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LEVINE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-03-03 published
LEVINE,
Leonard
E.
Peacefully, after a lengthy illness on Wednesday, March 1, 2006.
Dear brother and brother-in-law of Boris and the late Gertrude
LEVINE, the late Sara and Mac
HARRIS, the late Rona and Louis
GROSS, and the late Goldie and Ernest
SHERWIN.
Devoted uncle
of Brahm, Paul, and the late Gail
LEVINE,
Ellen
ABRONSON, Marvin
GROSS,
Gloria and Ted
HARRIS, and the late Barbara
SHERWIN. He
will be very sadly missed by his many Friends and colleagues.
At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Ave. West, (3
lights west of Dufferin) for service on Sunday, March 5, 2006
at 10: 30 a.m. Interment Community Section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery.
Shiva private. If desired, memorial donations may be made to
the Leonard E. Levine Fund c/o Baycrest at 416-785-2500.
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LEVINE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-04-18 published
MARCOVITZ,
Jonas
Suddenly on Sunday, April 16, 2006 in Florida. Jonas
MARCOVITZ,
dear brother and brother-in-law of Chaim and Haya, Hella and
Alex GRUIA and the late Froim, and the late Tina, and the late
Max and Liza. Beloved Dod Yona - Uncle Oni of his nieces, Sara
(Lawrence HART), Leora (Marshall
MORRIS), Jasmine (Murray
LEVINE),
Jackie (Lorne
GOLD,)
Sorana
(Tiberiu
MIRESCO,) and Carina (Morris
KATZ,) and great nieces, and great nephews. At Benjamin's Park
Memorial Chapel. 2401 Steeles Ave W. (3 lights west of Dufferin)
for service on Tuesday, April 18th at 1: 30 p.m. Interment Beth
Emeth Section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery. Shiva 9 Brockington
Cres. from Thursday April 20th. If desired, donations may be
made to The Jonas Marcovitz Memorial Fund c/o The Benjamin Foundation,
3429 Bathurst St. Toronto, Ontario M6A 2C3, 416-780-0324.
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LEVINE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-06-16 published
GOLDMAN,
Amelia
Bertha
The death of Amelia Bertha
GOLDMAN of Fredericton occurred at
the Doctor Everett Chalmers Hospital, June 14, 2006. Born in Saint
John,
New
Brunswick daughter of the late P.M. and Blanche
LEVINE,
and the wife of the late Harry
GOLDMAN. Survived by her children,
Jeffrey (Ruth)
GOLDMAN of Toronto: Malcolm (Barbara)
GOLDMAN
of Beersheva, Israel: Lionel (Annette) of Montreal: Barry (Debby)
GOLDMAN of Toronto: Judi
GOLDMAN of Montreal and Esther
SHAPIRO
(Jeremy) of Toronto. 20 Grandchildren: 34 Great-grandchildren
and counting. Three sisters Sylvia
SILVER (Late Doctor Samuel
SILVER)
of Montreal: Joyce (Dr. Sam)
MILROD of Toronto and Marilyn
GROSS
(Late
Doctor
Ben
GROSS) of Toronto. Several nieces and nephews and
Grand nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held from the J.A. McAdam
Memorial Chapel 160 York Street, Fredericton, New Brunswick on
Thursday at 6: 30 p.m. Rabbi Kenneth Zisook officiating. Interment
was in the Sgoolai Israel Cemetery. Shiva will be held in Fredericton
following the funeral service and
in Toronto at 342 Hillhurst
Blvd Erev Shabbat and continuing after Shabbat until Wednesday,
June 21st, For those who wish donations can be made to Hadassah
Wizo-Youth Aliyah, or to the Jewish National Fund. www.mcadamsfh.com
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LEVINE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-07-04 published
LEVINE,
Freda (formerly
FINKELSTEIN, née
ROSNER)
(4 January 1904-3 July 2006)
Dedicated daughter of Priscilla and Samuel
ROSNER, loving sister
of Saidye BRONFMAN, O.B.E., Leah Monica
AMDUR and Frances
GROSSMAN,
devoted wife of Doctor Manly
FINKELSTEIN (1898-1949) and Moe
LEVINE
(1903-1978). She will be especially missed by her immediate family,
Tom FINKELSTEIN and his wife
Pamela
MADALENA of Comox, British
Columbia, Sue and Bernie
PUCKER of Boston, Massachusetts, Roselle
ABRAMOWITZ of Stowe, Vermont and Harvey
LEVINE and his partner
Louise Trudel of Montreal. She adored and was adored by her grandchildren:
Cara FINKELSTEIN,
Marcie and Bill
SCUDDER, Joseph and Melanie
ABRAMOWITZ,
Naomi and Michael
COHEN, Michael and Gigi
PUCKER,
Ken and Leslie
PUCKER,
Jon and Marcie
PUCKER. Her great grandchildren
were a great source of joy and focus for her. Daniel, Jeremy
and Elana SCUDDER,
Allison
EDEN and Isaac
ABRAMOWITZ, Loren and
Adam COHEN, Abby Maggie and Jessica
PUCKER, Oliver
PUCKER and
Hannah and Isabella
PUCKER will miss having her in their lives
- always remembering their birthdays and their special desires.
She was a devoted aunt and great aunt to Edgar
BRONFMAN,
Charles
BRONFMAN, Phyllis
LAMBERT, Barbara
BRONFMAN and Jean
DEGUNZBURG
who often traveled from France to visit with her; Jeff
GROSSMAN
and Nancy GIDWITZ,
Cynthia
GROSSMAN and Nancy
GROSSMAN. Freda
was loved and honoured by the entire Levine family as represented
by Michael and Donna
LEVINE of Toronto, Allan and Suzie
LEVINE
of Israel, Ruth and Arthur
PENN of Boston. So many around the
world counted Freda as a friend and many others adopted her as
family because she cared so much about the well-being of so many.
The family is eternally grateful to her assistant, Marie-Claire
Freeme DE WALLENS and her loving and attentive caregivers for
their attention and support. May she find peace in her passing
as she did joy in her living. Funeral service from Paperman and
Sons, 3888 Jean Talon St. W., Montreal on Tuesday, July 4th at
2: 00 p.m. Burial in Montreal. Shiva at 4300 de Maisonneuve St. W.
#328, Westmount, Québec through Thursday evening, shiva daily
from 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, Freda can be remembered
with support for Birthright Israel Foundation in Canada, (416) 398-7785
Ext.: 2, in the U.S. - (212) 457-0040.
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LEVINE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-07-11 published
LEVINE,
Bertha (formerly
BAKER)
On Monday, July 10, 2006 at Baycrest. Bertha Baker
LEVINE beloved
wife of the late Major
BAKER, and the late Louis
LEVINE.
Loving
mother and mother-in-law of Ellen and David
COWAN, and Jeffrey
BAKER and Shelley
McLEAN.
Devoted grandmother of Melynda and
Daryl, Ilana and Anton, Emily, and Mitchell. Devoted great-grandmother
of Edan, Jory, Carly, and Lexi. A private family service will
be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2006. Shiva 415 Rosemary Road. If
desired, memorial donations may be made to the Baycrest Centre
Foundation, 416-785-2875.
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LEVINE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-11-05 published
GODFREY,
Bert
Suddenly but peacefully at Mount Sinai Hospital, in his 99th
year, after a good and long life. Bert
GODFREY beloved husband
of the late Ruth
GODFREY.
Loving father of Corinne and Baruch
LEVINE, and Sheldon and Judy
GODFREY.
Beloved grandfather of
Willie and Beth, Mike and Lisa, Jonathan and Melanie
GODFREY.
Proud and wonderful great-grandfather of Charlie and Ellie, and
Jake and Jordan
GODFREY.
His quiet loving strength will be much
missed by family, Friends and associates and his many contributions
and accomplishments for the community will not be forgotten and
will live on through all those he touched by his kindness and
his good works. Funeral to be held Monday, November 6th at 12 noon
at Beth Tzedec Synagogue, 1700 Bathurst Street. If desired, memorial
donations may be made to Beth Tzedec Synagogue, 416-781-3511,
Mount Sinai Hospital, 416-586-8290 or the charity of your choice.
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MILLER,
Sema
Sarah (née
LEVINE)
Peacefully in Richmond Hill, Ontario, in her ninety-first year
on Sunday, April 23, 2006. Wife of the late Hyman
MILLER.
Dear
sister and sister-in-law of Jack and Shirley
LEVINE,
David and
the late Mattie
SHUGAR.
Devoted mother and mother-in-law of Carolyn
and Jeff MILLMAN and Sheila
DUFFY. Cherished grandmother of Randie
and Harris
JONATHON and Maxa; Daniel and Ziggy, Bonnie and Tom,
Kellie and Seth. Loving great-grandmother of Noah and Joshua
Lindsey; Jordan and Serina; Mathew and Andrew. Graveside service
on Tuesday, April 25 at 1: 30 p.m. at the Victorian Hebrew Cemetery
(C18), De La Savane. Shiva at 80 Lyndhurst Drive, Thornhill,
Ontario L3T 6S1. Contributions in her memory may be made to the
Heart and Stroke Foundation, (514) 871-1551. Arrangements entrusted
to Paperman and Sons. Sema will be well remembered for her energy
for life, her generosity of spirit and her incredible love and
dedication to her family and Friends.
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KINDELLAN-
KIVELL,
Kathryn (née
KINDELLAN)
Peacefully at London Health Sciences Centre University Hospital
on Wednesday, July 5th, 2006 Mrs. Kathryn
KINDELLAN-
KIVELL of
London at the age of 65. Beloved wife of Russ
KIVELL, loving
mother and grandmother of Sean T.
FLAHERTY of New York, Michael D.
FLAHERTY and Shauna
POWELL, their son Samuel of London and Robert D.
FLAHERTY,
Christine
SULLIVAN of Vancouver. Dear sister of Sheila K.
SHEEHAN,
Maureen and Jim
LEVINS, Frank and Dorothy
KINDELLAN,
Mary and Ross
TELLETT,
Kevin
KINDELLAN and P.J.
CAREFOOTE and
Stephen and Inger
KINDELLAN.
Predeceased by Michael and Pat
KINDELLAN
as well as by her parents Denis and Margaret
KINDELLAN and brother-in-law
Tom SHEEHAN.
The
Funeral
Service will be conducted at the Westview
Funeral Chapel, 709 Wonderland Road North, on Saturday, July 8,
2006 at 11 a.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Heart and
Stroke Foundation of Ontario.
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LEVINSON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-03-08 published
EISEN,
Batya
On Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at North York General Hospital. Batya
EISEN, beloved wife of Isadore. Loving mother and mother-in-law
Beth and Barry
STERN,
Joby and
Sharla,
David and Lisa, Andrew
and Stephanie, and Ronnie. Dear sister of Arthur
LEVINSON.
Devoted
grandmother of Seth, Maya, Benji, Ethan, Erin, Joshua, Tamar,
Jacob, Judah, Daphna, Ilona. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel,
2401 Steeles Avenue West (3 lights west of Dufferin) for service
on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at 3: 30 p.m. Interment Shaarei Shomayim
Section of Mt. Sinai Memorial Park. Shiva 145 Rose Green Drive,
Thornhill. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the
Batya Eisen Memorial Fund c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst
Street, Toronto, M6A 2C3, 416-780-0324.
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LEVINSON 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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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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LEVISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-19 published
DOUGHERTY,
Peter
Passed away at the Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto
on Tuesday, January 17, 2006. Peter
DOUGHERTY of Wasaga Beach,
in his 72nd year. Beloved husband of Glenese. Dear brother of
Betty LEVISON of Pickering and Jennie
LEWIS of England. Friends
may call at the Lynn-Stone Funeral Home, Elmvale after 12 Noon
Saturday, January 21. Memorial Service in the Chapel on Saturday,
January 21 at 1: 30 p.m. followed by a reception at the Funeral
Home. Cremation. Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society
would be appreciated. Messages of sympathy may be sent to lynnstone@sympatico.ca
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LEVISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-04-27 published
GOLDSTEIN,
Larry
On Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at his home. Larry
GOLDSTEIN, beloved
husband of Jacqueline, and Bette-Ann
GOLDSTEIN.
Loving father
of Melissa, Sarena, step-father and step-father-in-law of Jean
and Stephen
DURR. Dear brother and brother-in-law of Ron and
Celie GOLDSTEIN.
Devoted uncle of Michelle and Shimmy
BRANDES,
Pam and Andrew
LEVISON,
Jennifer
GOLDSTEIN, Marla
TANER, and
Shona TANER. At
Benjamin's
Park
Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles
Avenue West (3 lights west of Dufferin) for service on Thursday,
April 27, 2006 at 12: 00 noon. Interment Linitzer Society section
of Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park. Please call Benjamin's Park Memorial
Chapel, 416-663-9060 for shiva information. If desired, memorial
donations may be made to the Parkinson Society of Canada, 416-227-9700
or Heart Institute c/o Ottawa Civic Hospital, 613-722-7000.
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LEVITAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-07-13 published
BLITZ,
Rosa
On Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at Baycrest Hospital. Rosa
BLITZ,
beloved wife of the late Karl
BLITZ.
Loving mother and mother-in-law
of the late Jakow and Ihilina
BLITZ.
Devoted grandmother of Inna
and Val LEVITAN, and Ital
BLITZ.
Devoted great grandmother of
Monica, and Jessica. Services were held on Wednesday, July 12th
at 2: 30 p.m. Interment Pardes Shalom Cemetery, Community section.
If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Parkland Oceanside
Club Daycare c/o The Baycrest Centre Foundation 416-785-2875.
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LEVITAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-10-02 published
LEVITAN,
Carol
(CZESLAWA)
On Sunday, October 1, 2006 at her home. Carol
LEVITAN, beloved
wife of the late Michael
LEVITAN.
Loving mother and mother-in-law
of Myryam LEVITAN and Stan
SPENCER, and Sherry
LEVITAN and Michael
WAITZER.
Proud grandmother of Zachary, James, and Meghan. At
Holy Blossom Temple, 1950 Bathurst Street, Toronto for service
on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at 1: 30 p.m. Interment Lithuanian
Farband Society section of Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park. Shiva
from 2: 00 p.m. at 283 Hillhurst Blvd. If desired, memorial donations
may be made to Beit Halochem 905-695-0611.
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LEVITT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-01-09 published
CROUCH,
Bernice▼
Audre▼ (formerly
McNEIL)
Peacefully at Strathmere Lodge, Strathroy on Saturday, January
7th, 2006. Bernice Audre
CROUCH.
Predeceased▼ by her husband Oscar
CROUCH (1987) and Paul
McNEIL (1950.) Dear mother of Tom and
Karen CROUCH of New Hamburg and Mary
CROUCH of Strathroy and
grandmother of Tara and
Ed CARTER of London and Kyle
CROUCH and
Andrea OTTO.
Great-grandmother▼ of Darrian and Chance
CARTER also
survived by her sister Doris
LEVITT and her husband Doug of Sarnia
and her brother Don
FULTON of Ft. Erie Ontario. Predeceased by
her son Fr. Paul
CROUCH of Winnipeg (2001.) Burnice enjoyed a
long career in nursing and volunteering with the Canadian Cancer
Society and St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. Visitation will
be held at the Denning Bros. Funeral Home, 32 Metcalfe Street
West, Strathroy on Tuesday January 10th from 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. with service to be held at the funeral home
on Wednesday January 11th at 2: 00 p.m. with Reverend Steve
BOOSE
officiating. Interment to follow at Strathroy Cemetery. Donations
would be greatly appreciated by the family to the Canadian Cancer
Society. A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Bernice
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CROUCH,
Bernice▲
Audre▲ (formerly
McNEIL)
Peacefully, at Strathmere Lodge, Strathroy, on Saturday, January
7, 2006, Bernice Audre
CROUCH.
Predeceased▲ by her husbands, Oscar
CROUCH (1987) and Paul
McNEIL (1950.) Dear mother of Tom and
Karen CROUCH of New Hamburg and Mary
CROUCH of Strathroy, and
grandmother of Tara and
Ed CARTER of London, and Kyle
CROUCH
and Andrea
OTTO.
Great-grandmother▲ of Darrian and Chance
CARTER.
Also survived by her sister Doris
LEVITT and her husband Doug
of Sarnia and her brother, Don
FULTON of Fort Erie. Predeceased
by her son, Fr. Paul
CROUCH of Winnipeg (2001.) Bernice enjoyed
a long career in nursing and volunteering with the Canadian Cancer
Society and St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. Visitation was held
at Denning Bros. Funeral Home, 32 Metcalfe St. West, Strathroy,
on Tuesday, January 10 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. with the service
held at the funeral home on Wednesday, January 11 at 2 p.m. with
Rev. Steve
BOOSE officiating. Interment Strathroy Cemetery. Donations
would be greatly appreciated by the family to the Canadian Cancer
Society. A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Bernice.
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LEVITT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-04-25 published
LEVITT,
Jack
On Sunday, April 23, 2006 at Cummer Lodge. Beloved father and
father-in-law of Laura and Paul
FEIGENBAUM of California, and
Howard LEVITT and Karen
PAPERNICK.
Zady to Robert, Frank and
Michael FEIGENBAUM,
Mark
FEIGENBAUM and Cheryl
POSNER, Marla
and Bryan BOROKOFF,
Eric and Samantha
LEVITT, Michelle and Jonathan
MYERS,
Michael and Michelle
LEVITT. Great-grandfather of 9. Funeral
service will be held on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at Steeles
Memorial Chapel, 350 Steeles Ave. West, Thornhill at 1: 00 p.m.
Interment to follow at Mount Sinai Cemetery, Sunnyside Cemetery
Association section. Shiva at 89 Green Meadows Circle, Toronto
(1 block south of Finch, east off Leslie) until Friday afternoon.
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LEVOY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-03 published
COLE,
Jon
Wilfred
The Cole Family announces with sorrow the death of Jon Wilfred
COLE of Cobalt. Mr.
COLE passed away surrounded by his loving
family at the Temiskaming Hospital, New Liskeard on Sunday, January
1, 2006 at the age of 80 years. Jon had a Country and Western
music group called "Jon Cole and Friends". The group would often
play in seniors' homes and entertain the residents and this gave
Jon the greatest pleasure. He loved to see the audience tapping
their feet or clapping their hands to his music. Jon was also
a member of the Kiwanis Club which does a lot of fundraising
for various charities in the area. Jon was born at Cobalt on
January 13, 1925 to the late Delwor
COLE and Helena Rebecca
VILLENEUVE.
He is predeceased by his first wife
Bernice
Joan
COLE; and siblings:
Arthur, Tommy, Hector, Walter, Clarence, Bobby, Teddy and Sally.
Left to mourn is his loving wife
Evelyn
Florence
COLE; children:
Carolyn HAMM (husband Jim,) Donna
DURAND (husband Don,) Patricia
DILEO (husband Paul,) Karen
ANDERSON (husband Chuck,) Russell
BROWN (wife Judy), Jimmy
BROWN and Glenn
BROWN. Also left to
mourn are grandchildren: Donny
DURAND (wife
Jacquie,)
Dianne
FITZPATRICK (husband Rory,) April
MALOTT (husband Perry,) Tammy
LEVOY (husband Gord), Ryan
BROWN, Chad
BROWN, Jessie
BROWN, Kendal
BROWN, Megan
BROWN, Bree
DILEO, Brandon
DILEO, Jenny
McINTYRE
and Kristy
McINTYRE, Shawn Vromann (wife Lisa), Tyler
BROWN and
Kyle BROWN; great-grandchildren: Andrea
MALOTT, Jessie-Lee
MALOTT,
Bradley LEVOY,
Katie
FITZPATRICK, Julie
FITZPATRICK and Wyatt
DURAND; his brother Louis
COLE and sister Margaret
COOK.
The
Cole Family will welcome Friends at the Buffam Leveille Funeral
Home - Haileybury (705-672-3122) on Tuesday, January 3, 2006
from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral service will be
held at the Buffam Leveille Funeral Home on Wednesday, January
4, 2006 at 11 a.m. Reverend Linda
WHITE/WHYTE officiating. Interment
of ashes will take place at Glendale Memorial Gardens in Etobicoke
at a later date to be announced. Memorial contributions to the
Rainbow Providers or to the Canadian Cancer Society will be gratefully
acknowledged. Online condolences may be left at www.buffamleveille.com
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LEVSTEIN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-06-26 published
LEVSTEIN,
Solomon "
Solly"
On Saturday, June 24, 2006 at his home. Solly
LEVSTEIN, beloved
husband of Sheila. Loving father and father-in-law of Michael
and Lisa, and Ian
LEVSTEIN and Sheila
STEPHENS of Kentucky. Devoted
grandfather of Jonathan, Alexander, Amy
YORK, and Todd
STEPHENS.
Lovingly remembered by his niece Farida and all his nieces and
nephews. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue
West (3 lights west of Dufferin) for service on Monday, June 26,
2006 at 1: 30 p.m. Interment Community Section of Pardes Shalom
Cemetery. Shiva 6 Forest Laneway #909. If desired, memorial donations
may be made to the Baycrest Centre Foundation, 416-785-2875 or
Canadian National Institute for the Blind, 416-486- 2500.
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LEVY o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-01-07 published
STONE,
Fern
Lorraine (née
LEVY)
At the Southampton Care Centre on Friday, January 6th, 2006,
at the age of 80 years, the former Fern
LEVY, wife of the late
George STONE, mother of Jane
PETTE and her friend Paul
HILLYER
of Owen Sound. Grandmother of Shawn and Sandra
PETTE of Paris,
Michael PETTE of London, Susan and Jay
DRUMMOND of London, and
Jennifer PETTE and her friend James
SCOGNACK of Owen Sound. Fern
was predeceased by her son Tom in 1972, by her brother Lloyd
LEVY, and by her parents George and Carolyn
LEVY.
Friends are
invited to visit with the family at Faith Lutheran Church, 525
Ivings Dr. Port Elgin, on Monday morning, January 9th, from 10
to 11 a.m. Funeral service will be conducted in the sanctuary
of the church at 11 a.m., with the Reverend Dwight
BIGGS officiating.
A reception with the family will follow. Interment Avondale Cemetery,
Stratford. Memorial contributions to the Alzheimer Society or
the Kidney Foundation would be appreciated as expressions of
sympathy. Funeral arrangements are in the care of the W. Kent
Milroy, Port Elgin Chapel, 832-2222. Portrait and memorial online
at www.milroyfuneralhomes.com.
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LEVY o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-04-24 published
LEVY,
Nellie (née
ATKINSON)
Peacefully at her residence the Kingsway Lodge, Saint Marys on
Saturday,
April 22, 2006. Nellie
(ATKINSON)
LEVY age 95 years
a lifelong resident of Blanshard Ward. She was predeceased by
her husband Robert
LEVY in 1977. Dear mother of Muriel and Till
HARTMAN of Shakespeare and Grace and Bill
CARDUCCI of Boca Rotan,
Florida.
Proud grandmother of Debbie and Marc
SHICKLUNA of London,
Patti HARTMAN of Stratford, Julie and Brian
COPPING of Saint Marys
and Chris and Eva
BLACK of Florida and great grandmother of Mitchell
SHICKLUNA,
Phillip and Megan
BLACK. Dear sister-in-law of Ruby
BICKELL of Saint Marys. Sadly missed by many nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by her parents Charles
ATKINSON and the former Ettie
LANE, a son-in-law Phillip
BLACK, a sister Velma
DUNCAN and her
husband Gordon, a brother Goldwin
ATKINSON, brothers and sisters-in-law
Archie and Kathleen
LEVY,
Walter and Eleanor
LEVY and William
BICKELL.
Resting at the L.A. Ball Funeral Chapel, 7 Water St. N.,
Saint Marys on Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. where the funeral
service will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 11 a.m. with
Rev. Shannon
TENNANT officiating. Interment will follow in Kirkton
Union Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy donations to Saint Marys
Museum (Building Fund), Kirkton United Church or the charity
of choice would be appreciated.
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LEVY o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-10-20 published
HAZLEWOOD,
Edith
Thelma (née
HOGG)
Peacefully at Kingsway Lodge, Saint Marys, formerly of Blanshard
Township, on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 in her 86th year. Beloved
wife of Norman E.
HAZLEWOOD (2002.) Cherished mother of James
and Donna HAZLEWOOD of Thamesford, Gary and Anne
HAZLEWOOD of
R.R.#6 Saint Marys, Steven
HAZLEWOOD of R.R.#1 Granton and Melvin
HAZLEWOOD of R.R.#6 Saint Marys. Proud grandmother of Stephanie
(Caroline GODBOUT) of Toronto, Janis (Colin
MacKIE) of Richmond
Hill, John of Woodstock, Andria of London, Scott of Toronto,
Lou PARAI of R.R.#6 Saint Marys, Bronwen (Phil
METCALF) of Thamesford,
Kathleen of Granton, Laurie of Kitchener and Thomas of Granton.
Also survived by sisters-in-law Fern
HOGG of Saint Marys and Ruth
(George LEVY) of Saint Marys. Will be remembered fondly by her
numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents Jane
Ann PEARSON (1947) and George
HOGG (1951,) siblings Johnny, Clara,
Gordon, Mabel, Lorne, Lloyd and Arnold and sister-in-law Merle
(Ted BRINE.)
Family and Friends will be received at the Andrew L.
Hodges Funeral Home, 47 Wellington Street South, Saint Marys on
Thursday from 7-9 p.m. and Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The Funeral
Service will be conducted on Saturday, October 21, 2006 at 11 a.m.
officiated by Pastor Doug
LOVEDAY.
Donations may be made to the
Woodham United Church or Ducks Unlimited through the Andrew L.
Hodges Funeral Home by calling 519-284-2820 or online at www.hodgesfuneralhome.ca.
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LEVY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-03-03 published
NATHAN,
Dr.▼
Max▼
Taylor▼
Passed away at home on March 2, 2006 surrounded by his loving
family after a courageous and lengthy battle with cancer. He
is survived by his beloved wife
Jeanette▼
NATHAN
(MINDEN,) and
his loving children Sandra
LEVY
(Martin
LEVY,) Karen
DIAMOND
(Stephen DIAMOND,)
Richard▼
NATHAN (Sherri
FINE) and his nine
grandchildren Michael, Robbie, Jason, Madison, Lauren, James,
Ty, Zack, and Luke. Dr. Max was a renowned pediatrician in the
city of Hamilton for over 40 years. Special thanks to Dr.
FIGUEREDO,
Marilyn and the staff at the Juravinski Centre, Dr.
DATH and
staff at St. Joseph's Hospital, Dr. Jim
WILLIAMS,
Victorian▼
Order▼
of Nurses nurses Wendy
BIETEL and Kathy
SMITH. If desired, memorial
donations may be made to your favourite charity. No flowers please.
The funeral will be held on Sunday, March 5th at 11 a.m., Beth
Jacob Synagogue, 375 Aberdeen Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario.
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LEVY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-03-04 published
NATHAN,
Dr.▲
Max▲
Taylor▲
Passed away at home on March 2, 2006 surrounded by his loving
family after a courageous and lengthy battle with cancer. He
is survived by his beloved wife
Jeanette▲
NATHAN
(Minden,) and
his loving children Sandra Levy (Martin
LEVY,)
Karen
DIAMOND
(Stephen DIAMOND,)
Richard▲
NATHAN (Sherri
FINE) and his nine
grandchildren Michael, Robbie, Jason, Madison, Lauren, James,
Ty, Zack, and Luke. Dr. Max was a renowned pediatrician in the
city of Hamilton for over 40 years. Special thanks to Dr.
FIGUEREDO,
Marilyn and the staff at the Juravinski Centre, Dr.
DATH and
staff at St. Joseph's Hospital, Dr. Jim
WILLIAMS,
Victorian▲
Order▲
of Nurses nurses Wendy
BIETEL and Kathy
SMITH. If desired, memorial
donations may be made to your favourite charity. No flowers please.
The funeral will be held on Sunday, March 5th at 11 a.m., Beth
Jacob Synagogue, 375 Aberdeen Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario. Shiva,
1770 Main Street West, Hamilton, Sunday evening service 6: 00
p.m., Monday through Thursday, evening service 7: 30 p.m.
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LEVY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-06-06 published
LEVY,
Lois
On Monday, June 5, 2006 at Trillium Health Centre. Lois
LEVY,
beloved wife of Harold. Loving mother and mother-in-law of Michael
and Amy, and Mark. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Alan and
Elaine FREEDMAN,
Robert and Judy
KAPROVE, and Harold and the
late Sheila
MacOFF.
Devoted grandmother of Jacob Max. Daughter-in-law
of Sidney and the late Mildred
LEVY. At
Benjamin's
Park
Memorial
Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West (3 lights west of Dufferin)
for service on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 12: 00 noon. Interment
Chevra Mishaynes section of Mt. Sinai Memorial Park. Shiva 2162 Oneida
Court, Mississauga. If desired, memorial donations may be made
to Trillium Health Centre Foundation, 416-521-4095.
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LEVY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-06-20 published
PERLMAN,
Katherine "
Kay"
On Friday, June 16, 2006 in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Kay
PERLMAN, beloved wife of the late Barry Edward
PERLMAN.
Loving
mother of Linda
GOLDMAN,
Brenda
PROULX, and Cynthia
SUGAR, and
mother-in-law of Michel
PROULX. Dear sister of Morris
ROSEN.
Devoted grandmother of David
GOLDMAN, Kevin
GOLDMAN; Dana
ZOSKY
and Adam KRONICK, Stacy
ZOSKY and Brian
SHILLER, Jennifer
ZOSKY
and Russell
LEVY;
Jason
SUGAR, and Damon
SUGAR. Devoted great-grandmother
of Jesse, Samantha, Taylor, Lenna, Seth, Dylan, and Zachary.
At Holy Blossom Temple, 1950 Bathurst Street, Toronto (south of
Eglinton) for service on Wednesday, June 21, 2006. For time of
service, kindly call Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel 416-663-9060
or visit www.benjamins.ca. Shiva, following the interment and
through to Thursday, June 22nd at 681 Oriole Parkway (above Eglinton).
Evening services at 8: 00 p.m. Interment Holy Blossom Memorial
Park. If desired, memorial donations may be made to Out of the
Cold c/o Holy Blossom Temple at 416-789-3291, or to the charity
of your choice. Any correspondence to be mailed to 3577 Atwater
Ave., #1416, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 2R2.
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LEVY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-06-21 published
LEVY,
Paul
G., M.D.
On Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at Sunnybrook Health Science Centre.
Paul Levy, beloved husband of Karen. Loving father of Matthew.
Dear brother and brother-in-law of Joan and Richard Gladstone,
David and Kathy Levy, Kathryn and Andrew Keen, Gwen and Bill
Davis. Dear son-in-law of Eleanor Hendrick. Devoted uncle of
David, Jonathan, Sam and Chelsea. Devoted
son of the late Doctor Daniel
and Doctor Frances Levy. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401
Steeles Avenue W., (three lights west of Dufferin) for service
on Thursday, June 22nd at 10: 30 a.m. Interment to follow at the
Pinery Cemetery in Grand Bend, Ontario. The family will be at
home Friday, June 23rd to Sunday, June 25th at 69 Hillcrest Dr.,
Toronto. If desired, donations may be made to the Doctor Paul Levy
Memorial Fund, c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst Street,
M6A 2C3, 416- 780-0324.
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LEVY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-12-18 published
WEISFELD,
Harold
On December 16, 2006 at Sunnybrook Hospital. Loving father of
David, Barbara, and the late Jeffrey. Dear brother and brother-in-law
of Norma and Murray
SUSSMAN.
Devoted grandfather of Jaymie. Devoted
cousin of Eddy and Bobby
LEVY. A graveside service was held on
Sunday, December 17, 2006. If desired, memorial donations may
be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 1-888-939-3333.
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LEVY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-02 published
Gunfire's first victim of 2006
Man, 21, found dead in front seat of car in west end
Slaying linked to gangs and drug trade, Miller says
By Harold LEVY,
Staff
Reporter
A 21-year-old man found slumped in the front seat of a car in
a convenience store parking lot early yesterday morning is Toronto's
first homicide victim of 2006 -- dead of apparent gunshot wounds.
Police found the body of Dillan Yhanike
ANDERSON in a Cadillac
parked near a dumpster loaded with garbage, a bullet hole visible
through the front windshield.
ANDERSON's slaying follows a record year of death by gunfire
here -- 52 of Toronto's 78 homicides in 2005 were the result
of gun violence, more than double the 24 gun-related deaths in
In an unrelated incident, police said a man was taken to hospital
after he was stabbed in the neck at a restaurant on College St.
near Spadina Ave.
The man, who has non-life-threatening injuries, was injured just
after revellers began cheering in the New Year.
Residents of the Dufferin St.-Eglinton Ave. W. area where
ANDERSON's
body was found awoke to see police cars and webs of yellow police
tape cordoning off his car.
Marie XERRI-
GLASS of Vaughan, who was visiting her elderly mother
for New Year's, said she woke around 5 a.m., but heard no shots.
"We didn't hear anything but around 5 a.m. the dog acted strangely
and came into the bedroom," she said.
"It's a bit frightening when this happens across the street from
where you live,"
XERRI-
GLASS added. "My mother is not happy about
it."
Police confirmed
ANDERSON was charged three years ago with robbery
and using an imitation firearm in an incident that also involved
a youth armed with a gun.
The
North
York Mirror reported at the time that the man
ANDERSON
allegedly robbed was shot in the parking lot of a North York
highrise as he tried to flee.
Yesterday's homicide occurred as the city was still reeling from
the shooting death of 15-year-old Jane
CREBA near the Eaton Centre
a week ago, which also left six other people injured.
Geoff TEBBUTT, who moved into the area about six months ago,
said he stumbled across the scene when he went out to do some
errands at the local corner store, where
ANDERSON's car was found.
"That's really scary," said
TEBBUTT, 44. "The first murder of
the year and it's in our block -- it's not a good thing."
The shooting got the attention of Mayor David Miller who, after
celebrating the mayor's annual New Year's levee yesterday afternoon,
met with reporters and deplored the violent beginning to the
year.
"This one again appears to be connected to the gangs and the
drug trade," Miller said.
"It was very sad. Every shooting fills me with sadness."
Miller said he looked forward to a heavier police presence on
Toronto's streets.
"I'm very pleased that another 300 police officers will be on
the streets of Toronto in two weeks, patrolling neighbourhoods,
patrolling downtown," he said. "That's very important.
"I'm pleased with the Prime Minister's commitment to ban handguns
because guns stolen from collectors are used in crimes in the
streets of Toronto and we have to get them off the street.
"With the Prime Minister's commitment yesterday to get our civil
services together, we can start getting some of the money that's
been committed out into the neighbourhoods where it's needed."
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MARK,
D.
Orval
(Retired teacher and principal; member Ionic Lodge Ancient, Free
and Accepted Masons No. 229 (G.R.C.); member Rotary Clubs of
Brampton)
Passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2006, aged 88. Devoted husband
of the late Leona
(HUTTON.)
Beloved father and father-in-law
of Jonathan and Elaine
(LEVY) and Janice, and grandfather of
Aaron and Lauren. Dear brother and brother-in-law of Ray and
Marie. Predeceased by siblings and in-laws, Verdin and Maude,
Alvin and Alberta, Marie and Earl
DUNN,
Clarence. He will be
greatly missed by his extended network of family, Friends and
colleagues. Visitation at the Mackey Funeral Home, 33 Peel Street,
Lindsay (705-328-2721) on Thursday, January 5th from 6: 00-9:00
p.m. Complete funeral service in the chapel on Friday, January
6th at 1: 00 p.m. Memorial service at Grace United Church, 156
Main Street North, Brampton on Sunday, January 8th at 4: 00 p.m.
Spring interment at Zion Fenelon Cemetery. Contributions in his
memory may be made to a charity of your choice.
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LEVY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-02-13 published
TOLLINSKY,
Helen (formerly
LEVY)
On Saturday, February 11, 2006 at her home. Helen
TOLLINSKY beloved
wife of Max and the late Murray
LEVY.
Loving mother of Rochelle
ENGLAND, and Nancy
LEVY.
Devoted stepmother of Jerry, and Norman.
Dear sister of the late Gertrude, Essie, Eva, Fannie, Bertha,
Lil, Louis, Charles, Oscar and Blanche. Devoted grandmother of
Yara, Jeremy, Jessi, Rick, Martin, and Joelle. Devoted great-grandmother
of Sylva, Jetta, Taya Yitzchak, Zali, and Ateret. At Benjamin's
Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Ave. W. (3 lights west of
Dufferin) for service on Tuesday, February 14 at 12: 00 p.m. Interment
The Chevra Kaddisha Section of Jones Avenue Cemetery. Shiva 866
Sheppard Ave. W. No. 510. If desired, donations may be made to
Helen Tollinsky Memorial Fund c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429
Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M6A 2C3, 416-780-0324.
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LEVY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-04-17 published
Elinor MELVILLE, 65: Friends were family
'She really gathered us in,' buddy says
Elinor MELVILLE, 65, brilliant scholar
By Catherine
DUNPHY,
Obituary
Writer
She died as she lived, surrounded by Friends. Elinor
MELVILLE
never married ("Just lucky, I guess" she'd say if questioned),
and when she died at 65 of cancer -- in the early hours of March 10
in the palliative care unit at Toronto Grace Hospital -- she
had no known relatives.
Instead, she had Friends from two hemispheres, both of her careers
and both of the countries where she chose to live during the
past two decades.
Fierce Friends, loyal Friends, who wouldn't let her die alone,
and who now feel doubly bereft because they lost someone who
had become family.
"Elinor has had an incredible ability to create family; always
a family of her own choosing," said Joan Harkness, a friend who
uses MELVILLE and her circle of Friends as an example of one
type of family when she teaches sociology at the University of
Victoria.
"She had this talent; she really gathered us in," said Morris
Thompson, an American journalist who rented and is now buying
MELVILLE's beloved adobe home in Mexico. "Unlike the rest of
us, she did not have to consider whether she liked Aunt Sally
or cousin Mary when choosing the people in her life. She gave
me the greatest compliment when she once told me I was like a
really irritating younger brother."
An associate history professor at York University,
MELVILLE was
a brilliant scholar who wrote A Plague of Sheep, a pioneering
work of environmental history in which she said that it was the
introduction of European plants and animals in the 16th century
that turned the Valley of Mezquital, an important valley north
of Mexico City, into a desert in less than a century.
"She had a way in her academic life and in her personal life
that she could make us look at things differently," said Thompson.
Elinor
Gordon
Ker
MELVILLE was born in Papua New Guinea. Her
father was a supervisor of British mines there; she and her mother
caught the last flight out of the country before the Japanese
invaded in World War 2 and went to stay with her father's only
relatives, two spinster sisters living in Australia. When her
father died four years later, her mother, tired of living under
the matriarchal rule, moved them to New Zealand, where they lived
on a sheep ranch. Mother worked as the district nurse and daughter
learned how to ride horses and shoot.
Solitary and sickly --
MELVILLE told Friends she should have
died about six times as a child -- she grew into a tall, mouthy
adolescent who was tossed from three schools. Encouraged to be
independent by her mother, who used to take her obstreperous
daughter on her own dates as a romantic deterrent as much as
a chaperone, she sailed for Newfoundland soon after getting a
degree in physiotherapy in Sydney, Australia.
She later went back to school, receiving her B.A. from U of T's
Scarborough campus in 1972, her M.A. and then her Ph. D. in anthropology
from the University of Michigan. Her research had led her to
Mexico 25 years ago, a country that charmed her. She told Friends
she felt as if she had come home, that here was a country that
fit her.
Using her small inheritance from her mother, she bought a lot
in Tlayacapan, Morelos, in the hills about 95 kilometres south
of Mexico City. She designed her adobe home and the subsequent
guesthouse, where she always stayed whenever she had visitors.
She took under her wing the family of her gardener, Augustine,
paying for his children's education, and had a longstanding affair
with a local man she called "the love of her life" -- but never
stayed there longer than 10 or 12 weeks.
She always returned to Toronto, where she had her work and usually
another house to renovate and decorate in rich, warm colours.
She bought and sold five houses in 15 years. Her Friends remember
rooms painted in bright blue and one in the colours of red, yellow
and orange that looked as if it was on fire -- and recall one
dinner party at which her guests had to crawl out a window to
access the table set up on the deck.
MELVILLE was 6 feet, a dramatic, dashing woman with a penchant
for hats and Eileen Fisher designs, who would moan with pleasure
when eating a good steak and who never walked but strode.
"The world didn't move fast enough for her," said Ruth
McGUINNESS,
who admitted she found
MELVILLE "daunting" the first time they
met.
It was 2000 and the two were in Buffalo, undergoing treatment
for breast cancer. Four of them became Friends (only two survived).
They'd meet at 4 p.m. so
MELVILLE could watch Tom Selleck reruns
they made a pact that none would join a support group. "We decided
we would have none of those people crying in their soup," said
McGuinness.
But in 2002,
MELVILLE was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. "She
raged against the cancer; she didn't just fight it," said McGuinness.
She continued to teach three classes at York until the fall of
2004. Her Friends remember her lecturing a grad student as she
was being wheeled down a hospital hallway on a stretcher. Last
July she officially went on sabbatical.
Often she stayed with
McGUINNESS and her husband, Rory, after
a hospital stint, until she was strong enough to return to her
own home. But after last Christmas, she was noticeably weaker
and stayed with her friend Agueda
SHUBERT, the wife of a York
colleague.
SHUBERT was one of the dozen Friends who met in February to form
MELVILLE's care team. They didn't all know one another, although
they knew of each other. "She talked about her Friends to us
all," said Mireya Cunningham. "She was always saying wonderful
things about us to others."
There was no set schedule in place --
MELVILLE was still too
independent to want that -- but there was a new intimacy with
her. She let friend Mireya Cunningham, who describes herself
as a "touchy" person, hold her hand. "There is a great degree
of intimacy involved in being with someone who is ill. It's a
world of little losses," said Ruth
McGUINNESS.
As well as gains. "She taught me to cherish my Friends," said
Jean LEVY, the department assistant at York.
On Thursday, March 9,
McGUINESS sent out an email -- in English
and Spanish -- and her Friends came flooding to the hospital.
Her
York colleague Jeannette
NEESON read her a poem from a 1940s
anthology; Thompson read Shakespearean sonnets. Tea was served
and the conversation flowed all around
MELVILLE, as she lay dying.
Her Friends held a memorial service for her in Toronto the following
Tuesday at 7 p.m. It was 4 p.m. in Victoria, British Columbia
where Joan Harkness was teaching her Sociology 100 class about
Elinor MELVILLE.
"I put her death notice up on the overhead projector and talked
about her," she said. "I wanted to be part of a community of
people thinking of Elinor at the same time."
She told her students that this is the kind of impact one life
can have, that this is what they can do. They can create a family
they can create their own life; their life can be an act of creation
just like hers.
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