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MORRISON o@ca.on.grey_county.hanover.the_post 2007-10-26 published
SEDDON, Joseph
Joseph SEDDON, of Hanover, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2007. He was 17.
Survived by his father John Paul (Suzanne) SEDDON of Hanover, his mother Denise HAYES of Scarborough, sister Jessica, brothers Damian, Clayton, Andrew, Mathew and Jonathon. Also survived by his Grandma Glenna SEDDON of R.R.#2 Walkerton, Yvonne PARKS of Scarborough, step-grandma Brenda PETERSON of Kitchener, great-grandpa Wilfred SEDDON (Dorothy) of R.R.#1 Varna, aunts Tammy (Howard) MORRISON of R.R.#5 Mount Forest, Tracey (Barney) HURLBUT of R.R.#1 Mildmay, Tanya (James) SNELL of Hanover, aunt Minnie, uncle Dennis, aunt Rachel, uncle Wilfred, aunt Amanda COOK, aunt Corey PETERSON and many cousins. Predeceased by his grandpa John SEDDON.
Visitation was held at Mighton Funeral Home, Hanover, on Sunday 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Service was held Monday, October 22, 2007 at 11 a.m. at Mighton Funeral Home, Hanover. Rev. Alice WILSON officiating. Interment in Hanover Cemetery.
Memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Hanover would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

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MORRISON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-06-08 published
NEWELL, Stewart Alexander
(Royal Canadian Air Force 1951~1971)
In Durham Wednesday, June 6, 2007. Stewart NEWELL of Durham in his 80th year. Husband of the late Marion (née CORVEC.) Loving father of Kimberly (Kenneth) FRY of Durham, Kevin (Laine) of Victoria, British Columbia, Brian (Kimberly) of Halifax, Nova Scotia and Heather (Donald) MARSHALL of Durham. Dear brother of Margaret (Charles) MORRISON of Bakersfield, California. Sadly missed by his grandchildren Christopher, Angela and Cheryl Fry, Rachel NEWELL and Chris MARSHALL. Predeceased by his sister Louise BAWDEN and survived by his brother-in-law George. The family will receive Friends at the Fawcett-McEachern Funeral Home and CREMATION CENTRE, Durham Friday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 9, 2007. Interment Durham Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Durham Cemetery would be appreciated.

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MORRISON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-06-28 published
BARNARD, Marjorie Alma (née LESLIE)
Peacefully at the Grey Bruce Health Services in Owen Sound on Wednesday, June 27th, 2007. Marjorie Alma BARNARD (née LESLIE,) of R.R.#2, Owen Sound, in her 95th year. Dearly beloved wife of the late W.W. (Wib) BARNARD. Loving mother of the late Leslie BARNARD and the late Marjorie (Cookie) SHANTZ- SEELEY. Dear mother-in-law of Georgina BARNARD and her partner, Lloyd BUMSTEAD. Marjorie will be sadly missed by her grandchildren, Todd BARNARD (Shari,) Bruce BARNARD, David ALLEN, Eva DE GASPERIS and Paul SHANTZ Jr. her great-grandchildren, Ashley McNEIL, Ryan ALLEN and Kyle BARNARD her great-great-grand_son, Michael SMITH; her special nieces and nephews; her step-great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her parents, James and Annie LESLIE: her brothers, Robert, Ed and Charles LESLIE; her sisters, Ella MORRISON and Eva HILTS. A Funeral Service for Marjorie BARNARD will be held in the Chapel of the Brian E. Wood Funeral Home, 250 -- 14th Street West, Owen Sound (519)-376-7492 on Friday, June 29th, 2007 at 11: 00 a.m. with Rev. David SHEARMAN officiating. Visitation one hour prior to service. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. If so desired, the family would appreciate donations to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, the Autism Society or the Owen Sound Rotary Club as your expression of sympathy.

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MORRISON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-07-20 published
BRUNK, Nyle H.
(World War 2 Veteran)
Peacefully at Lee Manor in Owen Sound on Thursday July 19, 2007. In his 87th year, Nyle H. BRUNK, loving husband of Marion BRUNK (née JONES) and the late Alma (née HIPEL.) Loving father of Sharon and her husband John DANILKO, Beverley O'DONOGHUE, Rodger and his wife Jan, Gwen and her husband Neil LAMONT and Karen MORRISON. Loved grandfather and great-grandfather. Dear brother of Jean (Mrs. Allan BOWRING), Delmer BRUNK and his wife Jean, Della (Mrs. Albert WATTS), Helen (Mrs. John GINGRICH), and Betty (Mrs. Bob BORDER). Brother-in-law of Sandra (Mrs. Ronald BRUNK.) Fondly remembered by his nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his brother Ronald. Following Nyle's request a celebration of life will be held at a later date. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to the Leprosy Foundation or to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family and may be made by calling Breckenridge-Ashcroft Funeral Home (519) 376-2326.

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MORRISON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-08-30 published
MORRISON, Lyle Norman
At his home in Southgate Township on Tuesday August 28, 2007. Lyle Norman MORRISON in his 54th year. Beloved husband of Pat (TYLER) MORRISON. Loved father of David MORRISON and Jacquie, Megan MORRISON, Scott COPELAND and wife Dolly ROGERS of Ayton, Chris MORRISON and wife Captain B.J. TINSLEY of Eagle River, Alaska and the late Colton MORRISON. Loving▼ grandfather of Brooke and Eamon. Dear son of Eleanor HAMILTON of Mount Forest and the late David MORRISON. Brother of George MORRISON of Ayton. Friends may call at the Hendrick Funeral Home, Mount Forest on Thursday from 7: 00 to 9:00 p.m. and Friday from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9: 00 p.m. The funeral service will be held at the family farm (144307 Southgate Road 14, Southgate Township) on Saturday September 1st at 11: 00 a.m. Interment at Mount Forest Cemetery. Memorial donations to the charity of one's choice would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences may be made at www.hendrickfuneralhome.com

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MORRISON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-09-10 published
CRAWFORD, Allan Angus
Peacefully, surrounded by the love of his family, at the Grey Bruce Health Services on Saturday morning, September 8th, 2007. Allan Angus CRAWFORD, of Owen Sound, in his 74th year. Dearly beloved husband of Lois CRAWFORD (née KNOX.) Loving father of Gwen KIVELL and her husband, Wayne, of Owen Sound, Catherine LANG, of London, Karen MORRISON and her husband, Paul, of Holland Centre and Brian CRAWFORD, of Owen Sound. Proud grandfather of eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Allan will be sadly missed by his two brothers, Beverley (Jessie) CRAWFORD, of Owen Sound and Orval (Elaine) CRAWFORD, of Tara; his two sisters, Shirley DELORME, of Cobourg and Doris (Douglas) DUNBAR, of Fergus. Predeceased by his parents, Angus and Wilda CRAWFORD; his daughter, Janet; his brother, Clinton; his sister, Laurine CLARKE. Friends may call at the Brian E. Wood Funeral Home, 250 - 14th Street West, Owen Sound (519-376-7492) on Monday from 2: 00-4:00 and 7: 00-9:00 p.m. A Funeral Service for Allan CRAWFORD will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 at 11: 00 a.m. with Rev. David SHEARMAN officiating. Interment in Colpoy's Bay Cemetery. If so desired, the family would appreciate donations to the Grey Bruce Health Services Foundation as your expression of sympathy.

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MORRISON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-09-28 published
GOODWIN, John Joseph
Passed away with his family by his side after a courageous battle with cancer, on Tuesday, September 25th, 2007. John GOODWIN, in his 85th year. Beloved husband of he late Bernice (MORRISON.) Loving father of Doug and his wife Patti, of Meaford. Sadly missed by four grandchildren: David MOSS- CORNETT, Angela, Melissa and Barbara GOODWIN. Survived by three sisters: Mary, Rita and Anne, and two brothers: Pat and Harry. Predeceased by one son John (Jack), three brothers Charlie, Bill and Dennis, and two sister Georgie and Margaret. Resting at The Gardiner-Wilson Funeral Home, Meaford, where visiting will be held on Sunday, September 30th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. thence to St. Vincent's Catholic Church, Meaford, on Monday, October 1st at 10: 30 a.m. for a funeral Massachusetts. Interment service for John GOODWIN and the cremated remains of his son John Jr. (Jack) who passed away January 28th of 2005 will take place at Lakeview Cemetery, Meaford immediately following mass. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 32 will hold a veterans service at 7: 00 p.m. Sunday evening. Vigil prayers will be held Sunday afternoon at 2: 15. Special thanks to the staff of Georgian Heights Nursing Home, Owen Sound, who welcomes him into “their family&rdquo and always treated him with dignity, love and care. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.

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MORRISON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-05 published
MORRISON, Debra Anne
In loving memory of my wife Debra Anne, who passed January 5th, 2006. Always in my thoughts, Forever in my heart. Love, Jim

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MORRISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-01-05 published
MORRISON, David Brian
Lighting Designer for ballet and modern dance
Passed away Wednesday January 3, 2007 age 46, at home with his wife Colleen "sweetie" PILGER, his daughters Sydney, 12 and Megan, 9. Beloved son of Stuart and Ann MORRISON of Kelowna, British Columbia. Survived also by sister Diane, brother-in-law Carlos and nieces Charlotte and Joanna of Campbell River, British Columbia. Also loved by in-laws Marg and Chuck PILGER of Toronto and their sons Neal of Kingston, Ontario and Kim of Shimobe Minobu, Japan and "Nana" Nell GREEN of Stratford, Ontario. Special thanks to Dr. David HEDLEY and the staff at Princess Margaret Hospital who helped him through his four year treatment of colorectal cancer. Please join the family and Friends at the Betty Oliphant Theatre, National Ballet School 404 Jarvis St. Toronto at 4 p.m. on Sunday January 7, 2007 for a remembrance. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Technicians Endowment Fund would be appreciated.

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MORRISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-01-06 published
DOHERTY, J. Lawrence " Larry"
Peacefully at the age of 80 on Friday Dec.29th at home in Beaconsfield. Beloved husband for over 50 years of Keena. Proud father of Michael, Susan (Hal HANNAFORD), Donna (Ross FRASER), John (Dawn MORRISON), Bob (Colleen DALOS,) David (Jane ROGERSON.) Loving Granddad to Sean, Jordan, Kevin, Alisse, Reid, Jessica, Samantha, Andrew, Adam and Mark. Following his graduation from Loyola College in 1948, Larry had a long career with Marsh McLennan, retiring as Vice-President after 35 years. He was a long time member of the Royal Montreal Golf Club, and a Big Brother for many years. He also had a long association with Scouting. He loved camping and nature and I'm sure St. Peter had to widen the gate to get his beloved trailer through. He was a voracious reader and loved classical music but his greatest joy for many years has been the time spent with his grandchildren. He always said family is everything. Always stick together. We have and we will. A memorial was held in Montreal on January 3rd. The family would appreciate a donation to the Victorian Order of Nurses or a charity of your choice.

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MORRISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-06-12 published
BARNETT, Arthur James
Passed away on June 8th, 2007 in Maxville, Ontario at age 83. Royal Canadian Air Force Veteran of World War 2. Survived one parachute jump, being struck by lightening twice and 31 bombing trips on Germany. Group Insurance Manager during a 40 year career at Canadian International Paper. son of the late Arthur T. and Margaret BARNETT (née McCORMICK,) loving husband of the late Edna Florence MORRISON, father of Brian (Carlisle, Massaachusetts) and Brent (Pierrefonds, Québec.) Father-in-law of Claudia TALLAND. Grandfather of Eric, Christopher, Kelly, Amelia and Natalie. Loving friend and companion of the late Audré KING (Hartington.) Also survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Hubert PLOMER (Chateauguay, Québec.) He always expressed gratitude for the enduring Friendship of the Merz family of Mervale. Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of the Munro and Morris Funeral Homes Ltd., 20 Main St. Maxville (613-527-2898). His ashes will be scattered with his wife's, attended by family. As expressions of sympathy Memorial Donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. As a Memorial to Arthur a tree will be planted in Memory Woods. A tree grows-memories live. Condolences may be made online at www.munromorris.com

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MORRISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-06-16 published
MORRISON, Dorothy Elizabeth▼ " Lizzie" (née KEEN)
On May 22, 2007, at home in Huntsville, Ontario, at the age of 77. Beloved wife and best friend of Dennis, loving mother of Peter and Laura, mother-in-love of Diana, doting grandmother of Dirk, Sean and Zachary. A garden party will be held in celebration of her life on Sat. June 23 at 2 p.m. at 22 Irene Street, Huntsville. All Friends are invited to join the family in giving thanks for the life of this remarkable woman who was loved so much.

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MORRISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-06-16 published
MORRISON, Valerie Dymoke (née WHITE/WHYTE)
Valerie died peacefully in her ninetieth year on June 14, 2007 in Halifax with family by her side. She was born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, the second daughter of T. Charles and Grace Lillian (CARLILE) WHITE/WHYTE. She was the dearly loved wife of the late Doctor Allan Bruce MORRISON, who died June 14, 1990. Valerie was a graduate of The Royal College of Music, London, receiving both ARCM and GRSM degrees. During the war years she was music mistress at Newcastle Church High School (evacuated to Alnwick Castle) and later at Wisbech High School. She met Allan, a Canadian soldier, when he visited, while on leave, her sister at their home in Wisbech. After a brief wartime courtship, they corresponded during his years of graduate study at Columbia University. In 1948, she and Allan married a few days after her arrival on the Aquitania at Pier 21. Valerie resumed her teaching career in 1967, and derived great enjoyment from her many piano students. Beyond her family, many dear Friends and music, she took great pleasure in swimming. Surely no one enjoyed the Waegwoltic pool more. She was unapologetic about the time she spent writing poetry. As the youngest generation observed, 'Grandma was an artist.' Valerie was predeceased by her infant daughter Diana and her sister Heather. She is survived by her sister Pamela, Southport, England; her four children, Elizabeth (Daniel HUGHES,) Heather (David TRANT,) Victoria (Michael MITCHELL) and Charles (Francesca;) her grandchildren Michael, Stephanie, Katherine and Victoria HUGHES, Katie, Emily, William and Pamela TRANT, Jeffrey and Emily MITCHELL, and Jacqueline MORRISON; honorary grandchildren, Tina RICHICHI and Jonathan HUGHES. The family would like to acknowledge the kind attention that Michelle McIntyre has given Valerie for many years, and the unwavering support of Albert Doyle, who was her 'ever present help in time of trouble'. More recently, the loving, expert care provided by Cathy Rouse, Holly Bell and Denise Ruppe enabled Valerie to remain at home until her final illness. We will always remember their kindness. The family is also grateful to the staff of 9 Lane at the QEII Health Sciences Centre for their compassionate care of our mother. A memorial service will take place at the Cathedral Church of All Saints (College St.) on Monday, the 18th of June, 2007 at 2: 00 p.m. with a reception to follow in the church hall. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Dartmouth Boys and Girls Club, 60 Farrell Street, Dartmouth B3H 4B3. E-mail condolences to: condolences.snow@aliantzinc.ca Requiescat in Pace.

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MORRISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-06-19 published
STINSON, Frederick Coles, Q.C. (December 28, 1922-June 17, 2007)
Loved▲▼ husband of Anne, father of Kathy MORRISON (Jim BARNSLEY,) George (d. 1976) and David (Diana), grandfather of Jennifer and Geoffrey MORRISON and Kate and James STINSON, brother of Doctor David STINSON and Mary WATT. Sailor, lawyer, politician and volunteer. Fred served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Navy in World War 2 and was a Life Member of the R.C.Y.C. He was educated at U.T.S., Trinity College at U. of T. and Osgoode Hall. He was a School Trustee and Chairman of the North York Board of Education, and Member of Parliament for York Centre. He also served in leadership positions with a wide range of organizations, including the Canadian Overseas Volunteers (precursor of Canadian University Services Organization), the Canadian Institute for Public Affairs (now the Couchiching Institute), the African Students Foundation, the Overseas Book Centre, Toronto Brigantine, the Naval Officers Association of Canada, Pueblito Canada, and the Churchill Society. The family expresses its thanks to the staff at Belmont House and Donway Place and to Robert JAEGGIN for their care for Fred over the past decade. Friends are invited to meet with the family and one another 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 Wednesday, June 20th. A service will be held in Trinity-Saint Paul's United Church, 427 Bloor Street West (one block west of Spadina), at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 21st with a reception to follow. Cremation and private interment in Innisfil, Ontario at a later date. In memory of Fred, please consider a donation to Pueblito Canada, 403-720 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, M5S 2T9, or www.pueblito.org. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com

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MORRISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-17 published
BARNABE, Darren, B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.
Dedicated teacher at Fairglen Elementary School Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Monday, July 16, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer at the age of 42 years. Beloved husband of Michelle BARNABE (MORRISON.) Proud father of Megan, Dana and Jesse. Dear son of Roger and Pat (MOSS) BARNABE. Loving brother of Michelle FIDLER and Jeannine (Bob) PISTAWKA. Cherished son-in-law of Don MORRISON and the late Madge (O'BRIEN.) Survived by his grandparents Agnes BARNABE (late Phillipe) and Carole MOSS (late Peter.) 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, July 18th. A mass of Christian Burial will be held in St. Gabriel's Parish, 650 Sheppard Ave. East on Thursday, July 19th at 10 a.m. Special Thanks to Doctor KNOX at Princess Margaret Hospital and the Palliative Care Team. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Cancer Society, 20 Holly Street, Suite #101, Toronto M4S 3B1 or The Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care, 60 Murray Street, Lebovic Bldg., 4th Floor, Toronto, M5T 3L9. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com.

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MORRISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-21 published
SHORT, Charles Edward, B.Comm., C.A.
Passed away peacefully at his home in Fredericton, New Brunswick on June 22, 2007. Born in Toronto on August 8, 1934 to Charles Henry SHORT (Richard SHORT, Lilly ASHBRIDGE) and Myrtle Jane ANDREWS (William George ANDREWS, Cicely WILKINSON). He is survived by his wife Cheryl Anne MacKINNON; his daughter, Carol Jane BLOOR (Don) of Calgary, Alberta; his sons, Edward Andrew George (Sandra) of Ottawa, Ontario, and Charles Stewart of Calgary, Alberta his step-daughter, Ashley Margaret Campbell MORRISON of Fredericton, New Brunswick; eight grandchildren, Corey, Alex and Chris of Calgary, Jamie, Penny, Erin and Harry of Ottawa and Eska of Calgary and his much loved little terriers Willie, Meggie and Robbie of Fredericton. Mr. Short graduated from the University of Toronto in 1957 with a B.Comm. He joined Touche Ross in 1957 and received his Chartered Accountancy designation in 1960. He spent the majority of his career in Saint John and Fredericton, New Brunswick establishing his own private practice in 1987. Mr. Short retired from practice in 2005 due to failing health. As sponsor and treasurer of many charities and organizations, he gave freely of himself to his community. His family remembers him as a kind, gentle and loving person, very proud of his family and having an abundance of knowledge, intelligence and goodwill. A memorial service will be held at St Paul's United Church, Fredericton, New Brunswick, on Thursday, July 26, 2007 at 2: 00 p.m. Memorial tributes may be made to the Charles Edward Short Commerce Scholarship, at the University of Toronto c/o Christie Darville, Faculty of Arts and Science, 100 St. George Street, Suite 2032, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G3. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of McAdam's Funeral Home, 160 York Street, Fredericton, New Brunswick. (506) 458-9170 www.mcadamsfh.com.

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MORRISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-25 published
MEIKLEJOHN, Kathleen Anna
Suddenly at Sunnybrook Health Centre on Tuesday, July 23, 2007 in her 81st year. Beloved wife and best friend of 54 years of Dr. Robert B. MEIKLEJOHN. Loving mother of Catherine Jane (Robert MORRISON,) John Alexander MEIKLEJOHN (Wendy.) Cherished grandmother of Kevin and Brian MORRISON, and Courtney and Scott MEIKLEJOHN. Fondly remembered by her sister Margaret COOPER. Predeceased by her brother Robert PRYER (1971.) Visitation will be held at the Trull "North Toronto" Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 2704 Yonge Street (5 blocks south of Lawrence), on Thursday, July 26, 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at Blessed Sacrament Church (24 Cheritan Avenue), on Friday, July 27 at 11 a.m. Burial to take place in the family plot in Harriston, Ontario at a later date.

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MORRISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-02 published
DANCEY, Evelyn " Lois"
Peacefully in Peterborough, on July 31, 2007 in her 91st year. Beloved wife for 60 years, of the late A.W. 'Bill' DANCEY (1999,) residing in Baie d'Urfé, Québec until 1996, when they moved to Peterborough. Loving▲ mother of Barbara MORRISON (Ernest) of Peterborough, Patty THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON (Dave) of Etobicoke, and Jim DANCEY (Kathy) of Peterborough. Fondly remembered by Debbie DANCEY of Peterborough. Proud grandmother of Bruce MORRISON (Gillian), Kathryn LEWIS (Scott,) Sarah and Alison THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, and Scott and Kendra DANCEY. Delighted great-grandmother of Braden and Jodie MORRISON, and Rhiannon and Rebecca LEWIS. A service of remembrance will be held at the Comstock Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 356 Rubidge Street, Peterborough on Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 2 p.m. with visitation one hour prior. Interment at a later date at Saint_James Church Cemetery, Hudson, Québec. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to Hutchison House, (270 Brock Street, Peterborough, Ontario K9H 2P9).

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MORRISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-06 published
MORRISON, Elizabeth▲ " Joan"
Born November 23rd, 1929. Passed away peacefully, on Saturday, August 4th, 2007 at home. Beloved wife of John Francis (deceased), mother of John and his wife Donna, Paul, Catherine and her husband Thomas ERGER (deceased,) Bill and partner Mary RIZZA. Dear grandmother of Mike, Scott, Georgia and Grace. Elizabeth is predeceased by her brothers Leo and Thomas. Friends may call at Oshawa Funeral Home, 847 King Street West (905-721-1234) for visitation on Tuesday, August 7th from 7-9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial to be held at Saint Mary Of The People Catholic Church (570 Marion Ave. and Stevenson Road) on Wednesday, August 8th at 10: 30 a.m. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Parkinson's Society would be appreciated by the family.

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MORRISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-25 published
QUESNELLE, Amy Catherine (née TEMPLIN)
Passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at Lisaard House, Cambridge at the age of 41.
Beloved wife of John QUESNELLE; loving mother of Matthew, Scott and Sydney. Dear daughter of Elizabeth (née MORRISON) TEMPLIN of Kitchener and her late husband Peter and daughter-in-law of Bernard and Helen QUESNELLE of Sudbury. Dear sister of John Templin of Whitby, Martha and her husband Stephen WENN of Waterloo, Sarah and her husband Stephen QUANZ, of Kitchener, Jane and her husband David ALBERS of Calgary, brother-in-law, Peter QUESNELLE and wife Linda of Waterloo, sisters-in-law Rita WILSON and Susan QUESNELLE of Calgary and Cathy QUESNELLE of Halifax. Amy will be fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by her brother Timothy (1956), sister-in-law Mary BARK- TEMPLIN (1991,) brother-in-law Doug WILSON (2006,) and sister-in-law Lee TEMPLIN (2007.)
Amy was employed by Bell Canada for many years but still had plenty of time for her real passion which was her children. She also found time to tend to her gardens, work on her scrapbooks, and play the occasional round of golf.
Amy's family will receive relatives and Friends on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener, 519-749-8467 and on Saturday from 10-10: 45 a.m. at Parkminster United Church, 275 Erb St. E., Waterloo. A celebration of Amy's life will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at Parkminster United Church, Rev. Keith HAGERMAN officiating.
Cremation has taken place. Internment will take place in the family plot at Belsyde Cemetery, Fergus.
In Amy's memory, donations may be made to the family trust fund or Lisaard House. Please call the funeral home for details.
The family would like to express their gratitude for the overwhelming support and assistance from family, Friends, relatives, and strangers over the past three years. Special thanks to the Dr.'s and staff at the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, Community Care Access Centre in-home care staff, and the staff at Lisaard House.
Visit www.henrywalser.com for Amy's memorial.

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MORRISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-30 published
POLSON, Ethel Georgina Helmer
In celebration of her life, but with deep sorrow, we announce the sudden passing of Ethel Georgina Helmer POLSON, beloved wife of 60 years to Anthony Frank (Tony); dearly loved mother of Toni (Barb) ASHTON (Mrs. Robert MORRISON,) Donald (wife, Valerie,) Rory (wife, Vicki) and Kirk; loving grandmother to Ryan, Jordan, Kara and Alex POLSON, and Meredith and Courtney ASHTON. Ethel lived a life of love, passion, hard work and charity, treasuring each and every day. A prairie girl, she joined the air-force during World War 2 where she met Tony and began a long and inspirational life of adventure and great happiness. Together, she and Tony raised a family, which included all manner of animals and birds, built a camp on One Island Lake, and volunteered in their Thunder Bay and British Columbia communities. Ethel took pleasure in golf, travel, baking, arts and crafts, and gardening. She cherished her Friends and family, always showing great affection and generosity. She fought a courageous battle with Alzheimer's with the same grace and strength that marked her life. The family wishes to thank Sunrise of Unionville, and especially the staff on the Reminiscence floor, for their wonderful care over these last few challenging months. If desired, memorial donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Society, Canadian Cancer Society, or the Toronto Humane Society. The family will receive Friends at the Humphrey Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East), from 7: 00 to 9:00 p.m. Thursday. A memorial service to celebrate Ethel's life will be held in the chapel on Friday, November 2, 2007 at 2: 00 p.m. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com.

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MORRISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-08 published
WILLIAMS, David Saint_John, F.S.A., F.C.I.A.
On Wednesday, November 7, 2007, at Toronto Western Hospital, David went 'home' to be at peace. Beloved husband of Mary Liz (CAMERON.) Dear Dad and father-in-law of Jeremy and Sue (MORRISON,) Suzanne and Mick (MILTON,) and Jennifer. Fond brother of Lynn (TODGHAM.) Special Grampa of Shanna and Pippa Jo. A loving, generous philosopher who will always be remembered for his passion for playing classical music, his wit and his unfailing determination. Grateful thanks for the loving care given by the dedicated staff at Toronto Western and the Transplant Clinic. The family will receive Friends at the Skinner and Middlebrook Ltd., Funeral Home, 128 Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit on Friday November 9, 2007 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held at Saint Paul's Lorne Park Anglican Church, 1190 Lorne Park Road, Mississauga on Saturday, November 10 at 11 a.m. Interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to, The Stephen Lewis Foundation, 260 Spadina Ave., Suite 501, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2E4 or Friends of Ostomates Worldwide, 1266 Monks Passage, Oakville, Ontario L6M 1R4.

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MORRISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-13 published
SPAFFORD, Doris
Passed away peacefully on November 10, 2007 at the age of 92 following a valiant struggle with osteoporosis and its complications. Predeceased by her husband, the late Harry SPAFFORD. Much loved by her sons Mark (Jacqui MORRISON) and Paul (Jean DAVIDSON) and her grandchildren Megan (Brian COOMBES,) Jennifer, Ryan, Alexander and Graham. Doris was especially happy to have met last week, her newest family member, great-grand daughter, Lauren COOMBES, born October 31st. Doris' family extend their sincere appreciation to the staff at Extendicare (York Central Hospital) for their support and kindness over many years. Friends may call on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 from 7-9 p.m. at the R.S. Kane Funeral Home (6150 Yonge Street, at Goulding, south of Steeles). A Complete Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 1 p.m. in the Chapel. Cremation. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the Osteoporosis Canada (www.Osteoporosis.ca)
Condolences www.rskane.ca. R.S. Kane 416-221-1159

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MORRISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-22 published
FERGUSON, Christine
A resident of the Wexford Nursing Home, Toronto, formerly, of Sydney, Nova Scotia, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 19, 2007, age 80, at North York General Hospital. Born in Sydney, she was the daughter of the late Sarah Jane FERGUSON and raised by loving foster parents, the late Donald John MacLEOD and Mary Ferguson MacLEOD (née MacLEAN.) Christine grew up on their farm in Framboise where her life was shaped by the Depression years of the nineteen thirties. As a young woman, she taught school and later married at the age of 20 to Neil Alex FERGUSON on November 20th, 1946. She was a happy homemaker giving birth to 5 children until Neil passed away from a heart attack at only 39 years of age. She worked very hard raising the children alone and bravely survived the untimely death of her 8 year old daughter Sarah Anne. On April 2, 1964 Christine married the late Edward Charles BROWN of Dutch Brook and gave birth to another daughter and for years supported his auto body business until their divorce. She loved to play bingo, dance, tend plants and tell a joke. She will be sadly missed by her daughters, Christine Brown CAMPBELL (Howie,) Marie CLEMENTS, Cora MacNEIL (Roy) and Belva HOOPER (Wendel) son, Sheldon FERGUSON and foster sister, Helen MORRISON. Survived by grandchildren; Scott CLEMENTS, Tracy WADE, Ronnie MacNEIL, Angela YURISICH, Andrea, Sarah and Michael HOOPER, Robert and Lyndsay FERGUSON, Bhreagh, Ceilidh, Daniel and Meaghan CAMPBELL great-grandchildren, Michael James WADE, Zachary YURISICH, Kieran and Avery MacNEIL, and Bria FERGUSON. Christine was predeceased by her first husband, Neil Alex FERGUSON, daughter Sarah Anne, brother, Arthur Bartholomew and former second husband, Edward Charles BROWN. Visitation will take place at Sydney Memorial Chapel on Friday 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the chapel on Saturday 11 a.m., with Nancy Whitney, DLM officiating. Interment in Zion United Cemetery. Condolences may sent to the family at sydmemchapel@ca.ns.sympatico.ca

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MORRISON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-14 published
FITZPATRICK, Joan Elizabeth (née COWIE)
Born in 1920, died peacefully on December 12th, 2007 at Mount Sinai Hospital of pulmonary fibrosis. She was the beloved wife of the late Honourable John James FITZPATRICK, Q.C. and will be greatly missed by her family and Friends.
Joan graduated from the University of New Brunswick in 1939 at age nineteen, was an officer in Navy Intelligence in the Second World War, then married and moved to Toronto where she raised her family of eight children. Joan was an avid student throughout her life, especially interested in Chinese history and culture. She lead a group from the Royal Ontario Museum to China in 1975, joined the Board of the Royal Ontario Museum in 1995, and was honored as one of the 'Three Joans,' for her dedicated service to the Museum in 2005. Joan was curious, resourceful and undertook her projects with indomitable energy and determination. Later in her life, she became a volunteer and supporter of the Friends of Schizophrenia. She had a wonderful ability to look beyond her own problems and engage with Friends, ideas and the larger community.
She will be mourned and missed by her children, Kathleen (David SECCOMBE), John FITZPATRICK, Margaret Ann (Charles HANLY), Moira (Bob MacDONALD), Janet (Paul MORRISON), Sheila (Ed STEVENS), Jim (Suzanne Brown FITZPATRICK), Joan (Pim ROMCOLTHOFF), and by her twelve grandchildren, Will, Roger, Jenny, Kaeli, Michael, Drew, Brendan, Elizabeth, Katie, Patrick, Carl and Teija, to whom she was a loving and attentive grandmother
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. on Saturday, December 15th. Funeral Mass will be held in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 78 Clifton Road at 10: 00 a.m. on Monday, December 17th. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Schizophrenia Society Of Ontario, 130 Spadina Avenue, Suite #302, Toronto, M5V 2L4. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com

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MORRISSEAU o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-05 published
Prolific and brilliant Ojibwa painter was called 'the Picasso of the North'
Like the great Spanish artist, he could draw spontaneously, never lifting his pencil until the image was complete. He is the only native artist to have held a solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada
By Donn DOWNEY, Page S8
This obituary was prepared by Donn DOWNEY (who died in April, 2001,) with files from James ADAM/ADAMS.
Toronto -- The descriptions are spectacular and too generous, perhaps. Norval MORRISSEAU was "the Picasso of the North," according to some, and "the most important painter Canada has ever produced," to quote his Toronto art dealer.
Such descriptions, of course, ignore the likes of Tom Thomson, Emily Carr and the Group of Seven and place Mr. MORRISSEAU in a league with the most innovative artist of the 20th century. The hyperbole is forgivable. They are part of the legend - the story of a true primitive who emerged from the Northern Ontario wilderness to awe the sophisticates in the major art centres of the world. Indeed, Mr. MORRISSEAU remains the only native artist ever to have had a solo exhibition (for three months, starting in February, 2006) in the 127-year history of the National Gallery of Canada.
Art dealer Jack POLLOCK, one of the many who claimed to have discovered Mr. MORRISSEAU, was also part of the legend but had a better grasp on his contribution. "He invented a visual vocabulary that never existed before him," Mr. POLLOCK said before his death in 1992. "He gave the demi-gods of his people an image."
Mr. MORRISSEAU could properly lay claim to being the creator and spiritual leader of the Woodland Indian art movement, not only in Canada but in the northeast United States. He developed his style independent of the influence of any other artist and was the first to depict Ojibwa legends and history for the non-native world.
He broke the taboos of his people by revealing sacred stories, but believed it was his mission to put his heritage before the modern world so it could be kept alive. He was "a living bridge to the past," said Donald ROBINSON of Toronto's Kinsman Robinson Galleries, his major dealer for more than 15 years.
Three generations of native artists have followed in his footsteps, producing variations of the MORRISSEAU style using heavy black outlines to enclose colourful, flat shapes. Many of these artists have become wealthy in the process but such success was denied Mr. MORRISSEAU, who never quite escaped the poverty into which he was born.
"To this day, I don't know how we made a living," he wrote in an article published in The Globe and Mail in 1979. "You see, that sense of real necessity is not a thing that most people in white society know anything about." He was raised by his grandfather who was "the most influential person in the whole of my life and also a good provider. We always had moose meat in the house. Also oranges, but no bananas."
Born near Thunder Bay to a family living on the Ojibwa Sand Point Reserve on Lake Nipigon, he was baptized Jean-Baptiste Norman Henry MORRISSEAU. The oldest of five sons, he went to school for six years, but only finished Grade 2. "You see, the first year you get there, they put you in kindergarten," he once wrote. "The next year you come back and they put you in kindergarten again. Next thing you know, you are in Grade 1. Then, the following year, you start Grade 1 all over again. Maybe you stay in Grade 1 three or four years."
He was brought up by both his maternal grandparents. His grandfather was a shaman who schooled him in the traditional ways of his culture while his grandmother, a Catholic, made it her business that he was familiar with Christian beliefs. By all accounts, it was the conflict between the two cultures that influenced his outlook and what would later become his art.
Over the years, legends have developed around Mr. MORRISSEAU. According to one story, he became perilously ill at 19. A visit to the doctor did nothing and a medicine woman was summoned. A renaming ceremony was performed (Anishnaabe tradition holds that a giving powerful name to someone near death can rally strength and save a life). He was renamed Copper Thunderbird, and recovered. Later, he would use it to sign his paintings.
Somewhere along the way, he developed a fondness for alcohol. When Mr. POLLOCK first met him in the summer of 1962, he was drunk. The artist demanded that Mr. POLLOCK look at his work. Mr. POLLOCK was impressed and was interested in mounting an exhibit, but Mr. MORRISSEAU wanted to sell his works on the spot for $5 each. Mr. POLLOCK talked him out of it and a subsequent showing at the Pollock Gallery sold out within 24 hours, netting the artist $3,000. Time magazine declared that "few exhibits in Canadian history have touched off a greater immediate stir than MORRISSEAU's" and predicted that he would launch "a vogue as chic as that of the Cape Dorset Eskimo's prints."
He continued to live in the area north of Lake Superior and apparently squandered much of his money. In 1978 - a year in which he was appointed to the Order of Canada - when someone jokingly suggested that he throw a garden party, just like the Queen, he bought an antique silver tea service and a set of Royal Crown Derby china to entertain 21 of his Friends, colleagues and admirers in his chair-filled wilderness garden. Each was given a rare American buffalo nickel as a gift and a MORRISSEAU original drawing.
Over the years, he remained a master of the primitive school of art. In 1981, Globe and Mail art critic John Bentley MAYS described Mr. MORRISSEAU's as wholly appropriate to the context of his background. "His styles, situations and subjects are exactly what we would expect in the work of a self-taught artist who has lived most of his life in northern Ontario. There is little attention to figurative modelling in these pictures, no delving into the problems of perspective or pictorial depth. Using his small repertoire of techniques, he presents stylized versions of what he knows: the bears, loons, fish and turtles that live in the forests and ponds, and the people in the town around him.
"But these are not ordinary forests, ponds and people. MORRISSEAU's art transports us into a shadowy archetypal realm where ordinary things are wonderful. In his visionary lakes swim mighty fish, armed with bolts of spiritual lightening. A bear spirit -- a dragon-like chimera spangled with bright eyes and brilliant colours suddenly stands in your path."
For all his success, Mr. MORRISSEAU allowed his career and his life to descend relentlessly. In 1987, he was discovered wandering the downtown streets of Vancouver, sleeping in alleys and selling his sketches for the price of a bottle of booze. "To get drunk in Vancouver is the most beautiful thing there is," he was quoted as saying.
Years later, after he had dried out, Mr. MORRISSEAU told The Globe that his drinking binges in part reflected his resentment over "never getting my fair share." Still, he said he enjoyed life on the Vancouver streets: "I met a lot of nice people. I might even do it again - without the booze - so I can remember them all clearly."
Around that time, he met Gabor VADAS, a young man with problems, and the two formed a bond. Mr. MORRISSEAU believed that Mr. VADAS was his son and the younger man presents himself as such. However, the relationship was never ratified "through the legal courts," according to Mr. VADAS's wife, Michele, "but certainly as far as from a traditional native and spiritual point of view [Mr. VADAS was his son] because they take their adoptions very seriously&hellip They never lost faith in each other and have always been very loyal to each other."
In 1989, Mr. MORRISSEAU was the only Canadian painter invited to exhibit at the Georges Pompidou Centre in Paris during the bicentennial of the French Revolution. After seeing the works of Van Gogh and Picasso, he decided they were "all greys" and returned home to paint "some real colour."
He first exhibited with the Kinsman Robinson Galleries the following year. Wearing a new silk suit, he arrived for the opening in a white limousine. The exhibition sold out.
At 65, Mr. MORRISSEAU developed Parkinson's disease but continued to paint. "My hands don't shake when I hold a brush," he told Chris Dafoe of The Globe in 1999.
He had a healthy respect for his own talent. Doctor Henry WEINSTEIN, a doctor in Northern Ontario's Red Lake district who in the 1950s was among the first to recognize Mr. MORRISSEAU as a true original, was a friend of Pablo Picasso and once gave a MORRISSEAU drawing to the Spanish master. On the back, Mr. MORRISSEAU had written, "From one great artist to another." Picasso, after looking at the drawing is said to have remarked: "Well, you never know, do you?" - meaning that great art surfaces in unlikely places.
The comparison of the two artists was not entirely inappropriate. Mr. MORRISSEAU, like Picasso, could draw spontaneously, never lifting his pencil from the paper until the image was complete. "Very few artists in the world have this ability," Doctor WEINSTEIN said.
Mr. MORRISSEAU's early work was created on birch bark or animal hides. Mr. ROBINSON said he at first punched holes in the bark or hide but was later given paints by Doctor WEINSTEIN.
Mr. MORRISSEAU believed he was a "born painter" and said that when he started to paint, the images "just come." He created his designs to beautify the world with colour. "The world needs it," he said. Colour was a key resource in Mr. MORRISSEAU's repertory of symbols. He used connecting lines to depict interdependence. "These paintings only remind you that you're an Indian," the artist said. "Inside somewhere, we're all Indians. So now when I befriend you, I'm trying to get the best Indian, bring out the Indianness in you to make you think everything is scared."
Less inviolate were his family relationships. Mr. MORRISSEAU has six (some say seven) adult children from his marriage in 1957 to Harriet KAKEGAMIC, and has claimed at times to have fathered as many as 14 sons and daughters. Over the years, this has resulted in conflict with some of the children. Three months ago, for instance, one of Mr. MORRISSEAU's sons, Christian, also an artist, announced the creation of the Morrisseau Family Foundation to, in part, "ensure my family's heritage and the integrity of my father's legacy." A month after this, Mr. MORRISSEAU issued through Mr. VADAS a press release declaring that he had "not been consulted or in any way involved" with the Morrisseau Family Foundation, "nor do I support it in any way."
Mr. MORRISSEAU was a prolific artist before illness slackened his output - it's been estimated he produced more than 10,000 works in his lifetime. Aided by Mr. VADAS, he battled in recent years against what they alleged were a spate of fakes.
In the meantime, Mr. VADAS and his wife cared for Mr. MORRISSEAU after the onset of Parkinson's and Mr. MORRISSEAU doted like a grandfather on their two children, Kyle and Robin. Earlier in this decade, he spent some time in an extended care facility on Vancouver Island, but for most of this year, he lived with the VADAS family in their house in Nanaimo, B.C.
All things considered, Mr. MORRISSEAU was proud of his place in Canadian art history. "I may not have a Ferrari, but I'm the first Indian to break into the Canadian art scene and I have forever enriched the Canadian way of life," he said. "I want to make paintings full of colour, laughter, compassion and love... If I can do that, I can paint for 100 years."
He spent much of his last years in a wheelchair, deprived of intelligible speech. He suffered at least two strokes.
In October, Mr. MORRISSEAU travelled to Northern Ontario to receive an honorary degree from the University of Sudbury, and had planned to go to New York to attend the opening of his one-man show at New York's George Gustav Heye Center, which is part of the National Museum of the American Indian. Instead, he became ill in Toronto and was admitted to hospital.
Norval MORRISSEAU was born Norman Henry MORRISSEAU at Beardmore, Ontario, on March 13, 1931. He died yesterday in Toronto General Hospital of complications from Parkinson's disease. He is survived by numerous children.
The public may visit Mr. MORRISSEAU's open casket Thursday and Friday this week from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. each day at Jerrett Funeral Homes, 1141 St. Clair Ave. W., Toronto. It is anticipated that he will be buried near Beardmore, Ontario, or Thunder Bay.

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