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WONCH o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.markdale.the_markdale_standard 2006-03-08 published
CLARK, Ruby▼ Evelyn▼
Passed away at Grey Bruce Health Services, Markdale, Wednesday, March▼ 1, 2006. Ruby Evelyn CLARK of Markdale, in her 76th year. Beloved wife of the late Gordon CLARK. Dear mother of Anna RATCLIFFE and her husband Ken of R.R.#4 Markdale, Diane LORD and her husband Paul▼ of Edmonton, and Ruth WONCH and her husband William of R.R.#2 Markdale.▼ Loving▼ grandma of Karen GORMAN and her husband Philip, Tanya THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON and her husband Terry, Kevin RATCLIFFE and his wife Nancy, Joshua, Jocelyn and Janesta LORD, Gordon and Nicholas WONCH. Great-grandmother▼ of MacKenna and Brianna GORMAN, Tyson and Tyler THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, and Bryce RATCLIFFE, Sister▼ of Phyllis McNALLY of Thornbury, Marjorie ALLEN (Cliff▼) of Kingston, Leonard (June) of Mississauga and Jim (Alma) of Brampton. Sister-in-law of Mae MENARY of Owen Sound. Predeceased by brothers Mervin, George and Ted MENARY. Friends▼ called at the May Funeral Home, Markdale, Friday afternoon and evening, where Reverend Mark WAUGH officiated at a funeral service held Saturday, March 4, 2006 at 2: 00 p.m. Music include a favourite piece 'Candle In The Wind' (John Elton CD,) along with traditional hymns played by pianist David FRIES. Phil GORMAN, Terry THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, Kevin RATCLIFFE, Gordon WONCH, Josh LORD, and Nick WONCH served as pall bearers. Flower bearers were Nancy RATCLIFFE, Karen GORMAN, Tanya THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, Jocelyn LORD and Janesta LORD. Interment in Markdale Cemetery. Donations were directed to Canadian Cancer Society and Centre Grey Health Services Foundation. Following the service, Friends and relatives joined the family in the fellowship hall of Annesley Church, where the Annesley United Church Women provided refreshements.

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WONCH o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-02-08 published
WONCH, Mel▼
At Grey Bruce Regional Health Centre in Owen Sound on Sunday, February 5th, 2006. Mel WONCH of Rocklyn in his 72nd year. Beloved husband of Irene (NAGY) and loved father of Daryl WONCH of Orillia and Cheryl and her husband Todd CANN of Meaford. son of the late Robert and Leveana (ROUSE) WONCH. Sadly missed grandfather “Dampie&ldquo of Elicia, Dylan and Carter CANN and Eric and Avery WONCH. Dear brother of Marjorie TURNER of Wiarton and predeceased by brothers Dawson and Norman and by sisters Mary, Florence and Anne. Fondly remembered by several nieces and nephews and their families. A private family funeral service, officiated by Reverend Roseanne JUDGE of Temple Hill United Church, will be conducted at the Ferguson Funeral Home, 48 Boucher Street East in Meaford (538-1320) on Wednesday February 8th, 2006. There will be no public visitation. In lieu of flowers and as your expression of sympathy, the family would appreciate donations to Grey Bruce Regional Health Centre or the Lung Association. Committal and interment will be conducted in the spring at Temple Hill United Church Cemetery.
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WONCH o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-03-03 published
CLARK, Ruby▲▼ Evelyn▲
Passed away at Grey Bruce Health Services, Markdale, Wednesday, March▲ 1st, 2006. Ruby Evelyn CLARK of Markdale, in her 76th year. Beloved wife of the late Gordon CLARK. Dear mother of Anna RATCLIFFE and her husband Ken of R.R.#4 Markdale, Diane LORD and her husband Paul▲ of Edmonton, and Ruth WONCH and her husband William of R.R.#2 Markdale.▲ Loving▲ grandma of Karen GORMAN and her husband Philip, Tanya THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON and her husband Terry, Kevin RATCLIFFE and his wife Nancy, Joshua, Jocelyn and Janesta LORD, Gordon and Nicholas WONCH. Great-grandmother▲ of MacKenna and Brianna GORMAN, Tyson and Tyler THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, and Bryce RATCLIFFE, Sister▲ of Phyllis McNALLY of Thornbury, Marjorie ALLEN (Cliff▲) of Kingston, Leonard (June) of Mississauga and Jim (Alma) of Brampton. Sister-in-law of Mae MENARY of Owen Sound. Predeceased by brothers Mervin, George and Ted MENARY. Friends▲ may call at the May Funeral Home, Markdale, Friday 2: 00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. where a service will be held Saturday March 4th at 2: 00 p.m. Interment in Markdale Cemetery. If desired, donations to Canadian Cancer Society or Centre Grey Health Services Foundation would be appreciated.
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WONCH o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-03-11 published
WONCH, Melbert▲ " Mel▲" Ferguson
Melbert Ferguson WONCH, born in Rocklyn, a son of the late Robert and Leveana (ROUSE) WONCH, passed away at Grey Bruce Regional Health Centre in Owen Sound on Sunday, February 5th, 2006, in his 72nd year. Mel was well-known in the communities surrounding his home in Rocklyn. He was a used motor vehicle dealer who owned, managed and operated his automotive shop, towing service and wrecking yard for over 40 years. Mel was a member of the Owen Sound North Grey Towing Association. Mel was also a Life Member of the Centre Grey Lion's Club where he contributed many willing hours to the work and projects of the club. He volunteered his time willingly for many community projects, whether it be as a member of the Arena Board or in supplying props for the local theatre productions. Mel loved classic cars and avidly participated in organizing and volunteering at the Rocklyn Antique Car Show. Mel also loved nature; he was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed the opportunity to share his talents and experiences with neighbours, family and Friends. He and the former Irene NAGY were married in Millgrove on June 15, 1963. He is lovingly remembered and survived by his wife Irene of Rocklyn and by his children Daryl WONCH of Orillia and Cheryl and her husband Todd CANN of R.R.#4 Meaford. He will be lovingly remembered as "Dampie" by his grandchildren Elicia, Dylan, and Carter CANN of R.R.#4, Meaford and Eric and Avery WONCH of Orillia. Foremost in Mel's attention was his family and especially the needs and desires of his grandchildren, Mel was always ready to share his time with them, whether it be driving them to sporting events or taking them fishing or simply sharing time with them at the shop where they could learn from him. Mel's sister, Marjorie TURNER of Wiarton, also survives him and he was predeceased by brothers Dawson and Norman and by sisters Mary, Florence and Anne. Several nieces and nephews and their families will recall their uncle Mel with fond memories. A private family funeral service, officiated by Reverend Rosanne JUDGE of Temple Hill United Church, was conducted at the Ferguson Funeral Home in Meaford on Wednesday, February 8, 2006. Committal services and interment will be conducted in the spring at Temple Hill United Church Cemetery. If so desired, Mel's family would appreciate donations to the Lung Association or the Grey Bruce Regional Health Service as your expressions of sympathy.

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WONCH o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-03-22 published
CLARK, Ruby▲
We wish to express our sincere thanks and gratitude for the support from our family and Friends during the illness and passing of our mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, the late Ruby CLARK. We wish to thank Doctor HODGINS, all other attending physicians, the nurses and staff of the Grey Bruce Health Services - Markdale site - for the excellent care Mom received. Thank you to Rev. Mark WAUGH for his comforting message and celebration of Mom's life. To Brigitte and Grant MAY of the May Funeral Home, we appreciate your guidance and thoughtfulness. Thanks for the floral arrangements, donations made in Mom's memory, sympathy cards, food sent to our homes, and the Annesley United Church ladies for the lovely lunch served after the funeral. We were touched by everyone's concern and we truly appreciate all the acts of kindness shown to us.
- Anna and Ken RATCLIFFE, Diane and Paul LORD, Ruth and Will WONCH, and families
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WONCH o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-04-08 published
NIVINS, Beatrice Margaret (née HAYES)
Of Nile passed away peacefully at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital on Friday April 7, 2006 in her 71st year. Beatrice was born on July 17th, 1935 in Kincardine, daughter of the late William E. and Charlotte E. (BRADLEY) HAYES. She leaves behind her husband of 50 years who she cherished dearly. Beatrice farmed with her husband Alex in West Wawanosh Twp., since their marriage until she passed. Beatrice is survived by her 6 children Jim (Sharon) of Ashfield, Sandra (John) of Mitchell, Ralph (Cheryl) of Dungannon, Alice (Cam) YUILL of Belgrave, Gerald (Evelyn) of Mississauga and Wayne (Krista) of Caledon. Beatrice will be sadly missed by her 12 beautiful grandchildren Camerra, David, Claren, Matthew, Janine, Rachel, Jerome, Candace, Conner and Colleen. There are 8 surviving brothers and sisters Earl, Samuel (Jean), James (Marion), Burton (Judy), Marie WONCH, Alvery (Marjorie) and Harold (Pat), several sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by brothers Nathaneal, William John, Charles, George, Nelson and sisters Agnes, Bessie and Alice. Friends will be received at McCallum and Palla Funeral Home, Cambria Rd. at East St. Goderich on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at the Funeral Home on Monday, April 10, 2006 at 1 p.m. Interment Dungannon Cemetery. Donations to Canadian Cancer Society, Heart and Stroke Foundation or Dungannon Senior Citizens Centre gratefully acknowledged.

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WONG o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-04-12 published
FORSTER, Raymond George " Ray"
Passed away Monday, April 10th, 2006 in his 82nd year at the Lion's head Hospital. Beloved husband of Helen (LOWERY/LOWREY/LOWRIE/LOWRY) FORSTER for 60 years. He was the best Dad and husband and will be terribly missed by his whole family which includes his son Brian and Debbie FORSTER of Burlington, daughter Linda and Jim WYONCH of Colpoy's Bay, grandchildren, Cherry and Autumn, Brian and Cam FORSTER and his five great grandchildren. Ray worked in industrial sales for many years in the Hamilton area and he was a World War 2 veteran. He loved fishing and hunting and boating on Lake Huron and cared deeply for his family. A very special thank you to Dr. JANNESON, Doctor THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON and Doctor WONG. Also to the nurses, Nancy, Linda, Kim, Goldie and Christine for all your kindness, sensitivity and support during this difficult time. Also thanks to Ted and Phyllis HAYES and all the residents of Hayes Crescent Apartments for their caring compassion and support. In honour of Ray's request there will be no funeral services. But we leave you with this. When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me I want no rites in a gloom filled room Why cry for a soul set free. Miss me a little… but not too long And not with your head bowed low. Remember the love that we once shared Miss me… but let me go. For this is a journey that we all must take And each must go alone. It's all part of the Master's plan A step on the road to home. When you are lonely and sick at heart Go to the Friends we know And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds Miss me, but let me go.

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WONG o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-01-09 published
VAN DYK, Henk▼
Surrounded by his loving family, the Lord, his Saviour, took to Himself, our loving Husband, Father and Opa, Henk VAN DYK, on Friday, January 6, 2006, at the age of 80. Deeply loved by is wife, Tina VAN DYK (née DE RUITER) and his children, Robert and Ann VAN DYK, Elizabeth▼ and Gord WONG, Ingrid and Michael TRAVASSOS, Paul and Laurie VAN DYK, Mark, Steven, Fran and Tessa VAN DYK. Beloved▼ Opa▼ of Devon, Zachary, Erik, Brandon, Natasha, Andrew, Austin and Carmen. Survived by his three older sisters in Holland. Predeceased by his parents, Dirk and Grietje VAN DYK, and his six older brothers. Sadly missed by his brother and sisters-in-law, Herman and Ricky DE RUITER, Frank▼ and Freda DE RUITER, Joanne▼ and the late Dick KIRKPATRICK (2003,) and Elizabeth DE RUITER; as well many nieces and nephews. Dad was a member of the Westmount Christian Reformed Church, and proud owner of Strathroy Print and Litho. Dad was driven by the spirit of the community; devoting his entire life to the betterment of the Town of Strathroy. He was a proud member of the Strathroy Lions Club for over forty years, and established the Strathroy Lions television Bingo, and Lions television Auction. Dad was the founding member of the Strathroy-Caradoc Minor Soccer Association and remained active in soccer for over forty-five years. Dad had twelve years experience in municipal politics in the Town of Strathroy; as a Councillor (1982-1991), and as Reeve (1991-1994). Visitation will be held at Denning Bros. Funeral Home, on Monday, January 9, from 7-9 p.m., beginning with a special Lions Club Service at 6: 45 p.m. and Tuesday, January 10, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, January 11, at 11 a.m., Westmount Christian Reformed Church, 405 Drury Lane, Strathroy. Interment to follow at the Strathroy Cemetery. Donations to the Strathroy Lions Club would be gratefully appreciated by the family, which will be designated to Dad's final, uncompleted fund-raising project; to finish and dedicate the Patient-Family Dining Room, in the newly constructed Strathmere Lodge. We give thanks to you, O God, for his life with us. A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Henk.

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WONG o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-02-04 published
BALLAST, Ralph▼
Peacefully on Thursday, February 2nd, 2006 at Strathroy Middlesex General▼ Hospital▼ in his 81st year, Ralph BALLAST of Strathroy went to be with his Lord and Saviour. He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather and will be sadly missed by his loving wife Jane,▼ loving children Paul and Clara BUMA, Vivian▼ and John VANDERHOEK, Sylvia▼ and Martin STEENSTRA and John and Rosanne BALLAST. Ralph▼ is predeceased by 2 sisters and 5 brothers and survived by 2 brothers, Henk and Nico of Holland. He will be missed dearly by his loving grandchildren Michael and Selena, Alisa, Nicholas BUMA, Tim▼ (Amy▼ WONG,) Sandra (Adam SWANTON,) Ryan, Karen VANDERHOEK, Joel and Gina, Dayna STEENSTRA, Tyler, Rachel, Joshua BALLAST. Visitation▼ will be held on Sunday, February 5th, 2006 at the Denning Bros. Funeral Home in Strathroy from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at the Westmount Christian Reformed Church, 405 Drury Lane in Strathroy on Monday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Fred VANDERBERG officiating. Interment to follow at Strathroy Cemetery. Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Ralph.

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WONG o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-05-25 published
WONG, Kenneth Poy
Suddenly, in a motor vehicle accident on Friday, May 19, 2006, Kenneth Poy WONG of London in his 71st year. Beloved husband of the late Lynn WONG of London. Beloved father of Roger WONG of Toronto and Brian WONG of London. Dear brother of Doctor Lei Ching WONG, Alice WONG, Helen LEE and Mary-Lee BOOTH. Predeceased by two sisters Poi Ching Chan and May Ching Louis. Friends will be received at the Logan Funeral Home, 371 Dundas St. (between Waterloo and Colborne St.) on Friday from 6-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at the Wortley Baptist Church, 250 Commissioners Rd. E. on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 10 a.m. with Rev. Michael STOL and Rev. Daniel KWONG officiating. Interment Woodland Cemetery. Friends who wish, may make memorial donations to the Canadian Bible Society. Online condolences www.loganfh.ca A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Kenneth WONG.

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WONG o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-05-25 published
WONG, Lynn
Suddenly, in a motor vehicle accident on Friday, May 19, 2006, Lynn WONG of London in her 58th year. Beloved wife of the late Kenneth Poy WONG of London. Beloved mother of Roger WONG of Toronto and Brian WONG of London. Dear daughter of Tian Ci YUAN of Chicago, Illinois and C.Y. GOO of China. Predeceased by a brother Sher YUAN. Friends will be received at the Logan Funeral Home, 371 Dundas St. (between Waterloo and Colborne St.) on Friday, May 26, 2006 from 6-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at the Wortley Baptist Church, 250 Commissioners Rd. E. on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 10 a.m. with Rev. Michael STOL and Rev. Daniel KWONG officiating. Interment Woodland Cemetery. Friends who wish, may make memorial donations to the Canadian Bible Society. Online condolences www.loganfh.ca A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Lynn WONG.

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WONG o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-11-01 published
RILEY, Colin Leonard
Suddenly, at his residence on Monday, October 30, 2006, Colin Leonard RILEY, age 63 of Rodney. Loving husband and best friend of Mary (CAMPBELL.) He will be deeply missed and never forgotten by his daughters Tamara DEKOLD and Greg of Cottam, Dana VARGA and John LAMB of Rodney and Colleen RILEY and Jeff RIVAIT of Essex. Fun loving and energetic papa to Lauren, Kelsey, Olivia, Jessica, Emily, Colin and Sierra. Dear son of Ethel Marie BARRY and her husband Bernard of Halifax and predeceased by his father Clarence (1973). Survived by his brothers Joe of Prince Edward Island, Bill and Cecilia of St. Catherines and Tom of Niagara Falls and sisters Marie WONG of California and Jean DECOFF of Halifax. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and in-laws. Predeceased by brothers Angus, Peter and infant brother Gorman. Friends may call at the Rodney Chapel on Thursday, November 2nd, 2006 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be conducted from the chapel on Friday at 2 p.m. Pastor S. PATTERSON officiating. Interment Rodney cemetery. If desired, memorial contributions to the Make A Wish Foundation, London Chapter would be appreciated as your expression of sympathy. Arrangements entrusted to Padfield Funeral Homes (519 785-0810). Online condolences may be left at www.padfieldfuneralhome.com

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WONG o@ca.on.middlesex_county.strathroy.age_dispatch 2006-01-10 published
VAN DYK, Henk▲
Surrounded by his loving family, the Lord, his Saviour, took to Himself, our loving husband, father, and Opa, Henk VAN DYK, on Friday, January 6, 2006, at the age of 80. Deeply loved by his wife, Tina VAN DYK (née DE RUITER) and his children, Robert and Ann VAN DYK, Elizabeth▲ and Gord WONG, Ingrid and Michael TRAVASSOS, Paul and Laurie VAN DYK, Mark, Steven, Fran, and Tessa VAN DYK. Beloved▲ Opa▲ of Devon, Zachary, Erik, Brandon, Natasha, Andrew, Austin, and Carmen. Survived by his three older sisters in Holland. Predeceased by his parents, Dirk and Grietje VAN DYK, and his six older brothers. Sadly missed by his brothers and sisters-in-law Herman and Ricky DE RUITER, Frank▲ and Freda DE RUITER, Joanne▲ and the late Dick KIRKPATRICK (2003,) and Elizabeth DE RUITER; as well as many nieces and nephews. Dad was a member of Westmount Christian Reformed church, and the proud owner of Strathroy Print and Litho. Dad was driven by the spirit of the community; devoting his entire life to the betterment of the Town of Strathroy. He was a proud member of the Strathroy Lions Club for over 40 years, and established the Strathroy Lions television Bingo, and Lions television Auction. Dad was the founding member of the Strathroy-Caradoc Minor Soccer Association and remained active in soccer for over 45 years. Dad had 12 years experience in municipal politics in the Town of Strathroy; as a Councillor (1982-1991), and as Reeve (1991-1994). Visitation was held at Denning Bros. Funeral Home, on Monday, January 9, from 7-9 p.m., beginning with a special Lions Club service at 6: 45 p.m. and Tuesday, January 10, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 11 at 11 a.m., Westmount Christian Reformed Church, 405 Drury Lane, Strathroy. Interment to follow at Strathroy Cemetery. Donations to the Strathroy Lions Club would be gratefully appreciated by the family, which will be designated to Dads final, uncompleted fund-raising project; to finish and dedicate the patient-family dining room, in the newly-constructed Strathmere Lodge. We give thanks to you, O God, for his life with us. A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Henk.

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WONG o@ca.on.middlesex_county.strathroy.age_dispatch 2006-02-07 published
BALLAST, Ralph▲
Peacefully, on Thursday, February 2, 2006 at Strathroy Middlesex General▲ Hospital,▲ in his 81st year, Ralph BALLAST of Strathroy went to be with his Lord and Saviour. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather and will be sadly missed by his loving wife Jane,▲ loving children Paul and Clara BUMA, Vivian▲ and John VANDERHOEK, Sylvia▲ and Martin STEENSTRA, and John and Rosanne BALLAST. Ralph▲ was predeceased by 2 sisters and 5 brothers and survived by 2 brothers, Henk and Nico of Holland. He will be missed dearly by his loving grandchildren Michael and Selena, Alisa, Nicholas BUMA; Tim▲ (Amy▲ WONG,) Sandra (Adam SWANTON,) Ryan, Karen VANDERHOEK, Joel and Gina, Dayna STEENSTRA, Tyler, Rachel, Joshua BALLAST. Visitation▲ was held on Sunday, February 5, 2006 at Denning Bros. Funeral Home, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service was held at Westmount Christian Reformed Church, on Monday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Fred VANDERBERG officiating. Interment followed at Strathroy Cemetery. Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Ralph.

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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-03-18 published
BOKAR, Robert▼ Bob▼
On Thursday March 16, 2006 at Sunnybrook Hospital. Bob BOKAR, beloved husband of the late Mara BOKAR. Loving▼ father of Caroline. Dear brother and brother-in-law of George and Noella BOKOR, Belle▼ and the late Maxi BIRKEN, Al and Lillian WAXMAN of Florida, the late Kati HULENYI, and Martha and the late Andras BOKOR of Israel. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Ave. West (3 lights west of Dufferin) for service on Sunday March 19, 2006 at 12: 00 noon. Interment Beth Tzedec Memorial Park. Shiva 4383 Bathurst St. #1204. If desired, memorial donations may be made to The Liver▼ Research▼ Fund▼ of Doctor Florence WONG 416-603-5958.

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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-05-17 published
WONG, Jessie Lee
Suddenly in Montreal on Wednesday, May 10, 2006. Beloved wife of the late Edward WONG. Devoted mother of the late Darryl HOAN. Dear sister of Richard B. LEE, the late Viola CHOW, the late Raymond B. LEE, and the late Hilda LIM. Sadly mourned by surviving family and Friends. The family will receive Friends at the Humphrey Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East), from 2-4 p.m.and 7-9 p.m. on Friday. Funeral service in the chapel on Saturday at 11 a.m. Interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Reception to follow in the Leaside and Bayview rooms of the Funeral Home.

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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-06-14 published
YU, Yuk
After a brief illness at the Mount Sinai Hospital on Monday, June 12, 2006 in her 90th year. Yuk, lovingly remembered by Selina (Kwan LUK,) Silvana (Colin WONG,) Elinor (William HUANG,) Eddy (Evelyn,) Pat (Ue Ching OW) and Bishop Patrick (Kathy.) She will be missed by twelve grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Jerrett Funeral Home, 6191 Yonge Street, North York (2 lights S. of Steeles) from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. on Thursday. Funeral Service on Friday, June 16th, 2006 at 11: 30 a.m. at St. Timothy's Anglican Church, 4125 Sheppard Ave. East, Agincourt. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Timothy's Church, Saint_John's Chinese Church or Mount Sinai Hospital would be appreciated by the family.
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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-09-11 published
LIU, Edith Lorine (née WONG)
Edith passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 9, 2006 at home in Toronto surrounded by her loving family. Beloved wife of the late Doctor Sim Fai LIU. Predeceased by her parents Du and Sue WONG of Dundas, Ontario. She will be sadly missed by her four children, Eleanor (and Christopher) Barbara (and David), Donna (and Howard) and William. She was the doting grandmother to Simon, Jennifer, Graeham and Adrienne. Fondly remembered by her siblings Hugh, Gerald and Frances. She was born on September 29, 1928 in Brantford, Ontario. She graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Science (Zoology and Chemistry). In 1952, she obtained a Master of Arts in Physiology and in 1973 she completed a Masters of Library Science, both at the University of Toronto. Her many interests and talents led her to employment in a number of diverse fields, including work at the Department of National Defence, the City of Toronto forensic laboratory and in the pharmaceutical industry. After raising her family, she pursued a career in real estate. Throughout her married life, she was an unfaltering support to her husband of 46 years. Together they supported the growth and successful development of the first Chinese charitable organization in Ontario, the Mon Sheong Foundation. Edith's passion for learning was lifelong. She was an avid and eclectic reader and a ready source of helpful knowledge to those who knew her. The family would like to thank the members of the Temmy Latner Palliative Care team. Special thanks to Marg JACKSON, Alicia, Doctors GOLDMAN, KIRSHEN and DAVEY. The family is indebted to the loving care she received in her home from her caregiver Reizl. The family will receive Friends at the Humphrey Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East), from 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Thursday. A funeral service will be held for family and close Friends in the chapel on Friday, September 15 at one o'clock. Interment York Cemetery. In memory of Edith, donations to the Mon Sheong Foundation, 11199 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4S 1L2, would be appreciated by the family.

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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-09-11 published
WHITTAKER, Herbert, 95
Globe's drama critic created Theatre Museum
By Jan WONG
Herbert WHITTAKER, The▼ Globe's▼ drama critic for 26 years, died Saturday in Toronto, 11 days before his 96th birthday.
He died of natural causes, said Kate BARRIS, a friend.
Unusually for a critic, he also designed sets and directed. In 1950, Toronto's theatre community was so small -- some would say incestuous -- that he created the sets for, and then reviewed, Morley Callaghan's Going Home. The last line of his review said, "The settings were adequate." When it came to the work of others, he was more generous. Donald Sutherland credits a favourable WHITTAKER review of a University of Toronto production with helping him decide to pursue an acting career.
Born in Montreal on September 20, 1910, Mr. WHITTAKER worked for The Gazette as a drama critic. He joined The Globe in 1949 and remained its drama critic until his mandatory retirement at 65 in 1976.
Mr. WHITTAKER, who never married, continued to freelance even after The Globe once inadvertently referred to him as "the late Herbert WHITTAKER." He was the recipient of a Silver Ticket Award, which entitled him to free tickets for life. He also devoted himself to creating Theatre Museum Canada. It remains without a home.

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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-09-12 published
Herbert WHITTAKER, Theatre▲ Critic And Writer: (1910-2006)
He discovered theatre in London as a boy during the First World War and was forever smitten by a love for the stage
By Alex DOBROTA with files by the late Donn DOWNEY and Jan WONG, Page S9
Toronto -- He imagined himself a war correspondent on a battlefield, writing about costumed soldiers that bled emotions on a stage. But the struggle that Herbert Whittaker documented and supported for almost half a decade was a real one. As The Globe and Mail's emeritus drama critic until 1975, Mr. WHITTAKER found himself on the front lines of the creation of a distinct Canadian theatre.
And much like the war correspondent who sometimes feels compelled to pick up a rifle in the thick of battle, Mr. WHITTAKER never shied away from using his pen to forward the cause he embraced since early childhood.
"Canadian critics tend to be crusaders," he wrote in a 1985 article. "Their very occupation determines this."
Indeed, when Mr. WHITTAKER, a tall and courtly man, started his career at the Montreal Gazette in 1935, theatre was not high on the national agenda. The country had to survive the rest of the Depression and the Second World War before Canadian theatre came of age in 1953 with the Stratford Shakespearian Festival.
It opened in a big tent and Mr. WHITTAKER was there on behalf of The Globe. He had been with the paper for just four years. "The most exciting night in the history of Canadian theatre," he wrote after the festival's first production, Richard III.
His enthusiasm did not diminish over the years. When he retired, Mr. WHITTAKER was invited to Stratford to accept a gift from the festival. He was offered a prop from any of its productions and, in a rare moment of practicality, he chose the sword used by Alec Guinness, who appeared as Richard in 1953. "I knew his sword, being a hard object, was likely in good repair," Mr. WHITTAKER said. He also wanted something that was closely associated with the event.
Some said Mr. WHITTAKER's reviews were too kind -- less than satisfactory for the theatregoer who wanted to know if a play was worth the price of a ticket. But Toronto readers had the advantage of placing his review alongside the one in The Toronto Star. Its critics, most notably Nathan COHEN, had the reputation of being cold and analytical, and the intelligent reader learned how to strike a balance between the two.
Mr. WHITTAKER offered further reasons to explain the differences. The Star was then an afternoon paper so it could not echo The Globe's▲ review, which appeared in the morning. And Mr. WHITTAKER tended to put positive impressions in his first paragraphs. The Star tended to do the reverse. "I was trying to build up Canadian theatre," Mr. WHITTAKER said in a 1999 interview.
He covered drama with the zeal of an evangelist, showing up at The Globe in the early afternoon to write a chatty, name-dropping column or a weekend feature. He would then return in the evening, Sundays included, to write a thoughtful review for a deadline usually less than an hour away.
The computer had not come of age and his typewritten copy looked like a crossword puzzle with unreadable inserts scribbled in by hand. The reviews were the dismay of the copy editors but represented, given the time constraints, a minor journalistic miracle.
While he covered the theatrical mainstream, he paid equal attention to the smaller theatres, where he would see untried, but promising, Canadian performers and, quite frequently, a play that was making its Canadian debut. He also drew no distinction between amateur and professional performances. "In certain instances, some of the best work is done by amateurs," he said.
Herbert WHITTAKER fell under the spell of stage performance as a boy growing up in London, England. With his family, he moved there before the outbreak of the First World War and events had transpired to keep them on the wrong side of the Atlantic until peace returned. Pantomime fascinated him, as did the antics of Elsie Janis, the musical comedy star who entertained British troops.
After the war, Mr. WHITTAKER's family returned to Montreal, where the theatre scene offered little or no Canadian content and most productions were imported from England or the U.S. With great delight, Mr. WHITTAKER discovered John Martin-Harvey's rendition of Hamlet, an experience that would leave an indelible mark on the rest of his life.
"Young as he was, these experiences shaped his critical standards throughout his career and it is remarkable how often his reviews harken back to Martin-Harvey…" Anton Wagner wrote in Establishing Our Boundaries -- English-Canadian Theatre Criticism.
But for all his love of drama, Mr. WHITTAKER shunned the stage, opting instead for positions as speech writer and art director during his school years at Strathcona Academy in the Outremont neighbourhood of Montreal. As a boy growing up in Outremount, he once played the Toff, a crime solver, in a performance staged in the hall of a local church -- an experience he qualified as the peak of his acting career. He was never seen on a theatre stage again. "I was too shy," he said. "Then I got tall and gangly and started wearing these glasses."
He dropped out of school around the age of 16 to help his family make a living during the harsh years of the Depression. He took up a job as an office clerk with the Canadian Pacific Railway in Montreal's Windsor Station.
But his fascination with theatre never subsided.
"I'm afraid I cheated the Canadian Pacific Railway, for I eventually discovered that by going down to the stacks to search out invoices, I could find time to design costumes for church plays," he would later write in a book about the Montreal theatre scene.
He quit his job in 1935. That same year, he started working at the Gazette as a junior critic who was responsible for just about everything.
And by the late 1930s, he was directing plays in Montreal, taking some of them to the Dominion Drama Festival. He was also designing sets for Montreal productions.
When the Second World War broke out, the army rejected him for military service, mainly because of his less-than-perfect eyesight and because of his somewhat frail physical condition,
"As WHITTAKER recalls, he was rejected for military service," University of Waterloo English professor Rota LISTER once wrote. "[He] did not much care whether it was because he had diminished eye sight, a weak heart or varicose veins; he was simply relieved and let his soldier brother defend the values of civilization while he battled on for Canadian theatrical culture."
For all that, he viewed his work as a theatre critic for The Gazette as a contribution to the war effort. He praised the verve of two Canadian troop shows meant to entertain Allied soldiers, Meet the Navy and Army Show. "His wartime reviews do not seem out of place in The Gazette of the time, rubbing shoulders with news flashes from the front and wartime propaganda," Mr. Wagner wrote.
In 1949, Mr. WHITTAKER joined The Globe as its theatre and film critic and began his long association with the University of Toronto as a director and designer.
At times, he reviewed the plays he directed. In 1950, for instance, he worked on the set design for Going Home, a play written by Morley Callaghan and performed by the New Play Society. He later reviewed the performance for The Globe and Mail. The article's last line read: "The settings were adequate."
He might have chosen either critic or designer as a career but thoughts of a regular pay cheque decided the issue. The remuneration for a designer or director was, at best, a modest honorarium, while newspapers put their contributors on a payroll -- $35 a week to start, in Mr. WHITTAKER's case.
His salary must have improved over the years because when he arrived in Toronto he discovered there were few restaurants that matched what he had grown accustomed to in Montreal. Winston's was one of the few exceptions and Mr. WHITTAKER adopted it. The actors who were appearing at the Royal Alexandra Theatre down the street followed suit and it became the restaurant of the celebrities.
The names of the theatrical giants fell easily from his lips. He said the actor Sir John Gielgud helped him get the job with The▲ Globe▲ by describing Mr. WHITTAKER as "the only intelligent theatre critic in Canada." The favourable notice from Sir John came after Mr. WHITTAKER had bestowed a favourable notice for one of Sir John's performances.
In 1961, Mr. WHITTAKER designed the sets for the 1961-62 season of the Canadian Players, an offshoot of the festival that toured Canada with the classics and provided winter work for some Stratford performers.
King Lear was included in the company's season and Mr. WHITTAKER, who had designed Lear productions twice before, decided to move the play out of ancient Britain into a Far North setting. The set design was serviceable, a bare-bones portable affair that relied on colour to match the mood of the play.
Over the years, Mr. WHITTAKER's name was attached to countless productions as either the director or designer. He had a separate career as an adjudicator with the Dominion Drama Festival's regional festivals and other productions. The Encyclopedia Britannica and the Encyclopedia Americana both asked him for special articles which he supplied.
He was also a frequent recipient of theatrical awards and picked up honorary doctorate degrees in arts from York University and McGill University in Montreal.
In 1976, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. The accompanying citation read: "actor, adjudicator, director and drama critic, whose contributions to the theatre in Canada are legion."!
Long after he retired, Mr. WHITTAKER continued writing theatre reviews and other various articles for The Globe and Mail, The New York Times and the Herald Tribune. He also authored or co-authored as many as six books, including one about Winston's, the restaurant he so often frequented.
And, in the early 1980s, he shouldered the task of founding the Theatre Museum of Canada. "Nobody could talk to him for more than 30 seconds without talking about the theatre museum," recalled Kate Barris, now the museum's president.
The museum was established in 1992 and, over the following years, Mr. WHITTAKER would donate much of his memorabilia collection hundreds of items that included play bills, portraits of artists and even Alec Guinness's sword.
"Theatre was his life," said Kate Barris, the museum's president. "He had many Friends but his main love was the theatre."
In 1999, Mr. WHITTAKER wrote Setting the Stage, which documents Montreal English theatre from 1920 to 1949. The book opens with a sentence that could very well encapsulate the driving force behind its author's career: "In many countries, no matter how thinly populated, no matter how widely scattered across a continent, people must eventually produce their own theatre, as objects on a landscape must produce their own shadows."
But for all his love for Canadian theatre, Mr. WHITTAKER also enjoyed Western European productions. In his free time, he travelled to England, France and Spain in search of the local flavour producers and theatres bring to classical plays there. In one 1978 adventure unrelated to theatre, he visited China at a time when outsiders were seldom seen. His experiences left him somewhat rueful: "A much-travelled man may be a well-travelled man but not necessarily a man who travels well," he later wrote in an article in The Globe that appeared under the headline "What went wrong."
Herb WHITTAKER never married. Before he moved into a retirement home in 2003, he spent two years at Toronto's Performing Arts Lodge on The Esplanade, where married couples are allocated to two bed-room apartments. Mr. WHITTAKER was hoping for an extra room to use as his study. He argued his case, telling staff that he was married to his work. "He only got one bedroom," said Ms. Barris. "It didn't work."
And, as Mr. WHITTAKER's living quarters shrank, the museum's collection swelled with his donations. He kept his typewriter, though, which often clanked away in his room as he crafted letters to Friends and acquaintances the world over.
Well into his 90s, Mr. WHITTAKER continued to attend theatre performances. He was a familiar sight at Toronto premieres and at theatre festivals in Stratford and Niagara.
In 2002, when he attended a Chekhov play at SoulPepper Theatre Company, director Albert Shultz led the crowd in a standing ovation to mark Mr. WHITTAKER's 91st birthday.
"He was quite moved," Ms. Barris said.
By all accounts, he last saw a play the following year when he watched Richard McMillan perform in Through the Eyes at The Factory Theatre Company. Soon thereafter, his frail health confined him to his retirement home on St. George Street, where he continued reading theatre reviews.
"Herb's passing really marks the end of a certain generation in Canadian theatre," Phillip SILVER, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts of York University wrote in a statement. "He had a view of our history that no one else will ever have. And on top of that all, he was truly a gentleman."
Herbert WHITTAKER was born in Montreal September 20, 1910. He died of natural causes in Toronto on Saturday.

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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-09-13 published
HO, Doctor Thomas Shiu Cheung, M.B., B.S.
After a short battle with cancer, Tom passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 7, 2006, at the age of 81, surrounded by his family at the Trillium Health Centre - Mississauga. Tom will be sadly missed by his wife, Dorothy, and his three children, Peter, Stephen and Margaret. The family wishes to thank Drs. Frank and Michael WONG, William McMULLEN, William SINGER and Bashir MOSAM as well as the Trillium Nursing Staff, and Community Care Access Centre staff. Friends may call at the Turner and Porter "Peel" Chapel, 2180 Hurontario Street, Mississauga (Hwy 10 N. Of Queen Elizabeth Way) on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel on Friday, September 15, 2006 at 11: 00 a.m. In Doctor HO's memory, donations to the Trillium Health Centre Foundation would be greatly appreciated.
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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-11-18 published
GRINSTEIN, Lorne
Passed away peacefully at age 86 on Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal. Beloved husband of Betty (née LEZNOFF,) father of Bonnie (Fred SAIBIL) and Geoffrey (Elli LEE,) grandfather of Jeremy SAIBIL (Jenny WONG,) and Sam SAIBIL (Jennifer TREHEARNE,) brother of Soryl (Isadore BELL) and friend of many. This wonderful man will be ever remembered. A Memorial Service will take place on Monday, November 20 at 12: 45 p.m. at the Mount Royal Funeral Complex (1297 Chemin de la Foret, Outremont, Québec. (514 279 6540). In lieu of flowers, donations to Doctors Without Borders or Dans La Rue of Montreal would be greatly appreciated.

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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-12-08 published
TANG, Thora
Beloved wife of Donald TANG, sister of Grace (Thomas LIU,) Helena "Lena" (Claude WONG), Doris (Cyril SOBRIAN), Jack (Carmen), Esther (Robert ALEONG), Harold (Gladys), Olga (Walton LOW/LOWE/LOUGH), Annie and Reggie. Passed away peacefully December 5th at Toronto East General Hospital, surrounded by her husband and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be on Saturday December 9, 2006 at 10: 00 a.m. at St. Timothy's Anglican Church, 4125 Sheppard Avenue East, Scarborough, followed by the funeral service at 11: 00 a.m. Arrangements entrusted to the Ogden Funeral Home (416-293-5211).

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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-12-11 published
KING, John Lee
By Robert KING, Page A16
Architect, father, grandfather. Born November 17, 1929, in China. Died August 31, in Toronto, of cancer complications, aged 76.
John Lee KING was born the youngest of seven siblings and the only sibling born in China; the rest were born in Canada. John was born when his parents Lee KING and Chen Hong Yee had taken their children back to China for a two-year visit with their Popo (grandmother). Because of Canada's Chinese Exclusion Act of 1923, John could not be brought to Canada when the family returned and so he was left in the care of his grandmother. This caused John's parents great distress. Fortunately, they owned a Chinese laundromat in Burlington, Ontario, patronized by Member of Parliament Hughes CLEAVER; he used his influence on their behalf with the result that John became one of only 44 legal Chinese immigrants allowed into Canada between 1923 and 1947. Upon John's arrival his parents would not allow him to speak Chinese at home; his father insisted that he become assimilated. In later years, he would rue the fact that he could not speak Chinese as well as his older siblings.
During the war years, the family moved to Aurora, where his parents bought a restaurant called Dan's Café on Yonge Street; a favourite stop for servicemen en route to and from Camp Borden. Typically, all of the children were required to work in the restaurant. However, John, being the youngest, often was not relied upon as much as his siblings, and was able to sneak out to play sports. Like many immigrant families, John's parents did not see any value in sports but no one was more proud when John's midget hockey team won a championship.
In the late summer of 1948 John's parents sold the restaurant and moved to Toronto where he went from being a top student to being kicked out of Jarvis Collegiate. His father almost disowned him as he was hanging out in pool halls. Fortunately, he was also hanging out with his best friend Philip QUAN, a top art student at Central Tech Collegiate; it was during this time John met Norma WONG, a pretty cheerleader at Central Tech. John straightened up and became an independent student, eventually entering the School of Architecture at University of Toronto.
While in university John married Norma and celebrated the birth of his first child, Karen. At first John faced financial difficulty supporting a young family and coping with large school debts. John's parents put a down-payment on a house in Etobicoke and handed the mortgage to John and Norma. It all seemed so daunting until one day, as John was returning home from work, he had a revelation: He should go to the racetrack. So he did. It turned out to be most fortunate, as John won enough that night to pay off all of his debts and then some. He came home to Norma and threw the piles of money on the bed. He never again went back to the racetrack.
John went to work at three different firms before finally ending up at Bregman and Hamann in 1964 where he worked on the Skyline Tower in Niagara Falls, The Toronto-Dominion Centre, the Scarborough Town Centre and First Canadian Place, Canada's tallest skyscraper.
From 1984 until 1993, John was the managing partner and chairman of the board of Bregman and Hamann. During this period, the firm completed several projects abroad as well as BCE Place and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcasting Centre.
John retired in 1994 and he and Norma, (by this time a successful and renowned interior designer) spent most of their winters in Ajijic, Mexico.
John passed away unexpectedly. His outstanding career has left a lasting physical mark on a number of cityscapes, and his charming personality and gentle, gracious manner made a lasting impression on the lives of his Friends and family.
Robert KING is John Lee KING's son.

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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-04 published
McILROY, Janet " Jenny"
Peacefully at the Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga on Monday, January 2, 2006 at the age of 76. Wife of the late John. Loving mother of Ian (Chantal) and Scott (Karen). Dear grandmother of Bronwyn and Aidan. Dear sister of Robert (Pat), Ralph (Dale) and the late Jack and Charlie. Dear aunt of Sally, Cathy, Joanna, Stuart and Robert. Dear friend of Margaret REYNOLDS and family and Ruth HICKS. Special thanks to Dr. Michael WONG. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of Skinner and Middlebrook Ltd., 128 Lakeshore Rd. E. (1 block west of Hurontario St.) Mississauga (parking off Ann St.) on Friday, January 6, 2006 at 10: 30 a.m.

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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-08 published
DESOUZA, Simone Andrea Nunes
Died suddenly, on Thursday, January 5, 2006, at the age of 38. Beloved daughter of Nancy RICKFORD and John (Joe) Nunes DESOUZA. Cherished sister of Tonya (Russell) ARCHER and Brandon Nunes DESOUZA. Adored Auntie 'Mone to Maia and Isaiah. Cherished step-daughter of Sherry CHINAPEN. Loving granddaughter of Sheila Emanuel and the late Jeremiah Nunes DESOUZA, Russell and Eula RICKFORD. Cherished niece of Pat Nunes DESOUZA and Jennifer NASSY- WONG of Toronto and other aunts and uncles abroad. Will be greatly missed by all her Friends and family. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 9, 2006 at Pine Hills Visitation, Chapel and Reception Centre (625 Birchmount Road, 416-267-8229) from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, January 10th at 12 noon with visitation 2 hours prior. Reception to follow. Donations in Simone's memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-11 published
RODRIQUEZ, Christopher F., PhD. Chem.
Died suddenly on Sunday, December 11, 2005 at Lake Charles, Louisiana. Beloved son of Yvonne. Cherished grand_son of Ivy WONG. Predeceased by his grandfather Arthur CHIN. Dear nephew to Dr. Maxwell CHIN, his aunt Pat FUNG and his late uncle Wilbert. Christopher will be sadly missed by many relatives and Friends here at home, in the United States and the United Kingdom. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2006 at 1: 00 p.m. in the chapel of the Jerrett Funeral Home - North York Chapel, 6191 Yonge Street (2 lights south of Steeles Ave.).

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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-02-04 published
HALE, Ruth Lillian (née WAKEFIELD)
Peacefully, on February 2, 2006, at Trillium Health Centre - Queensway, at the age of 93. Ruth, lifetime employee of CIL and Stauffer Chemical, beloved wife of Leslie. Dearest aunt of Tayce WAKEFIELD and her husband Roy. Dearest sister-in-law of Willa WAKEFIELD of Victoria, British Columbia. A sincere thanks to the staff at Trillium Health Centre Queensway and Mississauga Sites and Dr. Michael WONG. A special thanks to Lois DAVIDSON. Friends may call at the Scott Funeral Home, Mississauga Chapel, 420 Dundas St. East (one block west of Cawthra Rd.), 905-272-4040, on Sunday from 1-4 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel on Monday, February 6, 2006 at 1: 00 p.m. Cremation Glen Oaks Memorial Gardens, Oakville, Ontario, followed by inurnment Mount Royal, Quebec. In Ruth's memory kindly consider a donation to the Cancer Society.

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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-02-10 published
CHIN, Geoffrey
Passed away suddenly at Markham Stouffville Hospital on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at the age of 65. Beloved and devoted husband of Joan (TAI,) father of Bradford (Donna FEGAN- CHIN) and Deanne (Dr. Gregory WONG.) Proud and loving grandfather of Nina, Bliss, Anya and Nyla. Survived by brother, Eddie (Nora), sister, Nellie, nephews: Graig and Darren Lyn and niece, Nicki Chin. Predeceased by sister, Rene Mae LYN, and brother, Tyrone. He most loved tennis, dancing and listening to music. Visitation at Chapel Ridge Funeral Home, 8911 Woodbine Ave, (4 lights north of Highway 7) Markham (905-305-8508) on Sunday, February 12th from 2-5 p.m. Church service at St. Justin Martyr, 3898 Hwy. 7 East on Monday, February 13th at 10: 30 a.m. Donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-02-16 published
WONG, Wing Yan " David"
Passed away peacefully on February 11th, 2006, in Scarborough. Wing Yan WONG, beloved husband of Fung Ngan; dear father of Lester (and his wife Wendy Hui-Wen) and Kathy (and her husband Ayyad) cherished grandfather of Amani; missed by many loving relatives and Friends. Visitation will be held Friday, February 17th from 2: 00-4:00 and 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the York Cemetery Visitation Chapel And Reception Centre, 160 Beecroft Road, 416-441-1580, with the Funeral Service to be held on Saturday, February 18th at 2: 00 p.m., interment to follow.

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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-03-18 published
BOKAR, Robert▲ Bob▲
On Thursday, March 16, 2006, at Sunnybrook Hospital. Bob BOKAR, beloved husband of Mara BOKAR. Loving▲ father of Caroline. Dear brother and brother-in-law of George and Noella BOKOR, Belle▲ and the late Maxi BIRKEN, Al and Lillian WAXMAN of Florida, the late Kati HULENYI, and Martha and the late Andras BOKOR of Israel. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Ave. West (3 lights west of Dufferin) for service on Sunday, March 19, 2006 at 12: 00 noon. Interment Beth Tzedec Memorial Park. Shiva 4383 Bathurst St. No. 1204. If desired, memorial donations may be made to The Liver▲ Research▲ Fund▲ of Doctor Florence WONG, 416-603-5958.

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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-04-18 published
WYMAN, The Reverend Harold Carlyle
On Saturday, April 15, 2006 in his 89th year. Beloved husband for 56 years of Dorothy (née BEALES,) loving father of Ruth WYMAN (Jonathan,) Kathryn WYMAN (Tom) and Margaret GAHAGAN (Brian.) Dear grandfather of Matthew, Nathaniel and Timothy WYMAN- McCARTHY Judith and Summer WONG; Caroline and Jackson GAHAGAN. Brother of the late Russell WYMAN of Ottawa and Doctor Herbert WYMAN of Winnipeg. Mourned also by sisters-in-law Ethna TAILOR/TAYLOR (Winnipeg,) Shirley HOBSON (Winnipeg) and Muriel WYMAN (Ottawa.) Friends may call at the Turner and Porter "Peel" Chapel, 2180 Hurontario Street, Mississauga (Hwy. 10 N of Queen Elizabeth Way) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday. Funeral Service of Praise and Thanksgiving will take place at Erindale United Church, 1444 Dundas Crescent, Mississauga, on Saturday, April 22, 2006 at 11: 00 a.m. A time of fellowship and refreshments will follow the service at the church. Gifts in his memory may be offered to The Student Christian Movement of Canada (310 Danforth Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4K 1N6) or The Mission and Services Fund c/o The United Church of Canada (3250 Bloor St. West, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M8X 2Y4). "Devoted husband and father, faithful pastor, generous companion and friend - a good and gentle man."

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WONG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-07-04 published
Methadone pharmacist passes away
Wing WONG accused by regulatory board
Dispensing habits were under fire
By Brian WHITWHAM, Special To The Star
To a regulatory body, Wing WONG's methadone distribution network put recovering heroin addicts at risk. But, to others, he was a hero who strived to help Ontario addicts find a better life.
WONG, who owned pharmacies in Kitchener, Guelph and Hanover with wife Susan, died either Sunday night or early yesterday. The exact time and cause were unknown at press time.
The Ontario College of Pharmacists had accused WONG of overbilling for methadone dispensing and "disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional" conduct. The college also alleged WONG broke rules that ensure methadone is administered safely. The rules had stated that methadone must be provided to patients in person by licensed pharmacists.
WONG always denied any wrongdoing. His disciplinary hearing before the college was scheduled for October and November.
WONG was featured in a Toronto Star investigation earlier this year that examined serious problems with methadone distribution and triggered a provincial government review. The series outlined WONG's exclusive right to supply methadone and other drugs to a chain of clinics called Ontario Addiction Treatment Centres. Doses were delivered by courier to clinics where staff supervised addicts' methadone intake. WONG made financial investments in the clinics and bought medical software sold by Ontario Addiction Treatment Centres's founders.
Ontario Addiction Treatment Centres co-founder Doctor Jeff DAITER called WONG a pioneering "maverick" who made it easier for thousands of people to kick their addictions. WONG was ordered in March to stop shipping methadone but the college issued an "interim" policy allowing him to continue provided Ontario Addiction Treatment Centres doctors got a federal exemption so they could delegate methadone dispensing to a "qualified person."

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WONNACOTT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-03-25 published
DOYLE- WONNACOTT, Joanne
In loving memory of Joanne; dear wife, mother, daughter, sister and aunt; who passed away one year ago today, March 28, 2005
May the winds of love blow softly
And whisper so you'll hear
We will always love and miss you
And wish that you were here.
Forever loved and never forgotten, Roy, Mark, Marie, Pat, Chris and Lindsay.

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WONNACOTT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-04-01 published
LAKE, Constance▼ Rose▼ (1912-2006)
At home in London, on Thursday, March 23, 2006, Constance Rose LAKE, beloved wife of the late George William LAKE. Loving▼ mother of Patricia Andrea. Daughter of the late Frederick SULLIVAN and Emelia FRICKER. Devoted▼ sister of the late Mable (Pat) DAY. Dear sister-in-law of Arthur LAKE, Mary▼ WILLIS, Elsie NORRIS, Mary LAKE and predeceased by Henry and Margaret LAKE, Oscar▼ LAKE, Stella LAKE, Dorothy (Dolly) HENRY, Bob NORRIS, Joe WILLIS. Lovingly remembered aunt of numerous nieces and nephews. Sadly missed by dear Friends Ted HAYES, Joan▼ and Laverne CARTER, Marjorie HARVEY, the Lam family, Mai and James FLYNN, John▼ and MaryEllen LILLIE, Roy WONNACOTT, Rita JONES, Connie LANGE, Enis CHAMBERLAIN, Margaret BARR and many more. Fondly remembered by John REID (godson) and wife Corey-Ann, Reg and Cynthia RIPTON, Richard▼ and Barbara FRANK. Always▼ cherished by her beloved Heidi and her husband Jon LUMLEY and Jeannie KIRSCH. Connie's▼ intellect, sense of humour, inner beauty and immeasurable strength and determination that endured until her last days will never be forgotten. A memorial service will be held at the Egan Funeral Home, 203 Queen St. S. (Hwy. 50), Bolton (905-857-2213) on Tuesday, April 4 at 2 o'clock. Following the service, interment will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bolton. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Condolences for the family may be offered at www.eganfuneralhome.com

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WONNACOTT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-04-10 published
LOW/LOWE/LOUGH
Peacefully at University Hospital on Saturday April 8, 2006, Richard " Dick" Donald LOW/LOWE/LOUGH in his 63rd year. Predeceased by his soul mate Barbara LEWIS. Survived by daughters Tania (Haret) WHITE/WHYTE, Rhonda (Ken) WONNACOTT and Dana LOW/LOWE/LOUGH. Special dad to Trevor LOW/LOWE/LOUGH. Dear step-father of Lori McNICHOL, Kelly LEWIS, Jennifer KING and Michael LEWIS. Devoted granddad to 10 grandchildren. Dear brother of Bob (Jean), Ron (Jeanette), Ken (Marg), Millie (Norm) SAUVE, Betty MIHAN and brother-in-law Ken CLEARY. Predeceased by brother Gerald and sister Catherine CLEARY. Dear friend of Sandra LOW/LOWE/LOUGH, and much loved by many nieces and nephews. The family will receive relatives and Friends at Forest Lawn Memorial Chapel, 1997 Dundas Street East (at Wavell), London, for visitation on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held in the chapel on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at 11 a.m. Interment Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or Canadian Cancer Society would be gratefully appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home 452-3770.

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WONNACOTT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-12-23 published
WONNACOTT, Betty
In loving memory of a dear Wife, Mother and Grandmother, Betty, who passed away 19 years ago December 25, 1987. Christmas comes with sad regret The month, the day, we will never forget. So many things have happened Since you were called away So many things to share with you Had you been left to stay. We often lay awake at night When the world is fast asleep And take a walk down memory lane With tears upon our cheeks. Remembering is easy We do it every day But missing you is a heartache That never goes away. We hold you close within our hearts And there you shall remain To walk with us throughout our lives Until we meet again. Sadly missed by Jack, Roy, John, Jo Ann, Bob, Ralph, Shelley and families

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WONNACOTT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-12-26 published
ELLWOOD, Marion (KNUDSEN)
It is with great sadness that the family of Marion ELLWOOD (KNUDSEN) announces her sudden death on Saturday December 23rd 2006 at Kensington Village. Beloved wife of the late William "Bud" ELLWOOD (2000.) Loving and inspirational mother of Terry ELLWOOD (Louise,) David ELLWOOD (Liz), John ELLWOOD (Bea), and Elizabeth WONNACOTT (Tom). Loving grandmother to Kristen, Sean, Jennifer, Megan (Steven), Derek (Theresa), Jim, Suzie, Sarah (Matt), Graham (Orla), Cindy (Doug), Cherie (Dave), Matthew (Catherine), Kathleen, Marion and David. Also cherished by 13 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Marion was born in Sarnia in 1916, and moved to the country as a young child. She was a life-long member of Mandaumin United Church, playing the organ, working in the Sunday School and serving on Session. She was also active in the Mandaumin community, and worked in the branch library there for many years. She was an activist for many good causes in the community and the world, and touched the lives of many people with her positive attitude, good humour and innovative ideas. And her knitting is still keeping people warm far and wide. Marion's life will be celebrated in a memorial service held in Mandaumin United Church on Friday December 29th at 2: 00 p.m. Cremation will be followed by private interment at Wyoming Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, we encourage you to send donations to the Mission and Service Fund of the United Church of Canada (www.united-church.ca/msfund/) 3250 Bloor Street West, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M8X 2Y4. (James A Harris Funeral Home, London, www.harrisfuneralhome.ca, phone: 519-433-7253).

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WONNACOTT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-04-01 published
LAKE, Constance▲ Rose▲ (1912-2006)
At home in London, on Thursday, March 23, 2006, Constance Rose LAKE, beloved wife of the late George William LAKE. Loving▲ mother of Patricia Andrea. Daughter of the late Frederick Sullivan and Emelia FRICKER. Devoted▲ sister of the late Mable (Pat) DAY. Dear sister-in-law of Arthur LAKE, Mary▲ WILLIS, Elsie NORRIS, Mary LAKE and predeceased by Henry and Margaret LAKE, Oscar▲ LAKE, Stella LAKE, Dorothy (Dolly) HENRY, Bob NORRIS, Joe WILLIS. Lovingly remembered aunt of numerous nieces and nephews. Sadly missed by dear Friends Ted HAYES, Joan▲ and Laverne CARTER, Marjorie HARVEY, the Lam family, Mai and James FLYNN, John▲ and MaryEllen LILLIE, Roy WONNACOTT, Rita JONES, Connie LANGE, Enis CHAMBERLAIN, Margaret BARR and many more. Fondly remembered by John REID (godson) and wife Corey-Ann, Reg and Cynthia RIPTON, Richard▲ and Barbara FRANK. Always▲ cherished by her beloved Heidi and her husband Jon LUMLEY and Jeannie KIRSCH. Connie's▲ intellect, sense of humour, inner beauty and immeasurable strength and determination that endured until her last days will never be forgotten. A memorial service will be held at the Egan Funeral Home, 203 Queen St. S. (Hwy. 50), Bolton (905-857-2213) on Tuesday, April 4 at 2 o'clock. Following the service, interment will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bolton. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Condolences for the family may be offered at www.eganfuneralhome.com

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