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GINDIN
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GINGERICH
GINGRICH
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GIN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-03-19 published
WILSON, Florence Georgina Mildred (formerly
HARES, née
ORSER)
On March 16, 2006, Florence Georgina Mildred
WILSON passed away
at her home in Birch River, Manitoba, with family and Friends
at her side. Florence was born in Capreol, Ontario on February 15,
1918, the daughter of Louis and Clara
ORSER.
She is predeceased
by her husbands Percy
HARES and Reeford
WILSON, son David Edward
HARES and grand_son Christopher David
HARES.
Her smiling face,
wonderful sense of humour and her love and support will be greatly
missed by her many Friends in Bracebridge, Magnetawan and Birch
River and by her family: daughter Leona and son-in-law Kenneth
McKAY;
David's wife
Gillian and husband Donald
CRESSMAN; granddaughters
Terry-Lynn
SHERLOCK
(Stuart,)
Colleen
HARRISON (Rick) and Margaret
McKAY
(Gary
GIN;) grand_sons Keith
RUSSELL (Heather) and Jeffery
CRESSMAN; great-grandchildren Allie, Madelaine and Kristen
RUSSELL,
Cooper and Morgan
SHERLOCK,
David and Ethan
HARRISON and Alana
and Lilian
GIN.
Florence is also survived by her brother William
ORSER
(Margaret,) her sister Altreata
BAKER and many beloved
nieces and nephews. Florence lived in the Bracebridge and Magnetawan
area of Ontario for many years before moving to Birch River,
Manitoba, in June of 2004, to be closer to her daughter Leona
and her son-in-law Ken. In her time in Birchwood Place, she was
very happy, enjoying the love and support of the residents of
Birch River as they visited her and as she knew them through
her passion for cards. The family thanks them all for welcoming
her so warmly and completely. Special thanks to her caregivers
at Birchwood Place, Delores Hrycyk and Mary Kroeker, for the
unmeasured care, love and support given over the past two years,
and to Doctor Singh, Ken Wai, and the Home Care staff for the incredibly
fine professional care and support extended. A funeral service
will be held at All Saints' Anglican Church in Burk's Falls,
Ontario, on Wednesday, March 22nd at 2: 00 p.m. The family will
receive Friends at the Dempster-Allair Funeral Home, in Burk's
Falls, (705-382-3222) from 7: 00 to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21st
and 10: 00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Wednesday, March 22nd. If desired,
donations in Florence's memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke
Foundation, the Diabetes Association, to North Mountain Handi-Van
or to a charity of your choice.
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GINDER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-11 published
ROCK,
Stephan
After a 12 year battle with Alzheimer's disease and 84 years
of dancing with old man time himself, Steve
ROCK passed away
quietly on Saturday, December 31, 2005. He leaves a loving son,
Volker, daughter-in-law Brenda, granddaughter Morgan and grand_son
Adam, sister Rosina and brother-in-law Helmut
KENZEL, nephews
Alfred KENZEL,
Stefan
GINDER and their families, along with many
current and former "Allstream" companions, all of whom will miss
him dearly. Our dear Stefan was privately cremated on January
3, 2006. A memorial service, alongside his recently departed
wife Hilde, is being scheduled (in Georgetown) in the spring.
Date and location details will be announced, once finalized.
Please feel free to offer donations in Steve's memory to the
Alzheimer Society of Canada.
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GINDIN 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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GINGELL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-12-27 published
GINGELL,
M.
Claire
Passed suddenly in the comfort of her daughter's home on December 25th
2006. She was surrounded by her loving family and Friends after
a wonderful Christmas Day. Predeceased by her husband Warren.
Loving mother to Susan
DUGAL and her husband Paul and Penny and
her husband Norm
NEUFELD.
Proud
Grandmother to Travis, Jeff,
Julien, Matthew S. and Matthew J. Cherished childhood friend
to Dorothy Elliott. A private family service will be held. Cremation
in lieu of flowers, donations to the Princess Margaret Hospital
Foundation would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to the
Scott Funeral Home "Brampton Chapel" (905-451-1100).
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GINGERICH o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-03-20 published
TIGERT,
Bernadette▼
Of Lions Head, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 18th,
2006 in her 85th year. Beloved mother of Lynette and her husband
Jim TAILOR/TAYLOR of Lions head and dear grandmother of Jennifer (Willy)
WEATHERHEAD of Lions Head, Patricia
TAILOR/TAYLOR of Waterloo and Glenna
MILLER of Owen Sound. Cherished great-grandmother of Cassidy,
Dillon and Erin
WEATHERHEAD,
Trichia▼ and Bronson
TAILOR/TAYLOR and Crystal
PETERS and great great-grandmother of Natalie
WEATHERHEAD.
Bernadette▼
is also survived by her brother Ken
ROUSE of Waterloo, sister-in-law
Bonna ROUSE of Owen Sound and sister-in-law Helen (Ross)
WRIGHT
of Meaford. She was predeceased by her husband Seaman
TIGERT
in 2000, brother Wayne
ROUSE, sister-in-law Grace
ROUSE and her
parents Ernest and Ettie
(WEST)
ROUSE.
The▼ family will receive
Friends on Tuesday, March 21st from 2: 00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to
9: 00 p.m. at the Davidson Chapel, Lions Head. The funeral service
to celebrate Bernadette's life will be held on Wednesday, March 22nd
at 2: 00 p.m. at Bethel Missionary Church, 18 Ferndale Road, Lions
Head,▼ with Pastor Charles
GINGERICH officiating. Spring interment
Eastnor Cemetery. Donations to the Golden Dawn Nursing Home or
Lions head Hospital would be appreciated by the family as expressions
of sympathy. Arrangements entrusted to the George Funeral Home,
Wiarton. Condolences may be sent to the family at: www.georgefuneralhome.com
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GINGERICH o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-03-20 published
TIGERT,
Bernadette▲ (née
ROUSE)
Of Lions Head, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 18th,
2006 in her 85th year. Beloved mother of Lynette and her husband
Jim TAILOR/TAYLOR of Lions head and dear grandmother of Jennifer (Willy)
WEATHERHEAD of Lions Head, Patricia
TAILOR/TAYLOR of Waterloo and Glenna
MILLER of Owen Sound. Cherished great-grandmother of Cassidy,
Dillon and Erin
WEATHERHEAD,
Trichia▲ and Bronson
TAILOR/TAYLOR and Crystal
PETERS and great great-grandmother of Natalie
WEATHERHEAD.
Bernadette▲
is also survived by her brother Ken
ROUSE of Waterloo, sister-in-law
Bonna ROUSE of Owen Sound and sister-in-law Helen (Ross)
WRIGHT
of Meaford. She was predeceased by her husband Seaman
TIGERT
in 2000, brother Wayne
ROUSE, sister-in-law Grace
ROUSE and her
parents Ernest and Ettie
(WEST)
ROUSE.
The▲ family will receive
Friends on Tuesday, March 21st from 2: 00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to
9: 00 p.m. at the Davidson Chapel, Lions Head. The funeral service
to celebrate Bernadette's life will be held on Wednesday, March 22nd
at 2: 00 p.m. at Bethel Missionary Church, 18 Ferndale Road, Lions
Head,▲ with Pastor Charles
GINGERICH officiating. Spring interment
Eastnor Cemetery. Donations to the Golden Dawn Nursing Home or
Lions head Hospital would be appreciated by the family as expressions
of sympathy. Arrangements entrusted to the George Funeral Home,
Wiarton. Condolences may be sent to the family at: www.georgefuneralhome.com
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GINGERICH o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-03-23 published
TYNDALL,
Norman
Passed away at Lions head Hospital on Tuesday, March 21st, 2006
in his 82nd year. Beloved husband of Wynelda (Nellie)
TYNDALL
and dear father of Norma (Fred)
BARLOW of Earlton, Ernie (Brenda)
of Rimbey, Alberta and David of Onoway, Alberta. Cherished grandfather
of grandchildren David (Sheryl)
BARLOW,
Dennis
(Chantal)
BARLOW,
Carrie (Colin)
KENDREW and Regan
TYNDALL and great-grandchildren
Katlin,
Jasmine,
Jessica and Megan
BARLOW and Darci and Zach
KENDREW. He will be sadly missed by brothers Bert (June) of Lions
Head, Jack (Audrey) of Lions Head, Vic (Dorothy) of Wiarton,
sister Lottie
SHOULDICE of Lions Head, mother-in-law Lottie
WEST
of Lions Head, brothers-in-law Jim (Marlene)
WEST and Cliff (Mary
Lou) WEST and sisters-in-law Frances (Delbert)
BLAKE and Gwen
(Gabe) GUITARD.
Norman was predeceased by two brothers, one sister,
one brother-in-law, father-in-law Earl
WEST and his parents Mabel
(MOORE) and Charles
TYNDALL.
The family will receive Friends
at the Davidson Chapel, 71 Main Street, Lions head on Sunday,
March 26th from 2: 00 to 4:00 p.m. where the funeral service to
celebrate Norman's life will be held on Monday, March 27th at
2: 00 p.m. with Pastor Charles
GINGERICH officiating. Spring interment
Eastnor Cemetery, Lions Head. Donations to the Golden Dawn Nursing
Home or charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family
as expressions of sympathy. Arrangements entrusted to the George
Funeral Home, Wiarton. Condolences may be sent to the family
at www.georgefuneralhome.com
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GINGERICH o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-04-20 published
BENDER,
Rufus
John
Passed away at South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Durham on Monday,
April 17th, 2006. Rufus John
BENDER, of R.R.#3 Durham, in his
88th year. Loving husband of Ellen
BENDER, formerly Ellen
ROTH.
Cherished father of Sandy
BENDER and his wife
Bonnie of Wroxeter,
Karen and her husband Harold
FLAMING of Guelph, Gloria and her
husband Ron
MacDONALD of Hanover, Paul
BENDER and his wife
Barb
of Mississauga, and John
BENDER and his wife
Carol
Ann of Durham.
Fondly remembered by his 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Survived by his sisters Viola
ROPP and Ruby
WEBER.
Brother-in-law
of Agnes GINGERICH.
Predeceased by his sister Rosetta
BENDER
and his brother Chris
BENDER. A Celebration of Life for Rufus
will be held at the Listowel Pentecostal Church (5629 Hwy 86
East, Listowel) on Saturday, April 22nd at 2: 30 p.m. In lieu
of flowers, memorial donations to the New Tribes Mission - Durham
would be appreciated by the family and may be made by calling
the McCulloch-Watson Funeral Home, Durham (519)369-3837.
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GINGERICH o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-11-14 published
HAYES,
Milton
Of Lions head passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 12, 2006
in his 79th year. Cherished husband and best friend of Sarah
for 54 years. Dear father of Barbara (Scott)
MILLER of Calgary,
Alberta, Doug
HAYES of Cape Chin, Patricia (Scott)
WILSON of
Owen Sound, Roger (Sandra)
HAYES of Wiarton, Sherry
HAYES (Jim
MILLER) of Hepworth, Tim
HAYES of Lions head and Ted (Phyllis)
HAYES of Lions Head. Milton will be sadly missed by 15 grandchildren,
1 great-grandchild and sisters Dorothy (George)
MacDONALD of
Wiarton, Marilyn (Don)
STEWARD/STEWART/STUART of Wiarton, Hazel (Pete)
MILNE
of Pickering and Shirley (Larry)
ADAM/ADAMS of Lions Head. He is also
survived by sisters-in-law Ruth
McLAY,
Reta
McLAY and Jean
HAYES
and brothers-in-law Bruce (Lois)
HARDMAN,
Alf
MEYER and Murdoch
McARTHUR as well as many nieces and nephews. Milton was predeceased
by his parents Eliza
(ROUSE) and Charles
HAYES, brothers Cecil
and Alfred and sisters Vera
FORBES,
Hilda
McARTHUR and Freda
MEYER.
The family will receive Friends at the Bethel Missionary
Church, 18 Ferndale Road, Lions head on Tuesday, November 14,
2006 from 2: 00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. where the funeral
service to celebrate Milton's life will be held on Wednesday,
November 15, 2006 at 2: 00 p.m. with Pastor Charles
GINGERICH
and Rev. Jawn
KOLOHON officiating. Interment Eastnor Cemetery.
Arrangements entrusted to the George Funeral Home, Wiarton. As
expressions of sympathy, donations made to Saint Margaret's Chapel,
Cape Chin or the charity of your choice would be appreciated
by the family. Condolences may be left for the family at www.georgefuneralhome.com
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GINGERICH o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-01-24 published
DEATH,
Arthur▼
Hector
Passed to glory quietly early Sunday morning, January 22, 2006
at Highview Residences London, Ontario in his 93rd year. Art
was born in Dixie, Ontario, May 17, 1913, and moved to Brampton
in 1936 where he raised his family and was an active member of
the community for 65 years. He was an Ontario Land Surveyor whose
name appears officially on thousands of Peel County property
surveys. He was also a successful land developer who was part
of the transition of a small rural community to a vibrant city.
Art was a pillar of personal strength, always leading the way
and showing determination and a strong will to live. Art leaves
behind his wife of 68 years, Lois Helen (née
STEWARD/STEWART/STUART.)
Much loved
father of (Dr) Barry and his wife
Susan
(BROWN,)
Jamie and his
wife Joy
(Price,)
Nancy and her husband Tom
LAURIE, and Bette
and her husband Dave
DALZELL.
Art▼ was loved by his fourteen grandchildren
Autumn (Steve)
DEATH, Jennifer (David)
DEATHE, September
DEATH,
Christopher (Miša)
DEATHE,
Ashley
Brown
DEATHE, Linden Brown
DEATHE, Joshua (Danielle)
DEATH, Sam (Jen)
DEATH, Catherine (Chris)
JONES, Claire
DEATH, Thomas (Laure)
LAURIE, Andrew
LAURIE, Angus
LAURIE, Krista (Chris) Dalzell
GINGERICH, Lesley (Derek)
DALZELL,
and Dan DALZELL. He will be remembered through his sixteen great-grandchildren.
Art was predeceased by his brother Ivan. He will be lovingly
remembered by his sister-in-law Dorothy
DEETH; by his brother
Lindsay and his wife
Rae; and his sister-in-law Audrey
PETRIE
(née STEWARD/STEWART/STUART.)
Friends and family of Art are welcome to attend
a celebration of his life at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church,
44 Church St. E, Brampton Ontario, 2 p.m. Saturday, January 28,
2006, which will be followed by a reception in the Church Hall.
In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church,
Brampton, the Salvation Army or a charity of your choice would
be appreciated.
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GINGERICH o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-06-07 published
ERB
GINGERICH,
Carol (née
ERB)
Peacefully at South Huron Hospital, Exeter, on Monday, June 5,
2006, Carol
ERB
GINGERICH, of Zurich, in her 67th year. Beloved
wife of the late Rev. Cyril K.
GINGERICH (1999.) Dear sister
and sister-in-law of Delphine and Melvin
ZEHR, of Kitchener,
Joy and Cornelius
KLASSEN, of Vineland, Eleanor and Orland
JANTZI/YANTZI,
of Waterloo, Kathryn and Paul
STECKLE, of R.R.#2 Zurich, Charles
and Tanya ERB, of Zurich, Marjorie
STECKLE, of Tavistock, Philip
and Laurie
ERB, of Zurich, Audrey
GINGERICH, of Magnetawan, Cleve
and Margaret
GINGERICH, of Grand Bend, Gloria and Wally
DIRKS,
of Petersburg and Pearl and Andrew
KIPFER/KUEPFER, of New Hamburg. Survived
by many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Predeceased
by her parents Gordon and Mabel
(JANTZI/YANTZI)
ERB, brothers-in-law
Gerald STECKLE,
Victor
GINGERICH and Gerald
GINGERICH and one
niece Connie
STECKLE.
Visitation in the J.M. McBeath Funeral
Home, 49 Goshen St. N., Zurich on Thursday and Friday from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted on Saturday, June 10,
2006 at 10: 00 a.m. in the Zurich Mennonite Church. Pastor Phil
WAGLER officiating. Cremation. Private family interment Zurich
Mennonite Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the
Carol Erb Gingerich Scholarship Fund, C.B.M.I.; or the Zurich
Mennonite Church Mission Fund. Condolences may be forwarded to
www.jmmcbeathfuneralhome.com. A tree will be planted as a living
memorial to Carol
ERB
GINGERICH.
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GINGERICH o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-07-12 published
WILLERT,
Joyce
Doreen (née
AIKENHEAD)
Peacefully, at her residence, on Tuesday, July 11, 2006, Joyce
Doreen (AIKENHEAD)
WILLERT, of Hensall, in her 80th year. Beloved
wife of the late Harold
WILLERT (1985.) Dear mother of Barb and
Roy OESCH of Clinton, Richard and Susan
WILLERT of Hensall, Pat
WILLERT and John
LANTZ of Saint Marys, Jerry and Joanne
WILLERT
of Hensall, Sharon and Earle
ROSE of Stratford, Darlene
GERBER
and Rick RICHARDSON of Stratford, Bernice
PETRIE of Stratford,
Ervine and Ansberth
WILLERT of Hensall, Barry
WILLERT and Kerri
GINGERICH of Zurich and Peggy
WILLERT of Hensall. Loving grandmother
of 23 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Sadly missed
by a special family friend Jim
COOPER. Dear sister and sister-in-law
of Elizabeth
FOSTER, Amy and Richard (Bud)
HUNT, Jim and Eunice
AIKENHEAD,
Stew and Olive
BROADFOOT, Freda
AIKENHEAD and Beatrice
RICHARDSON.
Also survived by many nieces, nephews, great nieces
and great-nephews. Predeceased by her parents Jack and Reta
(HARRISON)
AIKENHEAD, one son-in-law Wayne
PETRIE, one grand_son Doug
RIMMER,
brother Bill
AIKENHEAD, sister-in-law Pearl
KOEHLER and her husband
Bruce and brothers-in-law Stan
COLLINS and Ross
RICHARDSON.
Visitation
in the J.M. McBeath Funeral Home, 49 Goshen St. N., Zurich on
Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted
on Thursday, July 13, 2006 at 11 a.m. in Saint Peter's Lutheran
Church,
Zurich.
Pastor Ann
KRUEGER officiating. Interment Saint Peter's
Lutheran Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the
Canadian Cancer Society, St. Elizabeth Health Care Foundation
or Saint Peter's Lutheran Church. Condolences may be forwarded
to www.jmmcbeathfuneralhome.com A tree will be planted as a living
memorial to Joyce
WILLERT.
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GINGERICH o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-02-17 published
LAUGHARNE,
Albert
Charles "
Alan"
It is with great sadness but gratitude for a life well lived
that the family mourn the loss of husband, Father and Grandfather
in Victoria, British Columbia. Alan was born in Rogerstone, Monmouthshire,
United Kingdom now renamed Gwent. He died on February 15, 2006
after a long and courageous battle with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
He leaves to mourn, Elizabeth, his wife of 58 years, his daughter,
Patricia (Trish), grandchildren, Carrie Elizabeth, Jonathon and
Michael, goddaughter, Carolyn
GINGERICH plus many kin living in
the United Kingdom. He was predeceased by his only son, John
David in 1994. Alan was a wartime graduate of the Royal Military
College of Science, Shrivenham, Wiltshire and served in heavy
anti-Aircraft artillery during the Battles of Britain, Coventry,
North Africa, Iraq, India and Burma attaining the rank of Major.
Following his coming to Canada, he qualified as a C.G.A. and
C.M.A. and was a graduate of the University of Western Ontario's
Advanced Management Program. He enjoyed a successful career in
both the private and public sectors. As a volunteer, he served
on a number of community boards including the Victoria Hospice
Board in Victoria, British Columbia, the University of Victoria
Lutheran Church Campus Ministry and the Swansea Municipal Library
Board in Toronto, Ontario. The family is most appreciative of
the dedicated quality care provided by Dr. Brian Welnerman and
all staff at the leading edge Vancouver Island Cancer Centre,
the Victoria Hospice and community health services. Private service,
Saint Mary The Virgin Anglican Church, Victoria, British Columbia
His ashes will be interred alongside his son in Ontario. For
those who wish, donations in his memory to the British Columbia
Cancer Foundation, Brian Welnerman Studentship Fund, Vancouver
Island Cancer Centre, 2410 Lee Ave., Victoria, British Columbia,
Canada, V8R 6V5 would be most appreciated.
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GINGERICH o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-07-15 published
Carol ERB-
GINGERICH,
Aid
Worker (1939-2006)
To the fierce tribesman of Afghanistan, she was the 'vision woman'
and was left to do her work unmolested. For years, she helped
restore the sight of thousands of people in East Africa, Ethiopia,
and Central Asia
By F.F. LANGAN,
Special to The Globe and Mail, Page S9
Toronto -- Carol
ERB-
GINGERICH left the security of life in small-town
Ontario to help people in some of the most desperate places in
the world. She chose to work in countries that were not only
poor, but often destabilized by wars, famine and drought.
She spent 20 years in the field -- and another 13 in Canada --
helping tens of thousands of children and adults avoid blindness
and curing people who were otherwise destined to lose their sight
due to otherwise preventable disease.
Ms. ERB-
GINGERICH lived most of her time overseas in Afghanistan
and Ethiopia. In both places she found herself in the middle
of a war zone and each time was forced to leave.
Her longest tour of duty was in Afghanistan. She first went there
in 1975 with the Christian Blind Mission International. The group
had an arrangement with Muslim authorities there: They could
do medical work, but they must not to try to convert anyone to
Christianity.
She worked for almost 10 years in Afghanistan, living in Kabul
near the mission's main clinic, but also travelling to remote
parts of the country where she saw hundreds of people a day for
treatment of eye diseases.
"She would go out into tribal areas, which were quite dangerous.
The tribes knew she was the vision woman and left her alone."
said Dave McComiskey, the executive director of Christian Blind
Mission International Canada. "She was very brave."
The Christian Blind Mission describes itself as "the leading
agency in the world preventing and curing blindness as well as
enabling people with disabilities in the poorest countries of
the world, regardless of race, gender, age or religion." It has
performed six million cataract operations and runs 1,000 programs
in 102 countries.
Although untrained in medicine, Ms.
ERB-
GINGERICH learned how
to help patients in the clinics. While she made her opinions
known if she disagreed with how the organization was being run,
she went out of her way to be kind to the people she was helping.
One day in Afghanistan, a widow invited her to her home for dinner
after Ms. ERB-
GINGERICH had treated one of her children. However,
the Canadian aid worker had to put off the visit for two or three
days. Ms. ERB-
GINGERICH later told her family that the woman
was poor beyond the imaginings of Canadians, but had spent her
money on an egg. She had cooked it and put it aside on a window
ledge. When the Canadian aid worker arrived days later, it was
still there, covered in flies.
"She prayed that she wouldn't be sick as she ate it, not wanting
to hurt the woman's feelings and knowing what a sacrifice she
had made to cook her the meal," her brother, Phil
ERB, said.
"She managed to get through it."
In 1979, the former Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and many
aid workers packed up and left. Ms.
ERB-
GINGERICH was determined
to stay, and continued her work. However, in 1981, after two
of its workers were slain, the charity recalled its staff and
Ms. ERB-
GINGERICH returned to Canada.
Carol ERB was born into a Mennonite family near Goderich in Southwestern
Ontario. Her brother said the family was religious, but not strict.
"We're of Amish descent but we have cars, use electricity and
drive tractors," Mr.
ERB said. "Carol didn't force her beliefs
on anyone, but she was a religious person and had an extremely
strong faith."
Young Carol lived an idyllic rural life, working on the family
dairy farm. She went to high school at Clinton Collegiate Institute
and afterward started work at Gingerich Sales and Service, an
appliance dealer in nearby Zurich. A Gingerich son would become
her husband several years later.
One
Sunday in 1972, Ms.
ERB went to the Mennonite service at
her local church and heard a sermon about how people should try
to make a difference in the world. She was so moved by the message
that, first, she volunteered with the Mennonite Central Committee
in Canada, and then worked for the Christian Blind Mission overseas.
Her first overseas job came in 1975 when she was made an assistant
to the medical director of the Noor Eye Institute. Funded in
part by Queen Noor of Jordan, the agency helped people in poor
countries, many of them Muslim. She soon started working in the
clinics in the field.
Most eye diseases people suffer from in poor countries are easily
treatable, such as river blindness, which is caused by a parasitical
worm that is spread by a fly, which breeds in fast-flowing rivers.
The fly transmits the disease when it bites humans, inserting
the eggs under the skin that produce thousands of larvae, which
spread throughout the body, including the eyes.
Another disease is trachoma, which spreads easily within families.
Infection commonly occurs in childhood and eventually causes
the eyelashes to turn inward, scarring the cornea.
Cataracts are also commonplace. One of the basic treatments for
children is a capsule of vitamin A, which lasts for three months
and protects against cataracts.
Through the charity, Ms.
ERB-
GINGERICH would arrange for cataract
operations at a cost of $33 for a lens, an impossible amount
for most people in countries such as Afghanistan and Ethiopia
where the average person earns about $3 a day.
While Ms. ERB-
GINGERICH was in Muslim countries she tried to
keep to local customs, dressing modestly and covering her hair.
For all that, she did allow that some of attitudes toward women
bothered her.
"She was a little bit of a rebel," said her brother, remembering
his sister's quick wit. "Once, an Afghan man asked her why her
face wasn't covered. She said she felt like telling him if she
had a face like his she would cover it up."
On another occasion in Kabul, a taxi driver was taking her to
an eye clinic when he was stopped by a policemen who threatened
him and took his receipts for the day. Ms.
ERB-
GINGERICH, who
spoke the language, asked the officers to stop but they ignored
her. Later, when she arrived at the clinic she paid the taxi
driver his fare, plus the amount the police had taken from him.
The taxi driver burst into tears and asked her, "Why are you
doing this for me?" She replied, "Because God loves you."
After she returned to Canada from Afghanistan in 1981 she renewed
her Friendship with Cyril
GINGERICH, whose family ran the store
where she had once worked. The couple married in December of
1983. Rather than return to life at the store, Cyril joined his
wife on her missions to combat blindness and
in January of 1984
they spent their honeymoon travelling to Ethiopia.
Once there, the pair worked out of Addis Ababa as regional representatives
of the Christian Blind Mission International. With Ethiopia as
a base, they supported and worked in clinics throughout East
Africa, helping more than 40 Christian Blind Mission International
projects. They remained until 1991, when rebels overthrew the
Ethiopian government.
"Carol and Cyril were in the middle of the fighting and, once
again, she found herself forced out of a country where she wanted
to work," Mr. McComiskey said.
Eight years later, her husband died suddenly and Ms.
ERB-
GINGERICH
decided to return to work in Pakistan and Afghanistan. She continued
to work in clinics helping the blind, but also became more intensely
involved in the lives of some Afghan families.
"She met some Afghan refugees who were frightened of the Taliban
and had fled to Pakistan. One of them had been beaten because
his beard wasn't long enough," Mr.
ERB said. "She helped two
families of refugees come to Canada. They are still here and
leading productive lives."
Two days after the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United
States, Ms.
ERB-
GINGERICH was removed from Peshawar in Pakistan.
The next year, she returned to Afghanistan and was shocked by
what she found.
"As I write this report, I'm in Kabul, a city where 58 per cent
of the people have not lived longer than five years. It's a city
of refugees… It's over 28 years since I first arrived in this
beautiful country. There are no landmarks that I recognize because
so many areas are completely bombed out. As I walked through
my former place of work, which was once a beautiful 100-bed eye
hospital, I wept."
One of the last things Ms.
ERB-
GINGERICH did was to organize
a conference in Kabul to launch an eye-care program aimed at
abolishing preventable blindness in Afghanistan by the year 2020.
Throughout her decades of work in poor countries, Ms.
ERB-
GINGERICH
lived a simple, austere life. Her brother remembered she had
a favourite aphorism: "God will never ask you how many clothes
you have in your closet. But he'll ask you how many people you
helped to clothe."
Carol ERB-
GINGERICH was born on October 23, 1939, in Stanley
Township, Ontario She died of cancer in Zurich, Ontario, on June 5,
2006. She leaves five sisters, including her twin, and two brothers.
Christian Blind Mission International Canada has named a scholarship
fund in her honour.
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DEATH,
Arthur▲
Arthur DEATH passed to glory quietly early Sunday morning, January
22, 2006 at his Highview residence in London, Ontario, in his
93rd year. Art was born in Dixie, Ontario, May 17, 1913, and
moved to Brampton in 1936 were he raised his family and was an
active member of the community for 65 years. He was an Ontario
Land Surveyor whose name appears officially on thousands of Peel
County property surveys. He was also a successful land developer
who was part of the transition of a small rural community to
a vibrant city. Art was a pillar of personal strength, always
leading the way and showing determination and a strong will to
live. Art leaves behind his wife of 68 years, Lois Helen (nee
STEWARD/STEWART/STUART.) He was the much loved father of (Dr.) Barry and his
wife Susan
(BROWN), London; Jamie and his wife Joy
(PRICE), Port
Perry; Nancy and her husband Tom
LAURIE,
Toronto; and Betty and
her husband Dave
DALZELL,
Hensall.
Art▲ was loved by his fourteen
grandchildren Autumn (Steve)
DEATH,
Jennifer
(David)
DEATHE,
September DEATH, Christopher (Miša)
DEATHE, Ashley Brown
DEATHE,
Linden Brown
DEATHE, Joshua (Danielle)
DEATH, Sam (Jen)
DEATH,
Catherine (Chris)
JONES,
Claire
DEATH, Thomas
(Laure)
LAURIE,
Andrew LAURIE, Angus
LAURIE, Krista (Chris) Dalzell
GINGERICH,
Lesley (Derek)
DALZELL, and Dan
DALZELL. He will be remembered
through his sixteen great-grandchildren. Art was predeceased
by his brother Ivan. He will be lovingly remembered by his sister-in-law
Dorothy DEETH and by his brother Lindsay and his wife
Rae, and
his sister-in-law Audrey
PETRIE (née
STEWARD/STEWART/STUART.)
Friends and family
of Art are welcome to attend a celebration of his life at St.
Andrew's Presbyterian Church on Church Street, Brampton, Ontario,
2 p.m. Saturday, January 28, 2006, which will be followed by
a reception in the Church Hall. In lieu of flowers, donations
to St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Brampton, the Salvation Army
or a charity of your choice would be appreciated.
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FITZSIMMONS,
Wanda▼
Marlene▼
Peacefully at the Grey Bruce Health Services in Owen Sound on
Tuesday▼
February▼ 28, 2006. In her 55th year, Wanda Marlene
FITZSIMMONS,
the loving daughter of Elva
FITZSIMMONS (née
RAYNER) and her
late father Kenneth. Loved sister of Lynda and her husband David
MUIR. Dear niece of Shirley
FITZSIMMONS and Glen
MORRIS, and
Phyllis LONG and
Al GINGRICH,
Doreen
BOALES and Patricia
GIBBONS.
Fondly remembered by cousins and Friends. Friends may call at
the Breckenridge-Ashcroft Funeral Home on Thursday from 2 to
4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the
funeral home on Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. Interment in Greenwood
Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to
either the Canadian Cancer Society or to the Ontario Heart and
Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family.
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FITZSIMMONS,
Wanda▲
Marlene▲
Peacefully at the Grey Bruce Health Services in Owen Sound on
Tuesday▲
February▲ 28, 2006. In her 55th year, Wanda Marlene
FITZSIMMONS,
the loving daughter of Elva
FITZSIMMONS (née
RAYNER) and her
late father Kenneth. Loved sister of Lynda and her husband David
MUIR. Dear niece of Shirley
FITZSIMMONS and Glen
MORRIS,
Doreen
and her husband Clare
BOALES, Velma (Mrs. Frank
FITZSIMMONS)
Bertha (Mrs. Angus
FITZSIMMONS), Viola (Mrs. Norman
FITZSIMMONS)
Patricia GIBBONS and her husband Joe, Phyllis
LONG and Al
GINGRICH.
Fondly remembered by cousins and Friends. Friends may call at
the Breckenridge-Ashcroft Funeral Home on Thursday from 2 to
4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the
funeral home on Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. Interment in Greenwood
Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to
either the Canadian Cancer Society or to the Ontario Heart and
Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family.
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GINGRICH o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-05-05 published
WEITZEL,
Nancy
Elizabeth (née
MOGK)
68, of Mitchell passed away at Stratford General Hospital on
Wednesday,
May 3, 2006. Beloved wife of Robert
WEITZEL.
Dear
mother of Jason
WEITZEL and wife
Bonnie of London and Rebecca
WEITZEL and friend Patrick
KYLE of Seaforth; loving grandmother
of Brandon, Kesha and Darian; dear daughter of Frieda
MOGK of
Mitchell and the late Harold
MOGK; dear sister-in-law of Marie
WEITZEL,
Ruth
GINGRICH, Pauline and Bud
GRIFFIN, Doreen and John
SULZER,
Jack
WEITZEL and friend Olga. Also surviving are a number
of nieces and nephews. Nancy was a former employee of Silverwoods
in Stratford and Stovel-Siemon in Mitchell. She was a member
of Grace Lutheran Church, Mitchell and an active member in her
community where she touched many lives. Friends will be received
at the Lockhart Funeral Home, 109 Montreal Street, Mitchell on Friday
6-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at Grace Lutheran Church,
Mitchell on Saturday at 1: 00 p.m. with Pastor Mark
STORY officiating.
Interment in Grace Lutheran Cemetery, Mitchell. Memorial donations
to Grace Lutheran Church or Stratford General Hospital would
be appreciated. Online condolences at www.lockhartfuneralhome.com.
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GINN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-09-12 published
REDICK,
William "
Bill"
Peacefully, at Bluewater Health, Charlotte Eleanor Englehart
site Petrolia, with his family by his side, on Sunday, September 10,
2006, William "Bill"
REDICK of Alvinston in his 65th year. Beloved
husband of Diane
(PAVEY)
REDICK. Dear father of Brenda
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT
(Darryl) of Strathroy, Jim (Jen)
REDICK,
Judy
DUPUIS (Raymond)
all of Alvinston, Karen
ROMBOUTS
(Joe) of Strathroy and the late
Brian REDICK (1990.) Proud Papa of 11 grandchildren.
son of Ioleen
and the late Charles
REDICK, and brother of Bob (Ann)
REDICK,
Nina (Don)
SUTHERLAND and the late Doug (Pat)
REDICK and brother-in-law
of Ralph (Velma)
PAVEY, Edna (Mac)
GROVER and Kay
GINN. Relatives
and Friends will be received at the Van Heck Visitation Centre,
3232 River Street, Alvinston on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where
the funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 13 at
1: 30 p.m. Rev. Jim
BREEN officiating. Interment Alvinston Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Terry Fox Run or Charity
of your choice. Arrangements by Van Heck Funeral Home, 519-287-2831.
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WATSON,
Clare▼
Alice▼ McClafferty
(June 21, 1921-October 11, 2006)
Passed away suddenly at the Credit Valley Hospital. She was the
beloved wife of George
WATSON and loving family member to her
sister Marion
BOLES, brother James
McCLAFFERTY
(Rosemary▼) who
predeceased Clare, and to other family members: Meghan
COLE
(Steve▼)
and children Allison and Ryan; Kevin
McCLAFFERTY and children
Hanna and Kyle; John
BOLES
(Patty▼) and children Mark, Scott and
Brent; Connie
BOLES
(Harris
GINSBERG) and children Jennifer and
Drew and great-grandchildren Kate and Alex; Margie Boles
GORDON
(Al) and children Kristen and Nicholas; her step-son Cameron
WATSON
(Susanne,▼) step-grandchildren Nicole
UUSITALO (David)
and great-grand-daughter Chelsea
UUSITALO, as well as Erika,
Lisa and Jessica. Clare served in the Canadian Navy in World
War 2 as a decoder and had a successful business career with
William M. Mercer Ltd., assisting with their prominent world-wide
operations. She was a deeply religious woman. Clare was an active
member of the Ladies Golf Club for many years, was an accomplished
bridge player and an avid reader. Despite having many health
problems she remained active, full of sparkle and was loved and
admired by her many Friends and extended family. Visitation will
be held Sunday, October 15 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Turner and
Porter Funeral Home, 2180 Hurontario Street, Mississauga (just
north of Queen Elizabeth Way). Funeral arrangements to be announced
subsequently. If desired, memorial donations may be made to Covenant
House, where Clare previously volunteered, or to the Canadian
Cancer Society.
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GINSBERG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-10-13 published
WATSON,
Clare▲
Alice▲ McClafferty
(June 21, 1921-October 11, 2006)
Passed away suddenly at the Credit Valley Hospital. She was the
beloved wife of George
WATSON and loving family member to her
sister Marion
BOLES, brother James
McCLAFFERTY
(Rosemary▲) who
predeceased Clare, and to other family members: Meghan
COLE
(Steve▲)
and children Allison and Ryan; Kevin
McCLAFFERTY and children
Hanna and Kyle; John
BOLES
(Patti▲) and children Mark, Scott and
Brent; Connie Boles
GINSBERG (Harris) and children Jennifer and
Drew and great grandchildren Kate and Alex; Margie Boles
GORDON
(Al) and children Kristen and Nicholas; her step-son Cameron
WATSON
(Susanne,▲) step grandchildren Nicole
UUSITALO (David)
and great grand-daughter Chelsea
UUSITALO, as well as Erika,
Lisa and Jessica. Clare served in the Canadian Navy in World
War 2 as a decoder and had a successful business career with
William M. Mercer Ltd., assisting with their prominent world-wide
operations. She was a deeply religious woman. Clare was an active
member of the Ladies Golf Club for many years, was an accomplished
bridge player and an avid reader. Despite having many health
problems she remained active, full of sparkle and was loved and
admired by her many Friends and extended family. Visitation will
be held Sunday, October 15 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Turner and
Porter Funeral Home, 2180 Hurontario Street, Mississauga (just
north of Queen Elizabeth Way). Funeral arrangements to be announced
subsequently. If desired, memorial donations may be made to Covenant
House, where Clare previously volunteered, or to the Canadian
Cancer Society.
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GINSBERG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-11-08 published
Big band leader boosted spirits in tough times
By Matthew
CHUNG,
Staff
Reporter
Stan PATTON's poor eyesight kept him home during World War 2.
So while other young Canadians were picking up their guns and
fighting in Europe, Patton picked up his tenor saxophone and
helped those who were here fight their worries.
They came to the dance halls -- decked out in gowns and tuxedos
to dance away their fears while Stan
PATTON and his Orchestra
was swinging on the bandstand.
PATTON died October 20 in a Richmond Hill hospital at the age
of 91. But even in his last days, he was boosting the morale
of his daughter, Holly
BRIESMASTER, 58, and son, Brooke
PATTON,
57, with flamboyant tales of his time as a big band leader.
"Dad was definitely a star. And if you wanted to be affirmed
of that, all you had to do was ask him because he would certainly
tell you," his son said.
PATTON's career spanned more than three decades and saw him play
from coast to coast.
A clarinet and tenor sax player, he was one of a group of Canadian
big band-era musicians whose bands grew in popularity in spite
of, or perhaps due to, the Depression and, later, the war.
He played Toronto's Royal York Hotel and Casa Loma, the Lakeview
Casino in Grand Bend and the Brant Inn in Burlington.
PATTON also performed on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio's
Sweet and Low, and wrote music and comedy for other Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation programs, such as Happy Gang and Newsical.
With his death, few musicians remain from that swing era.
"We're all dying," said Murray
GINSBERG, 84, a retired trombonist,
and former member of the Royal Canadian Army Show and the Toronto
Symphony Orchestra. "I knew Stan for years. He always had a good
band."
PATTON was born to Irish parents in 1915 in St. Boniface, Manitoba,
the youngest of nine children. He grew up in Vancouver, where
he became the leader of a band in 1935.
"The nickname my dad had was 'Jazz,'" his daughter said. "His
orchestra called him that. It gives you a sense of the sparkling
quality about Stan
PATTON."
In his unpublished memoirs, typed out in 1997, he recalls chatting
on a wet morning in 1940 with his friend, Mart
KENNEY, who was
known as Canada's Big Band King.
PATTON wrote, "Mart, if it rains one more damn day (in Vancouver,)
I'm gonna pack my sax, clarinet and tux, then I'm leaving this
town forever."
KENNEY asked
PATTON to join his legendary band, Mart
KENNEY and
his Western Gentlemen, as they relocated to Toronto.
PATTON went
home and said, "Mom, I'm going to Toronto with Mart
KENNEY."
With KENNEY,
PATTON went on a national tour. But the late nights
caught up with him in the Winnipeg Arena.
"While the muted brass were playing the first chorus of 'Stardust,'
I fell asleep, and when the sax section stood up to play the
second chorus, (I) sat slumped down on (my) chair in dreamland,"
PATTON wrote.
He didn't rest long. By 1941, he had started his own orchestra
in Toronto. Two years later,
PATTON married Patricia Jean
DUNCAN.
He remarried in 1975 following Patricia's death in 1973.
When the age of the big band faded,
PATTON got into real estate
and made more money in his first week than he had earned in a
month with the band.
"He really had a magnetic personality and he transferred his
on-stage persona into being a good salesman," his son said.
But PATTON had one last summer as "Jazz" when, in 1962, he auditioned
and was booked into the Imperial Room at the Royal York Hotel.
And he never really stopped putting on a show.
"Nobody was ever with my dad that they didn't laugh. Ever," Brooke
said. "Sometimes you were laughing at the same band stories and
jokes you had heard a hundred times."
In addition to his children,
PATTON leaves a granddaughter. His
family plans to mark his life on January 29, 2007, on what would
have been his 92nd birthday.
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GINSON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-03-12 published
GALLOWAY,
Beth
(McDOUGALL)
Gone to be with her Lord, on Friday March 10th 2006, Beth
(McDOUGALL)
GALLOWAY, formerly of London. Dear mother of Ross
CURRIE and
his wife Rose of Moonstone and Barbara
GINSON and her husband
Archie of Saint Thomas. Also loved by her grandchildren Jason of
California, Jeff of Toronto, Terry and Matthew of Saint Thomas.
Dear sister of Margaret
BERDAN of Hamilton and Donald
McDOUGALL
of London. Predeceased by her brothers Beverly
McDOUGALL,
Alex
McDOUGALL and her sister Ruth
DAVIS.
Friends will be received
by the family from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the A. Millard George
Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London (519-433-5184),
where the funeral service will be held in the chapel on Wednesday
March 15th, 2006 at 11 a.m. Interment in Memory Gardens, Breslau,
Ontario. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations may be
made to the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Saint Thomas-Elgin, 146 Centre
St. in Saint Thomas, Ontario, N5R 3A3 or to the charity of your
choice. Online condolences accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca
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