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POEI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-09-25 published
Scarborough brothers killed in hit-run
Students were walking on Waterloo street; police might treat
case as homicide
By Astrid POEI and Peter
EDWARDS,
Staff
Reporters
Waterloo -- Police are considering laying homicide charges against
the hit-and-run driver who killed two Scarborough brothers on
an industrial street near the University of Waterloo.
Soumiyan, 19, and Chandrasegar (Chandru)
NAGULASIGAMANY, 21,
were pronounced dead in hospital after being run down early Friday
morning; a 20-year-old Waterloo man who was walking with them
has been released from hospital.
Autopsy results are expected from the coroner's office in Hamilton
tomorrow. A police spokesman said those results could push investigators
to treat the case as a homicide rather than an accident.
"It's very unusual," said Olaf
HEINZEL, of the Waterloo Regional
Police Service. "As a result of the circumstances, there's a
team, including traffic and forensic officers and detectives
from the homicide branch.
"It could potentially go to a homicide investigation if the information
were to support it."
As police traffic experts studied the dead-end industrial street
where the brothers were killed, Friends and family spoke of their
enormous sense of loss and disbelief.
Their uncle, Path
SITHAMPARANATHAN, said that Chandrasegar, a
University of Waterloo student, felt a little homesick and invited
his younger brother, who attended Centennial College in Scarborough,
to visit.
"He always said that he missed his brother,"
SITHAMPARANATHAN
said. "They were very good boys."
Abiraa BALENDRAN, 19, met Chandrasegar at the University of Waterloo
Tamil Students' Association, where he was president, and said
the young man will be remembered fondly by fellow students.
"He was so determined to fulfill his duties as president," she
said. "We're in shock, in denial, we're all grieving."
BALENDRAN said she was struck by the love the brothers had for
each other.
A makeshift memorial at their Scarborough high-rise apartment
building reads, "We lost two brothers, death could not do them
apart, our loss, heaven's gain."
"They were best Friends, pretty much. Chandru always looked out
for his brother," she said.
"There's so much respect for him," she added. "He would never
let anyone walk home alone if we were in a night class. If we
were sick, he would call us up and ask if we needed medicine."
She said Chandrasegar had been a track-and-field athlete but
was known by Friends as someone who was "all about community
involvement."
"We are planning to raise money for their funeral, we're just
doing whatever we can to help the family and helping with the
funeral costs. (It) may not be a lot, but it is something."
Police said they were called to a disturbance on Dearborn Place
at about 1 a.m. on Friday.
HEINZEL of Waterloo Region police
downplayed reports that they might have died as a result of an
argument that began at the nearby Revolution Night Club on Marsland
Dr.
"There is no information to specifically suggest where they were
before this occurred and there are other commercial establishments
nearby, so we are not pointing to one specific area,"
HEINZEL
said.
Officers were on the scene yesterday taking measurements to prepare
a model to reconstruct the hit-and-run scene.
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POEL o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-02-17 published
TOONDERS,
Frank
Peacefully at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, February
15th, 2005, Frank
TOONDERS, of Delaware, in his 71st year. Beloved
husband of Mary
TOONDERS (née
DEGROOT.) Dear father of Dave (Holly)
TOONDERS of Mississauga, Marg (Renaud)
VANTYGHEM of Wardsville,
Joan (Adriaan)
SCHREUDER of the Netherlands, John (Janice)
TOONDERS
of Williamsburg, Jackie (Mike)
ANNETT of Saint Thomas and Frank
(Karen) TOONDERS of Campbellville. Dear grandfather of Jennifer
(Braden), Nicole, Shawn, Shannon, Jason, Jessica, Jillian, Erin,
Kelly, Caitlin, Jared, Paul, Marissa and Natasha. Predeceased
by grand_son Mark (1999). Remembered by sister Tiny of South Mountain,
Jack of Navan, Tony of Morrisburg and Ted of London. Predeceased
by brother Chris (2003.) A special thank you to Shelly
MOORE,
our visiting nurse, for her care and kindness. Friends may call
at the Elliott-Madill Komoka Chapel, (22568 Komoka Road) on Thursday,
February 17th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. with prayers to be said in
the afternoon at 2 p.m. A Lions service under the direction of
the Delaware Lions Club will be held Thursday evening at 7 p.m.
Funeral mass to be celebrated on Friday from Sacred Heart Parish,
Delaware, commencing at 11 a.m. with Father Peter
POEL officiating.
A private family graveside service to follow at Sacred Heart
in the Fields Cemetery. Donations to the London Regional Cancer
Centre or to St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation-Palliative Care
would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
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POELARENDS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-07-08 published
STEEN,
Geesje (née
MARISSEN)
Peacefully with her family at her side at the London Health Sciences
Centre on Wednesday, July 6, 2005. Geesje
STEEN (née
MARISSEN)
of R.R.#1, Norwich in her 56th year. Beloved wife of Hermannus
"Herman" STEEN.
Loved mother of Marcel, Remko, Carolien and Dennis,
all at home. Dear sister of Jan
MARISSEN
(Anneke,)
Gerrit
MARISSEN
(Geke,) Geert
MARISSEN
(Joke,)
Bertus
MARISSEN (Gerda,) Henk
MARISSEN
(Alie) and Roel
MARISSEN (Geertje,) all of the Netherlands,
also survived by brothers-in-law Johan
POELARENDS of the Netherlands,
Hans STEEN
(Erna) of Staffa and sisters-in-law Janneke
WASSINK
(late Peter) and Anja
WINTERS
(Klaas,) all of the Netherlands,
and by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her sister
Alie. Friends may call at the R.D. Longworth Funeral Home, 845
Devonshire Avenue, Woodstock, 519-539-0004 on Monday, July 11,
2005 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at
the Emmanuel Reformed Church, 170 Clarke Street, Woodstock on
Tuesday,
July 12, 2005 at 1 p.m. with Reverend Case
KOOLHAAS
officiating. Interment in the Oxford Memorial Park Cemetery.
Contributions to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.
Online condolences at www.longworthfuneralhome.com. Those unable
to attend the funeral service on Tuesday are welcome to call
519-537-7674 to listen directly from the church at 1 p.m.
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POELS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-12-29 published
KELDERS,
Huberdina "
Dina"
W. (née
HESEN)
Peacefully at home, surrounded by the love of her family, Wednesday,
December 28, 2005, Huberdina "Dina" W.
(HESEN)
KELDERS, age 81,
of R.R.#2 Grand Bend. Beloved wife of John A.
KELDERS for over
54 years. Loving mother of Mary Ella and Jim
MEADOWS of Arkona,
Martin and Debbie
KELDERS,
Bernie and Cheryl
KELDERS and Joe
KELDERS, all of R.R.#2, Grand Bend. Loving grandma of Johnathan,
Jason, Michael and his wife Letty, Maegan, Ashley, Courtney,
Brandon, Jill and Mark. Dear sister of Cobie and Martin
POELS
of Barrie, Fien, Tony, Mie, Joseph, Peit and Ben all of Holland,
sister-in-law of Theo and Jean
KELDERS of R.R.#2, Grand Bend
and Anna DEBRUYN of Ridgetown. Remembered by many nieces, nephews
and their families. Predeceased by her parents Bernard and Marie
(VERVOORT)
HESEN, two brothers and two sisters. Resting at the
T. Harry Hoffman and Sons Funeral Home, Dashwood, with visitation
Thursday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. C.W.L. Prayers at the Funeral
Home, Thursday at 6: 45 p.m. and Parish prayers at 8:30 p.m. The
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman
Catholic Church, Grand Bend, Friday, December 30, 2005 at 11
a.m. The Reverend Father Francis
THEKKUMKATTIL, C.S.T. Celebrant.
Interment Pinery Cemetery, Grand Bend. If desired, memorial donations
to the Cancer Society or charity of choice would be appreciated.
Condolences at www.hoffmanfuneralhome.com
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POELZL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-09-06 published
POELZL,
Elizabeth
Passed away peacefully at home on September 2, 2005, at the age
of 71. Dear wife of the late Friedrich for 45 years. Cherished
mother and mother-in-law of Henriette, Diethard and his wife
Paola, Eberhard and his wife Giuditta, Andrea, Bettina and her
husband Martin
WITTEMEIER.
Grandmother of Stephanie, Andrew,
Patricia, Alexandra, Claudio, Katerina and Isabella. Sister-in-law
of Peter and his wife Bernice and Paul and his wife Mary. Aunt
of Christine, Derek and Michael. Cousin of Krika and her husband
Eberhard POLLMANN and their sons Christoph and Eckard. Family
and Friends will be received at Pine Hills Cemetery, Visitation,
Chapel and Reception Centre, 625 Birchmount Road (north of St.
Clair Ave. East). 416-267-8229, Wednesday, September 7 from 5: 00-9:00
p.m. Funeral Service Thursday, September 8, 2: 30 p.m. in the
Chapel.
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POEMS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-09-02 published
Winston Lee
COLLINS
By Andrew SMITH,
Friday,
September 2, 2005, Page A18
Teacher, journalist, epicure. Born August 18, 1937, in Wisconsin.
Died
February 20, in Toronto, from
POEMS syndrome, aged 67.
The clapboard farmhouse in rural Wisconsin where Winston was
born sits a stone's throw from a country road on a rise of ragged
grass. "It hasn't been very well-maintained," Winston's sister
Vergeane said. "Our mother always kept a nice yard."
Winston often talked of his mother's gardening expertise. He
also spoke of his love of cows. An old snapshot portrays a youthful
Winston wearing denim pants too short in the leg, holding the
halter of a Holstein calf standing by his side. Winston's familiar
smile, which disarmed strangers and welcomed Friends, beams with
an intensity made more startling by the obvious impermanence
of the bent and ragged photo.
The Collins farm lay on the fringes of Mount Horeb (pop. 1,000).
Because of the biblical root of its name, or perhaps because
of the strong Norwegian traditions in which Winston's family
and the town are steeped, Mount Horeb became a somewhat mythic
place in the minds of Winston's Toronto Friends. School yearbooks
that sister Vergeane (keeper of the family history) has carry
pictures of a teenaged Winston engaged in academic pursuits.
There's no evidence of Winston's interest in sports, but he was
never as much a participant as an avid fan (although he played
an impressive game of tennis).
In the mid-1950s Winston left Mount Horeb for the University
of Michigan to pursue his interest in poetry and literature.
His curiosity about the world led him to various summer jobs:
a deck hand on a Mississippi barge; a barman at a resort in upstate
New York (where Groucho Marx nicknamed him "Henry James" after
Winston settled a bet in Groucho's favour as to who wrote Washington
Square).
In 1959 he began studies at the University of Toronto, where
he later acquired a PhD. He attended Massey College in its inaugural
year. Winston taught at the University of Cincinnati and
at Princeton
before returning to the University of Toronto as a teacher in
the late 1960s. When I met Winston in London in 1973, he had
a habit of reading poetry aloud in his sonorous voice. It seemed
ironic that this unpretentious North American could so effortlessly
bring to life English poetry that, until then, had seemed stuffy
and old-fashioned. It was a talent that was much appreciated
by his students at University College.
In 1977, Winston took up journalism. A lover of good food, Winston
wrote a weekly restaurant review for the Toronto Star. He was
an excellent cook whose maxim was that "it need not take long
to make good food." He had the same unaffected approach to his
appearance. A friend said that Winston "put himself into a shabby
corduroy jacket, a work shirt and denims and looked like he stepped
from a Ralph Lauren catalogue. That great hair, long dramatic
face and self-effacing air made us envious." Winston was asked
to write about the racehorse Northern Dancer, a subject that
combined his passion for sport and his appreciation of quality
livestock. His awe and admiration for the sheer beauty of the
thoroughbred horse seemed to combine the urbane and sophisticated
man that Winston had become with the kind humility and gentle
disposition of the boy who grew up on a Holstein dairy farm in
rural Wisconsin.
Winston was diagnosed with the rare and crippling multisystemic
disease called
POEMS syndrome in 1994. For more than a decade
his travails were more than most people could bear, but Winston
managed to sustain his peaceful mien and his lively curiosity.
Under the most trying of circumstances he maintained unwavering
dignity and astonishing good humour.
Andrew is the partner of Winston
COLLINS.
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