PIERCE
PIERRATOS
PIERRE
PIETRONIRO
PIETROPAOLO
PIERCE o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-05-07 published
Ruby WILLSON
In loving memory of Ruby
WILLSON,
May 15, 1937 to April 30, 2003.
Ruby WILLSON, a resident of Ice Lake, died at the Mindemoya Hospital
on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at the age of 65 years. She was born in
Kagawong, daughter of the late Nelson and Lillian
(TRUDEAU)
PIERCE.
Ruby was an "Adventuress" and enjoyed life to its fullest. She had
worked as a hostess at Harbour Island as well as being a navigator on
sail boats, and had sailed many places, including the open seas. She
enjoyed many things, such as needlework, baking, reading and
especially loved to entertain and host people. Her favourite place
was Harbour Island. A loving wife, mother and grandmother, she will
be sadly missed, but many happy memories will be cherished.
Dearly loved wife and best friend of Chuc
WILLSON.
Loving and loved
mother of Dennis
BECKETT and Deanna
BENOIT both of Kagawong, Rob
BECKETT of Pefferlaw and Juanda
GEORGE of Espanola. Proud
grandmother of James, Charles, Kevin, Crestienne, Aaron, Brandon and
Sheldon.
Also survived by Lake
WILSON and his daughter Jasmine.
Dear sister of Sandra
JAMES.
Predeceased by husbands Robert
BECKETT,
Carl REINGUETTE and John
PETRIE and brother Reynold
PIERCE.
A private family funeral service will be conducted at the Culgin
Funeral Home, followed by cremation. A public memorial service will
be conducted at Lyons Memorial United Church on Thursday, May 15,
2003 at 11: 00 a.m. with Pastor Maxine
McVEY officiating. If so
desired, donations may be made to Strawberry Point Christian Camp or
the Mindemoya Hospital Auxiliary. Culgin Funeral Home 282-2270.
P... Names PI... Names PIE... Names Welcome Home
PIERCE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-06-28 published
Rowan T. HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON, D.F.C., 1917-2003
Died peacefully at home in New Liskeard, Ontario on June 25,
2003. Husband of Rosemary
KERR, father of Geraldine of Markham
(Ronald PIERCE,)
Robert of North Bay (Wendy
TAILOR/TAYLOR) and Patrick
of London, England, grandfather of Kevin and Ian
HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON.
He had a distinguished career in the Royal Canadian Air Force
(1940-1946) flying Spitfires and Mustangs in England and on the
continent with 401 and 414 Squadrons, attaining the rank of Squadron
Leader. He was well known in business in New Liskeard and for
many years a member of the Board of Directors of Northern Telephone
Company Ltd. A private memorial service will be held at a later
date. If desired, donations may be sent to the Canadian Cancer
Society.
P... Names PI... Names PIE... Names Welcome Home
PIERCE - All Categories in OGSPI
PIERRATOS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-07-16 published
TYRRELL,
John
William ''Jack''
It is with great sadness that we announce Jack's death at the
Humber River Regional Hospital, Church Site, on Friday, June
27, 2003. Jack died peacefully after a lengthy illness, at the
age of 73. Beloved husband of Linda for 25 years. Predeceased
by his parents William and Mary Ellen
TYRRELL and his sister
Joyce Beverly
TYRRELL. Dear son-in-law of Paula
MORGAN, brother-in-law
of Gary MORGAN and Kathleen
MORGAN, and uncle of Evan
MORGAN.
A memorial service will be held at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church,
230 St. Clair Avenue West, on Thursday, July 24, 2003 at 11 o'clock.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jack's memory to
Home Dialysis Unit, Humber River Regional Hospital, Church Site,
200 Church Street, Weston, Ontario M9N 1N8, c/o Dr. A.
PIERRATOS
or a charity of your choice. The family wish to thank the Home
Dialysis Team and staff on Tower 6 at the Humber River Regional
Hospital, Church Site, for their excellent care.
P... Names PI... Names PIE... Names Welcome Home
PIERRATOS - All Categories in OGSPI
PIERRE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-04-26 published
CARTER,
Thomas
Kenneth
Died of respiratory failure late Wednesday, April 23rd, 2003,
at Toronto General Hospital, surrounded by his family, after
a brave struggle to survive a recurrence of lung cancer. Dearest
husband of Marguerite for 50 years. Beloved father of Melissa
Anne GRAY/GREY (née
CARTER,)
Michael (wife
Suzanne,) and Scott (wife
Kelly). Loving grandfather to Alex, Caitlin and Cameron, and
great-grandfather to Sarah and Erika. Dear brother of Sylvia
CLEMENTSON (née
CARTER) (husband John) and Jim (wife
Jean.)
Cremation
has taken place. In lieu of flowers, any donations to Habitat
for Humanity, Guelph Humane Society, or charity of choice, would
be greatly appreciated. Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Andrew
PIERRE,
Dr. SHARGAL,
Dr.
JUGNAUTH, Dr.
KAPALA, and thoracic team, for
their care and support, as well as to all the wonderful nurses
on 7 Eaton Wing. Funeral Mass at St. Gabriel's Parish, 650 Sheppard
Avenue East, Willowdale, Ontario, at 11 a.m. on Monday, April
28th.
P... Names PI... Names PIE... Names Welcome Home
PIERRE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-09-19 published
FAUX,
Lila
Elizabeth
Born Sault Ste. Marie 1913, died in Toronto, on September 13,
2003. Beloved wife of the late John William, cherished mother
of Judith RABIN (Ted), Janice
BRYSON, Kitchener, John (Pat),
Jim (Jan) of Victoria, British Columbia. Loving grandmother of
ten including Jeff (Louise,) Adrienne (John
PIERRE) of Toronto.
Great-grandmother of nine, including David and Sophie
RABIN.
You were loved by all and will be forever missed. Memorial service
in Sault Ste. Marie to be arranged.
P... Names PI... Names PIE... Names Welcome Home
PIERRE - All Categories in OGSPI
PIETRONIRO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-05-31 published
Robert Marven
SYER
Born February 19, 1912 at Thamesville, Ontario, died May 15,
2003 at Oakville, Ontario, late of Oakville (Bronte) and lastly
of Burlington Ontario; predeceased by parents Frank Morgan
SYER
(1923) and
Maud
Lillian
SYER (née) (1969,) and by brother Ralph
Evans SYER (1932;) survived by his wife of 63 years, Frances
Teresa SYER (née,) and seven children: Robert Marven (Marg
HEEMSKERK)
of Toronto, David Dirk (Mimi
CHAMPAGNE) of Shelburne Nova Scotia,
Susan
Frances
(Brian
RIKLEY) of Hudson Québec, Michael Stanley
of Oakville, Timothy William (Marilyn
MacGREGOR) of Milton Ontario,
Deborah
Anne
(Barry
BALL) of Brampton Ontario and Dani Elizabeth
(Brian FINNEY) of Orlando Florida; and by fifteen grandchildren:
Sheri Lynne
SYER
(Michael
PINNOCK) of San Jose California, Wendy
Frances SYER
(Kevin
OUGH) of Peterborough Ontario and Julia Helen
SYER
(Pat
PELLEGRINI) of Ajax Ontario; David Dirk
SYER (Doris
HOO) of Whitby Ontario and Judith Gail
SUSLA
(Joe
SUSLA) of Oakville
Brian Joseph Rikley (Eva
GJERSTAD) and Toni Lauren
RIKLEY (Dave
KRINDLE) of Hudson; Cassidy Anne
SYER
(Danny
PIETRONIRO) of Montréal,
Michael Timothy
SYER of Victoria, British Columbia and Robert
Christopher
SYER of London Ontario; Thomas William
SYER and Douglas
Donald SYER of Milton; and Hayley Elizabeth
FINNEY,
Brian
James
FINNEY and Kyle James
FINNEY of Orlando; and by nine great-grandchildren:
Skylar Syer
OUGH of Peterborough and Julian Robert Domenico
PELLEGRINI
of Ajax; Robert Marven
SYER,
James
Michael
SYER and David Dirk
SYER of Whitby and Erin Nicole
SUSLA of Oakville; and Austin
Tyler RIKLEY-
KRINDLE, David Shane
RIKLEY-
KRINDLE and Joseph Cody
RIKLEY-
KRINDLE of Hudson; also, by nephew Richard Frank
SYER
of Lake Placid Florida, grand-nephew Michael Charles
SYER of
Ann
Arbor
Michigan and by brother-in-law Dr. Patrick Gaynor
LYNES
of Brampton and his family. An Anglican graveside service was
held at St. Jude's Cemetery in Oakville on May 22, 2003. Expressions
of respect may be sent to the family at 2455 Milltower Court
Mississauga, Ontario L5N 5Z6 or by eMail to
RMS@The
RMSGroup.net
gifts may be made to a charity of choice. A child is sleeping:
An old man gone. James Joyce
P... Names PI... Names PIE... Names Welcome Home
PIETRONIRO - All Categories in OGSPI
PIETROPAOLO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-08-11 published
Paolo PIETROPAOLO
By Damiano
PIETROPAOLO
Monday,
August 11, 2003 - Page A16
Soldier, farmer, olive oil maker, immigrant. Born January 6,
1914, in Maierato, Italy. Died June 17 in Toronto, of heart failure,
aged 89.
Paolo PIETROPAOLO was the second of five children born to indentured
peasants in a one-room house in a farming village in Calabria,
Southern Italy. He was born into a feudal world in which young
men dreamed of moving to lamerica (as Canada and the U.S.A. were
collectively known). His native village of Maierato eventually
became a source of mass emigration to Canada, and almost one-third
of its original inhabitants now reside in Toronto.
When he died in Toronto's Little Italy, Paolo left an extended
family of university-educated children and eight grandchildren
whose accomplishments in the New World were a source of pride
for this self-schooled man, and the final vindication for his
decision to uproot the whole family and move to Toronto. His
immigrant's dream was realized, although at what cost to his
personal happiness remains an open question.
Paolo left his native Maierato in 1959. He often remarked that
he did so because he did not want his children to become indentured
to the land-owning aristocracy that still lingered on after the
Second World War and the founding of the modern Italian Republic.
His long life was equally divided between Italy and Canada. He
was 45 years old when he left Calabria with nothing but $3,000
worth of debts (borrowed from relatives for the ocean crossing)
and not a word of English among himself, his wife and their four
children. He had only the hope of a better future to be carved
out with his bare hands. He was a man of many ancient skills.
In his native village, he had managed an olive press, was a farmer,
a vintner and, much to the horror of his children, who looked
upon the pigs raised on the farm as pets, he was also the extended
family's appointed ritual slaughterer at the pre-Lenten annual
winter carnival.
Paolo ran for public office in his native village and served
as a town councillor for the emerging social democratic forces.
He brought his sense of public service with him to the new world
and was a founding member of the Tre Caravelle Senior Citizens
Club (named after the three sailboats Columbus used to cross
the Atlantic) in Toronto's now-trendy College Street.
Paolo served twice in the army, the second time in the Second
World War and he spoke of his life as a soldier as his only real
educational opportunity. His grandchildren were very fond of
his often-told story of how, following Italy's withdrawal from
the Fascist axis, he was stranded and walked 1,000 kilometres
from Padova, in the north, to his village in the south. His wife
hardly recognized him when he appeared: he weighed only 44 kilograms.
Like many other immigrants, Paolo was lured by the dream of a
better life in Canada, but he soon learned that immigration extracted
a high cost. He often lamented that he worked for more padroni
in the New World in one year between 1960 and 1961 than he had
in his whole life in Italy. During this time he took any work
that was available: he shovelled snow in the winters, picked
tobacco in the summers, worked in tanneries, paved roadways,
helped to build bridges and skyscrapers. Still, the economic
uncertainty led to a painful, if temporary, family split-up.
His wife, who had always opposed the move to Canada and still
resents it, returned to Calabria, taking the three younger children
with her. Paolo endured three years of bitter family separation
and it was not until the late 1960s, with his children in university
and his mortgage-free family home on Toronto's Euclid Avenue,
that he felt at home here.
On Father's day, in the shade of his fig tree, he wove the various
strands of his life into the single coherent story of the quiet
heroism of an immigrant's life. The following day he died peacefully
in his sleep.
Damiano PIETROPAOLO is Paolo's eldest son.
P... Names PI... Names PIE... Names Welcome Home
PIETROPAOLO - All Categories in OGSPI