ALFANDARY
ALFANO
ALFARO
ALFIERI
ALFINO
ALFONSI
ALFONSO
ALFRED
ALFANDARY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-05-26 published
ALFANDARY,
Rafael
Jewellery Designer - Peacefully on Tuesday, May 24, 2005, after
a long battle with cancer. Beloved husband of Eriko
MIYAZAWA.
Father of Ruth (New York) and Dalia (Bali). Grandfather of Nadine,
Daniel, Coban and Kai. Private Family Service. Friends are welcome
to attend a gathering at Manulife, 44 Charles St. West, 31st
Floor on Saturday, May 28, 2005, 2-5 p.m.
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ALFANDARY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-05-28 published
Rafael ALFANDARY:
Jeweller to the stars
By Tabassum
SIDDIQUI,
Staff
Reporter
Rafael ALFANDARY was a man's man, but it was his affinity for
women that led to his career as a jeweller whose bold pieces
adorned flamboyant celebrities in the 1970s.
He had been around the world and back but returned to Toronto
in 2000 to die after being diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a
rare form of blood cancer.
ALFANDARY, whose chunky metal and stone jewellery was worn by
Liberace, Margaret Trudeau, Muhammad Ali and actor Lorne Greene
during the heyday of his career in Toronto in the '70s, died
Tuesday in his apartment studio at the age of 66.
"He wanted to die in Canada -- he had a great time in Toronto
and he always identified himself as Canadian," his wife Eriko
MIYAZAWA said. "When I first met him, he had a heavy Yugoslavian
accent so I was surprised to hear he was Canadian."
Born in Belgrade,
ALFANDARY and his mother were the only members
of his Jewish family to escape a concentration camp. She died
when he was 11. He emigrated to Israel when he was 20 and trained
as a mechanical engineer.
In 1970, he and his first wife relocated to Toronto because he
did not want his two young daughters, Dalia and Ruth, who would
later go on to become jewellery designers in New York and Bali,
to join the army.
While studying English at George Brown College, he stumbled into
the career that would bring him fame and fortune.
"He was always a ladies' man,"
MIYAZAWA said. "He wanted to give
a gift to his teacher, so he made some jewellery with copper
wire that his landlord had. She really loved that piece and showed
it to Friends who wanted more, and it all took off from there."
ALFANDARY could hardly keep up with the orders pouring in for
his handmade pieces. One of his first high-profile clients was
Margaret Trudeau, who wore one of his necklaces to an opening
of Parliament.
"The '70s in Canada was a time of boldness, and his jewellery
made sense in that era because everything else at the time was
dainty and all the same, but his pieces were very individual,
with a distinctive look,"
MIYAZAWA said. "One day Mr. Trudeau
recognized him in a crowd when he was giving an interview, and
he was very proud of that."
ALFANDARY soon became a media darling, known simply as Rafael.
In 1973, he was commissioned to create the crown for the Miss
Canada beauty pageant. He worked with Marilyn Brooks, designing
pieces for her clothing line. And his jewellery also appeared
as featured prizes on the popular television game show Let's
Make a Deal!
By the late 1970s,
ALFANDARY had sold more than half a million
pieces. His jewellery was sold in all the major department stores
across Canada, in airports, and six stores of his own. He had
60 employees, including a small throng of lawyers, accountants,
and advertising people.
Boxer Muhammad Ali liked the large size and heft of the pieces.
Jewellery-loving entertainer Liberace became a good friend. Earlier
this year, singer Prince wore one of
ALFANDARY's necklaces to
the People's Choice Awards.
"I first met Rafael in his glory in the '70s, when he was quite
well-known in Toronto circles," says friend Sam
BERKEL, who was
ALFANDARY's neighbour in the Manulife Centre in the '70s. The
pair renewed their Friendship more than two decades later when
ALFANDARY moved back into the highrise after his return to Toronto.
BERKEL recalls his old friend as a "man's man" who liked to gamble
and enjoyed the high life. "His jewellery was worn by a lot of
celebrities, so back then he led a very popular lifestyle --
lots of wine parties with the who's who."
In the 1980s,
ALFANDARY remarried and moved to Austin, Texas,
where he dabbled in fine jewellery before divorcing and heading
halfway around the world to an ashram in Goa, India. He and
MIYAZAWA
met at a meditation retreat in Pune, India, in 1999.
The two married in Goa in 1999 but moved back to Toronto the
following year when
ALFANDARY was diagnosed with myeloma. Doctors
told him he only had two years to live.
ALFANDARY threw himself into his work, creating new pieces of
jewellery, including a line for pets, sculpture-like clocks,
and intricate knobs for doors and drawers.
Though increasingly debilitated by the cancer,
ALFANDARY refused
to give up smoking or change his diet despite taking eight different
medications daily.
"He was getting worse and worse every day, but he was still doing
his thing,"
BERKEL said. "He had a hunger to create and design.
It gave him pleasure to see women wearing his jewellery.
ALFANDARY"
died peacefully in the Manulife Centre apartment that doubled
as his work studio."He had a full view of Toronto from his bedroom
it's a beautiful view, and his life ended there," said his
wife. "He lived his life so fully -- he was an amazing survivor
and took total charge of his own life, and Toronto gave him a
new future and broadened his horizons."
Yesterday, Friends and family gathered in a room on the 31st
floor of the Manulife Centre, looking south over the city skyline,
to remember
ALFANDARY. It was a day for intimates, not celebrities.
"He was crazy about this building,"
MIYAZAWA said.
With files from Tracey
TYLER
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ALFANO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-03 published
RESTIVO,
Gracia
Scozzari
At McMaster University Medical Centre, on Friday, December 31,
2004, Gracia Scozzari
RESTIVO, in her 95th year. Beloved wife
of the late Salvatore (Sam)
RESTIVO (1980.) Dear mother and mother-in-law
of Harry and Ruby
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON,
Joseph and Suzanne
HANNAH, Paul and
Judy GEMMELL, Father Salvatore (Sam)
RESTIVO of the Congregation
of the Resurrection, Angelo and Denise
CORMIER.
Lovingly remembered
by her grandchildren Grace and Gordon
AITKEN,
Sam,
Joanne and
the late Keith
JOHNNY,
Joseph and Paula
DICECCHA, Elizabeth and
David COBBAN,
Michael,
Steven and Deborah
CROUSE, David, Alyssa
and Jason IAFRATES, Gregory, Katherine, Claire
WELCH and Aaron
LEVO, Jude
WELCH and Kelly
OUIMET, Casie
WELCH and Adrian
DUYZER.
Also remembered by her great-grandchildren Tammy and Kevin
HELDMAN,
Laurie ROSS, Matt, Bobby and Kate
JOHNNY, Victoria
RESTIVO, James
and Daniel
COBBAN, and great-great-grandchildren Michaela and
Nikolas ROSS and Alyssa
HELDMAN.
She will be sadly missed by
her sisters Mary
ALFANO,
Florence
LOMANO, sisters-in-law Isabel
SCOZZARI and Yolanda
RESTIVO, brother-in-law Charles
RESTIVO,
and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her brothers Salvatore,
Angelo and Thomas, her sister Angela
DISTEFAN, her brothers-in-law
Nicholas LOMANO,
Anthony
Alfano and John
DISTEFAN and niece Barbara
ZAVARISE.
Gracia
Scozzari
RESTIVO was a member of the Catholic
Women's League of Canada. The family will receive Friends at
the Markey Dermody Funeral Home, 1774 King Street East, Hamilton
(905-547-1121), on Tuesday, January 4, 2005, from 4-9 p.m. The
Vigil Prayer Service will be on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 at 8: 00
p.m. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph's Catholic
Church, Herkimer and Locke Streets, Hamilton (905-528-0019),
on Wednesday, January 5, 2005, at 11: 00 a.m. The Rite of Committal
will take place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. If desired, expressions
of sympathy to St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation, The Father
Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre or your favourite charity would
be appreciated by the family.
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ALFANO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-09-27 published
ALFANO,
Thomas
Joseph "
Tom"
Peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, September 25,
2005, at Humber River Regional Hospital, Church Site. Tom
ALFANO,
in his 77th year, beloved husband of Anne
(BARRESE) for 55 years.
Dear father of Peter and Joey. Loved brother of Frank, Louisa
BATTAGLIA, and Josephine
BELLISSIMO. He will be missed by his
many nieces, nephews, relatives and Friends. Friends and family
may visit at Lynett Funeral Home, 3299 Dundas St. West (one block
east of Runnymede) Tuesday 7-9 p.m. and Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9
p.m. Funeral Mass on Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 10: 30 a.m.
from Transfiguration of Our Lord Church, 45 Ludstone Dr. Interment
Park Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made
to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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ALFANO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-11-25 published
PIEROBON,
Lina
God called Lina peacefully, on November 24, 2005, at the age
of 80, to be reunited in Heaven with her loving husband Luigi,
who passed away in 1999. Cherished by her dear children Mary
(Quintino ALFANO), Oliver (Wendy), Lori (Nick
PANTALEO). Proud
nonna of Anthony, Michael, Paul, Jessica, Alex, Stephanie, and
Kristine. She will always be remembered by her brothers and sister
in Italy and held dear in the hearts of her nieces, nephews,
cousins, relatives, and many Friends. Visitation will be held
at Fratelli Vescio Funeral Homes (8101 Weston Rd., south of Langstaff
Rd., 905-850-3332), on Friday from 2-9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will
be celebrated on Saturday 11: 00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic
Church (on Jane Street, north of King Rd., at 16th Side Road). Entombment
to follow at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery (on Yonge Street, south
of Hwy. 7). In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations
to the Arthritis Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Special thanks to the doctors and nursing staff at the Southlake
Regional Hospital.
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ALFARO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-23 published
VASCONCELOS,
Constanino
(August 19, 1933-August 22, 2005)
Of Margueretta Street. Visitation 4-9 p.m. today and Wednesday
at the Ryan and Odette Funeral Home, 1498 Dundas St. W., at Dufferin,
Toronto. Mass Thursday morning at St. Sebastian's Church (call
for time) to Holy Cross Cemetery. Mr.
VASCONCELOS, who died at
Markham-Stouffville Hospital, is survived by: wife Maria; daughters
Maria ALFARO (Leonardo), Virginia
VASCONCELOS. Debby
PEREIRA
(Carlos;) son Manuel
VASCONCELOS
(Maria;) 4 grandchildren. Parking
is no problem - simply enter from Dufferin, just North of Dundas.
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ALFIERI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-05-14 published
ALFIERI,
Teresa (née
FEDE)
Peacefully, with her family by her side, on May 11, 2005, at
age 58. Beloved wife of Fausto. Adoring mother of Gino (Lorri),
Milena and Robert. Doting Nonna of Luis and Jack. She will also
be fondly remembered by her brothers and sisters, Salvatore,
Felicetta, Carlo, Alda, Donato, and predeceased by Rina, Maria,
Gino, and her parents Oreste and Albina
FEDE.
Friends will be
received at the Neweduk Funeral Home - "Mississauga Chapel",
1981 Dundas St. W. (1 block east of Erin Mills Pkwy.), on Saturday
and Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held
at Saint John of the Cross Roman Catholic Church, 6890 Glen Erin
Dr., Monday, May 16, 2005 at 11 a.m. Interment Glen Oaks Memorial
Gardens. In memory of Teresa, donations made to the Canadian
Liver Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Neweduk
Funeral Home 905-828-8000 www.neweduk.com
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ALFINO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-20 published
ALFINO,
Laura
Passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2005, in Toronto, at the
age of 90. Cherished mother to Nicola and Ginny
ALFINO.
Loving
nonna to Laura (Kam) and
to Diana (Ivano). Laura will be sadly
missed by her surviving 6 sisters and 2 brothers. Family and
Friends will be received at Delmoro Funeral Home, 61 Beverly
Hills Dr. (1 light south of Wilson Ave., west of Jane Street, 416-249-4499)
on Thursday, January 20, 2005 and Friday, January 21, 2005 from
2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, January
22, 2005 at St. Norbert Roman Catholic Church at 9: 30 a.m. Entombment
at Glendale Memorial Gardens to follow.
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ALFINO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-06-26 published
DI CARLO,
Paolino
Passed away at home, on Friday, June 24, 2005, at the age of
83. Beloved husband of Dolores. Devoted father of Josephine and
her husband John
D'ANTONIO,
Marie and her husband David
SISCA.
Loving grandfather of Grace and Domenic, Teresa and Mike, Rocky
and Dina, Angela and Marco, and Anthony. Great-grandfather of
Alexander, Austin, Julia, Connor, Alessio, and Fabrizio. son
of the late Giuseppe and Domenica (née
ALFINO) DI
CARLO.
Dear
brother of Nicola, Silvino, Celeste, Tommaso, Angelina, Andrea,
and Antonio. Relatives and Friends will be received at the Bernardo
Funeral Homes, 2960 Dufferin Street, (2 streets south of Lawrence)
on Saturday from 7-9 p.m. and Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral
Mass will be on Monday, June 27th, 2005 in St. Charles Borromeo
Roman Catholic Church (Dufferin and Lawrence) at 9: 30 a.m. Entombment
in Holy Cross Cemetery (Bayview and Langstaff).
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ALFONSI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-07-21 published
ALFONSI,
Angelo (1927-2005)
It is with much sadness that the family of Angelo
ALFONSI announce
his sudden passing on Wednesday, July 20, 2005. He leaves behind
Rosa, his beloved wife of 41 years. Dear brother-in-law of Carlo
and Carmela. Uncle of Mary, Mike and his wife Jane. Dear great
uncle of Declan. He will be greatly missed by family and Friends
in Canada and Italy. Visitation will take place on Thursday,
July 21, 2005 between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. at Bernardo Funeral Home,
2960 Dufferin Street. A funeral service will be held on Friday,
July 22, 2005 at 9: 30 a.m. at Saint Carlo Borromeo Roman Catholic
Church at Dufferin and Lawrence, followed by burial at Queen
of Heaven Cemetery.
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ALFONSI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-03 published
PANTALEO,
VITO
Passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Tuesday,
August 2, 2005 in his 66th year. He will be embraced in Heaven
by his parents Giuseppe and Isabella
PANTALEO. He will be dearly
missed by his wife
Felina
PANTALEO of 38 years and his children
Isabel and Giuseppe, Joe and Daniela. He was a loving Nonno to
Alessia and Christian. He was very much loved by his father-in-law
Angelo ALFONSI (late Giuditta,) his brother Nicola (Maria,) his
sisters Paolina (late Raffaele) and Maria (Michele), his brothers-in-law
Vito (Carmela), his sisters-in-law Teresa (Liborio) and Maria
(Michele) and his nephews and nieces. He will be missed by his
many Friends, staff and customers of Bill and Vito Service (Leaside).
Family and Friends will be received at Highland Funeral Home,
3280 Sheppard Avenue East (at Warden), Scarborough, 416-773-0933
on Wednesday, August 3, from 6-9 p.m. and
on Thursday, August
4, from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. A Mass celebrating his life will be
held on Friday, August 5 at 10: 30 a.m. from Epiphany of Our Lord
Parish, 3200 Pharmacy Ave., Scarborough. Entombment to follow
at Holy Cross Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family would
appreciate donations to the Canadian Cancer Society.
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ALFONSO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-02-27 published
ALFONSO,
Max
Passed away with his family at his side at the age of 63 in Paignton,
Devon, England, February 26, 2005. Will be greatly missed by
his partner Margo
HAN,
Fabiola
(Sydney)
MacHADO, Rufina (Cyprian)
FERNANDES, Delphine (Norman) DA
COSTA, Mervyn (Patsy)
ALFONSO,
Teresa (Mike)
TUCKER,
Adolf
(Becky)
ALFONSO and his nieces and
nephews. Predeceased by his parents John and Christina
ALFONSO
and sister Lolita. Funeral service will be held at the Church
of the Sacred Heart and St. Teresa's in Paignton, March 1.
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ALFRED o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-04-18 published
ALBION,
Arthur "
Art"
Peacefully at University Hospital on April 16, 2205, Arthur "Art"
ALBION of London in his 84th year. Beloved husband of Bessie
(ALFRED)
ALBION.
Loving father of Heather (Paul)
McCLUSKIE of
Simcoe, Wendy
BRADY of London, Douglas (Ursula) of London, Peter
(Christine) of Kilbride, Keith (Brenda) of London, Christine
(Steven) PALFRAMAN of Komoka and Dawn (David)
GENEST of London.
Dear grandfather of Kimberley, Patricia, John, Jason, Corey,
Katherine, Caroline, Christopher, Jeffrey, Nathaniel, Jessica,
Brynn, Matthew and great grandfather of Jordan. Survived by his
brother Thomas (Doris) of Oshawa. Predeceased by his brothers
Ernest and Kenneth. Visitation will be held in the Lloyd R. Needham
Funeral Chapel, 520 Dundas Street, on Tuesday April 19th from
2-4 and 7-9 p.m., where the service will be conducted on Wednesday
April 20th, 2005 at 10 a.m., with Reverend Ron
DAKIN officiating.
Interment Woodland Cemetery. Memorial donations to Church of
Christ Disciples or the Canadian Diabetes Association would be
appreciated.
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ALFRED o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-07-18 published
HENDRY,
Frances
Reid
Peacefully, at Humber River Regional Hospital, Finch Ave. Site,
on Friday, July 15, 2005, Frances
HENDRY, dearly beloved wife
of the late Charles
HENDRY. Dear mother of Charles and his wife
June, Cathie and her husband Angus
SCOTT,
Victor and his wife
Marilyn, Sandra and her husband Ernest
ALFRED,
John and his wife
Elizabeth, and the late Frank and his wife Dorothy. Proud grandmother
and great-grandmother of numerous loving grandchildren. Cremation
has taken place. A Memorial Service will be celebrated at Rexdale
Presbyterian Church, 2314 Islington Ave., on Wednesday, July
20, 2005 at 11 a.m. The family will receive their Friends in
the Church on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until service time. As expressions
of sympathy, donations to the charity of your choice would be
appreciated by the family. Funeral arrangements entrusted to
the Newediuk Funeral Home, Kipling Chapel, 416-745-7555.
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ALFRED o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-13 published
FRYER,
Jeanne
Marie (née
NEWTON)
It is with great sadness that we announce her sudden passing
on Monday, August 8, 2005. Loving wife, mother, grandmother,
and great grandmother. She is survived by her husband Robert
FRYER of Thornbury, her brother Jack
NEWTON and his wife
Barbara
of Birmingham, England, her son Steven
WYLIE and his wife
Cindy
and grand_sons Brian and Michael of Mississauga, her son Michal
THACK and his wife
Cindy with granddaughters Bailey and Courtney
of Cayuga, Ontario, her daughter Barbara
DEANGELIS and her husband
Lance MacMASTER of Mississauga and grand_son Jason
DEANGELIS and
his fiancée Jessica
FERGUSON and great grand_son Adrian
DEANGELIS
of Hamilton, and her son Christopher
THACK and his fiancée Valerie
ALFRED of Toronto. A memorial service to celebrate Jeanne's life
is planned for Monday, August 15 at 1: 00 p.m. at First Baptist
Church in Thornbury, Ontario. In lieu of flowers donations can
be made to First Baptist Church of Thornbury.
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