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GREENBERG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-02-17 published
POKORSKI, Hela▼ " Helen▼" (née FERSZT)
Suddenly, on February 4, 2006 in Montreal. Helen, beloved wife of the late Jack. Cherished mother of Miriam, Betti and Mitchell CARPMAN, and Fran and the late Mel WILANSKY. Devoted▼ and adoring grandmother of 11 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Abie and the late Rose GOLDFARB, and the late Bella and Morris GREENBERG, and predeceased by her other brothers and sisters who perished in the holocaust. She will be missed forever, for her welcoming arms and loving way. Services were held in Montreal, and the family will welcome family and Friends on Sunday, February 19, 2006 from 12: 30 to 5:00 p.m. at 269 Briar Hill Avenue, Toronto. Donations in her memory may be made to the Helen and Jack Pokorski "Cardiology Fund" c/o Jewish General Hospital Foundation, (514) 340- 8251.

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GREENBERG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-18 published
POKORSKI, Hela▲ " Helen▲" (née FERSZT)
Suddenly, on February 4, 2006, in Montreal. Helen, beloved wife of the late Jack. Cherished mother of Miriam, Betti and Mitchell CARPMAN, and Fran and the late Mel WILANSKY. Devoted▲ and adoring grandmother of 11 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Abie and the late Rose GOLDFARB, and the late Bella and Morris GREENBERG, and predeceased by her other brothers and sisters who perished in the holocaust. She will be missed forever, for her welcoming arms and loving way. Services were held in Montreal, and the family will welcome family and Friends on Sunday, February 19, 2006 from 12: 30 to 5:00 p.m. at 269 Briar Hill Avenue, Toronto. Donations in her memory may be made to the Helen and Jack Pokorski "Cardiology Fund," c/o Jewish General Hospital Foundation, 514-340-8251.

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GREENBERG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-27 published
EHRENWORTH, Rose
Passed away on January 26, 2006. Wife of Benjamin (deceased), mother of Sheldon, grandmother and great-grandmother. Sister of Dr. Joe, David and Mort GREENBERG. Funeral service - Friday, January 27, 2006, 1: 30 p.m. at Temple Sinai Chapel, 210 Wilson Ave., Toronto. Interment to follow at Roselawn Cemetery, Sharrei Tzedec section. Private Shiva.

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GREENBERG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-04-03 published
TEPLITZ, Geraldine
After a courageous battle with cancer, on Sunday, April 2, 2006 at North York General Hospital. Jeri TEPLITZ, beloved wife of the late Sidney TEPLITZ. Loving mother and mother-in-law of Michele and Kevin ALLEN, and Dana TEPLITZ and Darryl GREENBERG. Devoted grandmother of Jason. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Ave. W. (3 lights west of Dufferin) for service on Monday, April 3 at 12: 00 p.m. Interment Adath Israel Synagogue Section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery. Shiva 44 Tamarack Dr., Thornhill. If desired, donations may be made to the Sidney and Jeri Teplitz Memorial Fund c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M6A 2C3, 416-780-0324.

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GREENBERG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-11-16 published
Raziel GERSHATER, 67: Radiologist
By Catherine DUNPHY, Obituary Writer
When the doctor was dancing the tango, his eyes were closed, his concentration intense and complete and joyous, his smile contemplative.
"The hyper attention, that look on his face, it was really extraordinary to watch, like a moving meditation," said long-time friend Bernie SCHIFF, a former professor and until recently, publisher of The Walrus magazine.
And so very much like the way radiologist Raziel GERSHATER, 67, conducted his entire life.
His partner was his wife, Jeanne. "She was the dancer," SCHIFF noted, "but Raziel was the passionate tango scholar."
Two years ago, after GERSHATER had been operated on for the first reoccurrence of his bladder cancer, the couple signed up for a tango tour in Buenos Aires, dancing every day for 10 days. He had always loved music, buying his first classical recording at age 13, never missing a tango performance in Toronto, but this was a reaffirmation for him. Life had not been easy since the unexplained death in 1999 of his only son, David, in Addis Ababa.
"It was his greatest tragedy. He never transcended it but he was a big enough man to encompass it," said his friend, oncologist Mark GREENBERG. " For a year or more he was raging against it, but eventually in time allowing love and life back into a David-less world."
"He wore that tragedy in his body, I think," said SCHIFF. " Inside he may have felt he wanted to give up but he had a family and he had Friends and he persisted in style. Going out dancing in Buenos Aires is hardly a defeated person."
The GERSHATERs had taken up the tango only a few years ago. They preferred the Argentinian version, classical, formal, elegant, complex. And they were good, very good, at it. "They were learners but there were moments they were magical to watch," SCHIFF said.
But then GERSHATER was very good at everything he did.
"Not just competency," said GREENBERG. " Mastery. There was nothing he did that he didn't know everything there was to know."
Squash? " The racquet grew out of his hand," GREENBERG said. Tennis? He was a regular at Mayfair West, three times a week, for two-hour sessions starting at 6 a.m. -- and his backhand was gorgeous. He owned a collection of videos of every major tennis match. Skiing? South African-born and raised, GERSHATER took it up after watching Jean-Claude Killy storm the 1968 Olympics. He took lessons, bought and studied videos and was soon conquering double Black Diamond hills.
"He took great pleasure in doing things well," said his wife.
Passionate about his profession, he was chief radiologist at North York General Hospital for 20 of his 35 years there and the man responsible for first introducing three-dimensional imaging and a computerized patient archiving and communicating system technology previously found in only a few teaching hospitals into community hospitals.
"He was a visionary, so aggressive in acquiring new technology, sometimes even before the teaching hospitals," said Hassan DEIF, a radiologist who worked with him at the hospital and in their private practice for 25 years.
"He was a broader thinker who was trying to prove a point that Magnetic Resonance Imaging was a mainstream technology that should be in a community hospital," said Ontario Association of Radiologists executive director Ray FOLEY. " Today that's ho-hum, but 12 years ago this was almost revolutionary."
GERSHATER took his scholarly journals to bed with him at night and would sit on the deck at his cottage reading three medical books at a time.
"In radiology you have to know everything about the whole body and what procedures have been done and what should be done. It's very inclusive. His career suited him," said Jeanne.
His daughters were married and also successful in their careers Tal GERSHATER is a high school math teacher and Elize GERSHATER a doctor who decided to follow in his footsteps, much to his delight, and enrol in a radiology residency.
His children were always his priority.
"He always told us we were the most important and that we could call him any time at work. So we did," Tal recalled.
He was, she added, a confidante to many.
GERSHATER had everything, it seems -- except an explanation for his son David's death.
The 10 officials who met them at the airport back in '99 in Ethiopia told them their son had jumped from his hotel room and deflected all their questions. But nothing felt right about their conclusion that their son had been suicidal and unstable. It turned out it hadn't happened at the hotel where their son had been staying, but instead at a rooftop bar, where, they learned, some journalists were said to have been pushed to their deaths, although the official version was they, too, had jumped. In fact, it was known in Ethiopia as an "execution post," Jeanne said.
David GERSHATER was 31, a freelance writer and social activist, a young man with a probing intellect but scattered interests who had never really found a place or profession to stick to. He was researching, seeking the truth about aspects of the war in Eritrea and the floppy disk containing his writings had been stolen from his backpack a few days before his death. His father had always wanted to know what had really gone on.
A year after his son died, GERSHATER was diagnosed with the bladder cancer that eventually killed him.
He worked until the beginning of this year. By the summer he was very weak, but he was determined to live to meet Tal's first child and his second grandchild.
"He kept my due date as a mantra and made it to meet my son David, and even managed to come out to the hospital the day the baby was born," she recalled.
"Even though my Dad could barely get out of bed, he somehow found the strength that day to get down the stairs and into a cab to come and see us. His smile that day lit up our hearts."
Three weeks later, on Sept.2, he died at home, listening to a new recording of a piano concerto by Mozart.

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GREENE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-01-17 published
GREENE, Kenneth Edward
Inspirit Residence of London, in his 77th year, at London Health Sciences - University Campus on Sunday, January 15, 2006. Survived by his wife Gwen B. (BLEZARD) GREENE and his children Nancy (Jean-Charles) GRÉGOIRE, Barbara (Detlef) DRANSCH, Fred GREENE, David (Sherry) GREENE and grandchildren Stéphane and Deirdre, Erick and Eva and Dylan and Abby. Also survived by his brother Robert (Amy) GREENE of Denver, Colorado and predeceased by his sister Margaret (Donald) McGILL. Also survived by nieces and nephews and their families. Memorial service and celebration of his life to be held at Bishop Cronyn Memorial Church, 422 William Street, Friday, January 20, 2006 at 1 pm with The Rev'd. Rae FLETCHER officiating. Cremation and interment Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. For memorial donations: Bishop Cronyn Memorial Church or Mission Services. Logan Funeral Home, 371 Dundas Street, in charge of arrangements. Online condolences www.loganfh.ca A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Mr. GREENE.

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GREENE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-02-17 published
GREENE, Kathy▼
To My Dear Friend Kathy: This day comes with great sorrow on the 1st anniversary of the day that changed me forever. You left so suddenly with no goodbye, but my memories of you are forever and deeply cherished. I miss you so much. Love Joanie

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GREENE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-02-17 published
GREENE, Kathleen▲▼ (HUDSON) (March 21, 1953-February 17, 2005)
"We carry your heart with us
We carry it in our hearts
We are never without it
Anywhere we go you go
If we could only hold your face
And wrap up the light in your eyes."
The senseless loss that breaks us down,
Makes us realize the bond that is our family
Is missing a treasured link, our sister.
We will never forget you,
And we miss you, Wendy, Brenda, Jeff, Greg and their families.

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GREENE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-04-01 published
JACKSON, Lorna▼ Lucille▼ (WOLFE)
At the Guelph General Hospital, Guelph on Wednesday, March 29, 2006. Lorna (WOLFE) JACKSON at the age of 93 years. Beloved wife of the late Thomas "Tom" JACKSON (1984.) Loved mother of Greg and his wife Janice of London, Monte and his wife Donna of Georgetown and the late Lowell. Sadly missed by her many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Dear sister of Alberta FERGUSON of Listowel. Lorna was an active member of the Rundle Chapter No. 108 Order of the Eastern Star and an Eastern Star service will be held at 6: 45 p.m Tuesday at Gilchrist Chapel. Friends may call at the Gilchrist Chapel -- McIntyre and Wilkie Funeral Home, One Delhi Street, Guelph (from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday). Funeral Service at the St. George's Anglican Church, 99 Woolwich Street Guelph on Wednesday, April 5th at 11: 00 a.m. with The Venerable Archdeacon Thomas M. GREENE officiating. Interment Memory Gardens. Memorial contributions to St. George's Anglican Church or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated. We invite you to leave your memories and donations online at: www.gilchristchapel.com

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GREENE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-05-31 published
HOUSTON, Elizabeth " Betty" (née ROTTIER)
At Fairfield Park Nursing Home in Wallaceburg on Monday, May 29, 2006 in her 82nd year. Beloved wife of the late James "Jim" HOUSTON (January, 2000). Loving mother of Pauline and the late Brian SMITH of Wallaceburg, Mary Lou HOUSTON of London. Dear grandmother of Kim and Doctor Robert GREENE, Kelly SMITH and F. James OAKE. Great-grandmother of Brian and Dylan GREENE. Sister of Marie VERHEEKE of Wallaceburg and the late John ROTTIER. Sister-in-law of Elsie ROTTIER and the late Albert VERHEEKE. Daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine (BOGAERT) ROTTIER. Friends may call at the Haycock-Cavanagh Funeral Home, 409 Nelson Street (at Elgin) in Wallaceburg from 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated from Holy Family Church by Father Greg BONIN on Thursday, June 1 at 1: 30 p.m. Interment to follow at Riverview Cemetery. If desired, remembrances to Holy Family Church Building Fund or C.K.H.A. Sydenham Campus, may be left at the funeral home. 519-627-3231.

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GREENE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-06-05 published
NETTLETON, Tim
Suddenly on Saturday, June 3rd, 2006 at the London Health Sciences Centre-University Hospital, Tim NETTLETON in his 44th year. Loving husband of Cynthia (GREENE) NETTLETON. Devoted and loving father of Morgan, Lauren and Danielle. Loving son of Patricia NETTLETON and the late Frank NETTLETON. Cherished brother of Mary-Jo (Mike) ARSENAULT, Maureen (Mark) HENNESSY, Lisa (Tom) FORD and Lori (Geoff) BEDFORD. Tim will also be missed by his Aunt Sally NETTLETON, Parents-in-law Freda and Cyril GREENE, and in-laws Cyril and Carrie, Danny and Lisa, David, Edward and Shelley. Also loved by Cynthia's Aunt Ruby MERCER and her husband Ralph. Tim will always be remembered and loved by many nieces and nephews, cousins and Friends. Visitation will be held at the Westview Funeral Chapel, 709 Wonderland Road North, on Tuesday, June 6th from 2: 00-4:00 p.m. and from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Pius X Parish, 777 Valetta Street, on Wednesday, June 7th at 10: 00 a.m. Interment in Saint Peter's Cemetery. Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Tim are asked to consider The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, or the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario Foundation. Online condolences accepted at www.westviewfuneralchapel.com

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GREENE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-10-09 published
TAPPER, Joseph " Tap"
At London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, on Sunday, October 8, 2006, Joseph 'Tap' TAPPER, loving husband of Mary 'Sam' TAPPER, in his 70th year. Dear stepfather of Wesley McDONALD, Lesley McDONALD, Christina JANSSENS and Tami McDONALD. Dear grandfather of Taylor, Johnathan and Lucas. Predeceased by his parents Lily and Charles TAPPER Sr. Dear brother of Lorraine TAPPER (his twin) and Gord, Dorothy MITZ and Ralph (deceased,) Marie BURK/BURKE and Rex (deceased,) Eileen FRASER and Welton, Shirley GREENE (deceased) and Jack (deceased,) Charles TAPPER Jr., Gloria Jean (deceased) and Robert TAPPER and Marilyn. Predeceased by his 1 nephew and survived by his 7 nieces and nephews, several grand-nieces and nephews and 1 great-grand-niece. There will be no funeral home visitation or funeral service. Cremation has taken place with a private interment to take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia at a later date. Donations to the Hand and Upper Limb Research Department, c/o Saint_Joseph's Health Care Foundation of London, Ontario would be appreciated. (John T. Donohue Funeral Home).

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GREENE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-10-15 published
McCONNELL, Robert " Bob" James
Unexpectedly and peacefully at Victoria Hospital on Friday, October 13, 2006, Robert "Bob" James McCONNELL of Arva in his 48th year. Beloved husband of Ellen (SHEPHARD.) Dear father of Lucas (Kelly,) Bryce, Lexy and the late Drew. Loving son of Doreen and the late Jim McCONNELL, and Barb and Doug SHEPHARD. Dear brother of Wesley (Liz), David (Fran), Bradley (Sheila), and Matthew (Margaret). Cherished brother-in-law of Shelly GREENE (Allan.) Also survived by Aunt Pat, Grandma Dot, as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family and Friends. Memorial visitation will be held on Monday from 7: 00-9:00 p.m. at the Westview Funeral Chapel, 709 Wonderland Road North, where the memorial service will be conducted on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 3: 00 p.m. with visitation 2 hours prior. Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Bob are asked to consider London Health Sciences Foundation-Cancer Centre, Children's Aid Society, Trust Fund for Lexy Mcconnell c/o TD Canada Trust, 1137 Richmond Street, London, Ontario N6A 3K6 or to the charity of your choice. Bob's Family wish to thank all the staff at Critical Care Trauma Unit of Victoria Hospital. On-line condolences may be sent to mail@westviewfuneralchapel.com

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GREENE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-12-11 published
SOUTHCOTT, William▼ Larry▼ " Blues▼"
Passed away after a brief illness peacefully in his sleep on Friday December 8th 2006 at Saint Thomas Elgin General Hospital. Beloved▼ father of Janina (Brent) GORDON, Lindsey▼ SOUTHCOTT and Will HORNBY. Grandfather▼ of Emma and Iain GORDON, also friend and former wife Debbie. son of Joyce SOUTHCOTT and brother to Chris, Darlene and David. Thank you to Sandy GREENE, forever treasured in our dad's heart. We would like to acknowledge dad's good Friends at CGS Moore Air, and we know he'll be missed by his good buddies Bobby GIBSON and Erick BALINT. All▼ are welcome to share in a celebration of Dad's life, to be held on Tuesday December 19th at 7: 00 p.m. at Dom's Downtown, 22 Academy St. St. Catharines (905-688-4202). "Let the clutch out Dad!"

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GREENE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-12-16 published
SOUTHCOTT, William▲ Larry▲ " Blues▲"
Passed away after a brief illness peacefully in his sleep on Friday December 8th 2006 at Saint Thomas Elgin General Hospital. Beloved▲ father of Janina (Brent) GORDON, Lindsey▲ SOUTHCOTT and Will HORNBY. Grandfather▲ of Emma and Iain GORDON, also friend and former wife Debbie. son of Joyce SOUTHCOTT and brother to Chris, Darlene and David. Thank you to Sandy GREENE, forever treasured in our dad's heart. We would like to acknowledge dad's good Friends at CGS Moore Air, and we know he'll be missed by his good buddies Bobby GIBSON and Erick BALINT. All▲ Friends old and new are welcome to share in a celebration of Dad's life, to be held on Tuesday December 19th at 7: 00 p.m. at Dom's Downtown, 22 Academy St. St Catharines (905-688-4202). "Let the clutch out Dad!"

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GREENE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-12-21 published
ANTONE, Noah " Morris"
Age 65, December 19, 2006. Survived by wife Gloria (née GREENE,) daughters Jackie (Roger), Connie (Aron), Terri (Chris), Marla, Amanda (Thomas) and Arlene (Tye). Loving grandfather of 12, son of Charlotte Miranda and brother of Lilyanne, Tom, Jerry and Charlene. Visitation Friday 3-9 p.m. at Kaul Funeral Home, 27830 Gratiot Ave., Roseville, 586-775-1911. Service Saturday 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Memorials to the American Lung Association. Share a memory with the family at www.kaulfuneralhome.com

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GREENE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-03-08 published
BARRÉ, Gilles (1932-2006)
Born in Montreal to Germaine neé FORTIN and Arthur BARRÉ, he was the third of four children. His childhood was rapscallion. He joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1950 and met his wife Eileen neé GREENE on Labour Day of the same year. They were married in 1955 and two children, a daughter and a son, came into the world in 1956 and 1959. He left the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and worked at a handful of jobs until he started with 3M in 1965, where he stayed for 32 years. After retiring, he worked and played at The Home Depot. He was always up to something, even if, at times, no one quite knew what it was. He was a skilled woodworker, a sometime artist, a bonsai aficionado and much else. A "gentleman of calibre" and a gleam ever in his eye, unforgettable, he will be sorely missed by his daughter, Lynn (Bill LA HAM,) his son, Geoffrey, his grandchildren, Jessica and Claire LA HAM, and Selena BARRÉ, his wife, Eileen, and many others too numerous to mention. There will be a visitation at Turner and Porter "Peel" Chapel, 2180 Hurontario Street, Mississauga (Hwy. 10 north of Queen Elizabeth Way) from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday, March 11. All who knew him are welcome. Instead of flowers, please make a donation in his name either to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Canadian Diabetes Association

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GREENE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-03-28 published
STERN, Benjamin▼
Died March 25, 2006 at his home in Florida. Ben STERN was born in 1924 in Zamosc, Poland, into a prominent and respected Jewish family. After the outbreak of World War 2, he and his family were sent to Siberia. The family escaped from Siberia back to Poland, and were interned in the Wlodzimierz Ghetto. All his family, save he and one sister, were murdered in 1942. Through a series of narrow escapes, including some with the Partisans, Ben survived the war. He and his wife Frieda emigrated to Canada in 1950. Ben STERN was successful in a series of Winnipeg businesses, most recently at the Marlborough Hotel. He, with his partner Meyer GINDIN, invested in properties across Canada and the U.S., both traveling tirelessly to look after their business interests. Ben retired in 1996 after suffering a stroke. He was an avid card player, and a member until 1996, at the Montefiore Club. He and his wife were supporters of Israel, Hebrew University, and local causes. He was a great reader of history and politics. Benjamin STERN is survived by his wife of 61 years, Frieda; by his sister Fay GUTTMAN; and by four children and their families: Bella and Mark GREENE, Anne▼ and Charles MARMAR, Norman STERN, and Susan STERN and Yankee LEVINSON. He was the beloved grandfather of eight and great grandfather of one. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 29th at Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel in Toronto. Shiva will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans, 1133 Broadway, Suite 232, New York, New York 10010, or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, 1920 Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M4S 3E2, or a charity of choice.

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GREENE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-04-01 published
JACKSON, Lorna▲▼ Lucille▲▼ (WOLFE)
At the Guelph General Hospital, Guelph, on Wednesday, March 29, 2006. Lorna (WOLFE) JACKSON at the age of 93 years. Beloved wife of the late Thomas "Tom" JACKSON (1984.) Loved mother of Greg and his wife Janice of London, Monte and his wife Donna of Georgetown and the late Lowell. Sadly missed by her many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Dear sister of Alberta FERGUSON of Listowel. Lorna was an active member of the Rundle Chapter No. 108 Order of the Eastern Star and an Eastern Star service will be held at 6: 45 p.m. Tuesday at Gilchrist Chapel. Friends may call at the Gilchrist Chapel - McIntyre and Wilkie Funeral Home, One Delhi Street, Guelph (from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday). Funeral Service at the St. George's Anglican Church, 99 Woolwich Street, Guelph, on Wednesday, April 5th at 11: 00 a.m. with The Venerable Archdeacon Thomas M. GREENE officiating. Interment Memory Gardens. Memorial contributions to St. George's Anglican Church or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated. We invite you to leave your memories and donations online at: www.gilchristchapel.com

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GREENE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-04-01 published
JACKSON, Lorna▲ Lucille▲ (WOLFE)
At the Guelph General Hospital, Guelph, on Wednesday, March 29, 2006. Lorna (WOLFE) JACKSON at the age of 93 years. Beloved wife of the late Thomas "Tom" JACKSON (1984.) Loved mother of Greg and his wife Janice of London, Monte and his wife Donna of Georgetown and the late Lowell. Sadly missed by her many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Dear sister of Alberta FERGUSON of Listowel. Lorna was an active member of the Rundle Chapter No. 108 Order of the Eastern Star and an Eastern Star service will be held at 6: 45 p.m. Tuesday at Gilchrist Chapel. Friends may call at the Gilchrist Chapel - McIntyre and Wilkie Funeral Home, One Delhi Street, Guelph (from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday). Funeral Service at the St. George's Anglican Church, 99 Woolwich Street, Guelph, on Wednesday, April 5th at 11: 00 a.m. with The Venerable Archdeacon Thomas M. GREENE officiating. Interment Memory Gardens. Memorial contributions to St. George's Anglican Church or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated. We invite you to leave your memories and donations online at: www.gilchristchapel.com

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GREENE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-05-02 published
Bill MILROY, Army Officer And Consultant: (1920-2006)
Major who won a D.S.O. during the closing weeks of the Second World War later became a lieutenant-general and was given command of the Canadian Army
By Buzz BOURDON, Special to the Globe and Mail, Page S9
Ottawa -- By April of 1945, Bill MILROY was tired, bone tired, after more than a year of almost continuous fighting in Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands. Mr. MILROY, a major commanding B Squadron, 2nd Canadian Armoured Regiment, knew that Germany was in flames and close to surrendering, but when and where the Second World War would end was anyone's guess.
Hundreds of thousands of German soldiers fought tenaciously to defend their homeland and for Mr. MILROY and his battle-weary troopers, there were always more of them to kill or capture before they pointed their Sherman tanks toward the next objective. Still, they could almost smell the end.
"There was excitement in the air. It was difficult to realize that we were at last on Dutch soil and only a few miles from Germany," wrote Lieutenant-Colonel J.M. McAVITY in his 1947 history of the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians). "It had seemed very far away during the past year."
Fresh orders arrived on April 10, 1945. Mr. MILROY and his regiment were ordered to support the British army in Operation Cleanser, known as the second Battle of Arnhem, in the Netherlands. The Strathconas would fire their 75-millimetre guns in support for the assault, then push to the Zuider Zee, now called Ijsselmeer, 50 kilometres away.
Deploying his tanks with his customary skill, Mr. MILROY -- known affectionately to his men as Billy the Kid -- ran up against strong opposition from German anti-tank guns and infantry during the week-long race to the sea. On two separate occasions, on April 15 and April 17, Mr. MILROY, displaying "great personal gallantry," dismounted from his tank to make a personal reconnaissance on foot. "Then, in both cases, from the information gained, he put a plan into effect which was highly successful and most skillfully controlled and ensured the further advance of the regiment," an official citation said.
Sixty-one years later, Robert GREENE, an Anglican canon living in Calgary, remembers feeling alarmed when Mr. MILROY climbed down from their tank and walked down the middle of the road. At that time, Mr. GREENE was Mr. MILROY's gunner in their tank, which they had nicknamed "Brown."
"I jumped out with a Tommy gun and followed him to give cover. I said, 'Sir, shouldn't we be in the ditch?' He was fearless," said Rev. GREENE, who fought with Mr. MILROY for almost two years. "We would have followed him everywhere. He was a great commander." For his tactical brilliance, Mr. MILROY was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, one of only five Strathcona officers to receive it during the war. "During the entire period, Major MILROY was tireless in his efforts, consistently showing the greatest skill in handling his squadron and displaying magnificent coolness under fire," the citation said.
Bill MILROY grew up in small-town Saskatchewan where his father managed the local bank. After working on his grandfather's farm for several summers, he studied commerce at the University of Alberta and joined the Canadian Officers' Training Corps. Commissioned as an officer, he volunteered for overseas service and joined Lord Strathcona's Horse on August 13, 1941. That November, the regiment left Camp Borden, Ontario, for Britain.
Two years later, Mr. MILROY got his first taste of modern armoured warfare when he landed in Italy on December 1, 1943. For the next 11 months, he and B Squadron struggled up the Italian peninsula with the 5th Canadian Armoured Brigade. On May 24, 1944, he fought in the battle of Melfa River, part of Operation Chesterfield, in which Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander's Eighth Army attack the Hitler Line south of Rome. In a two-day battle, the Strathconas' reconnaissance troop crossed the Melfa River, established a bridgehead and held it until a company from the Westminster Regiment, commanded by Major J.K. Mahony, arrived. Major Mahoney was later awarded the Victoria Cross. Shortly after, the Strathconas' commanding officer was wounded and Mr. MILROY took over temporarily.
Almost four months later, Mr. MILROY was wounded during the battle of the Gothic Line, a heavily fortified, mountainous defensive line that stretched across Italy north of Florence. During the action, Mr. MILROY and B Squadron repelled a German counterattack in the middle of the night that included fierce hand-to-hand fighting.
After things settled down, Mr. MILROY held a brief conference with two of his officers. Then the unexpected happened. "[It was] pitch black when what I assume was a German still in the area [threw] a grenade in our midst. When I came to, I was the only one left," he told his son Rollin in 1992. The explosion cost Mr. MILROY most of the hearing in his left ear.
He never spoke of his war experiences unless asked, said Rollin MILROY. " Then he was happy to answer. The stories that would spontaneously come out were always humorous, or about Friendship in some manner. While I don't think he ever attempted to convince himself war is anything but awful, he also recognized the many good qualities of people that emerge during such times."
After the war, Mr. MILROY remained in the army, serving at home and abroad in the United States and Britain. In 1953, he attended the Queen's coronation in London. Despite a fall of heavy rain, Mr. MILROY thoroughly enjoyed his job marshalling the Canadian troops marching in the procession. "[There was] a wonderful feeling of camaraderie that enveloped everyone during the period of the coronation. We all thought that we were in on the beginning of a bright new world. While it didn't quite work out that way, for those of us there the experience lightened our days for years to come. It was similar to the feeling one has when one is a member of a good Regiment, like the Strathconas," he wrote in In 1972, he was promoted to lieutenant-general and given command of the Canadian army, then called Mobile Command. After retiring in 1975, he worked in Ottawa as a consultant until 1988.
In 2001, Mr. MILROY was made a member of the Order of Canada, for his "exceptional leadership qualities as a volunteer. As national chair of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires, he helped raised the status and profile of the corps. He also served on the board of governors of Ottawa's Ashbury College and has made immeasurable contributions to health care in the region and to the Salvation Army's fundraising operations."
Mr. MILROY never forgot his beloved unit and served as colonel of the regiment from 1971 to 1978. He donated the sabre he carried during the coronation to the regiment's commanding officers.
William Alexander MILROY was born on June 25, 1920, in Brownlee, Saskatchewan. He died of pulmonary fibrosis on February 20, 2006, in Ottawa. He was 85. He is survived by his wife, Ann, his son Rollin, his daughters Elizabeth and Alexandra. He also leaves his sisters Marion and Jean.

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GREENE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-11-15 published
DORITTY, The Reverend Donald Owen, B.A. Hons, B.Ed, B.S.T.
Passed away suddenly at Port Hope on Monday November 13, 2006 in his 79th year. The Reverend Donald DORITTY predeceased by his loving wife Eileen Mary DYSON. Husband of Marguerite W. DORITTY. Loving father of Paula DORITTY and her husband Tony FROST and David DORITTY and his wife Ann. Beloved grandfather of Robyn, Jonathan and Michael. Brother-in-law of Harry and Margaret GREENE. Friends will be received at Saint Peter's Anglican Church, 240 College Street at King Street East (Hwy 2), Cobourg, Thursday 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service at Saint Peter's Anglican Church, Friday November 17th at 3 p.m. Graduate of Trinity College, University of Toronto 1956. Born on February 17, 1927 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. English teacher at Northern Secondary School in Toronto and well respected teacher at (Head of History Dept.) Jarvis Collegiate for 25 years. 21 years honorary Assistant at St. Clements Anglican Church, Toronto. 1988-92 he was Vicar of Saint_James Cathedral, Toronto. In 1993 he and Eileen moved to Port Hope and became active in the community. Priest in charge at St. Peters, Cobourg, Honorary Assistant at Saint Mark's and Saint_John's in Port Hope. And most recently honorary assistant at Saint Peter's Church Cobourg. A life long Leaf's supporter. Loved by all who knew him. Memorial contributions may be made by cheque to Saint Peter's Anglican Church, Cobourg. Arrangements by Allison Funeral Home, 103 Mill Street North, Port Hope, Ontario L1A 2T3; 905-885-5611 www.allisonfuneralhome.com

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GREENE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-11-17 published
GREENE, Kathleen▲ Roxanne Stambaugh
Peacefully at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital on November 3rd, 2006 in her 88th year. Beloved wife of the late Archie. Loving mother of Judy LITTLE (Paul) of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, and Joy JARVIS (Bill) of Novar, Ontario. Loving Grams to Mike and Ryan LITTLE. Wonderful Aunt to many nieces and nephews. The family will receive Friends and relatives at the Ward Funeral Home, 109 Reynolds Street, Oakville on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Cremation has already taken place. Memorial Service to be held on Friday, November 24 at 11 a.m. at Saint_Jude's Anglican Church, 160 William Street, Oakville. Sincere thanks to the doctors and nurses of O.T.M.H. Intensive Care Unit and 4E. Heartfelt thanks to Doctor GRAY/GREY for all of her loving care. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to O.T.M.H. and Saint_Jude's Anglican Church.

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GREENE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-12-09 published
NEILSON, Helen Ridout, M.B.E. (military,) Emeritus Professor of Food Science, McGill University, B.H.Sc., M.Sc., Dt.P.
Passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 2, 2006. Helen was predeceased by her sister Nora ELLWOOD and brother Doctor Walter NEILSON. Helen was the dearly loved aunt of Neil ELLWOOD, Anne PALFREYMAN, John NEILSON, Patrick NEILSON, William NEILSON, Janet NEILSON and great-aunt to Kim and Hew ELLWOOD, Kate and Beth ELLWOOD, Faye, Lesley and Claire PALFREYMAN, David, Maggie, and Laura NEILSON, Anna and Ivan NEILSON, Liza, Devon, and Mary HOWARD. Born in Quebec City in 1914 to H.I. NEILSON, R.C.A. and Matilda Anne GREENE, Helen received her undergraduate degree from McGill University and completed a dietetic internship at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. She served from 1942-1946 in the Royal Canadian Air Force where she was a squadron leader in charge of food services in the Eastern Air Command and she was made Member of the British Empire (military). After the war, she returned to McGill and completed a M.Sc. in Nutrition (Animal Science). In 1948-49, she was Research Assistant to Doctor F. Tisdall in the Institute of Aviation Medicine, Department of National Defence. In 1949, she was appointed Associate Professor and Director of the School of Household Science, later the School of Food Science, at McGill University. She was promoted to full Professor in 1954 and continued as Director until 1975. During that time, she served for one year (1956-57) in the Technical Assistance Program of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand. In 1977, she accepted an appointment as Principal Lecturer and Chair, Life Management Department, School of Applied Science, Riverina College of Advanced Education, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. She returned to Canada in 1978. Helen was a member of the McGill University Senate during the turbulent years from 1967 to 1970. In 1977, she received The Queen Elizabeth 25th Anniversary Jubilee Medal. In 1980, Helen was appointed Emeritus Professor of Food Science at McGill. A past President of The Canadian Dietetic Association (1961-62) and Chair of numerous committees, Helen received the Stuart Award in 1976 and in 1989 became the first Member Emeritus. In 1985, she received the Mastery for Service Award from Macdonald College, and in 1994, Helen received Le Prix Ross, le prix d'excellence pour la carrière. In retirement, Helen wrote the histories of Macdonald College and the Anglican Parish of Vaudreuil. A summer resident of Tadoussac and a member of The Alpine Club of Canada, Helen loved hiking, skiing and fishing. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2006, at St George's Church, Saint Anne de Bellevue, Quebec at 11: 00 a.m. Because Helen supported so many charitable organizations, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of choice.

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GREENE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-03-29 published
STERN, Benjamin▲
On March 25, 2006 at his home in Florida. Benjamin STERN devoted husband of Frieda for 61 years. Loving father and father-in-law of Bella and Mark GREENE, Anne▲ and Charles MARMAR, Norman STERN, and Susan STERN and Yankee LEVINSON. Dear brother of Fay GUTTMAN. He was the beloved grandfather of eight and great-grandfather of one. He will be sorely missed by his nephews and nieces and all who knew him. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West (3 lights west of Dufferin), for service on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at 1: 30 p.m. Interment Community Section at Pardes Shalom. Shiva private. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Disabled Veterans of Israel, Beit Halochem Canada, 1600 Steeles Ave. West, Suite 219, Concord, Ontario, L4K 4M2, 416-787-8950 or The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, 1920 Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M4S 3E2, 416-499-1417.

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GREENFIELD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-07-19 published
GREENFIELD, Walter
At the Maples Home for Seniors, Tavistock on Monday, July 17, 2006, Walter GREENFIELD, of Embro, in his 102nd year. Husband of the late Margaret (McDONALD) GREENFIELD (1973.) Predeceased by one sister Florence McDONALD (1988) and one brother George GREENFIELD (1975.) Survived by several nieces and nephews. Throughout his life Walter won many prizes for his horses and enjoyed horse racing. Walter could always be found at the Highland Restaurant in Embro where he enjoyed the company of his many Friends. Friends will be received at the McBeath-Dynes Funeral Home, 246 Thames St. S., Ingersoll Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where service will be held on Friday, July 21, 2006 at 11: 00 a.m. Rev. Judy CAMPBELL of Knox United Church, Embro officiating. Interment North Embro Cemetery. Memorial donations to Knox United Church or charity of your choice would be appreciated.

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GREENFIELD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-11-25 published
MARTIN, Bryan▼
On a beautiful, sunny day, Wednesday, November 22, 2006, while out for his daily walk, Bryan MARTIN peacefully passed away in his 63rd year. Re-united in Heaven with his father Fred L. MARTIN and grandparents Ella and Calvin MARTIN and Vera and Fred DARBY. Beloved son of Mary C. MARTIN and big brother of Heather L. GREENFIELD (Richard) and Jill A. MARTIN. Nephew of Tom and Sherry DARBY of Edmonton and Bill and Peg MARTIN of Chatham. The family will receive Friends and family on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the James A. Harris Funeral Home, 220 Saint_James Street at Richmond, where the funeral service will be conducted on Monday, November 27 at 1: 30 p.m. Interment later at Strathroy Cemetery. Memorial contributions to the Scleroderma Society of Ontario or Community Living London would be gratefully acknowledged.

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GREENFIELD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-12-02 published
MARTIN, Bryan▲
The family of the late Bryan MARTIN wish to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to family, Friends, employees, and colleagues for their kindness and sympathy following the loss of a son, brother, nephew and brother-in-law. Thanks to those who sent cards, food, phone calls, floral tributes and memorial donations. Special thanks to Doctor Doug ROSS of Wesley-Knox United Church, Tom DARBY, Richard GREENFIELD, Jen HENRY, Jill MARTIN and Fred MacKINNON for their participation in the funeral service. Thank you to the staff at the James A. Harris Funeral Home for their dedication and professionalism to Bryan. Sincerely; Mary, Heather and Jill.

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GREENFIELD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-03-17 published
VOGT, Barbara Mary (GREENFIELD)
Barbara VOGT passed away on March 13 after a three month battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. She was a very gracious person who was well beloved and who will be missed by many. Barbara was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan on November 24, 1929. At age 12 she moved to Winnipeg with her family and attended United College (now the University of Winnipeg) from which she graduated with a B.A. in 1950. In her freshman year she met Erich VOGT whom she married in 1952. He was her sweetheart for 54 years. They moved immediately to Princeton, N.J. where Erich was a graduate student in physics and Barbara worked as a librarian at the small Institute for Advanced Study during the heady times of Oppenheimer and Einstein. They had two daughters in Princeton and then a son in England where Erich was on postdoctoral studies and finally two more sons in Deep River, Ontario before the family moved to Vancouver in 1965 where they both became active and honoured members of the University of British Columbia community and Erich also became a founder of the TRIUMF project. Besides her husband she is mourned by her five children and their spouses: Susan (Joel), Lisa (Chris), David (Tracy), Jonathan (Eleanor) and Robert (Brenda) and also the 16 grandchildren from these five families, all of whom flourished under her love: Samuel; Madeleine, Patrick, Gabrielle, Charlotte and Peter; Megan, Eric, Kennedy and Brianna Naomi and Deborah; Parker, Nicolas, Matthew and Alexander. She was predeceased by her parents and her older brother Kent but is survived by his wife Patricia and their three sons and by a younger brother, Oliver (Elaine) and their three sons. She also had a wide circle of Friends around the globe who loved and admired her. Barbara was exceptionally well read and had a gift for and love of music and art, civilizing a somewhat barbarian family of lawyers and technocrats. She enjoyed travel and hiking in the mountains of British Columbia and, especially, the sea by Tofino to which the family made an annual pilgrimage for forty years. She was by nature a very nurturing person for her husband, her children and her grandchildren as well as for her many Friends. For all of them she is irreplaceable. There will be a Celebration of her life at University of British Columbia's Sage Restaurant (the old Faculty Club) on Saturday, March 25 at 2: 00 p.m. There is parking in the Rose-Garden Parkade next door. In lieu of flowers it would be appropriate to make tax-free donations to the Friends of Chamber Music, P.O. Box 38046, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4L9.

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GREENFIELD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-03-04 published
DESCHENES, Lawrence Joseph
Peacefully after a brief illness at Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay on Thursday, March 2nd, 2006 in his 82nd year. Dearly beloved husband of Theresa for 61 years. Loving father of Robert (Karen), John, Susan (Henry) SCHOONDERBEEK, Carol (Steve) GREENFIELD, Steve, Mary DESCHENES (Real), Theresa (Pat) McINTYRE, Tom (Mary), Dan (Kathy) and the late David. Dear Grandfather of 17 and Great-Grandfather of 2. Survived by brothers Eugene (Lois), Wilfred (Ione) and predeceased by Cecile, Jeanette, Paul and Mary. Sadly missed by brother-in-law Bob GREER/GRIER. Friends may call at Oshawa Funeral Service "Thornton Chapel", 847 King St. West (905-721-1234) for visitation on Sunday, March 5th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Prayers at 7: 30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Saint John The Evangelist Church (903 Giffard Street, Whitby) on Monday, March 6th at 10: 00 a.m. Interment to follow at Resurrection Cemetery. Donations made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or St. Vincent de Paul in Minden, Ontario would be appreciated.

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GREENFIELD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-04-19 published
JONES, Leonard William
Passed away peacefully on April 14, 2006 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. Devoted, loving husband of Elizabeth Mary with whom he celebrated 65 years of marriage in July 2005. Cherished father of Carole (John) ASHER and Michael (Kathleen) JONES. Adored grandfather of Christopher (Amanda BEIRENS) ASHER, Jeremy (Tracy) ASHER, Julie-Anne ASHER, Anthony (Meredith GREENFIELD) JONES and Elizabeth JONES. Dear great-grandfather of MacKenzie, Braden and Brooklyn ASHER. Born in 1916 in Coventry, England, Len moved via Montreal to settle in Richmond Hill where he was a member and held offices in Rotary Club International, Telephone Pioneers of America, The Curtain Club and the Lions Club. Len's career in the telephone industry took him to all parts of Canada and overseas. He will be remembered for his sense of humour, compassion and integrity. A private family celebration of Len's life will be held later. In lieu of flowers, a remembrance donation to a charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.

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