BIAFORE
BIALAS
BIALEK
BIALO
BIALOW
BIALYSTOK
BIANCHET
BIANCHI
BIANCO
BIASE
BIASON
BIAFORE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-18 published
SISCA,
Frank "
Francesco" (1925-2005)
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing
of a dear and loving husband, father, nonno, brother, brother-in-law,
and uncle, on Saturday, April 16, 2005 in his 80th year, at the
Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga, Ontario. Frank was a devoted
and beloved husband of Ida (née
AQUINO) for 57 years. Loving
father of daughter Rose, son Joe and daughter-in-law Lorna, and
daughter Marie and son-in-law Nick. Proud and cherished nonno
of Julie, Jason, Paul, Ashley, and Danielle. Predeceased by father
Giuseppe and mother Rosina (née DE
MARIA.)
Loving brother of
Teresa and brother-in-law, the late Eugenio
SIRIANNI.
Brother-in-law
of Carmelina and the late Domenico
CLAUSI,
Mariannina and Frank
BIAFORE,
Adele
AQUINO, Emilia and Felice
PUPO, the late Rosaria
and Aldo PUPO,
Giovanni and Maria
AQUINO, Vincenzo and Carmela
AQUINO,
Virginia and Vittorio
SCAGLIONE, Biagio and Anna
AQUINO.
Sadly missed by numerous nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, grand-nephews,
and Friends. Visitations will take place at Scoatt Funeral Home,
420 Dundas Street East, Mississauga (one block west of Cawthra
Rd.), 905-272-4040, on Monday and Tuesday evenings from 6: 00-9:00
p.m. A Funeral Mass will take place Wednesday, April 20, 2005
at 1: 00 p.m. in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 921 Flagship Drive,
Mississauga, Ontario. Entombment will be at Glen Oaks Memorial
Gardens, Oakville, Ontario. As an expression of sympathy, donations
to the Trillium Health Centre - Oncology Department or Cancer
Society. The family would like to express sincere appreciation
to Dr. Soheil
SAEEDI and Dr. Terry
KWAN and to the kind and dedicated
nurses at the Trillium Health Centre.
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BIALAS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-23 published
BIALAS,
Mary
Passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at St. Joseph's
Health Centre on Monday, August 22, 2005 in her 97th year. Beloved
wife of the late Walter. Much loved mother of Alfreda
BAK and
Christine NAKONECZNYJ, and mother-in-law of Lou
SEBASTIANO,
Casey
BAK and Nick
NAKONECZNYJ. "
Babcia" will be sadly missed by her
grandchildren Christopher and Jennifer, Kasia, Walter, Elizabeth
and Phillipe; and Evan and Marcha, Taras and Athena. Loving "PraBabcia"
of Sabrina, Nikkos, and Andrew. Dear sister of Hannia of Poland
and the late Josephine of France. Friends may call at the Turner
& Porter Funeral Home, 436 Roncesvalles Ave. (at Howard Park)
on Wednesday and Thursday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Rosary prayers
Thursday at 6 p.m. Funeral Mass to be held at St. Casimir's Church,
156 Roncesvalles Ave., on Friday, August 26, 2005 at 10: 15 a.m.
Interment Park Lawn Cemetery.
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BIALEK o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-11-21 published
BIALEK,
Antoni
Peacefully at home on Saturday, November 19, 2005. Antoni, beloved
husband of Irene and loving father of Barb and her husband Ed
KAPICA and Joe and his wife
Donna. Dear Dziadzio to Michael,
Matthew, Justin, Ryan and Jason. Predeceased by his brothers
and sister in Poland. Friends may call at the Turner and Porter
"Peel" Chapel, 2180 Hurontario Street, Mississauga (Hwy. 10,
N of Queen Elizabeth Way) on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 from
2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held from St. Maximilian
Kolbe Church, 4260 Cawthra Road, Mississauga on Wednesday, November
23 at 10 a.m. Interment Assumption Cemetery.
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BIALO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-05-17 published
Driver killed at GO train crossing
By Oliver MOORE,
Tuesday,
May 17, 2005, Page A11
A 25-year-old Thornhill man was killed yesterday morning after
driving his car under the barrier at a level crossing north of
the city and stopping in the path of an onrushing GO train.
Police are investigating whether Levi
BIALO was blinded by sun
as he drove onto the tracks in Richmond Hill, a spot that was
marked by drop-down barriers, flashing lights and a bell.
York▼
Regional▼
Police Sergeant Dave
MITCHELL said yesterday that
the car was travelling at roughly the speed limit, 50 kilometres
an hour, when it hit the barrier. The barrier rode up and over
the car. Mr.
BIALO then hit the brakes and was killed by a southbound
train loaded with commuters.
"It looks like, right now, that he didn't see the control arms,"
Sgt. MITCHELL said.
Police believe that Mr.
BIALO, a rabbi and youth leader at Chabad
Lubavitch in Markham, stopped his car because he was surprised
by his contact with the control arm.
What they can't explain at this point is why he failed to heed
the blaring horn as the train approached. Instead he halted with
his Acura Legend positioned in such a way that the train slammed
directly into the driver's side of the vehicle.
The train had just left the Langstaff station, second most northerly
on that line, and was headed southbound to Union Station. It
collided with Mr.
BIALO's car in Markham at the spot where the
tracks cross Green Lane, just east of Bayview.
The wrecked vehicle was pushed several hundred metres down the
track and Mr.
BIALO was declared dead at the scene. He leaves
his pregnant wife and their two-year-old son.
The camera mounted on the train showed no other vehicles at the
level crossing, Sgt.
MITCHELL said. Police, who are trying to
determine the effects of the sun on Mr.
BIALO, would like to
speak to any other drivers who were on that stretch of road around
7 a.m. yesterday.
No one on the train was injured, though the crew was shaken up
by what they had witnessed. The stranded passengers were taken
to Toronto by bus, and train service on the Richmond Hill line
was reopened in time for the commute home.
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BIALO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-05-17 published
Young rabbi killed at train crossing
May have been blinded by sun
Police appealing for witnesses:
By Stan JOSEY,
Staff
Reporter
A popular young Thornhill rabbi may have been blinded by the
rising sun early yesterday when his car was hit broadside by
a GO train at a level crossing on Green Lane just east of Bayview
Ave.
Rabbi Levi
BIALO, 25, died instantly when his white Acura Legend
became wedged under the lead car of the reversing GO train and
was carried about 160 metres down the track.
BIALO and his wife
Shira were in charge of the young adult program
at Chabad Lubavitch, an Orthodox synagogue about a block and
a half from the scene of the accident. Both also taught elementary
classes in the synagogue school.
Friends say
BIALO, who moved here from Cleveland about two years
ago, likely was rushing to make Shacharit or morning prayers
at the synagogue when his car was struck shortly after 7 a.m.
The level crossing, which is protected by lights, bells and a
barrier gate, is just east of the driveway to the
BIALOs' home
in the Landmark condominium project on Green Lane.
York▲
Region▲ police accident reconstructionist Sgt. Dave
MITCHELL
said police suspect
BIALO may have been blinded by the rising
eastern sun, brushed under the barrier gates, put on his brakes
and stopped directly on the southbound tracks. "It's just a very
sad and unfortunate set of circumstances," he said.
Police are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the accident
to shed some light on the circumstances.
The rush-hour train had just left the Langstaff station near
Highway 7 and Yonge St. and was heading for Union Station.
No one was injured on the train, but
MITCHELL said the three-member
crew was "severely shaken" by the accident. They were taken away
by investigators to be interviewed.
The GO passengers were transferred to buses within an hour and
a half of the accident to continue their trip into Toronto.
Members of the tight-knit Chabad Lubavitch community were devastated.
They called the young rabbi "the best person you could ever meet."
Several members of the synagogue stood staring anxiously down
the tracks as Markham firefighters and other emergency workers
conducted the difficult task of freeing the man's body from the
car's wreckage.
A Jewish burial team, which traditionally cleans and blesses
the site of a tragic accident involving Jews, was allowed on
to the site shortly after the body was removed around 10: 30 a.m.
Green Lane was closed most of the day as accident investigators
studied the scene. Rail traffic began moving along the Bala subdivision
Toronto's main rail line into Northern Ontario -- around 11
a.m.
Rabbi Avraham
PLOTKIN comforted
BIALO's family. Other congregation
members at the site could not believe the rabbi, who leaves pregnant
wife Shira and a 2-year-old son, was gone.
"He was so full of life and such an inspiration to everyone,"
said Neil HENDERSON, 50. "He would have been on his way to morning
services... this is really sad."
"Levi was a great person who helped bring religion to a lot of
people who did not pray so often or so hard," said Jeremy
PILARSKI,
25. "He hosted regular dinners at his home for the young people
in the community and made a difference in their lives.
"I am sure everyone who knew him is just devastated."
HENDERSON said the accident should make officials consider a
grade separation for the tracks, which run through a busy residential
and commercial area.
GO Transit spokesman Ed
SHAY/SHEA said the line is owned by Canadian
National and he did not know of any plans for an overpass.
He said the train speed limit at that point was 40 or 50 km/h,
depending on which of the two tracks the train was using.
York Region police, the Transport Safety Board, GO Transit and
Canadian National are investigating.
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BIALOW o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-09-24 published
BIALOW,
Shaia
On Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at North York General Hospital.
Shaia BIALOW, beloved husband of the late Sylvia
BIALOW.
Loving
father and father-in-law of Michael and the late Janet
JORDAN.
Devoted grandfather of Shawn
JORDAN.
Will be sadly missed by
many nieces and nephews. At Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park, Stashover
Young Mens section for a graveside service on Sunday, September
25, 2005 at 12: 15 p.m. If desired, memorial donations may be
made to the Canadian Cancer Society 1-888-939-3333.
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BIALYSTOK o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-08-12 published
Louis "Lou"
TOHN
By Frank BIALYSTOK,
Friday,
August 12, 2005, Page A14
Husband, father, grandfather, winemaker, friend. Born April 19,
1922, in Toronto. Died February 6, of multiple myeloma, aged
In his youth, Lou was known as longa loksh, Yiddish for a long
noodle. Unlike most of the boys at Harbord Collegiate in Toronto
in the Depression years, Lou was long-limbed, skinny, with enormous
hands and feet, thick black hair and twinkling dark eyes. In
middle age, his girth gently swelled, but the mirth and joy in
his face remained all his life.
Lou was born in Toronto's Jewish ghetto on Spadina. He, and his
older sisters Faye and Anne, were the daughters of Polish and
Russian immigrants, Max and Chaika (Ida). Max forsook the traditions
of Orthodoxy and embraced the religion of communism while Chaika
maintained her roots. From this background, Lou emerged as a
secular man with a sacredness in his approach to the world. He
understood the importance of family, the loyalty of Friends,
the necessity of hard work, and the beauty of a pastrami sandwich
with mustard.
He graduated from Harbord, excelling in the sciences, but financial
constraints sent him to work in a defence plant rather than enrolling
in university. This dealt him a serious blow from which he never
really recovered. Lou was a thinker, a reader, interested in
politics, history, and the workings of the physical universe.
He channelled his interests and talents into teaching his children
and grandchildren, and they, in turn, rewarded him with their
accomplishments.
After the war, Lou met Ida, who lived in the neighbourhood. Lou,
patient and thoughtful, was matched with the impulsive, vibrant
Ida. They moved from Ida's parents' home in the ghetto to the
suburbs, to the quintessential bungalow in Downsview, the home
in which their children, Ellen and Perry, grew up. He taught
them about planetary motion, magnetism, and volcanoes, read them
stories and sang them Yiddish songs.
Lou was considered to be too old to find meaningful employment
in the post-war recession, and, in time, turned his skills and
knowledge into building an auto parts business with his brother-in-law,
Harry. For the next 30 years, their store, Radex Automotive,
was Lou's second home -- a rambunctious, shambling establishment,
where suppliers didn't deliver, where customers complained, a
place where Harry and Lou's children and extended families worked
and contributed to the chaos.
In retirement, Lou pursued new interests. He travelled: with
Ida on cruises and to their winter home in Florida; to Peru with
Ellen and her husband Frank; to Cuba with his friend Ben. He
made wine, Zaidie's Own, and he took to the computer. An insomniac,
Lou rode in a van that distributed food to the homeless. Despite
debilitating illnesses, he remained energetic and inquisitive
until his last days.
His four grandchildren were the light of his life. He corresponded
with Lauren on MSN deep into the night. He taught Sandra photography,
one of his passions, and bought her darkroom equipment. He relished
their graduations, and those of Alyse and Robert. In his last
year, he and Ida proudly walked down the aisle at Sandra and
Nicolas's wedding.
Lou also had a peculiar sense of humour. E-mails with cheesy
jokes and Yiddish puns were a daily staple. In his last days
in the hospital, we'd ask: "Dad, how's your dinner?" (a bland
puree) to which he responded, "Why, you want some?" He'd say:
"Doll, I love you." "I love you too, zaidie (dad)." "Good, now
get outta here."
Lou was an ordinary guy. He wasn't a macher, a big shot, in the
community. But, at his funeral, the hall was packed and, at his
shiva, people he had not seen for decades came to pay their respects.
Lou cast a long shadow, but, when you were with him, you walked
in the sun.
Frank BIALYSTOK is Lou's son-in-law.
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TOHN,
Louis
On Sunday, February 6, 2005 at Baycrest Hospital. Lou
TOHN, beloved
husband of Ida. Loving father and father-in-law of Ellen and
Frank BIALYSTOK, and Perry and Keren
TOHN. Dear brother of the
late Faye KLINE, and Anne
GREENWOOD.
Devoted grandfather of Sandra
BIALYSTOK and Nicolas Joly, Lauren
BIALYSTOK, and Alyse, and
Robert TOHN. At
Benjamin's
Park
Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles
Ave. West (2 lights west of Dufferin) for service on Tuesday,
February 8, 2005 at 11: 30 a.m. Interment Pride of Israel Synagogue
section of Mt. Sinai Memorial Park. Shiva 133 Torresdale Ave.
No. 607. If desired, memorial donations may be made to Baycrest
Centre Foundation, 416-785-2875.
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BIANCHET o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-26 published
BIANCHET,
Ivana
Maria
It is with immense sadness and endless tears that we announce
the passing of Ivana Maria
BIANCHET at Toronto General Hospital,
at 1: 00 p.m., Sunday, August 21, 2005, of acute liver failure.
Beloved daughter of Egidio and Elsa
BIANCHET, devoted and loving
big sister of Stephen
BIANCHET, dear niece of Eugenio and Dina
BIANCHET in North Bay and Marianna
ZUCCHET,
Elsa
BIANCHET, and
Ceserina MOLENT in Italy, cherished cousin of Jerry
BIANCHET
and Daniela
BIANCHET in North Bay, of Luisa
BRUNET,
Alice
ZUCCHET,
Carlo ZUCCHET,
Roberto
ZUCCHET, Linda
MARZOTTO, and Denise DE
BARTOLI in Italy, of Relina
SARTOR in Toronto, of Gina
SARTOR
in Brampton, and
of Carmela
SARTOR,
Luisa
VITALE, Jimmy
VITALE,
and Christine
ZENI in Bolton. Ivana was also a close and dear
friend of Connie
LABRIOLA,
Grace
DUKE, and Nancy and Mary
BRIENZA,
as well as their families, and she will also be sadly missed
by other relatives and countless Friends, including her co-workers
at Canada Post. Ivana was born on July 12, 1958 in Cordenons,
Pordenone, Italy, in her paternal grandmother "Nona Nuta's" house,
and was delivered by midwives. She emigrated to Canada in 1960
at the age of two with her parents Egidio and Elsa, who settled
in Toronto after three years in North Bay, where they had joined
their brother and sister Eugenio and Dina, respectively, who
had married and been together in Canada since 1956. Ivana's parents
added a son, Stephen, to the family in 1964. Ivana was a happy
though quiet child who enjoyed school, which was negatively affected
when she was very young by her lack of English and later in her
teens by lengthy stays in hospital. Despite these setbacks, she
always enjoyed learning new things and, throughout her life,
took great care and consideration in everything she did. Ivana
had the profound misfortune of being stricken with a number of
serious illnesses throughout most of her life. After being diagnosed
with kidney disease, she had her first kidney transplant in March
1971, at the age of 12, at The Hospital for Sick Children in
Toronto; when that kidney failed some 22 years later, she received,
at Toronto General Hospital, a second transplant in September
1993, which was donated, gladly and without hesitation, by her
brother Stephen. Probably sometime in the 1970's or 1980's, she
received tainted blood in Toronto through a transfusion and was
infected with the Hepatitis C virus, the devastating effects
of which started to manifest themselves fully in the last few
years of her life. Sometime in the 1990's, some basal cell carcinomas
(a type of skin cancer) were discovered on her body. She became
diabetic and she also later was diagnosed with a form of non-Hodgkin's
lymphoma (detected in early 2003). Possibly about the same time,
she was also infected with the E-B virus. To compound her miseries,
her cancers and viral infections were exacerbated and possibly
facilitated by her decades of immunosuppression. Her last several
years were spent courageously battling all of these illnesses,
requiring innumerable trips to the hospital and many tests and
procedures. This included four rounds of chemotherapy treatments,
commencing in October 2004, to treat her lymphoma. Despite her
many afflictions, Ivana was not a walking collection of illnesses.
Ivana was a vibrant, cheerful, caring person, with a unique,
musical laugh. She was a wonderful daughter, sister, niece, cousin,
and friend. Ivana never complained and was forever brave and
optimistic that she would prevail over the assault on her body.
Her family and Friends certainly gave her the unconditional love
and support to do so. She was a very good listener and patient
with everyone. She placed the cares of her loved ones above her
own and unselfishly was always concerned about their happiness.
Everyone who knew Ivana loved her. She had a variety of interests
and pursuits and two of her favourite destinations were Niagara
Falls as well as North Bay, where she enjoyed visiting her relatives.
Shopping was one of her joys, especially later in her battle,
probably because deciding on a purchase was one of the few things
in life over which she had any control. Despite all the tribulations
with regard to her health, Ivana always found the goodness within
herself and others, and loved to share life, laughter, and good
times. She will be sadly missed by all whose lives she touched.
The family will receive relatives and Friends at Ward Funeral
Home at 4671 Hwy. 7, Woodbridge, Ontario, on Wednesday, August
24, between 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., and on Thursday, August 25,
between 7-9 p.m. Funeral to be held at 10: 00 a.m. on Friday,
August 26 at St. Roch's Catholic Church at 2889 Islington Ave.,
North York, Ontario. Entombment at Beechwood Cemetery at 7241
Jane Street, Concord, Ontario. Many thanks to the doctors, nurses,
and other support staff at the University Health Network and
The Hospital for Sick Children who cared for Ivana over her 35-year
heroic battle with the serious illnesses noted above. In lieu
of flowers, donations would be appreciated to the Canadian Liver
Foundation, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Kidney Foundation
of Canada, or the Canadian Diabetes Association.
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STEVENS,
Stella▼ (née
DOFOFF)
Suddenly on Wednesday, February 16, 2005, Stella, dearly beloved
wife for over 58 years to Peter. Beloved mother of Dianne and
her husband Carlo
BIANCHI.
Loving▼
Baba▼ of Carla and Kari. Dear
sister of Kay, Vicki and Louise. Resting at the A. Roy Miller
Funeral Chapel, 1695 St. Clair Ave. West (between Keele St. and
Lansdowne Ave.) from 2 p.m. Sunday. Funeral Service in the Chapel
Monday at 11 a.m. Interment Prospect Cemetery. As expressions
of sympathy donations to the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation
would be appreciated by the family. (The family will receive
their Friends in the funeral home Sunday from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. and
7 p.m.-9 p.m.)
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BIANCHI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-02-14 published
BRUNO,
Mary
Carmela
Peacefully, at Toronto Grace Hospital on Saturday, February 12,
2005 after a short illness with cancer. Mary, in her 78th year,
beloved wife of 58 years to Nick. Loving mother of Stephen and
his wife Jayne of Calgary, Debbie and her husband Tony
BIANCHI
of Mississauga, Linda and her husband Sam
STARLING of Mississauga
and predeceased by her son Larry. Dear grandmother of Frank,
Daniella, Stephanie, Christopher, Nicole, Anthony, Nadine, Michelle,
Ashley and Lucas. Great-grandmother of Lucas, Bailey and Matthew.
Sister of Clare (Jim
DUNCAN) of Scarborough, Carl of Fenelon
Falls,
Helen
(Gerry
MacCRACKEN) of Mississauga and Larry of Toronto.
Predeceased by her sisters Jenny and Stella and brother Michael.
Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Butler Chapel, 4933
Dundas St. W. (between Islington and Kipling Aves.) on Monday
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, February
15, 2005 at 10 a.m. at St. Gregory's Roman Catholic Church, 122
Rathburn Rd., Etobicoke. Interment Glendale Memorial Gardens.
For those who wish, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer
Society.
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BIANCHI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-02-18 published
STEVENS,
Stella▲ (née
DOFOFF)
Suddenly on Wednesday, February 16, 2005. Stella, dearly beloved
wife for over 58 years to Peter. Beloved mother of Dianne and
her husband Carlo
BIANCHI.
Loving▲
Baba▲ of Carla and Kari. Dear
sister of Kay, Vicki and Louise. Resting at A. Roy Miller Funeral
Chapel, 1695 St. Clair Ave. West (between Keele St. and Lansdowne
Ave.), from 2 p.m. Sunday. Funeral Service in the Chapel Monday
at 11 a.m. Interment Prospect Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy,
donations to the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation would be
appreciated by the family. (The family will receive their Friends
in the funeral home Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to
9 p.m.).
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BIANCHI,
Emilia
Peacefully in her sleep, on Sunday, February 20th, 2005 in her
88th year. Beloved wife of the late Ernesto. Loving mother of
Orlando (Catherine), Amalia (Giuseppe), Raffaella (Gino) and
Anna (Tony). Dear Nonna of Frank, Ernest, Nadia, Joey, Steve,
Lisa, Andrea, David, Cindy and Bobby. Bis Nonna to Nicholas,
Isabella and Joseph Jr. Family and Friends will be received at
the Ward Funeral Home, 4671 Highway 7, Woodbridge (just west
of Pine Valley Drive), 905-851-9100, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on
Tuesday. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10
a.m. from Our Lady of the Airways Church, 7411 Darcel Ave., Mississauga.
Entombment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations
to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the
family.
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BIANCHI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-10 published
SMITH,
Harry
M.
Passed away peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket,
on Friday, April 8, 2005 in his 75th year. Dearly loved husband
for 49 years of Lilyann
SMITH
(KENNEDY) of Keswick. Loving father
of Irene (Rudy)
BIANCHI of Woodbridge and Alan (Nancy)
SMITH
of Mississauga. Cherished grandfather of Maximillian, Emerson,
Austin and Conner. Harry will be greatly missed by many Friends
and relatives. Visitation from M.W. Becker Funeral Home, 490
The Queensway S., Keswick, 1-888-884-4486 on Sunday afternoon
2: 00 to 5:00 p.m. Funeral service from the chapel on Monday,
April 11, 2005 at 11: 00 a.m. Cremation. If desired, donations
made to the Canadian Cancer Society would be apppreciated. The
family would like to give a special thanks to the Intensive Care
Unit Nurses at Southlake Regional Health Centre for their wonderful
and compassionate care.
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BIANCHI-
MORFINO,
Maria
Peacefully, on July 14, 2005, in her 73rd year. Beloved wife
to Giuseppe. Loving mother to Emanuele (Maria), and Cesare (Vicki).
Devoted Nonna to Christopher (Patricia), and Juliana. Dear Bis
Nonna to Brenden, Georgia, Jordan, and Samantha. She will also
be sadly missed by her sister Ines and brother Giuseppe, and
their families. Friends and family will be received at De Marco
Funeral Visitation Centre (8003 Weston Rd., between Hwy. 7 and
Langstaff Rd., 905-850-9500), on Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral
Service will be held at the visitation centre on Saturday at
10: 00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Humber River
Regional Hospital-Finch would be appreciated by the family.
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BIANCHI,
Anita
Peacefully at Villa Colombo, on Thursday, December 1, 2005. Anita,
in her 84th year, beloved wife of Nicola. Loving mother of Domenic
and his wife Linda, Peter and his wife Lynda, John and his wife
Caroline, and Josie and her husband Leonard
SCAROLA. Dear grandmother
of Michael, Teresa, Kristina, Christopher and Lisa. Great-grandmother
of Emma and Jacob. 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 Friday, December 2, 2005 from
2-4 and 6-9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, December
3, 2005 at 10: 00 a.m. in St. Bernard de Clairvaux Roman Catholic
Church (1789 Lawrence Ave., at Jane St.). Interment to follow
at Riverside Cemetery. Special thanks to the doctors and staff
at Villa Colombo.
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BIANCHI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-08 published
FERRAGINA,
Leonardo
Suddenly at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket on Wednesday,
December 7, 2005. Leonardo
FERRAGINA of Bradford at 75 years
of age. Beloved husband of Anna (née
RIGA.) Dear father of Domenico
(Donna), Maria (Alberto)
NASO, Rose (Jonathan)
MEYEROWITZ, and
Teresa (Eddy)
FEDRIGONI. Dear nonno of Michael and Alex
FERRAGINA
Ciro, Leonardo and Vito
NASO;
Brandon and Alyssa
MEYEROWITZ
Olivia FEDRIGONI. Dear brother of late Tony, late Francis, late
Peter, late Teresa, Rosina
BIANCHI, late Raffaella, late Lucia,
and Maria GALLO. Dear brother-in-law of Chiara and Ermelinda.
Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at
Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe Rd., Bradford (1-800-209-4803)
for visitation on Thursday from 2-4: 30 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Funeral
Mass will be held at the Holy Martyrs of Japan Church, 167 Essa
Street, Bradford on Friday, December 9, 2005 at 10 a.m. Entombment
at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Woodbridge. Donations to Southlake
Regional Health Centre, Newmarket or to the Canadian Liver Foundation
would be appreciated.
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BIANCO o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-06-04 published
FACCHIN,
Silvano
At London Health Sciences Centre -University Hospital on Thursday,
June 2, 2005 Silvano
FACCHIN beloved husband of Marina
FACCHIN.
Loving father of Tamara, Rina and Mauro
FACCHIN. Dear brother-in-law
of Albina FACCHIN of London, Pierina DE
VECCHI,
Aurelia
AUDREUZZI
and Domenico
DEL
BIANCO all of Italy. Predeceased by his parents
Rina and Tomasso
FACCHIN, his brother Germano
FACCHIN and by
his sister-in-law Catina
DEL-
PIN.
Silvano will be sadly missed
by many nieces, nephews, cousins and Friends in Canada and Italy.
Visitors will be received at the John T. Donohue Funeral Home,
362 Waterloo Street at King Street, on Sunday evening from 7-9
o'clock. Funeral Mass at St. Joseph's Church, 89 Charles Street
on Monday morning at 11 o'clock. Cremation. In lieu of flowers
donations to the London Regional Cancer Centre or the Canadian
Diabetes Association would be appreciated. "Mandi Papa"
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BIANCO o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-11-14 published
TAIT/TAITE/TATE,
Josephine
Marie "
Jody" (née
WHITE/WHYTE)
Peacefully, surrounded by her loving daughters, at Bluewater
Health, C.E.E., Site, Petrolia, on Saturday, November 12, 2005.
Josephine Marie "Jody"
TAIT/TAITE/TATE (née
WHITE/WHYTE) of Petrolia, in her 91st
year. Predeceased by her husband, Francis (1986), daughter, Elizabeth
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON (1976,) son Robert (1996) and a granddaughter, Laura
FROUD (1996.) Also predeceased by her parents Concetta
SABATINO
and Patrick
BIANCO
(White,) her sisters, Isabelle
DEVER, Marguerite
QUACKENBUSH,
Anne
MERKLEY and brother Dominic
WHITE/WHYTE. Loving mother
to Diane and Robin
CREEDEN of Peterborough, Patricia and John
FROUD of Saint Marys and Mary Jo and Barry
EDGAR of Petrolia. Also
survived by her son-in-law, Delmar
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON and his wife
Karen
of Petrolia and her daughter-in-law Pat Tait
MITRO and her husband
Matt of Sarnia. Also survived by her grandchildren, Jennifer,
Paul (Jennifer) and Leslie
CREEDEN,
Heather,
Jeffrey and Jason
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, Geordie and Melissa (Mark)
TAIT/TAITE/TATE, Julie (Sean), Matthew
and Janet FROUD, Christopher (Danielle), Gregory, Scott and Lindsay
EDGAR and her great-grandchildren, Abigail and Jacob
CREEDEN.
Mrs. TAIT/TAITE/TATE was a lifetime member of St. Philip's C.W.L. Jody was
endeared to many, young and old, through her presence and her
kindness. Remembered by many for her commitment to family and
community. Visitors will be received on Monday from 2 to 4 and
7 to 9 p.m. at the Needham-Jay Funeral Home, Petrolia, where
prayers will be offered at 8: 30 p.m. The funeral mass will be
celebrated at St. Philip's Church, Petrolia, on Tuesday, November
15, 2005 at 11 a.m. Interment in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Wyoming.
As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations may be made by
cheque to the C.E.E. Hospital Foundation of Lambton County Developmental
Services. Memories and condolences may be sent online at www.needhamjay.com
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POLICELLI,
Pauline (née
BIANCO,
LAPINE)
Passed away April 15th, 2005, at home, surrounded by her family,
after a Iong battle with cancer. Loving mother of Anthony and
Petula. Cherished grandmother of Christina. Beloved, to Alison
and Nick. Adopted daughter of Alfonso and Nietta, sister to Richard,
Maggie and Virginia. She amazed us with her bravery, courage,
and strength, embraced us with her love, and enhanced our lives
with her presence. Her gifts to us will last forever. The family
will receive Friends at the Scott Funeral Home "Brampton Chapel",
289 Main St. N., 905-451-1100, on Wednesday, April 20th, 2005
from 7-9 p.m. Funeral will be held on Thursday in the Chapel
at 9: 30 a.m. Interment Assumption Cemetery. Sign a book of condolences
at www.obituariestoday.com.
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DI BIASE,
Giuseppe
God called Giuseppe peacefully home on August 19, 2005, at the
age of 73. He will be sadly missed by his loving wife Angela.
Most loved father to Maria (Enrico) and Anthony (Maria). Cherished
and proud nonno to Christopher, Victoria, Cassandra and Anastasia.
Big brother to Anna and Pasquale. He will be missed always by
his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. Giuseppe will be held
dear in the hearts of his nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives,
and many Friends. Family will receive Friends at the Fratelli
Vescio Funeral Homes Ltd. (8101 Weston Rd., south of Langstaff
Rd., 905-850-3332), on Monday from 7-9 p.m. and Tuesday from
2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday
at 10: 30 a.m. from St. Augustine of Canterbury Roman Catholic
Church (on Shoreham, west of Jane St.) Entombment to follow at
the Beechwood Cemetery (on Jane Street, north of Steeles Ave.).
Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation will be gratefully
appreciated.
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BIASE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-10-17 published
Masked teen dies on way to fight
Died in fall from car during chase
Two groups doing battle at Vaughan park
By Jim WILKES,
Staff
Reporter
A Woodbridge teen was fatally injured as he and other masked
youths armed with weapons chased other teens to assault them,
police revealed yesterday.
Pritpaul Singh
DHANOA, 17, died in hospital Saturday, hours after
he fell from a moving car and struck his head on a curb along
Chancellor Dr. in Vaughan.
York Region police said there was no evidence to support earlier
reports that
DHANOA had been repeatedly kicked in the head and
thrashed with sticks by up to six assailants in the Friday night
fight.
In fact, police said he was among a group of East Indian youths
who went to the area near Giovanni Caboto Park, a popular hangout
for teens after dark, armed themselves with sticks, bats and
pipes, pulled on ski masks and tried to attack a group of teens
of Italian heritage.
When the second group fled to avoid a beating, the first group
jumped into cars and gave chase along Chancellor, in the Pine
Valley Dr.-Highway 7 area.
It was there that
DHANOA fell from a car and struck his head.
Friends put him back in the car and drove to a nearby plaza before
calling police for help. An autopsy yesterday showed he died
from blunt force head injuries.
"It appears that the intent of these youths was to engage in
a confrontation," said Inspector Anthony
CUSIMANO. "
Something
has obviously gotten out of hand and as a result a young man
has lost his life.
"This appears to be normal tensions that appear to exist between
groups.
"There's no one underlying reason that has brought this to a
head."
Other senior police officers said that although the two groups
were split along ethnic lines, there was nothing to indicate
the battle was ethnically or racially motivated.
But young people in the area told the Toronto Star the fight
was the result of a simmering feud between two groups sparked
by a racial slur this summer.
Police would say only that the dispute was the result of "ongoing
issues" among the youths.
Relatives rallied around the family of the dead Grade 12 honours
student, trying vainly to make sense of what happened Friday
night.
Friends left flowers and wreathsbeside the blood-stained curb
where DHANOA fell.
Superintendent Gord
SMYTH said police are concerned about the
way the youths tried to deal with their problems.
"(We're) absolutely alarmed at it, because it's something we
don't teach, it's something we don't tolerate," he said.
He said police would do "everything in our power" to ensure there
would be no retaliation.
"No one went there with the intent of anyone losing their life,"
he said. "We have to be responsible for our actions.
"But we also have to send the message that what you do can gave
dire consequences."
Vaughan
Mayor
Michael DI
BIASE said the death was an "unexpected"
result of youthful tensions.
"I am just as surprised as anyone else and sad," he said, adding
he was unaware of any racial tensions among youth in his community.
"It's very unfortunate that sometimes youth groups get together
and they don't realize that things do happen and can get out
of hand," DI
BIASE said.
"It's sad because it's a young life, something that should not
have happened."
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BIASE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-08 published
Real estate developer flourished
Became one of Canada's wealthiest people
Credited with building much of Woodbridge
By Morgan CAMPBELL,
Staff
Reporter
Marco MUZZO came to Canada 50 years ago as a tradesman, armed
only with a willingness to work.
That trait served him well, as he quietly built a real estate
development empire in the Toronto area and became one of Canada's
wealthiest people.
MUZZO, who died of cancer Monday at age 72, was buried yesterday
at Holy Cross Cemetery in Thornhill.
MUZZO was born and raised in northern Italy, and moved to Canada
in the mid 1950s, working as a plasterer and drywaller. By the
early 1970s, he had entered the real estate business with partners
Alfredo "Fred"
DEGASPERIS and lawyer Rudy
BRATTY.
Over the next three decades, the business bloomed, building industrial
and commercial projects both in Toronto and its rapidly expanding
suburbs. In recent years,
MUZZO, who lived in Vaughan, headed
the Pemberton Group, a condominium developer with projects in
Toronto, Mississauga and Richmond Hill.
He also owned Piagga Ltd., a development company that paid $10
million for the Uptown Theatre on Yonge Street, with plans to raze
the building and put up a 50-storey condominium tower. But on
December 9, 2003, the theatre collapsed before it could be demolished,
killing one person and injuring 14.
By 2004, MUZZO's extensive developments helped make him the 48th
wealthiest person in Canada, worth $644 million, according to
Canadian Business magazine.
That figure placed him above several more famous business people,
including Magna International head Frank
STRONACH.
That MUZZO could keep such a low profile while rising so high
in the business world doesn't surprise the people who knew him.
"He was a very private person," said Vaughan Mayor Michael DI
BIASE, who dealt with
MUZZO on the developer's various projects
in that York Region city. "Not many people knew what he was up
to. In 20 years, if I saw him in council chambers twice it was
too much."
What many people didn't know, DI
BIASE said, is that
MUZZO made
large donations to Women's College Hospital, the Hospital for
Sick Children and to all five Catholic churches in Vaughan.
"He was very tough in negotiations, very tough in business and
very tough in getting what he wanted, but also very generous,"
DI BIASE said.
The mayor also credits
MUZZO with helping Vaughan accommodate
an exploding population. He estimates that there are 30,000 homes
in Woodbridge and
MUZZO's companies built 80 per cent of them.
"The style, the workmanship, nothing but the best," he said.
"He built the whole west Woodbridge area. I don't think our community
will ever forget him."
MUZZO leaves his wife of 49 years, Resy, children Isabella, Diana
and Marc, and 11 grandchildren.
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BIASON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-12-20 published
ALDERTON,
Doris▼
Rae▼ (née
BOGART)
Peacefully at Labdara Nursing Home on Sunday, December 18, 2005
in her 89th year. Beloved wife of 65 years of Ernest F. (Ernie)
ALDERTON.
Loving▼ mother of Judy
KILPATRICK (late John,) Dale
BIASON
(Norman▼) and David. Dear grandmother of Libby, Tina, Norman
and Dan. Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Butler Chapel,
4933 Dundas Street West, Etobicoke (between Islington and Kipling
Aves.) on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will
be held on Thursday, December 22, 2005 at 2: 30 o'clock at St.
George's-on-the-Hill Anglican Church, 4600 Dundas St. W., Etobicoke.
Cremation. For those who wish, donations may be made to the Alzheimer
Society.
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ALDERTON,
Doris▲
Rae▲ (née
BOGART)
Peacefully at Labdara Nursing Home on Sunday, December 18, 2005
in her 89th year. Beloved wife of 65 years of Ernest F. (Ernie)
ALDERTON.
Loving▲ mother of Judy
KILPATRICK (late John,) Dale
BIASON
(Norman▲) and David. Dear grandmother of Libby, Tina, Norman
and Dan. Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Butler Chapel,
4933 Dundas Street West, Etobicoke (between Islington and Kipling
Aves.) on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will
be held on Thursday, December 22, 2005 at 2: 30 o'clock at St.
George's-on-the-Hill Anglican Church, 4600 Dundas St. W., Etobicoke.
Cremation. For those who wish, donations may be made to the Alzheimer
Society.
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