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STALLARD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-12-31 published
STALLARD, LaReis (née JERMYN)
Passed away peacefully at Westminster Campus on Wednesday, December 28, 2005. Beloved wife of Fred STALLARD for 50 years. Cherished mother of David (Iris) STALLARD and Dale STALLARD. Loving grandmother of Amber and Sarah. The family will receive Friends and relatives at Forest Lawn Memorial Chapel, 1997 Dundas Street East (at Wavell), London, for a Family Gathering on Wednesday, January 4, 2006 from 1-2 p.m. Cremation has taken place. Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be gratefully appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home 452-3770.

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STALLARD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-08 published
WYATT, Kathleen Lilian (formerly STALLARD, née DAVIE)
(Previously of Sutton, Ontario). Born July 5, 1913 in Leicester, England; passed away January 3, 2005, at Crossroads Hospice in Port Moody, British Columbia. She was predeceased by her first husband, Harry STALLARD and second husband, Gordon WYATT, as well as her parents, Albert and Ethel DAVIE, and her brother, Stan. Kathleen is survived by her brother, Ron; two daughters, Pat (Cliff PRYCE) and Dianne (Ed DARTE,) and was the much loved Nana of Ian, Michelle (Rob) and Sara (Allan), and the adoring Great-Nana of Christopher, Joshua and Timothy. Special and grateful thanks to the wonderful staff and volunteers at Crossroads Hospice, whose loving care and support was outstanding. Memorial Services will be held at 10: 30 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2005 at Burkeview Family Funeral Care, 1340 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam. Donations in Kathleen's name to Crossroads Hospice Society, 4th Floor, 101 Noons Creek Drive, Port Moody V3H 5J1 would be greatly appreciated. "Now at Rest."Arrangements entrusted to Burkeview Family Funeral Care. Phone: 604-944-4128.

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STALLARD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-02-15 published
CROSS, Harold " George"
Peacefully at Kingston General Hospital on Sunday, February 13, 2005, in his 80th year. Beloved husband of Margaret CROSS (STALLARD) of Campbellford. Loving father of Sandra LAW (and Roy,) the late Keith CROSS (and Eileen,) Lynda DOWNES (and Bob,) Susan GOODALL (and Ray,) Valerie SHEPPARD, Michael CROSS (and Corey.) Grandfather of Chris, Jason, Grant, Lindsay, Alicia and Braden and great-grandfather of 4. Brother of Marion SMITH, Don CROSS, and Eileen LUTTRELL. Cremation has taken place. Arrangements have been entrusted to Weaver Family Funeral Home, 77 Second Street, Campbellford. A Memorial Service will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 106 in Hastings at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Online Guest Book and Condolences at www.weaverfuneralhomes.com

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STALLARD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-09-05 published
STALLARD, Irene Daisey
Peacefully on Saturday, September 3, 2005 in her 74th year. Dearly loved companion of Clayton NEEDHAM of Baldwin. Loving mother of Jim and Eileen STALLARD of Keswick, Donna STALLARD of Victoria, British Columbia, Raymond and Cheryl STALLARD of Arden, Darryl STALLARD, Clayton and Leslie STALLARD, all of Bradford. Sadly missed by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Dear sister of Hazel HENDRY, Joyce SMIRLEY and Eric PADDISON. Predeceased by one son John STALLARD. Funeral service from M.W. Becker Funeral Home, 490 The Queensway S., Keswick 1-888-884-4486 on Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at 2: 00 p.m. The family will receive Friends from 12: 30 p.m. until time of service. Cremation. If desired, donations made to the Lung Association would be appreciated by the family.

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STALLEY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-03-09 published
STALLEY, Francis▼ " Frank▼" Palmer▼
Born: 29 May 1924 in Stratford, Ontario. Died: 04 March 2005 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Frank was the only child of the late Frank and Sarah Frances (VAUGHAN) STALLEY. He is survived by Sarah (GRANT) his beloved wife of 39 years, his much loved daughter Christian, her spouse Trevor BOSMAN, and his cherished grand_son Callum.
In his youth Frank distinguished himself as a promising concert pianist, and won many awards and scholarships. He held two degrees in music. After World War 2 interrupted his music career, he began a 42-year career in broadcasting, launching his new career at the local radio station in Stratford, Ontario. In the pre-television years to follow, he occupied positions in radio as news editor, reporter, script writer, program host, producer, and program director in as far-flung locations as northern Ontario, New Mexico, and California.
An avid proponent of public broadcasting, in 1953 Frank joined the television staff of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto and became involved in the production of many of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's early television programs. He was one of those who regularly anchored The National television news from 1954 to 1964. Among many other assignments during that decade he also co-hosted the first womens interest program Open House (which became Take 30); was the original host of Scan (the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's own weekly public relations program), and Music to See, one of the first Canadian Broadcasting Corporation programs to feature classical music on television. For diversion, Frank was a member of the original cast of the weekly television comedy show Nightcap. For several years he was the commercial announcer on the World Series Baseball Games.
In 1964 Frank left radio and television program production and moved to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's head Office in Ottawa as Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Regional Broadcasting. In 1968 he was posted to Vancouver as Director of Radio for British Columbia, and in 1972 moved to London, England as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio and Television Program Representative. He considered this position to be the highlight of his career, as it allowed him to live in and near his spiritual homes of England, France and Italy.
Franks final posting was to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1978, where he took up the dual responsibilities of Resources Manager and Maritime Regional Talent Relations Officer. He retired in 1987, which enabled him to indulge his passion for travel. In his life he visited Europe, Eastern Europe, Russia, Northern and southern Africa, and most of North America. During his time in Halifax, he served for several years as a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust (H.M.C.S. Sackville), and as a member of the inaugural Board of Directors of Symphony Nova Scotia. Frank was also an active member and strong supporter of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Pensioners Association. He was an Elder of the Presbyterian Church of St. David, and an active member of the Worship and Music Committee.
Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will take place at the Presbyterian Church of St. David, Grafton Street, Halifax on Thursday, March 10th at 2: 00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society (Nova Scotia Division), the Multiple Sclerosis Society (Atlantic Division), or a charity of your choice.

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STALLEY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-03-15 published
Frank STALLEY, Broadcaster: 1924-2005
Television pioneer who lost the power of speech during a boyhood bout of Bell's palsy was one of the first Canadian Broadcasting Corporation anchors on The National, writes Sandra MARTIN. He later became a network executive
By Sandra MARTIN, Tuesday, March 15, 2005 Page S7
Long-time Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television broadcaster Frank STALLEY was a co-host with Anna Cameron on Open House, the precursor to Take Thirty, and an anchor and newsreader on the nightly news before moving from behind the cameras to a series of management jobs in London and across Canada.
Francis▲ (Frank▲) Palmer▲ STALLEY was born in Stratford, Ontario, the only child of Frank and Sarah Frances STALLEY. By the time he was 4, his parents realized that he had a natural aptitude for music. For the next 17 years, he trained to be a concert pianist and performed in recitals on radio and in local venues, winning many awards and scholarships. He studied piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and later at the Royal Schools of Music in London.
His musical training was interrupted in the mid-1930s when he was struck simultaneously with polio (then called infantile paralysis), which left him unable to walk, and Bell's palsy (trauma to the seventh cranial nerve), which deprived him of speech. To regain the ability to walk, he took swimming lessons and practised hard to regain the ability to talk, he spent hours speaking with a pencil between his teeth. A biographical sketch written for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1959 says Mr. STALLEY's "speech recovery was extremely difficult and even now... he has to consciously form each word before speaking."
He tried to enlist in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War but was rejected the first time because he was too young and the second time because he was suffering from mastoiditis, a condition that left him with diminished hearing in one ear.
So, in 1944, the 20-year-old Mr. STALLEY found a position as supervisor of elementary school music in Ontario's Bruce County. A year was enough to persuade him to seek his fortunes elsewhere. Through a mix of ingenuity and happenstance -- a neighbour offered him a job -- he found himself the "announcer-operator-news editor-commercial writer and technician" at CJCS in Stratford, Ontario Apparently, he also swept out the place at night.
A year later, he switched to CFCH in North Bay and a job as staff announcer. Even though he was promoted to chief announcer in 1947, he moved to KVER in Albuquerque, N.M., and a dual position as news editor and newscaster. Moving up meant moving around, or so he thought, as he headed for Los Angeles, where he was reduced to washing dishes, or "pearl diving" in the slang of the time. He found some success as a freelance announcer and as a writer of scripts for classical music programs. In 1948, he moved to San Francisco, where he stayed until the Korean War broke out. He then headed back to radio station CHOK in Sarnia, this time as program manager, a position he held until he went to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as an announcer in 1954.
He was a regular anchor on The National news, along with Larry Henderson and Rex Loring. Broadcaster Patrick WATSON remembers directing him as a newsreader when "I was a new boy and he a staff announcer, and that he was helpful and courteous and good at his job."
Broadcaster Vincent Tovell also remembers him from the early 1960s. "My memory of him is totally positive. He was easy, pleasant, very efficient, all of those nice things. Television was live and you had to be cool."
Among many other assignments during the 1950s and 1960s, Mr. STALLEY was the co-host of the first women's program, Open House, with broadcaster Anna Cameron. She remembers him as "a very nice and gracious man" who played the piano, sometimes even on the show.
Actor and broadcaster Paul SOLES, who co-hosted Take 30, the successor to Open House, first with Ms. Cameron and then with Adrienne Clarkson, says Mr. STALLEY "had a light, genuine, engaging manner and voice."
As a neophyte performer on television, Mr. SOLES looked on announcers such as Mr. STALLEY as "the standard setters" for the use of language and phrasing. "I recall his calm, often wry, welcoming and gentleness" as a host, and his "quiet formality."
After only a decade before the cameras, Mr. STALLEY "moved up the line" into administration, working first in Ottawa as executive assistant to Charles Jennings, the vice-president of regional broadcasting. That's where he met and married Sarah GRANT, his wife of nearly 40 years. "He was a wonderful, intelligent, humorous, caring individual," she said.
In 1968, he was posted to Vancouver as director of radio for British Columbia, and then to London as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's radio and television program representative. "He loved that," said Mrs. STALLEY. " His family had come from England and he had spent a lot of time there with his parents in his youth. Living in London in the '70s was the time to be there."
After London, he was given the choice of moving to Toronto or Halifax; he chose the latter partly because his wife's family came from there and partly because he wanted a quieter posting as he headed toward retirement. He stepped down from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation at the age of 63 in 1987. In retirement, travel, music and his membership in the Presbyterian church became big interests.
In the past decade, he survived three serious illnesses -- bacterial meningitis, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and a pulmonary embolism. "We thought he would always survive everything," his wife said last week. Then shortly before Christmas, he developed an unusual and aggressive type of lung cancer. Not even he could beat cancer.
Frank STALLEY was born in Stratford, Ontario, on May 29, 1924. He died of lung cancer in Halifax on March 4, 2005. He was 80. He is survived by his wife, Sarah and daughter Christian.

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STALLEY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-03-23 published
I Remember -- Frank STALLEY
By Garth GODDARD, Wednesday, March 23, 2005, Page S9
Garth GODDARD of Toronto writes about broadcaster Frank STALLEY, whose obituary ran on March 15.
I knew Frank when we were both at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto in the late 1950s and early '60s, but did not know that he had trained as a pianist. I did know that he knew a lot about music, though, because he hosted a program of recorded music on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio on Sunday afternoon, and his comments were always knowledgeable. He was very fond of Sergei Rachmaninov and, whenever he played a recording with him at the piano, he would say, reverently, "No one plays Rachmaninov like Rachmaninov."
I also remember being in a television studio one day when Frank wandered in and, finding a piano there, sat down and started to play Beethoven's challenging Piano Sonata No. 21, the Waldstein. I thought he was doing a pretty creditable job of it, but he soon stopped, saying, "And that's where it always ends -- in the middle of page 1, in a welter of notes."

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STALLEY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-11-22 published
STALLEY, Sarah Bergen (née GRANT)
Born: 3rd August 1933 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Died: November 18th, 2005 after a brief illness, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dearly loved wife of the late Frank Palmer STALLEY (deceased March 4th, 2005). She is survived by her daughter Christian and her spouse Trevor, and her beloved grand_son Callum. Also survived by her sister Caroline GILL (Christopher,) and her brother Gregor GRANT (Sigrid.) Daughter of the late Vice-Admiral Harold GRANT and Christian (née MITCHELL.) She will be deeply missed by niece Sue JONKER (Josh,) nephews John GRANT, and Timothy, Andrew, Will (Anita, son Nikolas) and Ian (Lisa PRIMAVESI) GILL, and many cousins.
Sarah worked as Assistant Editor of Canadian Art magazine in the early 1960s as well as short time with the National Film Board of Canada. One of Sarah's more exciting jobs was as a Protocol Coordinator for Expo 67, meeting Heads of State and Royalty from around the world. After marrying, Sarah and Frank moved to Vancouver, then to London, England, with their daughter, Christian. On returning to Canada, Sarah became a Realtor in Halifax.
Sarah's life was filled with close Friends and adventure. She had an insatiable appetite for the arts, good literature and travel, which she indulged in her youth and then shared with her husband Frank. They travelled extensively in North America, Europe, Eastern Europe and Africa.
Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at the Church of St. David, Grafton St, Halifax, on Wednesday November 23rd, at 2: 00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Mississippi Society of Canada.

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STALLIBRASS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-07-21 published
LYNETT, Russell John " Curly"
Passed away July 17, 2005, at the age of 96. He was born in Richmond Hill to parents of pioneer families, Catherine DICKSON/DIXON and Edward LYNETT. He was predeceased by his parents, step-father John STALLIBRASS, his first wife Isabel E. McLEAN and his second wife of 59 years, Ethel J. (Andy) ANDERSON. He is survived by his daughter Margaret R. BUCKMASTER (Harvey) and step-son Keith MAYHEW (Ruth) and his three children Scott (Wendy), Michelle and Andrea and four step-grandchildren Ashley, Heather, Kayla and Bryden, Ruth's children Marilyn, Mitchell and Danny and extended family. Curly was Clerk and Treasurer of Richmond Hill from 1942 to 1973 and an employee of Bedford Park Floral Company from 1925 to 1942. He was secretary to the Richmond Hill School Board, secretary to the United Church Sunday School, United Church Board member and treasurer for twenty years, member of the Richmond Hill Fire Department for thirty years and deputy chief for ten years. He was treasurer of the Lion's Club, driver for the Cancer Society, secretary to the Board of Commissioners of Police and an honorary member of the Awards Reception Committee. He was a Life and Founding member of the Richmond Hill Curling Club, member and board member of the Richmond Hill Lawn Bowling Club for 56 years. He gave lifetime dedication to the village and town of Richmond Hill and was much honoured for his endeavours. His smile will be sadly missed and well remembered. Friends may meet with the family at Marshall Funeral Home, 10366 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill at 1: 00 p.m. on Sunday, July 24, 2005. The service will be held in the chapel at 2: 00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the York Central Hospital Foundation, 10 Trench Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4C 9Z9. Special thanks to the staff at York Central Long Term Care Facility.

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STALORAITIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-09-28 published
STALORAITIS, Bernadeta (née GRIGONYTE)
Peacefully on Monday, September 26, 2005 at St. Joseph's Health Centre in her 88th year. Beloved wife of the late Juozas STALORAITIS. Loving sister of the late Leonarda MITALIENE- RADZEVICIENE and the late Stefanija VAITIEKUNIENE. Dear aunt of Romas MITALAS (Nancy,) Giedre ZUKAUSKAS (Kazimieras) and aunt-in-law of Dalia MITALAS and Kathy DIRKIS. Predeceased by her nieces Jura OKMANAS and Aldona (Saule) MICHAELS, nephews Algirdas MITALAS and Petras (Jaunis) DIRKIS and great-nephew Kazimieras ZUKAUSKAS. Great-aunt of Astra MICHAELS, Vida ZUKAUSKAS, Petras and Rimas OKMANAS, Leonardas, Vincentas and Rasa MITALAS, and in Australia, Aurora ANDRUSKA, Paul, Michael and John DIRKIS. Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Yorke Chapel, 2357 Bloor St. W., at Windermere Ave., east of Jane subway, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Thursday. Rosary 8: 00 p.m. Thursday. Funeral Mass will be held at the Church of the Resurrection, 1 Resurrection Rd., Toronto, on Friday, September 30, 2005 at 10 a.m. Interment Saint John's Lithuanian Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to a charity of your choice would be appreciated.

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STALTERI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-10-16 published
STALTERI, Maria (née PIANTA)
Passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and loved ones, on October 14th, 2005 at Peel Memorial William Osler Health Centre, at the age of 94 years. Predeceased by her husband Giuseppe (1986). Mama will always remain in our hearts, love John (Marie), Tony (Roseanne), Maria (Sam), Dominic (Anna) and Patricia. Cherised Nonna to 13 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. ZiGioma will be sadly missed by her extended family and Friends. Family and Friends may be received at the Andrews Community Funeral Centre, in Brampton (8190 Dixie Road, North of Steeles Ave. E.) on Sunday, October 16th, 2005 from 2-9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will take place at St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church, (8530 Chinguacousy Road) on Monday, October 17th, 2005 at 1: 00 p.m. Entombment to follow at Assumption Cemetery.

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STAM o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-09-24 published
MAAS, Hendrikus " Hank" Martin
At the Woodstock General Hospital on Thursday September 22, 2005. Hendrikus " Hank" Martin MAAS of R.R.#2 Burgessville in his 83rd year. Beloved husband of the late Johanna MAAS (2000.) Dear father of Theo and wife Shirley of Burgessville, Ed and wife Jane of Burgessville, Rob and wife Pam of Norwich. He will be sadly missed by his grandchildren Julie and husband Tom BATSON, Jody and wife Jodi MAAS, Chris, Anissa, Adam, Nikki and husband Jeremy GILLESPIE, Shannon and husband Lloyd BALSMA, Derek and Ben, great grandchildren Katelyn, Claudia, Tyrell, Reece, Logan, Brooklyn, Ethan, Kyle and Domanick. Brother of Evert and Kees MAAS, Afra STAM all of Holland, Martin and wife Dorothy of Brampton. Predeceased by brothers Piet and Frans and sister Marie. Hank was a member of St. Rita's Catholic Church in Woodstock. Friends will be received at The Arn-Lockie Funeral Home, 45 Main St. W. Norwich on Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Rita's Catholic Church 904 Dundas St. Woodstock on Monday September 26th at 10: 00 a.m. with Father Chris GEVAERT oficiating. Interment Burgessville Baptist Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Cancer Society would be appreciated. Prayers will be said on Sunday at 3: 00 p.m. from the funeral home. Arn-Lockie 863-3020.

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STAM o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-05-19 published
YOUNG, Doris E.
Suddenly at her home in Innisfil on Wednesday, May 18, 2005. Doris YOUNG, formerly of Holland Landing, in her 78th year. Beloved wife of Wilf. Dear mother of Brenda (Bill) DURANT, Anita (Robert) PEACOCK, Loni SWITZER, Stewart (Kathy) SWITZER, Dick (Pat) SWITZER, Fred (Nancy) SWITZER, Art SWITZER, Laura SWITZER (Rick STAM) and predeceased by Chris SWITZER. Dear stepmother of Kim YOUNG- MASON and Kari YOUNG. Dear sister of Fred LAWTON and the late Pearl GOODALL. Also survived by 20 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe Rd., Bradford (1-800-209-4803) for visitation on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held in the Lathangue Chapel on Saturday, May 21, 2005 at 11 a.m., followed by cremation. Donations to the Legion Poppy Fund would be appreciated.

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STAMATOPOULOS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-05-22 published
STAMATOPOULOS, Frank
Passed away suddenly at the age of 67 surrounded by his family on May 20, 2005. son of the late Vasile STAMATOPOULOS and Diamando TZERELAS and brother of Demetri, Aleko, Kyriako and George. Frank will be sadly missed by his beloved wife Toula of 50 years. He will be lovingly remembered and very sadly missed by his children Bill and Mando (Diane) and son-in-law John KIPARISAS. He leaves his grandchildren Nicolas, Emily, Frankie and Samantha with wonderful memories and hearts full of love. His unique humour, laughter, and unconditional love will be forever missed by all his nieces and nephews. Friends will be received on Monday, May 23, 2005 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Heritage Funeral Centre, 50 Overlea Blvd., 416-423-1000. Funeral Service to be held at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 30 Thorncliffe Park Dr. on Tuesday, May 24, at 11: 00 a.m. Interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery to follow. "Till we meet again"

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STAMBULSKI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-05-14 published
DUNCAN, Alexander James (1929-2005)
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Alexander DUNCAN on Saturday, April 30th, 2005. Alex was predeceased by his devoted and loving life partner of nearly half a century James Richard SHAEFFER. Alex passed away due to complications from a recent stroke and weakened by grief over the loss of his beloved Jim two weeks prior (see obituary for SHAEFFER, James Richard). Alex is predeceased by his parents Mary Jean and William DUNCAN, sister Dora WAY (Bill,) brother Douglas DUNCAN (Vicki,) sister Sheila STAMBULSKI, brother-in-law Denny RAGEN, and cousin and great friend May WAY. Deeply saddened by his loss are sister Gertrude RAGEN, step-sister Sandy VERNON, brother-in-law Stanley STAMBULSKI, and many devoted nieces and nephews. Alex will be affectionately remembered and deeply missed by all members of the Shaeffer family for his humour, generous spirit, and hospitality. Many people in the "Doggie Profession" will remember Alex and Jim. They started out showing dogs, went on to their own breeding kennels in Uxbridge, Ontario, and eventually settled down and opened the grooming business "The Beauty Salon for Dogs" on O'Connor Drive in Toronto. When it came time to retire they took their two pups Maude and Fred and moved to Niagara Falls where they enjoyed a beautiful home and garden, and made some wonderful new Friends, both two legged and four. The family wishes to thank the doctors and nurses of the Greater Niagara General Hospital for their tender loving care and support, not only to Alex and Jim, but the family as well. Special thanks go out to a wonderful friend and mentor Paul BARBER; your gentle spirit, calm demeanor, offers of respite, and quiet talks soothed our hearts. Cremation has taken place. In memory of Alex and Jim, please support an animal shelter, an agency that trains service dogs, or just take a few minutes to walk your four legged best friend. God bless you Alex. We are so proud of you!Arrangements entrusted to Niagara Funeral Alternatives, (905) 894-0120.

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STAMM o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-05-16 published
PATTINSON, Dorothy (formerly CHISHOLM, née DURHAM)
(June 15, 1912-May 14, 2005)
Passed away in Niagara Falls after a brief illness. Loving daughter of Rose STAMM and George DURHAM. Predeceased by her sister Evelyn Kilkenny EFFRICK and brother George DURHAM. Dot married James CHISHOLM (passed away in 1970) in 1937 and they had five children Adrienne BANBURY (Larry) of Lansdowne, Ontario, Mary Lou REIMAN (Barry) of Niagara Falls, Dr. Robert CHISHOLM (Ginny) of Toronto, Marnie STUNT (John) of Pembroke and Barb SONIER (the late Pierre, 1996) of London, Ontario. She leaves behind 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren who will miss her great love and interest in their lives. Dot married Jack PATTINSON in 1979 and she is fondly remembered by her stepchildren; Sandy REYNOLDS of Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Tom PATTINSON of Uxbridge, Ontario, Jake PATTINSON of Burlington, and Betsy PATTINSON of Toronto. Her family will forever be deeply inspired by her generosity and love of life. Friends will be received on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Hetherington & Deans Funeral Chapel, 5176 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at 1 p.m. at Stamford United Church, 3855 St. Peter Avenue. Interment to follow in Fairview Cemetery. Online tributes may be made at www.mem.com.

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STAMP o@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.stayner.stayner_sun 2005-11-30 published
TAGGART, Russell
(World War 2 Veteran, Member of the Royal Canadian Legion #147)
Peacefully, at the Leisureworld Caregiving Centre, on Sunday, November 27th, 2005. Russell TAGGART of Barrie, in his 87th year. Beloved husband of Henny TAGGART, in their 59th year of marriage. Loving father of Shirley REID (Paul STAMP,) Brian (Gaynor,) and Rhonda SHAIL (Rick.) Cherished Poppa of Todd, Tim, Susan, Kelly, Jarrod, Fawne, Tim and eight great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Steckley Gooderham Funeral Home (Clapperton and Worsley Streets) Barrie, on Saturday from 2: 00 p.m. until time of Service in the chapel on Saturday, December 3rd, 2005 at 3: 00 p.m. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Leisureworld Caregiving Centre. Condolences may be forwarded through www.steckleygooderham.com
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STAMP o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-10-31 published
STAMP, Peggy (née HIGGINS)
on Thursday 27th October at Toronto Grace Hospital. Daughter of Douglas HIGGINS and Margaret HIGGINS née McTAGGART. Widow of Edward. Beloved mother of Philip, Penny, Paddy and Siobhan and grandmother of Fred and Nikolai. Funeral at St. James-the-Less Chapel, St. James' Cemetery, on 1st November at 3 p.m.

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STAMP o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-20 published
BARLOW, Leonard Douglas " Lenny"
Passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 18th, 2005, in his 58th year. Beloved husband to Angela (née STAMP.) Proud loving father of Joseph, Edward (Kelly), Michael and Linda. Dear Poppa of Taylor. Lenny will be sadly missed by his faithful K9 friend "Angus". Cherished son of Blanch and the late Joseph BARLOW. Loving brother of Carlyle (Barbara), Charles (Shirley) and Joyce (Kevin). Friends may visit at Oshawa Funeral Service "Thornton Chapel", 847 King Street West (905-721-1234) on Friday, January 21st from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel on Saturday, January 22nd at 3: 00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice.

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STAMP o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-03-01 published
CONGDON, David Samuel
(Retired from Ontario Hydro 33 years) Passed away peacefully at home on Monday, February 28, 2005, at the age of 63. Beloved husband of Marilyn (née STAMP) for 42 years. Loving father of Tracy and Bryan HUGHES, Neil and Dale CONGDON, loving grandpa of Kara and Jenna HUGHES, Taylor CONGDON. Dear brother of Marie (Russell) BAKER, Rilla (Bob) DAVIS, the late Jim CONGDON (Beryl), and brother-in-law of Dorothy and Brian BLACK and the late Sid STAMP (Elsie.) son of the late Raymond and Edna CONGDON. Sadly missed by his nieces, nephews, family and Friends. Friends are invited to visit the family at the Gordon A. Monk Funeral Home Ltd., 127 Main Street, Minden on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service in the chapel on Thursday, March 3, 2005 at 11: 00 a.m. Reception to follow in the family centre at the Funeral Home. Spring Interment at the lngoldsby Pioneer Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Minden Hospital Building Fund, the Haven of Rest Chapel or to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.

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STAMP o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-04 published
Romance writer troubled by memories
Barbara BROUSE added depth to bodice rippers
Memoirs recall mother's abuse, servants' kindness
By Catherine DUNPHY, Obituary Writer
As Abra TAILOR/TAYLOR, she created a world in which love's raging passion always overcomes deceit, betrayal and flame-haired predators (aka the other woman), in which the oh-so-handsome (but distant) count will finally sweep our heroine, the small grey-eyed governess, into his rippling arms and, with a shudder, a groan low in his throat, cover her mouth with burning kisses.
She was one of the world's best-selling romance writers.
As Barbara BROUSE she had to be: her own marriage was disintegrating and she was single-handedly keeping four children and a grand house going in Rosedale.
It was the early '80s and she was part of a romantic revolution, one of a stable of writers injecting new realism -- and more than one plot line -- into bigger and bolder love stories. Now there were throbbing groins, restless hands, sex scenes and heroines who were definitely not virginal.
She wrote the first of Harlequin's Super Romance novels: End of Innocence ("Rafael's eyes had darkened and directed their attention toward the region of her breasts... her heart beat like a winged thing..."). Later she was a solid performer for Silhouette and wrote as Araby SCOTT for Avon publishers.
"My editor-in-chief met Barbara at a Romance Writers of America conference and I remember her calling me with so much excitement in her voice saying 'Guess who I signed up for our list? Abra TAILOR/TAYLOR.' It was a coup at the time," said Alicia CONDON, a former senior editor with Silhouette Books.
CONDON edited TAILOR/TAYLOR's book Hold Back The Night, which became a huge seller for the U.S. publisher.
"It had an emotional depth and drama to it that was not common at that time in contemporary romance; it was a book that really struck me," CONDON remembered.
The story featured a young woman who falls in love with a sculptor. There is a misunderstanding and she has his child without him ever knowing.
The copy editor who worked on the book told CONDON it was the best book she'd ever read. CONDON herself wrote to BROUSE in a letter: "This book wrings tears out of me every time I read it."
From 1979 to about 1984, BROUSE wrote dozens of romance novels, many of which were translated and published in Japanese, Italian, French, Portuguese and Swedish. They were never just tales of girl-meets-older-'n'-wealthier-man, and she was never just a dilettante tossing off fanciful froth between lunch engagements.
"She was up every morning at 5 a.m. writing until 5 p.m. and then she would make dinner for all of us. We'd all descend on her in her study after school wanting to know what we were having for dinner. She really did keep it all together," said her daughter Gillian BROUSE.
A former advertising copywriter, Barbara BROUSE thoroughly researched the locales for her stories, whether she had been there or not. She displayed all her books on a shelf behind her desk and enjoyed getting letters from her fans. "They would tell her that she touched their lives," said Gillian. "They don't say that when you write an ad for a refrigerator."
But five years after she began writing, she stopped. She never wrote another romance. It was years before she wanted to write another book -- and when she did, it consumed her.
After she fought her way back from a stroke that robbed her of her ability to speak, BROUSE began a long journey of introspection that resulted in her need to tell her own story. She wrote three volumes, The Drumming, Lion In The Drawer and Dolly, of polished but raw, painful stories of childhood abuse.
More than anything she had written, she wanted these published. After immersing herself in the fiction of love conquers all, she wanted desperately to tell a true story of overcoming cruelty. But when she died at 73 of a heart attack on February 23, she still hadn't found a publisher.
BROUSE was born in Indore, India; her Canadian father was a missionary doctor who tended to many of the prisoners of war made famous in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai. He was also Lord Mountbatten's physician. She was sent away to an Irish boarding school when she was six, then came to Toronto to attend Brown public school, Bishop Strachan School and the University of Toronto.
She was hired by Simpson's to write advertising copy, but after she met and married Leo BROUSE, the couple started their own advertising agency, Lionel T. Brouse and Associates. It was a good time to be in the advertising game. "It was very creative and a lot of fun then," said Margaret BREAK. She and her husband Paul were great Friends with the couple, who were at the centre of the social set of the '60s. They were golden: he was urbane, witty and charismatic; she was beautiful and talented. She wrote the lyrics for the jingle "It's hard not to think of the Bay" and "Kleenex knows noses."
She worked from home, where she looked after their four children: Andrew, now a researcher and PhD candidate at University of Plymouth the twins Gillian, a marketing consultant currently on maternity leave, and Susan, a casting director in Vancouver, and Terance, a communications consultant.
In a house teeming with books and children, she made up stories about a gang of crazy alley cats for her own brood. But when their ad business took a downturn, her marriage showed the strain. Leo BROUSE, who died in 1999, took to sleeping all day and roaming the house at night, a drink at hand. Barbara BROUSE bought a box full of romance novels, studied them and started writing. The marriage officially ended when she stopped writing them.
She sold the big house in Rosedale and all the antiques. "Barbara scoffed at all that anyway," said her friend Buck HENRY, a hairdresser. They met when he came to look at some of the antiques she was selling.
BROUSE was barely into her 60s when she was felled by a massive stroke in 1997. Her carotid artery completely closed down; she could not remember any words and she had to learn how to speak all over again. No one understood the process. In fact, doctors told her she might never be able to walk or talk again.
Henry and the four children took turns being with her in the hospital. He remembers the despair of watching his friend struggling and failing -- to say even a one-syllable word.
"I remember Gillian saying to me 'I just want my Mom back,'" he said.
Her children recall her trying to tell them something after the stroke. Someone handed her a piece of paper so she could spell it out. She wrote "moves," then crossed it out, "woves," crossed it out as well. They started guessing words. Finally someone said "loves." "Yes," she said, pointing in turn to each of her children. "Love, love, love, love."
Her love of language may have saved her: she read and memorized the poetry she loved until the sound of those words became familiar to her again. When her father died in 1994, she turned to writing to revisit her childhood and recover the memories of the abuse she remembers receiving at the hands of her mother. It was also the way she wanted to thank the servants in the family home in India, whom she was convinced saved her from even worse trauma.
"Nobody was helping her do this, her writing was helping her," said her friend Peggy STAMP, who is a therapist. "It turned out to be the route to her unconscious."
But many of her Friends were uncomfortable when BROUSE talked about her latest writing. They had been fine with her escapism writing, the romance novels with the inevitable happy endings, but were threatened and frightened by her memoirs.
Some of them didn't believe her, and she spent years researching and trying to verify her memories.
The three unpublished volumes are her life's work. Not the hundreds of thousands of novels sold round the world by Abra TAILOR/TAYLOR or Araby SCOTT. Her children understand that; they say they are determined to find a publisher for their mother's last and most important words.

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STAMP o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-10-19 published
DOEHLER, Irmgard Lotte Lona (née HAUCK)
(May 11, 1914-October 15, 2005)
Died peacefully at Rouge Valley Health Centre. Predeceased by her husband Gerhard, she is survived by her son Joachim DOEHLER (Gail) and her daughter Christa-Maria STAMP (Ken.) She was the loving Oma to five grandchildren Scott (Marianne), Jennifer (Ben), Margaret, Danielle, and Alex (Susan) and one great-grandchild Jack. She was a lifelong gardener. She is resting at the Jerrett Funeral Home, 660 Kennedy Road in Scarborough. Visitation will be Friday, October 21 from 1-2 p.m., followed by a short service and then a private interment at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice.

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STAMPER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-03-23 published
MAVOR, Thomas
Of Midland passed away suddenly at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto on Monday, March 21st, 2005. Beloved husband of Margaret (TUTTLE.) Dear father of Gail (SANDERS) and Susan (HOPE.) Loving grandpa of Michael (HOPE,) Alyson (SANDERS,) and Laura (HOPE.) Dear brother of Jean (STAMPER,) George, and the late William and Mary. Friends and family may call at the Nicholls Funeral Home, 330 Midland Ave., Midland on Wednesday, March 23 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the chapel on Thursday, March 24 at 1 p.m. Memorial donations to the Princess Margaret Hospital or Huronia District Hospital's Foundation would be appreciated.

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STAMPLECOSKI o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-11-30 published
THWAITES, Linda
Peacefully at Parkwood Hospital on Saturday, November 26, 2005, Mrs. Linda THWAITES of London in her 59th year. Beloved former wife of Nelson THWAITES Sr., and companion of Joe DOUCET. Loving mother of Nelson and Gregory of London. Dear grandmother of Nelson Jr., Kaylyn, Michael and Greggory. Also survived by sisters Diane STAMPLECOSKI, Joanne WALSH and Marie WILSON. Linda will be greatly missed by her many Friends. Friends and relatives called at the Lloyd R. Needham Funeral Chapel, 520 Dundas Street, London Tuesday from 2: 30 p.m. until the time of service at 3:30 p.m. Memorial donations to the Sunshine Foundation would be appreciated.

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STAMPS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-08-09 published
McKENZIE, Miriam Annette "Phyllis" (née STAMPS- SOUTHALL)
At Four Counties Health Services, Newbury, on Sunday, August 7, 2005, Miriam Annette "Phyllis" McKENZIE (née STAMPS- SOUTHALL) of Glencoe in her 87th year. Beloved wife of the late Robert Borden McKENZIE (1991.) Dear mother of Lorraine WEEKES and her husband Don, Marian YSEBAERT and the late Roger. Loving grandmother of Greg and Lilibeth WEEKES, Rob WEEKES and his fiance Monique VERBRUGGHE, Shelley and Sean PROCTOR, Wayne YSEBAERT and Tanya YSEBAERT. Also survived by one sister Florence Jean HAMILTON of Ottawa and sister-in-law of Catherine and John MAY. Several nieces and nephews and their families also survive. Predeceased by her parents, Miriam MORGAN, Charles Leonard STAMPS and John Thomas SOUTHALL and 2 brothers, Charles Gerald STAMPS, Thomas Clifford SOUTHALL and 1 sister Edith Mary ELLIS. Relatives and Friends will be received at the Van Heck Funeral Home, 172 Symes Street, Glencoe on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where the funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 11 at 1: 30 p.m. Interment Oakland Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or Four Counties Health Services Foundation.

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STAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-01-10 published
SANGSTER, James " Jim" Rosswell
Peacefully, at South Huron Hospital, Exeter, Thursday, January 6, 2005 James "Jim" Rosswell SANGSTER, 79, on Hensall. Beloved husband of the late Edna Mae (CORBETT) SANGSTER (1991.) Dear father of Brad SANGSTER of Hensall, Pat and Ralph HOLLAND of Clinton. Loving grandpa of Gwen and Bruce ROBERTSON of Campbellford, Michael and Wendy HOLLAND of Montreal. Dear brother of Marion PEEBLES of London, John SANGSTER of Forest, brother-in-law of Janeth SANGSTER and Leonard NOAKES, both of Hensall. Remembered by his nieces, nephews and their families. Predeceased by his sisters Minnie NOAKES, Laura STAN, Jean SANGSTER in infancy, brothers Dave SANGSTER, George "Dode" SANGSTER and Ivor SANGSTER. The family will receive Friends at the Hensall United Church Fellowship Hall, Hensall, Saturday, January 15, 2005 to celebrate Jim's life commencing at 1 p.m., followed by a time of remembrance and refreshments. Cremation has taken place with interment later in Hensall Union Cemetery. If desired, memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or charity of choice would be appreciated. T. Harry Hoffman and Sons Funeral Home, Dashwood, entrusted with arrangements. Condolences at www.hoffmanfuneralhome.com

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STAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-05-29 published
MARSHALL, Joseph " Joe" Arthur
Suddenly at the London Health Science Center South Street Campus, on Friday, May 27, 2005. Joseph "Joe" A. MARSHALL of Chateau Gardens Nursing Home Parkhill, Ontario in his 86th year. Beloved husband of the late Ada May MARSHALL and the late Helen MARSHALL. Dear father of Terry MARSHALL. Dear step-father of Sylvia and Ed STAN, Joanne WELSH. Also survived by 8 grandchildren and 2 greatgrandchildren. Dear friend of Corneila PUYENBROEK. Predeceased by son Tom MARSHALL. Resting at the M. Box and son Funeral Home, 183 Broad Street Parkhill where the funeral service will be conducted on Monday, May 30 at 11: 00 a.m. Visitation Sunday from 3-7 p.m. A grave service to follow at the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, London on Monday, May 30 at 2: 30 p.m. Reverend Douglas MILES and Pastor Bruce FULLER will officiate. A Parkhill Legion Branch #341 memorial funeral service 6: 30 p.m. Sunday evening. Donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated. Share a memory or send condolences to www.boxfuneralhome.ca M. Box and son will plant a tree in living memory of Mr. MARSHALL at the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Parkhill.

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STAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-09-21 published
STAN, John▼
Peacefully, on Sunday, September 18th, 2005, Mr. John STAN of London in his 87th year. Beloved husband of Mrs. Hazel F. (MILNE) STAN. Loving father of Robert STAN, and Penney BRENNAN and her husband Wayne. Loved grandfather of Ryan, Holly, Alayna, Erin, Jason, Emily and Connor and great-grandfather of Julion, Seth and Mykayla. Sadly missed by brothers Edward and his wife Sylvia, Alex and his wife Joan, Victor and his wife Shirley, and by his sister Anne DORMAN and sister-in-law Margaret STAN. Predeceased by brothers Charles, Henry, Bill and Dan and sisters Marie and Eleanor. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 7: 00-9:00 p.m. at the Westview Funeral Chapel, 709 Wonderland Road North, where a funeral service will be conducted on Friday, September 23rd, 2005 at 11: 00 a.m. Cremation with inurnment at Oakland Cemetery. Those wishing to make a donation in memory of John are asked to consider the Alzheimer Society.

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STAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-10-15 published
STAN, John▲
The family of the late John STAN would like to express sincere thanks and appreciation to family and Friends for their comfort and support during a difficult and stressful time. To Para-Med and Com-Care and to Dr. FODEMISI, thank you for taking such good care of John. To Reverend Frank MEADOWS, thank you for your kind words and lovely funeral service and to the Westview Funeral Chapel, thank you for your sensitivity. To everyone, your thoughtfulness will always be remembered. Hazel STAN and Family

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