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CHURCHER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-04-09 published
SMITH, Evelyn▼ (née CHURCHER)
At North York General Hospital on Thursday April 7, 2005. Mrs. Smith was a resident of The Donway Place and formerly of 123 Yonge▼ Blvd.,▼ Toronto.▼ Beloved wife of the late Wendell R. SMITH. Dear sister of the late Reverend Donald G. CHURCHER. Friends▼ may call at the Morley Bedford Funeral Home, 159 Eglinton Ave. W., Toronto, (2 stoplights west of Yonge Street) on Tuesday, April 12, from 7-9 p.m. A service and committal will be held in the chapel Wednesday, April 13 at 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer Society of Toronto, would be appreciated.

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CHURCHER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-04-12 published
SMITH, Evelyn▲▼ (née CHURCHER)
At North York General Hospital on Thursday April 7, 2005. Mrs. SMITH was a resident of The Donway Place and formerly of 123 Yonge▲▼ Blvd.,▲▼ Toronto.▲▼ Beloved wife of the late Wendell R. SMITH. Dear sister of the late Reverend Donald G. Churcher. Friends may call at the Morley Bedford Funeral Home, 159 Eglinton Ave. W., Toronto, (2 stoplights west of Yonge Street) on Tuesday, April 12, from 7-9 p.m. A service and committal will be held in the chapel Wednesday, April 13 at 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer Society of Toronto, would be appreciated.

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CHURCHER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-09 published
SMITH, Evelyn▲ (née CHURCHER)
At North York General Hospital, on Thursday, April 7, 2005. Mrs. SMITH was a resident of The Donway Place and formerly of 123 Yonge▲ Blvd.,▲ Toronto.▲ Beloved wife of the late Wendell R. SMITH. Dear sister of the late Reverend Donald G. CHURCHER. Friends▲ may call at the Morley Bedford Funeral Home, 159 Eglinton Ave. W., Toronto (2 stoplights west of Yonge Street), on Tuesday, April 12 from 7-9 p.m. A service and committal will be held in the Chapel Wednesday, April 13 at 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer Society of Toronto, would be appreciated.

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CHURCHILL o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2005-10-19 published
CHURCHILL, Ada (PRIDE)
In loving memory of a dear mother Ada (PRIDE,) who passed away October 19, 1984.
Oh how patient in thy suffering
When no hand could give thee ease.
God the helper of the helpless,
Saw thy pain and gave thee peace.
Lovingly remembered by Garry and Betty.
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CHURCHILL o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-03-16 published
BRAITHWAITE, Virginia (ALLAN)
At Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital, on Monday, March 14, 2005, Virginia BRAITHWAITE (ALLAN) of Strathroy and formerly of Glencoe in her 82nd year. Beloved wife of the late Robert BRAITHWAITE (2001.) Dear mother of Beverly and Harold CHURCHILL of Petrolia, Marilyn and Ken HERRINGTON of Strathroy, Brenda and Dave PALMER of Vienna and Morris SAUNDERS of Petrolia. Loving grandmother of Scott and Susan, Stephen and Aimee, Debbie and François, Jamie and Jayne, Darin, Doug and Shannan, Michael and Sandra, Tammy, Mark and Melissa, Jason. Special great grandmother of Kristopher, Dayna, Paige, Danielle, Jodie, Cassie, Brianna, Jarrett, Colton and Haleigh. Also survived by 2 brothers and 2 sisters, Donald and Jim ALLAN, Shirley EDGAR and Joanne REMICK. Predeceased by 2 daughters, Patricia SAUNDERS, Carol TEMPLETON, and 2 sons, Ronald and Thomas and 1 sister, Georgina MARLATT and 4 brothers, Nelson, Jack, Doug and Ken ALLAN. Relatives and Friends will be received at the Van Heck Funeral Home, 172 Symes Street, Glencoe on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where the funeral service will be held on Friday March 18 at 11: 00 a.m. Pastor Brian McKENZIE officiating. Interment Oakland Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital or Four Counties Health Services.

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CHURCHILL o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-10-13 published
LAFRENIERE, Don
Suddenly at Toronto General Hospital, on Wednesday, October 12th, 2005, Don LAFRENIERE of London in his 54th year. Beloved husband of Gail (MURCHISON) LAFRENIERE. Loving father of Jessica, Michael and his fiance Bojana, and Matthew. Dear brother of Philip, Rosanne HALL, Diane LESAK and Lisa, and brother-in-law of Liz CHURCHILL and Alex MURCHISON. Visitation will be held on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Westview Funeral Chapel, 709 Wonderland Road North, where the funeral service will be conducted on Saturday, October 15th, 2005 at 3: 00 p.m. Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Don are asked to consider The Lung Association. 'Your road may seem lonely ahead, And distant horizons look gray, You won't be walking alone. I'm only a whisper away'

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CHURCHILL o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-12-20 published
SMITH, Bernice Ellen Louise (née WINDOVER)
Peacefully at L.H.S.- New Victoria Hospital, Bernice Ellen Louise (WINDOVER) SMITH, age 86, of Petrolia on Saturday, December 17, 2005. Beloved wife of Roy G. SMITH. Dear mother of Carolyn SOPEL and Victor of Petrolia, David R. SMITH and Sharon KELLY of Bayfield, and Kathryn NYSTROM and Carl of Sault Ste. Marie. Special grandmother to 5 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Survived by her sister Berthena "Fienie" SMITH and her brother Charles (Sam) WINDOVER. Predeceased by her parents Charles and Ora (CHURCHILL) WINDOVER and her sister Bernadine. An avid volunteer in her community, Bernice was a founding member and volunteer with the Stroke Recovery Association, served as a Board Member of Lambton Elderly Outreach and volunteered for many years at Petrolia's Victoria Playhouse. She was an amazing resource and support for stroke victims and their spouses. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, December 22, 2005 at 2: 00 p.m. from Smith Funeral Home, 1576 London Line, Sarnia. Friends and Family will be received at the Smith Funeral Home, Sarnia on Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. and 1 hr. prior to service time (1 to 2 p.m.) on Thursday. Memorial donations may be made to the Stroke Recovery Association. Memories and condolences may be sent online to www.smithfuneralhome.ca

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CHURCHILL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-03-15 published
PONESSE, Concetta (née MASTRANGELO)
(February 10, 1902-March 12, 2005)
Legendary homemaker, matriarch and protectress, contentedly in her 104th year. Married to the late Joseph PONESSE; mother of the late Thomas, his wife Sylvia (DIVINEC;) grandmother to their children Paula May, Ann Marie, Christopher and the late Michael great grandmother to Tia, Julia and Jackson. Auntie to Jean (CHURCHILL,) her late husband Bert and their children Bill, Steven, Christine, Ronald and Tony; great auntie grandma to their children. Guardian foster mom to many. Joining those gone before her - parents Giuseppe and Maddalena, 7 sisters, 3 brothers, relatives and Friends - in a rousing game of cards, after the bedding is shaken and provisions procured by bundle buggy. We are all enlivened and inspired by her life and example, and so blessed she came our way. Always with us, forever part of us... In memory, be strong and true and sparkle with goodwill and life force, even if darkening forces conspire to dim it. Friends may call at the Cardinal Funeral Home, 366 Bathurst Street (near Dundas) on Wednesday from 3-5: 30 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Complete Funeral Mass will be held at St. Peter's Church (Bathurst and Bloor) on Thursday at 10: 30 a.m., followed by a celebration and sharing in her life. Donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated.

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CHURCHILL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-06-21 published
MATHESON, Marguerite Adeline (née CROSBY)
Beloved wife of the late Frank R. MATHESON died peacefully at Briton House in Toronto, Ontario on June 20, 2005 in her 92nd year. Cherished mother of Brian (Gerry) MATHESON and Linda (Gordon) DEEKS. Much loved daughter of the late Raymond and Adeline CHURCHILL) CROSBY. She will be greatly missed by her grandchildren Kent, Craig and Sunshine MATHESON and Peter and David MATHESON- YOUNG. Marguerite is survived by her sisters Shirley (Gordon) ROMKEY and Barbara (Douglas) DAVIS, and her brother Raymond (Marjorie) CROSBY. She was predeceased by brothers Dean and Herbert. She leaves as well dearest Friends Miriam and Graydon COX and Glennie MARSHALL. Marguerite dealt bravely with blindness, celiac disease and lung cancer without complaint. The family is most appreciative of the wonderful care she received at Briton House. A funeral service followed by a reception will be held at 10: 00 a.m. Monday June 27, 2005 in the White Family Funeral Home, Kentville, Reverend Doctor Randy CROZSMAN officiating. A private family interment will take place in the Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill, Kings County. In lieu of flowers donations in Marguerite's memory will be gratefully received by Canadian National Institute for the Blind, whose talking books gave her many hours of pleasure. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home, Kentville.

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CHURCHILL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-12-17 published
EVANS, Colin John, Wing Commander (Ret)
Born January 22, 1920 in Hamilton Ontario, John EVANS passed away peacefully on December 8, 2005 at age 85. Predeceased by Marguerite his loving wife and sweetie of 58 years, brothers Roy and Philip, and sister Dorothy. Devoted father of son Rob and wife Gay, Etobicoke and daughters Eve and husband Paul MARTIN, Toronto, Jan and husband Brian CHURCHILL, Etobicoke and Pat and husband John WILLIAMSON, California. Is greatly missed by his 13 grandchildren Emily, Lyrandra, Bob, Caitlin, Victoria, Michael, Joe and wife Sarah PALLETT, Alex, Tommy, Mike, James, Alanna, Cayleigh, and great grand_son Matthew. Survived by sister Win and husband Ed STEWARD/STEWART/STUART, Cambridge and sister-in law Kathryn, Burlington. John began a 25 year career with the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940 training on Gypsy Moth biplanes at Mt. Hope Airport where he graduated at the top of his class. Following his commissioning as a Pilot Officer, he served as a flying instructor before a tour of ops as a fighter pilot with the 418 Mosquito Squadron in England during 1943-44. John earned an Ace designation with this night intruder squadron which became the Royal Canadian Air Force's top scoring squadron in World War 2. After the War, he attended the University of Toronto graduating in Aeronautical Engineering in 1949. He returned to the Royal Canadian Air Force with postings at Namao, Alberta; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Royal Military College, Kingston; Greenwood, Nova Scotia and National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa. Following integration of the services in 1967, he took early retirement and joined Northwest Industries, a division of CAE, in Edmonton becoming their Vice President, Technology. In the last 8 years of his working career, he served as Dean of Science and Technology at Georgian College in Barrie where he and Marg spent many enjoyable times sailing on Lake Simcoe. Not one to retire completely, C.J. (as he was known) designed and built his own lakeside home near Picton, Ontario where they lived until moving to Toronto in 1986 to be closer to their kids and growing numbers of grandchildren. He continued to fly until age 75 and maintained a close association with his beloved 418 Mosquito squadron buddies. In his own words, John 'had a marvelous life.' His family wishes to thank the staff at Sunnybrook Hospital Veteran's Wing for their excellent care. A private family service will be held to celebrate his life later in the new year. If wished, donations may be made to the charity of one's choice. 2005 Year of the Veteran

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CHURCHILL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-02-12 published
CHURCHILL, Charles Malcolm " Charlie"
(Brighton Tire). At his residence, in Colborne, on Thursday, February 10, 2005, age 76 years. Charlie CHURCHILL, son of the late Jack Inglis CHURCHILL and the late Eliza (MacRAE.) Loving husband of Muriel (MacKENZIE) for 54 years. Dear father of Charles CHURCHILL and his wife Elaine of Colborne, and Sharon and her husband Jim MORROW of Middle River, Cape Breton Island. Dear brother of Lloyd CHURCHILL, and Ellen and her husband Norm ROBINSON. Predeceased by his sister-in-law Margaret. Sadly missed by his grandchildren, Jason, Erin Daniel and his wife Michelle, Marcie and her husband Michael, Megan and Donald, and his great-grandchildren, Lizzy, Gabby, and Autumn. For years Charlie was a keen businessman, an avid horseman, and an active Rotarian. The family will receive Friends at the Walas Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton, on Wednesday, February 16, 2005, from 6-9 p.m. At Charlie's request, there will be no funeral service. Cremation with interment, Middle River Cemetety, Cape Breton. As an expression of sympathy, donations to Canadian Cancer Society or the Vourneen "Buff" Jack Memorial Centre, Colborne, care of Box 96, Brighton, Ontario, K0K 1H0, would be appreciated by the family. www.walasfuneralhome. com

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CHURCHILL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-09 published
CHURCHILL, Frank Ernest
Peacefully passed away at home, in his 81st year on Thursday, April 7, 2005. (Corporal Canadian Army World War 2 served in European Campaign, 48 year employee of Polyresins Division of Bate Chemical) Devoted husband of the late Yvonne. Loving father of Lynda MORGAN and Janis GATH. Wonderful and cherished grandfather to Jodi, Robert, Todd, Cheryl, David and Jordan. Blessed with great-grandchildren Ashley, Cody, Michael, Lucas and Morgan. Brother of Bert, Bill, Ralph and the late Wally. The family will receive Friends at the Humphrey Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East), from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. on Sunday, April 10, 2005. Service in the chapel Monday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

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CHURCHILL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-02 published
BURD, Greta (OSBORNE)
In her 96th year, at Rouge Valley Centenary Hospital, on Sunday, July 31, 2005, following a brief illness. Beloved wife of the late Tom (1978.) Loving mother of Eleanor (Bud) PRYOR and Paul (Trudy). Caring grandmother to Bob (Daryle) and Garry (Nancy) PRYOR, Marlene (Ian) CHURCHILL, Nancy PENMAN and Ron (Noriko) BURD. Proud great-grandmother of Lauren, Alex and Mark PRYOR, Jessica, Stephanie, William and Mathew PENMAN, Paul and Sarah BURD, Doug and Alissa CHURCHILL. Friends will be received at the Scarborough Chapel of McDougall and Brown, 2900 Kingston Road (east of St Clair Ave.), on Tuesday, August 2 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel at 11: 30 a.m. Wednesday, August 3, followed by interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. If desired, remembrances made to the charity of your choice would be appreciated.

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CHURCHILL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-08 published
YOUNG, Elva Adele
On Friday, August 5, 2005 in her 84th year, at Tullamore Nursing Home, Brampton. Former resident of 31 Tichester Rd., Toronto. Retired employee of Bell Canada. Daughter of the late Ambrose and Edith YOUNG. Sister of Edna TOWNSLEY, Richmond Hill and Frank (Betty) YOUNG of Aurora, and the late Evelyn SULLIVAN, Ethel STONG, Ella CHURCHILL, Eleanor GOURLEY, Percy, Harold and Walter YOUNG. Survived by many nieces and nephews. At Elva's request, there will be no visitation or funeral. Cremation. Those who wish may make a donation to the charity of their choice.

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CHURCHILL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-09-21 published
CHURCHILL, Albert William
Peacefully after a brief illness on Monday, September 19th, 2005. Loving husband of Joan, dear father of Adrienne and her husband Louis ANDERSON. Wonderful grandfather of Rebecca, and Trevor. Sadly missed by his brothers William, and Ralph. If so desired, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.

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CHURKO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-05-06 published
BLACK, Olga Bernice (née PRITCHARD)
Went to be with her Lord at the Highland Wood on Wednesday, May 4, 2005, in her 87th year. Predeceased by her husband Harold, her parents Myrtle and Lew PRITCHARD and granddaughter Teresa. Dear mother of Marlene (Ken) VILLIGER of Calgary, and Brian (Dorothy) BLACK of Haliburton. Loving grandmother of Katherine LAZIER of California, Jeff (Christina) BLACK of Minden, and Andrea (Jim) CHURKO of Haliburton, proud great-grandmother of Nicole and Noah BLACK, Abraham and Sydney CHURKO. Olga spent her childhood in Minden, West Guilford and Eagle Lake. As a young woman she operated her father's Eagle Lake Store where she was also the postmistress. Later she and Harold purchased that business then sold it and bought into Darlack Department Store, later to become Black's Hardware. Olga was very involved in the Eagle Lake Community Church and the Haliburton United Church. She was a lifetime Member of the United Church Women (United Church Women) and the worthy Matron of the Eastern Star. Friends are invited to visit the family at the Gordon A. Monk Funeral Home Ltd., 127 Main Street, P.O. Box 427, Minden, Ontario K0M 2K0 (1-888-588-5777) on Friday, May 6, 2005 from 7: 00 until 9:00 p.m. Then to the Haliburton United Church on Saturday, May 7, 2005 for visitation from 1: 00 p.m. until the time of the Funeral Service at 3: 00 p.m. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Haliburton. Reception to follow at the church downstairs. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Haliburton United Church or to the Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation would be appreciated by the family.

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CHURLEY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-02-16 published
Slayer of ex-girlfriend found dead
Apparent suicide in Quebec hotel
Free on $1,500 bail when couple shot
By Betsy POWELL and Richard BRENNAN, Staff Reporters
The ex-boyfriend of a woman he stalked, terrorized and last Friday night shot to death appears to have killed himself in a Quebec hotel room.
John KOVACS, 52, was free on bail -- on charges of criminal harassment and threatening death -- when he ambushed Szilvia VERES, 35, and wounded her husband Miklos KEMENCZY, 46, in an underground apartment parking garage in North York.
The scenario is all too common -- and yet avoidable, says Pamela CROSS, who expressed frustration about the process that's supposed to keep stalkers away from their victims.
"This woman had moved on and was seeking the protection of the criminal system and she failed to get it," said CROSS, legal director of Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children.
The minister responsible for women's issues in the Ontario government pointed to a pilot program aimed at making better assessments of risk in such cases. But critics say there's no reason to delay bringing in tougher bail rules for men charged with stalking and harassment.
Court documents show KOVACS was released on $1,500 bail after appearing in a Finch Ave. W. courtroom last November. Police had charged him with three counts of criminal harassment and one count of uttering a death threat stemming from three incidents last year.
Police believe KOVACS had a short-term relationship with VERES. They broke up last March and VERES married KEMENCZY in November.
The court records indicate the couple complained after he watched a house near Steeles Ave. and Bathurst St. last August 29. On another occasion, KOVACS followed VERES "from place to place" and on October 23, he threatened to kill KEMENCZY.
It's unclear when he was first charged, but he was released on bail on condition he stay more than 200 metres from any place where VERES or KEMENCZY "live, work, attend school or happen to be as known to you." He was also ordered not to use or possess a cellphone. There was no condition to seek counselling.
His surety, according to court documents, was Nicolaus SZILY, believed to be an old friend of KOVACS, who worked as a machinist for an aircraft company. KOVACS was supposed to be living at SZILY's home in the city's west end.
SZILY could not be reached for comment last night.
Between his arrest and last Friday's shooting, KOVACS made several court appearances. His next court date was tomorrow.
The tragic turn of events underscores the ineffectiveness of bail conditions and the need for courts to take a long hard look at an alleged stalker's capacity for violence, said CROSS.
"I really don't understand what it's going to take to get the criminal system to understand that these are men who by nature of the charge of criminal harassment are at extremely high risk of re-offending," she said yesterday.
"We have advocated for some years... that the bail system in Ontario be overhauled and there should be a requirement, not just that a risk assessment be completed by the police, but that that risk assessment be presented by the Crown in the bail hearings."
If the judge or justice of the peace doesn't follow the recommendation, he or she would have to provide reasons why not, she continued.
Social Services Minister Sandra PUPATELLO, responsible for women's issues, said government, agencies and police have to keep trying to protect women from men -- usually spouses or former lovers who want to hurt them.
PUPATELLO admitted that restraining orders and police charges will not stop a "crazy person from doing a crazy thing, but to the extent we can change that, we have to,"
In December, the Liberal government released a domestic violence action plan calling for a consistent police response to things like restraining orders and an assessment tool for police to determine risk of continued violence.
"In the past January, we started the pilot project in Ottawa and North Bay in both English and French for an assessment tool that actually determines the risk of flight, risk of violence," PUPATELLO said.
"My fear is that there are people who come in (to the system) and they are back out... (and the question is) should they be back out and we are not going to know the answer to that until we implement this kind of review."
New Democratic Party member of provincial parliament Marilyn CHURLEY (Toronto-Danforth) pointed to past inquests into the deaths of women killed by spouses and ex-lovers and asked how many more woman have to die before government follows through.
"The recommendations are there and they are just not being followed up on, and I was just stricken when I heard about this latest death," CHURLEY said.
"There are huge problems with underenforcement of restraining orders," she added.
After witnesses: reported KOVACS had fled the scene in his silver Honda, police issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of first-degree murder and attempted murder.
Around 4 p.m. Monday, workers at a hotel in Rivière-du-Loup, about 200 kilometres northeast of Quebec City, discovered KOVACS dead of a single gunshot wound. He was identified through fingerprints.
A firearm was recovered at the scene, but police don't yet know if it was the one used to shoot the couple.
Toronto police have not been able to locate KOVACS' next of kin and they are asking the public for help. They believe he is originally from eastern Europe. Police also had difficulty tracking down VERES's relatives, but they have notified her mother, who lives in Hungary, homicide Detective Terry BROWNE said yesterday.
KEMENCZY is recovering in hospital after undergoing emergency surgery. The investigation is continuing.

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CHURUKIAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-09-27 published
DEMLAKIAN, Justine (née IBRAHIM) (1908-2005)
Passed away peacefully at her home with her family at her side on Sunday, September 25, 2005; devoted wife of the late Shafik DEMLAKIAN, loving mother of Nairi, wife of the late Abraham SOUVALIAN and of Tom with his partner Victor SO; doting grandmother of Paul and Mark SOUVALIAN; Haig and Aram CHURUKIAN, Nairy EL- KEILANI and their families in Cairo; Simé, Zaven, Vazken, and the late Peter DEMLAKIAN and their families in Sydney, Australia; Rita APKARIAN and her family in Seattle; Vahan DEMLAKIAN and his family in L.A.; sister of the late Dr. Gilbert IBRAHIM of Cairo and the late Victor IBRAHIM, her nieces Justine PIPER and Salma RANDALL and their families in Reading, England; and numerous family members and Friends in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, England, the U.S., Australia, Montreal and Toronto. Born August 3rd, 1908 in Mosul, the Ottoman Empire, to the Reverend Thomas IBRAHIM and Salma SPEAR, Justine spent her youth in Mardin, Turkey and her late teens in Egypt, graduating from the American University at Cairo in the 1930's with a B.A. in Education and became a teacher in the English Mission College, Heliopolis. Justine married Shafik DEMLAKIAN of Mousa Dagh in 1941 and devoted her talents to the Armenian Red Cross and the Housaper Club in Cairo. In 1974 she joined Tom and Nairi with her family in Toronto and made Canada her home. With her poise, patient determination and nurturing nature she taught her children and grandchildren discipline, perseverance and true values. She will live forever in our hearts. The family extends its special gratitude to the Community Care Access Centre staff, the Mt. Sinai Palliative Care Program, the North York General Hospital and her family physician, Dr. David TANNENBAUM of Mt. Sinai Hospital for many years of compassionate care. The family will receive Friends at the Humphrey Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue, from 12: 00 noon-1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28th. Funeral service in the Chapel at 1: 00 p.m. Interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
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CHUTA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-07-25 published
Margaret ALLEMANG, Nurse And Scholar: 1914-2005
Pioneer in applying methodology to traditional care, she wrote the first paper on Canadian nursing history
By Sabitri GHOSH, Special to The Globe and Mail, Monday, July 25, 2005, Page S9
Toronto -- Decades after the entrance exam that secured her a spot in the University of Toronto's School of Nursing, Margaret ALLEMANG -- by then a much-honoured professor emeritus -- was still mulling over her response to the question of why she wanted to be a nurse. "I guess I just used the pat answer," she mused in a 1993 interview, "that 'I wanted to be of service to others."
An inveterate deep thinker, Dr. ALLEMANG could never settle for a pat answer if a more profound one could be unearthed. As her nephew, Globe and Mail writer John ALLEMANG, recalls, "She had a professorial way of dealing with issues: you always allow time for further thought and consideration, and you don't close off any avenues for possibility." Yet in spite of her second-guessing, what she said in 1937 proved inescapably true -- both of her career as a researcher, teacher and historian, and of herself in general.
One of a new breed of nurses who emerged from an academic program instead of from an in-hospital apprenticeship, Dr. ALLEMANG was a pioneer in applying research methodology to traditional nursing. "Essentially, nursing wasn't a research-oriented profession or academic pursuit," Mr. ALLEMANG says. "It was simply the business of training nurses to be nurses. So she was kind of on the edge of that transition, where they started doing clinical studies of nursing care."
Her 1956 master's thesis on "factors affecting the sleep of patients" was among the earliest dissertations in clinical nursing. It was unique, too, for its emphasis on the individual patient -- a marked contrast from other studies of the era. Throughout the 1960s, Dr. ALLEMANG continued to broaden the purview of contemporary clinical research, chronicling the experiences of hospitalized cardiac patients and leading an experimental research unit at Sunnybrook Hospital trying out more patient-centred systems of nursing.
"She was very concerned with the patient as a person -- a whole person," says her friend and teaching colleague, Judith YOUNG.
Dr. ALLEMANG's quest to meet the "patient's physical, emotional and spiritual needs" was one charted by personal experience. As a child, she suffered from osteomyelitis, a chronic bone infection that left her bed-ridden for most of her youth. Later, studying philosophy in university, she came to embrace the existentialist view of how a crisis like hers could be transformative. "There was the idea in my thinking," she said, "that this fits into the sick person, because illness is a crisis, that people can grow and learn through illness."
For her PhD, Dr. ALLEMANG initially wanted to construct a theory of nursing "based on the existentialist approach to man." But her PhD committee at the University of Washington nixed the idea. So instead, she turned to the development of nursing education in North America from 1873 to 1950, focusing on the leaders who ushered in its most important changes. The project took her nearly 20 years to complete, with Dr. ALLEMANG working on it in between teaching duties at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Nursing. She was, remarks her nephew, "a great procrastinator."
When Dr. ALLEMANG's paper finally did come out in 1976, it was the first ever published on Canadian nursing history. Moreover, points out Kathryn McPHERSON, dean of women's studies at York University, it also deposited a crucial piece of scholarship into the hands of social historians just as they were starting to take stock of women's history-making contributions. "It was consistent with a genre of women's history which was about looking at Canada's female leadership," Dr. McPHERSON says.
While pursuing her PhD, Dr. ALLEMANG became familiar with another group of history-making women through the Nursing Sisters Association of Canada. She herself served as a nursing sister in the air force during the Second World War. While she did not go overseas, she later discovered dozens of women who had been principal actors in the drama of war. From 1977 until the early 1990s, she systematically interviewed 30 of them in a monumental oral history project. "It's very different view of the war," Dr. YOUNG says. "Nurses were the only women who were close to the front lines. I think Margaret saw them all as heroines."
During the 1980s, a group interested in nursing history, including Dr. YOUNG and Dr. McPHERSON, began to coalesce around Dr. ALLEMANG in meetings hosted at her West Toronto home. In 1993, the group formalized as the Margaret M. Allemang Centre for the History of Nursing. Even without a building or staff, Dr. McPHERSON believes their advocacy helped prevent precious archival materials from being lost during the wave of cutbacks that swept health care in the mid-1990s. She also credits Dr. ALLEMANG for bringing nursing history into its own in Canada through her tireless support of academics like herself.
"She was a real encourager, a co-ordinator," Dr. McPHERSON says. "Nursing history is so much part of general social history, so much on the map."
Never married, Dr. ALLEMANG was particularly close to Mr. ALLEMANG, her twin brother's son. In her retirement, the two regularly went to the opera and restaurants together, and would indulge in substantive conversations about the arts, history, food and philosophy. Somehow, Mr. ALLEMANG marvels, she managed to be a critical thinker without ever being critical. "I never knew if she had a bad thought about anybody," he says. "I'm sure she did, but you had to work pretty hard to get a sense that she didn't approve of something."
Even when a boarder from Hong Kong took her prized red Mustang on a wild joyride that ended in it being totalled, Mr. ALLEMANG says his aunt barely budged. Nor did it discourage Dr. ALLEMANG from her practice of opening her home to strangers. The last in a long series of tenants was Gizaw CHUTA, a refugee from Ethiopia and a minister in training. Today, Reverend CHUTA says he initially worried that the elderly white Canadian would see his presence as an imposition. "What she told me, she has experience with all people, with all cultures, so she liked to talk with all people. For her, really, all the world's people are the same."
When Mr. CHUTA learned last November that his wife and children had finally received visas to come to Canada, Dr. ALLEMANG insisted on paying their airfares.
Margaret ALLEMANG was born in Toronto on July 19, 1914. She died in Toronto on April 14, 2005. She was 91.

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CHUTE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-02-04 published
WILSON, Dorothy Tamar (formerly RICHARDSON, née BRACKENBURY)
Dorothy Tamar WILSON, Wednesday, February 2, 2005, Dorothy WILSON of Tillsonburg slipped peacefully into the arms of the Lord and her loving family in Heaven. She was 3 weeks from her 89th birthday. Born and raised in Lakeview, she was the daughter of Frank and Mabel (CHUTE) BRACKENBURY. Dorothy lived a long and fulfilling life. She entered Nurse's Training but was unable to complete due to illness. However, she continued interest in health and medicines and was known for her healing creams which she gave to everyone. She was Post mistress in Thamesford for 20 years. After retiring to Aylmer in 1976 she devoted her time to producing beautiful flowers in her gardens, caring for her mother and traveling with Tom. Like her brother Paul she had a strong interest in her family history. Dorothy was a loyal member of North Broadway Baptist Church, W.M.F. and Plus 50. She was always concerned about the welfare of her Friends and family and was generous to all of them. She loved knitting and gave away baby shawls and many pairs of mittens for children. She will be missed deeply by all her Friends and her surviving family.
She was a wonderful mother to Ken and Ferne RICHARDSON of Merrickville and Marian and Robert SMITH of Tillsonburg and a loving grandmother to Andrew and Karen RICHARDSON, Christine SMITH and Robin VERKUIL. Her surviving sisters are Betty SHERER of Tennessee, Barbara CLARKE of Burlington, Mary DANBROOK and Keith of Tillsonburg, Lois TAILOR/TAYLOR and George of Ottawa, Gloria Gibson and Paul of Hamilton, Diana ANDERSON and Bernie HOLDEN of Vienna, Shirley BRACKENBURY and Irene BRACKENBURY and Bill VANDENEECKHOUT of Tillsonburg and Aunt Ruby BRACKENBURY of Aylmer and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Dorothy lost both her brothers, Larry BRACKENBURY (1971) and Paul BRACKENBURY (Jan. 14/05.) She also outlived husbands Norman RICHARDSON (1967,) Doug WILSON (1971) and Thomas DARLISON (1992). Cremation has taken place and memorial service is to be held at North Broadway Baptist Church on Sunday February 6, 2005 at 3: 00 p.m. Donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or North Broadway Baptist Church in lieu of flowers or by contacting Ostranders Funeral Home, 43 Bidwell Street, Tillsonburg (842-5221) who are entrusted with funeral arrangements. Personal condolences may be sent to www.ostrandersfuneralhome.com

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CHUTE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-03-05 published
FINCH, Alma Kathleen " Kay" (née SHAIN)
Alma Kathleen "Kay" of Valleyview Home, Saint Thomas, on Friday, March 4, 2005, at her late residence in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late Earl FINCH (1963) and dearly loved mother of Sharon and her husband Ken BABCOCK of Saint Thomas and the late Dianne MEAGHER (2001) and dear mother-in-law of Dr. Thomas MEAGHER of Calgary. Dear sister of Lucille CONNOLLY of Forest and Madolyn BROWN of London. Loved grandmother of David (Colleen) BABCOCK of Stephenville, Texas, Bryan (Lisa), Michael (Marina) and Peter BABCOCK of Saint Thomas, Michael (Sandra) and Bob MEAGHER and Sheila MEAGHER of Calgary. Loved great grandmother of Dyana, Maggie, Owen, Kole and Michaela. Dear sister-in-law of Gladys CHUTE of Saint Thomas. Predeceased by 2 brothers Maxwell and Cameron SHAIN.
Kay was born at R.R.#2 Belmont on December 31, 1912, the daughter of the late Lorne and Emma (CORLESS) SHAIN. She graduated from London Normal School and was a retired teacher. She taught at North Dorchester and also worked at the Saint Thomas-Elgin General Hospital. Kay was a member of Centre Street Baptist Church over 50 years, the Mission Circle, Keenager Seniors Group, Club #37 and Valleyview Drop-in Centre. Resting at Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin Street, Saint Thomas, where the funeral service will be held Monday at 1: 00 p.m. Interment in Elmdale Cemetery. Visitation Sunday from 2-4 p.m. Remembrances may be made to the Centre Street Baptist Church or London Health Sciences Centre (Spinal Cord Research).

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CHUTE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-03-17 published
PEARSON, Mary Helen (née BAGNALL)
At Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, March 16, 2005, Mary Helen (BAGNALL) PEARSON of Springfield in her 80th year. Loving wife and partner for over 56 years to Christopher (Chris) Ellis PEARSON. Beloved mother to Rosemary and husband George KENNEDY, Janice and husband Doug McCALLUM, and Kelly PEARSON, all of the Springfield area. Treasured "grammy" to Marcie and husband Matthew TENK, Tillsonburg, Erin and husband Justin CHUTE, London, and Christopher McCALLUM and friend Heather RICKARD of Lyons. Cherished sister to Janet WOOD, London. Also survived by her brothers-in-law Gerald PEARSON and Ronald PEARSON and several nieces and nephews.
Born in Springfield on April 30, 1925 to the late Earl and Mary (GLENN) BAGNALL. Predeceased by her sister Kay (Bruce) MATTHEWS (March 2, 2005,) her brothers-in-law Clarence BRUCE (1982) and Gordon MATTHEWS (1997,) sister-in-law Marie PEARSON (2002) and nephew Kevin PEARSON (2000.) She lived all of her life in the Springfield area and was an active community supporter. She was a former telephone operator and school teacher. Member for over 50 years of Carnation Chapter #135, Springfield and McDonald Chapter #167, Tillsonburg, Order of the Eastern Star; Charter member of the Springfield Lioness Club (1981); former member of the Springfield Women's Institute and long time leader of Springfield 4-H homemaking clubs. She was the caterer for over 30 years at the Springfield Lions Club Hall, long time Springfield news correspondent for the Aylmer Express, and an Avon Representative for over 25 years. She was a member of Saint John's United Church, Springfield. Special thanks to the Red Cross home care workers, Care Partner nursing staff as well as the doctors, nurses and staff at Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital for their excellent care. Friends may call at the H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home, Aylmer on Thursday 7-9 p.m. and Friday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where the funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2005 at 11: 00 a.m. Interment Dorchester Union Cemetery. Eastern Star Service Thursday at 7: 00 p.m. and Lioness Service Friday at 7:00 p.m. Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital would be appreciated.

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CHUTE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-08-15 published
MURPHY, Patrick J.
Patrick J., of Chatham, passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 14, 2005. Born in Chatham, 60 years ago, son of the late Mikle MURPHY and Nona (June.) Surviving are his wife Deborah (CHUTE,) one son Ray MURPHY and one daughter Mary MURPHY both of Chatham, two sisters Mickey and husband Len LOZON of Dresden, Patricia and husband Philip DUQUETTE of Dealtown, two brothers Mikle MURPHY of Balmertown and Gary MURPHY of Chatham and an adopted brother David MURPHY of Chatham. Predeceased by a sister Tammy MURPHY. Friends will be received at the Bowman Funeral Home, 4 Victoria Avenue, Chatham (519-352-2390) for visitation on Tuesday, August 16 from 6-9 p.m. and where funeral service will be conducted on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 2: 00 p.m. Interment at Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham. Contributions to Diabetes Association or Heart and Stroke Foundation. Online condolences may be made at www.obituariestoday.com.

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CHUTE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-11-03 published
HARRISON, James R. " Jim"
Of Wallacetown passed away at the Saint Thomas-Elgin General Hospital on Tuesday, November 1, 2005, in his 86th year. Beloved husband for 50 years to Dorothy (HIRTLE) HARRISON. Dearly loved father of Sandy MOORHOUSE of Vancouver, British Columbia and cherished grandfather of Leighanne MOORHOUSE of Vancouver, British Columbia and David MOORHOUSE of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Treasured uncle of Karen BROWN and her husband Ron of Wallacetown and their children, Tanya, Darryl and Angela. Also fondly remembered by several brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his son-in-law, Michael MOORHOUSE and by a brother, George HARRISON. Born in Malahide Twp., Ontario, July 16, 1920, son of the late Russell and Molly (CHUTE) HARRISON. Mr. HARRISON was a retired Toronto, Ontario elementary school teacher. He was a member of Saint John's Presbyterian Church, Port Stanley where he was the organist for many years. Friends will be received at the Sifton Funeral Home, 118 Wellington Street, Saint Thomas on Thursday evening from 7-9 p.m. where the funeral service will be held on Friday at 11: 00 a.m. Interment in Aylmer Cemetery. Flowers gratefully declined. If so desired, memorial donations to Saint John's Presbyterian Church, Port Stanley or the Saint Thomas-Elgin General Hospital Foundation will be appreciated.

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CHUTE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-12-29 published
LENDERS, Drika
Peacefully, at Sprucedale Care Centre, on Wednesday, December 28, 2005, Drika LENDERS of Strathroy in her 88th year. Predeceased by her husband Joe (1986) and granddaughter Angela (1982). Dear mother of Dorothy SLEEGERS (John,) Frank LENDERS (Iris,) Jake LENDERS (Joe), Peter LENDERS (Wendy), Anne CHUTE (Ric), Gerald LENDERS (Brenda,) and Mary JANSSEN (Peter.) Loving grandmother of David, Gary, Richard and Robert SLEEGERS, Ian and Joseph LENDERS, Jason, Kristine and Ben LENDERS, Peter and Michelle ARNSBY, Michael, Mark and Reid LENDERS, and Ricky and Joel JANSSEN and great-grandmother of Matthew, Karen and Monica SLEEGERS, Jamie SLEEGERS, and Robert AL-JBOURI. Also survived by her brother Wiel WIJNEN and sister-in-law Gon WIJNEN of Maasbree. Visitation will be held at Denning Bros. Funeral Home, Strathroy on Friday, December 30 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Strathroy on Saturday, December 31 at 11 a.m. with Father John SHARP officiating. Interment in All Saints Cemetery. Prayers will be held at the funeral home on Friday evening at 7 p.m. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society, Convenant House or Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Drika.

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CHUTER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-06-30 published
McBRIDE, Margaret▼ L.▼ (CHUTER)
At Exeter Villa on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 Margaret L. (CHUTER) McBRIDE in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late Walter McBRIDE (1990.) Dear mother of Marjorie and Wayne TUCKEY and Mavis and Charles ATTHILL all of Exeter, Ruth Ann and Glenn PRIDHAM of London, Mary and Robert DOUGLAS/DOUGLASS of Princeton, British Columbia, and Douglas and Judy McBRIDE of Usborne Township. Arrangements entrusted to Hopper Hockey Funeral Home, Exeter 235-1220. For further details see Friday's edition or www.hopperhockeyfh.com

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CHUTER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-07-01 published
McBRIDE, L.▲ Margaret▲ (CHUTER)
At Exeter Villa on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 L. Margaret (CHUTER) McBRIDE of Exeter in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late Walter McBRIDE (1990.) Dear mother of Marjorie and Wayne TUCKEY and Mavis and Charles ATTHILL all of Exeter, Ruth Ann and Glenn PRIDHAM of London, Mary and Robert DOUGLAS/DOUGLASS of Princeton, British Columbia, and Douglas and Judy McBRIDE of Usborne Township. Also survived by 13 grandchildren and 17 greatgrandchildren. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Irene WALPER and Ida McBRIDE both of Exeter, Harvey CHUTER of Owen Sound, Bessie TOWNSEND of Clinton and Florence CHUTER of Goderich. Predeceased by sisters Doris and twin sister Mary and brothers Wilfred, Tom and Elliott. Friends may call at the Hopper Hockey Funeral Home, 370 William Street, 1 west of Main, Exeter on Friday afternoon 2-4 p.m. where the funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 2nd at 1 p.m. with Reverend Paul ROSS officiating. Interment Exeter Cemetery. Donations to the Exeter Villa or Exeter United Church would be appreciated by the family. There will be a Rebekah Service in the funeral home Friday afternoon at 1: 45 p.m. Condolences may be forwarded through www.hopperhockeyfh.com.

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CHUYKO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-11-28 published
PETERSEN, Niels▼ Forrester▼ (1912-2005)
On November 25th, at his home in Toronto, Niels taught us how to die with as much panache as he had taught us how to live. He passed away peacefully at 10.30 p.m., surrounded by family and Friends, amid, laughter and tears, stories and songs. Niels was predeceased by his beloved wife Betty, his parents Niels and Amelia, and his sisters Irene and Thora. He will be deeply missed by his son Charles, daughter-in-law Riki TUROFSKY, daughter Jane and much loved grandchildren Corbett, Niels and James (Lara) PETERSEN, and Miranda, Jennifer and Katie BURFIELD. He will be greatly missed by his niece Victoria (Ken SPARKS,) and by many Friends▼ including Else KILDEGAARD, and Niels Kildegaard PEDERSEN of Denmark, Doris LAFRENIER, Gordon▼ FOOTE, David and Cathy WILKES, Saturday▼ morning coffee klatch Friends Marie and Jim McGORMAN, Tessa BUCHAN, Julie▼ and Mike PARKER and their wonderful daughter Katelyn,▼ by Garry HANRAHAN, Oksana▼ CHUYKO and also by long-time business associates and Friends Ted TREMAIN and Jim McMYN, and by Brenda WHITE/WHYTE who cared for him and made him laugh to his last hours. Niels was born July 3, 1912 in Ansdell, Lancashire. He was educated in Lytham Saint Annes and in Copenhagen, Denmark, before emigrating to Canada in 1929. Niels began a more than 70-year association with the Young Men's Christian Association of Canada when he joined West End Young Men's Christian Association, becoming Chairman of the National Board of Canada, and Chair of the International Finance Committee in Geneva, Switzerland. He was awarded the Fellowship of Honour by the Young Men's Christian Association in 1982. Niels met his beloved wife, Betty BAUCKHAM, at Young Men's Christian Association Geneva Park in 1938, and managed to engage her interest by disabling her boyfriend with a rigourous course of gymnastics. They were married in Toronto in 1942, shortly before Niels joined the Queens Own Rifles. Flat feet kept Niels from serving overseas. During his service career he trained new recruits in physical fitness, including one grateful Officer who told him 50 years later that his training kept him alive on the beaches of Normandy. While in the army, Niels completed a three-year business correspondence course from Queens University in one year, leading to a 60-year career in business. Niels was President and Chairman of the Board of Sterling Trust, and Chairman of Wellington Trust. He guided Investors Finance Corporation Limited and Commercial Financial for many decades. Niels' passion for boating, begun at 50 when his son, Charles, taught him how to sail, led to hours of peace and challenge in his much loved Nonsuch sailboats both in Florida and Ontario. He enjoyed photography, travel, classical music, and walking. A more recent hobby was following sailing races and reading newspapers from around the world on his computer. He particularly enjoyed listening to Rev. Dr. Andrew STIRLING, broadcast on the internet from Timothy Eaton Church, on the Sundays he was not able to get to service. Saturday morning coffee with Friends at the St. Lawrence Market demonstrated his lifelong gift, an ability to talk with anyone, about anything, at anytime, with laughter and zest. The family wishes to thank Dr. Vincent CHIEN and the A Team at St. Michael's Hospital, for their remarkable care during his final month, and Dr. David GREENBERG for his special kindness. Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Yorke Chapel, 2357 Bloor St. West, at Windermere, East of the Jane Subway, on Tuesday, November 29, from 2-4 pm and 7-9 p.m. A service in celebration of his life will take place at Timothy Eaton Church on Wednesday, November 30 at 3.00 p.m. Donations may be made in his memory to a favorite charity. It is not often that a man can live for most of a century, can experience life before telephones, cars or airplanes were common, and can enjoy the fun of WiFi on an IMac, lucid to the end. He will be lovingly remembered and sorely missed.

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CHUYKO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-11-28 published
PETERSEN, Niels▲ Forrester▲ (1912-2005)
On November 25th, at his home in Toronto, Niels taught us how to die with as much panache as he had taught us how to live. He passed away peacefully at 10: 30 p.m., surrounded by family and Friends, amid, laughter and tears, stories and songs. Niels was predeceased by his beloved wife Betty, his parents Niels and Amelia, and his sisters Irene and Thora. He will be deeply missed by his son Charles, daughter-in-law Riki TUROFSKY, daughter Jane and much loved grandchildren Corbett, Niels and James (Lara) PETERSEN, and Miranda, Jennifer and Katie BURFIELD. He will be greatly missed by his niece Victoria (Ken SPARKS,) and by many Friends▲ including Else KILDEGAARD, and Niels Kildegaard PEDERSEN of Denmark, Doris LAFRENIER, Gordon▲ FOOTE, David and Cathy WILKES, Saturday▲ morning coffee klatch Friends Marie and Jim McGORMAN, Tessa BUCHAN, Julie▲ and Mike PARKER and their wonderful daughter Katelyn,▲ by Garry HANRAHAN, Oksana▲ CHUYKO and also by long-time business associates and Friends Ted TREMAIN and Jim McMYN, and by Brenda WHITE/WHYTE who cared for him and made him laugh to his last hours. Niels was born July 3, 1912 in Ansdell, Lancashire. He was educated in Lytham Saint Annes and in Copenhagen, Denmark, before emigrating to Canada in 1929. Niels began a more than 70-year association with the Young Men's Christian Association of Canada when he joined West End Young Men's Christian Association, becoming Chairman of the National Board of Canada, and Chair of the International Finance Committee in Geneva, Switzerland. He was awarded the Fellowship of Honour by the Young Men's Christian Association in 1982. Niels met his beloved wife, Betty BAUCKHAM, at Young Men's Christian Association Geneva Park in 1938, and managed to engage her interest by disabling her boyfriend with a rigourous course of gymnastics. They were married in Toronto in 1942, shortly before Niels joined the Queen's Own Rifles. Flat feet kept Niels from serving overseas. During his service career he trained new recruits in physical fitness, including one grateful Officer who told him 50 years later that his training kept him alive on the beaches of Normandy. While in the army, Niels completed a three-year business correspondence course from Queen's University in one year, leading to a 60-year career in business. Niels was President and Chairman of the Board of Sterling Trust, and Chairman of Wellington Trust. He guided Investors Finance Corporation Limited and Commercial Financial for many decades. Niels' passion for boating, begun at 50 when his son, Charles, taught him how to sail, led to hours of peace and challenge in his much loved Nonsuch sailboats both in Florida and Ontario. He enjoyed photography, travel, classical music, and walking. A more recent hobby was following sailing races and reading newspapers from around the world on his computer. He particularly enjoyed listening to Rev. Dr. Andrew STIRLING, broadcast on the internet from Timothy Eaton Church, on the Sundays he was not able to get to service. Saturday morning coffee with Friends at the St. Lawrence Market demonstrated his lifelong gift, an ability to talk with anyone, about anything, at anytime, with laughter and zest. The family wishes to thank Dr. Vincent CHIEN and the A Team at St. Michael's Hospital, for their remarkable care during his final month, and Dr. David GREENBERG for his special kindness. Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Yorke Chapel, 2357 Bloor St. W., at Windermere, east of the Jane subway, on Tuesday, November 29, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A service in celebration of his life will take place at Timothy Eaton Church on Wednesday, November 30 at 3: 00 p.m. Donations may be made in his memory to a favourite charity. It is not often that a man can live for most of a century, can experience life before telephones, cars or airplanes were common, and can enjoy the fun of WiFi on an IMac, lucid to the end. He will be lovingly remembered and sorely missed.

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