DOAK o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-02-06 published
DAVIS,
Mary (née
DOAK)
Of Tobermory passed away at University Hospital, London on Friday
February 3, 2006 in her 83rd year. Beloved wife of Harry
DAVIS
and dear mother of sons Rob (Brenda)
DAVIS of London, Russ (Tracy)
DAVIS of Mississauga and daughter Norma (Don)
ADAM/ADAMS of Seagrave,
Ontario. Gramma will be sadly missed by her 7 loving grandchildren
and 2 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be at the Tobermory
United Church on Monday February 6th from 2: 00 to 4:00 and 7:00
to 9: 00 p.m. where the funeral service will be held on Tuesday
February 7th at 2: 00 p.m. with Reverend Ed
LAKSMANIS officiating.
Spring interment Dunk's Bay Cemetery. Donations to the Heart
and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated as expressions of
sympathy. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.georgefuneralhome.com
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DOAK o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-03-01 published
FERRIS,
Harold
Rowley
(Lieutenant Colonel Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, ret. M.B.E.,
C.D - Veteran of World War 2 and the Korean Conflict, Paul
Harris Fellow)
Rowley FERRIS born in Saint John, New Brunswick,
son of the late
Ida and Harold
FERRIS at the age of 84. Beloved husband for 60
years of Reta (née
NICE.) Dear uncle of Charles
HUMPHREY and
his wife Barbara,
Holly
Anne
SMITH and her husband Garth and
Barbara Lynn
PEARSON and her husband Bruce, David
NICE, and Hazel
JENSEN and her husband Jim. Brother-in-law of Murray
NICE and
his wife Dorothy. Rowley will also be missed by his numerous
great-nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held in St.
Paul's Chapel, St. Peter's Church, King St. East, Cobourg, on
Friday, March 3 at 11: 00 a.m. Interment Heritage Cemetery of
St. Peter. Friends may call at the MacCoubrey Funeral Home, 30
King St. East, Cobourg, on Thursday evening from 7-9. Those wishing
may make memorial donations by cheque to St. Peter's Anglican
Church or to Rotary International Foundation. Special thanks
to Friends Mary Ellen and Del
DILLON,
Sylvia and Bob
DOAK, Dr.
CROSS and the nurses at both the Critical Care Unit Sunnybrook
Medical Centre and the Northumberland Hills Hospital. Condolences
received at www.maccoubrey.com
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DOAN o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-02-04 published
FERGUSON,
Vernitt▼
James▼
Peacefully at McVean Lodge, Hanover on Friday, February 3rd,
2006, in his 87th year. Beloved husband of the former Mabel
McMULLEN
and the late Annie
SALTER.
Loving▼ father of Doreen and Larry
LOUGHEED of Scarborough and Glen
FERGUSON of Mississauga; and
loving stepfather of Delbert and Barbara
McMULLEN,
Marjorie▼
MERKLEY,
and Leslie and Anne
McMULLEN, all of Durham. Fondly remembered
by his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Dear brother
of Isobel and George
DOAN of Port Elgin and brother-in-law of
Emerson LIGHTHEART of Horning's Mills. Predeceased by his daughter
Marian GRAY/GREY, his sister Aileen
LIGHTHEART and his step-son-in-law
Elmer MERKLEY.
Friends▼ may call at the McCulloch-Watson Funeral
Home, Durham on Sunday from 2: 00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
A Celebration of Life for Vernitt
FERGUSON will be held at the
Funeral Home on Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Spring interment
at Horning's Mills Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, memorial
donations to the Alzheimer Society or Macular Degeneration would
be appreciated by the family.
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DOAN o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-12-27 published
WATSON,
Cecil
Of Wiarton passed away, surrounded by his family, on Monday,
December 25, 2006 at Wiarton Hospital in his 87th year. Beloved
husband and best friend of Betty for 49 years and cherished father
of Sherron
BEATON of Edmonton (Archie
BEATON of Nova Scotia,)
Claire WATSON
(Eunice
BROWN) of Edmonton, Dawn (Leigh)
DICKERT
of Hamilton, Wanda (Bob)
PORTER of Francis Lake, Jo-Anne (Norm)
SCHOPF of Edmonton, Larry (Cathy)
PARCHER of Lindell Beach, British
Columbia,
Caroline
(Carl)
McDOUGALL of Bognor, Cecile (Dave)
MALLARD of Oxenden, Arthur
WATSON of Wiarton and Mellissa
WATSON
(Jeremy McDOWELL) of Owen Sound. He will be sadly missed by 22 grandchildren,
31 great-grandchildren, sisters Violet (Merrill)
LEIGHTON,
Grace
WATSON and Christina (Cameron)
DOAN as well as many nieces, nephews
and cousins. Cecil was predeceased by his parents Martha
(HODGE)
and Arthur
WATSON, 8 brothers and 3 sisters. The family will
receive Friends at the George Funeral Home, Wiarton on Thursday,
December 28, 2006 from 2: 00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The
funeral service to celebrate Cecil's life will be held at the
funeral home on Friday, December 29, 2006 at 2: 00 p.m. with Rev. Brent
BEATON officiating. Interment Dunk's Bay Cemetery. Donations
made to Community Living would be appreciated by the family as
expressions of sympathy. Condolences may be left for the family
at www.georgefuneralhome.com
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DOAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-02-14 published
SINCLAIR,
Marion
H.
Of Warren, Michigan and formerly of Saint Thomas, on Saturday.
February 11, 2006, at Warren, Michigan, at the age of 76. Beloved
wife of the late Raymond
SINCLAIR.
Loving mother of Tracy (Richard)
GAY, Stephen (Victoria)
SINCLAIR and Leslie
SINCLAIR. Dear grandmother
of Taylor, Emily, Devon and Ryan. Dear sister of Bruce
DOAN,
Warren DOAN and the late Maxwell
DOAN.
Visitation
Thursday 3-9
p.m. at the A.H. Peters Funeral Home, 32000 Schoenherr, Warren.
Memorial visitation Friday from 4-9 and Saturday from 10 a.m.
to Noon at Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin Street, Saint Thomas. The
funeral service to be held at 12: 00 p.m. Remembrances may be
made to the Karmanos Cancer Institute.
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DOAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-04-14 published
DOAN,
Olive
Muriel
(BROWN)
At Saint Thomas Elgin General Hospital, Palliative Care on Thursday,
April 13th, 2006. Olive Muriel
DOAN
(BROWN) of Saint Thomas and
formerly of West Lorne in her 81st year. Predeceased by her loving
husband Clarence (2003). Lovingly remembered by her daughter
Muriel SHARKEY of Chatham and her son Lewis
DOAN and his wife
Bernice of Saint Thomas. Olive will be sadly missed by her 8 grandchildren
and 13 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her son Michael, her
son in law Joseph
SHARKEY and her sister Joyce
DOREEN.
Friends
may call at the West Lorne Chapel on Friday, April 14th, 2006
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be conducted from
the chapel on Saturday at 2 p.m. Rev. A.
KAUPS officiating. Interment
Gillies cemetery. If desired, memorial contributions to the charity
of your choice would be appreciated as your expression of sympathy.
Arrangements entrusted to Padfield Funeral Homes (519 785-0810).
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DOAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-05-19 published
DOAN,
Phyllis (née
DAWDY)
Of Saint Thomas, beloved wife of Robert Doan, passed away at the
Saint Thomas-Elgin General Hospital on Wednesday, May 17, 2006,
in her 73rd year. Loving mother of Sheri
HILL and her partner
Phil HOUGH, and Alan
DOAN and his partner Jodie
BOYD, all of
Saint Thomas. Cherished grandmother of Adam and Jaden
HILL,
Shaye,
Amber and Riley
DOAN. Dear sister of Rena
SRIGLEY,
Fay
McELROY
and her husband Rod, all of London, and the late Marion
WILCOX
(2002). Also remembered by several sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law,
and many nieces and nephews. Born in Saint Thomas, September 18,
1933, she was the daughter of the late Orton E. "Al" and Fern
(NEAR)
DAWDY.
Friends will be received at the Sifton Funeral
Home, 118 Wellington Street, Saint Thomas on Friday evening from 7-9 p.m.
where the funeral service will be conducted Saturday at 1: 30 p.m.
Interment in Elmdale Memorial Park. Memorial donations to the
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or the Parkinson Society
Canada gratefully acknowledged.
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DOAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-06-04 published
BENSON,
Logan
West
Peacefully at his residence on Friday, June 2, 2006 Logan West
BENSON, age 17 of Sarnia went home to be with his father after
his long journey with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Beloved son
of Lorna K. and the late Gerald M.
BENSON (2001.) Loved brother
of Sheldon E.
BENSON and his wife
Lucy of Strathroy, Loren R.
DOAN and his wife Shanna, Lacey S.
BENSON and Billy M.
BENSON,
all of Sarnia. Dear uncle to Emma and Luke
DOAN of Sarnia, Blake,
Jerry and Jacob
BENSON of Strathroy. Loved grand_son of Gladys
BENSON of Sault Ste. Marie. Dearest nephew of Diana S. and Thomas
GILLETTE of Port Huron, Kenneth E. and Penny
BLUSKA of Port Huron,
Robert and Carol
BENSON of Barrie, John and Ruth
BENSON of Sault
Ste.
Marie,
Joan and Roger
MITCHELL of Sault Ste. Marie, Elizabeth
and Lorenzo
BONGOLAN of Tampa, Florida, Carol and Steve
LORENZO
of Sault Ste. Marie, Janet and Ken
HAGERMAN of Sault Ste. Marie.
Special friend to Jessica Pede, Darcie King, John Dam, Josh Gagne
and Rebecca St. Pierre. Predeceased by his grandparents Harry
BENSON, Loren K. and India A.
BLUSKA. Logan had many Friends
and was loved by many. He lived to play his favourite video games
and his dream was to attend Lambton College in the fall where
he was accepted to the Internet Design Program. He loved to be
with his family and adored his loving pets Josie and Gibson.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 10: 00 a.m.
at Smith Funeral Home, 1576 London Line, Sarnia, Ontario (519) 542-5541.
Interment in Resurrection Cemetery. Family and Friends will be
received at the Smith Funeral Home on Monday afternoon from 2 to
4 p.m. and evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Sympathy through donations
to Game Station would be appreciated by the family. Memories
and condolences may be sent online at www.smithfuneralhome.ca
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DOAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-06-12 published
DOAN,
Dorothy▼
Evelyn,▼ R.N.
Peacefully at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital on Saturday
June 10th, 2006 in her 91st year. Daughter of Alex and Isabella
DOAN.
She▼ is survived by her loving nieces and nephews, Doris
(Ross) SMITH, Yvonne (Bruce)
LAMBERT, Ron (Lois)
DOANe, Bev (Lois)
MacKEY, Karen (Larry)
WARREN, and Trudy
MacKEY. She will be fondly
remembered by great and great great nieces and nephews and a
host of Health Care Colleagues and Friends. Predeceased by nephew
Vernon WRIGHT and niece Ruth
NEWSOME.
Dorothy▼ was predeceased
by her siblings, Edna (Peter)
WRIGHT,
Stanley▼
DOAN, Edgar
(Hazel▼)
DOANE, Norman (Mae)
DOAN, Tom (Mildred)
DOAN, Morley
DOAN, Lloyd
DOAN and Jean (Keith)
MacKEY.
Dorothy▼ trained to be a Registered
Nurse at the Strathroy Hospital School of Nursing graduating
in 1935. In 1942 she went overseas as a Nursing Sister. Her first
posting was South Africa. Dorothy also served in Cairo, Egypt
and Italy. In 1946 she returned to Canada. A few years after
returning Dorothy enrolled at the University of Toronto and then
worked at Toronto Western Hospital. In 1956 she returned to be
Superintendent of Strathroy Hospital. Dorothy was one of the
first Canadian women to become a fellow of the American College
of Hospital Administrators. She was a charter member of the Canadian
College of Hospital Administrators. Dorothy was extremely proud
when the new Strathroy Hospital was opened in 1962 and when two
additional floors were opened in 1973. She retired as Executive
Director in 1981. After retirement she spent the next 25 years
actively involved in her church, the Legion, Community Living
and many other aspects of her local community. Dorothy will always
be remembered as a person that always put others before self.
Dorothy's love was unconditional. She touched many people's lives
and many people's hearts and was known to many simply as "Aunt
Dot". Her life was a life of service. Family will receive Friends
at the Denning Bros. Funeral Home, 32 Metcalfe Street, Strathroy
on Tuesday, June 13th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Royal Canadian Legion,
Sir Arthur Currie Br. #116 will conduct a service Tuesday evening
at 6: 30 p.m. The Funeral will be at the Strathroy United Church,
131 Front St. W., on Wednesday, June 14th, at 11: 00 a.m. Private
family Interment Campbell Cemetery, Komoka, later on Wednesday.
Donations in Dorothy's memory may be made to the Doctor P.C. Crowley
and Dorothy Doan Endowment Fund/ Strathroy Middlesex General
Hospital Foundation, 395 Carrie Street, Strathroy, Ontario, N7G 3J4,
or the Charity of your choice. Online condolences may be left
at office@denning.ca. A tree will be planted as a living memorial
to Dorothy.
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DOAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-06-13 published
McGUIRE,
Silvia
May
(McDOUGALL)
Peacefully at the Village Retirement Residence, Ridgetown on
Thursday,
June 8, 2006, Silvia May
(McDOUGALL)
McGUIRE, in her
94th year. Wife of the late T. Roy
McGUIRE (1965.) May had resided
with the David
MILLS family at R.R.#1 Morpeth for several years.
May will be sadly missed by her Friends and staff at the Village,
Ridgetown, special friend Lylamae
DOAN and the Mills family.
A Memorial Service was held at the Village. Interment in Trinity
Cemetery, Howard Township. As a tribute to May's memory, reach
out and touch someone. Arrangements entrusted to McKinlay Funeral
Home, 76 Main Street East, Ridgetown, Ontario (519) 674-3141.
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DOAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-06-17 published
SMALE,
George
Walter
Of Saint Thomas on Thursday, June 15, 2006, at the Saint Thomas-Elgin
General Hospital, suddenly, in his 58th year. Dearly loved husband
and best friend of Sandra Jean
(SMITH)
SMALE and loved father
of Christopher and his wife
Bobbi
SMALE of Edmonton, Nathan
SMALE
and Heather of London, Sean
SMALE and Tyler
SMALE, both of Aylmer.
Dear step-father of Sean
DOAN and his wife
Jodi, of Saint Thomas,
Morley DOAN and his wife
Amy of Saint Thomas and Ryan
DOAN and
his wife Leslie of London. He was the last of his family. Predeceased
by 2 brothers Lyle and Larry
SMALE and by 2 sisters Betty
GILLESPIE
and Eva SHARPE.
Sadly missed by 7 grandchildren and a number
of nieces and nephews. George was born in London on February 24,
1949, the son of the late Russell and Hazel
(NOBLE)
SMALE.
George
worked at Gorman Rupp. Resting at Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin
Street, Saint Thomas where funeral service will be held Monday at
1: 30 p.m. Cremation to follow. Visitation Sunday from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. Remembrances may be made to the Make a Wish Foundation
or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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DOAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-07-02 published
Administrator had old-school style
Dorothy DOAN ran Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital with a
firm but gentle hand.
By Joe MATYAS, Free Press Reporter, Sun., July 2, 2006
For a quarter of a century, Dorothy
DOAN held a lofty position
as the top hospital administrator in Strathroy.
She was also the "mother hen" of patients and staff.
DOAN started with the title of superintendent in 1956 and retired
as executive director in 1981.
Under her supervision, a new hospital was built in 1962 and two
floors added in 1973 and 1974.
DOAN died June 10 at the age of 90 in Strathroy Middlesex General
Hospital, leaving a legacy difficult to match, a former co-worker
said.
DOAN fought bureaucracy and government cutbacks, Trevor
NESBITT
said.
She also raised the bar at the hospital by introducing accreditation
standards.
"She had a style of administration that doesn't exist anymore,"
said NESBITT, who worked with
DOAN for 17 years.
"It was different than the cool, efficient professionalism of
today."
DOAN was a great administrator in an old-school way, he said.
"I would describe her as a mother hen. She made sure she knew
everyone and she cared about them -- staff and patients."
DOAN was known for visiting every patient almost every day,
NESBITT
said.
"I guess it was a case of once a nurse, always a nurse."
DOAN trained at the Strathroy Hospital School of Nursing, graduating
in 1935. She went overseas with the Canadian Military Nurses
Association in 1942, serving in South Africa, Egypt and Italy.
After returning to Canada, she studied at the University of Toronto
and worked at Toronto Western Hospital.
Her career at Strathroy hospital made her one of the first Canadian
women to become a fellow of the American College of Hospital
Administrators.
She was also a charter member of the Canadian College of Hospital
Administrators.
DOAN's management style was collegial,
NESBITT said.
"She never uttered a cross word. She tried to include everyone
in decisions and she encouraged people to take responsibility
and advance their careers."
DOAN also shared success.
"She didn't hog the limelight, she always gave credit to others
and acknowledged their contributions,"
NESBITT said.
"Most people loved working with her."
There are countless stories of
DOAN going the extra mile for
a patient or staff member.
One involved a doctor who was away during a snowstorm. His wife
and two young children were snowed in with backed-up plumbing.
Somehow DOAN found out about it and 10 minutes later, two plumbers
in snowmobile suits knocked at the door of the doctor's home.
"Dorothy seemed to sense when people needed help and stepped
in," NESBITT said.
She opened the hospital to stranded motorists during a blizzard
in 1972, feeding and accommodating about 200 people and staff
who couldn't get home.
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DOAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-09-19 published
DOAN,
Lylamae
With quiet strength and dignity, surrounded by the loving arms
of family and Friends, Lylamae
DOAN passed away peacefully at
home in Rondeau Park on Friday, September 15, 2006. Despite her
own illness, she always put others before herself. She will be
sadly missed by her best friend and husband Elvyn
DOAN, their
children Gord and Tom
McKENZIE of Calgary, Lorraine and Russ
OUIMETTE of Saint Thomas, Ruth and Dan
HUCKLE of Shrewsbury, Pauline
and John HINDS of Newcastle, Suzanne and Dan
LOZON of Merlin,
Kathie Wingrove
SMITH and Carl
SMITH of Morpeth, and Patty
CROW
of Saint Thomas. Also missed by her grandchildren Anna, Joey, Lisa,
Joel, Jaimee, Joey, Lacey, Jonah, Miranda, Eric, Ashleigh, Trish,
Danni, Julia, and Benjamin, and family adopted along the way,
Shirley, Laurie, Miranda, Dakota, Scott, Frankie, Rushel, Sue,
and Liz. Dear sister of Earl
NEEB and his children Ricky, Lisa,
and Tanya. A Graveside Funeral Service will be held in Morpeth
Cemetery on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 3: 00 p.m. Donations
to Epilepsy Ontario or the Canadian Diabetes Association would
be appreciated. McKinlay Funeral Home, 76 Main Street East, Ridgetown,
Ontario (519) 674-3141.
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DOAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-10-12 published
CUNDICK,
Edwin
Lyle
Peacefully at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital on October 11th,
2006, Edwin Lyle
CUNDICK of Watford in his 86th year. Lyle is
predeceased by his wife
Marjorie
CUNDICK
(DOAN) and by his son
Edwin Wayne
CUNDICK. Survived by his loving granddaughters Sherri
Ann FIELDS
(CUNDICK) and Mary Lou
CUNDICK.
Also survived by his
brother Bud and many loving nieces and nephews. Visitation will
be held at the Harper Funeral Home in Watford on Friday, October 13th,
2006 from 4-7 p.m. where Funeral Service will be held on Saturday,
October 14th at 11 a.m. with Pastor Fred
DARKE officiating. Interment
to follow at Watford Cemetery. Donations to the charity of your
choice would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences
may be left at www.harperfuneralhome.ca
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DOAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.strathroy.age_dispatch 2006-06-13 published
DOAN,
Dorothy▲▼
Evelyn,▲▼ R.N.
Peacefully, at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital, on Saturday,
June 10, 2006, in her 91st year. Daughter of Alex and Isabella
DOAN.
She▲▼ is survived by her loving nieces and nephews, Doris
(Ross) SMITH, Yvonne (Bruce)
LAMBERT, Ron (Lois)
DOANE, Bev (Lois)
MacKEY, Karen (Larry)
WARREN, and Trudy
MacKEY. She will be fondly
remembered by great and great-great nieces and nephews and a
host of health care colleagues and Friends. Predeceased by nephew
Vernon WRIGHT and niece Ruth
NEWSOME.
Dorothy▲▼ was predeceased
by her siblings Edna (Peter)
WRIGHT,
Stanley▲▼
DOAN, Edgar
(Hazel▲▼)
DOANE, Norman (Mae)
DOAN, Tom (Mildred)
DOAN, Morley
DOAN, Lloyd
DOAN, and Jean (Keith)
MacKEY.
Dorothy▲▼ trained to be a Registered
Nurse at the Strathroy Hospital School of Nursing, graduating
in 1935. In 1942, she went overseas as a Nursing Sister. Her
first posting was South Africa. Dorothy also served in Cairo,
Egypt and Italy. In 1946, she returned to Canada. A few years
after returning, Dorothy enrolled at the University of Toronto
and then worked at Toronto Western Hospital. In 1956, she returned
to be Superintendent of Strathroy Hospital. Dorothy was one of
the first Canadian women to become a Fellow of the American College
of Hospital Administrators. She was a charter member of the Canadian
College of Hospital Administrators. Dorothy was extremely proud
when the new Strathroy Hospital was opened in 1962 and when two
additional floors were opened in 1973. She retired as Executive
Director in 1981. After retirement, she spent the next 25 years
actively involved in her church, the Legion, Community Living,
and many other aspects of her local community. Dorothy will always
be remembered as a person who always put others before self.
Dorothys love was unconditional. She touched many peoples lives
and many peoples hearts and was known to many simply as Aunt
Dot. Her life was a life of service. Family received Friends
at Denning Bros. Funeral Home, 32 Metcalfe Street, Strathroy, on
Tuesday, June 13, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Royal Canadian Legion,
Sir Arthur Currie Branch #116 conducted a service Tuesday evening
at 6: 30 p.m. Funeral at Strathroy United Church, 131 Front St.
West, Wednesday, June 14 at 11 a.m. Private family interment,
Campbell Cemetery, Komoka, later on Wednesday. Donations in Dorothys
memory may be made to the Doctor P.C. Crowley and Dorothy Doan Endowment
Fund/Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital Foundation, 395 Carrie
Street, Strathroy, Ontario N7G 3J4, or the charity of your choice.
Online condolences may be left at office@denning.caA tree will
be planted as a living memorial to Dorothy.
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DOAN o@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.collingwood.enterprise-bulletin 2006-03-03 published
CHANDLER,
Frederick "
Fred"
After a brief illness, on Sat Feb 25, 2006 at Billings Court
Manor in Burlington recently from Collingwood. Survived by his
daughters Julia
DUNN of Burlington, Ontario and Karen
DOAN of
Scottsdale,
Arizona. his sister June
CHURCH of Gravenhurst and
granddaughters, Jennifer and Heather
DUNN and Emily and Alex
DOAN and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by his
parents, George and Elsa
BRANDS and sisters Irene
RYCKMAN and
Liz GANG.
Formerly of Toronto, Fred worked at Sanyo Electronics
for many years. Cremation will take place this week at The Simple
Alternative in Toronto with a memorial service to follow in the
spring. Thank you to Billings Court Manor and Joseph Brant Hospital
for all their care. Thank you to Friends and neighbours for all
their help and kind words at this time. Donations to the Canadian
Cancer Society or the charity of your choice would by sincerely
appreciated by the family.
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DOAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-12-26 published
DOAN,
Dorothy▲▼
By Michael A.
MAZZA,
Page
A30
Nurse, sister, aunt, traveller, friend. Born July 18, 1915, Komoka,
Ontario Died June 10, in Strathroy, Ontario, of natural causes,
aged 91.
At 16, while still attending high school, Dorothy
DOAN answered
an ad in the London Free Press and interviewed to become a nurse
in training. Through her dedication, Dorothy became a pioneer
a female leader in an era when female leadership was not always
appreciated, a role model for younger women and one of the most
beloved members of the community.
Dorothy was born on a farm; the daughter of Alex and Isabelle
DOAN, she was the second youngest of nine children. With love
and gratitude, she recalls how her oldest sister came home to
care for her and her siblings after their mother died when Dorothy
was only 8.
Dorothy graduated as a registered nurse from Strathroy General
Hospital in 1935. When war was declared in 1939, Dorothy enlisted
and reported for duty in 1942, receiving several weeks training
in England, before travelling to Cape Town, South Africa. The
journey to Cape Town was a dangerous one; their vessel travelled
in a convoy of ships moving only at night and negotiating their
way through enemy-infested waters. She grimly remembers counting
the surrounding ships at first light each day, missing those
that had been destroyed by enemy submarines, and thanking God
that their own ship had not been hit during the night.
Later in the war, Dorothy was transferred to Cairo where she
worked in an operating room for 13 months. Gruelling work, but
also opportunities to visit market bazaars, tour the pyramids
and even try a camel ride.
"There was a job to do, and so we did it," was how Dorothy matter-of-factly
recalled the dangers of nursing during the Second World War.
It was this same approach Dorothy applied to her professional
career.
After the war, she was hired as assistant superintendent at Strathroy.
In the next few years, she completed a Nursing Service Administration
degree at the University of Toronto and in 1956 became superintendent
of Strathroy Hospital, continuing her education through correspondence.
Three years later, Dorothy completed her certification in hospital
organizational management. She received membership in the American
College of Hospital Administrators in 1963 -- at the time there
was no comparable Canadian association -- and in 1969 she attained
her fellowship with American College of Hospital Administrators,
becoming one of the first women in Canada to do so.
In a time when women in positions of power were few, Dorothy
was a leader in a health-care world dominated by men. She was
a persuasive leader with a task-oriented perseverance. She built
a hospital and 10 years later, doubled it in size, all the time
overseeing the funding, construction and design -- areas that
were all male-dominated. In a time before books on "managing
change," Dorothy guided Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital
through many changes in her 25 years there.
After retirement in 1981, Dorothy devoted herself to volunteering
with the hospital, the United Church, the Salvation Army,
the Canadian Cancer Society and in the Community Living kitchen.
Family was also important to Dorothy. She was Aunt Dot to her
many nieces and nephews and her cottage on Lake Huron near Forest,
Ontario, was a popular place for family to visit with her, recalls
Yvonne LAMBERT, one of her nieces.
Among many honours, Dorothy
DOAN was a lifetime member of the
Registered Nurses of Ontario, and a Fellow in the American College
of Hospital Administrators. In 1992, she was awarded the 125th Anniversary
of the Confederation of Canada Medal.
Michael is a friend of Dorothy; he wrote this with Sarah Louise
Davidson's help.
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DOAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-02-04 published
FERGUSON,
Vernitt▲
James▲
Peacefully at McVean Lodge, Hanover on Friday, February 3rd,
2006, in his 87th year. Beloved husband of the former Mabel
McMULLEN
and the late Annie
SALTER.
Loving▲ father of Doreen and Larry
LOUGHEED of Scarborough and Glen
FERGUSON of Mississauga; and
loving stepfather of Delbert and Barbara
McMULLEN,
Marjorie▲
MERKLEY,
and Leslie and Anne
McMULLEN, all of Durham. Fondly remembered
by his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Dear brother
of Isobel and George
DOAN of Port Elgin and brother-in-law of
Emerson LIGHTHEART of Horning's Mills. Predeceased by his daughter
Marian GRAY/GREY, his sister Aileen
LIGHTHEART and his step-son-in-law
Elmer MERKLEY.
Friends▲ may call at the McCulloch-Watson Funeral
Home, Durham, 519-369-3837, on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A
Celebration of Life for Vernitt
FERGUSON will be held at the
Funeral Home on Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Spring interment
at Horning's Mills Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, memorial
donations to the Alzheimer Society or Macular Degeneration would
be appreciated by the family.
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DOANE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-01-29 published
HILHORST,
Cathy "
Toos" (née
VAN
BUSSEL)
Peacefully surrounded by family at Strathroy Middlesex General
Hospital, after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday January
28th, 2006 Cathy "Toos"
HILHORST (née
VAN
BUSSEL) of Mt. Brydges
in her 73rd year. Beloved wife of Gerry
HILHORST.
Loving mother
of Grace (John)
WIRA of London, Henry (Kelly,) Joan
HILHORST,
Alida (Jerry)
WOLFF and Jane (Allan)
DOANE all of Mt. Brydges.
Dear Oma of Kyle and Jennifer, Rebecca and Eric, Amanda, Jason,
Emily and Brianna, Sydney and Jordan. Sadly missed by many brothers
and sisters who immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands together
in the 1950's. Friends may call at the Elliott-Madill Funeral
Home, Mt. Brydges on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Prayers to
be said Monday evening at 6: 30 p.m. Funeral Mass to be celebrated
from Sacred Heart Parish, Delaware on Tuesday commencing at 11
a.m. with Father Frank
MURPHY officiating. Interment Sacred Heart
Cemetery, Mt. Brydges. In lieu of flowers donations to the Heart
& Stroke Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated
as expressions of sympathy.
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DOANE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-06-12 published
DOAN,
Dorothy▲▼
Evelyn,▲▼ R.N.
Peacefully at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital on Saturday
June 10th, 2006 in her 91st year. Daughter of Alex and Isabella
DOAN.
She▲▼ is survived by her loving nieces and nephews, Doris
(Ross) SMITH, Yvonne (Bruce)
LAMBERT, Ron (Lois)
DOANe, Bev (Lois)
MacKEY, Karen (Larry)
WARREN, and Trudy
MacKEY. She will be fondly
remembered by great and great great nieces and nephews and a
host of Health Care Colleagues and Friends. Predeceased by nephew
Vernon WRIGHT and niece Ruth
NEWSOME.
Dorothy▲▼ was predeceased
by her siblings, Edna (Peter)
WRIGHT,
Stanley▲▼
DOAN, Edgar
(Hazel▲▼)
DOANE, Norman (Mae)
DOAN, Tom (Mildred)
DOAN, Morley
DOAN, Lloyd
DOAN and Jean (Keith)
MacKEY.
Dorothy▲▼ trained to be a Registered
Nurse at the Strathroy Hospital School of Nursing graduating
in 1935. In 1942 she went overseas as a Nursing Sister. Her first
posting was South Africa. Dorothy also served in Cairo, Egypt
and Italy. In 1946 she returned to Canada. A few years after
returning Dorothy enrolled at the University of Toronto and then
worked at Toronto Western Hospital. In 1956 she returned to be
Superintendent of Strathroy Hospital. Dorothy was one of the
first Canadian women to become a fellow of the American College
of Hospital Administrators. She was a charter member of the Canadian
College of Hospital Administrators. Dorothy was extremely proud
when the new Strathroy Hospital was opened in 1962 and when two
additional floors were opened in 1973. She retired as Executive
Director in 1981. After retirement she spent the next 25 years
actively involved in her church, the Legion, Community Living
and many other aspects of her local community. Dorothy will always
be remembered as a person that always put others before self.
Dorothy's love was unconditional. She touched many people's lives
and many people's hearts and was known to many simply as "Aunt
Dot". Her life was a life of service. Family will receive Friends
at the Denning Bros. Funeral Home, 32 Metcalfe Street, Strathroy
on Tuesday, June 13th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Royal Canadian Legion,
Sir Arthur Currie Br. #116 will conduct a service Tuesday evening
at 6: 30 p.m. The Funeral will be at the Strathroy United Church,
131 Front St. W., on Wednesday, June 14th, at 11: 00 a.m. Private
family Interment Campbell Cemetery, Komoka, later on Wednesday.
Donations in Dorothy's memory may be made to the Doctor P.C. Crowley
and Dorothy Doan Endowment Fund/ Strathroy Middlesex General
Hospital Foundation, 395 Carrie Street, Strathroy, Ontario, N7G 3J4,
or the Charity of your choice. Online condolences may be left
at office@denning.ca. A tree will be planted as a living memorial
to Dorothy.
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DOANE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.strathroy.age_dispatch 2006-06-13 published
DOAN,
Dorothy▲
Evelyn,▲ R.N.
Peacefully, at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital, on Saturday,
June 10, 2006, in her 91st year. Daughter of Alex and Isabella
DOAN.
She▲ is survived by her loving nieces and nephews, Doris
(Ross) SMITH, Yvonne (Bruce)
LAMBERT, Ron (Lois)
DOANE, Bev (Lois)
MacKEY, Karen (Larry)
WARREN, and Trudy
MacKEY. She will be fondly
remembered by great and great-great nieces and nephews and a
host of health care colleagues and Friends. Predeceased by nephew
Vernon WRIGHT and niece Ruth
NEWSOME.
Dorothy▲ was predeceased
by her siblings Edna (Peter)
WRIGHT,
Stanley▲
DOAN, Edgar
(Hazel▲)
DOANE, Norman (Mae)
DOAN, Tom (Mildred)
DOAN, Morley
DOAN, Lloyd
DOAN, and Jean (Keith)
MacKEY.
Dorothy▲ trained to be a Registered
Nurse at the Strathroy Hospital School of Nursing, graduating
in 1935. In 1942, she went overseas as a Nursing Sister. Her
first posting was South Africa. Dorothy also served in Cairo,
Egypt and Italy. In 1946, she returned to Canada. A few years
after returning, Dorothy enrolled at the University of Toronto
and then worked at Toronto Western Hospital. In 1956, she returned
to be Superintendent of Strathroy Hospital. Dorothy was one of
the first Canadian women to become a Fellow of the American College
of Hospital Administrators. She was a charter member of the Canadian
College of Hospital Administrators. Dorothy was extremely proud
when the new Strathroy Hospital was opened in 1962 and when two
additional floors were opened in 1973. She retired as Executive
Director in 1981. After retirement, she spent the next 25 years
actively involved in her church, the Legion, Community Living,
and many other aspects of her local community. Dorothy will always
be remembered as a person who always put others before self.
Dorothys love was unconditional. She touched many peoples lives
and many peoples hearts and was known to many simply as Aunt
Dot. Her life was a life of service. Family received Friends
at Denning Bros. Funeral Home, 32 Metcalfe Street, Strathroy, on
Tuesday, June 13, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Royal Canadian Legion,
Sir Arthur Currie Branch #116 conducted a service Tuesday evening
at 6: 30 p.m. Funeral at Strathroy United Church, 131 Front St.
West, Wednesday, June 14 at 11 a.m. Private family interment,
Campbell Cemetery, Komoka, later on Wednesday. Donations in Dorothys
memory may be made to the Doctor P.C. Crowley and Dorothy Doan Endowment
Fund/Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital Foundation, 395 Carrie
Street, Strathroy, Ontario N7G 3J4, or the charity of your choice.
Online condolences may be left at office@denning.caA tree will
be planted as a living memorial to Dorothy.
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DOANE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-11-30 published
HANLEY,
Paula
Stark
By Leslie MacKINLAY, Kathy
BUTTON and Patty
DOANE, Page A24
Mother, wife, daughter, adventurer. Born November 30, 1966, in
Toronto. Died May 29 in Toronto, of breast cancer, aged 39.
Paula lived a quintessentially Canadian upbringing, attending
Stephen Leacock Collegiate where her athleticism earned her a
place on the field hockey and ski teams. She attended the University
of Western Ontario where she perfected the essence of "work hard,
play hard, live life." Studying economics landed Paula a successful
career on Bay Street, much of it with Citibank. Her smile was
constant, along with that mischievous twinkle in her eyes --
Paula refused to take herself too seriously. People wanted to
be part of the joy that was Paula; she attracted Friends everywhere.
In 1990, Paula met Dermot, an Irishman new to Canada. Together,
they were partners in the joy of life: skiing and hiking around
the world, taking numerous trips to Ireland, and travelling with
her parents to her ancestral home in Slovenia. Never knowing
their time would be short, Paula and Dermot packed a lifetime
of adventure into their 16 years together.
Marrying in 1999, they later moved to New York and embarked on
their greatest adventure and joy: parenthood. Pierce was born
in April 2001 and Paula's frequent words to her son said it all:
"I am so lucky to be your mummy." In motherhood, Paula really
came into her own and viewed her bond with Pierce as her greatest
achievement and joy. The new family moved to France a year later
on sabbatical: They studied French, skied a season at Chamonix
and travelled the countryside.
Upon returning to Toronto in 2003, Paula was diagnosed with breast
cancer. Paula and Dermot faced this as they had everything else:
together. For three years, while treatment was a fixture in their
lives, Paula fought with her all, but ensured that it didn't
interfere with her time with Pierce. Believing that this precious
time was about making memories, Paula filled her life with family
activities such as searching for beach glass, following Pierce's
dinosaur passion with a dig in the Badlands of Alberta, and exploring
the beaches and reefs of the Bahamas. In the last month of her
life, she travelled to Dublin for her brother-in-law's wedding,
where she inspired the family with her presence, and thrilled
them with her desire to head out to the pub for one last pint
of Guinness. Having become an Irish citizen six months earlier,
she loved all things Irish.
On their travels, Paula collected fabric that she had planned
to use in future at their cottage. When breast cancer changed
that future, she learned to quilt, using those fabrics in another
gift of herself to Pierce. She loved her Wednesday quilting sessions,
shared with Friends. With the birth of her niece, Lauren, Paula
added another quilt to her project list so that Lauren could
enjoy the warmth of an aunt's love.
In February of this year, Paula decided to fight yet another
traffic ticket earned as she sped through life. The definition
of hope would seem to be the fighting of demerit points in the
last months of your life. Unfortunately, the only police officer
to show up was the one who had stopped her. She said a little
prayer of exasperation, as she knew she didn't have a leg to
stand on legally and was ecstatic when her case (and only her
case) was dismissed for a lack of notes. She had saved $230,
which she quickly spent on new boots before heading back for
more chemo.
In her final weeks, Paula said that if living to an old age meant
trading her life experiences, she would not have traded for an
instant. One Monday morning in May, Paula came downstairs to
enjoy cartoons with Pierce. As she watched him play, surrounded
by her parents, and while holding Dermot's hand, Paula slipped
away. She had lived for the moment until the very last. That
is her greatest testament.
Leslie, Kathy and Patty are Friends of Paula.
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