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BREEZE,
Elsie
With her family at her side at Grey Bruce Health Services in
Owen
Sound on Sunday, December 26th, 2004. Elsie
BREEZE of Owen
Sound and formerly of Sauble Beach in her 75th year. Beloved
wife of Douglas. Dear mother of Barbara
HAHN and her husband
Curtis STONEOUSE of Chatsworth and Lena
HOSFORD of Niagara Falls.
Lovingly remembered by three grandchildren, Brian
HAHN,
Steven
HAHN,
Michelle
NOWAK and three great-grandchildren, Tyler, Megan
and Paige. Also survived by six sisters in England. Friends are
invited to the Tannahill Funeral Home, 376-3710 for visiting
on Wednesday, December 29th from 1: 00 to 2:00 p.m. The funeral
service will then be conducted in the chapel at 2: 00 p.m. with
Doctor Brad
CLARK officiating. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery,
Owen Sound. As expressions of sympathy, the family would appreciate
memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Messages
of condolence for the family are welcome at www.tannahill.com
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CLARK o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2004-12-31 published
DONALD,
Jean
Elizabeth (née
BRIGGS)
Jean DONALD, our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother,
passed away in Ottawa on December 24th, 2004, after a long and
very happy life. Born in Owen Sound, Ontario in 1910, Jean was
the widow of Robert Stuart
DONALD, of Owen Sound. Cherished mother
of Catherine
CLARK
(Ainslie,) of Ottawa, Ellen
MONAGHAN (Bill,)
of Millarville, Alberta and Robert
DONALD
(Judy,) of Austin,
Texas.
Beloved grandmother of M.J.
McLEAN
(Stephen,) of Yellowknife,
Drew CLARK, of Ottawa; Leith and Kip
MONAGHAN, of Millarville
and great-grandmother of Victoria and Justin. Joyful in her strong
faith, Mom honoured "Be doers of the word and not hearers only"
(James 1: 22). She was always the quiet, tireless volunteer in
the background, a pillar of gentle strength for many people.
Her lifelong contributions were recognized with a Lifetime Membership
in the United Church Women of Canada. A true lady, Mom's greatest
passion was for her family and we shall deeply miss her. A celebration
of Jean's life was held at the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair
and McGarry, 315 McLeod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, at 2: 00 p.m.,
Wednesday, December 29th, 2004. Interment will follow at a later
date at Rideau Memorial Gardens, Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec.
In lieu of flowers, Friends who so wish may make a donation to
The Ottawa Mission or to the Stephen Lewis Foundation for A.I.D.S.
Africa. (www.stephenlewisfoundation.org). "This is the day which
the Lord hath made: we rejoice and be glad in it" (Psalm 118:24)
Condolences, donations, tributes: mcgarryfamily.ca 613-233-1143.
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CLARK o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2004-01-14 published
Eleanor Mary
CLARK
In loving memory of Eleanor Mary
CLARK,
September 28, 1915 to January 11, 2004.
Eleanor CLARK, a resident of Kagawong, died at the Manitoulin Health Centre, Mindemoya,
on Sunday, January 11, 2004 at the age of 88 years.
She was born in Scarborough, daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret
PATTERSON.
Eleanor married Donald
CLARK in 1940, and moved to Kagawong where they raised their six children.
Eleanor was very active in the United Church of Canada, teaching
Sunday School and as leader of the Explorer Group and was thrilled to
recently be presented with a lifetime membership in the United Church
Women. For many years, Eleanor drove the local school bus and later
enjoyed owning and operating her own General Store in Kagawong. She
spent many hours knitting, sewing, gardening and was an avid reader.
Eleanor was predeceased by her husband Donald
MARSHALL
CLARK in March
of 1990. Loving and loved mother of Allen and his wife Dianne of
Callander, Margaret and husband Tom
STRINGER of Green Bay, Marilyn
and husband Mike
FARQUHAR of Little Current, Ken and friend Shelley
of Callander, Ann and husband Eric
PARSONS of Capreol, and Jim and
Melody of Kagawong. Proud grandmother of Greg
CLARK
(Michelle,)
Colleen VANDERWEERDEN
(Richard,)
Sharon
CAMPBELL (Gaetan,) Leanne
STRINGER,
Dwayne
STRINGER (predeceased,) Heather
HANSEN (Robert,)
Janyn STRINGER
(Tim,)
Jennifer
FARQUHAR (fiancé Thanos,) Aaron
FARQUHAR (Kristin), Evan
FARQUHAR, Tim
CLARK (predeceased), Nancy
CLARK, Curtis
KOSKI (Jennifer), Kristie
KOSKI, Allison
PARSONS
(Paul), Sean
PARSONS (Melissa), Curtis
CLARK and Amy
CLARK and will
be sadly missed by her 11 great grandchildren. Dear sister of
Margaret ALLEN of Newcastle and Len and wife
Mona
PATTERSON of
Toronto. Friends called the Culgin Funeral Home on Monday, January
12, 2004. The funeral service was conducted in the William G. Turner
Chapel on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 with Reverend Mary Jo
ECKERT
TRACY
officiating. Spring interment in Kagawong Cedars Cemetery.
Culgin Funeral Home
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CLARK o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2004-12-22 published
CLARK and
BATMAN
--In memory of my two sisters, Frances
BATMAN and Pat
CLARK and my brother-in-law Harold
CLARKE.
When evening descends and we sit in the quiet alone
To our hearts there comes a longing if only you could come home.
When all the times they see us smile
They little know the heartache our smiles hide all the while.
John, Ruth, Wilhelmine and families.
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Alexander Gardner
WATSON
'Everyone said we'd never win'
How an Royal Canadian Air Force medical officer took a sad-sack
squad of airmen and built a team that brought home Olympic hockey gold
By Tom HAWTHORN,
Special to The Globe and Mail Saturday, March 20, 2004 - Page F11
Victoria -- He was a hockey enthusiast who turned a makeshift
team into world beaters. In 1947, Sandy
WATSON was a Royal Canadian
Air Force medical officer with an amateur's passion for hockey,
but within a year he had put together a squad of airmen that
overcame great odds to win an Olympic gold medal.
Dr. WATSON's part in the story of how the Royal Canadian Air
Force triumphed at the Olympics began with the announcement that
Canadian hockey officials had decided to skip the 1948 Winter
Games. The news so upset the doctor, who died late last year
at his home in Ottawa, that he vowed to create a team from scratch.
"When I read the headline saying we -- this great hockey nation
would not be sending a team, I was offended," he said. "And
I thought maybe I could do something about it."
The International Olympic Committee had adopted tough new rules
defining an amateur athlete. The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
felt the new standard eliminated most senior players from the competition.
With the entry deadline just 48 hours away, Dr.
WATSON decided
on what he would later describe as a whim to build a team from
among fellow Royal Canadian Air Force members. The squadron leader
won approval from hockey officials and superior officers in two
frantic days of lobbying. Canada would take part in the Olympic
tournament after all. Now all he needed were some players.
The Royal Canadian Air Force's postwar enrolment of 16,000 promised
a wealth of hidden hockey talent. Dr.
WATSON had managed a series
of exhibition hockey games in England in the months following
the defeat of Germany, pitting the air force against the army.
The games featured such National Hockey League players as left-winger
Roy CONACHER, a sniper for Royal Canadian Air Force teams during
the war. Such professionals were ineligible for the Olympic team,
of course, so Dr.
WATSON knew the calibre of players would not be very high.
About 200 airmen were dispatched to Ottawa for a training camp
in October, 1947. The volunteers were mostly a sad-sack lot,
a shock for Dr.
WATSON and coach Frank
BOUCHER, an Royal Canadian
Air Force sergeant. Some could barely skate.
The team made its public debut in an exhibition game played at
the Auditorium in Ottawa on December 14, 1947. The opponents
were McGill University's varsity team, deliberately chosen to
offer minimal resistance. The air-force brass was in attendance,
as were senior hockey officials and the governor-general, Earl
Alexander of Tunis. To Dr.
WATSON's horror, the McGill Redmen
scored an easy 7-0 victory.
The newspapers were highly critical of the Olympic team. An all-Royal
Canadian Air Force team seemed a folly. Senior officers in the
air force could not have been happy about such a poor squad wearing
the Royal Canadian Air Force roundel on their sweaters. They
were likely to be embarrassed on the world stage.
Reinforcements were needed, so Dr.
WATSON went hunting.
"We just put the thing together overnight, almost," he told the
Medical Post in 1988. "Our guys had played together as a team
for something less than three weeks before we left. The goaltender
I never even met until we reached Europe."
Dr. WATSON's first move was to scout an Ottawa Senior League
game. The New Edinburgh Burghs beat the Hull Volants 6-2, with
five goals produced by a forward line of Reg
SCHROETER, Ab
RENAUD
and Ted HIBBERD.
Dr.
WATSON invited the trio to join his squad,
also taking former flying officer Frank
DUNSTER and Pete
LEICHNITZ.
Other players parachuted onto the team were defenceman Andre
LAPPERIERE, a student at the University of Montreal; forwards
George MARA and Wally
HALDER from Toronto; and, goaltender Dick
BALL, also from Toronto.
The recruits joined Louis
LECOMPTE, Pat
GUZZO, Irving
TAILOR/TAYLOR,
Andy GILPIN, Roy
FORBES, Ross
KING, Orval (Red)
GRAVELLE and
Hubert BROOKS on a team called the Royal Canadian Air Force Flyers,
but whose military experience varied. While
HIBBERD and
LEICHNITZ
were civilians sworn into the Royal Canadian Air Force with the
rank of aircraftsman 1, Mr.
BROOKS, a flying officer, had been
a prisoner of war who escaped three times before joining Polish
partisans. He was awarded the Military Cross.
With the team preparing to embark for Europe, Dr.
WATSON faced
another crisis. Mr.
BALL, slated to be the starting goalie, failed
his physical with a lung infection. Facing another 48-hour deadline,
Dr. WATSON awoke Toronto bus driver Murray
DOWEY with a telephone
call at his home at 1 a.m. The practice goalie for the Toronto
Maple Leafs was willing to play, but would need a leave of absence
from his job. Dr.
WATSON convinced his boss, Allan
LAMPORT, a
future mayor of Toronto, in a phone call at 1: 30 a.m.
Mr. DOWEY was called back at 2 a.m. and told to report at Downsview
airport at 6 a.m. to catch an Royal Canadian Air Force plane
to Ottawa. The airport was fogged in that morning, so a sleepy
Mr. DOWEY caught a train to the capital.
His appearance did not immediately impress the team manager.
"Around noon a skinny, bedraggled kid, looking like something
dragged through a knot hole, arrived at my office," Dr.
WATSON
once told the Ottawa Citizen. "We swore him in the Royal Canadian
Air Force, got him kitted up with a uniform and he looked even worse."
The Canadians were given poor reviews by the European press.
A tie and a one-goal victory over lightly regarded English teams
did not auger well for the Flyers.
The round-robin Olympic tournament was held in an outdoor rink
at St. Moritz, Switzerland. In the opening game, Sweden scored
against Mr.
DOWEY after just two minutes and 35 seconds of play.
But the Canadian goalie would be the team's star and a crowd
favourite with his innovative use of a catching glove. Canada
beat Sweden 3-1, before rolling over Britain (3-0), Poland (15-0),
Italy (21-1) and the United States (12-3).
A scoreless tie with Czechoslovakia was followed by a 12-0 drubbing
of Austria. The gold-medal game was played against the Swiss
hosts on February 8. Dodging snowballs thrown by local partisans,
the Flyers won 3-0 to claim an unlikely gold medal and a place
in Olympic lore. Canada finished with seven wins and one tie.
Mr. DOWEY allowed just five goals in eight games for a miserly 0.62 average.
Two days later, Mr.
BROOKS married his Danish sweetheart, Birthe
GRONTVED, in a ceremony at a small church in St. Moritz. Barbara
Ann SCOTT, the Canadian figure skater who also became an Olympic
champion at those same Games, was the maid of honour and Dr.
WATSON was best man.
The Flyers barnstormed Czechoslovakia, France, Belgium, Sweden,
England and Scotland while overseas. They completed the European
tour, including the Olympic matches, with a record of 31 wins, five losses, six ties.
"Nothing in my life gave me the same thrill (as) organizing that
trip and then actually winning it," Dr.
WATSON said.
While something told him that Canada had a chance, few at home
believed it when the team set out.
"Everyone said we'd never win," he told the Medical Post. The
headline in the Ottawa Citizen the day they left summed up the
opinion of the sporting press: "The Flyers, like the Arabs, are
folding their tents and silently stealing away."
Alexander Gardner
WATSON was born on March 28, 1918, at Cellardyke,
a fishing village on the north shore of Scotland's Firth of Forth.
As captain of a minesweeper, his father had trawled for mines
during the Gallipoli campaign of 1915. Long months spent fishing
the dangerous waters of the North Sea seemed unsuitable for the
father of a young family, so the
WATSONs moved to the Ontario
fishing village of Port Dover on Lake Erie when Sandy was a toddler.
A brilliant student, he spent a year studying at Queen's University
in Kingston, Ontario, before completing a medical degree at the
University of St. Andrews in Scotland. He won a scholarship to
Cambridge, where he earned a bachelor of surgery. He later studied
at Harvard and Columbia Universities in the United States.
An Royal Canadian Air Force wing commander during the war, Dr.
WATSON became in peacetime one of Canada's eminent ophthalmologists.
In 1967, he helped found the Sally Letson Foundation for post-graduate
training. He served as the foundation's executive director for 25 years.
He was chairman of the department at the University of Ottawa
medical school from 1968 to 1985. Dr.
WATSON was the driving
force behind the university's Eye Institute, which opened in 1992.
He was named a member of the Order of Canada in 1988.
Among his patients were a Parliamentary Guide's worth of notables,
from governor-general Jeanne
SAUVÉ to New Democratic Party leader
T.C. (Tommy)
DOUGLAS/DOUGLASS. He treated prime ministers John
DIEFENBAKER,
Lester PEARSON, Pierre
TRUDEAU, Joe
CLARK and Brian
MULRONEY.
Dr. WATSON also became the eye specialist for the Montreal Canadiens,
a legacy of his desperate plea for assistance while putting together
the Royal Canadian Air Force team. The Canadiens contributed,
while Conn
SMYTHE of the Toronto Maple Leafs refused. (Major
SMYTHE was army, of course.) One young prospect examined by Dr.
WATSON was a gangly, teenaged goaltender who needed contact lenses.
Dr. WATSON reported the goalie's vision was good, and Ken
DRYDEN
would lead the Canadiens to six Stanley Cups.
Dr. WATSON, who retired in 1997, died at home in Ottawa of prostate
cancer on December 28. He leaves his wife, Patricia, sons John
and Alexander, and five grandchildren. He also leaves a sister,
Faye McVEAN. He was predeceased by a sister and a brother, who
drowned as a teenager.
His death came just 17 days after that of Mr.
BOUCHER, the coach,
who also died in Ottawa. They are survived by eight of 17 players.
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CLARKE o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2004-03-10 published
Patricia CLARKE
In loving memory of Patricia
CLARKE of Pioneer Manor, Sudbury,
formerly of Espanola, who passed away at Sudbury Regional Hospital,
Laurentian Site on Sunday, March 7th, 2004 in her 84th year.
Patricia was born and raised in Green Bay on Manitoulin Island but
spent most of her life in Espanola. Beloved wife of Harold (Mick)
CLARKE of Espanola. Dear daughter of the late William and Lavina
(née HINDLE)
FERGUSON.
Loving mother of Haroldine (Mrs. Bill
AINSLIE) of Espanola and Colleen
MORIN of Ottawa. Will be sadly
missed by grandchildren, Paul and Kari
AINSLIE and Scott and Kevin
MORIN. Very dear sister of Douglas
FERGUSON, Mrs. Ruth
DUNLOP
& Wilhelmine
BATMAN all of Little Current and the late Frances (husband Ralph.)
Pat loved to bake, knit, shop, travel and visit with family and
Friends near and far during her better years. Pat was a member of the
Eastern Star. For the last couple of years she was treated with much
kindness by those at Pioneer Manor.
A memorial service will be held at a later date with interment of
ashes in the Green Bay Cemetery, Manitoulin Island.
Arrangement by Bourcier Funeral Home Ltd., Espanola
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Harold CLARKE
In loving memory of Harold (Mick)
CLARKE of Espanola who passed away
at the Espanola General Hospital on Wednesday, March 10th, 2004 in his 84th year.
Harold was born and raised in Gore Bay on Manitoulin Island. Beloved
husband, for 57 years, of the late Patricia (née
FERGUSON)
predeceased by three days. Dear son of the late Tom and Mae (nee
PEARSON)
CLARKE.
Loving father of Haroldine (Mrs. Bill
AINSLIE) of
Espanola and Colleen
MORIN of Ottawa. Will be sadly missed by
grandchildren Paul and Kari
AINSLIE and Scott and Kevin
MORIN.
Very
dear brother of Lawrence (wife Marie) of Gore Bay and the late
Marvin, Frank, Jim and George Clarke. Harold will be remembered for
his kind and gentle spirit. He enjoyed his mill tour guide
experiences, travel and visits with Friends and relatives. Harold
was a member of the Masonic Lodge. The last couple of years have
been difficult for him but he faced everything with determination and
a joke or smile. The folks at Espanola Long Term Care, Espanola
General Hospital, Sudbury Hospitals, and Meadowbrook Village have all been extremely supportive.
A memorial service was held at the Boucier Funeral Home, Espanola for
Harold and Patricia on Saturday, March 13th with the Reverend Faye
STEVENS officiating. Interment of ashes in the Green Bay Cemetery, Manitoulin Island.
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CLARKE o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2004-07-14 published
Jessie Blanche
VANEVERY
In loving memory of Jessie Blanche
VANEVERY,
May 14, 1922 - July 8, 2004.
Blanche VANEVERY, a resident of the Manitoulin Lodge, Gore Bay, died at the Lodge on
Thursday, July 8, 2004 at the age of 82 years.
She was born at Gore Bay, daughter of the late John Wesley and Ada Elizabeth Christina
(CLARKE)
VANEVERY.
Blanche had lived at Meldrum Bay until moving to North Bay in the early 70s, then to Garson, and finally
to the Lodge about 20 years ago. Blanche enjoyed keeping busy and knitted much of the time.
Dear sister of Maude and her husband Matt
FALLS of Thessalon, Helen (husband Tom
CLARKE predeceased)
of Copper Cliff, Bill and his wife Pauline of Gore Bay, Dale and his wife Joan, Jim and his wife Helen
and Don and his wife Rose all of Meldrum Bay. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by brother Clarke and his wife Shirley. Friends called at the Culgin Funeral Home after 7 pm
on Friday. The funeral service was conducted at the Meldrum Bay United Church on Saturday, July
10, 2004 at 2: 30 pm with Mr. Erwin
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON officiating. Interment in Meldrum Bay Cemetery.
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Michael Thomas
CLARKE
In loving memory of Michael Thomas
CLARKE,
May 28, 1965 - October 4, 2004.
Michael CLARKE, a resident of Little Current, died on Monday,
October 4, 2004 in Little Current at the age of 39 years.
He was born in Mindemoya,
son of Blair
CLARKE and the former Beatrice
BAKER.
Michael had been a crusher operator for H and R
NOBLE
Construction for 6 years.
He had a great love of hockey, being a devout Toronto Maple Leafs fan, and
also enjoyed playing the game. He played in the Porter Clarke Hockey
Tournament every year. Michael also enjoyed playing golf, and was a great fisherman.
Michael was a loving father of Autumn
VANHORN,
Hannah
HARVEY, Rachael
CLARKE and Jerry
CLARKE.
Dearly loved
son of Blair of Gore Bay and
Beatrice Lee
(BAKER) of Kemble. Loving grand_son of Ella
BAKER of Ice
Lake and great grand_son of Ethel
PRIOR of Gore Bay. Dear brother of June
(Toby) CLARKE of Gore Bay, Terri
MIDDAUGH, partner Gary
CUTHBERTSON of
Sault
Ste.
Marie, and Corey
CLARKE, partner Megan of London. Loved by
cousins Christopher, Steven, Cindy, Julia, Joanne, Jill, Angie, Jerry
(predeceased), Cameron, Colleen, Cara, Glen and Kimberly. Also survived
by many aunts, uncles, extended family and Friends. Predeceased by
grandparents Ken
BAKER and Frank and Annie
CLARKE.
Friends called at the Culgin Funeral Home, Gore Bay, on Saturday,
October 9, 2004 from 10 - 11 am. The funeral service was conducted at 11
am with Mr. Harold
BYNE officiating. Cremation followed.
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CLARK and
BATMAN
--In memory of my two sisters, Frances
BATMAN and Pat
CLARK and my brother-in-law Harold
CLARKE.
When evening descends and we sit in the quiet alone
To our hearts there comes a longing if only you could come home.
When all the times they see us smile
They little know the heartache our smiles hide all the while.
John, Ruth, Wilhelmine and families.
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CLAYTON o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2004-11-24 published
Gwendolyn Kay
CLAYTON
In loving memory of Gwendolyn Kay Clayton who passed away at home in
Burlington on Wednesday, November 17, 2004 in her 73rd year. Beloved
wife of Donald of Waterdown. Loved mother of Linda Clayton of Hamilton,
Tracy di Cecca and her husband David of Hamilton and Dave Clayton of
Waterdown. Loving grandmother of Niki Kerr and her husband Jeff, Scott,
Jason and Erin and great-grandmother of Tyler and Sarah. Dear sister of
Eileen Mennel of Bolsover. Visitation was at Smith’s Funeral Home, 485
Brant Street, (one block north of City Hall), Burlington (905-632-3333),
on Friday from 3 - 5 and 7 - 9 pm where Funeral Service took place on
Saturday, November 20, 2004 at 1 pm. Cremation. If desired, expressions
of sympathy to the Canadian Cancer Society would be sincerely
appreciated by the family.
“Forever in our thoughts. Forever in our hearts.”
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