CULBERT o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-05-05 published
POWERS, Kathleen Marie (née LANG)
Of Walkerton, passed away at South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Walkerton, on Wednesday, May 4th, 2005 in her 89th year. Survived by her children, Gerrard and Marilyn, of Owen Sound, John and Doris, of Chepstow and Mary KOEBEL, of Walkerton; grandchildren, David POWERS, Crystal POWERS, Stephanie McQUEEN and Chad CULBERT, Jacob and Melinda KOEBEL; great-grandchildren, Brittany KOEBEL, Isaac KOEBEL and Brayden McQUEEN. Also survived by her sisters, Rita FRITZ, of Chepstow and Joan and Edgar BESTER, of Walkerton. Predeceased by her husband, Stephen; brothers, Nicholas, Joseph and Peter; sister, Irene BECHBERGER and parents, Peter and Mary (ANSTETT) LANG. Visitation at Cameron Funeral Home, Walkerton, on Friday from 2: 00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. C.W.L. Service will be held at 2: 30 p.m., followed by Knights of Columbus Rosary, at 8: 45 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, May 7th, at 11: 00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church, Walkerton. Interment in Mary Immaculate Cemetery, Chepstow. Memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or Brucelea Haven - Disability Van would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
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CULBERT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-01-25 published
LASSALINE, Beulah Belle (BLACK)
At Maitland Manor on Monday, January 24, 2005, Beulah Belle (BLACK) LASSALINE of Goderich in her 85th year. Beloved wife of Gerald LASSALINE. Dear mother of Jane (Harry) KERR of R.R.#6 Goderich, Denis (Sue CULBERT) LASSALINE of R.R.#2 Goderich and Mark (Barb) LASSALINE of Goderich. Loving grandmother of Denis (Shelley) KERR, Christine (Allan) McWHINNEY, Jacqueline (Brad) PORTER, Steve LASSALINE, Denis (Vanessa) LASSALINE, Jeff LASSALINE, Gerry LASSALINE, Gary LASSALINE, Mike LASSALINE and 7 great-grandchildren. Also survived by sisters Marj (Lloyd) CARTER of Clinton and Luella HAMILTON of Grand Bend. Predeceased by brothers Fred, Newton and Reginald BLACK. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Goderich on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at 11 a.m. Cremation. There will be no funeral home visitation. Donations to Alexandra Marine and General Hospital Foundation or Goderich Medical Clinic gratefully acknowledged and may be made through McCallum and Palla Funeral Home 524-7345.

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CULBERT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-02-23 published
FALCONER, Dorothy▼ Sandra▼ (DAW)
Peacefully at her residence surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, February 22, 2005, Dorothy Sandra (DAW) FALCONER of R.R.#5 Goderich, in her 69th year. Beloved wife and best friend of John FALCONER for 51 years. Loving mother and mother-in-law of Michael and Marguerite FALCONER of Clinton, Marna and Bob CULBERT of R.R.#1 Peterborough and Sherri and David BIRD of Baldwin. Loved nannie of Cal and Jane CULBERT, Barry▼ CULBERT and Jon-Michael, Erin and David FALCONER. Dear daughter-in-law of Eleanor FALCONER of Huronview, Clinton. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Larry and Laurie DAW of R.R.#2 Bayfield and Arlene FALCONER of R.R.#2 Goderich. Also survived by one niece and 2 nephews. Predeceased by infant grand_son Darryl FALCONER and one brother-in-law Ronald FALCONER. Friends▼ will be received at the Falconer Funeral Homes Ltd., "Bluewater Chapel", 201 Suncoast Drive East, Goderich on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where the funeral service will be held on Friday, February 25, 2005 at 2 p.m. Interment Colborne Cemetery, Colborne Township. Those wishing to make a donation are asked to consider The Children's Wish Foundation, Community Nursing Services or Town and Country Support Services.

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CULBERT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-04-12 published
CULBERT, Irene Lillian (née TUCKEY)
On Friday, April 8, 2005, Irene Lillian TUCKEY, beloved wife of the late Alfred I. Culbert of London, Ontario. Loving mother of Ronald (Helen) of Kanata, Ontario, and predeceased by her daughter Lenore BROCK (Jack) of Burlington, Ontario. Predeceased by her sisters Flava, Martha, Edith and Gladys, and brothers Newman, Stewart, Bill, Clare and Percy. Nana to six grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Life member of Bethlehem Chapter #136, Order of the Eastern Star and Past Matron of Forest City Chapter #13, Order of the Eastern Star. District Deputy Grand Matron London District #5, Order of the Eastern Star for the term 1960-1961. Charter and Life Member Omar Temple #111 Daughters of the Nile, Queen - 1966. A memorial service will be held at St. Georges Anglican Church, Wharncliffe Road, London, Ontario on Saturday, April 16th at 2 p.m. Interment at St. James Cemetery, Clandaboy, Ontario. Memorial donations to the Shriners Hospital for Children, the Alzheimers Society or to the charity of your choice would be appreciated.

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CULBERT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-05-03 published
MATHESON, James " Jim" A.
James (Jim) A. MATHESON World War 2 veteran, formerly of London and long time employee at Victoria Hospital, passed away on Saturday April 30th, 2005 at Kincardine Hospital, age 84, survived by siblings, Alvin (Phyllis) MATHESON, Colorado, Ethel PATTERSON, London and Edna (Elmer) CULBERT, Kincardine and several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by parents William and Elizabeth MATHESON and 2 sisters, Jean MATHESON and Anne COCKADAY. A graveside funeral service for family and Friends will be held at Woodland Cemetery, 493 Springbank Drive, London on Tuesday May 3rd, 2005 at 1: 30 p.m. MacKenzie and McCreath Funeral Home, Ripley entrusted with arrangements. (Tel. 519-395-2969).

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CULBERT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-06-30 published
HILDEBRAND, Jean (née SMALE)
At Seaforth Manor Nursing Home on Tuesday, June 28, 2005, Jean (SMALE) HILDEBRAND of Seaforth, in her 89th year. Beloved wife of the late Albert Alvin HILDEBRAND. Dear mother of Ronald HILDEBRAND and Paul HILDEBRAND, both of Seaforth, and Susan CULBERT (Denis LASSALINE) of Goderich. Loved grandmother of seven grandchildren, Ken and Brent of Kemptville, Craig, Cassandra and Tyler of Ottawa and Lindsay and Holly of Goderich. Also survived by her sister Doris HACKNEY (Bob THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON) of Exeter, a brother Ross SMALE and his wife Louise of Egmondville, and a sister-in-law Esther SMALE of Seaforth. Predeceased by her parents Albert and Bessie (PARSONS) SMALE and a brother Arthur SMALE. Family will receive Friends at the Whitney-Ribey Funeral Home, 87 Goderich Street West, Seaforth on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., where the funeral service will be held on Friday, July 1 at 2: 00 p.m. Pastor Stephen HILDEBRAND will officiate. Interment Egmondville Cemetery. Memorial donations to Alzheimer Society or Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Condolences at www.whitneyribeyfuneralhome.com

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CULBERT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-08-02 published
SWAN, Edith Louvain (formerly MITCHELL, née BLOOMFIELD)
At Alexandra Marine and General Hospital on Sunday, July 31, 2005, Edith Louvain (BLOOMFIELD) SWAN of Goderich in her 90th year. Wife of the late William SWAN (1975) and also of the late William MITCHELL (1958.) Dear mother of Ray (Anne) MITCHELL, Colborne Twp., Elaine (Norman) CULBERT, Goderich, Beverly (Martin) VAN NINHUYS, Goderich Twp., Sherry (Richard) LITTLECHILD, Goderich, Terry (Joe) CLIFTON, R.R.#1, Brucefield and the late Alfred and Bobby MITCHELL. Lovingly remembered by many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Sister of Russell BLOOMFIELD, Mabel PRICE, June CLARKE and Gloria BEDOUR. Also predeceased by sisters Viola SHEARDOWN, Jean BLOOMFIELD, Irene KERR and brothers Alfred, Carl, Bruce Morley, Leonard and Harry BLOOMFIELD. A Funeral Service will be held at McCallum and Palla Funeral Home, Cambria Road at East Street, Goderich on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 at 11 a.m. Interment Colborne Cemetery. Visitation one hour prior to service.

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CULBERT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-09-08 published
FALCONER, D. Eleanor (JOHNSTON)
Peacefully at Huronview Home, Clinton on Tuesday, September 6, 2005, D. Eleanor (JOHNSTON) FALCONER of Goderich and formerly of Goderich Township in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late Victor "Vic" FALCONER (1968.) Loving mother and mother-in-law of John FALCONER of R.R.#5 Goderich and Arlene FALCONER of R.R.#2 Goderich. Sadly missed by her grandchildren Michael and Marguerite FALCONER of Clinton, Marna and Bob CULBERT of R.R.#1 Peterborough, Sherri and David BIRD of Baldwin and Melody FALCONER- POUNDER and John POUNDER of Bayfield. Also loved by 5 great-grandchildren Caleb (Cal) and Jane CULBERT, Barry▲ CULBERT and friend Susan, Jon-Michael, Erin and David FALCONER. Dear sister-in-law of Olive JOHNSTON of Clinton. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her son Ronald FALCONER (1997,) daughter-in-law Sandra FALCONER (2005,) great-grand_son Darryl FALCONER and by two brothers Graham and Roderick JOHNSTON. Friends will be received at the Falconer Funeral Homes Ltd. - "Bluewater Chapel", 201 Suncoast Dr. E., Goderich on Thursday from 6: 30-9:00 p.m. where the funeral service will be held on Friday, September 9, 2005 at 11: 00 a.m. Interment Maitland Cemetery. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or to Knox Presbyterian Church, Goderich would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

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CULBERT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-12-26 published
POWELL, Barbara Jane (née LINKLATER)
Peacefully at Maitland Manor, Goderich on Friday, December 23, 2005 Barbara Jane (LINKLATER) POWELL of Goderich in her 58th year. Loving mother of Sean POWELL and Kristen POWELL both of London. Also sadly missed by her granddaughter Ashley MAGEE. Loved daughter of Anne LINKLATER of Goderich and dear sister and sister-in-law of Ruth APPLEBY and Ron WILL of Langley, British Columbia; Judy ROLSTON and Bruce JONES of London; Paul and Carol LINKLATER of Bracebridge; Peggy FIKE of Chicago; Jennifer and Mark CULBERT, Bill and Kathy LINKLATER and Roy LINKLATER all of Goderich and Sandy SYKES of Kitchener. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her father Frank LINKLATER and by one sister Mary SYKES. Cremation has taken place. The POWELL family will receive Friends at the Falconer Funeral Homes Ltd. - Bluewater Chapel, 201 Suncoast Drive E., Goderich on Tuesday from 2-5 p.m. A private family interment of the ashes will take place at Maitland Cemetery at a later date. Donations to the charity of one's choice would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

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CULBERT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-02-23 published
FALCONER, Dorothy▲ Sandra▲ (DAW)
Peacefully at her residence surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, February 22, 2005, Dorothy▲ Sandra▲ (Daw) FALCONER of R.R.#5, Goderich and formerly of Peterborough in her 69th year. Beloved wife and best friend of John FALCONER for 51 years. Loving mother and mother-in-law of Michael and Marguerite FALCONER of Clinton, Marna and Bob CULBERT of R.R.#1, Peterborough and Sherri and David BIRD of Baldwin. Loved nannie of Cal and Jane CULBERT, Barry CULBERT and Jon-Michael ERIN and David FALCONER. Dear daughter-in-law Eleanor FALCONER of Huronview, Clinton. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Larry and Laurie DAW of R.R.#2, Bayfield and Arlene FALCONER of R.R.#2, Goderich. Also survived by one niece and two nephews. Predeceased by infant grand_son Darryl FALCONER and one brother-in-law Ronald FALCONER. Friends▲ will be received at the Falconer Funeral Homes Ltd., "Bluewater Chapel", 201 Suncoast Dr. E., Goderich, on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where the funeral service will be held on Friday, February 25, 2005 at 2 p.m. Interment Colborne Cemetery, Colborne Township. Those wishing to make a donation are asked to consider The Children's Wish Foundation, Community Nursing Services or Town and Country Support Services.

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CULBERT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-11-26 published
FARMER, Josephine Elizabeth "Jo" (née LOCKHURST)
Peacefully with her daughters at her side, at William Osler Health Centre (Etobicoke Campus) on November 24, 2005 in her 99th year. Wife of the late Arthur James "Pete" FARMER. Predeceased by her parents Tom and Lily, and daughter Mary Jo WHALEY. Loving mother of Betty Jane MOORE and her husband Clark, Lillian May "Cap" BARBER and her husband Tom, and son-in-law Grant "Bud" WHALEY. Grandma of Peter, Lois, Lorraine, Catharine, Bill, Shelley, Tom, and Ann and their spouses. Great-Grandma of twenty, and Great-Great-Grandma of one. Sister of Margaret "Mick" MILES, Vera MARCUCCI, Dot CULBERT, and Iris TUCKEY. Predeceased by her sisters Mary WRIGHT, Lil ANDERSON, Dorothy CURRY and brothers Fred, John, Harry, Fraser, Charles, and Bob. She is survived by her sisters-in-law Velma LOCKHURST, and Jean THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON. Family and Friends will be received at the Scott Funeral Home "Brampton Chapel" 289 Main St. N., Brampton (905-451-1100) on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the Chapel on Monday, November 28, 2005 at 2 p.m. Interment Dixon Union Cemetery. A special thank you to the caring staff of King Nursing Home, Bolton. Memorial donations to the King Nursing Home Volunteers or a charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.

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CULBERTSON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-16 published
WHITE/WHYTE, Raymond
On Friday, April 15, 2005 at the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Ray, in his 85th year. Beloved husband of Mary for 62 years. Dear father of Pauline and her husband Dennis DECARLI, Lynette and her husband Rick CULBERTSON, Paul and his wife Christine. Loving grandfather of Holly, Penny, Libby, Lucy, Ryan, Alison, Carmen and Andrea. Great-grandfather of Chloe, Keyra and Brodie. He will be sadly missed by his sister Jill, his nephews John and Michael and his niece Carol, all of England. Visitation will be held at the Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville (905-844-2600) on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held in the Kopriva Chapel on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 11: 00 a.m. Cremation. For those who wish, memorial contributions to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. E-mail condolences may be sent to kopriva@eol.ca; please place WHITE/WHYTE on the subject line.

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CULBURT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-10-17 published
McMILLAN, Lilian Mary (née DOVEY)
In her 86th year, of Woodland Towers, Stratford and formerly of 212 Whitelock Street passed away peacefully at the Stratford General Hospital on Saturday October 15, 2005. Born in England, daughter of the late John S. DOVEY and the former Lily CLARKE. Beloved wife of the late Douglas A. McMILLAN whom she married in September 1945 in England and who predeceased her on August 19, 1995. Survived by special Friends Keith and Helen JACOBS of Stratford, sister-in-law Margaret McMILLAN of Goderich, nieces and nephews Jean and husband Barry CULBURT of Goderich, Donna and husband Barry BUTSON of Woodstock, Karen and husband Wayne DRAPER of Goderich and several grand nieces and nephews. Predeceased by a brother-in-law Morris McMILLAN and mother-in-law and father-in-law David and Hattie McMILLAN. At Mary's request, her body has been donated to medical science. A memorial service will be held at the Griffith Auditorium of Woodland Towers, 639 West Gore Street, Stratford on Thursday October 20th at 11 a.m. Reverend Joan STILES will officiate. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to the Kidney Foundation or to a charity of one's choice through the W.G. Young Funeral Home, 430 Huron Street, Stratford

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CULHAM o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-03-04 published
MacKIN, James Patrick
Peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at the age of 56. Loving husband of Margaret (née WILSON.) Dear father of Damien of Ottawa, Stuart and his fiance Leanne, Naomi MacKIN all of Edmonton, Pamela KENNEDY, Victoria CULHAM (David) all of Guelph, Laura KENNEDY and her friend Steve KOHLSMITH of Kitchener. James will be sadly missed by his Grandchildren Emilee and Georgia GILBERT, and Alexandria, Madelyn and Ethan CULHAM, as well as his brother Michael (Cathy) of Scotland and his sisters Frances ACAR (William) in Ohio, Dorothy MacDONALD (Donald) of Scotland, and Marian PAGE (Raymond) of Scotland. James was predeceased by his sister Margaret THORPE (2003) and her husband Vernon (2001) and his mother-in-law Agnes (Nessie) WILSON (2001.) James was president and Chief Executive Officer of B.T.R. Metzler Automotive and had his M.B.A. from Western in 2000 "Millennium Men" and was also the Campaign chairperson for the United Way in Oakville, Welland, Ontario and Reidsville, North Carolina, James was also a Sponsor and Mentor of the Richard Ivy School of Business, Western University, E.M.B.A. and was awarded the Corporate Citizen of the year by the Reidsville, North Carolina Chamber of Commerce in 1999. He was the owner of Color Your World on Hespeler Road, Cambridge. At James request, cremation has taken place. In memory of James, donations to the Children's Wish Foundation would be appreciated by the Family. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Corbett Funeral Home, Cambridge, Ontario (519) 740-0669.

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CULHAM o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-07-07 published
TEASDALE, Matthew Todd
Suddenly in Barrie as the result of an accident on Monday, July 4th, 2005 at the age of 19 years. Matt, beloved son of Mary (nee HOWELL) of Brampton and Todd TEASDALE of Parry Sound. Loving brother of Sarah of Brampton. Cherished grand_son of Bart and Orpha TEASDALE of Toronto and of the late Dalton and Marguerite (née CULHAM) HOWELL of Kitchener. Matt will be greatly missed by many relatives and Friends. Visitation at the Scott Funeral Home "Brampton Chapel", 289 Main St. N., 905-451-1100 on Thursday, July 7th, 2005 from 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held in the chapel Friday at 11 a.m. A private family interment wilt take place at Mt. View Cemetery, Cambridge. In memory of Matthew, donations to Oxfam would be appreciated. Sign a book of condolences at www.obituariestoday.com

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CULHANE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-05-08 published
CULHANE, Gail (née RAE)
Wife, Grandma, Mother, Daughter, Sister and best friend to so many. Born in Moncton, New Brunswick June 15, 1949, left us suddenly on May 6th, 2005 in Cobourg, Ontario in her 56th year. Full of kindness, Gail gave so much to all she knew, taking care of them often before taking care of herself. Sadly missed by husband Peter CULHANE, grand_son and light of their life Jamie, father Howard RAE, Cobourg, Ontario; sisters Karen (Matthew) SHORT, Fenelon Falls; Donna (Zbig) SZALINSKI, Melbourne, Australia brother Dan (Lina) RAE, Fredericton, New Brunswick; sisters-in-law Anne (Harold) BUNNETT, Pat SOUCY; Colleen (John) PARKS; brothers-in-law Mike, Greg, Stephen CULHANE, Belleville, Ontario; John (Debbie) CULHANE, Calgary, Alberta; several nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles and cousins, and hundreds of Friends. Gail will be laid to rest with her daughter, Kimberley who predeceased her June 27, 2000. Gail is with Kim; her Mom, Vera RAE; Peter's parents Frank and Doris and his brother Tim CULHANE and many other family members. We pray that they are watching us together, knowing that we miss them dearly and remembering the love, laughter and joy they brought to so many people. Friends are invited to attend visitation at the Burke Funeral Home (613-968-6968), 150 Church Street, Belleville on Monday, May 9th from 2: 00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9: 00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, Belleville on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 10: 00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Covenant House in Toronto, 20 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 2P3, 1-800-4357-308. Online condolences at www.burke-funeral.ca.

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CULKIN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-12-13 published
CUSHING, Margaret▼ " Jean▼" Annabelle▼ (née MacKAY)
(May 11, 1919-December 11, 2005)
Predeceased▼ by her husband Albert (Al) Lloyd CUSHING, daughter of the Late Margaret MacGILLIVRAY and Alexander MacKAY, loving mother of Marion (Lloyd LINFIELD,) the Late Bruce (Vivian,) the Late Margaret (Gary KAYE), Paul (Dianne), Christine, and James (Sarah SHARTAL.) Dearest▼ sister to Katharine BORLAND in Vancouver, Marion WILKINSON in Weston, and the Late Peter MacKAY. Grandma▼ to Diane and Sharon MacLEOD, Teresa▼ and Pam LINFIELD, Lesleigh and Jordan CUSHING, Nina and Natalie KAYE, Natalie VAN SANTEN, Carolyn & Jeanette CUSHING, Michael▼ CULKIN, and Alex and Katie CUSHING. Great Grandma to Simon, Tyler, Demi, Matthew, Bradley, Carleigh and Kailey. Special thank you to Dr. Alykhan ABDULLA who helped give us an extra five years of precious time with her. According to her wishes, Jean's body has been donated to the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. A Celebration of Jean's Life will be held on Thursday, December 15 from 6-9 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion, 456 Hensall Circle, Mississauga (off Dundas between Hurontario (Hwy 10) and Cawthra).

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CULKIN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-13 published
CUSHING, Margaret▲ " Jean▲" Annabelle▲ (née MacKAY)
(May 11, 1919-December 11, 2005)
Predeceased▲ by her husband Albert (Al) Lloyd CUSHING, daughter of the late Margaret MacGILLIVRAY and Alexander MacKAY, loving mother of Marion (Lloyd LINFIELD,) the late Bruce (Vivian,) the late Margaret (Gary KAYE,) Paul (Dianne,) Christine, and James (Sarah SHARTAL.) Dearest▲ sister to Katharine BORLAND in Vancouver, Marion WILKINSON in Weston, and the late Peter MacKAY. Grandma▲ to Diane and Sharon MacLEOD, Teresa▲ and Pam LINFIELD, Lesleigh and Jordan CUSHING, Nina and Natalie KAYE, Natalie VAN SANTEN, Carolyn and Jeanette CUSHING, Michael▲ CULKIN, and Alex and Katie CUSHING. Great-Grandma to Simon, Tyler, Demi, Matthew, Bradley, Carleigh and Kailey. Special thank you to Dr. Alykhan ABDULLA who helped give us an extra five years of precious time with her. According to her wishes, Jean's body has been donated to the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. A Celebration of Jean's Life will be held on Thursday, December 15 from 6-9 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 456 Hensall Circle, Mississauga (off Dundas, between Hurontario (Hwy. 10) and Cawthra).

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CULL o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-05-21 published
MacTIER, Florence Eleanor (née ROADHOUSE)
Passed away peacefully on May 19, 2005 at Malden Park Continuing Care. Beloved wife of the late Malcolm (Mac) MacTIER (1988.) Loving mother of Cathryn (Cathy) and Fred CULL, Calvin (Kelly) and Barb MacTIER, Don and Jane MacTIER. Cherished grandmother of Shannon and Mark McGUGAN, Heidi CULL and friend Jason CAPSTICK, Todd and Denise MacTIER, Shawn and Trica MacTIER, Chad and Katie MacTIER, Peggy and Bill STOBBS, Penny and Mike BOWSER. Greatgrandmother of Josh, Kyle, Tyler, Ashley, Jacob and Wyatt. Dear sister of Dorothy and the late Carl ESPING (1997.) Dear aunt of the late Carlene ESPING (1997,) Jeff and Penny ESPING, Laurie and Ed FLOOD and families. Special cousin to Jean RENSHAW. A sincere thank you to the staff at Maiden Park for their loving care, especially Dr. Gary ING. If you so desire, donations to St. Stephen's Anglican Church or the Mississippi Society would be appreciated by the family. Cremation has taken place. Memorial Visitation Sunday, May 22, 2005 from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. and on Monday, May 23, 2005 from 10 a.m. until time of the Funeral Service to Celebrate Florence's Life at 11 a.m. at Families First Funeral Home and Tribute Centre (519-969-5841), 3260 Dougall Avenue, Windsor. Interment of ashes to follow at St. Stephen's Cemetery. You may leave your cherished memories online at www.familiesfirst.net.

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CULL o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-09-01 published
McEWAN, Jean
Jean McEWAN, wife of Bob, mother of John and Jessica, and daughter-in-law of Lois, died at her home on Grosvenor Street on the 31st of August. Jean grew up in Elma Township as the much loved daughter of Archie WHITE/WHYTE and Hildred STRUTHERS. Their farm was isolated and Jean had few playmates, and this may explain her deeply intuitive understanding of the rhythms of nature. She was a quietly cerebral woman, equally at home editing John's history papers, playing fiddle music with Jessica, or planning flower gardens with Bob. She leaves behind her older brother Murray and his wife Elizabeth, many Friends, and the McEwan in-laws: Lou and John CULL, Loiey (and the late Ken) MOIR, and Terry and Linda McEWAN. There will be no visitation or funeral. Jean will be buried in the Saint Marys cemetery by her family where she will rest among the Hearn ancestors near her father-in-law Gordon, and where she will wait gently for her Robert. For those wishing to offer condolences, Bob, Jessica and John would welcome cards of sympathy. The rainbow comes and goes, And lovely is the Rose, {...} But yet... -Wordsworth

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CULL o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-12-30 published
CULL, Harriet Louisa
In her 98th year of serving our Lord, Harriet Louisa CULL was called home on Thursday, December 29th, 2005. Predeceased by her husband Alex, granddaughter Caroline, and son-in-law Neil WILLIAMSON. Dear mother of Lily WILLIAMSON, Fred CULL (Cathy) and Barbara CONNOR. Loving grandmother to Shannon McGUGAN (Mark,) Heidi CULL (Jason CAPSTICK), Jeff LEWIS, Greg LEWIS (Dawn), Brad LEWIS (Joan), Tim LEWIS (Denise), Deborah BRADFORD and Rob BRADFORD. Devoted Nana to Alec, Tim, Brian, Karen, Kristen, Scott and Monique. Loving sister to Lily GORMAN. The visitation will be held on Friday from 7: 00-9:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00-10:00 a.m. at the Westview Funeral Chapel, 709 Wonderland Road, North, where the funeral service will be conducted on Saturday, December 31st, 2005 at 10: 00 a.m. Interment Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Harriet, are asked to consider World Vision. Harriet's family would like to thank the staff of Longworth Long Term Care Facility for their kind and compassionate care.

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CULL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-04-27 published
MOSHER, James Craig
Suddenly, but peacefully on April 25, 2005, in his 59th year. Craig was an accomplished businessman in the steel industry where his driving energy, self confidence and work ethic propelled him into VP positions at JADDCO and Kvaerner Construction Ltd. Craig lived life to the fullest during his short span of retirement and will be remembered for his endless planning, eternal optimism and his generosity to his family and Friends. He leaves behind a loving family including daughter Sarah, son-in-law Phillip CULL, parents James and Norma MOSHER, sister Sandra and brother-in-law Earl WALKER, brother Gordon and sister-in-law Clare MOSHER, brother Michael and sister-in-law Joyce MOSHER and brother Timothy and sister-in-law Hanka MOSHER. Uncle Craig will be greatly missed at family functions by his numerous nephews and nieces - Kerry, Pat, Meghan and Dane RADIGAN, David and Maria WALKER, Todd WALKER, Jamie, Aubrey and Hannah MOSHER, and Olin and Eva MOSHER. Also remembered by his former wife and continuing good friend Jennifer DEWEY. His special Friends include Catherine TAILOR/TAYLOR and Brian TIMMINS as well as his many acquaintances at Stoneboats and Jakes in Oakville. Resting at the M.A. Clark and Sons Funeral Home, 567 Upper Wellington Street, Hamilton on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be Friday, April 29, 2005 at 11 a.m. in the Funeral Home Chapel. Cremation to follow. Donations, in lieu of flowers to the Heart and Stroke Foundations would be greatly appreciated.

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CULL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-10-04 published
FRANKLIN, Margaret Gloria (née RAMSAY)
Passed away peacefully at Providence Healthcare Centre on October 2, 2005. Beloved wife of the late Fred. Cherished mother of Kim, Casey and the late Donna JOHNSON/ CULL. Grandmother of Jim, Janice, Mike and Bob. Great-grandmother to many great-grandchildren. Sister of Laura, Jeane and the late Fred. Friends will be received at the Ward Funeral Home, 2035 Weston Rd. (north of Lawrence Ave.), Weston on Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. and Wednesday from 1-3 p.m. with a service to follow at 3 p.m. in the Ward Chapel. Cremation to follow.

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CULLAIN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-10-21 published
RANTIS, Michael " Miguel"
In his 57th year.
Michael passed away October 16, 2005 after a lengthy struggle with cancer. He was born on August 31, 1949 in Lachine, Quebec and returned to Ottawa shortly after with his parents, Marjorie (O'CONNELL) and Michael RANTIS Sr. He was a cadet in the Ottawa Police Force for 2 years and moved to British Columbia in the early 1970's where he worked in the construction industry for 20 years. He spent all his winters in Barra de Navidad, Mexico-a country he loved and adopted. Michael had a passion for deep-sea fishing and was particularly proud of placing third in a Mexican fishing tournament in 2003 with a 425 lb marlin.
Michael is survived by Valerie, his wife of 14 years, their beloved dogs Cody and Woody, sister, Marlieta MALLANY (Peter) of Chilliwack, treasured nieces, Kelly and Allicia MALLANY of Victoria, cousin Rosemary CULLAIN of Denver, Colorado, his favourite mother-in-law Violet HARPHAM of Burnaby, Aunt Olag RANTIS of Chilliwack and many, many Friends across Canada, the U.S.A. and Mexico.
Michael filled a room with his presence and created a party wherever he went. He will be hugely missed by us all.
A Celebration of Michael's life will be held at the Arlington Inn in Nanoose Bay at 1 p.m. on Saturday October 22, 2005. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Michael's family and Friends would like to thank the staff of the Palliative Care Unit of the Nanaimo General Hospital, Dr. Calvin, Dr. Love and Dr. N. Schulson for their genuine warmth and care during his illness.
Yates Funeral Service and Crematoruim (1-877-264-3848) in care of arrangements.

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CULLEN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-02-04 published
HARRISON, Joan▼ Charlotte▼ Mary▼ (née CULLEN)
Joan Charlotte Mary HARRISON, née CULLEN on Wednesday, February 2, 2005 in London, Ontario. Beloved wife of the late Hamish HARRISON. She will be profoundly missed by her daughter Susan, son-in-law Bruce CARTER, adored Grandson HARRISON, sister-in-law Catherine SMITH, niece Anne SMITH (Brian PEL,) nephews Ian SMITH (Jackie HERNER) and Duncan SMITH (Erin CAMPBELL,) grandnephews and grandniece, cousins Sandra DEROME, Michael BURK/BURKE, Jean MacKINNON, their families and all her family and wonderful Friends. Predeceased by her sister Andrea MILLS and her brother-in-law Ken SMITH. Joan was born and raised in Westmount, Quebec, spent over 30 years raising her family in Cambridge, Ontario and recently moved to London to be closer to them. She was an avid skier, skater, sailor, cook and bridge player. She cherished many happy years with her family and Friends. She was a devoted mother who gave so much to those that knew and loved her. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Peter's Basilica, 533 Clarence Street at Dufferin, on Monday, February 7 at 10: 00 a.m. Memorial contributions to the charity of choice would be gratefully acknowledged. (James A. Harris Funeral Home, 433-7253).

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CULLEN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-04-16 published
CULLEN, Norm▼
Norm, formerly of Toronto, son of Laura and Thomas CULLEN, in his 87th year passed away at Parkwood Hospital in London, Ontario, Canada on Friday April 15, 2005. He was the beloved husband of Muriel Butts CULLEN. Norm▼ is survived by his nephew Brian WILLIAMS and his wife Ellen of Almonte, Ontario. He was predeceased by his only sister Betty WILLIAMS (2005.) He was a special friend of the Mortimore family in Toronto and the Hurtubise family in Port Colborne.
Norm was a veteran of World War 2, trained as a pilot and flew with Royal Canadian Air Force, 436 Squadron 'Canucks Unlimited' in Burma. He was a life member of 435/436 Burma Star Association, The Royal Air Forces Association and the China-Burma-India 'Hump Pilots Association (U.S.A.)'. Prior to and following World War 2 Norm was employed by Exxon Corporation (Overseas) and Affiliates for over 36 years in various locations around the world; El Centro, Bogota and Cartagena in Columbia; Talara in Peru; Bissau in Portugese Guine; Guatemala City, Guatemala; Lisbon in Portugal; Benghazi in Libya; Marsa el Brega in Libya, Tripoli in Libya; Agadir in Morocco; Walton-on-Thames in England; Niamey in the Niger; Aliante and Cadiz in Spain; Faro in Portugal; Stavanger in Norway. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Peter's Cathedral, 196 Dufferin Avenue, London, on Tuesday afternoon April 19, 2005 at 1: 30 o'clock. Cremation with interment in St. Peter's Cemetery, London, Ontario. If so desired the family would appreciate donations to St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation at 268 Grosvenor Street, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4V2. 'Let's just say Norm is away on another trip.' (John T. Donohue Funeral Home).

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CULLEN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-06-03 published
PHANEUF, Wilfred
Wilfred, 90 years, of Tilbury, on June 2, 2005. Beloved husband of the late Eva (BREAULT.) Loving father of the late Leo PHANEUF (1976,) James (Carolyn) PHANEUF of Newmarket, Robert (Debbie) PHANEUF of London, Nancy (Thomas) DELL of Tilbury. Dear father-in-law of Theresa (Pat) CULLEN of Belle River. Dearest grandfather of many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Dear brother of Arthur (Eleanor) PHANEUF of Windsor, and Eulalie MARCHAND of R.R#1, Comber. Visitation at Reaume Funeral Home, 6 Canal St. W., Tilbury from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Friday. Parish prayers 8 p.m. Friday. K of C prayers 8: 30 p.m. Friday. Funeral service from the funeral home Saturday, June 4, 2005 at 9: 30 a.m. then to St. Francis Xavier Church, Tilbury for Mass at 10: 00 a.m. Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery. Memorial donations to charity of choice appreciated.

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CULLEN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-07-07 published
CULLEN helped put Sarnia on map
The former Sarnia-Lambton member of Parliament and federal judge died Tuesday at 78.
By Megan O'TOOLE, Free Press Reporter
Bud CULLEN, the man who introduced the Unemployment Insurance Act and helped establish Sarnia as a worldwide petrochemical centre, died Tuesday 78.
Yesterday, those who knew CULLEN remembered the integrity of the former Sarnia-Lambton member of Parliament and his life of public service.
CULLEN was accessible, laid-back, warm and friendly. He was a "people person" who genuinely cared about creating a more fair society, said Sarnia Mayor Mike BRADLEY, who served as CULLEN's campaign manager and executive assistant in the early 1980s.
"It was not his style to personalize politics," BRADLEY said yesterday.
CULLEN had been ill for some time.
He was first elected to Parliament in 1968, the year Pierre Trudeau became prime minister.
Ray CURRAN was vice-president of the Sarnia Liberal association at the time, and chaired the meeting at which CULLEN won his nomination.
"He was always one of the folks," CURRAN recalled. "He was very responsive to the needs of the community."
Trudeau named CULLEN to cabinet in 1974 as revenue minister. A year later, CULLEN was moved to Immigration, where he remained for four years.
His Liberal comrades and supporters recall a number of causes CULLEN pushed for that have had lasting impacts.
The Cullen-Couture Immigration Agreement, an initiative CULLEN spearheaded, gave Quebec the ability to select its own immigrants and became "a model for the federal government," BRADLEY said.
CULLEN was also instrumental in pushing for changes to the Immigration Act that allowed Vietnamese war refugees to more easily seek shelter in Canada.
"The changes he made... created an avenue for more good people to come to Canada and build it into the great nation it is today," said Jack FULLERTON, one of the founders of the weekly Sarnia Gazette.
During his tenure at the Gazette, FULLERTON, a longtime Liberal, endorsed CULLEN through his columns.
"He served his riding well," FULLERTON said.
CULLEN retired from Parliament in June 1984 and was named a judge to the Federal Court of Canada two months later.
"He made a number of landmark decisions, standing up for human rights and protecting Canadians through the Charter," BRADLEY said.
He pointed specifically to a controversial decision CULLEN made in 1999, quashing a certificate that allowed a man to be detained without explanation for "security reasons."
Most of all, though, BRADLEY recalls CULLEN as a kind and generous friend. "He was like a second father to me."
CULLEN's funeral is 11 a.m. Saturday in Ottawa.

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CULLEN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-09-30 published
HUNKING, Mary Adeline " Addie" (née BELL)
At South Huron Hospital, Exeter on Thursday, September 29, 2005, Mrs. Mary Adeline "Addie" (BELL) HUNKING of Exeter and formerly of Londesborough in her 87th year. Beloved wife of 63 years of Lorne HUNKING of Exeter Villa. Loving mother of Marjorie and Tom DUIZER of Londesborough, Art and Judy HUNKING of Exeter, and Murray and Kathy HUNKING of Goderich. Loved Granny of Laurel and Mark MITCHELL, Lisa DUIZER and Shane WALKER, Steve and Christina DUIZER, Shannon DUIZER, Todd HUNKING and Sara Mark, Tara and Shawn HEYWOOD, Alicia HUNKING, Wes REGIER and Michelle MORRISON, Amy and Wes BROWN, Melany REGIER and Steve AVERILL, Tony REGIER, Angela and B.J. CULLEN, Brad HUNKING and Becky HUNKING. "Great Granny" of Amanda, Jacqui and Tyler MITCHELL, Jessica and Hanna DUIZER, Caleigh and Devyn CLARK, Shelby and Jayden HEYWOOD, Ella HUNKING and Rilee and Hailee BROWN. Dear sister of Wallace BELL of Brussels and sister-in-law of Marion RILEY of Huronview. Predeceased by her parents Frank and Charlotte BELL, sisters and brothers-in-law Jean BELL, John and Clara RILEY and Ben RILEY. Friends will be received at the Falconer Funeral Homes Ltd., 153 High Street, Clinton on Friday from 6-9 p.m., where the funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2005 at 2: 30 p.m. Interment Hope Chapel Cemetery, Hullett Township. Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

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CULLEN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-12-17 published
CHAFE, Berniece Monta (GRAHAM)
Suddenly, at Bluewater Health Mitton Street Site, Sarnia on Thursday, December 15, 2005 Berniece Monta (GRAHAM) CHAFE, 79, of Thamesford, Ontario, and most recently of Fairwinds Lodge, Sarnia, went home for Christmas on December 15, 2005. She was born July 31, 1926 in Warwick Township to Fred and Edna GRAHAM. In 1947 she married E.L. Gordon CHAFE, and together they shared 58 years of marriage, raising four children, living first in Sarnia, then "on the farm" in Thamesford. She served her Lord throughout her life, in community volunteer work, at the Free Methodist Church, and in employment at Sears and Teucher and Metz Plumbing (London). She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Beloved wife of the late Gord CHAFE. Loved mother of Robert and Julie CHAFE of Port Perry, Brenda and Frank FIORAMANTE of Goulais River, and Mary Lee and Herb DEWITT of Point Edward. Step-mother of Harvey and Judi CHAFE of London. Dear grandmother of 9 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Also survived by brothers Ron and Irene GRAHAM, Neil and Diane GRAHAM, dear sister Phyllis CULLEN, several nieces and nephews and many dear Friends. Predeceased by her son John, sister and brother-in-law Dora and Gerry CHAFE. A funeral service will be held on Monday, December 19, 2005 at 11: 00 a.m. at Smith Funeral Home, 1576 London Line, Sarnia (519) 542-5541. Interment to follow in Bethel Cemetery, Warwick. Friends will be received at the Smith Funeral Home on Sunday, December 18, 2005 afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m. and again on Monday morning from 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Expressions of sympathy through donations to International Child Care Ministries or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Memories and condolences may be sent online at www.smithfuneralhome.ca

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-02-04 published
HARRISON, Joan▲ Charlotte▲ Mary▲ (née CULLEN)

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-04-16 published
CULLEN, Norm▲
Formerly of Toronto, son of Laura and Thomas CULLEN, in his 87th year, passed away at Parkwood Hospital in London, Ontario, Canada on Friday, April 15, 2005. He was the beloved husband of Muriel Butts CULLEN. Norm▲ is survived by his nephew Brian WILLIAMS and his wife Ellen of Almonte, Ontario. He was predeceased by his only sister Betty WILLIAMS (2005.) He was a special friend of the Mortimore family in Toronto and the Hurtubise family in Port Colborne. Norm was a veteran of World War 2, trained as a pilot and flew with Royal Canadian Air Force 436 Squadron 'Canucks Unlimited' in Burma. He was a life member of 435/436 Burma Star Association, The Royal Air Forces Association and the China-Burma-India 'Hump Pilots Association (U.S.A.). Prior to and following World War 2 Norm was employed by Exxon Corporation (Overseas) and Affiliates for over 36 years in various locations around the world; El Centro, Bogota and Cartagena in Columbia; Talara in Peru; Bissau in Portugese Guine; Guatemala City, Guatemala; Lisbon in Portugal; Benghazi in Libya; Marsa el Brega in Libya; Tripoli in Libya; Agadir in Morocco; Walton-on-Thames in England; Niamey in the Niger; Aliante and Cadiz in Spain; Faro in Portugal; Stavanger in Norway. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Peter's Cathedral, 196 Dufferin Avenue, London, on Tuesday afternoon April 19, 2005 at 1: 30 o'clock. Cremation with interment in St. Peter's Cemetery, London, Ontario. If so desired, the family would appreciate donations to St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation at 268 Grosvenor Street, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4V2. "Let's just say Norm is away on another trip". (John T. Donohue Funeral Home, London.)

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-04-30 published
Ottawa professor dies attempting Everest
Mountaineering expert, 63, 'really lived life to the fullest'
By Catherine CULLEN, Saturday, April 30, 2005, Page A3
A University of Ottawa professor whose goal was to become the oldest Canadian to scale Mount Everest died of an apparent heart attack yesterday, on the mountain he was determined to conquer.
Friends and colleagues of Sean EGAN said they were shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of the 63-year-old, who was an expert in fitness and mountaineering.
"This was such a surprise for us. We just felt that there was no real fear whatsoever, that he was capable of doing this," said Blaine HOSHIZAKI, director of the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa, and a former colleague of Dr. EGAN's.
Dr. EGAN spoke to The Globe and Mail via satellite phone from the Everest base camp last week and talked about the challenges of climbing the world's largest mountain.
He said the acidity of the atmosphere was making it difficult to digest food. "We'll try and do the best we can and if it gets too extreme, we'll stop," said Dr. EGAN, who was grappling with a respiratory illness at the time.
Despite the challenges, he said he was focused on attaining his goal.
"You've just got to take it one step at a time. Think of the step ahead and not the entire journey."
This was Dr. EGAN's third trip to the mountain, but his first attempt to climb to the 8,848-metre peak. He planned to leave the rest of his team behind and make the final climb with only a Sherpa guide.
Last week, a respiratory ailment forced him to start heading back down the mountain. Yesterday, he decided he should return to Kathmandu for rest and medical attention. A helicopter was called because Dr. EGAN didn't feel well enough to make the hike to another camp.
Even then, he and fellow climber Harold MAH were optimistic that he would return in a few days and make the climb.
As he was heading toward the helicopter, Dr. EGAN collapsed. The exact cause of his death is still unknown.
Mr. MAH expressed his shock at Dr. EGAN's sudden passing in an on-line diary about the expedition.
"Everyone cried. Sherpas cried; climbers cried; I cried. How could this man who was so strong, die so quickly?" he wrote.
It's tragic Dr. EGAN died in a place that is expected to be safe, said Tim REDPATH, a spokesman for Kanatek Technologies, the company sponsoring Dr. EGAN's climb. Mr. REDPATH had been communicating with the climbing team on a daily basis.
"You know Everest is a dangerous spot and people die every year, but it's on the mountain, not coming down," he said.
Dr. EGAN had been preparing for the climb for three years. He had also visited Everest before -- in 1998 he came as a hiker, and in 2000, he came on a research mission.
"I'm always on the move," he told The Globe last week, adding that he worked out five or six days a week and had been climbing stairs, cycling, lifting weights and hiking to prepare for the climb.
In January, he climbed the highest summit in South America, the 6,962-metre Mount Aconcagua.
He taught fitness classes for 27 years as a professor of human kinetics at the University of Ottawa (including swimming, running, aerobics, muscular training and relaxation), and said he tried hard to practice what he preached.
"I never ask [my students] to do anything I can't do myself," he said.
In addition to setting a new Canadian record for the oldest person to climb Everest, Dr. EGAN was trying to raise money for Child Haven, a charity that supports women and children in several countries.
He was a native of County Clare, Ireland, and was a boxing and kickboxing champion in his home country and France, despite starting the sport "late," he said, at the age of 23. "Most Irish kids love boxing for some reason. That's why they call them the fighting Irish," he joked last week.
He had a PhD in sport psychology and motor learning and had published a book, The Psychology of Health: In Pursuit of Wellness.
Dr. EGAN was "a bon vivant" whose death came as "a horrific shock" to his family and colleagues, said long-time friend Frank REARDON.
"For me he really characterized someone who really lived life to the fullest," Dr. HOSHIZAKI said. "He took no prisoners. He challenged himself and he enjoyed the opportunity to meet these challenges. When I look at this Mount Everest attempt, this was just another part of his life, it was not something that would define it."
Dr. EGAN is survived by his two children, Seamus and Anna, both students at the University of Ottawa.

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-07-07 published
Bud CULLEN, Politician And Judge: 1927-2005
Liberal loyalist served in Pierre Trudeau's first cabinet only to be dumped when the party returned to power in 1980. A self-described 'front-bench backbencher,' he was later named to the Federal Court
Canadian Press; Globe and Mail archives; staff, Thursday, July 7, 2005, Page S9
Toronto -- Affable, likeable and reliable, he was a Trudeau man to the last. Even when dumped from cabinet, former immigration minister Bud CULLEN, was a loyalist.
"Bud was a good and decent man who always fought the good fight with decency and civility," his friend Mike BRADLEY and former campaign manager said Tuesday. Now the mayor of Sarnia, Ontario, Mr. BRADLEY once served as executive assistant to Mr. CULLEN, who represented the Sarnia-Lambton riding in southwestern Ontario from 1968 to 1979 and again from 1980 to 1984.
Mr. CULLEN was first appointed to the Trudeau cabinet in 1974 initially, as Minister of National Revenue and, then, as Minister of Employment and Immigration from 1976 to 1979.
As minister, he helped introduce the Immigration Act of 1976 which, for the first time, included a provision for private sponsorship of refugees. He also presided over amendments to the Unemployment Insurance Act in 1977 to increase work incentives and fairness among different economic regions.
Then disaster struck both the Liberal Party in general and Mr. CULLEN personally. In the May, 1979 general election, he was among about 10 Liberal cabinet ministers from Southern Ontario to lose their seats to the Tories led by Joe CLARK. Mr. CULLEN's Sarnia riding was something of a bellwether. Earlier on election night, as results dribbled in, the defeat of Mr. CULLEN had been seen as an indicator that the Liberal's were in trouble. Until that time, Sarnia was a stronghold that had, for years, withstood Tory onslaughts.
In the postmortems that followed, it was evident that the defeat of Mr. CULLEN and his cabinet colleagues could only mean one thing: As a referendum on Trudeau's leadership, Ontario had voted a resounding No.
Bud CULLEN was born in a northern Ontario village where he went to elementary school. He attended high school in Sudbury, Ontario, and went from there to the University of Toronto and to Osgoode Hall Law School.
As a young lawyer, he set up practice in Sarnia, Ontario, where he also developed an active interest in politics. It was also where he retreated after his 1979 electoral defeat. He went back to his law practice and waited and watched. It was, after all, however, a minority government that had replaced the Liberals and only time would tell how long it would survive.
While he waited, Mr. CULLEN did a most curious thing for someone in the public eye: He changed his name. Familiar to Canadians as Bud, he applied under the Change of Name Act to have his name officially switched from Jack Sydney George to Bud, a nickname his mother had given him when he was a young boy. The change, he said, came about because of his renewed role as a lawyer.
"While I was in politics I had no trouble using the name Bud but now that I am back practising law the name Bud could not legally be used," he said in October of 1979. "I cleared the name change with my mother first."
For all that, he was not to be Bud CULLEN the lawyer for long. The Progressive Conservative government of Joe CLARK was soon defeated in the Commons and a new general election was called. In February of 1980, Mr. Trudeau became Prime Minister with a parliamentary majority that included Mr. CULLEN. That, however, was as close as Mr. CULLEN would get to the inner circles of power. The man who had once served as parliamentary secretary to John TURNER when he was finance minister under Lester PEARSON, Mr. CULLEN was not invited back into cabinet.
At 52, he was one of three former Trudeau ministers (the others were Judd Buchanan and Bryce Mackasey) who came back from personal defeat to gain seats in the 1980 election, and he could not, at the time, restrain his feelings. His first reaction at not being reappointed, he said, was of "disappointment that I didn't make [Cabinet] myself. Having been there once it would have been nice to get back."
The 24-hour period before the swearing-in of the new Cabinet, he explained, had been a particularly tense period. It was a time during which each time the telephone rang he wondered if it was the Prime Minister calling about a Cabinet posting. What made it worse was that many Friends from Ottawa had telephoned his Sarnia home to inquire.
All the same, Mr. CULLEN appeared not to feel shortchanged and bitter. "When you play in politics, you play by the rules of the game," he said with characteristic philosophy. "Sometimes you get squeezed by geography, and sometimes it's personality. If you can't accept it, you don't last very long."
As it turned out, neither he nor Mr. Trudeau had much time left in politics. By August of 1983, the Ottawa rumour mills signalled Mr. Trudeau would quit by Christmas.
A Canadian Press survey had quoted six Liberal members of Parliament as saying Mr. Trudeau should step down while others were less declarative. Ever the loyalist, Mr. CULLEN criticized his fellow caucus members and accused his colleagues of having "flapping tongues... That's not the way Liberals conduct their business."
In the end, the rumours turned out to be fairly accurate. Two months after the predicted date, Mr. Trudeau announced he would step down. Mr. TURNER took over the leadership of the Liberal Party and suddenly the country was in the grips of a summer election campaign. As far as Mr. CULLEN was concerned, however, the campaign could go on without him. In June of 1984, he announced he would not seek re-election. Recently remarried, he chose instead to spend more time with his wife Nicole and their young son.
And that was not all. He confided that he had contemplated resigning the previous year but was reluctant at a time of low Liberal support. Once again, he had felt bound by loyalty. As a former Cabinet minister and chairman of the Commons justice committee he had remained seated on the Liberals' front bench. "I was called a front-bench backbencher," he once joked.
Then the polls began to show a resurgence in party support and he knew the time was right. A Gallup poll in May of 1984 pegged Liberal popularity at 46 per cent, six percentage points above the Tories. It was to be his exit cue.
To the last, he never divulged why he was dropped from cabinet but did admit the fall had hurt. All the same, he stayed loyal to Mr. Trudeau since the demotion. "I have never had a bad thought about him in 16 years," he said in 1984.
A month later, his fidelity paid off. In July of 1984, newly minted prime minister John TURNER announced he had been forced by constitutional circumstances to agree to appointments for 17 retiring Liberal members of Parliament. Among them was Bud CULLEN, who was made a judge of Federal Court of Canada, trial division, at a salary of $89,100 plus $2,000 allowance for robes and wigs, not including a generous House of Commons pension.
His appointment, and those of his colleagues, caused bitter complaints of patronage -- including a roasting by the Canadian Bar Association that said it was too open to political considerations and did not guarantee that the best people would be named to the bench.
For all that, Mr. CULLEN took happily to his new role and survived criticism. From time to time, he continued to make headlines, the last occasion, in late 2001, just weeks after the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Although under pressure by lawyers from the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service, Mr. Justice CULLEN kept his head and denied the agency's attempts to detain an Egyptian immigrant it suspected was involved in terrorism. He criticized Canadian Security and Intelligence Service interrogation techniques and said they were more suited to a police shakedown of potential criminal informants than an agency trying to extract information in a sensitive cross-cultural situation.
Judge CULLEN left the bench soon after and retired to Ottawa.
Prime Minister Paul MARTIN yesterday issued a press release that was, perhaps, a last reward for loyal service. Mr. MARTIN, who is also leader of the Liberal Party, paid tribute to Mr. CULLEN and extended to his family "our deepest condolences on his passing and our profound appreciation for what he gave to his country."
Bud CULLEN was born Jack Sydney George CULLEN on April 20, 1927 in Creighton Mine, near Sudbury, Ontario He died in Ottawa on July 5, 2006. He was 78. Cause of death was not disclosed. He is survived by his wife Nicole and by six children, three of whom are from an earlier marriage to Marion Ann Hawley.
MERRITT, William Hamilton, 1862 -- Died This Day
Thursday, July 7, 2005, Page S9
Businessman, politician and visionary born on July 3, 1793, at Bedford, N.Y.
The son of Loyalist settlers who found refuge at what later became St. Catharines, Ontario, he operated a number of mills on his property and first conceived of building a canal that would service them. The idea was seized on by others with the result that it developed into a ship canal that linked Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, thus solving the obstacle caused to navigation by the Niagara Falls. In 1824, he formed the Welland Canal Co. and five years later it opened for business. In 1832, he became a member of the Legislative Assembly and was chief commissioner of public works from 1850 to 1851. He campaigned for the St. Lawrence River to be altered and turned into a canal and argued the case for more railways. He died in Cornwall, Ontario, while a passenger on board a ship.

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-07-07 published
CULLEN, The▼ Honourable Bud
Former Member of Parliament Sarnia-Lambton Trudeau-Era Cabinet Minister Retired Federal Court Judge
Peacefully in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 5, 2005, surrounded by his family, age 78 years. Devoted husband of Nicole for 25 years. Loving father of Olivier, Annie (Darcy GORDON), Kate (John NELLES), Chris and stepfather of Jean-Charles and Mijanou. Cherished Grandad of Bronwyn and Jemma GORDON and Emma NELLES. Dear brother of Phyllis McLEOD (Barrie) and the late Joan WELLER. Bud will be fondly remembered and sadly missed by his many nieces, nephews, cousins, colleagues and Friends. Bud had a phenomenal sense of humour. His legacy to his family and Friends was 'never take yourself too seriously.' True to that, he kept us all laughing until the end. Special thanks to his caregivers Laura and Heather and to all the caring staff at the Colonel By Retirement Residence. Family and Friends may attend a memorial service to celebrate Bud's life at Mackay United Church, 257 MacKay St. (at Dufferin), Ottawa, on Saturday, July 9, 2005 at 11 a.m. Reception to follow at The Gardens, 85 Bronson Ave., (at Queen St.) In lieu of flowers memorial donations to New Hope School supporting people with mental disabilities - a project close to Bud's heart, would be appreciated. Please make cheques payable to Community Living Sarnia, specify the New Hope School Project, P.O. Box 610, 551 Exmouth Street, Sarnia, Ontario, N7T 7J4. Funeral Arrangements with the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair and McGarry. Condolences/Donations/Tributes at: mcgarryfamily.ca 613-233-1143.

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-08-02 published
WILSON, Dorothy▼ Alexandra▼ (née KEYS)
Suddenly, yet surrounded by family at her cottage on Georgian Bay,▼ Saturday,▼ July▼ 30th, 2005; in her 90th year. Dorothy WILSON was born in Maple, Vaughan Township on October 10th, 1915. she is survived by Carl (Wilson Lighting), her beloved husband of 66 years. Loving mother of Donald and wife Sandra of Halton Hills, Kenneth and wife Diane▼ of Healdsburg, California, Norma TANGNEY and husband Michael of Orillia, and Debbi PETERSON and husband Tim of San Anselmo, California. Cherished grandmother of Elizabeth, Andrew, Sydney, Victoria (Tori) and Sawyer WILSON, Marni and Ryan TANGNEY, James▼ and Georgia PETERSON. Great Grandmother of Jason CULLEN. Dear sister of Etta LUNDBERG and Mae RUSSELL, both predeceased. Dorothy raised her family of four children in Etobicoke and Islington. Dorothy enjoyed boating and cottaging on Georgian Bay, travelling, and "puttering" in her award winning gardens at her home in Orillia. A Celebration of Dorothy's life took place on Georgian Bay on Monday, August 1st. The family will receive Friends and relatives at the Mundell Funeral Home, 79 West Street North, Orillia (705) 325-2231, from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2nd. Graveside service will follow on Wednesday, August 3rd at 2 p.m. at St. George's Cemetery, Fairvalley, Oro Medonte. If desired, memorial donations to the Green Haven Shelter or Couchiching Conservancy would be appreciated. Messages of condolence are welcomed at www.mundellfuneralhome.com.

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-09-12 published
Kay TREMBLAY, Thespian (1915-2005)
Actress who was the daughter of a clown, and herself went on stage as an adolescent, was best known as Aunt Eliza on the television series Road To Avonlea
By Catherine CULLEN, Special▼ to the Globe and Mail, Monday, September 12, 2005, Page S11
Toronto -- Whether it was in front of soldiers in Europe during the Second World War, before lunchtime crowds in Montreal, on the stages of Stratford or before the film and television cameras that brought her to a mass audience in Canada, Kay TREMBLAY spent almost all 90 years of her life acting.
To most Canadians she became a familiar face as Great Aunt Eliza on the popular television series Road To Avonlea during the 1990s. Yet Kay TREMBLAY was immersed in performance almost from her birth in 1915 in Glasgow, Scotland. Her family toured Europe with her father, William McALLISTER, who performed before royalty as a tightrope walker and the principal clown in the famous Blackpool Circus. Kathleen McALLISTER, as she was named at birth, would take to the stage herself before she was even in her teens. She spent decade after decade acting and overcame staggering personal tragedy before she found the role on Road to Avonlea that would win her a Gemini award, and earn her the affection from fans that so many in the acting community had felt for her all along.
The role of Aunt Eliza was truly made for Ms. TREMBLAY, said Kevin SULLIVAN, executive producer of Road to Avonlea. "I had seen her work and I was always kind of fascinated by her because she's so ancient but she was really commanding." At the time, his team had wanted to add an older character to the show and built the character of Aunt Eliza specifically for her.
Ms. TREMBLAY adored the role, said Ron BARRY, her agent for nearly two decades. A true professional, having an amazing ability to connect with any character, Ms. TREMBLAY found something special in this particular part, he said.
"I guess the role was so near and dear to her heart because she could be a bit of a cantankerous soul too, and Aunt Eliza had so many layers and at the centre was a softy."
Soft enough that she would "melt" when a fan approached her, Mr. BARRY recalls, but strong enough to withstand filming in 35 degree heat in corset without a word of complaint, while the younger actors around her withered.
"She would always say to me, 'Darling, I'm just lucky to be working,'" he recalled.
Ms. TREMBLAY was so committed to the part that she even saved Aunt Eliza from a near-death experience of sorts. Near the end of the series' seven year run, the writers were looking for a way to create some exciting new story lines, said series producer Kevin SULLIVAN.
The idea that Aunt Eliza might be killed off was suggested, but ultimately passed over, he said. However, word somehow got back to Ms. TREMBLAY that her character was facing imminent death. She arrived in Mr. SULLIVAN's office one day and gave him one of the hardest pitches of his career in an effort to save her character, he recalled.
"I said, 'Don't worry Kay I'll put it aside.'"
"'But,' she said, 'I really like the idea of someone dying.'"
That conversation spawned the idea of bringing in a new character, the elderly cousin Winifred, who appears briefly in the series before dying. The plot line won Ms. TREMBLAY a Gemini award in 1997 for best supporting actress. The actress who played Winifred, Frances Bay, also won a Gemini for her part.
While the Gemini win and her role on Road to Avonlea represented a high point in Kay TREMBLAY's career, it came only after years of personal hardship. She lost three loved ones in a short span of time.
First, her sister Betty committed suicide some time after Kay moved to Montreal to be with her Canadian husband in 1954. Next, her husband Raoul took his life as well. Then, in 1970, the eldest of Ms. TREMBLAY's two sons, Anthony, drowned in a boating accident. She was devastated by the losses.
It was the focus she learned early on in life, thanks to growing up in a family of performers, that helped Ms. TREMBLAY to overcome the losses, said her son Michael TREMBLAY.
"I think she was about six when she asked, 'Daddy, how do you do it, getting up on the high wire?'"
"He said, 'I put one foot in front of the other, I look straight ahead and I don't look down.' I think that was the motto for her life. My brother died. She didn't look down. My father died. She didn't look down."
Her disposition was also shaped by the time she spent studying and performing with the George Balanchine Ballet, before the Second World War. She said it taught her the importance of discipline and to always be grateful to be working, recalled Mr. Barry.
After the Second World War broke out, Kay and her sister Betty formed a sister act and travelled around Europe entertaining troops. One night, Kay and Betty experienced some of the terror of war as their train arrived in the city of Coventry, England, said Frank Blanche, a friend of Ms. TREMBLAY's from her acting days in Montreal. Coventry was bombed that night. The sisters train stopped and everyone on board began to scream. "The bombs hit everything except the train and the all-clear went and they looked out the window and everything was flattened," Mr. Blanche said.
However, the war also brought some happiness into Kay TREMBLAY's life. One night, a mutual friend introduced her to a charming Canadian soldier by the name of Raoul TREMBLAY. In 1954, the pair married and moved to Montreal. They had two sons, Anthony and Michael. While in Montreal, Ms. TREMBLAY did everything from musicals and television to performing in front of lunchtime crowds at Montreal's Place Ville Marie.
It was while living in Montreal that she lost her sister, her husband and son. Although she eventually recovered sufficiently to return to her career, she still had another battle to win: alcoholism.
Eventually, she became involved in such successful shows as Night Heat, Street Legal and Wind at My Back and her career began to take off. She also appeared in dozens of movies over the course of her career, including the 1980 film Shadow Dancing, in which she appeared alongside Christopher Plummer.
"She got to play a variety of old ladies from the sweet grandmotherly type to the 'you better watch it, this is a gun-toting mama'," her agent, Mr. BARRY said.
Ms. TREMBLAY also enjoyed a successful stage career. Some of her greatest achievements on stage included performing at London's Grand Theatre under the direction of Robin Phillips in the 1983-84 season.
She played the role of an elderly courtesan in Timon of Athens and shared the stage with Shelia McCarthy. Beginning in 1989, she performed two seasons at Stratford.
Her energy and professionalism earned her admiration from colleagues in film, television, and on stage. Her talent and her strength made her truly one in a million, said Mr. BARRY. " You know how the Readers Digest used to have that segment, 'My most unforgettable character'? She would be my most unforgettable character."
Kay TREMBLAY was born in Glasgow, Scotland on January 12, 1915. She died on August 9, 2005 in Stratford, Ontario after suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. She was 90 years old. She is survived by her son, Michael.

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-10-27 published
Laszlo Karoly PETERFY, Engineer: (1933-2005)
Student who took up arms in the 1956 Hungarian uprising fled for Austria in a truck full of guns only to end up in a prison camp. He left for liberty in Canada
By Catherine CULLEN, Special▲▼ to the Globe and Mail, Thursday, October 27, 2005, Page S7
Montreal -- Challenges were nothing new to Laszlo PETERFY. By the time the 23-year-old Hungarian arrived in Canada, he had already survived bombings, persecution, an uprising and imprisonment. Adjusting to life in a country that he could not have found on a map a few weeks earlier was a challenge, but nothing quite so dramatic as what he had endured to get to Canada in the first place.
It was 1956 and Hungarian discontent with the ruling Communist Party had finally boiled over. About 100,000 protestors took the streets of Budapest. The police opened fire and protest transformed into a revolution that would leave more than 30,000 people dead.
A student engineer at the University of Sopron, Mr. PETERFY and his Friends decided to flee to Austria -- but not without first putting up a fight. Trouble was, they had no idea what to do, he wrote in his unpublished memoirs. Soviet troops were advancing toward Sopron so the students decided to intercept them outside town. "In retrospect, we picked the worst possible place. As it happened, our armour-piercing cannon was disabled and the first Russian tank simply drove over it and crushed it. Nobody fired a single shot, and just as well, because we, armed with rifles only, would not have had a chance. We were disarmed and sent back to the city."
Not one to give up, Mr. PETERFY and his Friends commandeered a truck and some weapons. They meant to attack the Soviet troops one last time. As it turned out, the enemy never showed up and the students arrived at the border in a truck still loaded with hand grenades, rifles and ammunition. Not surprisingly, the Austrians were less than thrilled. Their armed arrival meant they were separated from other refugees and placed behind barbed wire in a camp that no one was permitted to leave.
Mr. PETERFY was released only after he and many of his Friends accepted an offer from Canada to continue their education in Toronto or Vancouver. At the time, he neither knew precisely where Canada was, nor did he speak any English.
"We arrived with nothing but the clothes on our back, but we carried our cultural background," he wrote. He and other Hungarian refugees settled into a house in Chorley Park, in Toronto's fashionable Rosedale district. They were given a crash course in English, but it was Canadian behaviour they found baffling. He was particularly perplexed by the classroom attitudes of students who would interrupt the professor and prop their feet up on chairs. It was unlike the discipline he had known at home. Eventually, he adjusted and, in time, he was able to visit Hungary nearly every year to see the family he left behind.
Born in 1933, as Adolf Hitler was rising to power in Germany, Laszlo Karoly PETERFY was the eldest of three children. At first, his childhood was peaceful and he dreamed of being an engineer. He was fascinated by his mechanical toys, like the plane that dropped bombs. By 1944, the war had become real and his hometown was bombed by the advancing Russians. Caught unaware, the family did not make it to the shelter behind the house. This was the first of many good strokes of luck in life for Laszlo, because the shelter was obliterated. The family fled to Germany for the remainder of the war and his father, an officer in the Hungarian army, which fought on the side of the Germans, was captured and made a prisoner of war in France.
After the war, the family returned to Sopron, only to find a Communist regime had taken over. The PETERFYs were declared "enemies of the working class" and Laszlo was denied a university education. Instead, he went out to work but never abandoned his dream. Two years later, he saw his opportunity. "A not-too-bright, but friendly manual labourer" had been made local Communist Party official and Mr. PETERFY casually mentioned to him that he wanted to attend university. Apparently unaware that it was his political duty to prevent an untrustworthy person from attending university, the official agreed to give him a letter of reference, but confessed he could not write very well. So Mr. PETERFY composed his own letter of recommendation and the official simply signed it.
It was to be many years before he graduated -- and not from the University of Sopron but from the University of Toronto. Mr. PETERFY first worked as a surveyor in remote corners of Canada and then in 1961 he met Ann KORONYA, another Hungarian refugee. He decided to settle down, took a job with the city of Toronto and married Ann.
His years in Canada unfolded happily, despite the hardship early in his life, said his daughter Kathy. "He was very philosophical about everything.... He never complained; he never looked back."
Laszlo Karoly PETERFY was born in Pusztaföldvár, Hungary, on July 26, 1933. He died of prostate cancer on August 28, 2005, in Toronto. He was 72. He is survived by his wife, Ann, sister Katalin and daughter Kathy.

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-11-24 published
Angus BAXTER, Genealogist: (1912-2005)
Former army colonel and failed novelist wrote six books that helped thousands of Canadians trace their family roots
By Catherine CULLEN, Special▲ to the Globe and Mail, Thursday, November 24, 2005, Page S9
Families around the world can be grateful that Angus BAXTER failed in his dreams of becoming a novelist. If, as a young man, Mr. BAXTER had achieved the success he coveted in writing fiction, he might never have gone on to pen the six books that made up his In Search of Your Roots series, which helped people across the world reunite with lost relatives.
Mr. BAXTER's interest in genealogy was born out of loss early in his life. As a four-year-old in Bristol, England, young Angus lost his father, William, to heart failure. Having not really known his father, and growing up feeling largely estranged from his devoutly Christian mother, Mr. BAXTER turned to genealogy as a way of understanding his own past.
He was able to translate what he had learned into his first published book, In Search of Your Roots: A Guide for Canadians Seeking Their Ancestors. First published in Mr. BAXTER's adopted home of Canada in 1978, the book effectively communicated his own excitement in the quest to find one's family, said Douglas Gibson, Mr. BAXTER's original publisher at Macmillan of Canada and later at McClelland and Stewart.
Mr. BAXTER was one of the first authors to understand the attraction that genealogy held, said Mr. Gibson. "Searching for your ancestors is armchair travel, but it's travel through time as well. He recognized the excitement in that."
He decided to take that enthusiasm on the road to promote his book. He and his wife, Nan, travelled across Canada and eventually to many different parts of the world. Mr. BAXTER would give lectures on finding one's ancestors and Nan would sell books at the back of the room.
"It seemed like almost every weekend, they were off to this rotary club or that library," recalled Mr. Gibson. "He was sewing the seeds and people went away from that meeting saying, 'Oh, I just read the most amazing book and it's about how you find you roots and you must read it.' "
And people did read it. His books sold hundreds of thousands of copies in Canada and were picked up by Genealogical Publishing Company in the United States. He did hundreds of media interviews and even made an appearance on NBC's The Today Show. Many readers would write Mr. BAXTER, asking for help with their search for their ancestors.
One such reader, Caroline Whitehead, decided to write him after picking up a copy of Searching for your British and Irish Roots at her local library in British Columbia. In her letter, she told Mr. BAXTER about her life growing up in an orphanage in Kent, England, and her dreams of finding her parents.
He not only replied to her letter, he also set to work helping with her research, looking at records that Ms. Whitehead would never have been able to access herself, she said. He never charged her a cent for his time, she added. "He opened every door that was firmly closed to me in trying to find out where I was born, who my parents were -- who I was, really. He did that for me."
While he excelled as an author and genealogist, it wasn't always such an obvious path for Angus BAXTER. Rather, like the search to find one's roots, Mr. BAXTER's path to success as an author was long and full of unexpected turns.
As a young man, he studied history in university and dreamed of becoming a writer. Unable to achieve any great measure of success, he eventually turned to managing ice rinks. Hockey had not yet taken off in his home country of England, but teams would visit from North America and put on exhibition games. It was while working at a local arena that he met his future wife, Nan PEARSON. When the two were introduced he was told, "This is our Miss PEARSON. She'll take care of you."
Before any real romance bloomed between the two, the Second World War broke out. Mr. BAXTER enlisted on the first day of the war. He served in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany, eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Always the raconteur, he loved to tell stories about the more amusing moments of his time in the war, recalled his only daughter, Susan BAXTER. In one instance, he was running out the door, late to meet with Friends, when the phone rang. It was his commanding officer. The officer went on and on and Mr. BAXTER agonized over not being able to get off the phone. Finally, he bolted from the house and arrived at his destination, only to find it had been bombed. "For the rest of his life, he always stopped to answer the phone on the way out the door."
During the war, Angus and Nan began to correspond. Eventually, the two were married in 1943. When the war ended, the couple, like many in Britain, had expected to find that the class system in their country would diminish. Realizing the war had not brought the social changes they expected, husband and wife joined the Conservative Party of Britain. Mr. BAXTER enjoyed backroom politics and worked as a political strategist. Ms. BAXTER ran unsuccessfully for a local seat.
In 1949, Susan was born. In 1951, another baby died shortly after birth. With their political battle proving to be a struggle, and the loss hanging over them, the BAXTERs decided on a change. They wanted to move within the British Empire, and since Australia seemed too far and South Africa too dangerous, they decided on Canada.
Mr. BAXTER worked at a few odds jobs to support his family here, eventually settling into a position managing the National Gift Show in Toronto. It was only once he retired from that job in 1970 that he began working on the series of books that would make his reputation.
One of the things he loved most about his career as an author was the opportunity it gave him to help others, said his daughter.
"He answered every single letter people wrote, and continued to do that until about three years ago [when his eyesight began to fail]. If he liked the sound of somebody, he would absolutely go out of his way to help them."
Angus BAXTER was born in Bristol, England on June 8, 1912. He died in Toronto on September 26, 2005. He leaves his wife, Nan, his daughter, Susan, and granddaughter, Katherine BARCSAY.

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-20 published
CULLEN, Ruth Frances
Peacefully, on Wednesday, January 19th, 2005, in Belleville, Ontario, in her 89th year. Beloved wife of the late John David CULLEN. Dearly loved mother of Tom and his wife Jodie of Key West, Florida, Helen and her husband Wayne DOYLE of Trenton, Ontario, and the late Patricia CULLEN. Dear grandmother of Sean and Christine DOYLE and Ian STREETER. Dear sister of Winnifred LAHAY of Guelph, and sister-in-law "Babe" and Bill BROOKS of McDonald's Corners. Mrs. CULLEN is resting at the G.H. Hogle Funeral Home "Mimico Chapel", 63 Mimico Ave., Etobicoke, Ontario on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Prayers in the Chapel Saturday 11 a.m. with reception to follow. Interment Mt. Peace Cemetery, Mississauga, Ontario. If desired, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated.

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-02-09 published
McCALL, George Anthony " Scotty"
At his residence in Brighton, Ontario on Monday, February 7, 2005, age 74 years. George "Scotty" McCALL son of the late George McCALL and the late Annie (CULLEN.) Loving husband of Pam (ROY.) Dear father of Raymond McCALL of Belleville, and Gerrard McCALL of Brampton. Step-father of Donald ROY and his wife Lynn, Jeannie EVERETT, and Ian ROY and his wife Cheryl, all of Brighton. Dear brother of Frances and her husband Raymond LUCAS of Germany. Sadly missed by his nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family will receive Friends at the Walas Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton on Friday from 1: 30 o'clock. Service in the funeral home on Friday, February 11, 2005 at 2: 30 o'clock. Cremation. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 100, Brighton, care of Box 96, Brighton, Ontario, K0K 1H0, would be appreciated by the family. www.walasfuneralhome.com

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-03-14 published
WILLIAMS, Aileen Betty (née CULLEN)
Passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 12, 2005 at Almonte Country Haven in her 85th year. Betty, loving wife of the late John. Devoted mother of Brian (Ellen) of Almonte. Cherished grandmother of Lesley JESSEAU (David) of Cambridge and Scott WILLIAMS (Kyra) of Toronto. Great-grandmother of Benjamin and Nathan JESSEAU. Beloved sister of Norman CULLEN (Muriel) of London. The family wishes to express their thanks to the staff of Almonte Country Haven and to Dr. F. MURPHY for their loving care over the last seven years. Resting at The Ogden Funeral Home (St. Clair Chapel), 646 St. Clair Ave. W. (west of Bathurst) on Wednesday afternoon from 4-8 p.m. Funeral Service will be held on Thursday morning at 11: 00 a.m. in St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church (St. Clair Ave. W. at Wychwood). Cremation. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer Society of Canada or to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-06-06 published
MATHEWSON, Barbara E.
Suddenly but peacefully on Sunday, June 5, 2005 in her 88th year. Barbara MATHEWSON wife of the late David and dear Mommy of Anne HOGBEN, Jane CULLEN and her husband Mike, David MATHEWSON and his wife Lynn, and the late Ken MATHEWSON. Proud and wonderful Gran of Chris and Andrew HOGBEN, Greg and Lindsay CULLEN, and Stephen and Jennifer MATHEWSON. Gran-in-law of Khrista and Maria. Friends may call at the Roadhouse and Rose Funeral Home, 157 Main St. S., Newmarket on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until time of funeral service in the chapel at 11 a.m. followed by interment at Newmarket Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family.

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-07-07 published
Bud CULLEN, 78: Former federal cabinet minister
Canadian Press
Sarnia, Ontario -- Bud CULLEN, a cabinet minister in Pierre Trudeau's Liberal government, has died. He was 78.
"It is with sadness that I learned of the passing of the Honourable Bud CULLEN," Prime Minister Paul MARTIN said in a statement yesterday. "CULLEN played an important role in defining the Canada of today."
Sarnia Mayor Mike BRADLEY issued a statement Tuesday night saying CULLEN had died that afternoon in Ottawa.
BRADLEY was campaign manager and executive assistant to CULLEN, who represented the Sarnia-Lambton riding from 1968 to 1979 and again from 1980 to 1984. He described his friend as a decent man who always fought the good fight with civility.
"I never once saw him angry or mad," he said yesterday. "He felt politics was a public service, and he often said to me if he hadn't entered politics he would have been a United Church minister."
Jack Sydney George (Bud) CULLEN was born in April, 1927, in Creighton Mine, Ontario, near Sudbury.
First elected to Parliament in 1968 and appointed to the Trudeau cabinet in 1974 as minister of national revenue, he was minister of employment and immigration from 1975 to 1979.
"He helped to usher in the Immigration Act of 1976, which for the first time included a provision for private sponsorship of refugees," MARTIN noted.
CULLEN also sponsored rules to protect Canadian publications threatened by U.S. competition and introduced the Unemployment Insurance Act.
In 1984, CULLEN was named a judge of the trial division of the Federal Court of Canada. He retired in September, 2000.
A cause of death was not given.

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-02 published
WILSON, Dorothy▲ Alexandra▲ (née KEYS)
Suddenly, yet surrounded by family at her cottage on Georgian Bay,▲ Saturday,▲ July▲ 30th, 2005, in her 90th year. Dorothy WILSON was born in Maple, Vaughan Township on October 10th, 1915. She is survived by Carl (Wilson Lighting) her beloved husband of 66 years. Loving mother of Donald and wife Sandra of Halton Hills, Kenneth and wife Diane▲ of Healdsburg, California, Norma TANGNEY and husband Michael of Orillia, and Debbi PETERSON and husband Tim of San Anselmo, California. Cherished grandmother of Elizabeth, Andrew, Sydney, Victoria (Tori) and Sawyer WILSON, Marni and Ryan TANGNEY, James▲ and Georgia PETERSON. Great grandmother of Jason CULLEN. Dear sister of Etta LUNDBERG and Mae RUSSELL both predeceased. Dorothy raised her family of four children in Etobicoke and Islington. Dorothy enjoyed boating and cottaging on Georgian Bay, travelling, and "puttering" in her award winning gardens at her home in Orillia. A Celebration of Dorothy's life took place on Georgian Bay on Monday, August 1st. The family will receive Friends and relatives at the Mundell Funeral Home,79 West St. N., Orillia (705) 325-2231 from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2nd. Graveside service will follow on Wednesday, August 3rd at 2 p.m. at St. George's Cemetery, Fairvalley, Oro Medonte. If desired, memorial donations to the Green Haven Shelter or Couchiching Conservancy would be appreciated. Messages of condolence are welcomed at www.mundellfuneralhome.com

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-05 published
BRYSON, James " Jim" Allan
(Retired from Canadian National Railway after 38 years of service, dedicated volunteer with Campbellford Memorial Hospital and Community Care Northumberland for more than a decade). Suddenly at Campbellford Memorial Hospital on Thursday, August 4th, 2005 in his 70th year. Beloved husband of Joy (McKEOWN) BRYSON of Campbellford. Loving son of the late Al and Marguerite BRYSON. Son-in-law of Mary and the late Arthur D. McKEOWN of Richmond Hill. Dear brother of Carol DAUDA of Toronto, Charlene RAMAGE (Will) of Richmond Hill, Jane OLIVO (Jose) of Maple, Rose BELLOTTO (David) of Concord. Proud uncle of Abu, Travis (Hitomi), Jamie, Matthew, Lucas, Alexander and great-uncle of Kentaro. Friends are invited to call at the Weaver Family Funeral Home, 77 Second Street, Campbellford from 7-9 p.m. Friday. Service to be held in the E.W. Al Weaver Chapel on Saturday, August 6th at 2 p.m. Reverend Jim CULLEN officiating. Donations to the Campbellford Memorial Hospital Foundation or Community Care Northumberland would be appreciated by the family. Online Guest Book and codolences at www.weaverfuneralhomes.com

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-15 published
McGURK, John Francis " Frank" (1914-2005)
Peacefully at Queen's Garden Hamilton after a life well lived, on Friday, August 12, 2005, in his 92nd year. Beloved husband of the late Nellie FLYNN (1989,) and the late Sandra Della SIEGA (2004.) Cherished father of Diane CULLEN and her husband Jim, and Donna McGUINNESS of Toronto. Proud grandfather of Gerry (Linda,) Michael (Julie), Pat (Colleen), and Peggy CULLEN, Cindy BINGHAM (Mike) and Patricia WIEMER (Kevin.) Doting great-grandfather of Meaghan, Kathleen, Molly, Rachael, and Abbey CULLEN and Brittany, Meaghan and Jesse WIEMER. Survived by his sister Theresia McCAFFREY, and by his sisters-in-law Bea McGURK, Joan GALLAGHER, Esther OLMOND, Jean DRAKE, Ann SUTTON, and Helen SPIERENBURG, and brothers-in-law Dan OLMOND and Dan GALLAGHER. Also lovingly remembered by many nieces and nephews. Frank retired from the Otis Elevator Co. with 35 years of service, which included production of Bofur guns during the war. He served many years on the Board of Directors of Hamilton Community Credit Union, and also on the Board of the Victoria Curling Club to which he was granted a lifetime membership. He was also a faithful usher at St. Charles Garnier Catholic Church. The family wishes to express deep gratitude to the staff at Queen's Garden for their loving care. The family will receive Friends at the P.X. Dermody Funeral Home, 7 East Avenue South, Hamilton, (905-572-7900) on Monday, August 15 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. with Vigil Prayers at 7 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be offered at St. Charles Garnier Catholic Church, (Hughson Ave., South at Augusta), Hamilton, on Tuesday, August 16 at 11 a.m. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-10-30 published
Boy's home drew noise complaints
East-end home where body was found drew noise complaints
By Debra BLACK, Staff Reporter With files from Dale Anne FREED
Neighbours of 12-year-old Jamie CHAVEZ, whose body was discovered in the basement by his brother, had lodged a number of complaints with the city's housing agency about noise, rowdiness and lack of adult supervision at his east-end home.
Complaints had been made to Cityhome, Toronto's non-profit housing agency, in May and June, said a complainant who asked not to be identified.
"I called many times," he said, adding three households complained.
They were told nothing could be done. "We were concerned about the noise, the carrying on, kids not going to school, the lack of respect for the standards of the neighbourhood, those standards simply being quiet.
"Nobody gets upset with kids playing, but basketball in the street at midnight is ridiculous. And a gang of 10 kids on the porch being loud. If my door is shut and my television is on and I can still hear them across the street, it's too loud."
And now, he said with a quaver in his voice, one of the street's children is dead. It's too awful to contemplate, he said. "It's one of our kids. One of our children on our street. Dead."
Jamie CHAVEZ was found dead early Friday morning in a bin or barrel in the basement of his family's Coady Ave. home. Cause of death has not yet been determined. An autopsy was inconclusive.
"We're still in the process of pursuing further testing," said coroner Dr. Trevor GILLMORE.
Neighbour Louise COLE said Jamie had been reported missing to police at about 1: 30 a.m. by his mother Karen CHAVEZ after she found him missing when she got home from work. CHAVEZ had first called COLE and asked if Jamie was there. COLE said he wasn't.
When police arrived the first time they searched the house and found no sign of the boy.
After they left, COLE told Jamie's brother, Abel, 18, to check the shed in the backyard. He went to the basement for a screwdriver to break the lock on the shed and found his brother's body, COLE said.
CHAVEZ then called the police again, she said.
Yesterday, the family home appeared virtually abandoned except for a couple of bicycles locked to the porch railing and a pumpkin propped on a white plastic chair.
Neighbours say CHAVEZ lived there with her eldest son Abel, Jamie, two sisters -- Vanessa, 16, and Veronica, 14 -- and two teenage cousins. An 18-year-old friend of Abel's had also been living there for six months. CHAVEZ had recently separated from her husband, Alex, and was working nights at a packaging and labelling factory, said COLE's husband, Ronald.
But not everyone on the street had complaints about the family or noise. Other neighbours described the family as "nice" and weren't concerned about the loud music or late-night gatherings on the front porch.
"The▲ kids were not bad," said Helen CULLEN, a pensioner who lives down the street. Often she would see the children playing road hockey, she said.
"They're just like other kids... they were a bunch of teenagers. What do you expect? (Jamie) was polite. He was not a bad kid. He never sassed you or anything. The mother did a good job with them."
Elise PARENT, who also lives nearby, didn't know the family well, but said she wasn't bothered by the teens hanging out.
"You could see a family, a single mother and a lot of kids, not flowing in money," said PARENT. "It was a hangout for kids in the neighbourhood. They would hang out until 1 in the morning. They were good people. They never made any trouble."
Throughout the day, police officers came and went from the house, continuing their probe.
Flowers and cards of condolences were placed lovingly behind the police tape at the foot of the lawn.
One card read: "Sorry for your loss. But he will still live on in our hearts. From Matthew, Daniel and Sarah."
A mother and son brought red roses and a cross with the Lord's Prayer written on it.
They placed it on the lawn and then stopped to look at the other bouquets, cards and candles. The boy had attended school with Jamie -- they were in some classes together, his mother said.
Later, a former employer of Jamie's father, Alex, came by to pay his respects.
He placed a bouquet of flowers on the lawn and shook his head in dismay.
"I didn't know the kids or the family," said Cam YOUNG, adding Alex worked for him as a mechanic for a number of years. They haven't been in touch recently, but he felt moved to do something.
"Alex is a nice, nice man. Very soft-spoken.... I just read about it in the paper. It's a tragedy."

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-11-23 published
CULLEN, William
(Retired Toronto Transit Commission Employee)
Peacefully at the Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at the age of 86. Beloved husband of May for 67 years. Loving father of Hugh and his wife Catherine. Bill will be sadly missed by his family and Friends. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of Skinner and Middlebrook Ltd., 128 Lakeshore Rd. E. (1 block west of Hurontario St.) Mississauga (parking off Ann St.) on Friday, November 25, 2005 at 10: 00 a.m.

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CULLEN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-22 published
CASTLE, Jean
At Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay on Tuesday, December 20, 2005, Jean CASTLE of Fenelon Falls, formerly of Peterborough, in her 82nd year. Dear friend of Doreen DOBBIE of Fenelon Falls. Loving sister of Daisy KENNEDY of Peterborough and the late Rosamond CULLEN, Betty LEWIS, Ernest CASTLE and Bruce CASTLE. Jean will be missed by her many nieces and nephews. Jean was inducted into the Peterborough Sports Hall of Fame for basketball on June 2, 1989. Family and Friends will be received at Monk Funeral Home, 6 Helen Street, Bobcaygeon, (866-393-0063) on Thursday, December 22nd from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service at Christ Church Anglican on Friday, December 23, 2005 at 11 a.m. If desired, donations to Christ Church Anglican or Community Care would be appreciated. Messages of condolence and donations may be placed at www.monkfuneralhome.com

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