PRENDERGAST
PRENTICE
PREOBRAZENSKI
PRESCOTT
PRESLEY
PRETTIE
PREUSS
PRENDERGAST o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-09-11 published
PRENDERGAST,
Rebecca
Marjorie
Died suddenly Monday September 8, 2003 aged 2 years 7 months.
Our perfect and much loved daughter will be greatly missed by
her parents Cathy
RIVARD and Alan
PRENDERGAST, her Grandparents
Dr. and Mrs. W.F.
PRENDERGAST and Larry and Helen
RIVARD, and her
Nonna and Nonno. She brought joy to everyone who met her. All
of her Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and Friends share in our loss.
Visitation on Friday September 12th from 2: 00 - 4:00 pm and 7:00
- 9: 00 pm at 42 Millbank Avenue, Toronto. Funeral service Saturday
September 13th, 10: 00 am, Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, 230
St. Clair Ave. W., Toronto. In lieu of flowers donations to York
Central Hospital Foundation, 10 Trench St. Richmond Hill Ontario.
L4C 4Z3 (905) 883-2032
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PRENTICE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-08-05 published
Michael Iain
PRENTICE
By Joel KWINTER, Barry
ALPER, Doug
ADLAM Tuesday, August 5, 2003
- Page A16
Father, husband, son, friend, television producer. Born October
21, 1964, in Toronto. Died May in Toronto, of natural causes,
aged 38.
Michael PRENTICE was a Big Manitoba He was physically big, but
also big in so many other ways. He had a big charming personality,
a big collection of Friends and he was a big reader. He also
had a big appetite for adventure, travel, exotic food, fine wines
and unique liquors; he told big stories, had big adventures and
hosted big parties. He was really a big loveable guy.
His Friends had several nicknames for Michael, including Big
Country, Large and
in Charge, the Country Squire, and occasionally
and only playfully, the Big Baby.
Behind his big, tough exterior, was a sentimental, loving man.
His love for his wife Janet, and daughters Emma and Margot, as
well as his love of cooking, gardening, collecting first edition
books, and spending time at the cottage, often eclipsed his tough
exterior.
Michael played to win and often tested the boundaries. He appeared
to have the ability to pick up new activities or new interests
effortlessly. Michael simply put his mind to excelling at something,
and he did. He lived his life the way he played tennis -- after
the first serve, he would always charge the net and go for the
"smash."
Michael introduced many of his Friends to golf, eventually establishing
a tradition of Wednesday night golf. Week after week, no one
could beat Michael -- his Friends affectionately called his winning
streak "the reign of terror." Michael diligently kept score at
every round he played, sometimes keeping better track of other
people's strokes than his own.
Michael hosted an annual boys' weekend, where he'd make a pot
of spicy chili and loaves of homemade bread. The veterans of
the boys' weekend knew to approach the bread with caution, because
it was even spicier than the chili. Every year, a good laugh
would be had as we watched the uninitiated try to put the spice-fire
out of his mouth, by eating more and more of the spicy bread.
Michael was proud of his upbringing, and was close to his parents
Ralph and Mary, and his sister Carolyn. Michael was in his element
at the family cottage near Bancroft, Ontario He extended open
invitations to all his Friends, and used the cottage to build
new relationships and strengthen existing ones. He expended great
effort so that everyone would have a good time.
Michael loved to tell stories. They often started with "When
I was living in England", or "When I was living in India", or
"When I was living in Australia." His life in many ways was a
search for great stories, and he relished telling them as much
as his Friends loved hearing them.
Though born and raised Presbyterian, he was a practicing contrarian.
In the spirit of debate, he was prepared to take different sides
on the same issue. He loved the role of devil's advocate, and
because he was so smart and such a voracious reader, his arguments
were convincing, even when he was arguing against a point he
had made previously. This was sport for Michael, and he played
it well.
Michael had a traveller's attitude to life. He turned everyday
activities into events, and opportunities for new experiences.
Often, he would playfully push his companion into an awkward
moment or toward a new challenge, thus heightening the experience
and further building his portfolio of stories.
Michael has left a big hole in our lives, but he has left us
with such rich memories, traditions, and stories, that his spirit
will always be with us. To quote the lyrics from one of Michael's
favorite songs by Bryan Ferry, "These ties that bind us, they
still surround us".
Joel KWINTER,
Barry
ALPER and Doug
ADLAM are Michael's Friends.
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PREOBRAZENSKI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-11-20 published
BULL,
Stewart
Hastings (1916-2003) Teacher, soldier, author,
historian, churchman, and loving family man. Born in Windsor,
Ontario, died peacefully at home in Toronto on November 17, leaving
Doris, his loving wife of 55 years, dear daughters Catherine
(Richard GOLD) and Muriel (Kenneth
OLSEN) and his adored grandchildren,
Laura, Susanna and James. Predeceased by brothers, Henry
BULL,
Q.C. and the Reverend Edgar
BULL, and sister Jane
DOBROTA, R.N. A
World War 2 veteran who served with the Essex and Kent Scottish
Regiment, he was severely wounded in Normandy in 1944. He will
be remembered first and foremost as a lively and inspiring teacher
of History and English at Walkerville Collegiate, the University
of Toronto Schools, and the Faculty of Education, U. of T. He
encouraged generations of students, and dedicated boundless energy
to school spirit, cadets, debating and dramatics. He was regimental
historian, museum curator and Council member with the Queen's
York Rangers of Toronto. A committed Anglican, he was active
in parish work and community outreach at Saint Thomas's and All
Saints' Kingsway Churches. Stewart was a steady leader who shared
his love of people, creative spirit, and enthusiasm for life
with all he knew. Sincere thanks to Dr.
SWARTZ,
Dr.
PREOBRAZENSKI,
Olive, Audrey, Karen, and
to Colonel Michael
STEVENSON, for their
care and support. Visitation at Turner and Porter Funeral Home,
Yorke Chapel, 2357 Bloor St. W. on Friday November 21 from 7
- 9 p.m. Funeral service Saturday November 22 at 1: 30 p.m. All
Saints' Kingsway Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. at Prince Edward Rd.
Memorial donations to the Canadian National Institute for the
Blind, Médecins sans Frontières or All Saints' Kingsway Church.
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MATHER,
Naomi
Peacefully, at her home in Waterloo, surrounded by the love of
her family, Naomi died early Monday morning, July 21, 2003. She
was 20. Naomi struggled with Ewing's Sarcoma since January of
2002. Her indomitable spirit sustained all who knew her. Precious
daughter of Susan
(COOKE) and Fred
MATHER and dearest sister
of John. Naomi will be lovingly remembered by her Paternal grandmother,
Ivey MATHER of Perth; her special friend Marjorie
MALLORY,
Aunts
and Uncles, Marilyn
CURRY of Headingly, Minnesota, Catherine
and Richard
FREEMAN of Vancouver, Lorna and Jim
PEDEN and Sheila
PRESCOTT
(Dave
McGRATH) of Perth; cousins, Tyler, Jennifer and
Andrew CURRY,
Harry and Gabby
FREEMAN, Corinne,
Trent and Colin
PEDEN and Patricia
PRESCOTT.
Naomi's life included a wide circle
of Friends, especially Cara
DURST. Her Scottish Terrier Ghillie
and Tabby cat Tamara had a special place in her heart. She was
predeceased by Maternal grandparents, Roy and Edith
COOKE and
her Paternal grandfather, John
MATHER. In
Naomi's short life,
she involved herself in many activities. She was a graduate of
Waterloo Collegiate Institute and was enrolled in Science studies
at Queen's University when she became ill. Some of her involvements
and interests included Strathyre Highland Dancers, Children's
International Summer Villages, working as a lifeguard and swimming
instructor and playing the piano. Friend's and relatives are
invited to share their memories of Naomi with her family at the
Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo
from 7 to 9 pm this evening (Tuesday) and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm
Wednesday. A service to celebrate Naomi's life will be held on
Thursday, July 24, 2003, 11 am, at Westminster United Church
(The
Cedars,) 543 Beechwood Drive, Waterloo, with Reverend John
ANDERSON
officiating. A committal service will follow in Parkview Cemetery
Crematorium Chapel, Waterloo. Following the committal at the
Cemetery, Friends and relatives are invited to return to Westminster
United Church for refreshments and a time to visit with the family.In
Naomi's memory, in lieu of flowers, donations to the Sarcoma
Fund at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto or the Grand River Regional
Cancer Centre would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy
and can be arranged through the funeral home, phone (519) 745-8445
or www.edwardrgood.com
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PRESLEY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-12-11 published
GELBER,
Sylva
Malka, OC, LL.D.
93 years old, Sylva Malka
GELBER, whose years of activism in
pre-Israel Palestine eventually propelled her to be the first
director of the Canadian Department of Labour's Women's Bureau,
died on December 9th, 2003, of complications from a stroke. She
was 93 and lived in Ottawa.
During the heady years of pioneering in gains for women's rights
and Medicare in Canada during the 1960s and 70s, she travelled
the country, never shrill and always reasoned in her campaign
for equality for women in the country's labour force. She took
this pragmatic approach to the United Nations where she represented
Canada on the United Nations Commission for the Status of Women
between 1970 - 74.
A social and industrial activist at heart, she never lost her
zest for a good argument on those issues which had been part
of her adult life since she left her comfortable Toronto home
in the early 1930s for the turmoil of Jerusalem and Palestine.
There she became the first graduate of the Va'ad Leumi School
of Social Work - now the Faculty of Social Work of the Hebrew
University - and took on jobs incongruous with her upbringing
which had included schooling at Havergal College, a private girl's
school.
She worked in Palestine during the Mandate as a family counsellor,
a probation officer and medical social worker at Hadassah Hospital,
and then with the Palestine Department of Labour from 1942 -
48 when she returned to Canada. The adventuresome 15 years Sylva
GELBER lived in the turmoil of Palestine are chronicled with
affection, awe and frankness in ''No Balm in Gilead: A Personal
Retrospective of Mandate Days in Palestine'' published in 1989.
By the time she moved back to Canada, she could switch effortlessly
among Hebrew and Arabic and English which impressed no one in
bureaucratic Ottawa, but did startle the Capital's stuffy side,
she often noted mischievously.
Her deep red lipstick and nail polish when paired with her fast
sports cars belied the image of the traditional Ottawa civil
servant she could never be, despite distinguished and proud accomplishments
in promoting federal health insurance and Medicare until they
became the law of the land.
Along the way, she accepted many appointments to serve Canada
at International Labour Organization conferences, the Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development and the United Nations
General Assembly. She was a member of the Order of Canada and
was awarded honorary degrees from several universities including
Queen's, Memorial, Trent, Guelph and Mount St. Vincent.
Sylva Malka
GELBER was born in 1910 in Toronto to Sara
(MORRIS)
and Louis GELBER.
Her father, a survivor of pogroms in Eastern
Europe, was determined that her four brothers, all of whom attended
Upper Canada College, and she, all receive worldly educations
beyond their specific Jewish community. She always admired her
father for this farsightedness in encouraging his children to
become part of a broader society.
At the University of Toronto, she produced plays. She sang spirituals
on a Toronto radio station, but her parents would have none of
a show business career. She was packed off to Columbia University
in New York; but even that did not satisfy her rambunctious spirit
and soon she was on her way to distant Palestine.
Never domesticated as women of her day usually were, she paid
little attention to her kitchen pantry when she finally settled
in Ottawa; but always gregarious, she loved to entertain around
the piano which she played by ear and with great gusto. Her library
of records and Compact Disks, was always in use as music filled
her life; and she has endowed an important annual prize through
The Sylva Gelber Music Foundation, which is granted to an outstanding
young Canadian musician at the early stage of his or her career.
In retirement, she energetically participated in the Canadian
Institute of International Affairs and the Wednesday Luncheon
Club of former cabinet ministers and civil servants, such as
her neighbour, Jack
PICKERSGILL, who thrashed over current political
issues.
Sylva GELBER was predeceased by her four brothers, Lionel, Marvin,
Arthur and Shalome Michael. She is survived by her four nieces
and their husbands, Nance
GELBER and Dan
BJARNASON,
Patty and
David RUBIN,
Judith
GELBER and Dan
PRESLEY, and Sara and Richard
CHARNEY, all of Toronto; her sister-in-law, Marianne
GELBER of
New York; four great nephews and a great niece, Gerald and Noah
RUBIN, and Adam, Andrew and Laura
CHARNEY; as well as cousins
Ruth JEWEL and David
EISEN; David
ALEXANDOR, and Ruth
GELBER
all of Toronto; and Ivan
CHORNEY and Betsy
RIGAL, both of Ottawa.
At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West
(1 light west of Dufferin) for service on Thursday, December
11, 2003 at 12: 00 noon. Interment Beth Tzedec Memorial Park.
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Susan Elizabeth
CRERAR
By Lauren LINTON and Kelly
KIRKLAND,
Wednesday,
July 23, 2003
- Page A18
Daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, grandmother. Born March
30, 1939, in Port Arthur, Ontario Died March 11, 2003, in Delray
Beach, Florida, of ovarian cancer, aged 63.
The youngest of two girls, Sue was born to Robert and Laura
PRETTIE,
a high-profile couple who had moved to Port Arthur, Ontario,
to start Northern Wood Preservers Ltd. Sue's strong will and
innate sense of fairness were rewarded with her many Friends.
Sue would cause trouble if she thought the system was not fair
for all. She carried this attitude to boarding school in Toronto
where she let it be known that she disagreed with the many rules
imposed by the strict girls' school.
After graduating from Havergal College, Sue headed to Vancouver
to attend the University of British Columbia. On her second day
on campus, Sue met Bill
CRERAR at a "registration mixer." Bill
said he was quick to "latch onto her and take her off the dating
circuit." There they began the love affair that would last more
than 44 years.
The children came soon after with Kelly, Lauren, and Steve all
born within four years. Sue's philosophy was that if you were
home with one child you might as well be home with a few (this
seemed reasonable until we had our own kids). The family moved
to Berkeley, Calif., where Bill completed his M.B.A. and Sue
stayed home with the three young children and became involved
in various local charities. After graduation, the family moved
to White Plains, New York A fourth child, Andrew, was born in
One of Sue's many gifts was her ability to create a home in any
environment. We have memories of living in dust and plastic during
the many home-renovation projects and eating unidentifiable meals
prepared in the microwave aboard a travelling motor home. Mom
made it all seem like a great adventure.
Another move brought the family to Toronto in 1967 where Sue
could be closer to her sister, Audrey. She volunteered with various
non-profit organizations and also served on a number of boards,
including the Shaw Festival. In 1975, Sue persuaded a good friend,
Diane, that they should open an art gallery, and Hollander York
Gallery was founded. She showed us the importance of balancing
work and family.
Sue had a great appreciation for the written word. She relished
her moments of solitude with a book or newspaper and also had
a great talent for expressing herself on paper. When fax machines
were invented, Sue saw this new technology as an opportunity
soon all family members (including grandparents) were given fax
machines and the Family Fax Network was born. And when Sue taught
herself how to operate a Macintosh computer, all her faxes arrived
neatly typed. When e-mail was the new rage, Sue took it up with
passion and couldn't understand why everyone (including her husband!)
did not have an e-mail address.
It was as a mother that Sue had the most profound impact. Communication
with her two daughters and two sons was daily by phone, fax or
e-mail. She was always happy to hear from us and was so wise
about so many things, from relationship woes to disciplinary
issues with children.
One can never forget Sue's loud, infectious laugh. She laughed
at herself when she would tell the story of how her printer broke
down and she purchased a new printer only to discover that she
had forgotten to plug in the original computer. Human foibles,
especially her own, delighted her and she was so quick to see
the humour in any situation.
In July, 2001, Sue was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Sue never
hesitated to say to curious Friends "I am more than just a cancer
patient." She knew the end was near at Christmas 2002 and kept
this awareness private between herself and her best friend, Bill.
Lauren and Kelly are Sue's daughters.
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Evelyn NICHOLS
By Karl PREUSS
Wednesday,
April 23, 2003 - Page A16
Ballet accompanist, mother. Born May 19, 1918, in Hamilton, Ontario
Died January 26 in Victoria, British Columbia, following a stroke,
aged 84.
Our mother, Evelyn
NICHOLS, died during the wet, early dawn hours
of a winter morning. Her death was the outcome of complications
from a stroke suffered in October, 1998, which had left her with
impaired faculties. Arthritis had already confined her to a wheelchair.
A frustrating and ironic aspect of this story is that Evelyn
had been so proud of her health. She once remarked to her physician
daughter-in-law that she had not seen a doctor in 17 years. Her
reasoning: she hadn't been ill -- why see a doctor? Had Evelyn
seen a doctor, she likely would have learned that she had high
blood pressure, an asymptomatic high-risk factor for a stroke.
As with her final years, Evelyn's early life was difficult. After
she was born in Hamilton, Evelyn was adopted by parents whose
child-rearing practices were harsh. Grandma inflicted the Biblical
maxim that to spare the rod is to spoil the child. As well, fear
of rejection and abandonment dogged our mother, right up to her
final years.
Although remaining faithful to the ethical teachings of Jesus,
Evelyn abandoned organized religion soon after leaving home.
She also became an incorrigible romantic and found refuge in
stormy novels such as Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, W. Somerset
Maugham's Of Human Bondage and in later years in such reflective
literature as Dag Hammarskjold's Markings. But self-pity was
not a part of her emotional repertoire; Evelyn often scoffed
that she could limp better than most people could walk.
Early on Evelyn discovered music. It would be her salvation and
a treasure she would impart to others. Years later she wrote:
"My religion is music." After taking private lessons when her
parents had moved from Ontario to Michigan, Evelyn enrolled at
the Wilde Conservatory of Music in Lansing, where she also taught
she later took music courses at Michigan State University. During
and after her three troubled marriages, Evelyn immersed herself
in teaching and participated in community musical life.
Evelyn used the music of Brahms, Chopin and Mozart to introduce
her pupils to the wider world of culture and ideas. Her last
gesture in Ottawa, where she taught for several years before
moving to California in 1959, was to take her music class to
a concert by pianist Rudolph Serkin.
During her 11 years in the San Francisco Bay Area, Evelyn taught
piano, accompanied for the San Jose Ballet School, and performed
with the San Jose Light Opera. Evelyn eventually tired of the
heat and smog of the Bay Area. In 1971 she pursued a dream and
moved to Burns Lake in northern British Columbia, sight-unseen,
where she taught voice and piano. Evelyn was single and 53.
Something of an elitist, Evelyn could be critical of those whom
she believed had surrendered to mindless convention. Yet Evelyn
could also empathize and she granted her pupils a forbearance
that she had never received as a child. Always attracted to the
exotic and unconventional, Evelyn offered her pupils a perspective
often beyond what they received at home. Evelyn's hearth became
a sanctuary for those who felt rejected or at odds with constrictive
and hypocritical social mores.
One former pupil came to regard Evelyn as her other mother. And
another wrote, in honour of Evelyn's 80th birthday, "I don't
think I've ever told you how much you've meant to me. Your presence
in my life has made me a better person, stronger and happier.
Your gifts to your students went far beyond music."
Sadly, these words now become our mother's epitaph.
Karl is one of Evelyn's three sons.
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