILCHRIST o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-09-22 published
Quiet minister a Trudeau stalwart
Former Bay Street whiz kid helped revamp Canada's social safety
net and served as both secretary of state and labour minister
By Ron CSILLAG
Special to The Globe and Mail Monday, September
22, 2003 - Page R7
His children possess no qualms about pronouncing Martin
O'CONNELL
as having been a bit of a policy wonk. "Oh, totally," says his
son John.
"My dad wasn't interested in money -- odd, given his Bay Street
successes. Just policy, and formulating policy."
"He was a classic workaholic," concurs Mr.
O'CONNELL's daughter
Caryn. "He was just driven by his work. It's one of the things
that kept him going."
Rare is the politician remembered for self-effacing skills and
effectiveness rather than bombast. Mr.
O'CONNELL was indeed serious
and conscientious. He worked hard and achieved much. But of all
the cabinet ministers from the Pierre
TRUDEAU era, his name probably
rings the quietist bell for Canadians old enough to recall names
like Don Jamieson, Otto Lang and Marc Lalonde.
Mr. O'CONNELL, who died in Toronto on August 11 at 87 of complications
from Parkinson's disease, served as Canada's labour minister
on two separate occasions, and was Mr.
TRUDEAU's principal secretary
for two years when Trudeaumania had been replaced by the infuriation
of millions with Canada's philosopher-king.
How does one keep a low profile in federal politics, especially
in a contentious cabinet post? Mr.
O'CONNELL did it by guiding
the country with a steady hand through great labour turbulence
in the early 1970s, including convincing his boss to pass emergency
legislation that terminated work stoppages at the Vancouver and
Montreal dockyards.
"He was an exceptionally low-key guy. He liked it that way,"
recalls Barney
DANSON, who served as Minister of National Defence
in the Trudeau cabinet. Doubtless Mr.
TRUDEAU saw in Mr.
O'CONNELL
a kind of kinship. Both men were unflappable philosophers and
academics at heart who entered politics relatively late in life,
both sacrificing cushier lives to hasten Mr.
TRUDEAU's vaunted
"just society."
For Mr. O'CONNELL, the bug bit in 1965 when he and two other
Bay Street whiz kids were summoned to Ottawa by then finance
minister Walter
GORDON -- still stinging from a disastrous budget
two years earlier -- to help revamp Canada's social safety net.
The group ultimately designed policies that led to the Canada
Pension Plan, the Municipal Loan Development Fund and medicare.
Martin Patrick
O'CONNELL was one of four children born in Victoria
to a mother from Ontario and a horticulturist father from County
Kerry in Ireland who farmed a few acres and raised livestock.
Mr. O'CONNELL taught elementary school for six years and completed
a B.A. at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, before beginning
a wartime stint in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps and
Infantry Regiment. Haunted perhaps by the death of his brother
Johnny, cut down in the battle for Caen, France, in June, 1944,
Mr. O'CONNELL volunteered for action in the Pacific just as the
fighting ceased.
It was while in uniform that he met his future wife of 58 years,
Helen Alice
DIONNE.
The two met at the Art Gallery of Ontario
while Mr. O'CONNELL was on leave from his base, and Ms.
DIONNE
was volunteering at the museum.
He spent the decade after the war at the University of Toronto,
earning graduate degrees in economics and political science and
lecturing on Plato, John Stuart Mill and liberal democratic principles.
He had learned French for his doctoral thesis on Henri Bourassa,
one of the first scholarly studies in English on the fiery Quebec
journalist and Canadian nationalist.
Academia gave way to Bay Street, where Mr.
O'CONNELL spent 11
years in investing and bond underwriting while heading the volunteer
Indian and Eskimo Association of Canada, as it was then called,
where he represented aboriginal concerns to governments and encouraged
the devolution of federal powers to native groups.
He had run and lost in 1965 in the federal seat of Greenwood
in Toronto but was swept up in the 1968 Trudeau whirlwind, winning
the seat of Scarborough East. In 1971, he was named Secretary
of State, and was appointed Labour Minister the following year,
just before Mr.
TRUDEAU called an election that ended in a minority
Liberal government. Mr.
O'CONNELL, like 46 other Grit members
of parliament, was defeated.
But he bounced back as Mr.
TRUDEAU's principal secretary for
those two lean minority years between 1972 and 1974. Mr.
O'CONNELL
laid the groundwork for Mr.
TRUDEAU's first official visit to
the People's Republic of China in 1973 and was instrumental in
establishing diplomatic relations with Beijing. (His interest
in China would later find expression in his role as co-chair
of the Canadian Foundation for the Preservation of Chinese Cultural
and Historical Treasures.)
Mr. O'CONNELL also reshaped the Prime Minister's Office in an
effort to bring the party closer to the grassroots of Canadian
society.
The 1974 general election returned a majority Liberal government
and Mr. O'CONNELL as the Member of Parliament for Scarborough
East. In 1978, he was back as Labour Minister.
Around the cabinet table, "he wasn't terribly assertive," recalls
Mr. DANSON. "He only spoke when he knew what he was talking about."
During question period, "he was logical and solid. He was never
asked the same question twice. He exuded integrity."
Mr. O'CONNELL lost to Tory Gordon
GILCHRIST in the 1979 and 1980
elections (the latter by 511 votes) and he took no pleasure in
Mr. GILCHRIST's resignation of the seat in 1984 after a tax-evasion
conviction.
Mr. O'CONNELL took a stab at the presidency of the Liberal Party,
losing by two just votes. Despite the lack of backing by old
Friends, he took the losses gracefully, saying they were part
of politics. "They all say that," remarked Mr.
O'CONNELL's long-time
friend David
GOLDBERG. "He took it stoically, but hard."
He bid politics farewell and returned to the private sector as
a consultant to government agencies and corporations. The only
time his name was ever remotely linked to controversy was in
1983. He was acting as a consultant to multinational drug companies
when he was hired by the government to consult on legislation
the companies wanted repealed. Mr.
O'CONNELL disclosed his role
with the drug companies immediately, and Ottawa explained he
was tapped precisely because he knew his way around the industry.
He was a taciturn man but prescient when he pronounced, in 1984,
that tobacco smoke was a legitimate health problem in the workplace.
As head of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety,
Mr. O'CONNELL commented on the recently changed Canada Labour
Code: "My own feeling is that the right to refuse work is an
essential right, ... personally, I wouldn't think it would be
an abuse [of the legislation] to refuse work because of tobacco
smoke.''
Mr. O'CONNELL's daughter Caryn recalls somewhat ruefully that
as a child she would sometimes hesitate to tell her Friends'
parents about what her father did for a living, fearing a typical
tirade about Mr.
TRUDEAU.
"But my Dad really was different," she recalls. "He may not have
been as colourful [as other politicians] but he taught us to
play fair and to accept defeat. He taught us the values of honesty,
tolerance, patience and the concept of justice. But we never
felt pressured. He never force-fed us. I think he was the rare
person who entered politics to do good."
Mr. O'CONNELL leaves his wife, children, a brother, sister, four
grandchildren and something rare indeed: a good name.
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GILES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-08-18 published
Werner SEEGELKEN
By Jennifer
LEWINGTON,
Jean
LEWINGTON and Antji
GILES Monday,
August 18, 2003 - Page A14
Farmer, opera lover, wine maker, improviser of machinery. Born
June 24, 1932, in Gibeon, South West Africa (now Namibia). Died
June 16, in London, Ontario, of cancer, aged 70.
The place called "Werner's Paradise" is special, hidden from
roadside view on a farm north of London, Ontario The Nairn River,
lined with weeping willows, cuts through the rolling property
as a fast-flowing stream. On humid summer nights, Sabrina the
turtle may poke her head out of a spring-fed pond at the sound
of her name. In winter, deer and fox meander through a nearby
woodlot of maple, pine and cedar.
This 14-acre sanctuary for people and wildlife is one of the
legacies of Werner
SEEGELKEN. A farmer "through and through,"
so aptly described by daughter Antji, Werner had a knack for
creating something from nothing.
For example, Werner saw the potential of a rough piece of land
on an otherwise productive farm of corn and white beans. He bulldozed
aside a few of the thorn trees and tapped into natural springs
to create two ponds that attracted birds and wildlife. Year by
year, Werner and his family planted native trees, creating a
place of beauty and tranquility.
Born in South West Africa, Werner was raised in Germany from
the age of 5 and as a young man emigrated to Canada after the
Second World War. He came with little money but sharp memories
of war-related privation. He decided to be a farmer so he would
never be hungry again.
In 1957, temporarily leaving behind his fiancée Marga in Germany,
he arrived in Canada and worked on a dairy farm in Ottawa. A
year later, Marga joined him and they were married in the fall
of 1958. At first, they lived in London, Ontario, where Werner
worked in several industrial jobs to save money for a farm.
Werner and Marga bought their first farm in 1963, after the birth
of their two children, Antji and Werner, Jr. During the next
30 years, the
SEEGELKENs acquired five farms in the London area,
including the Pond Farm of "Werner's Paradise."
Like many farmers, Werner was a frugal and practical man. He
had a talent for adapting farm machinery to extend its life.
In the wintertime, Werner was busy in the large metal-working
shop at the family homestead, tinkering and improvising to get
more from a cantankerous combine for the next crop season.
He knew what it meant to respect the natural environment. On
one occasion, he found a young heron with a broken wing. Ignoring
the bird's angry pecks, Werner nursed it back to health and released
it back into the wild.
Spring planting and fall harvest are the most exhausting times
for farmers. In addition to farming their own land, Werner and
Werner, Jr., worked the land of several neighbours, including
my mother Jean's farm some 30 kilometres away. In spring and
fall, the SEEGELKENs would arrive with their imposing equipment
and work all night, if needed, to beat any forecast of rain.
Since there was no time to stop for a meal, my mother would prepare
a picnic supper for them to eat on the run.
When Werner pulled up in his big tractor to meet her, he would
be singing along with the German operatic music that boomed from
his glass-enclosed cab. He always was ready with a joke or a
funny story -- or a blunt assessment of the planting conditions
or the likely crop yield.
Werner saw any visit to his family's farm as an excuse for little
party. Out would come the stubby glasses filled with his homemade
beer and wine. He made you feel welcome, even if you had interrupted
a sprawling Sunday dinner of the immediate family (six young
grandchildren), assorted relatives visiting from Germany and
Friends. Werner's big heart embraced family, Friends and the
land.
Jennifer and Jean are Friends of Werner and Antji is his daughter.
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GILL o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-02-19 published
COULTIS
-In loving memory of a dear father and grandfather Wilfred Dell who passed away February 18, 1998.
In a little country graveyard
Where gentle breezes blow,
Lies one we loved so dearly,
Calm and peaceful, he is sleeping
Sweetest rest that follows pain.
We, who loved him, sadly miss him,
But trust in God, we'll meet again.
--Always remembered by daughter Corrine
GILL, son Don
COULTIS, his wife
Marlene▼ and grandchildren.
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COULTIS
-In loving memory of Ruby Mae, who passed away one year ago on October 22, 2002.
This is for you,
For the mother, wife and grandma we love,
For the one who helped us
Through all our childhood tears and failures.
For the lady who was a wonderful example of
what more women should be.
For the mother, wife and grandma whose
love and devotion to her family was marked by strength and guidance.
We respected and admired you so.
-Much love and sadly missed by daughter Corrine
GILL, son Don
COULTIS and
wife Marlene, good Friends John and Pat
NOVACK and families.
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GILL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-03-08 published
Eric Reginald
HOARE On a sunny morning walk with his dog Cody
and wife Rosemary (both beloved), Eric died a beautiful, sudden,
death on March 3, 2003. Eric was born April 8, 1918 and raised
in Orillia, Ontario in a close and loving family. He attended
Queen's University before joining the Tropicana Oil Company and
with his new bride moved to El Centro, Columbia. Returning to
Canada, Eric joined Imperial Oil and raised his growing family
of Geoff, Tony and Wendy. They lived in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver
and Edmonton before he and Roey retired in 1981 to British Columbia's
Sunshine Coast. His retirement years were spent exploring the
love for his wife, children, son-in-law Jerry, step grandchildren,
grandchildren, dogs and cat. Any and all felt his love flood
into them through a hug, a tick removed or biting into one of
his many favourite varieties of cookies. 'Uncle Eck's' wealth
of family includes Peter and Bev
HOARE,
David and Willy
BOHME, Katie
DRINKWATER,
Rob and Pat
GILL, Dave and Marlene
GILL, and their families
in Ontario, Mardee and Bruce
BUDD and family in Alberta and the
FRAZEE family on the west coast. Since Dad always enjoyed a party,
two celebrations of his life will take place, one in Sechelt,
British Columbia and the other in Orillia, Ontario. In lieu of
flowers, donations can be made to the Sargeant Bay Society, Box
1486, Sechelt, British Columbia V0N 3A0 or the Sunshine Coast
Hospice, c/o R.R.8, 308 Skyline Drive, Gibsons, British Columbia
V0N 1V8.
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GILL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-09-10 published
GRESSER,
David
Lloyd
Died peacefully in the arms of his loving wife after 11 years
of marriage at Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, on Monday
September 8th, 2003. David was 48 years of age, of Waterloo.
He had been employed with Apotex Pharmaceutical Co. of Toronto
for 18 years.
Loving husband of Diana
LOBB.
Will be missed by his father and
mother-in-law, Roland and Iona
LOBB.
Brother-in-law of David
and his wife
Rebecca
LOBB all of Georgetown, and Rita, Rena,
Dainty and Pat.
David is survived by his father Bruno
GRESSER of Brantford. Brother
of Richard and his wife Carol of Ottawa and Robert of Brantford.
He is survived also by a niece Hope and a nephew Noah.
Predeceased by his mother Helen
GRESSER.
Friends are invited to share their memories of Dave on Wednesday
7-9 p.m. The funeral and committal service will be held in the
Edward R. Good Funeral Home Chapel, 171 King Street South, Waterloo,
on Thursday, September 11th, 2003 at 11: 00 a.m. with Reverend Julia
GILL officiating.
Cremation.
In Dave's memory donations to the Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation
or the Canadian Cancer Society would be greatly appreciated by
the family by calling the funeral home at (519) 745-8445 or www.edwardrgood.com
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GILL,
Martha▲
Elizabeth (née
BARBER)
Formerly of Montreal and King City, Ontario, died peacefully
at The Maple Health Centre, on December 7, 2003. Beloved wife
of the late Frederick P. (Perc). She will be missed by her many
Friends, especially Cathy Goodier
POTE and Sally O'Neill
LEWIS.
Cremation has taken place. Interment in Mount Royal Cemetery,
Montreal, Quebec. If desired, memorial donations to the Ontario
Humane Society would be appreciated. A celebration of Martha's
life will be held at a later date.
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GILLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-02-15 published
GENDRON,
Jacqueline
(Jackie)
Jacqueline
GENDRON (née
COOPER) was born 18 September 1909, Toronto
and died peacefully at Avalon Nursing Home, Orangeville, Ontario
on Thursday, 13 February 2003 in her 94th year. She was predeceased
by her husband 'Vince' and son Jim, her sisters Blanche
PITMAN
and Glad GILLEN, brother Jim
COOPER and recently her daughter-in-law
Margaret (Mrs. Michael
GENDRON). She is survived by her sons
Peter (Judy), Owen Sound and Michael, Brockville; grandchildren
Greg, Steven, Mark (Shaune) and Andrea (Anthony); sisters Audrey
IRWIN and Alma
WILLIAMS
(Al;) sister-in-law Barb
COOPER; many
nieces and nephews and several close Friends. Jackie lived life
her way. She was a responsible stay at home wife and mother,
roles of which she was proud. She was a good mom. She loved New
Year's parties with Friends, played golf, curled, skied, volunteered
and travelled in Europe, East Asia and Africa into her 80's.
Her Friends meant a great deal to her. She will be remembered
for her flair and skill in cooking, carpentry, ceramics, wood
carving, sewing, millinery and home decorating. Jackie was awarded
a life membership in the Lord Dufferin Chapter of the Imperial
Order of the Daughters of the Empire after 35 years of dedicated
service. She was a member of Westminster United Church. At Jackie's
request she was cremated and a memorial service, for immediate
family, will be held during the summer, followed by burial in
the family plot at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Orangeville. Special
thanks to the staff of both Lord Dufferin Centre and Avalon Nursing
Home, Dr. MARIEN and Dr.
VEENMAN.
Your care and sensitivity were
much appreciated. Arrangements by Egan Funeral Home Baxter and
Giles Chapel, 273 Broadway, Orangeville L9W 1K8 (519-941-2630).
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GILLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-12-19 published
ASSEFF,
Chris
Age 84, resident of Thornhill and former resident of Thunder
Bay, died in Toronto on Thursday December 11, 2003. After the
war he started up a business in Fort William and he was elected
to the Fort William R.C.S.S. Board as a trustee in 1947. This
was the start of a long and very passionate involvement with
Catholic Education in Ontario. Following his tenure with the
Fort William Board he and his family moved to Toronto in 1964
and he became the Executive Director of the O.S.S.T.A. remaining
as the Executive Director until his retirement in 1984. The contributions
Chris made to the Catholic Education System in Ontario have been
immeasurable and for many years he has been affectionately called
'Mr. Catholic Schools'. One of if not the high point of his life
was his receiving communion from His Holiness Pope John Paul
II when he visited Ontario. Chris was first and foremost a man
devoted to his family and Friends. He was married to Anne (nee
MIKELUK) who predeceased him in 1984 and he is survived by and
will be missed by his daughter Sandra
LADOUCEUR and her husband
Jerry of Thunder Bay, his sons Chris and Philip of Toronto, his
grand_son Sean (Lori)
LADOUCEUR of Thunder Bay, several nephews,
nieces and other relatives also survive. He will also be missed
by his best friend Theresa
BASLER.
Chris was predeceased by his
brothers Manere, Fred and Phil and sisters Isabel, Margaret and
Emelien. Funeral services were held on Monday December 15, 2003
when Friends and family gathered for Funeral Mass at 2: 00 p.m.
in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Thunder Bay, Ontario celebrated by
Rev. David
GILLEN. A private family interment was held in Mountain
View Cemetery. Vigil services were offered on Sunday afternoon
in the Blake Funeral Chapel, Thunder Bay. If Friends wish to
remember Chris, please make donations to the Canadian Cancer
Society in his memory.
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GILLESPIE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-03-07 published
SNETSINGER,
Mary
Claire
Suddenly on Wednesday, March 5, 2003 at Oakville. Claire
SNETSINGER
beloved daughter of the late Viola and Dr. H.A.
SNETSINGER.
Loving
sister of the late Joan
SNETSINGER.
Loved cousin of Anne
TAILOR/TAYLOR,
and Mary Adele
GILLESPIE. Dear friend of Bill
BOWEN.
Lovingly
remembered by her many Friends. Funeral Mass 11 a.m. Wednesday,
March 12, 2003 at Saint Dominic Parish, 2415 Rebecca Street, Oakville.
Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery 1: 45 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. In
lieu of flowers, donations to the charity of your choice would
be appreciated. Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home (905) 844-2600.
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COATSWORTH,
Helen▼
Campbell▼
(GILLIES) (1907-2003)
We regret to announce the death of our mother and friend. She
died under protest on Friday, March 7, 2003, at the Sun Parlour
Home, Leamington. She stoically survived the loss of her husband,
Grover (1983), grand_son, Murray (1990), and son, Alfred (2001).
She▼ will be sadly missed by her daughters, Bev
GILLESPIE
(John▼)
of Wheatley, and Ginny
ALLEN
(John▼) of Newmarket; her daughter-in-law,
Bonney COATSWORTH of Guelph; and fondly remembered by her grandchildren,
Jeff COATSWORTH
(Sue,▼)
Margot▼ and Robert
GILLESPIE, Duncan, Graham,
and Michael
ALLEN; and great granddaughters, Elizabeth and Katherine
COATSWORTH.
Helen▼ was predeceased by her brother, J.D.
GILLIES,
and is survived by her sisters, Katharine
McEACHERN and Janet
GOUGH.
She▼ valued a special relationship with her many nieces
and nephews. Helen contributed to her community as a farmer,
historian, journalist, teacher and was awarded for her community
service with county, provincial, and federal awards. With the
wonderful help of her neighbours, she was able to remain on the
COATSWORTH farm for 69 years. Her spirit lives on. A memorial
service will be held at Talbot Street United Church on Saturday,
March 22, 2003, at 2: 00 pm.
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GILLESPIE,
Harriet
Louise (née
MORTON)
Died peacefully on June 21, 2003. Harriet was born May 24, 1926
in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, daughter of Edith L. and
W. Douglas
MORTON.
Devoted wife of John B.
GILLESPIE, Q.C., Toronto, for
almost 55 wonderful years. Loving mother of Joan (Andrew
POTTINGER,)
Jill, Jay (Lili
HOFSTADER) and Susan (Paul
NICHOLAS). Grandmother
of Leigh and Drew
POTTINGER of W. Vancouver, Ben and Claire
SCOTT
of Sydney, Australia, Sean and Jackie
GILLESPIE of Toronto and
Hattie NICHOLAS of Ottawa. Sister of Douglas B.
MORTON and Scott
MORTON,
Nova
Scotia.
Service will be held on Wednesday, June
25, 2003 at 3 p.m. at St. Leonard's Anglican Church, 25 Wanless
Avenue. No visitation is planned. In lieu of flowers, donations
in Harriet's memory may be made to either Sunnybrook Hospital
or The Canadian Cancer Society.
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Photographer, reporter and royal press attaché
After years at The Globe and Mail, he went on to craft speeches
for William
DAVIS and to co-ordinate royal tours
By Allison
LAWLOR
Wednesday,
January 8, 2003, Page R5
John GILLIES, a former reporter at The Globe and Mail, who later
served as press attaché for the royal tours in the 1970s, died
recently at his home in Mississauga, Ontario He was 74.
Known as "a two-way man," Mr.
GILLIES was both a reporter and
photographer at The Globe throughout the 1960s. He travelled
extensively around Ontario, covering everything from fires and
train derailments to inquests and trials.
Reporting was in his blood, said Rudy
PLATIEL, a fellow two-way
man who worked with Mr.
GILLIES at The Globe.
He loved digging up stories and talking to people, Mr.
PLATIEL
recalled.
"For John, the worst time was when nothing was panning out, and
he didn't get a story.
"We were sort of the generalists in the sense that we were ready
to take on any story," Mr.
PLATIEL added. "I think he enjoyed
not knowing what was coming up next."
After more than a decade at The Globe and Mail, Mr.
GILLIES left
the paper for a job with the Ontario government.
Working as a communications officer in the Ministry of Education,
his job, among others, was to field media calls and write speeches.
He frequently wrote them for William
DAVIS -- who would later
become the Premier of Ontario -- when Mr.
DAVIS was the education
minister. Mr.
GILLIES spent 20 years working for the government
before retiring in the late 1980s.
Of all the press officers at Queen's Park at the time, Mr.
GILLIES
was the most up-front, said Rod
GOODMAN, a former ombudsman of
The Toronto Star.
"If he knew something, he would tell you," Mr.
GOODMAN said.
"He was very straight and very honest."
During the 1970s, on leaves from the Ministry of Education, Mr.
GILLIES served as press co-ordinator for the royal tours to Canada.
He would ride on the press bus, following the Royal Family on
their visits to various parts of the country, arranging interviews
and ensuring that things ran smoothly for the press.
"Several times, he got to meet the Queen," said his daughter,
Laurie SWINTON. "He always said Prince Philip was a real card."
Her father was not known for his impeccable style: Ms.
SWINTON
recalls a photo taken of him standing with the Queen, wearing
a rumpled $29 suit from a local department store. It was not
uncommon for Mr.
GILLIES to be seen with a crooked tie and untucked
shirt. "He was probably one of the only guys at Queen's Park
that dressed worse than me," said author and broadcaster Claire
HOY.
John GILLIES was born in Toronto on March 4, 1928, the only son
of George and Sarah
GILLIES.
The family lived in a tiny row house
in the city's west end. His father worked in the rail yards,
and his mother in a chocolate factory, often bringing home boxes
of candy for her only son.
Not fond of school, Mr.
GILLIES dropped out in Grade 10.
Later, in search of work, he walked into the office of the weekly
newspaper in Port Credit (now a part of Mississauga), telling
them he needed a job and would do anything. It just so happened
that they required a sports editor and hired him.
"He just sort of fell into writing," Ms.
SWINTON said.
In 1954, when Hurricane Hazel ripped through Toronto, killing
81 people, Mr.
GILLIES's instinct was not to seek shelter in
the basement of his home, but to hit the streets to talk to people
and gather stories.
When Mr. GILLIES reached an area of the city where a number of
new townhouses had been wiped out, a police roadblock met him,
recalled his son, Ken
GILLIES. A friend who was with him at the
time pulled a badge from his coat pocket and flashed it at the
officer. After police let the pair through, Mr.
GILLIES turned
to his friend and asked where he got the badge. "From my kid's
Cheerios box this morning," his friend replied.
An avid golfer, it was on the greens in Port Credit that Mr.
GILLIES met Frances
SMITH, a woman who shared his passion for
golf.
The couple married in 1954, and later had three children. Ms.
GILLIES died of cancer in 1984.
A helpless optimist when it came to golf, Mr.
GILLIES was known
to go out under the most dire conditions. He would look at a
dark, looming sky and declare that it was clearing, Ken
GILLIES
recalled. By contrast, said Mr.
HOY, the task of getting Mr.
GILLIES on the greens when he hadn't scheduled a golf game was
next to impossible.
"I don't know anyone else who was that structured," Mr.
HOY added,
noting that his golfing buddy stuck to his weekly schedule, where
each day was dedicated to a particular task. For example, shopping
was done not on Thursday but on Saturday. "He had this one little
idiosyncrasy," Mr.
HOY joked.
A good-hearted man who was also a big lover of dogs, Mr.
GILLIES
was known to carry a stash of dog biscuits on his daily walks
to give to the neighbourhood pooches. "He was a very simple guy,"
said his son Ken. "He didn't like a lot of ceremony and fanfare."
Mr. GILLIES leaves his three children, Don, Ken and Laurie, and
two grandchildren, Corey and Grace.
John GILLIES, reporter / photographer, communications officer
born in Toronto on March 4, 1928; died in Mississauga, Ontario
on December 4, 2002.
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COATSWORTH,
Helen▲
Campbell▲
(GILLIES) (1907-2003)
We regret to announce the death of our mother and friend. She
died under protest on Friday, March 7, 2003, at the Sun Parlour
Home, Leamington. She stoically survived the loss of her husband,
Grover (1983), grand_son, Murray (1990), and son, Alfred (2001).
She▲ will be sadly missed by her daughters, Bev
GILLESPIE
(John▲)
of Wheatley, and Ginny
ALLEN
(John▲) of Newmarket; her daughter-in-law,
Bonney COATSWORTH of Guelph; and fondly remembered by her grandchildren,
Jeff COATSWORTH
(Sue,▲)
Margot▲ and Robert
GILLESPIE, Duncan, Graham,
and Michael
ALLEN; and great granddaughters, Elizabeth and Katherine
COATSWORTH.
Helen▲ was predeceased by her brother, J.D.
GILLIES,
and is survived by her sisters, Katharine
McEACHERN and Janet
GOUGH.
She▲ valued a special relationship with her many nieces
and nephews. Helen contributed to her community as a farmer,
historian, journalist, teacher and was awarded for her community
service with county, provincial, and federal awards. With the
wonderful help of her neighbours, she was able to remain on the
COATSWORTH farm for 69 years. Her spirit lives on. A memorial
service will be held at Talbot Street United Church on Saturday,
March 22, 2003, at 2: 00 pm.
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GILLIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-08-06 published
Linda STEARNS: 1937-2003
As ballet mistress and artistic director of the esteemed Montreal
company, she nurtured personality, flair and a risk-taking approach
to dance
By Paula CITRON
Wednesday,
August 6, 2003 - Page R5
In the cutthroat, competitive world of dance, Linda
STEARNS was
an anomaly. As artistic director of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens,
she never played games or held grudges. Whether good or bad news,
she bluntly told her dancers what they had to hear, and in return,
her open-door policy allowed them to vent their own feelings.
National
Ballet of Canada artistic director James
KUDELKA, who
spent almost a decade as a member of Les Grands Ballets, likens
her approach to wearing an invisible raincoat upon which unhappy
dancers spewed their venom. At the end of their tirades, she
would serenely remove the garment and say, "Now let's talk."
Linda STEARNS died at her home in Toronto on July 4, at age 65.
She was born into privilege on October 22, 1937. Her father,
Marshal, was an investment broker; her mother, Helen, was heavily
involved in charity work. The family lived in the posh Poplar
Plains area of central Toronto, where Ms.
STEARNS attended Branksome
Hall.
Despite their wealth, the
STEARNS children (Linda, Nora and Marshal)
were expected to earn their own livings. Helen
STEARNS had studied
dance in her youth, but a career was never an option. When eldest
daughter Linda showed a strong talent, history might have repeated
itself had not Marshal Sr. set aside his reservations after seeing
his daughter perform.
After graduating from high school, Ms.
STEARNS went to London
and New York for advanced training. It was the great Alexandra
Danilova, one of Ms.
STEARNS's
New
York teachers, who pointed
the young dancer in the direction of the upstart Les Grands Ballets
Canadiens. Ms.
STEARNS joined Les Grands in 1961, and was promoted
to soloist in 1964. In a Who's Who of Entertainment entry, Ms.
STEARNS was once listed as joining the company in 1861, and she
liked to joke that, at 103 years, she held the record for the
longest time spent in the corps de ballet. In fact, one of Ms.
STEARNS's hallmarks was her sense of humour, much of it at her
own expense.
Les Grands was known for taking dancers who did not necessarily
have perfect ballet bodies, but had personality and flair, a
policy Ms.
STEARNS continued during her own administration.
Although Ms.
STEARNS had very unballetic, low-arched feet, she
was a fine classical dancer. She excelled, however, in the dramatic
repertoire: Mother Courage in Richard Kuch's The Brood, or the
title role in Brydon Paige's Medea. In later years, while teaching
and coaching, Ms.
STEARNS wore high heels to conceal her hated
low arches -- while showing off her attractive ankles.
Her performing career was cut short in 1966 when artistic director
Ludmilla CHIRIAEFF recognized that Ms.
STEARNS would make a brilliant
ballet mistress, and by 1969, Ms.
STEARNS was exclusively in
the studio. In fact, giving up performing was one of the great
disappointments of her life, although she did in time acknowledge
that she had found her true destiny. Ms.
STEARNS's astonishingly
keen eye allowed her to single out, in a corps de ballet of moving
bodies, every limb that was out of position. She could also sing
every piece of music, which saved a lot of time, because she
didn't have to keep putting on the tape recorder. Because of
her intense musicality, Ms.
STEARNS also insisted that the dancers
not just be on the count, but fill every note with movement.
Ms. STEARNS loved playing with words -- she was a crossword-puzzle
addict, for example -- and gave the dancers nicknames, whether
they liked them or not. Catherine
LAFORTUNE was Katrink, Kathy
BIEVER was Little Frog, Rosemary
NEVILLE was Rosie Posie, Betsy
BARON was Boops, and Benjamin
HATCHER was Benjamino, to name
but a few. One who escaped this fate was Gioconda
BARBUTO, simply
because Ms.
STEARNS loved rolling out the word "G-I-O-C-O-N-D-A"
in its full Italian glory. The dancers, in turn, called her Lulubelle,
Mme. Gozonga and
La Stearnova or, if they were feeling tired,
cranky and hostile -- and were out of earshot -- Spoons (for
her non-arched feet) and even less flattering names. As reluctantly
as she became ballet mistress, Ms.
STEARNS became artistic director,
first as one of a triumvirate in 1978 with Danny
JACKSON and
Colin McINTYRE (when Les Grands and Brian
MacDONALD came to an
abrupt parting of the ways;) then with Jeanne
RENAUD in 1985
and finally on her own in 1987. She retired from Les Grands in
1989. Both Mr.
JACKSON and Mr.
McINTRYE still refer to Ms.
STEARNS
as the company's backbone.
These were the famous creative years that included the works
of Mr. KUDELKA, Paul Taylor, Lar Lubovitch, Nacho Duato and George
Balanchine. Les Grands toured the world performing one of the
most exciting and eclectic repertoires in ballet. It was a company
that nurtured dancers and choreographers, many of whom reflected
Ms. STEARNS's risk-taking, innovative esthetic.
She also had time to mentor choreographers outside the company,
including acclaimed solo artist Margie
GILLIS.
Her post-Grands
career included writing assessments for the Canada Council, setting
works on ballet companies, coaching figure skating, and most
recently, becoming ballet mistress for the Toronto-based Ballet
Jörgen. When she was diagnosed with both ovarian and breast cancer
two years ago, she continued her obligations to Ballet Jörgen
until she was no longer able, never letting the dancers know
how ill she was.
Ms. STEARNS loved huge dogs -- or what Ms.
GILLIS refers to as
mountains with fur -- and always had at least two. Her gardens
were magnificent, as was her cooking. Her generosity was legendary,
whether inviting 20 people for Christmas dinner, or hosting the
wedding reception for dancers Andrea
BOARDMAN and Jean-Hugues
ROCHETTE at her tastefully decorated Westmount home. After leaving
Montreal, whether, first, at her horse farm in Harrow, Ontario,
or at the one-room schoolhouse she lovingly renovated near Campbellville,
northwest of Toronto, former colleagues were always welcome.
She continued to keep in touch with her dancers, sending notes
in her beautiful, distinctive handwriting. Her love of sports
never left her, and after a hard day in the studio, she would
relax watching the hockey game. Religion also filled her postdance
life, with Toronto's Anglican Grace-Church-on-the-Hill at its
epicentre. Ms.
STEARNS was very discreet in her private life,
although another disappointment is that neither of two long relationships
resulted in marriage or children.
Ms. STEARNS was always ruthlessly self-critical, always striving
for perfection, never convinced she had rehearsed a work to its
full potential. As a result, she never made herself the centre
of her own story. Her homes, for example, did not contain photographs
glorifying the career of Linda
STEARNS.
Only at the end of her
days, as she faced death with the same grace with which she had
faced life, was she finally able to appreciate how many lives
she had touched, and accept her outstanding achievements with
Les
Grands
Ballets. Linde
HOWE-
BECK, former dance critic for
the Montreal Gazette, sums up Ms.
STEARNS perfectly when she
says that she was all about love -- for her Friends and family,
for life, but most of all, for dance.
Paula CITRON is dance critic for The Globe and Mail.
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Notice To Creditors And Others
In the Estate of Earl Robert
GILMORE all persons having claims
against the Estate of Earl Robert
GILMORE, who died on the 23rd
of January, 2003 must file the same with the undersigned by June
30, 2003, after which date the assets of the estate will be distributed
having regard for the claims then filed.
Dino J. CIRONE, 2-2034 Danforth Avenue, Toronto Ontario M4C 1J9,
Solicitor for the Estate Trustee (416) 423-8515
Page B6
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GILMOUR o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-02-22 published
FRANCIS,
Elizabeth
DAWSON
Betty passed away peacefully at home on February 17, 2003 in
her 85th year. Cherished wife of the late Al
FRANCIS and much-loved
mother of Bob and wife Barb, John and wife Cathy, and Jane and
husband Dave. Devoted grandmother to Shaun, Kyle, Nicole, Diane
and Bill, and loving sister and aunt to twin Barbara
GILMOUR,
husband Doug and all their family. Betty's love of family is
a rich legacy that she has left to us all. Her zest for life
and keen caring for others greatly touched all who knew her.
We wish to thank the wonderful staff at 4 Teddington Park, your
care was exceptional. A private family memorial will be held
to celebrate Betty's life. Donations to Alzheimer Society Toronto,
2323 Yonge Street, Suite 500, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2C9 would
be appreciated.
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McLEAN,
Joan
Elizabeth
Joan Elizabeth
McLEAN, daughter of Vera and the late Jack
GILMOUR,
first of three girls, was born on February 28, 1933 in Russell,
Manitoba. She died quietly, in her sleep, at the Credit Valley
Hospital, on Saturday, July 26, 2003. Joan
McLEAN, better known
as, ''Miss Joan'' to her loved ones, received her training as
a registered nurse at the Winnipeg General Hospital School of
Nursing and was a flight attendant for Trans Canada Airlines
prior to marriage and relocation to Ontario. Joan loved traveling,
gardening, antiques, animals, art of all kinds, bagpipe music,
throwing parties and just being close to family and Friends.
She leaves behind her beloved husband, of 46 years, Donald; her
mother Vera; her sister Violet and her husband Michael
HALICKI
sons John, Ross and Thomas; daughters-in-law Sandy and Suzanne
grandchildren Katie, James, Daniel, Alex, Donald, Evelyn, Christina
and Sean; sister-in-law Carol and her husband Doug
GOWAN; her
nieces and nephews David, Donald, Michael, Paul, Cathy, Lora
and Blake, her devoted caregiver and friend, Ida
DUBÉ and a host
of relatives and Friends. Joan was predeceased by her dear sister
Eleanor in 2000. Joan was a truly remarkable and generous person
who will be remembered with great love and affection. As per
Joan's wishes, there will be no Funeral Service. Instead, a celebration
of her life will be held at her home in Mississauga, a date and
time will be announced. Memorial contributions to the Palliative
Care Unit of the Credit Valley Hospital Foundation (2200 Eglinton
Avenue West, Mississauga, Ontario, L5M 2N1 905-813-2200) are
appreciated.
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Elva Margaret
GILPIN (née
ARMSTRONG)
In loving memory of Elva Margaret
GILPIN
April 19, 1927 to March 3, 2003.
Elva GILPIN, a resident of Spring Bay, died at the Mindemoya
Hospital, Mindemoya on Monday, March 3, 2003 at the age of 75 years.
She was born in Gore Bay, daughter of the late Alf and Margaret
(PHALEN)
ARMSTRONG.
Elva was a member of the Gospel Hall in Gore
Bay, loved gardening, especially tending her flowers, knitting,
quilting. She was a hard working farm wife and mother and will be
fondly remembered for her pride, love and enjoyment of her children,
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Beloved wife of Elwood
GILPIN of Spring Bay. Loved and loving mother
of Marie GRANT and husband Joe and Mary Anne
HAYDEN and husband Jeff.
Predeceased by two children Ronnie and Donna. Dear grandmother of
Brandon and friend Tracy, Ryan, Krystal, Daniel and Holly and great
grandmother of Jessica and Morgan. Loving sister of Clarence
ARMSTRONG, Bill
ARMSTRONG and wife Anne, Alfred
ARMSTRONG wife Nelda
(predeceased,) Ronnie
ARMSTRONG and wife
Barb and Alvin
ARMSTRONG (predeceased.)
Friends called the Culgin Funeral Home on Thursday March 6, 2003.
The funeral service was conducted on Thursday, March 6, 2003 with
Pastor Alvin
COOK officiating. Spring interment in Grimesthorpe Cemetery. Culgin Funeral Home
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