MORITSUGU o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-10 published
Priest from Japan ministered to displaced Japanese Canadians
He arrived in Canada for a three-year posting and stayed 26 years. 'He was kind of a reverse missionary. He would write his Sunday sermons in between periods of Hockey Night in Canada'
By Ron CSILLAG, Special to The Globe and Mail, Page S10
Toronto -- Upon their arrival in Canada in 1953, Paul Ken IMAI, his wife and two children constituted five per cent of all immigrants from Japan that year. In the decade after the Second World War, just 409 Japanese émigrés were permitted to come to this country.
Racial hysteria kept all but a trickle of Japanese out of Canada until 1967, when the government introduced the point system, which judges potential newcomers primarily on their labour market skills and adaptability to Canada, rather than racial or ethnic backgrounds.
A particularly dark chapter in Canadian history began in late 1941. Just weeks after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and its invasion the following day of Hong Kong, which led to the death or capture of 2,000 Canadian troops, Canada invoked the War Measures Act and declared Japanese Canadians to be enemy aliens.
In British Columbia, where most of them lived, it meant that 22,000 persons of Japanese origin, including Canadian citizens, were uprooted. The evacuees were relocated to B.C.'s Interior, scattered about or placed in internment or work camps. They lost everything. Their homes, fishing boats, businesses and personal items were taken or destroyed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Their land was set aside for returning veterans.
Four months after the war ended, Ottawa made Japanese Canadians an offer: Be dispersed or return to Japan. About 4,000 people went back to Japan (voluntarily, the government insisted). About 9,000 settled in Ontario.
That's where Rev. IMAI, an American-trained Anglican priest, found a community still recovering, trying to make a life in the country that had treated them so miserably. Not many of them were Christian, fewer still were Anglican, but those who were encountered a gentle, compassionate man who would be a calming influence in their lives.
"They were uprooted. They wanted to go home but were not allowed," remembered Grace, his soft-spoken wife of 60 years. It was a community still in shock. Her husband "visited people and listened to them. That was a very good thing for them, to talk about it," she went on. "But maybe he couldn't do as much as he wanted."
Though small in number, Mr. IMAI helped solidify Japanese Anglicans in Toronto, Hamilton, London, St. Catharines and Montreal. As a parish priest, he conducted hundreds of baptisms and weddings, and held Bible classes in Japanese. It was supposed to be a three-year posting; it lasted for 26 years.
A much-loved pastor, priest and teacher who combined Japanese serenity with Christian saintliness, Mr. IMAI represented a distinct minority. In Japan, where European missionaries were not as successful as elsewhere in the Orient, fewer than one per cent of the population is Christian. Japanese tend to borrow freely and without conflict from Buddhism and Shinto, the indigenous religion of Japan, sometimes with Christian holidays and traditions thrown in. Mr. IMAI studied and was conversant in Shin (Japanese) Buddhism, Zen and Shinto, but never considered those as alternatives to his beloved church.
He was born of samurai ancestry in Manchuria, then under Japanese control. His father was a wealthy railroad magnate and devout Anglican who wrapped his new son in white and offered him to God's service. He named him Ken, which means "offering" in Japanese.
Mr. IMAI attended Saint Paul's University in Tokyo and studied at the General Theological Seminary in New York from 1938 to 1940. He was ordained to the priesthood at Christ Church Cathedral in the city of Sendai.
His family concedes the only gaps in his biography occur during the war years. He never spoke about them. He felt that as a Christian, he could not support war, and delivered an anti-war sermon from the pulpit in the city of Akita around 1941, only to notice a man in the back row of the sanctuary leave right after it was over. It turned out that the stranger was a member of Japan's secret police, and Mr. IMAI was drafted into the Japanese army right away.
He served in the dangerous position of scout, and saw front-line action in the Philippines and New Guinea, where he was captured by U.S. troops. Japanese soldiers had standing orders to kill themselves with a poison pill upon capture, but Mr. IMAI and a group of others didn't have their suicide pills, so they asked to be shot in the chest. The Americans declined.
Imprisoned in New Guinea, Mr. IMAI was soon shipped to a prisoner of war camp in near the town of Cowra in Australia. Located about 300 kilometres west of Sydney, N.S.W., the facility was home to some 4,000 Axis inmates. A guard from New York befriended the young priest and even presented him with a cake on his birthday. Hunger was the PoW's constant companion, and they wondered what the crocodiles in nearby streams tasted like.
The Cowra camp became famous when on August 5, 1944, more than 500 Japanese PoWs escaped, or died in the attempt. At the sound a bugle, hundreds of PoWs charged the wire yelling "Banzai."
The authorities had earlier been tipped off about a planned breakout and purposely rearmed the guards by replacing their rifles with machine guns. The gunners mowed down scores of prisoners before being overwhelmed by sheer numbers, and two were killed. In all, about 350 PoWs got away but by all accounts few of them expected to get very far. Some killed themselves, had it done for them by a comrade or were shot avoiding recapture. Within 10 days, all 230 survivors had been rounded up. For his part, Mr. IMAI did not make it back to Japan until 1946.
He took a job as chaplain at a girls' school in Tokyo. Six years later, he was called by the Missionary Society of the Church of England to minister to Japanese-Anglicans in the Toronto area, then the second-largest such community outside Japan (the first was in Los Angeles). At the same time, he was awarded a scholarship to take a master's degree in theology at the University of Toronto's Trinity College.
"He was kind of a reverse missionary," his son, Shin, said. "He loved this country. He would write his Sunday sermons in between periods of Hockey Night in Canada." It was a peripatetic congregation in those days, more recently settling at St. Andrew Japanese Congregation, located in St. David's Anglican Church on Donlands Avenue.
"There was a lot of emphasis on education," recalled Shin IMAI. "They really pounded that into us. My parents always said, and this is fairly common among immigrants, that you have to be - no insult to anybody - better than white people in order to be treated the same as white people."
Mr. IMAI maintained a resolute silence about his war experiences. But there were times at night, his son says, when his father awoke screaming.
He was appointed an honorary canon of Saint_James Cathedral in Toronto. Two years later, he and others translated Anglicanism's central text, the Book of Common Prayer, into Japanese. In her will, Shizuko MORITSUGU, the woman who handwrote the edition's kanji script, specified that a copy be placed in her coffin.
Mr. IMAI retired as parish priest in 1978. For the next five years, he served as a chaplain at a Japanese school in England, then as dean of King Alfred's College in Winchester, Wessex.
Back in Toronto, he taught Japanese Bible classes for 11 years, before Parkinson's disease sidelined him in 1997. As far as his family knows, he voiced no opinion on the same-sex controversy now tearing apart the global Anglican communion.
Rev. John WILTON, the IMAIs' own priest, said he encountered "holy ground" whenever he visited Mr. IMAI. Mr. WILTON summons a scene that is sad yet dignified. Deaf, wracked by Parkinson's, and with most of his English gone, Mr. IMAI could do little else in his final days but make the sign of the cross.
Paul Ken IMAI was born in Manchuria on November 10, 1911, and died in Toronto on November 27, 2007. He was 96. He leaves his wife Grace YACHIRO, children Shin, Margaret and Rei, and seven grandchildren.

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MORLEY o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2007-11-21 published
MORLEY, Wayne▼
Passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 with his family by his side at the home of his parents Bill and Minnie MORLEY, after a courageous battle with cancer. Wayne MORLEY, in his 52nd year. Dear father of Richard and Brian MORLEY and Gordon and Grant DAVIDSON. Will be sadly missed by his two sisters Wendy MORLEY (Chris WINTERBURN) of Dundas and Linda MORLEY- HARRISON (Pepe PETRICH) of R.R.#5 Dundalk, his brother-by-choice Brian BROWN of Guelph, his nephews Christopher MORLEY, Brendon LANGLOIS and Shawn HARRISON, his niece Holly HARRISON and his many aunts and uncles. Rested at the McMillan and Jack Funeral Home, Dundalk. Funeral Service was held in the chapel on Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 2: 00 p.m. Interment in Walkers Cemetery. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Louise Marshall Hospital, Mount Forest would be appreciated. Visitation was on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9.
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MORLEY o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2007-11-21 published
MORLEY, Wayne▲▼
The family of Wayne MORLEY would like to thank Norm and Cindy of McMillan Jack Funeral Home for helping us plan Wayne's funeral. Thank▼ you to Rev. Cheryl JACK, Wayne's▼ cousin, for giving the service and to everyone else that spoke for Wayne that day. The lunch that the ladies of the United Church served is gratefully acknowledged. We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Norma and John for coming out to the house so quickly Tuesday morning. Thank you to Doctor LUND, Doctor▼ REAUME and to the Victorian Order of Nurses nurses. To Sue of Victorian Order of Nurses - you will never understand how much your support and dedication meant to us. Thank you for coming so early Tuesday morning and for everything you did for Wayne. We will never forget it. Finally, thank you, everyone for the flowers and donations. Your love and support have been a great help to us during this very difficult time.
- Sincerely, the MORLEY Family.
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MORLEY o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2007-11-28 published
MORLEY, Wayne▲
The family of Wayne Morley would like to thank Norm and Cindy of McMillan Jack Funeral Home for helping us plan Wayne's funeral. Thank▲ you to Rev. Cheryl JACK, Wayne's▲ cousin, for giving the service and to everyone else that spoke for Wayne that day. The lunch that the ladies of the United Church served is gratefully acknowledged. We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Norm and John for coming out to the house so quickly Tuesday morning. Thank you to Doctor LUND Doctor▲ REAUME and to the V.O. N nurses. To Sue of Victorian Order of Nurses - you will never understand how much your support and dedication meant to us. Thank you for coming so early Tuesday morning and for every thing you did for Wayne. We will never forget it. Finally, thank you everyone for the flowers and donations. Your love and support have been a great help to us during this very difficult time.
- Sincerely, the Morley Family.
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MORLEY o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-02 published
MORLEY, Ruby (ARMITAGE)
At University Hospital, London on Sunday, December 31, 2006 Ruby (ARMITAGE) MORLEY of Lucan in her 84th year. Beloved wife of the late Arnold MORLEY (1980.) Dear mother of Lorne and Linda MORLEY of R.R.#1 Exeter and Larry and Joan MORLEY of Lucan. Dear grandmother of Steven and Brenda MORLEY, and Karen MORLEY and her fiancé Kevin DUNLOP, and great-grandmother of Jared and Ryan and Dakota and Jayden. Dear sister of Wilda GRAHAM of London. Predeceased by sisters Lola ALLISON, Evelyn WILCOX and Dora THAR and a brother Cecil ARMITAGE. Friends may call at the C. Haskett and son Funeral Home, 223 Main Street, Lucan on Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where the funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 3rd at 11 a.m. with Rev. Kathy WREFORD officiating. Interment Saint_James Cemetery, Clandeboye. Donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association or the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. Condolences may be forwarded through www.haskettfh.com

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MORLEY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-21 published
BUCHANAN, William Gavin " Bill," L.V.O.
Peacefully at home in East Sussex, July 17th. Beloved husband of Libby, father to Victoria, Jamie, Lisa, and the late Gray BUCHANAN. son of late E.V. and Faith BUCHANAN of London, Ontario. Brother to the late Mary Buchanan MOSSOP, and brother-in-law to Doctors Helen and Tom MORLEY of Uxbridge. His loss deeply felt by many adoring relatives and Friends. Cdn. contact jennifermossop@hotmail.com

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MORLEY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-12 published
MORLEY, John Terence " Terry"
After a short illness, and despite a determined fight, John Terence ("Terry") MORLEY died in his sleep on October 10, 2007. He was 64. He leaves behind his wife, Jane Brewin MORLEY; his aunt, Marg MILLER; his three sons, Gareth, James and Simon; two daughters-in-law, Faith SHIELDS and Jennifer MILNE, and three grandchildren, Leda, Mikias and Yohannes. Terry taught three decades of students as a professor of political science at U. Vic. But he was never of the ivory tower. As a labour organizer, political activist, columnist for the Victoria Times Colonist and Vancouver Sun, retauranteur, political consultant, loving husband and father and loyal friend, he left his mark on all who knew him. He will be missed. A funeral service will be held at Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday, October 13, at 2 p.m. There will be a reception afterwards at the Union Club at 3: 30. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Partners in the Horn of Africa (www.partnersinthehorn.com).

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MORNINGSTAR o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-29 published
ROPCEAN, Maureen Claire (née CHISHOLM) (1931-2007)
Maureen Claire ROPCEAN passed away on September 25, 2007 at the age of 76 years. Maureen was predeceased by her parents, Dorothy CLYNE and Raymond CHISHOLM and her husband George. She will be sadly missed by her daughters, Susan Dawn TURNER (née MORNINGSTAR) and husband Roger of Okotoks, Alberta and Cheryl Anne MORNINGSTAR and husband Robbie METZA of Whistler, British Columbia. Grandchildren Brett, Adam and Jena TURNER of Okotoks, and Birken and Braden METZA of Whistler; one sister Gwen NICKSIC and nieces and nephews of Kingsport, Tennessee. Maureen was born and raised in Edmonton. When the twins were young, some time was spent in the Maritimes where good Friends were made. Maureen returned to spend the rest of her life as an Albertan. She loved her Friends and family and loved life. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 4: 00 p.m. at Holy Nativity Anglican Church, 12707 Bonaventure Drive S.E., Calgary with The Reverend Bryan Beveridge officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made directly to Alberta Lung Association, P.O. Box 4500, Station South, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 6K2 or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, #100, 119 - 14 Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2N 1Z6 South Calgary Funeral Centre And Crematorium 12700 Macleod Trail South, Calgary (403) 297-0711 Honoured Provider of Dignity Memorial

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MORO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-05 published
McCRAE, Armour Livingstone
Mayor, City of Welland, Ontario 1953-58
Passed away, on Saturday, November 3, 2007, at Toronto, in his 91st year. Armour is survived by his beloved wife Heather (nee MONTGOMERY,) and his two loving sons and their families: Armour and Eydie McCRAE of Guelph and granddaughter Cara (Mike;) James McCRAE of Barrie, daughter-in-law Brooke McCRAE and grand_son Jamie of Brampton; and by his two loving daughters and their families: Wendy and Bruce DUNNING of Newmarket and grand-daughters Abbey and Rebecca; and Donna CREIGHTON of Toronto; and by his daughter-in-law Margaret McCRAE and granddaughter Jessica. Predeceased by his cherished first wife Jessie King (MAINS) McCRAE, and by his son Nichol. son of the late Nichol and Emily McCRAE of Welland, dear brother of Margaret Mccrae MORO and Rudy MORO of London. Predeceased by brothers Alex, James and Charles.
Of all positions aspired to or later achieved, being Mayor of the City of Welland was always first and foremost in his heart, and the one for which he wishes most to be remembered. Elected President of the then Association of Ontario Mayors and Reeves 1956-57. In 1958, as Mayor he presided over the centennial celebrations of the city, and in that same year was the first to be honoured in receiving the Citizen of the Year Award for Welland-Crowland. He was invited by the Queen to attend her Coronation at Westminster Abbey, and was the recipient of the coronation medal. A well-known after-dinner and convention speaker, he addressed the British Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in Belfast, Ireland in 1953. On two occasions he was the speaker representing Canada (France and the United States also being represented) at the Annual Flag Day Celebration at Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, New York, U.S.A. Armour always promoted a better understanding between English and French-speaking Canada, and to that end, was instrumental in "twinning" the city of Welland with the Québec city of Sorel. Member and Vice-Chairman of the Ontario Municipal Board 1958-83; seconded from the Board to be Chief Hearing Officer for the Parkway Belt West hearings in 1976, and seconded again to be Chief Hearing Officer for the Niagara Escarpment Plan hearings from 1980-83.
Friends may call on Tuesday, November 6, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the R.S. Kane Funeral Home (6150 Yonge Street, at Goulding, south of Steeles). Funeral service will be held at Willowdale Presbyterian Church (38 Ellerslie Avenue), on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at 11 o'clock. Private family interment at Westminster Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the Willowdale Presbyterian Church, 38 Ellerslie Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M2N 1X8 or to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, 1929 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4G 3E8 Condolences www.rskane.ca
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MOROSNICK o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-18 published
REMIS, Elaine (née MOROSNICK)
It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of Elaine REMIS on July 10, 2007 at the age of 84 years in the presence of her beloved family. She was predeceased by her father, Louis David MOROSNICK in 1956, mother Gwendolyn MOROSNICK in 1966, husband Bernard REMIS in 1990, partner Andrew SCHWARTZ in 2005 and sister Dorothy in 1993. She is survived by her brother-in-law Leonard REMIS, his wife Esther and sister-in-law Gloria BROWN. She will be forever missed by her children and their partners David and Paula, Robert and Karen and Debby and Irv, her six grandchildren Josh, Becky, Jill, Samuel, Daniel and Rachael, and four great-grandchildren Madison, Hannah, Alejo and Adina. Her children and grandchildren came from far and wide to be with her in her final days; this was a source of great comfort to her.
She lived her entire life in Winnipeg and was an integral member of the Winnipeg Jewish community. Until very recently, Elaine was an independent woman who lived life to the fullest, including playing tennis and engaging in an active social life. For the last 30 years, she greatly enjoyed spending the winter months with her family and Friends in Palm Springs, California.
Elaine was eternally youthful and was deeply dedicated to her family and Friends. She had a way of putting others at ease and she engendered much respect and affection in the many people she came in contact with over her lifetime. She will be greatly missed.
Sincere thanks to the medical and nursing staff of Riverview Health Centre and Health Sciences Centre for the generous and sensitive care during the last weeks of her life.
Her funeral was at the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue, Winnipeg on July 12 and she was interment beside her husband Bernard at the Shaarey Zedek Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Health Sciences Centre Foundation, Thorlakson Building, MS-1, 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg R3A 1A9 or to the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba, Suite C400-123 Doncaster Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3N 2B2.

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MOROZOV o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-17 published
ONYSCHUK, Yaroslaw
Peacefully on July 15, 2007, in his 99th year. Predeceased by his loving wife, Odarka. Loved father of Bohdan and wife Tania, and George and his late wife Mary. Devoted grandfather of Motria and husband Victor MOROZOV, Tamara and husband Peter ELYJIW. Loving greatgrandfather of Zirka and Kvitka MOROZOV, Danya and Marko ELYJIW. Immigrated to Canada from Ukraine in 1948, where he had been a lawyer and judge, and became a very successful Insurance Executive. Journalist, political activist, chess master, fluent in 7 languages, violinist and soccer player in his youth. He will be greatly missed by his nieces and nephews and their families. Visitation on Tuesday, July 17, at Cardinal Funeral Home, 92 Annette St. (near Keele) from 6: 00 to 9:00 p.m. (Panakhyda at 7: 30 p.m.). Funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18 at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church at Queen and Bellwoods Streets, Toronto. Interment at Prospect Cemetery thereafter. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Shevchenko Scientific Society or the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation

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MORPHY o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-06-09 published
Husband charged in wife's shooting death
By Patrick MALONEY, Sun Media, Sat., June 9, 2007
Eugena SMITH, whose husband is now charged in her death, was a sweet woman who worked several jobs and loved her little girl, Friends say.
The 33-year-old Saint Thomas resident was found dead in her Balaclava Street home early Thursday in a reported shooting.
Her estranged husband, Michael SMITH, 35, is charged with first-degree murder.
"She was a good lady, hard worker. Just a quiet person," said a friend who asked his name not be published. "Everybody misses her."
Eugena worked part time at a local Chinese restaurant and reportedly also cleaned houses. It's unclear what Michael did for a living, though they had lived in the home for about a year.
The couple had a daughter -- believed to be about three years old -- and police said yesterday the youngster wasn't in the home at the time of her mother's death.
"She wasn't there and she's safe," Saint Thomas police Const. Anders NIELSEN said. "She wasn't exposed to what happened, directly."
The friend described Michael SMITH as a "nice person" but added that in "the last few months, they had problems."
Neighbours heard him working on interior renovations until late Wednesday.
It was about 6: 30 a.m. Thursday when James MORPHY, a nearby resident with a police scanner, heard officers called to a shooting at 9 Balaclava St.
He said he heard officers say a conflict erupted when a woman told a man she was leaving him.
Investigators yesterday termed SMITH's death a "domestic-related homicide." Michael SMITH will appear in court via video on Monday.
Between 1993 and 2006, there were no homicides in Saint Thomas. But over the past year there have been three, including this latest case.
"It goes to show you that no community is immune," NIELSEN said.

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MORRICE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-06-19 published
McIVOR, Frances Elaine (née KOCH)
'Fran' was born December 5, 1940 in Flin Flon, Manitoba, a daughter to Ruth (née ERICKSON) and Alfred KOCH and sister to Elfreyda and her husband Alex MORRICE of Brooks, Alberta.
Fran passed away peacefully and in the company of her family on Friday, June 15, 2007, in Meaford, Ontario in her 67th year.
She was the dear and beloved mother of David and his wife Deneen of Loretto, Ontario, Erin and her husband Darrell DENNIS of Clarksburg, Ontario, Paige of Christie Beach, Ontario and Drew and his wife Megan of Guelph, Ontario.
She will be the fondly missed Nana of her grandchildren Maxwell, Madelaine, Benjamin, Ava, Cole and Naomi.
A private family service, officiated by Reverend Doctor Brian GOODINGS, was conducted on Monday, June 18, 2007 at the Ferguson Funeral Home in Meaford with cremation following.
Deepest appreciation for donations to the Canadian Cancer Society.

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MORRICE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-30 published
FLEMING/FLEMMING, Allyn George Russel
Passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by loving family, on Thursday, November 29th, 2007, at the age of 74, after a courageous battle with cancer. Beloved husband of Myra for fifty-two years, and father to Linda (Rob MINIALOFF,) Sandra (Bill MORRICE,) David and Bruce. Cherished grandfather of Jeffrey, Bradley and Katie. Allyn will be sadly missed by his brother, Ross, and all of his family and Friends. Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Yorke Chapel, 2357 Bloor St. W., at Windermere, east of the Jane subway, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Friday. Funeral service will be held in the Chapel on Saturday, December 1, 2007, at 11: 30 a.m. If desired, donations made to the Toronto General Hospital or to the Princess Margaret Hospital would be appreciated.

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MORRIN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-06 published
MORRIN, Doctor▼ Peter▼ A.F.
On October 3rd, 2007, as a result of an automobile accident. Beloved husband of Mariella C.C. MORRIN, dear father of Peter R.F. MORRIN (Donna), Hugh F.C. MORRIN (Sharon), and Robin D. MORRIN (Ingrid), Granddaddy to Eric, Austin, Madeleine, Hugh, Kathryn and Alexandra, brother of Alice M. SMYTH and Francis D. MORRIN. Mass of Christian Burial at Saint Mary's Cathedral, Kingston, Ontario, Friday, October 12th, at 2: 00 p.m. Cremation has taken place. Private interment. For his many Friends, a reception will follow the service. There will be no visitation. He was a distinguished nephrologist, medical ethicist, mentor and teacher, who used his skills, compassion and clear vision to serve his patients, students and colleagues. As a sailor, skier and fly fisherman, he shared his love of the outdoors with family and Friends. As a loving husband, caring father and stalwart friend, he will be missed by many. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to University Hospitals Kingston Foundation, or to The Dr. Peter Morrin Academic Fund, Queen's University. See www.magma.ca/~morrin for more info.

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MORRIN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-02 published
He was among the first doctors in Canada to perform dialysis
Irish-born renal specialist who had trained in the U.S. introduced the experimental treatment to Kingston hospitals. Sometimes, he even built his own equipment
By F.F. LANGAN, Special to the Globe and Mail, Page S8
Peter MORRIN was a Canadian pioneer in kidney dialysis who in 1967 performed one of the first successful uses of blood purification, or hemodialysis, in Kingston.
Although trained as a nephrologist - or kidney specialist - the Irish-born doctor did not want to get involved in hemodialysis when he first arrived at Kingston General Hospital. At the time, the equipment was large and complicated, and Doctor MORRIN maintained that dialysis would only work if applied by a properly trained team with the right apparatus. But a dramatic incident in the emergency room forced him to act before he was ready.
A badly injured car-accident victim arrived at Kingston General suffering from kidney failure, among other things. Dialysis might save him. As it turned out, an unused dialysis machine lay in the basement of the nearby Hotel Dieu Hospital. Volunteer fundraisers had donated the machine after a patient died of kidney failure and it had sat, untouched, ever since.
The trouble was, no one in Kingston was familiar with the thing - except for Doctor MORRIN, that is. Nine years earlier, he had been a member of a university medical team in Missouri that had been among the first in the world to achieve hemodialysis and he knew what he must do.
"We borrowed the Kingston General Hospital van and drove over to the Hotel Dieu where we found the kidney dialysis machine covered with dust and brought it back to Kingston General Hospital. I plugged it in, switched it on and it seemed to be in working order," recalled Doctor MORRIN in a memoir in 2004. "The operating room staff cleaned it, and we set it up in the one of the operating rooms."
It took eight hours to prepare the dialysis machine, which turned out to be tragically too long for the patient. By the time the machine was hooked up, his condition had deteriorated and he died.
"This event galvanized the hospital to establish a hemodialysis team and draw up the necessary protocols and procedures. The next patient with acute renal failure did not meet such a tragic end," relates a profile of Doctor MORRIN from the Kidney Foundation of Canada.
The next patient was another accident victim, a 21-year-old man who had rolled his car and spent six hours in a ditch before anyone noticed him. He was dying, and one of his problems was kidney failure. Doctor MORRIN and a urologist, Andrew BRUCE, stayed with the young man for six hours during the treatment. He survived.
Dialysis is used to mimic the functions of the kidneys, cleaning the blood, among other things. It is not a perfect replacement for a kidney, but treatment on a dialysis machine is enough to keep a patient alive. Dialysis can be used for patients with temporary or permanent kidney failure.
Peter MORRIN was the son of two Dublin doctors. He was sent to school in England at Ampleforth College, a Catholic boarding school run by the Benedictine Order. He returned to Ireland for university, studying medicine at University College, Dublin. In 1954, he graduated first in his class and studied in Liverpool for several months. He then went to work for two years at Boston City Hospital in Massachusetts.
After that, he moved to St. Louis, Missouri, for more postgraduate work and it was at the Washington University School of Medicine that he became a part of a team that was among the first anywhere to achieve hemodialysis. The 1958 procedure saved the life of a 9-year-old.
From there, he went on to become acting director of the renal division at the Barnes Hospital in St. Louis in 1960. Always a keen rugger player in Ireland, he hooked up with the local rugby club and it was through that connection that he met his wife, Mariella.
A year later, he arrived at Queen's University to be a lecturer in the department of medicine and to join the staff of Kingston General. After working in general medicine, he established the hospital's renal program and the nephrology division.
Along the way, he began experimenting with dialysis machines of his own. Applying what he had learned in Missouri and adding everything he had since figured out for himself, he began to put together his own equipment.
In 1965, he invented his own dialysis machine, said his friend, Ross Morton. Doctor▲ MORRIN called it the King Med machine.
"He also had to mix his own chemical solution in a big steel drum," added Doctor MORTON, a professor of medicine at Queen's. "He put in water and added the correct concentration of chemicals. Now it's done automatically, but then it had to be done by hand."
In the end, it was not until 1967 that the Kingston dialysis unit opened. At first, it was just a four-bed unit located upstairs from the X-ray department. Today, the unit has eight nephrologists on staff and provides dialysis to 250 patients in Kingston, as well as another 100 patients in seven satellite centres and at homes in eastern Ontario from Brockville to Belleville.
Along with his specialty in nephrology, Doctor MORRIN was also a medical ethicist. From the outset, many ethical questions arose about who would receive dialysis and who would not. To be refused was to receive a death sentence.
Hospital boards made decisions on who would be given dialysis, since the machinery, the chemicals and the medical specialists were in short supply. Sometimes, hospitals would choose men over women because men were the breadwinners. It was something that always troubled Doctor MORRIN.
"In the early days of dialysis, you had to be between the ages of 15 to 45 to qualify - with no other serious disease apart from the renal failure. It was done by a committee," said Doctor MORTON. "Peter was a very fair man and worked on the basis that anyone who could benefit from the treatment should get it. He always struck the right ethical balance."
In his academic career, Doctor MORRIN started as a lecturer in medicine at Queen's in 1961, and rose to become a full professor by 1977. He took a sabbatical year in 1975-76, studying at the Institute of Nephrology in Paris.
Peter MORRIN was an outgoing man. All his life he retained the soft accent of educated Dublin, but he could mimic the many other Irish accents. If he listened to an Irishman speak, he could pinpoint the county of his birth - be it Kerry, Sligo or Wexford.
He was also a great storyteller and raconteur. At his engagement party in St. Louis he was cornered by some Americans who seemed to think all Irishmen were peasants, priests or Bing Crosby.
"So, Peter, why did you come to America?"
"Well, because the bull died."
His audience was astonished.
"Well, you see," he continued, straight-faced," I was engaged to be married to a lovely Irish girl. But in Ireland, the bride's family must provide a dowry. Then, the night before the wedding, the bull - the dowry - died. So we couldn't get married, and I had to leave Ireland."
Mariella, his fiancée, soon broke up the bull session.
A devoted family man, Doctor MORRIN was involved in the lives of his three sons as children and adults. He took up sailing, first buying a sailboat and then a book on how to sail. The family sailed out of the Kingston Yacht Club and one son, Hugh, went on to represent Canada at the 1981 world youth championships in Portugal. Doctor MORRIN was also a keen fly fisherman.
In 1995, he retired from clinical work and full-time teaching. The Peter Morrin Prize in Nephrology, established by colleagues and Friends on his retirement, is awarded annually to the fourth-year medical student at Queen's University obtaining the highest overall standing in nephrology.
Peter▲ Arthur Francis MORRIN was born in Dublin, Ireland, on October 8, 1931. He died at Kingston, Ontario, on October 3, 2007, of injuries suffered in a head-on car accident that occurred while on his way home from a day spent fly fishing. He was five days short of his 75th birthday. Doctor MORRIN is survived by his wife, Mariella, and his three sons, Peter, Hugh and Robin.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-06-08 published
LAWRENCE, Doris Victoria (née FEE) R.N.
Died peacefully at Eden House Care Facility, Tuesday, June 5, 2007, surrounded by loving care. Youngest child of Thomas and Ida FEE, born on family farm in Holland Centre, Ontario. Predeceased by devoted husband Norman E. LAWRENCE (1994,) 4 brothers and 5 sisters. Loving mother of Bruce (Ruth) LAWRENCE of Kitchener, and Kathy of Guelph. Devoted grandma of Matthew LAWRENCE and Krystle LAWRENCE (Ryan) both of Kitchener. Survived by sister Mary MORRIS of Welland, sister-in-law Beth (Lawrence) JONES of Honey Harbour. Many nieces and nephews. Doris will be remembered as a kind and gentle lady who loved babies, family gatherings and puppies. She loved sports, baseball and hockey especially and eventually football. Doris was an enthusiastic gardener, fisherman, reader and card player. Doris loved cottage life, working in the kitchen and people - the more the merrier and always wanted to feed everyone who came to see her. Doris was a care-giver all her life and retired from the Nursery of Guelph General Hospital in 1979. Despite multiple serious health problems, she was always fine, maintaining a smile and twinkle in her eye and singing some tune while she worked. Sincere appreciation to management and all staff of Eden House Care Facility for the loving care of Mom since April 2004. Friends will be received at the Wall-Custance Funeral Home and Chapel, 206 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Sunday (7-9 p.m.) and a half an hour prior to the funeral service which will be held, in the funeral home chapel, Monday, June 11, 2007, at 1: 30 p.m.. Cremation has taken place. (Reception to follow in the Wall-Custance Family Reception Centre). Memorial contributions to the EdenHouse Family Council, R.R.#2, Guelph N1H 6H8, Canadian Cancer Society, 4A-214 Speedvale Ave., W., Guelph N1H 1C4 or the Arthritis Society, P.O. Box 25055, 370 Stone Rd. W., Guelph N1G 4T4 would be appreciated. (www.wallcustance.com or 519-822-0051)

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MORRIS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-06-14 published
MORRIS, Matthew David
Suddenly as the result of an accident on Tuesday, June 12th, 2007 at the age of 21 years, Matthew MORRIS of R.R.#2, Tara. Beloved son of George MORRIS of Tara and Elizabeth and Al MOONEY of Southampton. Brother of Megan MORRIS and Ben BRUDER of Walkerton, and Laura MORRIS of Southampton. Stepbrother of Peggy and Paul FLEMING/FLEMMING, and Kelly MOONEY and Chris COUTURE, all of Kitchener. Loved grand_son of John and Karen REYNOLDS of Port Elgin. Uncle to Braeden. Special friend of Melissa LORENZ, Josh SPENCER, Samantha CAUDLE, and Christopher SPENCER. Left to mourn are many aunts, uncles, and cousins. He is predeceased by his grandparents Neil and Flo MORRIS. Friends may call at the W. Kent Milroy Port Elgin Chapel, 510 Mill Street, Port Elgin (Town of Saugeen Shores) from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 14th. A funeral service will be conducted in the Port Elgin United Church, 840 Bruce Street, Port Elgin, on Friday at 11: 00 a.m. with the Rev. Robert GATES officiating. Interment Hillcrest Cemetery, Tara. Memorial contributions to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Portrait and memorial online at www.milroyfuneralhomes.com

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MORRIS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-06-14 published
Man killed in farming accident
A 21-year-old Arran-Elderslie man died Tuesday after being pinned under a tractor on a farm. South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police and Bruce County paramedics arrived at the farm field on County Road 17 at about 5: 30 p.m. Matthew MORRIS was pronounced dead at the scene. A neighbour found MORRIS pinned under the tractor. There were no witnesses: to the accident, the Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release. Police and the Ministry of Labour are investigating.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-07-05 published
MEUSER, Faye▼ Elizabeth▼
Compassionate nurse, dedicated friend, special aunt and sister and conversationalist - died peacefully on June 20th, 2007 at the age of 68, after a 20 month battle with cancer. Faye was born in Port Elgin, Ontario on November 23rd 1938 to the late Amy and Andrew MEUSER. Faye▼ is survived by her sister Helen and husband Bob DAVIS of San Diego, California and her brother Glen and wife Marie of Southampton, Ontario. She was a very special aunt to Gail and her husband Robert FULLERTON of Paisley, Norman and his wife Sandra of Southampton, Diane and her husband Steve MORRIS of Goderich, and Mary and her husband Glen THORNLEY of Port Elgin. She is also survived by 9 great-nieces and nephews and many cousins in Ontario. She is predeceased by her brother-in-law John EYSSEL. Faye▼ graduated from Victoria Hospital School of Nursing in London Ontario as a registered nurse and later from the University of Western Ontario with her Masters in Nursing. She began her nursing career at the Vancouver General Hospital and then moved to Saint Paul's Hospital, downtown Vancouver, where she spent 27 years in various nurse management positions until her retirement in 2001. Faye was active for many years in professional nursing associations related to health care. She made a great contribution to the nursing profession in British Columbia. Upon her retirement she joined the British Columbia History of Nursing Association, volunteered at the Saint Paul's archives, lawn bowled, quilted, traveled, was a good friend to many, and was a great ambassador of the city of Vancouver. Faye was also active in the Central Presbyterian Church in Vancouver and in earlier years in the Burgoyne Knox Presbyterian Church in Ontario. There is a special celebration of Faye's life at Knox Presbyterian Church, Burgoyne on Saturday July 14th at 11 a.m. with a reception to follow. Donations in Faye's memory may be made to the Knox Presbyterian church Burgoyne or a charity of your choice.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-07-12 published
MEUSER, Faye▲ Elizabeth▲
Compassionate nurse, dedicated friend, special aunt and sister and conversationalist - died peacefully on June 20th, 2007 at the age of 68, after a 20 month battle with cancer. Faye was born in Port Elgin, Ontario on November 23rd 1938 to the late Amy and Andrew MEUSER. Faye▲ is survived by her sister Helen and husband Bob DAVIS of San Diego, California and her brother Glen and wife Marie of Southampton, Ontario. She was a very special aunt to Gail and her husband Robert FULLERTON of Paisley, Norman and his wife Sandra of Southampton, Diane and her husband Steve MORRIS of Goderich, and Mary and her husband Glen THORNLEY of Port Elgin. She is also survived by 9 great nieces and nephews and many cousins in Ontario. She is predeceased by her brother-in-law John EYSSEL. Faye▲ graduated from Victoria Hospital School of Nursing in London Ontario as a registered nurse and later from the University of Western Ontario with her Masters in Nursing. She began her nursing career at the Vancouver General Hospital and then moved to Saint Paul's Hospital, downtown Vancouver, where she spent 27 years in various nurse management positions until her retirement in 2001. Faye was active for many years in professional nursing associations related to health care. She made a great contribution to the nursing profession in British Columbia. Upon her retirement she joined the British Columbia History of Nursing Association, volunteered at the Saint Paul's archives, lawn bowled, quilted, traveled, was a good friend to many, and was a great ambassador of the city of Vancouver. Faye was also active in the Central Presbyterian Church in Vancouver and in earlier years in the Burgoyne Knox Presbyterian Church in Ontario. There is a special celebration of Faye's life at Knox Presbyterian Church, Burgoyne on Saturday July 14th at 11 a.m. with a reception to follow. Donations in Faye's memory may be made to the Knox Presbyterian church Burgoyne or a charity of your choice.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-07-17 published
LANG, Wilda “Red” (née WAITE)
At the Grey Bruce Health Services in Owen Sound on Monday morning July 16, 2007. In her 70th year, Wilda “Red” LANG (née WAITE,) loving wife of William D. LANG. Loved daughter of Cym (Mrs. Gordon WAITE.) Loving mother of Gord and his wife Judy. Loved grandmother of Garrett. Dear sister of Joy (Mrs. John TAILOR/TAYLOR) and Helen (Mrs. Hap SMITH.) Dear sister-in-law of Betty (Mrs. Carl COOK,) Sharon (Mrs. Bob MORRIS,) Peggy TENNANT and Pat (Mrs. Jim KELLAR.) Fondly remembered by her nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her father Gordon WAITE and her sister-in-law Dorothy (Mrs. Cliff MILLS.) Friends may call at the Breckenridge-Ashcroft Funeral Home on Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. A private family service will be held. Doctor Brad CLARK officiating. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to Crohn's and Coloitis Foundation or Canada (#600 - 60 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto M4T 1N5 1-800-387-1479) would be appreciated by the family.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-07-21 published
RICKER, Jann " Janice" (née PERKINS)
Of Owen Sound passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, July 19, 2007 in her 62nd year. Cherished mother of Melody MORRIS, Shawn RICKER and Dana (Judith) RICKER, all of Owen Sound and Toby (Nici) RICKER of Bradford. She will be sadly missed by grandchildren Dayne, Corey, Sophie, Caitlynn, Heather and Mackenzie along with her cherished 'small dog' Scalliwag. Jann is predeceased by her parents Laura (RYDALL) and Melvan PERKINS. Jann was a familiar face to many as she delivered packages in Grey and Bruce Counties working as a courier driver for over 15 years. In accordance with Jann's wishes, cremation has taken place. Family and Friends may call at the George Funeral Home, Wiarton on Friday, July 27, 2007 from 7: 00 to 9:00 p.m. and on Saturday, July 28th from 12: 00 noon. A.J.V. LEEDER will officiate the memorial service to celebrate Jann's life at 1: 00 p.m. Interment Colpoy's Bay Cemetery. Donations made to Toronto General Hospital or Princess Margaret Hospital would be appreciated by the family as expressions of sympathy. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.georgefuneralhome.com

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MORRIS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-07-27 published
MARKHAM, Monica Cecelia (formerly KENNEDY, née McCAULEY)
Passed away at the Huronia District Hospital on Wednesday July 25, 2007 at the age of 79 years. Monica McCAULEY, beloved wife of the late Howard MARKHAM and William (Bill) KENNEDY. Dear mother of Ann MORRIS. Fondly remembered by her stepchildren; Karen SHORT and her husband Ian, Sue BLAKE, Randy MARKHAM, Gerry MARKHAM, Wayne MARKHAM and the late Bruce MARKHAM. Cherished grandmother of 13 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Sister of Ursula WHITE/WHYTE, Hilda HARTMAN and the late Jacqueline MATHIESON, Roy, Carl, Clarence, Frank and Harold McCAULEY. She will be sadly missed by Dorothy Shaughnessy. Resting at the Nicholls Funeral Home, 330 Midland Ave, Midland on Sunday July 29th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral mass will be celebrated at Saint Margaret's Church, Midland on Monday July 30th at 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Memorial donations to the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation or Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. The family invites you to sign the “Book of Condolence“ at www.nicholls-funeral.ca

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MORRIS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-08-07 published
MORRIS, Jean (née HARFORD)
Passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, August 6th, 2007, in her 74th year. Beloved wife of Ron MORRIS. Loving▼ mother of Steve MORRIS and his wife Cathy, Audrey and her husband Merv MCINNES/MCINNIS, Andrew MORRIS, and Alison and her husband Craig HOLLIDAY, all of Durham. Cherished grandmother of Gillian, Trevor, Chris, Ben, Amy, Nathan and Rachel and great-grandmother of Bailey, Mackenzie and Evan. Dear daughter of Kathleen and the late Ernest HARFORD. Sister of Ted HARFORD and his wife Louise, Mike HARFORD and his wife Eileen, Dot and her husband Pete WELSH, and Eileen and her husband Dave BRUNTON. Predeceased by her infant son Ian. A private family service will take place. In respect of her wishes, a casual Come and Go tea to celebrate her life will be held for family and Friends in her beloved garden (134 College Street, Durham) on Thursday from 3-6 p.m. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements entrusted to the McCulloch-Watson Funeral Home, Durham.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-08-18 published
HOLMES, Joseph Fred
At Central Place Nursing Home, Owen Sound on Friday August 17, 2007, in his 74th year. Beloved husband of Bertha (née MORRIS.) Loving father to Jim and his wife Kaye of Keady, Penny and her husband Ron FITCHETT of Orillia, and Debbie and her husband Peter FORD of Owen Sound. Grandfather of John (Sheena,) Jeremy and Renee, Lisa (Ryan), and Josh (Jenn) HOLMES, Jason and Stacey DERHAK, Elizabeth and Chris MAYNARD, Jeffery and Jennifer FORD. Great-grandfather to Talya and Tanner HOLMES and Tristan MAYNARD. Survived by his brothers Merv and his wife Addie HOLMES, Wilfred and his wife Linda HOLMES, and by his sister Ellen WRIGHT. Predeceased by brothers Bill, Roy, Al, Mel, and Ron, and sisters Marion and Betty. Friends are invited to the Tannahill Funeral Home for visiting on Monday 1 hour prior to service time, 12 o'clock to 1 o'clock. A private family service will be conducted in the chapel on Monday, August 20th, at 1 o'clock, with Doctor Brad CLARK officiating. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery. As Expressions of sympathy, the family would appreciate donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, or the Liver Foundation.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-09-04 published
GREGG, Dan McGregor
At the Grey-Bruce Health Services in Owen Sound on Saturday, September 1st, 2007, at the age of 67 years, Dan GREGG of Paisley. Husband of Kathie GREGG. Father of Adam and his wife Geraldine of Mississauga, Erin and her husband Josh BLACKWOOD of Barrie, and Jill of Toronto. Grandpa to Leslie Rebecca, Emma Kathleen, and Sophie Marie. son of Margaret GREGG of Paisley and the late Wally GREGG. Brother of Margaret Jane and her husband Ian McCOMB of London, and Sherry and her husband Michael McINTEE of Walkerton. He is survived by nieces Beverly and her husband Bill MORRIS, and Sarah McINTEE, and by his nephew Christopher McINTEE. Dan will be sadly missed by his “special friend” Lucy. Friends may call at the W. Kent Milroy Paisley Chapel, 216 Queen St. S., Paisley from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Monday, September 3rd, 2007. Funeral service will be conducted in the Knox United Church, Paisley on Tuesday morning at 11: 00 a.m., with the Rev. Robert WIDDOWSON officiating. Interment Douglas Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions to the Foundations of either the Saugeen Memorial Hospital or the Grey-Bruce Regional Health Centre would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Portrait and memorial online at www.milroyfuneralhomes.co

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MORRIS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-12-24 published
WASSERFALL, Margaret▼ Elizabeth▼ " Betty▼"
At Grey Gables, Markdale, on Friday December 21, 2007, Margaret Elizabeth▼ 'Betty' WASSERFALL of Markdale, formerly of Toronto, in her 85th year. Beloved wife of William WASSERFALL, loving mother of Kathleen WILSON of Toronto, Judith WASSERFALL (David▼ CANN) of Mississauga and Valerie WASSERFALL (James▼ CULLEN) of Chesley. Dear grandmother of Peter MORRIS; Ian,▼ Blair,▼ Anne▼ and Mary WILSON; James▼ and Stephanie CULLEN; Gregory, Heather▼ and Margaret CANN. Predeceased▼ by daughter Anne MORRIS and brother Bill JENNINGS. Betty▼ served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War 2, graduated from Victoria College, U.of T. receiving her Bachelors of Arts, Library Science and Education. Betty was employed by the York Board of Education as head Librarian at Bayview Secondary School, and was active in Friends of the Library, Markdale, Toronto Historical Society, Paperweight Collectors Association Ontario, Genealogical Association Ontario and the Ontario Bird Banding Association. The family will receive Friends at the May Funeral Home, 63 Main St. E., Markdale on Thursday, December 27th from 2-4: 00 p.m. and 7-9:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at Annesley United Church, 82 Toronto St. S., Markdale on Friday December 28, 2007 at 1: 00 p.m. Interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. If desired, donations to Heart and Stroke Foundation or Walter Harris Memorial Library would be appreciated.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-02 published
MORRIS, Phyllis (BUTTERS)
Peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer at London Health Sciences Centre Victoria Hospital on Monday, January 1, 2007 Phyllis (BUTTERS) MORRIS in her 69th year. Beloved wife of the late Jack MORRIS. Loving▲▼ mother of Larry MORRIS and his wife Michelle, Colleen MORRIS, Karen ROZMAN and her husband Ed, Tom MORRIS and his wife Ginette. Proud▼ grandma of Cameron, Kaleigh, Jennifer, Melanie, Emma, Melissa, Julia and Jack. Dear sister of Ron BUTTERS (Rita), the late Allan BUTTERS (Jean), Glenn BUTTERS (Toady), the late Betty-Ann COYNE (Don), Gordon BUTTERS (the late Loretta) and Bill BUTTERS. Dear sister-in-law of Greg MORRIS (Mabel) the late Jerry MORRIS (Pat,) the late Anne HEWARD (Dick.) She will be missed by many nieces, nephews and dear Friends. Phyllis graduated from the Saint_Joseph's School of Nursing in 1959, practiced nursing at Saint_Joseph's Hospital and the McCormick Home for over 30 years and was a devoted member and past president of the Blessed Sacrament C.W.L. Throughout her life, Phyllis was known for her devotion to her family, her Friends and her faith. She was blessed with many happy memories from her youth in Dublin Ontario and her adult life spent with Friends and family in London. She and Jack had especially fond memories of their time at the cottage in Point Clark. The family would like to thank the staff on floor 7C at London Health Sciences Centre Victoria Hospital. Their extraordinary care and compassion provided us all with hope and comfort over the past 18 months. Visitors will be received at John T. Donohue Funeral Home, 362 Waterloo Street at King Street on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 o'clock. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Patrick's Church, 377 Oakland Avenue, on Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Interment in Saint Peter's Cemetery. Prayers Thursday evening at 7 o'clock. Donations to London Regional Cancer Program c/o London Health Sciences Foundation would be appreciated.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-04 published
MORRIS, Winnifred May (FENN)
It is with broken hearts that the family of Winnifred May (FENN) MORRIS announce her passing. Although she fought hard to remain with us, her earthly life ended on January 2, 2007 surrounded in love. Left to mourn her passing is her beloved and loving husband of 61 years, George E. MORRIS, daughter Nancy (Frank) HOWELL- HARRIES, son Craig (Judy) MORRIS. Predeceased by daughter Jeanette McQUILLAN and grand daughter Melissa Ann MORRIS. Also mother of Russell MORRIS. Precious▼ and dearly loved grandmother to, her Beauty, Sandra HILLIARD and Dawna (Brad) HALLS. Loving grandmother to William, Teresa, Jay, Melina and Derrick MORRIS, James KENNEDY and Christopher HOWELL- HARRIES. Thoughtful and loving great-grandmother to Danielle, Adrienne and Billy KENNEDY. Matthew and Madison HALLS, Sara, Nicholas, Steven, Bailey and Dylan MORRIS. Proud▲ great, great-grandmother to Zoey ROCKWOOD. Special aunt to Audrey HICKMOTT and Kim STYLES. At Winn's request there will be no visitation. A memorial service will be held at Logan Funeral Home, 371 Dundas Street (between Waterloo and Colborne) on Friday January 5, 2007 at 11 a.m. Cremation has taken place. If desired donations to The War Amps, Key Tag Service, 1 Maybrook Dr., Scarborough, Ontario. H1V 5K9. A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Winnifred MORRIS.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-12 published
MORRIS, Grace Mary▼
Peacefully, at London Health Sciences Centre-University Hospital, on Wednesday, January 10, 2007, Grace Mary MORRIS of London, in her 87th year. Predeceased by her husband George MORRIS (1990.) Loving mother of Louise WILSON (Michael,) and John MORRIS, all of London. Dear grandmother of Jason and Cory. A memorial service will be conducted at the Westview Funeral Chapel, 709 Wonderland Road North, on Sunday, January 14, 2007 at 3: 00 p.m. with visitation one hour prior to the service. Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Grace are asked to consider the Canadian Cancer Society or the Canadian Diabetes Association or to the charity of your choice. Online condolences may be sent to condolences@westviewfuneralchapel.com

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MORRIS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-06-01 published
Soldier thought he had safe job
The military photographer wanted to show the good side of the Afghanistan mission.
By Chris MORRIS, Canadian Press, Fri., June 1, 2007
Canadian Forces Base Gagetown -- A Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan when a helicopter was apparently shot down thought his work as a military photographer was one of the safest jobs in a war zone, his commander at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown said yesterday.
Col. Ryan Jestin said he spoke to Master Cpl. Darrell Jason PRIEDE about two weeks ago in Afghanistan, where the 30-year-old combat photographer had been stationed for about one month.
"He told me he thought he had one of the safest jobs in Afghanistan," Jestin said at the New Brunswick base. "So, there you go."
PRIEDE, born in Burlington and raised in British Columbia, died along with five Americans and a Briton when the CH-47 Chinook they were flying in was apparently shot down Wednesday west of Kandahar.
There were no survivors.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for bringing the chopper down. A North Atlantic Treaty Organization spokesperson said initial indications were that enemy fire caused the crash.
Roxanne PRIEDE said from her home in Grand Forks, British Columbia, that her son was eager to capture images of Canada's mission in Afghanistan.
"He really wanted to do something that would show more of what the military stood for," PRIEDE said.
"When he called us and told us he had actually applied to go over to Afghanistan, he said he wanted to bring home the news of good stuff that was going on over there -- the good things Canadians were doing over there."
PRIEDE was married and lived with his wife, Angela, near Canadian Forces Base Gagetown.
"We're very proud of him," his mother said, choking back tears and pausing to regain her composure.
"Our son was exemplary. He didn't have one black mark in the military. He enjoyed what he did because he always wanted to capture as much good as possible."
Jestin said PRIEDE was highly regarded for his camera work within the military, where he worked for various in-house publications, including Army News and Combat Camera.
The commander said he will always remember a photograph taken of PRIEDE holding the "holy grail" of trophies, the Stanley Cup, when it arrived for a brief visit to Afghanistan several weeks ago.
"That's the image that will stay with me," Jestin said. "That sort of pride and that sort of home-grown Canadian boy we're all going to miss."
Sgt. Kyle Richards, one of PRIEDE's Friends, said the photographer enjoyed shooting action scenes.
"He loved to shoot and he loved to see action," Richards said, adding that his friend had a great sense of humour.
The latest death brings to 56 the number of Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan since 2002.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.stayner.stayner_sun 2007-10-10 published
MORRIS, Raymond▼ " Ray▼" Wiseman
At his residence in Wasaga Beach on Tuesday October 2nd, 2007 in his 74th year. Beloved husband of Virginia (Jennie) MORRIS. Dear father to Barbara (Larry) COLLINS, Mar, Robert NICHOL, Collingwood, Stephen (Judy) MORRIS, Collingwood, Deborah (Wayne) STORER, Midland, Larry (Lori) MORRIS, Wasaga Beach, Raymond MORRIS, Wasaga Beach, Lorina GUERTIN (Rick GOWAN), Arthur, Lisa BOHNSACK, Collingwood. Grandpa to 29 Grandchildren, 15 Great-grandchildren, and 1 Great-Great-granddaughter. Brother to Katherine GOSS, Toronto, Hazel SUTHERLAND, Nova Scotia, Poldi MORRIS, Toronto, Erma WHITE/WHYTE, Priceville. Predeceased by his daughter Betty CHIASSON (2003) and 6 brothers and 2 sisters. Visitation was held at the Watts Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 132 River Rd E., Wasaga Beach on Friday October 5th, 2007 from 2-4 p.m. Interment in Wasaga Beach Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society as expressions of sympathy.
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MORRIS o@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.stayner.stayner_sun 2007-10-31 published
MORRIS, Raymond▲
The family of the late Raymond MORRIS wish to express our heartfelt thanks to Doctor LANGFORD, the G.M. Hospital and nurses, and the Saint Elizabeth Home Care for their compassionate care. Thanks to Friends and family. A special thanks to Watts Funeral Home, we thank you for your kindness, comfort and support at our time of sorrow. God Bless, Virginia Morris and Family
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MORRIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-01-04 published
MORRIS, Margaret▲▼
Peacefully, at the Brookside Retirement Residence, Richmond Hill, on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 in her 83rd year. Daughter of the late Guyon and Elizabeth MORRIS. Sister of Frances MORRIS. Friends will be received at the "Woodbridge Chapel" of Scott Funeral Home, 7776 Kipling Avenue (at Hwy. 7) on Thursday from 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the Christ Church Anglican, Woodbridge, on Friday, January 5, 2007 at 11 a.m. Interment Hamilton Cemetery.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-01-10 published
MORRIS, Dena (née OFFSTEIN)
On Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at Gibson's Long Term Care. Dena MORRIS, beloved wife of the late Louis MORRIS. Loving▲▼ mother and mother-in-law of Ron MORRIS, Susan and the late Gary MORRIS, and the late Brenda MORRIS. Devoted grandmother of Jeff, Liane, David and Risa, Rayna, Michael and great-grandmother of Jennie. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West (three lights west of Dufferin), for service on Thursday, January 11th at 10: 00 a.m. Interment, Beth Emeth Synagogue section of Dawes Road Cemetery. Shiva 20 Mosedale Crescent. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association, 416-363-3373.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-28 published
MORRIS, Robert " Bob" Taylor
Suddenly, after a year of health challenges, Bob died surrounded by his Friends in his favourite place, Prince Edward Island, on Sunday, July 22nd 2007, in his 82nd year. Bob will be sadly missed by his loving partner Ulla JENSEN (Port Hope, Ontario,) his son David (Calgary, Alberta), his daughter Susan and son-in-law Chip NEWELL (Boothbay, Maine,) and his former wife and friend Valinda (Winnipeg, Manitoba). Predeceased by his parents Andrew and Kathleen and brothers David and Peter. Cremation has already taken place. A private burial service will be held in Port Hope at a later date. If so desired, donations may be sent to The Salvation Army, Canadian Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-28 published
ROBERTS, Jennie Spence (née MORRIS)
Passed away peacefully on Friday, July 27, 2007 at the Allendale Nursing Home, Milton in her 91st year.
Predeceased by her beloved husband Harry Douglas ROBERTS, Q.C. of Toronto and by her Scottish parents William and Jane (SCOTT) MORRIS of Kirkland Lake and latterly Beamsville. Loving mother of Christine and her husband Rev. Dr. Arthur DAVIES, now residing in Summerside, P.E.I.. Grammy will be lovingly remembered by her 3 grandchildren: Melissa MacKENZIE of Didsbury, England, Caitlin WARRIS and Alex "Sandy" DAVIES both residing in Summerside, P.E.I.. Grammy's pride and joy are her 4 great-grandchildren: Eilidh and Iona, daughters of Melissa and Ian MacKENZIE, and Phillippa (Pippa) and Devon, daughter and son of Caitlin and Peter WARRIS.
A very special thank you to her wonderful caregivers at Allendale.
The funeral service will be conducted at the Glendinning Funeral Home, 40 William Street, Plattsville, on Sunday, July 29, 2007 at 2: 30 p.m. Interment of cremated remains will take place in the Beamsville Cemetery on Monday, July 30, 2007.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-19 published
DINSMORE, Joan Gwendolyn (née GRANT)
It is with heavy hearts that Joan's daughters, Kimberley (Andrew BUNTAIN, Oakville) and Lara (Bradley MORRIS, Markham); announce the death of their mother following a brave and lengthy battle with cancer on September 17th, 2007. Mom was predeceased by Dad, William Beverley HAZEN, in 2004, also after a quietly courageous struggle with cancer. Mom is survived and will be remembered by her two granddaughters, Hannah and Erica, her brothers: Ian, Ken and Barry and their families in the Maritimes, as well as a wide circle of loving family and Friends. We would like to thank the compassionate nursing staff at Markham Stouffville Hospital, who cared for Mom in her last months. At Mom's request, a private family service and interment of her ashes will take place next summer overlooking her grandparents' home along the Northumberland Strait in her home town of Merigomish, Nova Scotia. To show our appreciation to family and Friends for their never-ending support to our family over the past five years, Kim and Lara will be hosting a reception in Oakville in their parents' honour. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation are appreciated and condolences can be sent to joan.dinsmore@wardfh.com
Arrangements under the care and direction of the Ward Funeral Home, 109 Reynolds Street, Oakville, Ontario, 905-844-3221.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-24 published
BROOME, Sister Cecile-Therese, IBVM
Died peacefully at Loretto Infirmary on September 22, 2007. Sister was in her 74th year as a member of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loretto Sisters,) daughter of the late Harold BROOME and Henrietta Catharine MORRIS. Predeceased▲ by her brothers Rev. Francis Patrick BROOME, CSP and Harold BROOME. Survived by her sister-in-law Mildred RUTHERFORD, nephew Gerald (Marie) BROOME, grand-nieces and grand-nephews, cousins and many devoted Friends. Sister taught some Commercial classes, but most of her teaching was in the field of music as Choral Director, Instructor in piano and theory, Organist, adjudication Piano Festivals and Supervisor of Music. These took her to Sedley, Guelph, Hamilton and Toronto. Friends may call at Loretto Abbey, 101 Mason Boulevard, on Monday, September 24, 2007 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Prayers at 7: 30 p.m. on the same day. Mass of Christian Burial at Loretto Abbey Chapel on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 10 a.m., followed by interment at Mount Hope Cemetery.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-01 published
MORRIS, Bernie
On Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at Pine Villa Nursing Home. Bernie MORRIS, beloved husband of Sylvia MORRIS. Loving▲ father and father-in-law of Yvonne and David BOXERMAN, and Gael GILBERT. Dear brother of Joan JAHODA. Devoted grandfather of 7 and great-grandfather of 1. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West (3 lights west of Dufferin) for service on Friday, November 2, 2007 at 1: 00 p.m. Interment Holy Blossom Temple section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery. Shiva 2121 Bathurst Street #424. Memorial donations may be made to the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation, 1-888-473-4636.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-05 published
McTAVISH, C. Stewart
(Canadian Tire Dealer in Bowmanville, Rotary Club Member of 50 years in Oshawa)
Peacefully, with daughter Margot and niece Caren by his side at Hampton Terrace Centre, Burlington on Friday, November 2, 2007, in his 85th year. Predeceased by his wife Evelyn McTAVISH (née GARRARD.) Special and much loved father of Christopher and Margot McTAVISH. Dear friend of Fran MORRIS. Predeceased by siblings Dan McTAVISH and Audrey KELLY- BEAMISH. Will be sadly missed by the McTAVISH and Garrard nieces and nephews. Stewart will be remembered for his tremendous sense of humour and his love of life. He was an avid outdoorsman and a world traveller. Special thanks to the nurses and staff at Hampton Terrace Centre and Appleby Place for their kindness and compassion. Visitation at Bay Gardens Funeral Home, 1010 Botanical Drive (across from the Royal Botanical Gardens), Burlington (905.527.0405), on Tuesday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A Celebration of Life will be held in the Chapel on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at 1 p.m. Private Cremation Bayview Crematorium, Burlington. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Rotary Foundation or the Canadian Wildlife Foundation. Please sign the online Book of Condolence at baygardens.ca

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MORRIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-05 published
MORRIS, Marion▲▼ Jane▼
At peace, in her 83rd year on November 3, 2007, at Saint Peter's Hospital. Wife of the late Joseph Foster "Bud" (1999). Loving mother of Donald (Joan), David (Susan), Steven and Bob. Grandmother of Lisa-Marie, David, Michael, Marianne and Rachael. Great-grandmother of Matthew and Michael. A Memorial Service will be held at The Church of Our Saviour the Redeemer, 25 Lake Ave. S., Stoney Creek on Tuesday, November 6 at 1 p.m. A private interment will follow. As expression of sympathy, donations to The Church of Our Saviour the Redeemer would be appreciate by the family. (Donald V. Brown Funeral Home, Stoney Creek).

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MORRIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-10 published
MORRIS, Marion▲ Jane▲ (née HALL)
At peace, in her 83rd year on November 3, 2007, at Saint Peter's Hospital. Wife of the late Joseph Foster "Bud" (1999). Loving mother of Donald (Joan), David (Susan), Steven and Bob. Grandmother of Lisa-Marie, David, Michael, Marianne and Rachael. Great-grandmother of Matthew and Michael. Survived by her brother William E. HALL "Bill" (Norma). Marion was the Former Director of the Y.M.C.A. at Sherbrooke, Quebec and Burnaby, B.C.. A Memorial Service was held at The Church of Our Saviour the Redeemer, 25 Lake Ave. S., Stoney Creek on Tuesday, November 6th. A private interment followed. As an expression of sympathy, donations to The Church of Our Saviour the Redeemer would be appreciated by the family. (Donald V. Brown Funeral Home, Stoney Creek)

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MORRIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-28 published
HYDE, Persis Ann (née CUTLER)
A very active volunteer for many years in Cardinal, Orangeville, and Brockville, passed away suddenly on November 26, 2007 in Brockville in her 78th year. Sorely missed by children Dana (David BERRY) of Ottawa, Debbie AUFLEGER (Albert) of Cumberland, and Doug (Susan) of Kingston. "Nana" will also be greatly missed by her five beloved grand_sons Thomas and James AUFLEGER, Jared Hyde BERRY, and Benjamin and Noah HYDE. Also lovingly remembered by sisters-in-law Ruth Anne HYDE of Hagersville and Mary Ellen MORRIS of Brockville, her nieces, Pat and Josh REYNOLDS of Toronto, by her special "Mac gals" and classmates at Macdonald College, Class of '53, as well as many dear Friends in Orangeville and Brockville. Predeceased by her parents Graham and Persis CUTLER of Toronto and Fernbank; by her brother, John; and by David HYDE.
Family and Friends may call at the Barclay Funeral Home, 137 Pearl Street East, Brockville, on Friday, November 30th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.; and on Saturday, December 1st from 1-3 p.m. Memorial service at 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 1st at Wall Street United Church in Brockville, with reception to follow at the church. Interment will take place at a later date. In memory please consider a donation to the Wall Street United Church Memorial Fund or to the Hospital Auxiliary at the Brockville General Hospital. Arrangements in care of Barclay Funeral Home. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at annhydecondolences@rogers.com or online at www.barclayfuneralhome.com

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MORRIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-15 published
MONCRIEFF, Margaret J.
Margaret J. MONCRIEFF, a resident of Edmonton for 35 years, died November 22, 2007 after a brief illness. She was 84 years old. Margaret Jean MONCRIEFF, daughter of William and Amy MONCRIEFF, was born in Kamloops, British Columbia on May 26, 1923. After graduating from Kamloops High School followed by a year at a Business School, she entered the Nursing program at Victoria Jubilee Hospital, receiving her R.N. in l946. After completing a post-graduate course in Surgery at Vancouver General Hospital and a year at McGill University (with Distinction), she returned to Victoria Jubilee Hospital in a supervisory capacity. In 1961, Marg earned a Bachelor of Nursing degree (with Honours) at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. In l968, she earned a Master's degree in Nursing from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. Her specialty at Western was in Curricula planning. Marg was passionate about her career and dedicated her working life to nursing education in many parts of Canada before moving to Alberta. In Alberta, she worked for many years in various capacities and at a number of institutions including the University of Calgary, the Alberta Association of Registered Nurses and Misericordia Hospital School of Nursing in Edmonton. Before retirement, Marg worked for various health institutions as a consultant. She was highly regarded in her field of expertise as a curriculum planner and as a thorough professional by her colleagues. Marg was pre-deceased by her sister Wilma HILLIARD of Kamloops, British Columbia and is survived by two sisters: Marion McDONALD of Vernon, British Columbia, and Laurie MORRIS of Portland, Oregon. She is also survived by a niece Marianne THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, nephews James THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, Clint HILLIARD, Kerry HILLIARD and Neil HILLIARD and her close friend, Jean Robertson. The family wishes to express their gratitude to Diane Spillett, friend and former colleague of Marg's, for all her kindness and support. In accordance with Marg's wishes, no funeral service will be held. Should Friends and former colleagues wish to honour Marg's memory with a charitable donation, it may be made to the Canadian Nurse's Foundation, 50 The Driveway, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1E2.

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MORRIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-24 published
WASSERFALL, Margaret▲ Elizabeth▲ " Betty▲"
At Grey Gables, Markdale, on Friday December 21, 2007, Margaret Elizabeth▲ 'Betty' WASSERFALL of Markdale, formerly of Toronto, in her 85th year. Beloved wife of William WASSERFALL, loving mother of Kathleen WILSON of Toronto, Judith WASSERFALL (David▲ CANN) of Mississauga and Valerie WASSERFALL (James▲ CULLEN) of Chesley. Dear grandmother of Peter MORRIS; Ian,▲ Blair,▲ Anne▲ and Mary WILSON; James▲ and Stephanie CULLEN; Gregory, Heather▲ and Margaret CANN. Predeceased▲ by daughter Anne MORRIS and brother Bill JENNINGS. Betty▲ served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War 2, graduated from Victoria College, U.of T. receiving her Bachelors of Arts, Library Science and Education. Betty was employed by the York Board of Education as head Librarian at Bayview Secondary School, and was active in Friends of the Library, Markdale, Toronto Historical Society, Paperweight Collectors Association Ontario, Genealogical Association Ontario and the Ontario Bird Banding Association. The family will receive Friends at the May Funeral Home, 63 Main St. E., Markdale on Thursday, December 27th from 2-4: 00 p.m. and 7-9:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at Annesley United Church, 82 Toronto St. S., Markdale on Friday December 28, 2007 at 1: 00 p.m. Interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. If desired, donations to Heart and Stroke Foundation or Walter Harris Memorial Library would be appreciated.

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