GOWAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-02-25 published
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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GOWAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-07-29 published
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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GOWEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-10-30 published
GOWEN,
Arthur
Robert "
Bob"
Born in Toronto, January 18, 1921, died peacefully at Calgary
Foothills Hospital, October 27, 2003. He is survived by his loving
wife, Dorothy (née
BUGLER,) of Calgary, and his beloved son and
daughter-in-law, David and Federica. Also surviving are his oldest
brother, John, of Toronto, sisters-in-law, Dorothy
GOWEN, of
Toronto, Margaret
GOWEN, of Barrie, and Marjory
HIND, of Calgary,
and many nieces and nephews.
Bob's wish to offer his body to medical research has been fulfilled.
A memorial service will be held at Parkdale United Church, 2919
- 8th Avenue N.W., Calgary, on Sunday, November 9, at 2: 00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, gifts in memory of Bob may be made to a charity
of your choice. We wish to thank the entire staff of Unit 81
at the Foothills Hospital for the compassionate care they ceaselessly
gave Bob during his final days.
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GOWER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-02-20 published
Elizabeth GREGOROVICH
By Alexandra
CHYCZIJ
Thursday,
February 20, 2003 - Page A26
Wife, actress, gardener. Born December 25, 1933, in London, England.
Died December 26, 2002, in Toronto, of natural causes, aged 71.
We were in her home in Toronto, first-time dinner guests, when
she asked for some cutlery from a sideboard. I obliged, only
to be startled by a kitten nestled in the drawer, purring contentedly.
It was not alone. We soon realized that having a meal with Lizzie,
as everyone called her, and her husband, J. B.
GREGOROVICH, meant
sharing their hospitality with dozens of kittens and cats, puppies
and dogs. There was even a pigeon! No fool this fowl for, even
when offered an opportunity to fly off into Toronto's High Park,
he wouldn't leave their home. This entire menagerie lived in
a state of glorious chaos, barking, meowing and bellowing --
most of it animal-generated, all good-natured. The homes Lizzie
made were always like that, a cacophonous delight: eccentric,
caring, inclusive places where her charges and companions --
animals, Friends, and husband alike -- thrived.
Elizabeth GREGOROVICH was born Angela Christine
FORBES-
GOWER.
Lizzie was an actress by vocation and a clerk by profession until
rheumatoid arthritis hobbled her. Nevertheless, she remained
a resolute gardener, this past year starting a "white garden"
in honour of her adored mother-in-law, Mary. She was also a collector
of teddy bears. J. B. always scouted around for her during the
many trips he made on Ukrainian-Canadian business.
Children loved Lizzie. At Halloween she became a cackling old
hag, ambushing those coming close to her lair. I well remember
how half-frightened my daughter Kassandra was on our first visit,
but also how quickly Lizzie dispelled alarm with good-humoured
laughter and treats; how delighted Kassandra was after realizing
that the harridan who jumped at us was an adult having as much
fun as a kid. We returned every year.
Lizzie was just as she represented herself: kind, generous, happy,
a creator of things amazing and curious. In the years I knew
her, even when she endured bouts of debilitating illness, she
was nothing but certain that there would always be something
good around the next bend in her life. Her spirit was infectious.
Those who met her came away amused, refreshed.
Lizzie emigrated from England as a teenager, born into a somewhat
dysfunctional upper-class British family. She didn't like this
country much until, in 1962, she found her perfect companion
in John, the
son of Ukrainian pioneer settlers, a lawyer and
a lieutenant in the army reserves. Lizzie, herself of mixed North
Country English Scottish-Irish-Jewish descent, became a stalwart
supporter of J. B.'s dedication to the defence of Ukrainian-Canadian
civil liberties.
When they retired to Mount Forest, Ontario (there to house an
ever-expanding circle of animals on an ark-like farm where all
and sundry would have room to run and play and grow, as they
did), many deeply missed them and asked why they had moved so
far away. Because it was the right place, Lizzie would laugh,
near Ontario's highest point, so if another flood came, at least
their animals would be spared!
Up there, Lizzie soon became a well-loved local character. But
she never forgot the Ukrainian-Canadian community she had joined.
Fittingly, her remains were treated according to the ancient
custom of partial cremation, leaving bones for eventual interment
in her native English soil, preceded by a memorial service in
Toronto's St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral.
No one knew that Lizzie had left us until after the New Year
began and Ukrainian Christmas had been celebrated. Even as her
own life came to end, she thought of others first. That says
it all.
Alexandra Chyczij is a family friend.
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