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POIER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-02-03 published
FIELD, Margaret▼ (SMART)
At her residence on Tuesday, January 4, 2005. Margaret (SMART) FIELD, in her 84th year. Beloved wife of the late Harley W. FIELD (2000.) Dear mother of Cheryl and her husband Stuart POIER, of Regina,▼ Saskatchewan,▼ Darlene▼ and her late husband Tom WORTON, Robert FIELD and his wife Barbara, and Cynthia "Cindy" FIELD, all of London, and Edward "Ted" FIELD of Hensall. Mother by heart to Laurel BAUER. Loved▼ by 7 grand_sons, 1 granddaughter, 3 great-grand_sons and 3 great-granddaughters. Sister of Jack SMART and his late wife Rosemary,▼ of London. Predeceased by sister Mary LENEHAN. Also survived by a brother-in-law, sisters-in-law, and many nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Evans Funeral Home, 648 Hamilton Road. (1 block east of Egerton), on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm (Prayers at 3: 30 pm). Funeral service will be held in the chapel on Saturday, February 5, 2005, at 11: 00 a.m. with Father Robert ROCHELEAU officiating. Interment in St. Peter's Cemetery. Donations to Parkwood Hospital would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences can be expressed at www.evansfh.ca A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Mrs. FIELD.

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POIER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-02-05 published
FIELD, Margaret▲ (SMART)
At her residence on Tuesday, February 1, 2005. Margaret (SMART) FIELD, in her 84th year. Beloved wife of the late Harley W. FIELD (2000.) Dear mother of Cheryl and her husband Stuart POIER, of Regina,▲ Saskatchewan,▲ Darlene▲ and her late husband Tom WORTON, Robert FIELD and his wife Barbara, and Cynthia "Cindy" FIELD, all of London, and Edward "Ted" FIELD of Hensall. Mother by heart to Laurel BAUER. Loved▲ by 7 grand_sons, 1 granddaughter, 3 great-grand_sons and 3 great-granddaughters. Sister of Jack SMART and his late wife Rosemary,▲ of London. Predeceased by sister Mary LENEHAN. Also survived by a brother-in-law, sisters-in-law, and many nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Evans Funeral Home, 648 Hamilton Road. (1 block east of Egerton), on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm (Prayers at 3: 30 pm). Funeral service will be held in the chapel on Saturday, February 5, 2005, at 11: 00 a.m. with Father Robert ROCHELEAU officiating. Interment in St. Peter's Cemetery. Donations to Parkwood Hospital would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences can be expressed at www.evansfh.ca A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Mrs. FIELD.

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POILE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-01-06 published
Bud POILE, Hockey Executive: 1924-2005
Player and administrator headed a 'family that ate, drank and slept hockey 365 days a year'
By Nick FORTUNA, Bloomberg New Service; with files from Globe and Mail archives. Thursday, January 6, 2005 - Page S7
As a hockey player, Bud POILE helped the Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup; as a hockey executive, he managed two different National Hockey League clubs and later ran the International Hockey League.
The father of Nashville Predators General Manager David POILE, he made his National Hockey League debut with the Leafs in 1942 and led playoff scoring as part of the "Flying Forts" line with fellow Fort William, Ontario, natives Gus BODNAR and Gaye STEWARD/STEWART/STUART. From 1944 to 1945, Mr. POILE was absent from hockey while serving in the Second World War but in 1947 he became an important part of the Toronto team that won the Stanley Cup. That year, he also made the first of two consecutive all-star game appearances.
He left the Leafs for the Chicago Blackhawks as part of a major talent trade -- a blockbuster for its day. The Blackhawks, short of players after losing all-star right-winger Bill Mosienko with a broken leg in an exhibition game, sent their star scorer Max Bentley and minor-league defenceman Cy Thomas to Toronto for defencemen Bob Goldham and Ernie Dickens and all three "Flying Forts." Mr. POILE later played for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings, recording 107 goals and 122 assists during seven National Hockey League seasons.
After hanging up his skates, he coached the Edmonton Flyers of the Western Hockey League from 1952-62, winning three league titles. After that, he spent four seasons coaching the World Hockey League's San Francisco Seals.
In 1967, Mr. POILE became the first general manager of the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers where he is credited with forming the nucleus of the club's later Stanley Cup successes by drafting or acquiring such players as Bobby Clarke and Bernie Parent. Three years later, he took over the helm at the Vancouver Canucks, lured West by entrepreneur Coleman Hall, a friend with whom he had worked in San Francisco. Mr. Hall, a legendary tightwad who nevertheless lived part of the time in Hawaii, had hired Mr. POILE with the promise of an exotic holiday, as recounted in Denny Boyd's The Vancouver Canucks Story.
"The day you bring us the Stanley Cup," Mr. Hall pledged, "I'll give you and your family an all-expenses vacation in Hawaii."
"Crissakes, Coley," Mr. POILE replied, "by the time we do that they'll have built a bridge to Hawaii."
In 1973, he moved to the World Hockey Association as executive vice-president but later opted for life in the minors. In 1976, he began an eight-year stint as commissioner of the Central Hockey League and held the same position with the International Hockey League from the 1983-84 season until retiring in 1989. It was while with the International Hockey League that his son David POILE entered hockey management with the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals.
"There had been nothing else but hockey in my life," said David POILE in 1986. "My dad never pushed me into it; the only thing he said was to make sure I got a college education. Then, when I got out of college, having come from a family that ate, drank and slept hockey 365 days a year, it became the most comfortable job to get into."
In 1989, Bud POILE was given the Lester Patrick Award for outstanding service to hockey in the United States and for building up the International Hockey League as a vast farm for National Hockey League talent. When he left the International Hockey League, seven teams were affiliates of an National Hockey League club. In 1990, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builder category.
Norman [Bud] POILE was born on February 10, 1924, in Fort William, Ontario He died January 3, 2005, in Vancouver. He was 80. A memorial service is scheduled for tomorrow in Vancouver.

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POINTER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-01-15 published
MURPHY, Leona (CARTER)
Leona (CARTER) MURPHY in Santa Rosa, California December 23rd, 2004 after a brave 23 year battle with Aids in her 71st year. Leona received tainted blood during heart surgery in California. Leona moved to Pacifica, California in 1964. Cherished wife of James MURPHY. Loved mother of Sharon POINTER (Steve), Rick (Kathy) all of California and Dennis (Janell) in Alaska. Dearly missed by her brothers Laverne (Joan) and Merv (Joan), and sister-in-law Pat TISDALE (Ken.) Predeceased by sister Helen SCARROW (2004) and brother Red CARTER (2003.) Cremation has taken place and a Memorial Service was held in Santa Rosa Memorial Park, California. Donations may be made to the Aids Foundation or charity of your choice.

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POINTER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-06-10 published
HARRISON, Michael Charles John, B.A., LL.B.
Peacefully at the Northumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg on Wednesday, June 8th, 2005, in his 71st year. Mike HARRISON, beloved husband of Shirley POINTER. Dear father of Tony, Tracey, David and his wife Carmela, Sarah ARDIS and her husband Trevor. Loving grandfather of Mikayla and her sibling due in August. Brother-in-law to Beverly WEBB and her husband Bob. Mike practised law at Brooks, Harrison, Mann and McCracken for almost 45 years. He was a graduate of Trinity College and Osgoode Hall and was a member of Sigma Chi. Friends are invited to call at the Ross Funeral Chapel, 135 Walton Street, Port Hope, www.rossfuneralchapel.com, Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Service will be held at Saint Mark's Anglican Church, Port Hope, Monday, June 13th at 11 a.m. Interment Port Hope Union Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Palliative Care Unit at the Northumberland Hills Hospital would be appreciated. A special thanks to Dr. Ray TESLUK for his help and support.

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POINTON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-05-18 published
POINTON, Gerald Wesley " Jerry"
At Grey Bruce Health Services in Owen Sound on Monday, May 16, 2005. Jerry POINTON of Owen Sound in his 76th year. Beloved husband of Carla (née ALDRIDGE.) Dear father of Brenda and her husband Bev COLLINS of Wiarton, Stephen POINTON (Helen) of Wasaga Beach and Cheri Lynn and her husband Colin McKINLEY of Kitchener. Lovingly remembered by six grandchildren, Michelle and Stacey COLLINS, Ryan POINTON, James and Robert CARNAHAN and Shaun McKINLEY. Brother of Bill POINTON (Barbara▼) of Hanover, Louis POINTON (Doreen) of Miller Lake and Nancy COWAN (Jim) of Woodslee. Friends are invited to the Tannahill Funeral Home, 376-3710 for visiting on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted in the chapel on Friday, May 20th at 1: 30 p.m. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy the family would appreciate memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Messages of condolence for the family are welcome at www.tannahill.com
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POINTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-02-18 published
POINTON, Alice▼ May▼ (née FAIRLEY)
Passed away at her home, on Thursday, February 17, 2005. Beloved wife of the late Charles "Jerry" Gerrard POINTON. Loving▼ mother of Charles William Fairley POINTON, Barbara▲▼ Ellen▼ HOWE, David Gerrard POINTON and Deborah Elizabeth HOGENDOORN. Dear Granny of Alison ZETIC, Michael,▼ Jason▼ and Mark POINTON, Charles "Gregory" HOWE, Jennifer CAGNEY, James and Heather HOGENDOORN, Susan MERCER and Kristine POINTON. Great-grandmother▼ of Kaitlin, Emilie, Jessica, Sarah, Jacob, Emily, Sarah, Cameron and Bailee. Beloved aunt of Jean, Catherine, Lou, Dea, Terry and Danielle, all of California, Sheila and Heather. Special thanks to friend and Doctor Ljiljana MILADINOVIC. The▼ family will receive Friends at the Humphrey Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East), from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Saturday, February 19th and Sunday, February 20th. A gathering will be held in the funeral home on Monday, February 21st at 11 o'clock. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

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POINTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-02-18 published
POINTON, Alice▲ May▲ (née FAIRLEY)
Passed away at her home, on Thursday, February 17, 2005. Beloved wife of the late Charles "Jerry" Gerrard POINTON. Loving▲ mother of Charles William Fairley POINTON, Barbara▲ Ellen▲ HOWE, David Gerrard POINTON and Deborah Elizabeth HOGENDOORN. Dear Granny of Alison ZETIC, Michael,▲ Jason▲ and Mark POINTON, Charles "Gregory" Howe, Jennifer Cagney, James and Heather Hogendoorn, Susan Mercer and Kristine POINTON. Great-grandmother▲ of Kaitlin, Emilie, Jessica, Sarah, Jacob, Emily, Sarah, Cameron and Bailee. Beloved aunt of Jean, Catherine, Lou, Dea, Terry and Danielle, all of California, Sheila and Heather. Special thanks to friend and Doctor Lillian MILADINOVIC. The▲ family will receive Friends at the Humphrey Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East), from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Saturday, February 19th and Sunday, February 20th. A gathering will be held in the funeral home on Monday, February 21st at 11 o'clock. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

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POIRER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-07-16 published
LAVIOLETTE, Joseph Jeremie “Jerry&rdquo
Joseph Jeremie “Jerry” LAVIOLETTE peacefully at Saint Marys Memorial Hospital on July 14, 2005 at the age of 72. Loving husband of Theresa (née BARBEAU.) Dear father of Celine LAVIOLETTE of London, Madeleine and Doug HICKS of Granton, Andy and Cindy LAVIOLETTE of London, Steve LAVIOLETTE of Edmonton, Alberta, Jeannine and Rod MacDONALD of Granton, Gerry and Ginette LAVIOLETTE of Montreal, Danny and Marilyn LAVIOLETTE of London, Mike and Michelle LAVIOLETTE of Quebec, Cecile and Kevin GILLAN of Saint Marys, Richard and Karine LAVIOLETTE of St. Calix. Dear brother of Henry and Phyllis DUCHENE, Leo and Genette DUCHENE, Emile and Jane DUCHENE, Philibert and Louise DUCHENE, Theresa and Fred GARNER, Edgar and Prescilla DUCHENE, Edmond and Sue DUCHENE, Danny and John, Cecile and George KOLEGSAS. Dear brother-in-law of Ray POIRER, Ruby DUCHENE and Monty BURN. Proud grandfather of 18 grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren. Sadly missed by sister-in-law Juliana BARBEAU, former son-in-law Conard HRYHORAK, good friend Douglas TRINEER and extended family members and Friends. Predeceased by parents Jerry LAVIOLETTE and Mignonne LIRETTE and step-fathers Josepha DUCHENE and Pere MANSEAU, brothers Eugiene DUCHENE and Nelson DUCHENE, sisters Leona BURN and Ruby POIRER and son-in-law Camille BERNARD. Family and Friends will be received at the Andrew L. Hodges Funeral Home, 47 Wellington St. South, Saint Marys (519-284-2820) on Monday 7-9 p.m. and Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Royal Canadian Legion Service to be held Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Name of Mary Parish, 149 King St. N. in St. Marys, on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at 11 a.m. Cremation to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lung Association, Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation or charity of choice.

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POIRIER o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2005-06-22 published
SMITH, Marion Grace (WILSON)
Marion Grace (WILSON) SMITH passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at Groves Memorial Hospital, Fergus, on Sunday June 12, 2005 in her 57th year. Beloved wife and best friend for 36 years of Bruce SMITH of Arthur. Dear mother of Shelda and Greg MORPHY of Moorefield, Don and Debbie SMITH of Flesherton, Darlene and John SINCLAIR of Elora and Shaun SMITH and friend Ronda SCHNURR of Arthur. Loving grandma of Stanley, Isaac, Sadie and Shayna. Much cherished daughter of Leonard and Grace WILSON of Mount Forest. Sadly missed by her brothers and sisters Ruth and Jack DRIMMIE of Holstein, Joan and Gord MacCANNELL of Orangeville, Dorothy and Murray WHITE/WHYTE of Paisley, Ken WILSON and friend Connie COOK of Dundalk, Don and Janice WILSON of Belwood, Joyce and Steve DEKRUYF of Burford and Rob WILSON of Calgary, Alberta. Dear sister-in-law to Olive and Roy POIRIER of Dundas, Archie and Vi SMITH of Mount Forest, May and Delmer SLACK of Holstein, Ray and Marie SMITH of Valgagne, Chris and Alex PATTERSON of Hanover. Lovingly remembered by her precious Aunt Isabelle DRURY. Survived by many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Marion was fond of people both young and old. She spent most of her time caring for her family. Her passions were being involved with the Arthur United Church and the love of her grandchildren.
Friends and family gathered at Crawford Funeral Home in Arthur on Monday June 13 and Tuesday June 14. The funeral service was held on Wednesday June 15 at the Arthur United Church at 11 a.m.
The service opened with a solo of "Jesus Loves Me" by Reverend Jeff McCRACKEN. Reverend Bruce DICKSON/DIXON did the recollection of Marion SMITH's life. Lloyd LATOUR sang one of Marion's favourite hymns entitled "How Great Thou Art." Marnie MAINLAND and Faye CRAGI read Scripture.
Rev. Martin DAWSON's message entitled "Leading a Life That God Would Like", described Marion as having qualities exemplifying those of a "Saint".
A piper from the Mississauga Fire Brigade lead the procession out of the church with a beautiful rendition of "Amazing Grace." Interment was in Greenfield Cemetery in Arthur.
Honorary Pallbearers were Al McEACHERN, Don WILSON, Ken WILSON and Rob WILSON. Pallbearers were Sandor BEDO, Daryl DEKRUYF, Dale MacCANNELL, Kevin MacCANNELL, Wayne MacDONALD and Bill MAINLAND. Flowerbearers were Debbie FERGUSON, Velda JACK, Colleen JOHNSON, Alex MacCABE, Lee Ann MacCANNELL, and Jenna WILSON. Remembrances were made to Arthur United Church, Groves Memorial Hospital Building Fund or of one's choice - all are very much appreciated by the family.
A Tribute To Marion
(written by one of Marion's special Friends)
Such a special friend is so hard to find, and we were so blessed to call you "mine".
You cherished your family with love and pride, and graciously took each day in stride.
Together with Bruce you shared a wonderful life, you each chose so well for a husband and wife.
Your children you cherished, your precious grandchildren as well, with each new arrival your heart would swell.
Your gardens, your flowers you tended with care, your gifts and your talents you would unselfishly share.
Your quiet little chuckle, your beautiful brown eyes, your welcoming home, your meals and your pies.
As a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, a grandma, an aunt, a niece or a friend, you loved each and everyone right to the end.
In cards we were told we didn't play our hands, so we laughed and we chuckled and tried a new plan.
But trying to play like the men soon went amuck, because they really never had a plan.. just plain old luck.
A campfire, a New Years eve party, a visit... whatever, we always had such a great time together
We will cherish always these wonderful things, especially now that you've been given your angel wings.
We know not what the Lord has in His plan, so we will carry on bravely and try to understand.
Your journey has been such an incredible one, but far too soon, that journey was done.
Your reward in Heaven will be great I know, for your faith and your courage you would always show.
Some days like these in life it seems the pleasures are few, but we only have to recall what a pleasure it was to have a friend like you!
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POIRIER o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-06-10 published
KIRK, Irene (née BAKER)
Mrs. Irene KIRK, age 74, of Cedarcroft Place, 260 Church Street, Stratford, passed away peacefully, at her residence, on Thursday, June 9th, 2005. She was born in Owen Sound, daughter of the late Russell and Annie BAKER and had lived in Sebringville, Clinton, Kitchener and Blind River, moving to Stratford in 2000. Irene was an avid artist in oils and later in water colours. She loved to read and had always enjoyed gardening and sewing. Beloved wife of the late Murray Wesley KIRK, who predeceased her on June 6th, 1967. Loving mother of Robert and wife Susan, Shakespeare Barry and wife Donna, Cambridge; Bradley, Sault Ste. Marie; William and wife Suzanne, Stratford. Dear grandmother of Holly and husband Jason McLEAN, Heather and husband Jean-Guy POIRIER, Darren KIRK, Heidi KIRK, Luke KIRK and wife, Jennifer, Adam KIRK, Daniel KIRK, William KIRK. Great-grandmother to James and Nolan McLEAN. Sister of Ted BAKER, Ruth McCARTNEY, Doris (Dolly) LAYCOX. Also survived by several nieces, nephews and their families. Besides her parents and husband, she was predeceased by two brothers, William and George BAKER. There will be no funeral home visitation. A Memorial Service will be held at the W.G. Young Funeral Home, 430 Huron Street, Stratford, on Sunday, June 12th, 2005 at 2: 00 p.m. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or to the charity of one's choice through the funeral home.
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POIRIER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-01-12 published
ANSTEE, Viola May (née FISHBACK)
On Tuesday, January 11, 2005, Viola May ANSTEE (FISHBACK) in her 78th year, passed away peacefully at her home in Salford with her family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. Loving wife of Albert ANSTEE for 57 years. Greatly loved and will be sadly missed by her children, daughter Patricia KUHLMAN (Ingersoll,) daughter Janis and Mike POIRIER (Ingersoll,) son Ken and Patti ANSTEE (Salford,) son Dan and Judi ANSTEE (Ingersoll,) daughter Kathy and Sherwood BURWELL (Courtland,) son Gary and Linda ANSTEE (Ingersoll,) daughter Susan and Jim McADAM (Ingersoll,) daughter Brenda and Mike ROBINSON (Wahnapitae) and son Michael at home. Special grandmother of Frank, Chris, John, Angela, Kelly, Eric, Shawn, Stacey, Fred, Tracy, Sarah, Brian, Amanda, Matthew, Ryan, Dexter, Keith, Kerri, Clarissa and Tyler. Great-grandmother of Chantelle, Brandon, Michael, Jordan, Tanner, Madison, Tika, Conner, Madison, Kyle and Megan. Survived by Aunt Elsie SCOTT (Ingersoll,) brother Harold and Marilyn FISHBACK (Salford,) Sister Flora and Ross WALTERS (Ingersoll) and several nieces and nephews and sisters-in-law and also known as gramma to all the Salford neighbours. Predeceased by her parents James FISHBACK (1966) and Mae FISHBACK (1970.) Friends will be received a the McBeath-Dynes Funeral Home, 246 Thames Street South, Ingersoll Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where funeral service will be held on Friday, January 14, 2005 at 1: 30 p.m. Reverend Gary CARRUTHERS officiating. Interment later Harris Street Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Brain Tumor Foundation, Canadian Diabetes Association, Community Care Access Centre or Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.

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POIRIER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-01-15 published
PONTING, Gordon
At Alexandra Hospital, Ingersoll on Friday, January 14, 2005, Gordon PONTING, of Ingersoll, in his 86th year. son of the late Tom and Nellie PONTING. Husband of the late Jean (ROSS) PONTING (1995.) Dear father of Hugh PONTING of Ingersoll. Dear grandfather of Angela PONTING of Toronto and Jeffrey PONTING of London and their mother Marilyn PONTING of Tillsonburg. Dear great-grandfather of Daunte PONTING. Dear brother of Jack PONTING and his wife Evelyn of Ingersoll. Uncle of Lynne and Richard DANBROOK of Strathroy and their sons Matthew and Benjamin of London, Rob DENNING of Omaha, Nebraska and Laura and Dan POIRIER of Woodstock. Special friend of Shirley MITCHELL of Woodstock. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by one sister Irene SHERMAN and one infant sister Donna. Friends will be received at the McBeath-Dynes Funeral Home, 246 Thames Street South, Ingersoll (519-425-1600) Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Complete Funeral Service will be held at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Ingersoll on Monday, January 17, 2005 at 1: 30 p.m. Reverend Dr. Lonnie ATKINSON officiating. Interment later Harris Street Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Ingersoll Community Foundation would be appreciated.

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POIRIER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-07-18 published
CHAMBERS, Fergus▼ James▼
Fergus James, suddenly in Ottawa after a long and brave fight with lymphoma on Thursday, July 14, 2005, in his 76th year. son of the late David and Evelyn CHAMBERS. Husband▼ of Frances CHAMBERS (née NOBLE,) father of Brian Fergus of Ottawa and Karen Lorraine (Gaetan POIRIER) of Ladysmith, Quebec. Grandfather of Andrew Fergus, Braeden Jean-Maurice and Liam Patrick. Survived by 3 brothers Spencer (Wendy) of Calgary, Donald (Sue) of Sylacauga, Alabama and Howard (Diane) of Manitoulin Island. Predeceased by brother William. Survived by sister-in-law Mary (Jim GIBBONS) of Fergus, Ontario. Also survived by aunt Anna TREFFRY of Tillsonburg, Ontario, and numerous cousins, nephews and nieces.
Born in South Norwich, Township, Oxford County, Ontario, he is a graduate of the University of Western, Ontario, the London School of Economics, and the University of Toronto where he received his doctorate in economics. He had a long and distinguish career in numerous departments of the Government of Canada including Northern Development, Export Development Corporation, Canadian International Development Agency and Industry, Trade and Commerce, where he was Assistant Deputy Minister. He went on to be Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of State for Economic Development. During a sabbatical from the government he became a professor of Business Policy and Public Administration at Queens University in Kingston. When he returned to the government he served as a senior faculty member at the Executive Development Centre. Upon his retirement he spent six years in Africa where he served as an economic consultant to the government of Botswana. Friends may visit at the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair and McGarry 315 McLeod Street, Ottawa on Monday July 18th from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Avenue, Ottawa, on Tuesday, July 19th, at 1 p.m. Reception to follow. In lieu of flowers donations to the Canadian Cancer Society, The Heart and Stroke Foundation, or a charity of your choice will be gratefully appreciated. Condolences/Donations/Tributes at: www.mcgarryfamily.ca (613) 233-1143.

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POIRIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-01-14 published
POIRIER, Claude,▼ O.P., Friar of the Order of Preachers
Died suddenly of heart failure in his community, on Wednesday, January▼ 12, 2005. Fr. POIRIER had been Pastor of Saint Dominic's Church in Mississauga and subsequently taught liturgy for 25 years at St. Augustine Seminary. In addition to his Dominican family, he leaves his three sisters: Nicole BOURGON, Odette▼ PENNA and Monique SÉGUIN and his four brothers: Laurent, Bernard, Roch and Paul. Visitation will be on Monday, January 17 between 2-9 p.m. at Saint Dominic's Church, 625 Atwater Ave., (at Cawthra Rd.) in Mississauga. A Prayer Vigil will be held at 7: 30 p.m. on the same day. The Funeral Mass will take place at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 18 at Saint Dominic's Church. Burial will be held later at the Dominican Cemetery in St-Hyacinthe, Quebec. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

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POIRIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-03-10 published
McCOMISKEY, Albert▼ " Bert▼"
Passed away quietly at Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie on Monday, March▼ 7, 2005. Bert McCOMISKEY, formerly of Toronto, in his 82nd year. Beloved father of Scott (Patty), Andrew (Pamela) and Betty MacDONALD. Cherished grandpa of Kevin, Kate, Kaitlynn, Gordon, Jennifer and Stephanie. Close friend of Minnie POIRIER. A Funeral Service will be held at Collier Street United Church, 112 Collier Street, Barrie on Saturday, March 12, 2005 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be greatly appreciated by the family. Condolences may be forwarded through www.steckleygooderham.com

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POIRIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-04-28 published
Huguette BURROUGHS, Reporter, Politician: 1949-2005
Born with a form of glaucoma, she never allowed problems to cloud her ambitions, writes Sandra MARTIN. A brave Francophone voice in an overwhelmingly English media, she single-mindedly overcame all obstacles
By Sandra MARTIN, Thursday, April 28, 2005, Page S7
Lots of journalists switch from covering politicians to holding office, but few overcome more obstacles or embrace public service with such fervour as Huguette BURROUGHS. Blind, with one leg amputated because of diabetes and requiring dialysis three times a week, Ms. BURROUGHS was revered in Eastern Ontario for her spirit, her outreach and her accomplishments.
"She had a tough childhood, but she blossomed in later life," said Etienne SAINT- AUBIN, a Franco-Ontarian lawyer, who met Ms. BURROUGHS in 1987, shortly after he left the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney-General in Toronto to move to Cornwall, Ontario, so he could work in a legal aid clinic.
At the time, Ms. BURROUGHS was the sole reporter for the French language weekly Le Journal de Cornwall. Mr. SAINT- AUBIN met her when he put an ad in the paper and saw her peering at her typewriter about an inch away from the keys. She had an original way of putting things and was able to get to the quick of the matter very well, he said, but she wasn't a muckraker. Instead, she preferred to present information in a straightforward way that let people make up their own minds.
For nearly 30 years, Ms. BURROUGHS was first a radio and then a print journalist for francophone media outlets. And when her health deteriorated to the point where she could no longer cover municipal politics, she ran for city council and served her community from the other side of the microphone and the podium.
Huguette BURROUGHS was born July 16, 1949, in L'Original, a village between Ottawa and Hawkesbury, the middle child and only daughter of Eugene and Aurore BRABANT. Her father was a seasonal construction worker, toiling as a dynamite handler for highway crews, and her mother was a homemaker. Huguette and her younger brother Yvan were born with a degenerative form of glaucoma. Huguette was luckier than her younger brother, retaining some vision until she went blind at 32.
Her problems never clouded her ambition. "I was always wearing heavy glasses," she said in an interview in The Cornwall Standard-Freeholder in 1999, so I was always the last to be picked for any type of game." Instead of moping, she kept score or wrote reports, and determined to excel academically.
"Her childhood was mortgaged by the thought that she would eventually go blind, so she used the time to soak up as much reading as she could because she wanted to be a journalist," said her friend Etienne SAINT- AUBIN. Her brother Charles, an editor for Le Droit in Ottawa, remembers his younger sister writing poetry as small girl and, when she was in high school, producing a column on local events for Le Carillon, a weekly in Hawkesbury.
When Huguette was in Grade 9, she read Jane S. McIlvaine's novel It Happens Every Thursday, about a couple of journalists who decide to flee their cramped New York apartment and start a weekly newspaper in a small town. The book was subsequently made into a film starring Loretta Young, John Forsythe and Bob MacAvoy. Although neither the novel nor the film is memorable, Huguette never forgot these lines in the text: "If, despite all obstacles, you want to do one thing more than anything else in the world, go ahead. You will certainly succeed."
She kept those words as a personal motto. She wanted to work on the high-school newspaper, but was rejected on the grounds that this activity was reserved for kids in senior grades. So she wrote a letter to the editor saying that "my grandfather fought in the war so we could avoid discrimination and here I was facing it in my own school." Point taken. Huguette became the first Grade 9 student to work as a reporter on the school paper. And when she graduated, she quoted that same passage from It Happens Every Thursday as the theme in her valedictorian's speech.
There was a price for all of this single-mindedness. "I had practically no Friends," she confessed to the Standard Freeholder. After high school, she got a job with CFML, a French language radio station in Cornwall. She showed up for work in September of 1967 and loved the job so much she worked 11-hour days, from 6 a.m. until 5 p.m., covering the police and fire beats and translating documents -- and all for $45 a week.
She worked at the radio station for 11 years until the ownership changed in 1978. By then, she was 29 and her eyesight was declining rapidly. Nevertheless, she switched from broadcast to print, taking a job as news editor at Le Journal de Cornwall.
"She was a very hard worker, and I'm sure she could have spent 24 hours a day working, which she probably did sometimes," the paper's general manager, Roger DUPLANTIE, said later. "She never considered the work she did as a job. It was something she loved and she believed in very strongly."
All of her hard work paid off in a number of French-language awards for editorial writing. "For the longest time, she basically did the paper herself," said her brother, "writing everything that got in the paper -- editorials, news, features. They had a translation business on the side and she would do that, too and I don't think she ever made more than $400 a week."
At the same time as she was working more than fulltime on the newspaper, she wrote La radio malgré tout (radio or nothing), a history of CFML and its impact on the cultural and economic landscape of Cornwall.
She never learned Braille because she could see enough as a child to read on her own. By the time she went blind, she listened to books on tape and used a computer with a voice synthesizer. Self-effacing to the core, Ms. BURROUGHS always said that she was lucky because by the time she needed it, computer technology was advanced enough to scan written text and produce an audio read-out.
An excellent typist, she used a tape recorder like a note book, memorized the sounds of hundreds of voices and relied on her prodigious memory and ferocious energy to overcome her disabilities. Cornwall Mayor Phil POIRIER said "she was probably the best reporter I ever worked with. She was fair, she was objective, not subjective, she did her homework and you couldn't trip her up." When it came to budget deliberations, he said Ms. BURROUGHS knew "as much if not more" than elected officials.
According to Mr. SAINT- AUBIN, she also served as an unofficial community scribe for Franco-Ontarians who needed help with application forms and official letters. "We came to expect so much of her that we would forget she was blind," he said. "She was blessed with work habits that overcame her limitations."
She never married and had no children. Instead of family, she worked as a super-heated volunteer for organizations such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters, United Way and Legal Aid. She was instrumental in establishing CHOD-FM, Cornwall's French-language radio station. In 1992, she was named a woman of distinction in Ontario; in 1994, she was profiled in an National Film Board of Canada documentary series on francophones who were helping to preserve their linguistic culture. In 1996, she received the Order of Ontario.
Her health continued to plague her. She developed diabetes and had trouble keeping it under control. In 1999, she had to have a leg amputated and undergo dialysis three times a week to supplement her faltering kidneys. She was in hospital and then at a rehabilitation facility for six months. Afterward, according to her brother, she defied the pronouncements of health-care workers and insisted on moving back into her own apartment. "She had a very close circle of Friends and they helped her a lot."
Two years later, she reluctantly gave up journalism and plied her skills in a new forum -- municipal politics. Instead of covering city hall, she ran for office in the election in November of 2003 and finished fifth among 23 candidates for 10 seats on Cornwall City Council. "Vision isn't just about eyesight," she wrote in one of her flyers. "It comes from experience. It comes from the heart, and my heart is filled with respect and love for this community and its kind and good people who deserve the best."
And that's what she provided, maintaining a perfect attendance record for council meetings in 2004, taking her laptop computer with her to help follow documents that were being debated. "It was the highlight of her life and her career" to be given the mandate to represent the people of Cornwall at city council said Mr. POIRIER. " She did more than most people, who are strong and healthy, and you'd never hear her complain about anything -- not the weather, not her political opponents."
She continued to support her constituents until she collapsed in late March and was taken unconscious to an Ottawa hospital.
Huguette BURROUGHS was born July 16, 1949, in L'Original, Ontario She died on March 31 of complications from diabetes. She was 55. She is survived by her older brother, Charles, and his family and her younger brother, Yvan.

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POIRIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-05-14 published
GAUZER, Eugene
Died suddenly on May 5, 2005 at his home in Hawkesbury, Ontario. Born in Budapest, Hungary, November 21, 1921. Predeceased by parents William and Helen and his beloved spouse Mary (née ZIMMER.) Survived by his children Gene, Joanne BROWMAN (George,) Philip (Margaret), Marion and Carol, his beloved friend and business partner Sharman POIRIER, numerous grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was a flying officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War 2 and had a long and distinguished career as a pilot and aviation consultant. Gene had a quick and curious mind, an appetite for life and a kind and generous spirit. He will be sadly missed. A private family service will be held.

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POIRIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-07-18 published
CHAMBERS, Fergus▲ James▲
Suddenly in Ottawa after a long and brave fight with lymphoma on Thursday, July 14, 2005, in his 76th year. son of the late David and Evelyn CHAMBERS. Husband▲ of Frances CHAMBERS (née NOBLE,) father of Brian Fergus of Ottawa and Karen Lorraine (Gaetan POIRIER) of Ladysmith, Quebec. Grandfather of Andrew Fergus, Braeden Jean-Maurice and Liam Patrick. Survived by 3 brothers Spencer (Wendy) of Calgary, Donald (Sue) of Sylacauga, Alabama and Howard (Diane) of Manitoulin Island. Predeceased by brother William. Survived by sister-in-law Mary (Jim GIBBONS) of Fergus, Ontario. Also survived by aunt Anna TREFFRY of Tillsonburg, Ontario, and numerous cousins, nephews and nieces. Born in South Norwich, Township, Oxford County, Ontario, he is a graduate of the University of Western, Ontario, the London School of Economics, and the University of Toronto where he received his doctorate in economics. He had a long and distinguish career in numerous departments of the Government of Canada including Northern Development, Export Development Corporation, Canadian International Development Agency and Industry, Trade and Commerce, where he was Assistant Deputy Minister. He went on to be Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of State for Economic Development. During a sabbatical from the government he became a professor of Business Policy and Public Administration at Queens University in Kingston. When he returned to the government he served as a senior faculty member at the Executive Development Centre. Upon his retirement he spent six years in Africa where he served as an economic consultant to the government of Botswana. Friends may visit at the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair and McGarry, 315 McLeod Street, Ottawa, on Monday, July 18th from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Avenue, Ottawa, on Tuesday, July 19th, at 1 p.m. Reception to follow. In lieu of flowers donations to the Canadian Cancer Society, The Heart and Stroke Foundation, or a charity of your choice will be gratefully appreciated.

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POIRIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-07-20 published
McKIGGAN, Marie W. (née BUCHAN)
Passed away peacefully on July 17th, 2005 at Melville Lodge Nursing Home, Halifax. Born in Toronto in 1920, she was the daughter of the late Reginald and Lillian BUCHAN. She is survived by her husband Robert McKIGGAN, Halifax, children Bill (Colette POIRIER,) Dartmouth and Janis, Vancouver, and grandchildren, Rosa, Julien, and Omega. Besides her parents, she is predeceased by her sister Jean BELLINGER and her brother Jack BUCHAN. Marie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was fully devoted to her husband Bob for 66 years. Her children remember many happy and carefree summer days spent with her at their cottage in Highgate Springs, Vermont. She was known for her love of curling, her warm smile, easy laughter and camaraderie with a close group of women Friends in Montreal where she raised her family. She delighted in her grandchildren, and even in years of her decline with Alzheimer disease, her face would brighten in their presence. The family would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff of Melville Lodge for providing excellent care for Marie in the last years of her life. A memorial service and reception will be held on Thursday, July 21st from 2-4 at Snow Funeral Home, 2666 Windsor Street, Halifax. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia. Email condolences: snowfh@alderwoods.com

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POIRIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-10-17 published
McKIGGAN, Robert " Bob"
93, passed away October 16, 2005, in the Victoria General Site, QEII, Halifax. Born in Woodstock, Ontario in 1912, he was the son of the late Albert and Leta McKIGGAN. He is survived by his son, Bill (Colette POIRIER;) grandchildren Rosa and Julien, Dartmouth daughter, Janis, Vancouver; granddaughter, Omega. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 66 years, Marie McKIGGAN in July of this year. Marie was the centre of Bob's life. Together, they raised their two children and dog Timmy in the Montreal area, enjoying curling with Friends at the Point Claire Curling Club in winter and spending many carefree summer days at their family cottage in Highgate Springs, Vermont. Bob worked for Mutual Life of Canada for more than 40 years and was mortgage manager in Montreal for most of his career. The couple moved to Toronto after Bob's retirement and subsequently moved to Halifax in 1986 to be near their son, Bill. They enjoyed their apartment on Willett Street, its good neighbours and beautiful view of the Northwest Arm. Bob cared for Marie there in the early phases of Alzheimer disease and displayed great dignity and devotion until her death. A memorial service and reception will be held on Wednesday, October 19 from 2-4 p.m. in J.A. Snow Funeral Home, 2666 Windsor Street, Halifax. Cremation will have taken place. Email condolences to: snowfh@alderwoods.com.

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POIRIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-14 published
POIRIER, Claude,▲ O.P., Friar of the Order of Preachers
Died suddenly of heart failure in his community, on Wednesday, January▲ 12, 2005. Fr. POIRIER had been Pastor of Saint Dominic's Church in Mississauga and subsequently taught liturgy for 25 years at St. Augustine Seminary. In addition to his Dominican family, he leaves his three sisters: Nicole BOURGON, Odette▲ PENNA and Monique SÉGUIN and his four brothers: Laurent, Bernard, Roch and Paul. Visitation will be on Monday, January 17 between 2-9 p.m. at Saint Dominic's Church, 625 Atwater Ave., (at Cawthra Rd.) in Mississauga. A Prayer Vigil will be held at 7: 30 p.m. on the same day. The Funeral Mass will take place at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 18 at Saint Dominic's Church. Burial will be held later at the Dominican Cemetery in St-Hyacinthe, Quebec. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

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POIRIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-02-03 published
CORSCADDEN, Marie▼ Rose▼ (née POIRIER)
Passed away peacefully after a short illness at Sunnybrook Hospital on February 1, 2005. She is the beloved wife of the late Herbert George,▼ loving mother of Carol (John) LA PLANTE, Marc▼ (Brenda,▼) precious grandmother of Laurie (Michael), and Sean (Tanya) and great-grandmother to Brandon, Cartier, and Callista. Family and Friends may call at the Giffen-Mack "Scarborough" Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 4115 Lawrence Ave. E., West Hill, 416-281-6800, on Friday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. For Funeral Mass information, please contact the funeral home.

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POIRIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-02-04 published
CORSCADDEN, Marie▲ Rose▲ (née POIRIER)
Passed away peacefully after a short illness at Sunnybrook Hospital on February 1, 2005. She is the beloved wife of the late Herbert George,▲ loving mother of Carol (John) LA PLANTE, Marc▲ (Brenda,▲) precious grandmother of Laurie (Michael), and Sean (Tanya) and great-grandmother to Brandon, Carter, and Callista. Family and Friends may call at the Giffen-Mack "Scarborough" Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 4115 Lawrence Ave. E., West Hill, 416-281-6800, on Friday. February 4th from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Saturday, February 5th at 1 p.m. in Saint Martin De Porres Catholic Church, 4179 Lawrence Ave. E., West Hill, 416-284-9192.

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POIRIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-02-25 published
POIRIER, Doreen (formerly MacFARLANE)
Peacefully, after an illness at the Grey Bruce Regional Health Centre, Southampton, on Wednesday, February 23, 2005. Doreen POIRIER of Southampton, in her 69th year. Beloved wife of the late Jean-Marie POIRIER and the late Peter MacFARLANE. Loving▼ mother of Cathy and her husband Frank MORRIS of Southampton. Dear grandmother of Karen and Jason MORRIS. Friends will be received at the Eagleson Funeral Home, Southampton, on Saturday, February 26, 2005 from 1: 30 p.m. until time of Service in the Chapel at 2: 30 p.m. Cremation. Expressions of Remembrance to the Grey Bruce Regional Health Centre, Southampton or Owen Sound would be appreciated by the family. Condolences may be forwarded to the family through www.eaglesonfuneralhome.com

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POIRIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-03-10 published
McCOMISKEY, Albert▲ " Bert▲"
Passed away quietly at Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie on Monday, March▲ 7, 2005. Bert McCOMISKEY, formerly of Toronto, in his 82nd year. Beloved father of Scott (Patty), Andrew (Pamela) and Betty MacDONALD. Cherished grandpa of Kevin, Kate, Kaitlynn, Gordon, Jennifer and Stephanie. Close friend of Minnie POIRIER. A Funeral Service will be held at Collier Street United Church, 112 Collier Street, Barrie on Saturday, March 12, 2005 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be greatly appreciated by the family. Condolences may be forwarded through www.steckleygooderham.com

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POIRIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-17 published
MARCHILDON, Eva (née OUELLETTE)
Passed away April 15, 2005. Predeceased by her husband Gerald "Gerry" MARCHILDON. Survived by daughters Noella POIRIER (Jules,) Sue O'BRIEN (Bob;) granddaughter Jeanine WALKER (Robert;) great-grandchildren Kassandra and Jared. Eva will be lovingly remembered by her many family and Friends.

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POIRIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-26 published
POIRIER, Léandre (1926-2005)
Toronto, Ontario. Léandre POIRIER, husband of Irene LEBLANC of Bouctouche, passed away quietly in his sleep on Thursday, August 25, 2005 at the North York Senior's Centre in Toronto, following a lengthy illness. Born in MacDougall Settlement on October 20, 1926, he was the son of the late Adélard POIRIER and Madeleine LÉGER. Besides his loving wife, Irene, he is survived by his son, Clarence POIRIER, his daughter-in-law, Jane, and their two daughters, Carolyn and Claire. He is also survived by four sisters, Rita BOURQUE (Henry), Aline BOUDREAU (Paul), Bernadette ROBICHAUD (Gérard,) Thérèse BOLAND, and seven brothers, Robert (Marie Jeanne,) Ulysse, René (Noella), Lionel (Fernande), Lawrence (Stella), Gérard (Rose), and Guy (Anna). Léandre now joins his late beloved brothers Armand (Marceline) and Rudolphe (Léa). Léandre is resting at the Paul O'Connor Funeral Home, 1939 Lawrence Avenue East (between Warden and Pharmacy). Visitation from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday morning at 10: 00 a.m. in Precious Blood Church (Lawrence Avenue, east of Victoria Park), followed by the Interment at Mount Hope Cemetery (305 Erskine Avenue, Toronto.) In memory of Léandre, donations to the Alzheimer Society of Canada would be appreciated.

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POIRIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-10-25 published
ADAM/ADAMS, Robert John " Rob"
(Member, Plumbing and Pipefitting Workers Local 46). Suddenly as the result of an automobile accident on Sunday, October 23rd, 2005. Rob ADAM/ADAMS, in his 36th year, loving companion of Kim POIRIER and her daughter Jade. Beloved son of David and Heather Anne ADAM/ADAMS. Sadly missed by his sister Helen and her husband Brett McGUINNESS. Fondly remembered by his many aunts, uncles, cousins and Friends. Resting at Rod Abrams Funeral Home, 1666 Tottenham Road, Tottenham, 905-936-3477 on Wednesday, October 26th, 2005 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held in St. James Church, Colgan, 11: 00 a.m. Thursday, October 27th, 2005, followed by interment in St. James Cemetery, Colgan. Donations in Rob's memory to the Canadian Diabetes Association or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family.

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POIRIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-11-14 published
WYLIE, Rebecca
Passed away peacefully, on Sunday, November 13, 2005, at the Extendicare Cobourg Nursing Home, in her 74th year. Survived by her husband David. Loving mother to David and his wife Christine and Deirdre and her husband Claude POIRIER. Dear grandmother to Chloe, Chantal, and Derek. The family will receive Friends at the McEachnie Funeral Home, 28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax (Pickering Village), 905-428-8488, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2005. Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at 2: 00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, and should family and Friends so desire, donations to the Alzheimer Society would be greatly appreciated.

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POIRIER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-26 published
POIRIER, Ruby
Peacefully at the Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital on Saturday, December 24, 2005, in her 93rd year. Ruby POIRIER, beloved wife of the late Robert (Bob) POIRIER. Loving▲ mother of Bob and wife Lorna of Lagoon City. Loved grandmother of Rob, Brent and Kim. Dear great-grandmother of Tyler, Jordan, Cole, Danielle, Elle, Lauren, Anais, Willow and Summer. Cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Ruby's life will be held in the spring of 2006. If desired, memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Foundation or the Muscular Dystrophy Association would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements entrusted to Doolittle Chapel of Carson Funeral Homes, 54 Coldwater St. East, Orillia, 705-326-3595. Online messages of condolences are welcome at www.carsonfuneralhomes.com A memorial tree will be planted by the Doolittle Chapel of Carson Funeral Homes.

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POISANT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-10-08 published
FLORIO, Frank
Unexpectedly, in his 25th year, on Thursday, October 6, 2005. Frank FLORIO, dearly loved son of Felice (Phil) and Angela FLORIO. Loving brother of Maryan, and Terri and her fiancé Mike POISANT. Frank will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his many uncles, aunts, cousins, family and Friends and especially his Friends within the deaf community. Friends and family will be received at the Demarco Funeral Home "Keele Chapel," 3725 Keele St. (between Sheppard and Finch, 416-636-7027), on Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at 11: 30 a.m. at Transfiguration of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church (45 Ludstone Dr.), with interment to follow at Glendale Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Hearing Society or the Bob Rumble Centre for the Deaf would be appreciated by the family.

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POISSANT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-09-17 published
TINDALE, Murray Gayton
At Hamilton General Hospital on Thursday, September 15, 2005, Murray Gayton TINDALE, in his 90th year, beloved husband of Emma FOLLETT. Only son of the late Alfred and Olivia TINDALE. Dear father of Robert (Ted,) Brantford and Margaret POISSANT, Phoenix, Arizona. Cherished grandfather of Bob, Trisha and her husband Jim PAYNE, Aaron, Chris POISSANT and his daughter Lauren, David POISSANT and his wife Michelle, their son Connor and their daughter Brigitte. Murray was a Life Member of True Blue Lodge Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons No. 98, Bolton and past president of the Port Colborne Lions Club. He was retired from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce with 45 years service. The family will receive their Friends at the Egan Funeral Home, 203 Queen Street S. (Hwy. 50), Bolton (905-857-2213) Tuesday, September 20 from one o'clock until time of funeral service in the chapel at 2 o'clock. Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bolton. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice. Condolences for the family may be offered at www.eganfuneralhome.com

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POISSON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-01-01 published
FINK, George John
George John FINK passed away suddenly on Thursday, December 30, 2004 in his 71st year. Beloved husband of Rose FINK (née POISSON) for 50 years. Cherished father of Diane (Mark) ATKINSON, Cameron (Sandra) FINK, George (Janice) FINK, Gerry (Anne) FINK and Karen (Bill) PERRY of British Columbia. Beloved grandfather of 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Dorothy VANDECAVEYE, Fran SHORTEN, Barbara LECLAIR, Joan BACHMEIER and Stanley FINK. Predeceased by sister Margaret DEARBY. The family will receive Friends and relatives at Forest Lawn Memorial Chapel, 1997 Dundas Street East (at Wavell), London for visitation on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 at 11 a.m. Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Donations to the charity of your choice would be gratefully appreciated. The FINK family would like to thank the Doctors and Nurses of C.C.T.C. at London Health Sciences Centre-South Street Campus. Please sign the Book of Condolence at www.obituariestoday.com. Arrangements entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home, 452-3770

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POITIER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-01-15 published
LOKER, Jon " Jonathan" (July 22, 1953 - January 15, 2004)
Today is remembered and quietly kept
It brings back memories I'll never forget
You left so suddenly, no time for good bye
Memories of your love will never die
Everyday I speak your name
Without you, Jon, life is just not the same
Like a clown I put on a show
The pain is real even if nobody knows
I'm crying inside and nobody knows it...
But me
Why didn't I say the things I needed to say
How could I let my angel slip away
Now my world is tumblin' down
I can see clearly but you're no where around
My nights are lonely, my days are so sad
I just keep thinkin' about the love that we had
I'm missing you...and nobody knows it...
But me
In our hearts forever, your wife Cheryle HILTON- TAILOR/TAYLOR, children, Jason SCOTT, Chelsea Scott POITIER, Niki Scott LAITHWAITE, grandchildren Trent and Madison LAITHWAITE and Dawson SCOTT.

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POITRAS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-03-07 published
BEAUDRY, Wilfrid
Graduate of Business Administration, University of Western Ontario. Life Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
Peacefully at Marianhill Residence, Pembroke, with his family by his side, on Saturday morning, March 5, 2005 in his 78th year. Wilfrid BEAUDRY of Cedar Brae Drive, Pembroke, beloved husband of Kathryn BEAUDRY (née McGUIRE.) Dear father of Anne BEAUDRY, Pembroke, and David BEAUDRY (Lidia,) Mississauga. Cherished grandfather of Erin, Brendan, Cameron and Evan. Predeceased by his brother James BEAUDRY. Wilfrid is survived by his brother-in-law Clarence McGUIRE (Aurore,) and sister-in-law Pam POITRAS and predeceased by his sister-in-law Leona HAMMOND. Wilfrid will be sadly missed by all his nieces and nephews. Relatives and Friends may call at the Murphy Funeral Home, 296 Isabella Street, Pembroke, on Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and on Monday after 9: 30 a.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday morning March 7, at 11 o'clock in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Pembroke. Interment St. Columba's Cemetery. Thank you to those of you in Marianhill who treated Wilfrid with kindness, gentleness, patience and dignity. In memory of Wilfrid, donations to Marianhill Residence would be appreciated by the family. Condolences and tributes may be made to www.murphyfuneralhome.ca.

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POITRAS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-11-11 published
RENAUD, Robert B.
Peacefully at his home in his 81st year on Wednesday, November 9, 2005. Beloved husband of the late Jeannine RENAUD (POITRAS.) Sadly missed by his sister Connie RILEY and his many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. M.A. RENAUD. Bob was a publisher and 35 year veteran with Thomson Newspapers. Private funeral arrangements have taken place. A memorial service for family and Friends will be conducted at a later date. For those who wish, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation may be arranged through J.J. Patterson and Sons Funeral Residence 19 Young Street, Welland or on line with memories and condolences at www.jjpatterson.ca As a memorial tribute, a tree will be planted in Memory Woods.
A tree grows -- memories live.
Many thanks to the paramedics, the Niagara Regional Police and Dr. V. SHAH.

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POITRAS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-03-31 published
DE LA DURANTAYE, Robert " Bob"
Died peacefully on Monday, March 28, 2005, at the Aberdeen Regional Hospital in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, surrounded by family and Friends. Recognized by his peers as being a pillar of the Canadian broadcasting industry, Bob's career spanned over forty years. Before retiring to Nova Scotia in 1993, Bob was Senior Vice-President and General Manager of the Weather Network/ MeteoMedia. Bob is survived by his wife Lise (POITRAS,) daughter Joanne (Gordon) MUIR, son Robert Jr. (Sherri JONES), Alexander, William, Mahal and Destiny, brother John (Ginette LEVASSEUR,) brother-in-law Guy POITRAS (Marie-Claude THIBODEAU,) sister-in-law Huguette POITRAS (Real GENOIS,) as well as many nephews and nieces. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 2nd, at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 1145 de Salaberry, Quebec City with Msgr. Jean PELLETIER officiating. The family will receive condolences one hour before the ceremony. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Aberdeen Palliative Care Society, 835 East River Road, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, B2H 3S6.

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POITRAS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-12 published
ROSSIGNOL, Lucille Aline
At Toronto East General Hospital, August 8, 2005, Lucille Aline ROSSIGNOL of Toronto passed away after a lengthy illness at the age of 50 years. Born at Plaster Rock in 1955, she was a daughter of Rita Marthe (POITRAS) ROSSIGNOL and the late Wilfred ROSSIGNOL. Besides her mother, she is survived by brothers and sisters, Florence ROSSIGNOL of Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska, Percy (Donna) of Miramichi, Therese (Jerry) FREEMAN of Moncton, Romeo (Cecelia,) Gerald (Jane) and Alice ROSSIGNOL of Anderson Road, Phillip (Judy) of Oshawa, Ontario, Anne-Marie (Robert) FRANCOEUR of New Denmark, Charles (Roslyn COLLINS) of Oshawa, Roland (Kathy) of Anderson Road, Diana (Leslie MacKIE) ROSSIGNOL of Toronto and Colette (John) GOODINE of Tilley, 34 nieces and nephews, 37 great nieces and nephews, several aunts and uncles. Resting at O'Regan's Funeral Home, 515 Everard Daigle Blvd., Grand Falls with visiting Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. On Saturday, August 13th, she will be resting at St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Church, Anderson Road, from 9 to 11 a.m. at which time a funeral service will be celebrated by Father Pierre THIBODEAU, followed by interment in the adjoining cemetery. For those who wish, mass offerings or a donation to a charity of the donor's choice would be appreciated by the family. Toronto Memorial Service date to be announced.

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