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STERCZEWSKI o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-09-18 published
MOLCJAN, Jan
Of Saint Thomas, on Saturday, September 16, 2006, at the Saint Thomas-Elgin General Hospital, in his 70th year. Dearly loved husband of Margaret (WIEBE) MOLCJAN and loved father of Lyda Ann and her husband Henry STERCZEWSKI of Cambridge and Timothy David and his wife Karen MOLCJAN of Orangeville. Dear brother of Alicja PAWLAK, Alfreda (PODLEKSI) and her husband Charlie ROBERTS and Maria and her husband Roy WAKELY of Saint Thomas and Greta EIFERT of Montreal. Loved grandfather of Matthew, Emily, Chynna, Trevor and Olivia. Sadly missed by a number of nieces and nephews. Jan was born in Poland on June 8, 1937, the son of Emil and Lydia MOLCJAN. He was an ordained Pastor and a member of the Good News Christian Centre. Resting at Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin Street, Saint Thomas where funeral service will be held Tuesday at 11: 00 a.m. Interment to follow in Elmdale Cemetery. Remembrances may be made to Outreach Ministries of Saint Thomas area. Visitation Tuesday from 10: 00-11:00 a.m.

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STERE o@ca.on.peterborough.north_monaghan.peterborough.the_peterborough_examiner 2006-03-20 published
CHAMBERLAIN, Roger▼
Peacefully after a short stay at the Toronto General Hospital on Friday March 17, 2006. Roger CHAMBERLAIN of Bridgenorth in his 73rd year. Roger was an employee of United Breeders for 32 years before retiring in 1993. Sadly missed by his wife of 28 years, Sylvia. Dear dad of Neil (Cheryl DANIELS) of Ballieboro, Scott (Marlene) of Bewdley, Jennifer CHAMBERLAIN (Carie STERE) of Lakefield, Dean of Peterborough and step-father of Peter ODDY (Marie▼) of Peterborough and Brian ODDY (Tania) of Dallas, Texas. Gramps and Papa of Rob, Mike, Jessica and Kaelan. Survived by his brother-in-law Bill KERR, niece Ginny KNAPP and nephew Tom KERR. Predeceased▼ by his parents and his sister Joan KERR. Friends and relatives may call at the Hendren Funeral Home, Lakefield on Tuesday March 21, 2006 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held from the Hendren Chapel on Wednesday March 22, 2006 at 11: 00 a.m. Cremation to follow. Memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario as expressions of sympathy. Friends may send condolences or make donations at www.hendrenfuneralhome.com

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STERE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-03-20 published
CHAMBERLAIN, Roger▲
Peacefully, after a short stay at the Toronto General Hospital, on Friday, March 17, 2006. Roger CHAMBERLAIN of Bridgenorth, in his 73rd year. Roger was an employee of United Breeders for 32 years before retiring in 1993. Sadly missed by his wife of 28 years, Sylvia. Dear dad of Neil (Cheryl DANIELS) of Bailieboro, Scott (Marlene) of Bewdley, Jennifer CHAMBERLAIN (Carie STERE) of Lakefield, Dean of Peterborough, and step-father of Peter ODDY (Marie▲) of Peterborough and Brian ODDY (Tania) of Dallas, Texas. Gramps and Papa of Rob, Mike, Jessica and Kaelan. Survived by his brother-in-law Bill KERR, niece Ginny KNAPP and nephew Tom KERR. Predeceased▲ by his parents and his sister Joan KERR. Friends and relatives may call at the Hendren Funeral Home, Lakefield on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held from the Hendren Chapel on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at 11: 00 a.m. Cremation to follow. Memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario as expressions of sympathy. Friends may send condolences or make donations at: www.hendrenfuneralhome.com

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STERENBERG o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-05-06 published
STERENBERG, Agnes (née PRINS)
Suddenly at her residence, on Friday, May 5, 2006. Born in Sombra Township, 76 years ago, daughter of the late Jacob PRINS and Fennechien (SCHUT.) Beloved wife of John STERENBERG, dear mother of Jack and wife Jenn of Windsor, Annette Suda of London, loving grandmother of Matthew SUDA, Jessica STERENBERG and John STERENBERG. Friends will be received for visitation at the Bowman Funeral Home, 4 Victoria Avenue, Chatham (519-352-2390) from 12: 30 until time of funeral service at 1: 30 p.m. on Monday, May 8, 2006. A private family interment at Maple Leaf Cemetery, will take place later. Donations to the charity of your choice. Online condolences may be left at www.bowmanfh.ca

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STERIO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-09 published
STERIO, Robert William
Passed away, on Saturday, January 7, 2006, in his 76th year. Bob STERIO, loving husband and best friend of Denyse (TONER) STERIO of Thornbury. Dear father of Simone (Darrin RISK) of Thornbury, Marshal of Toronto, and predeceased by a son Justin (1979). Grandpa "Bobby" of Arielle and Ethan; Jake and Lexi. Dear brother of Irene (late Dan). Family and Friends are invited to visit Sisi on Main in the Town of Thornbury on Sunday, January 15th from 1: 00 until 5:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated and may be made through the Ferguson Funeral Home, 'The Valley Chapel,' Box 556, Thornbury, Ontario N0H 2P0 (519-599-2718), to whom arrangements have been entrusted. The STERIO family thanks the staff of Errinrung Nursing Home for their compassionate care.

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STERIOFF o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-02-02 published
EVANS GELENTSOFF, Metody " Ted"
(October 30, 1913-January 30, 2006)
(Proprietor of Ted's Restaurant and Graydon Hall Tuck Shop)
Born in Zagorichani, Macedonia and came to Toronto at 8 years of age. Devoted husband for 60 years to the late Victoria ANASTASOFF. Caring father of John EVANS (Alexandra MUNOZ), Dena NICOLOFF (James) and Gina EVANS. Proud Dedo of Nicholas, Ivan, Stefan, Lina and Lily. son of the late Ivan and Dinka GELENTSOFF. Loved brother of the late Louie GELENTSO, the late Tana (George) STERIOFF and Evangeline (the late Tom) POPOFSKY. Dear friend to sisters-in-law Stoina GELENTSO, the late Mary (Jim) PAVLOFF, Sadie (the late Chris) LOUIS, Sonna KRISS (Bill) and Kouma Zorka (the late Paul) BASSIL. He will be missed by his many cousins, nieces, nephews and Friends. "Carry On" was his advice in all situations. Friends will be received at Pine Hills Visitation, Chapel and Reception Centre, 625 Birchmount Rd., Scarborough, 416-267-8229, (north of St. Clair) from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Friday, February 3, 2006. A Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel at 10: 30 a.m. on Saturday. Friends are welcome to gather 1 hour prior. Interment and Reception to follow at Pine Hills. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, or a charity of your choice.

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STERLING o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-03-07 published
STERLING, Theresa (formerly MURMANN)
A resident of London and formerly of Chatham, Theresa STERLING died at her residence on Sunday, March 5, 2006 at the age of 56. Born in Chatham, daughter of the late Garnet J. and Mary T. (CATTON) STERLING. Loving mother of Jackie LAMARSH and her former spouse Louis BAILEY of London, Joseph LAMARSH of Shelbourne, Tena PIETERSON of London and Benjamin PIETERSON also of London. Grandmother of Simon and Philip BAILEY. Sister of Peg and Al JOHNS of Chatham, Shirley and Joseph ONGENA of Thamesville, Francis and Karen STERLING of Blenheim, Rita VAN DEVEN of Chatham and predeceased by Barbara STERLING (2005.) Survived by her former husband George MURMANN of Sarnia and many nieces and nephews. Theresa will be missed by her canine companion Begbie. Family will receive Friends at the McKinlay Funeral Home, 459 St. Clair Street, Chatham on Wednesday from 2: 00-4:30 and 7:00-9:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11: 30 a.m. on Thursday, March 9, 2006 from Blessed Sacrament Church with Reverend Fr. Matthias WRONSKI, Celebrant. Parish prayers will be offered at the Funeral Home on Wednesday evening. Cremation to follow with a family interment in St. Anthony's Cemetery, Chatham at a later date. Donations, made by cheque, to Heart and Stroke appreciated. Online condolences may be left at www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com

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STERLING o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-03-12 published
PERRIN, Agnes " Aggie" (née JOHNSTON)
A resident of Port Lambton, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2006 at the age of 67. Aggie was a daughter of the late Norman and Verna (MYERS) JOHNSTON and a daughter-in-law of the late Mason and Betty PERRIN. Beloved wife of the late Thomas Charles PERRIN (1984.) Loving mother and mother-in-law of: Craig and Debbie PERRIN of Petrolia, Kirk and Terry PERRIN of Bancroft, Beth and Cal BURRELL of Wallaceburg and Jill PERRIN and Paul STERLING of Chatham. Dear grandmother of: David, Mark, Kirk, Brent, Allan, Mitch, Brittany and Kris. Sister and sister-in-law of: Theresa and the late Norm REGAN of Wallaceburg, Rose and the late Blake HAZZARD of Chatham, Shirley and Roe CHARBONNEAU of Wallaceburg, Nancy and Lyle McCORMICK of Chatham and John PERRIN of Wallaceburg. Special friend of Roy GREALIS of Port Lambton. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Eric F. Nicholls Funeral Home Ltd, 639 Elgin Street, in Wallaceburg, on Sunday March 12, 2006 from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. The funeral Mass will be held on Monday March 13, 2006, at 11 a.m., from Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Wallaceburg, with Fr. Greg BONIN, Celebrant. Prayers will be Sunday evening at 8 p.m. Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery, Wallaceburg. As an expressions of sympathy, donations to the St. Clair River Trail or Charity of Choice may be left at the funeral home. As a living memorial a Tree will be planted in Nichols Memorial Forest in Memory of Agnes "Aggie" PERRIN.

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STERLING o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-05-13 published
WELLAR, Howard
Suddenly in Ingersoll on Friday, May 12, 2006, Howard WELLAR, of Ingersoll, in his 72nd year. son of the late Wilfred and Estella WELLAR. Beloved husband of Dorothy (MULLIN) WELLAR. Dear father of Kathy and her husband Michael STRAW of Dorchester, Larry and his wife Sindy of Mt. Elgin, Lendra and her husband Bill STERLING of Ingersoll and Tracy and her husband Steve GARDHAM of Ingersoll. Also survived by 18 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Belle PIFER of Angus, Dorothy LAWSON of Brentwood and Fred and Lola of Ingersoll. Predeceased by two sons Rae (1980) and Scott (1983,) one brother Roy CROWE and two sisters Doreen DUNN and Betty SMITH. Friends will be received at the McBeath-Dynes Funeral Home, 246 Thames Street South, Ingersoll Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where service will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at 3: 30 p.m. Rev. Carmen HOLBROUGH officiating. Interment Ingersoll Rural Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.

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STERLING o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-07-05 published
FIELDING, Rhoda Violet (née LAMONT)
Passed away peacefully on Monday, July 3, 2006 at Victoria Hospital in her 92nd year. Beloved wife of the late Reginald T. FIELDING (1998.) Dearly loved mother of Arthur FIELDING, Monty (Jean) FIELDING. Cherished grandmother of Krista, Paul and Sarah. Devoted sister of the late Marybelle, Dute, and Bobsy. Loving aunt of Bill, Jinnie, Rhodabelle, Marjorie and the late Rod and Jimmy. Loved great-aunt of numerous nieces and nephews and great-great-aunt of numerous nieces and nephews. Rhoda will be missed by life long Friends Betty STERLING and Nancy COWAN. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 8, 2006 at Forest Lawn Memorial Chapel, 1997 Dundas Street East (at Wavell), London. Visitation one hour prior to service. Cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Shriner's Hospital for Children or the charity of your choice would be gratefully appreciated.

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STERLING o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-09-27 published
ROBINSON, Flora (née YACKS)
A resident of Wallaceburg passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at the age of 87. Beloved wife of the late Ewart "Buck" Wesley ROBINSON. Dear mother and mother-in-law of Audrey and Dan BLAIR of Wallaceburg, Pat and Fred STERLING of Oil Springs and Dan and Sheila ROBINSON of Lindsay. Loving grandmother of Kelley BLAIR, Connie BLAIR, Peter BLAIR, Dean and Jennifer STERLING, Dwight and Lisa STERLING and Robbie and Terina ROBINSON, and great-grandmother of Alexandrea, Aaron, Nick, Justin and Teiya. Kind sister of Floreda RITCHIE of Thamesville and Rita "Tine" CHALCRAFT of Miller Lake. Also survived by many nieces, nephews. Predeceased by her parents Joseph and Julia (DUBUQUE) YACKS, three sisters Marie, Freda, Lillian and three brothers Clarence, Gordon and Joseph. Visitation will be held at Eric F. Nicholls Funeral Home, 639 Elgin St. Wallaceburg, on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held from the funeral home on Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 11 a.m. Interment in Riverview Cemetery, Wallaceburg. Donations to Fairfield Park Memorial Garden or Fairfield Park Palliative Care may be left at the funeral home.

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STERLING o@ca.on.peterborough.north_monaghan.peterborough.the_peterborough_examiner 2006-03-04 published
KEARNES, Daniel Joseph
Unexpectedly on Thursday, March 2, 2006, Dan KEARNES of R.R.#4 Peterborough in his 56th year. Loving husband of Lynda (KIDD.) Proud father of Terry and brother of Lynda CLARKE (Ed) and Sue WARMAN. Also missed by his mother-in-law Betty HAYES. Dan was a brother-in-law to Gord KIDD, Debbie RIDPATH (Larry), Mary STERLING (Jim,) Randy KIDD and Donna JOPLING (Gord.) Predeceased by his parents Clarence and Olive KEARNES, father-in-law Leslie KIDD and brother-in-law Douglas KIDD. Friends are invited to call at the Hendren Funeral Home, Lakefield on Sunday, March 5, 2006 from 1-4: 00 p.m. and at the Royal Canadian Legion Br. 77 Lakefield on Monday, March 6, 2006 at 1: 00 p.m. If so desired memorial donations to the Huntington Society or the Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. Friends may make donations or send condolences at www.hendrenfuneralhome.com

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STERLING o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-09-25 published
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT, Gladys
It is with deep sadness the family of Gladys ELLIOT/ELLIOTT announces her passing in Ottawa on Saturday, September 23rd, 2006. Beloved wife of the late Jack ELLIOT/ELLIOTT (1959.) With the same invincible courage, conviction of character and quiet dignity, that she lived all her life, Gladys managed these last few difficult months. Quick wit, gentle humour and a gracious lady. We are all poorer for her passing, but richer for having had her. Devoted mother and closest friend of Janet ELLIOT/ELLIOTT (Thomas LOGAN) and Elizabeth MALLON (Chris.) Loving and proud grandmother of Jennifer, John and Katie MALLON and Bill and Patrick LOGAN. Fond sister of Emily STERLING and the late Betty DRAVES, Ross BUSTARD, Ruby BROOKER and Robert BUSTARD. Dearest aunt to many nieces and nephews who also had life long Friends from Matheson, Don Mills and Leaside. The service will be held at Saint Thomas Anglican Church in Bracebridge on Thursday, September 28th, 2006 at 11: 00 a.m., Interment Saint Thomas Anglican Cemetery, Bracebridge. As your expressions of sympathy donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. Arrangements entrusted to Reynolds Funeral Home "Turner Chapel" in Bracebridge, 1-877-806-2257.

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STERLING o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-04-03 published
WALKER, Charles Harold
In loving memory of Charles Harold WALKER who passed away quietly on March 31, 2006 at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre after a short illness. He is survived by his loving wife Margaret, stepson Bill PATTON and his wife Gail McLEOD of Calgary, cousin Iris DUSTIN and nephew Jr. and Myrtle STERLING of Oshawa. A service to commemorate Charles' life will be held at the Pine Hills Visitation, Chapel and Reception Centre, 625 Birchmount Road (N. of St. Clair Ave E., 416-267-8229) Scarborough on Monday April 3, 2006 at 3: 00 p.m. with visitation after 2:30 p.m. Monday. Interment to follow in Pine Hills Cemetery.

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STERN 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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STERN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-03-13 published
STERN, May▼
Unexpectedly but peacefully on Friday, March 10, 2006, in Nanaimo, British Columbia She was 75. A vibrant and vivacious force of nature, May was the loving mother and mother-in-law of Richard and Sandy, Perry, and Cindy and Mike, sister and sister-in-law of Nathan and Carol WEINBERG, caring partner to Herschel SHORE and adored grandmother of Mark, Faryn, Meaghan, Jordyn and Nikki. Daughter▼ of the late Fannie and Israel WEINBERG, she was the wife of the late Morris J. (Moishe) STERN, sister and sister-in-law to the late Pearl and David SURDIN. May's▼ Friendship▼ and caring knew no bounds and those lucky enough to fall within radius of her enormously generous personality rarely left her presence without a laugh and a smile. Any friend she made remained so for life, from girlhood at College and Bathurst, as a young married couple with Moishe in Hamilton, through the years back in Toronto, before and after Moishe's death, and then on to an exciting "new" life on Vancouver Island. She will be sorely missed by her many cousins, nieces, nephews and countless Friends as well as every salesperson, waiter and hairdresser she ever came in contact with and drew into one of her innumerable conspiracies. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West, (three lights west of Dufferin) for service on Monday, March 13, at 1: 30 p.m. Interment Shaarei Shomayim Section at McCowan Road Cemetery. Shiva 112 Mona Drive, Toronto. Donations may be made in May's name to the Stephen Lewis Foundation, 416-533-9222.

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STERN 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 o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-05-17 published
KOSINER, Gerda " Nini"
Peacefully, at age 90 (five Chais) on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at Toronto Western Hospital. Nini, beloved wife of the late Leopold (Poldi) KOSINER. Loving mother and mother-in-law of Vivian and Barry KAPLAN, and Bion and Nancy KOSINER. Dear sister of Willi KARPEL and the late Stella STERN, and Erna TOUFAR. Devoted Oma to grandchildren Cary and Amelia, Randy and Abbie, Darryl and Sarah, and Evan, and great-grandchildren Jackson, Talya, and Shane. Devoted aunt and friend to many. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West (3 lights west of Dufferin) for service on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at 3: 00 p.m. Interment Pride of Israel Synagogue section of Mt. Sinai Memorial Park. Shiva 162 Abbeywood Trail. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Israel Soldiers Welfare Fund, 416-783-3053. A great and painful loss to all.

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STERN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-10-11 published
STERN, Myrna
Passed away on Monday, October 9, 2006 at 11: 00 a.m., peacefully with her children by her side, at the age of 87. Beloved wife of the late Irving STERN. Mother and mother-in-law of Barbara and Marvin BONGARD and Norman Peter and Maria Elena STERN. Devoted grandmother to Russell and Nikki, Jeremy and Lindsay and David, Michael, Daniel, Eric and Tommy and great-grandmother to Charlie, Quinn and Riley. Survived by her brother and sister-in-law Morris and Rochelle DONEN. Funeral service Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at Steeles Memorial Chapel, 350 Steeles Ave. W. (between Bathurst and Yonge) at 1: 00 p.m. Interment to follow at Lambton Cemetery, Hebrew Friendly Sons of David section. Donations charity of your choice.

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STERN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-11-14 published
RUBY- LEAN, Julia (formerly LEAN)
On Monday, November 13, 2006 at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Julia RUBY- LEAN, beloved wife of the late Morris (Moe) RUBY, and of the late Sol LEAN. Loving mother and mother-in-law of Carolyn and Peter NADLER, Stephen and Vivian RUBY, Caren and the late Gerry RUBY. Dear sister of the late Gladys SAGMAN. Devoted grandmother of Debbie and Stephen STERN, Lara and Peter KAUFMAN, Jennifer and Shane CITRON, Melanie and Aaron MOSCOE, Jeff and Carolyn RUBY, Steven and Hyla RUBY, Michelle RUBY, Michael RUBY, Jonathan and Jillian RUBY, great-grandmother of Matthew, Ryan, Nicole, Kailee, Russell, Rachel, Carley, Matthew, Jory, and Ben. Julia will be sadly missed by all who knew her. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West (3 lights west of Dufferin), for service on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 3: 00 p.m. Interment Beth Tzedec Memorial Park. Shiva 500 Avenue Road #705. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Gerry Ruby Fund c/o The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, 416-946-6560.

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STERN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-28 published
O'CONNOR, Dennis Patrick (1934-2006)
It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of Dennis on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at the age of 71. Dear father to Michael, Michelle and Sean, loving companion to Joan STERN. Grandfather to Denny, Crystal, Katheleen and Meaghan. Dear brother to Joan KOZMA. Fondly remembered as Unc and Pop to many. Dennis will be missed by his extended family and many close Friends. The family will receive Friends from 6: 00-9:00 p.m. on Monday at the Highland Funeral Home, Markham Chapel - 10 Cachet Woods Court (northeast corner of 16th Ave. and Hwy. 404). The funeral service will be held at 11: 00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 31, 2006. If so desired, donations in memory of Dennis may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society for Multiple Myeloma Research.

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STERN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-03-13 published
STERN, May▲
Unexpectedly but peacefully on Friday, March 10, 2006, in Nanaimo, British Columbia She was 75. A vibrant and vivacious force of nature, May was the loving mother and mother-in-law of Richard and Sandy, Perry, and Cindy and Mike, sister and sister-in-law of Nathan and Carol WEINBERG, caring partner to Herschel SHORE and adored grandmother of Mark, Faryn, Meaghan, Jordyn and Nikki. Daughter▲ of the late Fannie and Israel WEINBERG, she was the wife of the late Morris J. (Moishe) STERN, sister and sister-in-law to the late Pearl and David SURDIN. May's▲ Friendship▲ and caring knew no bounds and those lucky enough to fall within radius of her enormously generous personality rarely left her presence without a laugh and a smile. Any friend she made remained so for life, from girlhood at College and Bathurst, as a young married couple with Moishe in Hamilton, through the years back in Toronto, before and after Moishe's death, and then on to an exciting "new" life on Vancouver Island. She will be sorely missed by her many cousins, nieces, nephews and countless Friends as well as every salesperson, waiter and hairdresser she ever came in contact with and drew into one of her innumerable conspiracies. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West, (three lights west of Dufferin) for service on Monday, March 13, at 1: 30 p.m. Interment Shaarei Shomayim Section at McCowan Road Cemetery. Shiva 112 Mona Drive, Toronto. Donations may be made in May's name to the Stephen Lewis Foundation, 416-533-9222.

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STERN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-03-14 published
BELZ, Charlotte (née GOLDEN)
Peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on Monday, March 13, 2006, after a courageous battle with cancer, Charlotte BELZ, beloved wife of Jerry for 44 years. Loving and devoted mother and mother-in-law of Lisa and Stephen SHULMAN, Michael and Melanie BELZ, and Jodi and Stuart PASTERNAK. Cherished Boobie of Jessica, Cole, Zackary, Dustin, Mara, Ryan, Jordan, Lauren and Spencer. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Sid and Nancy GOLDEN, Ruth and Sol BAKER, and Jules and the late Sylvia STERN. Loving daughter of the late Jack and Sylvia GOLDEN. Special thanks to Dr. QUIRT and Doctor KIRSHEN, nurses Nancy and Andrea and dedicated caregivers Marvee and Dorothy. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 15 at 1: 30 p.m. at Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Ave. W. Shiva at 76 Kentland Cres., North York. Memorial donations may be made to the Charlotte Belz Melanoma Research Fund at Princess Margaret Hospital, 416-946-6560.

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STERN 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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STERNBERG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-11-20 published
DAVIS, Virginia Rae (née McDONOUGH)
By Barbara STERNBERG, Page A22
Performance artist, wife, mother. Born August 12, 1927, in Plainfield, N.J. Died June 10 in Toronto of breast cancer, aged 78.
Rae DAVIS was a careful person -- that is, she did things with care. Whether setting the table or deciding the order and timing of shots for a video, Rae DAVIS gave situations their due. She prepared. She performed with forethought, without rushing herself or the activity at hand. She did things well and thoughtfully. Which is not to say there wasn't time and room for play. On the contrary, Rae DAVIS came alive acting out. She trusted in serendipity there was room for the unplanned and unexpected in her work (her performance-art works often had space for improvisations by the participant performers; the method of writing, for example, in her last performance piece, Cataract, was to write in her studio daily whatever came and to keep it, no deletions or revisions, come what may). Ideas came to her in dreams or in a flash. She trusted her intuition, but would also throw out an idea if it didn't hold up to later scrutiny.
Virginia Rae McDONOUGH was born in Plainfield, New Jersey in 1927. She married John DAVIS and moved with him to London, Ontario, in 1957 where he taught philosophy at the University of Western Ontario; they raised two children, Martha and Whitney. After getting her degrees in English from Wellesley College and Columbia, Rae started her career as a theatre director in London. She found that even though she was directing challenging works by Beckett, Ionesco and other modern playwrights, the more inclusive world backstage attracted her and provided more scope for her imagination. She "broke out of the play" and began creating her own works in the form now known as Performance, beginning with Simple Activities in 1963. She is now regarded as a woman pioneer in the field of performance art.
In the early years, her performance work in London was large-scale with many performers, architectural constructions and contained extensive writings by DAVIS herself. She also contributed in important ways to the cultural life in London through her involvement in the artist-run centre, Forest City Gallery, and by writing on local artists such as Greg Curnoe for Arts Canada. After moving to Toronto in 1987, her work shifted to encompass installation, video and new media components. Her 40-year career was celebrated with a retrospective exhibition, Unfoldings, at the Art Gallery of Windsor in 2001, which included an extensive catalogue about her life and work. Her entire oeuvre was accepted by Library and Archives Canada, in Ottawa, in May of this year.
Rae DAVIS had a lively interest in life. Lots caught her eye and attention and fed her art: the latest scientific advances and technology, Byrd's arctic explorations, a worn pair of work boots, miniature chairs, and the work of other artists, architects, writers and poets. Throughout her life she collected artwork by contemporary Canadian artists and was an avid reader.
Rae organized her dying days with the focused attention and care she would give a performance work: researching the illness and prognosis, learning what services were available to her, making her choices based on the research and her decided goals, and organizing the participating palliative care workers to meet these goals. We, her colleagues, Friends and family, were spared responsibility for these decisions. We learned much from Rae's dying as we had learned from her example throughout her life: her calm acceptance of this ultimate inevitability, the active role she took in her care, the dignity she maintained even as she accepted with grace and appreciative smiles the helping hands of others, her clear-sightedness and bravery.
As Rae so often put it: "Your own two feet, that's what you've got."
Barbara STERNBERG is a friend of Rae DAVIS.

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STERNE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-23 published
MacKAY, May Jeanne (STERNE,) R.N.
The wife of the late Dr. Iain M. MacKAY of Toronto passed away peacefully early in the morning of January 21, 2006 at Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto. She is survived and mourned by her sons Roderick I. MacKAY of Gananoque, Niall J.M. MacKAY of Brampton, and her grand_sons Alexander and Colin, also of Brampton. Mourning as well are her long-time caregivers Annie AGUADO and Wilma AGUADO of Toronto. A memorial service for Friends will be held in Brantford at a later date.

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STERPIN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-04-05 published
HECHICH, Palmira (née STERPIN)
On April 3, 2006 at Humber River Regional Hospital, Church Site. Beloved wife of the late Vittorio HECHICH. Predeceased by her mother Erminia and father Antonio STERPIN. Much loved sister of Aldo and his spouse Joanne. Dear aunt to Rob (Tina), Randi (Gianni), Michelle (Clint), Danielle (Skip), David (Anne-Marie). Great-aunt to 11 great-nieces and nephews. After a valiant battle with cancer, she is now at peace. Palmira will be greatly missed by her family and many Friends, especially, Pipsi and Don, Lucio Cicin and Ida Scarpa. A special thank you to Villa Colombo and Humber River Regional Oncology Care Unit for your tender care of our loved one and to everyone who participated in her care over the last 5 years. Friends will be received at the Lynett Funeral Home, 3299 Dundas St. West on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service to be held on Saturday, April 8, 2006 at 11: 30 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Cremation to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or Canadian Diabetes Association.

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STERRACHOT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-14 published
SLEVA, Joseph John Sr.
Born February 13, 1919, in Brightstone, Manitoba, died on December 25, 2005, after a long and valiant fight against emphysema. Joe Sr. died during a Christmas visit with his beloved grand_son Cory and his dad Ted Bos. He is survived by his wife Minnie (STERRACHOT,) his son Joey and Anna (Caruso), his daughter Cathi and her partner Brian FIEBER and his grandchildren Cory, Michael and Natalie. He also leaves behind many Friends and family across Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia. A Memorial Mass will be said in his memory, Tuesday, January 24, 2006, at 7: 45 p.m., at St. Phillip Neri Church, (Jane St. and Wilson Ave., North York).

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STERRITT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-24 published
MURDOCH, G. Elva (née MITCHELL)
Formerly of Guelph, passed away at Woodhall Park Specialty Care, Brampton, Friday, January 20th, 2006, in her 94th year. Beloved wife of the late Major Hall MURDOCH (1980.) Loved mother of Laurie (Neil) STERRITT of Brampton and Cathie (Wayne) QUINN of Guelph. Loving grandmother of Kari (Sean HUMPHREY) of Toronto and Shawna (Dr. Joseph) McKENNA of Winnipeg. At Elva's request, a private family service will be held. Interment Woodlawn Memorial Park, Guelph. Predeceased by her brother Lloyd MITCHELL and her sister Vera BRITTON. Memorial contributions to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. (Wall-Custance 519-822-0051 or www.wallcustance.com)

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STEUBING o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-04-28 published
Pat MARSDEN, Broadcaster: (1936-2006)
Canadian Football League play-by-play specialist and radio host lived life large. He stiffed a Nevada casino over a gambling debt, took a swing at his boss and was bailed out of jail by Brian MULRONEY
By James CHRISTIE with files from William HOUSTON, Page S9
It was part of Pat MARSDEN's profession, as a caller of football play-by-plays and a radio host, to be a storyteller. But the Ottawa-born broadcast star didn't just tell entertaining tales he often starred in them.
Citing his Irish heritage, Mr. MARSDEN was alternately provocative, funny, obstinate, sentimental, pugnacious and -- until he stopped imbibing in recent years -- always willing to buy an adversary a drink while he hammered away with his opinions. "He had to get out of here because he couldn't get a rum and coke," his wife, T.A. MARSDEN, told radio station The Fan 590 yesterday morning from Sunnybrook Hospital, minutes after his death.
An eight-year stint as co-host of The Fan morning show was the last stop in a career of more than four decades behind the microphone or in front of the camera. Mr. MARSDEN even parodied sports broadcasters as a television actor, sporting a slicked-down comb-over, a loud plaid jacket and talking in exaggerated tones as he interviewed calamity-prone stuntman Super Dave Osborne (a.k.a. Bob Einstein) in a 1992 series.
He is best known for his play-by-play coverage of the Canadian Football League telecasts and Grey Cup championships in the 1970s and 1980s. He also worked as host of the 1972 Canada-Soviet Union hockey summit series telecasts. His longest stint was 19 years with CTV's Toronto flagship station CFTO, where he had a reputation for marching to his own beat. In a 1986 Globe and Mail interview, Mr. MARSDEN said bluntly, "Nobody tells me what to do and nobody tells me what to say, on or off the air. I developed a thick skin a long time ago and I don't care how people would like me to act. I won't be dull and I'll always have self respect." He declared that he would always be himself.
"He did it his own way," said long-time colleague Fergie Olver, who knew Mr. MARSDEN could make connections at the high and low ends of the social scale. "He was the only guy who was thrown in jail in Regina on a Friday night, and then he went to Montreal where he was thrown in jail again, and [former prime minister] Brian MULRONEY bailed him out."
Indeed, when Mr. MARSDEN signed off for the last time in May of 2004, Mr. MULRONEY phoned the station from Europe to congratulate him on his career.
Pat MARSDEN was an Ottawa native who started a career in radio as director of CKOY. He went on to become the long-time sports director of CFTO, returning to radio at CFRB after a stormy exchange with CFTO news and public-affairs vice-president Ted STEUBING over a technical problem. Mr. MARSDEN reportedly lunged across Mr. STEUBING's desk to scuffle with the boss.
He also worked with Bill Watters on TSN's The Sports Page. "Whenever I was with him, it would be 30 seconds and I'd either be laughing at me or laughing at him, or with him," said Mr. Watters, who had seen the lighter side of the broadcaster.
After Mr. MARSDEN retired and moved to Florida, Fan 590 executives sought him out in 1994 to fight a desperate ratings battle for Toronto listeners. He'd been out of the market some eight years, but The Fan program director Nelson MILLMAN said the station had pursued him to gain credibility for a new format.
"We'd come through two seasons of labour stoppages in sports&hellip we were floundering. We had Bob McCOWN in the afternoons and we needed to fix the morning show. Pat gave us some stability in 1994 and 1995. He was the right guy in the right place at the right time. He was a character like no other and he represented sport in this town."
At The Fan, Mr. MARSDEN at first paired with the hip and younger John DERRINGER. Both men were from the right side of the political spectrum, both had ties to the United States and an antipathy for prime minister Jean Chrétien.
Yet their chemistry was not great. Mr. MARSDEN had come from an era of radio crooners and crop reports, while Mr. DERRINGER from a culture of rock radio. There was more dissonance than charm in their old-young mix and Mr. DERRINGER ultimately departed. He was replaced by Don LANDRY, another young foil for Mr. MARSDEN.
"Pat and Don were much more opposites politically and in outlook toward life," said Mr. MILLMAN. " That made for better chemistry than someone who often agreed with Pat's political outlook. When sparks fly, that's entertainment."
Mr. LANDRY's comedic aptitude lightened the mood and ratings began to climb for an odd couple that could laugh at each other and at themselves. "Half the people loved it, half asked me 'why do you pick on Pat so much, '? Mr. LANDRY said. "Good chemistry or bad chemistry is a question of taste, but he was loved. By now, he's probably found Pierre Trudeau and is bawling him out for what he did as prime minister."
That scenario would be a stretch of the imagination. Mr. MARSDEN and Mr. Trudeau wouldn't fit in each other's version of heaven. Hell, possibly.
"Nobody's perfect, but nobody wore his imperfection as well as Pat MARSDEN," Mr. DERRINGER said. "The smile, the laugh, the ability to keep things on an even keel was always an inspiration."
Mr. MARSDEN commuted from his Florida home for the first few years of his Fan 590 job, rooming in Toronto weekdays and flying home weekends to the United States, always returning with gripes about Canadian gasoline prices, the non-functioning escalators at Pearson Airport and former Mr. Chretien's lack of support for U. S foreign policy. Later, Mr. MARSDEN and his family eventually moved back to Toronto.
The station opted not to renew his contract in May 2004. Rogers Communications, which owns the station, had the option of picking up three more years on a five-year pact that has been paying him $300,000 annually, but declined. They paid him off with six months remaining in his 2004 contract and Pat MARSDEN didn't complain.
"Getting up at 4 o'clock is so tiring, you can't function properly. I'm not at all disappointed.
"If they don't want you, they don't want you. I'm finished with the business. It's like you don't matter any more. That's fine. No use worrying about it. You take what comes along in life.'"
Mr. MARSDEN lived life large, enjoyed a party, loved his rum and his outings to casinos. In 1981, he managed to borrow $30,000 (U.S.) from the owners of the casino at The Dunes Las Vegas hotel in Nevada and signed a series of markers when his money ran out. He then left three cheques, two of them postdated. Back in Toronto, he stopped payment on the latter pair. The casino owners took him to an Ontario District Court -- and lost. Judge James TROTTER said that Nevada's gambling laws and demand for payment were "unenforceable in Ontario," and that Mr. MARSDEN's cheques were an "illegal consideration" under Ontario's Gaming Act.
Gambler though he was, Mr. MARSDEN knew he had no chance of beating cancer. He was diagnosed after visiting his doctor about a pain in his lower back. Lung cancer was found and it had spread into his bones. He had been a smoker since a young child "but I have no regrets. I'm 69 and I've had a good life with lots of laughs and lots of Friends. Lots of great memories."
"I started smoking when I was four years old," he once said in an interview with The Globe and Mail's William HOUSON. " Somebody said to me, 'Christ, where the hell did you grow up, in Mississippi?' No, but I had an old uncle who thought it was hilarious, as he and his pals sat around the kitchen table having a beer, if I would come in and have a smoke with them. That's when I started. I never quit."
While in hospital, he received phone calls from generations of broadcast colleagues and sports reporters. He was visited by Leo Cahill (former Toronto Argonauts coach), and Scotty Bowman (retired National Hockey League coach) and by Brian KILREA, the long-time coach of the major-junior 67's hockey team in Ottawa, where Mr. MARSDEN grew up.
"The only thing I can say is, don't feel sorry for me," he said. "I've had a terrific life and a terrific wife and great children, and I'm delighted with the way my life has gone.
"I would have liked for it to have been a little longer, but, you know, you reap what you sow."
Pat MARSDEN was born in Ottawa, November 8, 1936, and died of lung cancer in Toronto yesterday. He leaves his wife, T.A., daughter Taylor, son Connor, and three grown children from his first marriage: Mike, Patti-Lee, and Ruth Mary.

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