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PREOBRAZENSKI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-08-27 published
RUSH, John▼ A.▼
Passed away suddenly, on Friday, August 26th, 2005, in his 77th year. John is survived by Dorothy, his beloved wife of 52 years. Much▼ loved and beloved father of Cathy (David BARNES,) Andy▼ (Maureen▼) and Jeff (Belinda). He also leaves his treasured grandchildren, Christopher, Jacqueline, Stephanie, Sam, Griffin and Avery. Predeceased by sister Edna BAILEY, and remembered fondly by loving nieces, nephews, and cousin June MAROIS (Gerald.▼) The▼ family wishes to express their sincere thanks to Dr. PREOBRAZENSKI, Dr.▼ SIBBALD and the many nurses for their support and compassionate care. Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Butler Chapel, 4933 Dundas Street West (Between Islington and Kipling Aves), on Tuesday, August 30th between 7 and 9 pm.

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PREOBRAZENSKI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-08-29 published
RUSH, John▲ A.▲
Passed away suddenly, on Friday, August 26th, 2005, in his 77th year. John is survived by Dorothy, his beloved wife of 52 years. Much▲ loved and beloved father of Cathy (David BARNES,) Andy▲ (Maureen▲) and Jeff (Belinda). He also leaves his treasured grandchildren, Christopher, Jacqueline, Stephanie, Sam, Griffin and Avery. Predeceased by sister Edna BAILEY, and remembered fondly by loving nieces, nephews, and cousin June MAROIS (Gerald.▲) The▲ family wishes to express their sincere thanks to Dr. PREOBRAZENSKI, Dr.▲ SIBBALD and the many nurses for their support and compassionate care. Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Butler Chapel, 4933 Dundas Street West (Between Islington and Kipling Aves), on Tuesday, August 30th between 7 and 9 p.m. You are welcome to communicate with any of the Rush family at Rushfamily@rogers.com

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PREPROTNIK o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-05-17 published
PREPROTNIK, Anton " Toni"
On Sunday evening, May 15, 2005, Anton (Toni) PREPROTNIK passed away after a brief but courageous struggle in his 82nd year. He will be sadly missed by his wife Theresia, his son Tony and daughter-in-law Jean, granddaughter Heidi, niece Ivanka and John LESJAK as well as good friend John BALI and family, Elizabeth KOSAC. Toni is survived by his elder sister Rosina and her husband Luka and their family in Croatia, as well as family in Austria. Toni arrived in Canda in 1948 and since then has worked hard and helped a lot of people-he could fix anything. He had many acquaintances who will remember him fondly. The family will receive Friends and relatives at Forest Lawn Memorial Chapel, 1997 Dundas Street East (at Wavell), London for visitation on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 from 1-3 p.m. Followed by a final blessing. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or the Canadian Cancer Society would be gratefully appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home 452-3770. "Dovidenja, tetak"

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PRESANT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-01-13 published
PRESANT, Paul
In loving memory of our wonderful dad and grandpa, Paul who passed away one year ago, on January 13, 2004.
The way you lived your life will always be an inspiration to us all.
Through your hard work, generosity, self sacrifice, integrity, humility, humour and love, you always took the high road, never the easy road and for that we are forever grateful.
The butterfly...a symbol of hope, of transformation and of life after death.
Sadly missed and deeply loved by your family.

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PRESANT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-12-20 published
CAPKA, Paul▼
A resident of R.R.#1 Morpeth, Paul CAPKA passed away at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Chatham on Sunday, December 18, 2005 at the age of 79. Born in the Czech Republic, son of the late Peter and Maria (MICHALICOVA) CAPKA. Beloved▼ husband of the late Anna (KYS) CAPKA (1998.) Dear father of Paul CAPKA and his wife Linda of Victoria, British Columbia, Angela PRESANT and her husband Bill of Blenheim, Rose SINCLAIR and her husband Ted of Mt. Brydges, and Mark CAPKA of Morpeth. Predeceased by infant daughter Mary Anne (1957.) Grandfather of Steven PRESANT, Cameron SINCLAIR, Valerie SINCLAIR, and John LESLIE. Also survived by several brothers and sisters in The Czech Republic. Family will receive Friends at the McKinlay Funeral Home, 76 Main Street East, Ridgetown on Wednesday from 3: 00-5:00 p.m. and 7:00-9:00 p.m. Parish Prayers at the Funeral Home on Wednesday at 7: 00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Ridgetown on Thursday, December 22, 2005 at 11: 00 a.m. Interment in St. Anthony's Cemetery, Chatham. Donations by cheque to the Lung Association or charity of choice. Online condolences may be left at www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com

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PRESANT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.strathroy.age_dispatch 2005-12-27 published
CAPKA, Paul▲
A resident of R.R.#1, Morpeth, Paul CAPKA passed away at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Chatham, on Sunday, December 18, 2005, at the age of 79. Born in the Czech Republic, son of the late Peter and Maria (MICHALICOVA) CAPKA. Beloved▲ husband of the late Anna (KYS) CAPKA (1998.) Dear father of Paul CAPKA and his wife Linda of Victoria, British Columbia, Angela PRESANT and her husband Bill of Blenheim, Rose SINCLAIR and her husband Ted of Mt. Brydges, and Mark CAPKA of Morpeth. Predeceased by infant daughter Mary Anne (1957.) Grandfather of Steven PRESANT, Cameron SINCLAIR, Valerie SINCLAIR, and John LESLIE. Also survived by several brothers and sisters in the Czech Republic. Family received Friends at the McKinlay Funeral Home, 76 Main Street East, Ridgetown, on Wednesday, from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Parish prayers at the funeral home on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Funeral mass was celebrated at St. Michaels Catholic Church, Ridgetown, on Thursday, December 22, 2005 at 11 a.m. Interment in St. Anthonys Cemetery, Chatham. Donations by cheque to the Lung Association or charity of choice. Online condolences may be left at www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com

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PRESANT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-06-04 published
GROSSMAN, Molly▼ (PRESANT) - Estate of
Notice To Creditors And Others
All▼ claims against the Estate of Molly GROSSMAN (a.k.a. Molly PRESANT,) late of the City of Toronto, who died on or about December 1st, 2004, must be filed with the undersigned on or before June 17th, 2005. The Estate will then be distributed with regard only to claims for which notice was received prior to that date, and without liability for any subsequent claims.
Dated at Toronto, Ontario this 25th day of May, 2005.
Stephen PRESANT, Estate▼ Trustee▼
By his solicitor herein:
Sheldon Norman SILVERMAN
Suite 638, 121 Richmond Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2K1
Tel: 416-363-6295
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PRESANT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-06-11 published
GROSSMAN, Molly▲ (PRESANT) - Estate of Notice To Creditors And Others
All▲ claims against the Estate of Molly GROSSMAN (a.k.a. Molly PRESANT,) late of the City of Toronto, who died on or about December 1st, 2004, must be filed with the undersigned on or before June 17th, 2005. The Estate will then be distributed with regard only to claims for which notice was received prior to that date, and without liability for any subsequent claims.
Dated at Toronto, Ontario this 25th day of May, 2005.
Stephen PRESANT, Estate▲ Trustee▲
By his solicitor herein:
Sheldon Norman SILVERMAN
Suite 638, 121 Richmond Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2K1
Tel: 416-363-6295
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PRESBER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-08-24 published
MELLING, Terrence " Terry" William (1946-2005)
Terrence (Terry) William MELLING, beloved husband of Robin PRESBER of Calgary, Alberta passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 21, 2005 at the age of 58 years. Terry was born on October 26, 1946 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. In 1982 he became Prairie Regional Director for the Investment Dealers Association of Canada. He enjoyed golfing, sailing and spending time at the family cabin at Flotten Lake. Terry was a devoted husband, father, brother, and son who valued his family above all. Besides his loving wife Robin Presber MELLING and her children Cody and Courtney PRESBER of Calgary, Alberta, Terry is also survived by the love of his life - daughter Caitlin MELLING of Calgary, Alberta; father John MELLING of Makwa, Saskatchewan; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Lynne GERVAIS and Judy and Ron BLAIS; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Mike and Cathy MELLING, Jack and Donna MELLING, and Noël and Carol CLEVELAND; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Terry was predeceased by his mother Myrtle (Kit) in 2002; and brother Lloyd in 1958. Relatives and Friends are invited to Prayers and Tributes at McInnis and Holloway'S Crowfoot Chapel (82 Crowfoot Circle N.W., Calgary, Alberta) Today, August 24, 2005 at 7: 00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Luke's Catholic Church (Corner of Northmount Drive and Northland Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta) on Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 11: 00 a.m. Graveside Service to follow at Makwa Community Cemetery (Makwa, Saskatchewan). Forward condolences through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. If Friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, 1825 Park Road S.E., Calgary, Alberta T2G 3Y6 Telephone: (403) 264-5549, www.heartandstroke.ca. The family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to the Emergency Room Staff at the Foothills Medical Centre. In living memory of Terry MELLING, a tree will be planted by McInnis and Holloway Funeral Homes, Crowfoot Chapel, 82 Crowfoot Circle N.W., Calgary, Alberta T3G 2T3. Telephone: (403) 241-0044

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PRESCOD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-03-09 published
WILSON, Hurlstone " Harold, Willie"
Passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Sunday, March 6, 2005 at the age of 86. Beloved husband of Elaine. Loving father of Eric (Barbara,) Araletta PRESCOD (Neville,) Brazel (Khora,) Orville, Eurieta "Rita" CUMMINS (the late Percy), Gloria HINDS (Winston), Hazarene "Hazel", HURLSTONE "Harold" (June), and Heather HUNTE (Anthony.) Dear grandfather of 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Survived by his brother Kenneth and predeceased by his brother Ellsworth. Willie will be sadly missed by his many nieces, nephews, relatives and Friends. The family will receive Friends at the Ogden Funeral Home, 4164 Sheppard Ave. East, Agincourt (east of Kennedy Rd.) on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service to be held at the Church of the Nativity, 10 Sewells Rd., Scarborough on Friday at 11 a.m. Interment in Barbados. In lieu of flowers, donations to the church Building Fund would be appreciated.

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PRESCOTT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-04-20 published
LAWRENCE, Samuel Keith
Samuel Keith of Saint Thomas, on Monday, April 18, 2005, at the Saint Thomas-Elgin General Hospital, in his 83rd year. Beloved husband of the late Doris LAWRENCE (1996) and dearly loved father of Betty and her husband Rick HOLBORN of R.R.#3 Shedden, Linda and her husband Jim PRESCOTT of Cambridge, Joseph and his wife Darlene, William and his wife Lisa, Tom and his wife Jill, Patrick and his wife Chris, Donna LAWRENCE and her husband Kim, Roy and his wife Carol and Rob and his wife Bonnie, all of Saint Thomas. Predeceased by 2 sons Keith and Steven. Dear father-in-law of Frances LAWRENCE of Merlin and Bonnie LAWRENCE of Tilbury. Predeceased by 4 brothers Lloyd, Ray, Norm and Jack. Sadly missed by 40 grandchildren, 52 greatgrandchildren and 1 great-greatgrandchild and a number of nieces and nephews. Sam was born in Saint Thomas on March 13, 1923, the son of the late Doug and Elsie LAWRENCE. He was a retired painter and a former associate member of Branch 41 of the Royal Canadian Legion. Resting at Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin Street, Saint Thomas where funeral service will be held Thursday at 10: 30 a.m. Interment to follow in Union Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Remembrances may be made to the charity of choice.

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PRESCOTT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-12-31 published
PRESCOTT, Ivy Jean
In loving memory of Ivy Jean, who passed away 22 years ago, December 31, 1983. In our home she is fondly remembered, Sweet memories cling to her name, Those who loved her in life sincerely, Still love her in death just the same. Fondly missed by Bud and the late Colleen MEDLAND.

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PRESCOTT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-22 published
TUCK, Lorraine
Passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 20, 2005, at Bay Ridges Long Term Care in Pickering, at the age of 82. Cherished mother of Jennifer and her husband David NAYLOR. Beloved Nana of Amy and Mark. She will be fondly remembered by her sister Celia and her husband Tom PRESCOTT of London, England. Special thanks to the staff and caregivers of the Alderwood Wing of the Bay Ridges Long Term Care facility. A family service has been held. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer Society of Durham Region (at the Oshawa Executive Centre, 419 King St. W., Suite 207, Oshawa, Ontario L1J 2K5) would be appreciated by the family. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the McEachnie Funeral Home, 905-428-8488.

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PRESCOTT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-23 published
WHITE/WHYTE, Ruth (formerly SMITH)
On Saturday, January 22, 2005. Ruth, beloved wife of the late John SMITH and Norman WHITE/WHYTE. Loving mother of Cathy and her husband Al WELCH, Linda SCALLION and her husband Calvin PRESCOTT. Dear sister of Doreen and Mildred. Resting at the Paul O'Conner Funeral Home, 1939 Lawrence Avenue East (between Warden and Pharmacy) from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Monday. Service in our Chapel Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. Interment Resthaven Memorial Gardens. In memory of Ruth, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.

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PRESCOTT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-21 published
CAIRNEY, Alice Lorraine (formerly HAMILTON, née HARKES)
Alice CAIRNEY, at the Kipling Acres Nursing Home on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 in her 75th year. She was born October 20, 1930 in Wallace Township, Listowel, Ontario. Survived by husband Ian CAIRNEY and daughters Margaret (Jim) McMAHON of R.R.#2 Bluevale, Marie HAMILTON of Listowel, Carol Ann HAMILTON of Rexdale, Sandra HAMILTON, and Colleen CAIRNEY of Toronto, sons Donald HAMILTON of Kitchener, Robert HAMILTON of Listowel and Douglas (Doreen) of Palmerston; grandchildren Michele, Shawn, Shelley, Bradley, Lee Ann, Valerie, Amanda, Toni, Matthew, John Robert, Christopher and Ryan and 9 great-grandchildren; sisters Verniece (Eric) PRESCOTT, Marie (Jim) WALKER, Karen JACKSON, brothers Harry, Kenneth, James, Richard, Larry and Neil HARKES. Predeceased by first husband Earl R. HAMILTON, two grand_sons, one sister and parents Alexander C. HARKES and Ellen S. WILLOUGHBY. Resting at The Simple Alternative Funeral Centre, 275 Lesmill Road, Don Mills, Ontario. Visitation on Saturday, April 23 from 12-1 p.m. with Funeral Service at 1 p.m. Interment to follow at Highland Memory Gardens.

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PRESCOTT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-26 published
BLACK, Robert T. " Bob"
Passed away peacefully with the support of his family by his side, at the Ian Anderson House, Oakville, after a lengthy illness, on Monday, April 25, 2005. In his 76th year, Bob will be sadly missed by his loving wife Ruth (HEINTZMAN) BLACK of 55 years, his children, son Robert BLACK Jr. and his wife Anne (PRESCOTT,) son Dan BLACK, daughter Janice (BLACK) LAWRENCE, and son Rodney BLACK, his grandchildren, Michelle (BLACK) DINGWALL, Loren, Kelly and Shaun BLACK, Joseph STUBBERT and Jenna and Spencer BLACK, his great-grandchildren Justin and Matthew DINGWALL and Madison BLACK. A memorial service celebrating the life of Bob will be held 4: 00 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, 2005 at Walton Memorial United Church, 2489 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville, Ontario L6L 1H9. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make a memorial contribution to the Ian Anderson House, P.O. Box 61034, 511 Maple Grove Drive, Oakville, Ontario L6J 7P5 or the Walton Memorial United Church, which would be appreciated by the family. A special thanks from the family goes out to the many people who attended to Bob at the Ian Anderson House. E-mail condolences may be sent to kopriva@eol.ca please place BLACK on the subject line.

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PRESCOTT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-11-25 published
BURGE, William " Bill"
(Former employee of Simcoe County Roads Department; former proprietor of the Hawthorne Grill, Hwy. 169)
At the Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005 after a brief illness, in his 68th year. Bill BURGE, of Ramara Twsp., loving husband of 43 years of Helen (née HARRISON.) Predeceased by parents Marguritte and Edward BURGE formerly of Mississauga and brother David. Lovingly remembered by brother-in-law James HARRISON and wife Marilyn of Huntsville, sister-in-law Donna PRESCOTT and her fiance Glen SAINT_AMANT of Britt, niece Michelle CÔTÉ and husband Mike, nephew Michael HARRISON, and 5 great-nieces and nephews, all of Georgetown. Resting at the Mundell Funeral Home, 79 West St. North, Orillia, from 2 p.m. Saturday. Service in the chapel Sunday, November 27th, 2005, at 1 p.m. Interment St. Andrew's - St. James' Cemetery, Orillia. If desired, memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be sincerely appreciated. Messages of condolence are welcomed at www.mundellfuneralhome.com.

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PRESLEY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-02 published
PRESLEY, Lorne F.
(Retired from Smith Transport) On Thursday, March 31, 2005 at age 81 years. Lorne PRESLEY, beloved husband of Marilyn PRESLEY. Loving step-dad of Debbie and her husband Scott McCURDY, and Brenda and her husband Steve CLARK. Dear grandfather to Paul and Christopher McCURDY. Brother of Allan and Willard PRESLEY. Friends may call at the Scott Funeral Home "Georgian Chapel", 264 Burton Ave. (between Essa Rd. and Huronia Rd.), Barrie, 705-737-2040 on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service in the Chapel on Monday, April 4th at 11: 00 a.m. Interment Highland Hills Memorial Gardens, Gormley. If so desired, a donation to the Lung Association would be appreciated.

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PRESLEY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-10-29 published
PRESLEY, Charles " Chic"
W.W. II Veteran, Royal Canadian Navy; Active Shriner and Mason for over 50 years; Past President Royal Canadian Legion Branch 322 and LaSalle Quebec, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 212; Active longtime volunteer in his community including Montreal Minor Hockey Association, Ajax Historical Society, and Ajax Cricket Club. Passed away on October 27, 2005 at the age of 81. Chic, beloved husband of the late Marie. Loving father of Darla PETERSEN, Dean and his wife Anita, Wendy and her husband Geoff SINGER, and Wanda PRESLEY. Proud grandpa of Colleen and Perry, Danielle, Kevin, Steven, Michael and Rachel, Alan, and step-grandchildren Michelle, and Brandon. Great grandpa of Noah, Connor, Brittany, Tristan, Braiden, Alexis, and great step-children Kayla, and Kylie. Dear brother of Bill and his wife Lorna, Judy BLEAU, Dan and his wife Judith, and predeceased by sisters Grace, Edith, and Helen. Predeceased by son-in-law Ralf PETERSEN and daughter-in-law Gloria PRESLEY. Will be sadly missed by his family and Friends in Ajax and Montreal. The family will receive Friends at the McEachnie Funeral Home, 28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax (Pickering Village) 905-428-8488 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Memorial Service to be held on Monday, October 31, 2005 at 1 p.m. at St. Timothy's Presbyterian Church, 97 Burcher Road S., Ajax. A reception will follow at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 322, 111 Hunt Street, Ajax. Flowers are welcome or donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

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PRESNELL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-02-23 published
LUNDY, Joseph Richard
(Retired Bell Canada)
It is with deep sorrow we announce the passing of our dearly loved Joe. Peacefully in faith and surrounded by his loving family at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, on Monday, February 21, 2005. Joe LUNDY of Barrie was the beloved husband of 45 years to Jeannette. Dearest father to Lisa (Joe) CARTAGINESE, Deanna (Bruce) MARTIN, and Christopher LUNDY (friend Pamela HENDERSON) all of Barrie. He was the perfect Papa to his dearly loved grandchildren Amanda and Natalie CARTAGINESE, Justin and Jordan MARTIN, Taylor and Kailyn LUNDY and step-grand_son Kyle MARTIN. Predeceased by his infant daughters Maria, Theresa and Josephine, and his parents Richard and Madeline LUNDY. He will be deeply missed by his brothers Michael (Carol) LUNDY of Ottawa, Jim (Jane) LUNDY of Markham, and his sister Mary (William) WALKER of Markham and their families. Remembered with love by his mother-in-law Mary SOKIL (late Harry SOKIL,) brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Mike and Dianne and nephew Shane McBRIDE, Betty EATON and family, and Lorraine LUNDY. Also survived by his extended family Margaret TAILOR/TAYLOR and family of Patna, Scotland, as well as many close and dear Friends. Joe was born in Toronto, Ontario, on April 11th, 1936. He joined Bell Canada in 1954 and worked in Northern Ontario for many years before he and his family moved to Orangeville and then Barrie in 1967. He was a member of the Bell Canada Pioneers and the Barrie Historical Society. After retiring in 1990, he and Jeannette travelled extensively, something they enjoyed very much. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing and working at his small engine repair business, and foremost spending time with the apples of his eye his grandchildren. Friends may call at the Steckley-Gooderham Funeral Home (201 Minet's Point Road at Yonge Street), Barrie, on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held from Saint Mary's Church, Barrie, on Friday, February 25th, 2005 at 10: 00 a.m. with Father Frank McDEVITT celebrating. Cremation. Inurnment to follow with his parents in Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto. In lieu of flowers, donations to the R.V.H. Regional Cancer Care Centre would be appreciated by the family. We would like to express our gratitude for the wonderful care from the Nurses at R.V.H. 3 North B. Palliative Care and Doctors KHONSARI, PRESNELL, D. PATTERSON, and Rick IRVIN as well as Dr. A. LOBLAW, and his assistant Grace CHAN of Sunnybrook Cancer Clinic. A special thanks to our family Dr. N. FRIESEN, whose care, understanding, and support to Joe and family will always be remembered.

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PRESS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-03-12 published
SWAIN, Edna Lucinda (née MARTENE)
Peacefully, at Marian Villa, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Thursday, March 10, 2005, Edna Lucinda (MARTENE) SWAIN, age 91. Beloved wife of the late Robert Allan SWAIN (1987.) Loved mother and mother-in-law of David and Margaret SWAIN of Port Perry, Linda PROSSER and Murray PRESS of London. Loving grandma of Paul and Mark SWAIN, Jeremy and Angela PROSSER. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Mildred and Elvin BEARSS of Port Colborne, Shirley MARTENE of R.R.#2, Crediton, Joan and Don McFADDEN of Chesley and Marie MORE of Jarvis. Loved by her nieces, nephews and their families. Predeceased by sisters Martha WEIGAND, Carrie RUSSELL, brothers Charles MARTINE, Joe MARTINI, Anthony MARTENE, brothers-in-law Eben WEIGAND, Homer RUSSELL, sister-in-law Florence MARTINE, parents Henry and Elizabeth (SEYLER) MARTENE. Resting at the T. Harry Hoffman and Sons Funeral Home, Dashwood, with visitation Sunday afternoon 2 to 4 p.m. where the funeral service will be held Monday, March 14, 2005 at 11 a.m. The Reverend Hilde LORENZ of Trinity Lutheran Church, London, officiating. Interment Exeter Cemetery. If desired, memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or charity of choice would be appreciated. Condolences at www.hoffmanfuneralhom.com

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PRESS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-07-05 published
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, John▼ Donald▼ " Don▼"
Peacefully at his home in Cambridge, Ontario on July 3, 2005, John▼ Donald▼ (Don▼) THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON formerly of London, Ontario passed away in his 75th year. Survived by his wife Linda▼ CHANDLER of Cambridge, Ontario; his son Ric THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON (Cheryle PALMER) of Sault Ste.▼ Marie,▼ Ontario,▼ granddaughters Jill and Erica; son Jim THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON (Judy PRESS) of Calgary, Alberta, granddaughters Kate and Sarah son John THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON and wife Darlene▼ of London, Ontario, grand_sons Kelly, Riley and Sean; sister Elizabeth CHAPMAN (Robert▼) of Port Elgin,▼ Ontario;▼ brother Ric THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON (Susan▼) of Ancaster, Ontario. Predeceased▼ by his wife Joanne▼ (KELLY) THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON of London, Ontario and parents Jack and Mina THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON of London, Ontario. A private family internment service will be held at Woodland Cemetery on July 7, 2005 at 12: 00 noon. Open reception to follow from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the home of John and Darlene THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, 546 Elmdale Avenue, London, Ontario.

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PRESS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-07-07 published
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, John▲ Donald▲ " Don▲"
Peacefully at his home in Cambridge, Ontario on July 3, 2005, John▲ Donald▲ (Don▲) THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON formerly of London, Ontario passed away in his 75th year. Survived by his wife Linda▲ CHANDLER of Cambridge, Ontario; his son Ric THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON (Cheryle PALMER) of Sault Ste.▲ Marie,▲ Ontario,▲ granddaughters Jill and Erica; son Jim THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON (Judy PRESS) of Calgary, Alberta, granddaughters Kate and Sarah son John THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON and wife Darlene▲ of London, Ontario, grand_sons Kelly, Riley and Sean; sister Elizabeth CHAPMAN (Robert▲) of Port Elgin,▲ Ontario;▲ brother Ric THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON (Susan▲) of Ancaster, Ontario. Predeceased▲ by his wife Joanne▲ (KELLY) THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON of London, Ontario and parents Jack and Mina THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON of London, Ontario. A private family internment service will be held at Woodland Cemetery on July 7, 2005 at 12: 00 noon. Open reception to follow from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the home of John and Darlene THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, 546 Elmdale Avenue, London, Ontario.

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PRESS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-12-24 published
RYAN, Rose
Peacefully at Maplewood Manor, Seaforth, on Wednesday December 21, 2005 Mrs. Rose RYAN of Seaforth in her 94th year. Beloved wife of the late Joseph RYAN. Loving mother of Ken and Lou RYAN of Burnaby, British Columbia, Don RYAN of London, Cyril RYAN of Calgary, Alberta, Rosemary RYAN of Calgary, Alberta, Neil and Valeria RYAN of Red Deer, Alberta. Cherished grandmother of seven grandchildren, Bradly, Dean, Kimberly, Deborah, Doug, Loy, and Leanna and 6 great-grandchildren. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Celestia NICHOLSON, Steve and Vicki JOHNSON, and Marcelli RYAN. Also loved by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by infant daughter Mary Margaret, son Gordon, daughter-in-law Cathy RYAN, sisters and brothers Pearl and Eric CAMPBELL, Stella and Sylvester BENINGER, John, Lou, Hubert, Joseph, Cyril Johnson and sisters and brothers-in-law Jessie JOHNSON, Rita JOHNSON, Joseph and Elizabeth RYAN, Marie and Gordon ROWLAND, Madeline and Robson PRESS, Laurence and Marjorie RYAN, Eileen and Melvin SCOTT, Florence and Philip SPEAK, Gordon RYAN, James RYAN, Jack NICHOLSON, and Mike WILLIAMS. Friends will be received at the Box and Smith Funeral Chapel, 47 High Street, Seaforth, on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at St. James Roman Catholic Church, Seaforth, on Tuesday December 27, 2005 at 11 a.m. Father Christopher GILLESPIE will officiate. Interment St. Ambrose Cemetery, Brussels. C.W.L. prayers will be held at the funeral home Monday evening at 8: 45 p.m.

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PRESS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-03-01 published
Methanol mistake leaves man dead
By Jordan PRESS, Tuesday, March▼ 1, 2005 - Page A12
Oshawa -- An Oshawa man who died Sunday of methanol poisoning thought he had been drinking homemade alcohol he had gotten from Friends, his mother said yesterday.
A vodka bottle filled with methanol was passed to Jeff HUSTINS, 24, through a series of Friends, Deborah HUSTINS said in a telephone phone interview.
The friend who gave the bottle to Mr. HUSTINS thought it contained homemade alcohol. It was not clear where the mix-up occurred.
When police recovered the bottle, there was still methanol in it, Ms. HUSTINS said.
"It tasted like alcohol, it smelled like alcohol.... That's what everyone assumed it was."
Methanol -- also known as methyl alcohol -- is clear, colourless and has a slight odour. It is an ingredient in products such as antifreeze, glass cleaner, paints and varnishes. Methyl hydrate, a more potent version of methyl alcohol, is sold in hardware stores.
Mr. HUSTINS drank the methanol for three straight nights, his mother said. On the third night -- Thursday -- he went to a house party where he had no more than one glass of the methanol, she said.
The party was at the apartment of Rich DESROCHES and started after 11 p.m. Mr. HUSTINS, Mr. DESROCHES, 36, and another friend, Dave GOODCHILD, 33, each had the methyl alcohol mixed with orange juice, Mr. DESROCHES said.
"Nobody knew it was methanol," said another man at the party, Kim WRIGHT, 38.
Ms. HUSTINS said she checked on her son Saturday morning and he looked hung over. When she heard that Mr. DESROCHES had similar symptoms, she called an ambulance.
Once at the hospital, Mr. HUSTINS, who had epilepsy, began having seizures. He fell into a coma Saturday night and died Sunday morning.
"I'm hanging in; I'm still in shock, but the full thing hasn't hit me yet," his mother said. "This was my only child."
Mr. DESROCHES and Mr. GOODCHILD also went to hospital but recovered.
Durham Police Sergeant Paul McCURDIN said the death was accidental and police were not planning to lay charges.
Mr. HUSTINS had just moved into an apartment on Normandy Street, near his mother. Yesterday, residents were signing sympathy cards for Ms. HUSTINS.
Mr. HUSTINS's funeral is scheduled for Friday.

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PRESS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-03-05 published
PFAFF, Isaac - Dispatch:
By Jordan PRESS, Saturday,▼ March▲▼ 5, 2005 - Page M6
Isaac Moses PFAFF didn't wave placards to further the causes he was passionate about -- he used his pen. "He was a humanitarian," says his daughter, Desiree REINSALU. " But he did it in a really non-militant manner."
Born June 13, 1920, in Ladysmith, South Africa, Mr. PFAFF began writing anti-apartheid-themed plays at the age of 18 in English, Dutch and German, often using the pen name Paul Roubaix.
"There was not the freedom of speech there is now" in South Africa, Mrs. REINSALU says. "Most writers who had a political conscience wrote under a pseudonym."
When Mr. PFAFF toured South Africa with his theatre company, he refused to perform in front of segregated crowds. As president of the South African arts union, he worked to end apartheid with a group that included Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
He has written more than a dozen plays for the theatre, three novels and several short stories and radio plays, most of them about human rights and compassion.
In May of 1964, Mr. PFAFF's politically charged writing forced him to flee South Africa with his wife Juanita and their children Desiree and Howard. They left their home with all their furniture inside.
In Canada, he produced many plays as a high-school teacher at Oakwood Collegiate Institute and Thornhill Secondary School. One student sent flowers and a letter to the funeral, saying Mr. PFAFF helped her to her current career as a lawyer for the underprivileged, Mrs. REINSALU says.
Mr. PFAFF died February 4 due to complications from severe asthma.

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PRESS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-03-12 published
McLEAN, James and Mary -- Dispatch
By Jordan PRESS, Saturday,▲▼ March▲▼ 12, 2005 Page M6
Their life together began more than 70 years ago over a glass of milk. It ended together this week, when they died of natural causes within hours of each other.
James Grant McLEAN first got to know Mary Elizabeth LITTLE when they were teenagers. He came downstairs for a glass of milk before going to bed and Mary, his older brother George's girlfriend, was sitting at the kitchen table with a glass of her own. They chatted for a bit, and then James went off to bed. Shortly after, Mary left George and started dating James.
She was a socialite who was presented to the court of King George V and Queen Mary in 1933. He was a provincial tennis champion and an extreme gentleman, their daughter Mary says. After dating for a few years following their milk-fed conversation, they married in 1938 and had three children: Robert, Mary and Susan. Mrs. McLEAN was a stay-at-home mom and Mr. McLEAN spent much of his working life as a sales representative for the Hilroy paper company.
Although their health declined in the past three years, they were able to stay together at their home on St. Clair Avenue West with help from caregivers and family. While Mrs. McLEAN had problems speaking toward the end of her life, Mr. McLEAN would often tell his wife that he loved her, even though she couldn't respond.
Mr. McLEAN, 93, died first, of heart failure, just before 7 a.m. Monday. The children were there and told Mrs. McLEAN, although they didn't know whether she understood. "But I think she knew," Robert says, "because when we talked to her, there were differences in her breathing. There were small signs that she recognized he was gone. I think at that point, she had decided she was going to go too."
And she did, passing away just before 1 p.m. at the age of 89 from heart problems caused by pneumonia.
"[I'll miss] the way her hair smelled, the way she walked and talked," Mary says. "What I'll miss most about my dad is how much he loved my mother."

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PRESS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-03-19 published
ROBERTSON- MORRIS, Bessie -- Dispatch:
By Jordan PRESS, Saturday,▲▼ March▲▼ 19, 2005 Page M6
Bessie ROBERTSON- MORRIS had high standards, even after she retired from teaching dance.
Former student Marie-Anne LONGLADE- LINK, who now runs her own dance school, sent her old teacher videos from competitions and shows for input.
"There's too much black," Mrs. ROBERTSON- MORRIS told her over the phone days before she died. "You haven't got rid of all the black."
That was on a Sunday. On the following Thursday, February 10, Mrs. ROBERTSON- MORRIS died of a heart attack. She was 87.
Mrs. ROBERTSON- MORRIS was an only child born in Montreal on April 23, 1917. In 1943 she married Dan SHEARER, killed in 1944 in the Second World War. She then married James MORRIS in 1950 and had two boys. Her second husband died in 2001.
At the age of 16, Mrs. ROBERTSON- MORRIS founded an eponymous dance school in Toronto. In 1962, Mrs. ROBERTSON- MORRIS left the school, which still has two studios today.
But she attended as many recitals as she could, even after moving to Calgary in 1993. "It was her life until she sold the school," her son Peter MORRIS says. "It was all she did."
Mrs. ROBERTSON- MORRIS was an expert at tap and ballet and expected the same of her students, says Margaret CAULFIELD, a former pupil who now runs the school. "You had to do things exactly right."
And Mrs. ROBERTSON- MORRIS is still giving directions through her onetime apprentices. Ms. LONGLAIDE- LINK says she tells her classes one of Mrs. ROBERTSON- MORRIS's favourite lines when they forget what they've learned: "I gave you that step...and now it's gone."

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PRESS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-03-25 published
Teen skater fatally hurt after grabbing onto car
By Jordan PRESS, Friday, March▲▼ 25, 2005, Page A8
A Pickering teenager died after he fell while rollerblading and was run over by a car.
Derek CAMERON, 15, was skating while holding onto a Dodge Neon when he fell on Rawlings Drive into the path of the Neon, which ran over him, police said.
The teenager was taken to hospital in Ajax where he died, police said. The 20-year-old woman who was driving and who knew Derek was not injured, police said.
Officers are asking anyone who saw the accident to contact them.

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PRESS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-03-26 published
PRITCHARD, David -- Dispatch
By Jordan PRESS, Saturday,▲▼ March▲▼ 26, 2005, Page M4
Radio listeners never knew what they were going to hear when David PRITCHARD took to the Disk Jockey booth. One night he piped up in the middle of a pop song and told listeners, "later we'll chop some chives with Charles Ives." Some nights he would look at whoever was at the station with him and begin one of his 10-minute esoteric conversations. "Uh... uh... John," he would start, according to fellow disc-jockey John DONABIE, who met Mr. PRITCHARD in the 1970s when the two were at CHUM-FM. 'I notice you have a staple in your arm. Are you for sale?'
"He would go so deep into somewhere, and it would all make sense," says Mr. DONABIE, now the weekend morning man at CFRB.
Mr. PRITCHARD was a musician and an artist, but is best remembered as an influential local radio host from the end of the era when Disk Jockeys -- not corporate programmers -- picked the play lists. He died of cancer on February 27 at age 60.
"Everyone believed that no one could be that creative... without doing something," Mr. DONABIE says, referring to the drugs that fuelled the period. But "David didn't even smoke cigarettes."
Mr. PRITCHARD was born on October 18, 1944, in London, England, and moved with his family to North York in 1952. As a teenager, he started his own pirate radio station he called CBIG by rigging up a microphone and an antenna to broadcast across his Willowdale neighbourhood.
He rose to prominence in 1968 when he became the late-night man at CHUM, where it wasn't unheard of him to broadcast classical, jazz and electronic records simultaneously on the station's three turntables, Mr. DONABIE says.
He would also play his own experimental electronic compositions. "But he would always say a listener named Fred had sent in some new music," says Jim BAUER, who worked with Mr. PRITCHARD at CHUM. " People listening on the air had no idea it was David."
In 1969, he married Libby GRAHAM and they had two children, Christian, now 32, and Fraser, now 29.
Shortly after Fraser was born, Mr. PRITCHARD became the first program director for then-fledgling CFNY in 1977. He continued to make music, becoming the first North American to be signed by Island Records, the same label as U2 and Bob Marley. He was also a visual artist, creating many collages and paintings that now hang on the walls of his Friends' homes.
While he had opportunities to take more lucrative jobs, he was always more interested in art than money, his son Christian says.

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PRESS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-04-02 published
Woman in parking lot killed by backing truck
By Jordan PRESS, Saturday,▲▼ April▼ 2, 2005, Page A15
A woman was killed yesterday when she was run over by a truck in a Scarborough parking lot.
Just after 8 a.m., a 61-year-old woman was walking behind a catering truck in a parking lot on Finch Avenue East when the truck went in reverse and ran her over, police said.
The woman, identified as Carolyn PERLIN, received major head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

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PRESS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-04-09 published
BROUSE, Barbara -- Dispatch
By Jordan PRESS, Saturday,▲▼ April▲▼ 9, 2005, Page M4
Barbara BROUSE's children often gathered after school in her home office, where she would read to them at a desk cluttered with a typewriter and an ashtray. But these were no children's stories. These were passages about the heaving chests of a hero and a heroine, and how the man took the woman in his arms and kissed her deeply.
"How she came up with it? I don't know," daughter Gillian, now 41, says of her mother, a prolific romance novelist. "It wasn't so bad or graphic that you wouldn't read it to your teenage daughter with her father in the room."
Ms. BROUSE wrote more than a dozen books under the pen names of Abra TAILOR/TAYLOR and Araby SCOTT and was the first person to write a so-called Harlequin Super Romance -- a 400-page novel that was steamier and longer than any before it.
She let her children read every book before it was published, says Gillian's twin sister, Sue, and she fed off their energy and support.
On February 23, Ms. BROUSE died of a heart attack. She was 73.
Born to missionary parents on New Year's Day in Indore, India, in 1932, Ms. BROUSE came to Toronto when she was 8, attending Brown Public School, Bishop Strachan School and then the University of Toronto. After graduation, she worked as an advertising copy writer, which is how she met Lionel BROUSE, with whom she settled in Rosedale after marrying in 1955.
They started their own ad agency, but when the business faltered, she began writing romance novels in the late 1970s, seeing it as a chance to be with her children and fulfill her dream of being a published writer, her son Terance says.
At one time in her career, reporters asked Ms. BROUSE about the "formula" of writing romance. Her reply: "The hero and the heroine be together and in love at the end of the book."
But the same formula didn't play out for her in real life. Her marriage to Mr. BROUSE ended in 1985. Shortly after, she stopped writing romance novels, Gillian says

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PRESS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-04-14 published
Slain man made hatred a career
DROEGE joined the Western Guard and later organized for the Ku Klux Klan
By Jordan PRESS, Thursday, April▲▼ 14, 2005, Page A17
Sitting in a Toronto hotel room in 1981, Wolfgang DROEGE told a reporter why he was preparing to invade the island of Dominica.
"You know me, I love the adventure and the excitement," he said.
"I consider myself a little bit of a rebel in society. And, like, I'm not content to have a 9-to-5 job. I want to live a real life. You know, I want excitement and adventure in my life."
His excitement and adventure came as the founder of the Heritage Front, Canada's most notorious racist group, which he formed in 1989. And it came to an end yesterday when the 55-year-old was killed.
Born in 1949 in Forchheim, Germany, Mr. DROEGE spent time in his early years walking with his grandfather through the Bavarian woods. The older man would enthrall the eight-year-old with tales about the Third Reich and his friend Julius STREICHER, a Nazi who spat on a U.S. hangman moments before his death in 1945 and yelled, "Heil Hitler!"
Adolf Hitler became an idol to Mr. DROEGE, who said in an interview that the Nazi leader was "misunderstood" and "inspiring."
Mr. DROEGE moved to Canada with his mother when he was 13, after his parents' marriage failed. He said in a 1993 interview that his mother feared for his life.
When he was 17 he returned to Germany to join the army, in a bid to follow in his father's footsteps, but he was turned down, he said, because he was too young.
His father had been in the German air force during the Second World War.
Soon after returning to Canada, he joined the Western Guard, a white supremacist group, and also became a Canadian citizen. He was also an organizer with the Ku Klux Klan in British Columbia and Ontario and a member of the Nationalist Party, which merged with the Klan.
In 1981, he and nine other men were put in prison after a failed invasion of the island of Dominica. U.S. agents arrested 10 men as they prepared to set sail from New Orleans for the Caribbean island.
A U.S. federal agent testified that Mr. DROEGE was planning to set up a cocaine refinement plant and illegally export the drug to the United States. Mr. DROEGE, the group's second in command, was convicted and sentenced to three years in a federal prison.
In 1985, Mr. DROEGE was charged in the United States with cocaine possession and carrying a concealed weapon onto an airplane. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison, but paroled after four years and deported to Canada.

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PRESS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-04-16 published
McNEIL, Leonard -- Dispatch:
By Jordan PRESS, Saturday,▲ April▲ 16, 2005, Page M6
When Leonard McNEIL's niece went to visit him in Milton 20 years ago, he brought out one of his most prized possessions: a series of identical jars filled with screws.
But these weren't just any screws -- these were Robertson screws, a gift from the P.L. Robertson plant in Milton to Mr. McNEIL, who helped put the town on the map as the birthplace of the revolutionary Robertson screw and driver.
"You could tell he was never going to use all of them," his niece Carol says of his beloved screws.
Mr. McNEIL died of natural causes on March 22. He was 91.
He was born in 1913, near Bethany, Ontario, where he became a teacher in 1933. He later joined a church choir specifically to meet Helen PATTON, the choir's pianist, and the two married in 1943.
They moved to Milton in 1957 and Mr. McNEIL felt the town was neglecting its history, so in 1977 he helped found the Milton Historical Society, says Jim DILLS, the society's first president.
About nine years later, Mr. McNEIL spent months researching and petitioning the province to recognize Milton as the home of the Robertson screw and driver.
Invented in 1906, the square-socketed Robertson eliminated many of the inadequacies of the old slotted screw, which stripped easily and allowed the screwdriver to slip out. Using Robertson screws to build its early cars, Ford was able to reduce assembly damage and increase production time, saving an estimated two hours in the assembly of a vehicle.
On November 8, 1986, the province put a plaque in front of the P.L. Robertson plant on Bronte Street in Milton to recognize the town's link to industrial history.
For his efforts in preserving Milton's history, the city named a street after Mr. McNEIL some years later.

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PRESS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-11-15 published
KAVASSALIS, Sophia
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Sophia on Sunday, November 13, 2005 at Mount Sinai Hospital at the age of 90. Sophia, loving wife of the late William. Devoted mother of Bessie PRESS (Edward), Constantine, and Garry (Susan). Proud Yiayia of Debbie McBEE (Dan), Sarah VASSOS (Andrew) and Laura (Steve). Great-grandmother of Darrin and Alexandra. Friends may call Eternity Funeral Home, 1491 Danforth Avenue (west of Coxwell Avenue, 416-463-8090), on Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held at Metamorphosis Tou Sotiros Greek Orthodox Church, 40 Donlands Avenue, on Thursday at 11: 30 a.m. Interment at Saint John's Norway Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Suite 208, Toronto M5G 1X5.

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PRESS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-17 published
PRESS, Margaret▲ (née WREN)
Peacefully in her sleep on Monday, August 15, 2005 in Scarborough, Ontario. Survived by her loving husband Bob, sister Nettie REID and brother Jack WREN both of Scotland. Margaret will be missed by her entire family in Canada and Scotland. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the staff of Scarborough General Hospital for their care. Friends will be received at Pine Hills Visitation Chapel and Reception Centre, 625 Birchmount Rd., Scarborough(1 block N. of St. Clair Ave.), 416-267-8229 on Thursday, August 18, 2005 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Chapel service 11 a.m. Friday, August 19, 2005. Cremation to follow. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Canadian Cancer Society.

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PRESS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-08 published
PRESS, Grace Madeline (née WHITON)
Peacefully on December 6th, 2005 at Seven Oaks Home for the Aged, in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late Thomas PRESS. Loving sister of Elizabeth and the late Leslie and Marjorie. Dear aunt of Sue Ann, Pam, Wendy, Gail, Robin, Michael, Bill, Paul and the late Geoffrey. Grace will be sadly missed by her lifelong friend Prude CLUNIE. Friends may visit at the Jerrett Funeral Home, 660 Kennedy Rd. (between Eglinton and St. Clair Aves. East) on Friday, December 9, 2005 from 12-1 p.m., followed by a memorial service in the chapel of the funeral home. Donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated by the family as your expression of sympathy.

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