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WELCH o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-07-17 published
WELCH, Jim Arthur
Suddenly at Grey Bruce Health Services, Markdale, Monday July 16, 2007. James Arthur WELCH of R.R.#7 Markdale at the age of 81. Beloved husband and best friend of Marjorie WELCH. Father of Christopher WELCH (Catharine) of Toronto, Jamie WELCH (Carol) of Courtice. Dearest dad to Lynne BUTLER (Rick) of Markdale, Craig DAWSON (Maxine) of Wasaga Beach. Loving grandpa of Daniel BUTLER (Karen) of Vancouver, Jessica BUTLER (Shane) of Peterborough, Dayna WELCH and Julie WELCH of Courtice. Friends may call at the May Funeral Home, Markdale on Wednesday, from 2: 00-4:00 and 7: 00-9:00 p.m., where a funeral service will be held Thursday, July 19th at 1: 30 p.m. Cremation to follow. If desired, memorial donations to your favorite children's charitable foundation would be appreciated.

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WELCH o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-08-14 published
JOLLEY, Glen Emary
Passed away at the Meaford Hospital, on Monday, August 13, 2007. Glen JOLLEY in his 79th year. Beloved husband of the former Vi BUMSTEAD of Meaford, dear father of Joan and Brian MacDONALD of Mooresville, North Carolina, and Robert and Donna of Markdale. Sadly missed by two grandchildren, Brianne of Hanover and Bradley of Markdale, also Mckennzie WELCH of Markdale. Dear brother of Marea of Owen Sound, Ray of Waterford, Carl and Ralph, both of Meaford. Predeceased by his parents George and Audrey and his brother Lloyd. Resting at the Gardiner-Wilson Funeral Home, Meaford where visitation will be held on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at the Meaford Olivet Baptist Church on Thursday morning at 11 a.m. Interment Lakeview Cemetery, Meaford. As your expression of sympathy, donations to The Canadian Cancer Society or the charity of your choice.

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WELCH o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-04 published
WELCH, Lima
After a short illness on Tuesday, January 2nd at Hillcrest Village Midland Ontario, Lima WELCH, formerly of London in her 94th year. Predeceased by husband Edward WELCH (1994.) Survived by step-daughter Barbara LEE and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Elliott-Madill Komoka Chapel on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service to follow from the London Gospel Temple, 288 Commissioners Road West, London on Saturday, Janaury 6th, at 11 a.m. Pastor Lin ALBRECHT officiating. Interment Mount Brydges Cemetery.

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WELCH o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-24 published
VICHERT, Gordon Stewart (1934-2007)
Gordon VICHERT was born to missionary parents, Clarence VICHERT and Constance WELCH, in Ibin, West China, and was raised in Ya-an speaking Mandarin and English. In the nineteen thirties, this remote part of China was frontier country: before the age of one, Gordon had survived a riverboat sinking and a bandit attack that killed his nurse as he lay in her arms. His schooling was handled by his parents until he returned from China to attend King Edward High School in Vancouver and Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, Washington, where he received both the Bausch and Lomb Science Award and the Good Citizenship Award for his thorough knowledge of the U.S. constitution. As editor of the school newspaper, Gordon interviewed Senator Joe McCarthy who, he felt, was embarrassed by questions much more challenging than expected. The subsequent article in the school paper led to calls to have Gordon expelled.
After high school, Gordon worked in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Despite the offer of a scholarship to Reed University, he chose to attend McMaster in Hamilton, the university of many of his forebears, and where his great uncle, Harold Stanley STEWARD/STEWART/STUART, was Dean of Theology. At McMaster, he proceeded to a degree in Honours English, winning a number of prizes and medals, including the Alexander Scholarship. During several summers, Gordon taught English and worked as a labourer for Frontier College at Niagara, Wawa, and Kitimat, British Columbia. Winning an Honour "M" for editing the student newspaper, debating and other activities, he graduated with high honours from McMaster in 1957.
He completed his M.A. at Saint Michaels College at the University of Toronto before he and his wife, Nancy NABLO, traveled to Enugu, Nigeria, where he taught English Literature for 2 years at the Nigerian College of Arts, Science, and Technology and where their daughter Nicola Constance was born.
A second daughter, Rebecca Suzanne, was born during a short period teaching at McMaster, before Gordon completed his Ph.D. at Birkbeck College, University of London, England on a Commonwealth Scholarship. Research for his Ph.D at the British Museum included certain ancient volumes which could be viewed only under the supervision of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Returning to Ontario, he became a member of the McMaster Faculty of English for several years and loved hiking on the Bruce Trail with Nicola, Rebecca, and young son Marcus Gregory.
Gordon left academic life to become both a candidate and an administrator for the Ontario New Democratic Party, first in Hamilton and later in Toronto, holding the positions of General Secretary and Ontario President. As a candidate for the New Democratic Party in the riding of Hamilton-Wentworth, Gordon was among the first in the long fight to clean up pollution in Hamilton and preserve Coot's Paradise and other wilderness areas. Gordon enjoyed telling the story of giving an impassioned anti-pollution speech at an all-candidates meeting; after what he thought was an especially well-reasoned plea for new environmental policies, he turned the microphone over to one of his opponents, the front runner in the election, who cleared his throat and intoned gravely, "I too, am for pollution."
Gordon and his second wife, Janice McARTHUR, moved to Saskatchewan where he worked with Premier Allan Blakeney as a special assistant and speech writer, and where he organized the Cultural Policy Secretariat. A son, Keir John, was born in Regina.
Seconded to Roy Romanow in November of 1981, Gordon was among the advisors assisting in the "Kitchen Accord" which many believe helped enshrine the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the Constitution.
Those who encountered Gordon in the political world knew his principles, historical expertise, and passion for debate made him a great ally and formidable opponent.
In Saskatchewan, as he was enjoying a new career and new family, Gordon was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Relocating to West China, he taught English for two years in Xining, near his boyhood home, and where virtually no Westerners had been seen since before the Cultural Revolution. When he passed through his childhood town, local people could be heard calling his father's name. During this period, Gordon and Janice's daughter Hilary Jane (Ning Ning) was born, within view of the Tibetan Himalayas.
Gordon and his family settled in Vancouver, British Columbia where he lectured in English Literature for the University of British Columbia and the Open Learning University as much as his health would allow. For a two-year term, he was appointed by the British Columbia Lieutenant Governor to the Medical and Health Care Services Appeal Board.
It was Gordon's belief that higher education should be available to anyone who wanted it, not just those who could afford it. He particularly enjoyed his work at Frontier College and at the Open Learning University. Doctor VICHERT will be remembered by his students as a vibrant and accomplished lecturer whose particular interest was Eighteenth Century Satire.
Eldest of three boys, Gordon was brother to Bruce and to Alan, both of British Columbia.
Gordon's Friends and family are grateful that he so easily shared his love of conversation, travel, political observation, literature, hiking and film. Everyone who knew him continues to benefit from this generosity.
Donations in Gordon's memory to the Pacific Parkinson's Research Centre or the Bruce Trail Society are gratefully requested in lieu of flowers.
Please write to gordonvichertmemorial@gmail.com for information about a memorial service to be held in early 2008.

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WELD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-14 published
CLARKE, Vera Anita (née POWELL)
In Ottawa on Monday, August 13, 2007, aged 85 years. Born at home, in Meadowvale, Ontario, August 9, 1922; raised in Brampton. Predeceased by Robert Lee CLARKE, her husband of sixty years, in December 2005. She leaves four children, Jim CLARKE (Betty LAM), Gwyneth LEWIS (Craig), Alan CLARKE (Madeline WELD), and Brian CLARKE (Sandra COONEY;) eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She also leaves her sister, Betty STACKHOUSE (Lloyd,) her sister-in-law, Pat CLARKE (the late Don,) and many nephews and nieces. Vera and Bob worked at the National Research Council during the war, then moved to Deep River, Ontario. Later, they lived in Ottawa, where Vera studied geology and was active in pottery and swimming. They also lived part-time in England, where they leave many Friends. Friends are invited to visit at the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair and McGarry, 315 McLeod Street, Ottawa after 12 noon, Thursday, August 16, 2007, until time of Service in the Chapel at 1 p.m. Reception to follow in the McGarry Family Reception Centre. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the Robert L. Clarke Scholarship in Medical Physics, Development and Alumni Services, Carleton University, 510 Robertson Hall, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario. K1S 5B6. Condolances/Donations/Tributes at mcgarryfamily.ca 613-233-1143

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WELD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-08 published
WELD, James Dewar McLaurin "Jim"
Born Ottawa 10 September 1921. Died 29 November 2007 at the General Campus of the Ottawa Hospital. Beloved husband of Magdalene Selma WELD, father of James Currie (Kelly DAVISON) of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Dorothy Ingrid (Kurt BOEDDINGHAUS) of Germany, and Madeline May (Alan CLARKE) of Ottawa, Ontario. Proud grandfather of Michael WELD of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Ansel CLARKE and Derwin CLARKE of Ottawa.
Jim attended the University of Toronto where he studied political science, social legislation and economics, graduating with first class honours in 1943. He served as second lieutenant in the Canadian Army in an intelligence capacity from 1943 to 1945. After the war, Jim joined the Department of External Affairs. He served briefly in Paris, then at the Canadian Military Mission in Berlin, Germany, where he met his future wife, Magdalene Selma BOEDDINGHAUS. They married on November 26, 1949. Jim worked for External Affairs until 1970 and served in New York City (1953-1957), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1959-1963), Karachi and Islamabad, Pakistan (1965-1967), and Berne, Switzerland (1967-1970). In 1970, Jim began work in the Department of Secretary of State and later for the National Capital Commission. He retired in the late 1970s. In 1981, he and Magda built themselves a winter home in Fort Myers which they enjoyed for two decades and sold in 2001.
During the last years of his life, Jim was plagued by many illnesses, including dementia, kidney failure, and respiratory disease. In September 2006, Jim and Magda left their Ottawa home of 50 years and moved into the Colonel By Retirement Residence. Jim's family thanks all those who attended to his care at the Ottawa hospital and at Colonel By.
Friends are invited to visit at the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair and McGarry, 315 McLeod Street, Ottawa, on Sunday, December 16th, between 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, December 17th at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 140 Laurier Ave. West, Ottawa.
Donations in memory of Jim WELD can be made to the charity of your choice.
Condolences/Donations/Tributes at: mcgarryfamily.ca 613-233-1143.

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WELDON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-06-25 published
WELDON, Robert▼ " Bob▼" Richard▼
Born on January 29, 1929, husband of Lois WELDON (née HILSDEN) passed away peacefully at the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital on the afternoon of June 23, 2007 at the age of 78 after a short battle with lung cancer. He will be sadly missed my his daughters Sally DUGGAN, Connie TALBOT (Yoland), Julie WELDON, and Sheri WELDON- BARBER (Jim.) Proud grandpa of Marc, Lee, Sacha, Shaun, Amanda, Michel, Luke, Robin, Gabriel and David; loving great-grandpa of Benjamin, Jakob, Solomon, Levi, and Lily. He will also be missed by his many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his mother Clara WELDON, his two infant sons, Robert and Richard and by his siblings, Marg, Mel, Fred, Don and Howard. Robert was a musician, wood worker, hockey fan and photography buff. He gave over 40 years of service to The Collingwood Shipyards where he worked as a welder and made many Friends and fond memories. A private family graveside ceremony was held on Monday, June 25, 2007 at the Presbyterian Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that donations be made to Cornerstone Pentecostal Church, Nottawa or the First Presbyterian Church, Collingwood in Robert's memory. Arrangements entrusted to Chatterson Funeral Home, Collingwood. www.chattersonfuneralhome.com

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WELDON o@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.collingwood.the_connection 2007-06-29 published
WELDON, Robert▲▼ Richard▲▼
Robert▲▼ (Bob▲▼) Richard▲▼ WELDON, born on January 29, 1929, husband of Lois WELDON (née HILSDEN) passed away peacefully, with courage and his sense of humour intact, at the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital on the afternoon of June 23, 2007 at the age of 78, after a short battle with cancer. He will be sadly missed by his daughters Sally DUGGAN, Connie▼ TALBOT (Yoland,) Julie▼ WELDON, and Sheri WELDON- BARBER (Jim). Proud grandpa of Marc, Lee, and Amanda DUGGAN, Sacha▼ MATANOWITSCH, Shaun and Michel TALBOT, Luke▼ and Gabriel WELDON and Robin and David LOUCKS; Loving great-grandpa of Benjamin, Jakob, Solomon, Levi, Lily and Malcom. He will also be missed by his many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his mother Clara WELDON, his two infant sons, Robert and Richard and by his siblings, Marguerite, Mel, Fred, Don and Howard. Robert was a musician, wood worker, hockey fan and photography buff. He gave more than 40 years of service to The Collingwood Shipyards where he worked as a welder and made many Friends and fond memories. A private family graveside ceremony was held on Monday, June 25, 2007 at the Presbyterian Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that donations be made to Cornerstone Pentecostal Church, Nottawa or the First Presbyterian Church, Collingwood in Robert's memory.
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WELDON o@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.stayner.stayner_sun 2007-07-04 published
WELDON, Robert▲ Richard▲
Robert▲ (Bob▲) Richard▲ WELDON, born on January 29, 1929, husband of Lois WELDON (née HILSDEN) passed away peacefully, with courage and his sense of humour intact, at the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital on the afternoon of June 23, 2007 at the age of 78, after a short battle with cancer. He will be sadly missed by his daughters Sally DUGGAN, Connie▲ TALBOT (Yoland,) Julie▲ WELDON, and Sheri WELDON- BARBER (Jim). Proud grandpa of Marc, Lee, and Amanda DUGGAN, Sacha▲ MATANOWITSCH, Shaun and Michel TALBOT, Luke▲ and Gabriel WELDON and Robin and David LOUCKS; Loving great-grandpa of Benjamin, Jakob, Solomon, Levi, Lily and Malcom. He will also be missed by his many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his mother Clara WELDON, his two infant sons, Robert and Richard and by his siblings, Marguerite, Mel, Fred, Don and Howard. Robert was a musician, wood worker, hockey fan and photography buff. He gave more than 40 years of service to The Collingwood Shipyards where he worked as a welder and made many Friends and fond memories. A private family graveside ceremony was held on Monday, June 25, 2007 at the Presbyterian Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that donations be made to Cornerstone Pentecostal Church, Nottawa or the First Presbyterian Church, Collingwood in Robert's memory.
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WELLBELOVE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-01-02 published
SCRUTTON, Sheila
After much suffering on Sunday, December 31, 2006 in her 81st year. Beloved wife of the late Donald "Wink" SCRUTTON. Loving mother of Lorie GIBSON (Jim,) Michael SCRUTTON (Kathy,) Trisha LOLLAR (Mark), Susan JOLICOEUR (Ron), Alison MEEHAN (Dan) and Jennifer LOVE (mike.) Proud grandmother of Cathy (Dave,) Jimmy (Allison), Elizabeth, Matthew, Kate, Ben, Mitchell, Julie, Ian (Kim), Laura, Jane, Maddie and Campbell; great-grandmother of Zach and Sam. Survived by her sisters Lisa WELLBELOVE, Jessie ROSE and Audrey WHITE/WHYTE. Predeceased by her brother Edgar EWART and sister Marion CAMPBELL. Friends and family will be received at the James Reid Funeral Home, Cataraqui Chapel (1900 John Counter Blvd at Highway 2) on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel on Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 11 a.m. Private Family Interment Cataraqui Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations made to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. www.jamesreidfuneralhome.com

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WELLBURN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-08 published
LONG, David A., B.A., LLB (July 13, 1957-august 30, 2007)
David died peacefully at Saint Paul's Hospital following a 13 year battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He is survived by his mother Jean, his wife Anne LABELLE, his children Jennifer and Malcolm, their mother Katherine WELLBURN, and his siblings Victoria and Mark. David's father, Fred, died in 2004. David grew up in West Vancouver, attended St. George's School and earned his B.A. and law degree at University of British Columbia. David practiced law with the Vancouver firm of Douglas, Symes and Brissenden from 1983 to 1991 and later joined Miramar Mining Corporation where he became Vice-President, Legal. David was an outstanding athlete, a philosopher, an eloquent public speaker, a teacher, coach, son, husband, father, and friend. David loved living in the post-card picture that is the West Coast and sharing that magic with family and Friends, especially from the vantage point of his speedboat. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in David's name to either the Canadian Cancer Society (B.C. Division) or the Pacific Lung Health Centre. There will be a celebration of David's life from 2: 00 to 5:00 p.m. (with brief remarks at 3: 00 p.m.) on Saturday, September 29, 2007, at Eagle Harbour Yacht Club, 5750 Eagle Harbour Road, West Vancouver. Please bring or send a note for Anne, Jenny and Malcolm with your thoughts and memories of David. David, we will all miss you.

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WELLER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-13 published
GILLARD, Beulah
At Valleyview Home on January 11th, 2007, Beulah GILLARD, in her 96th year. Beloved wife of the late Harold GILLARD (1993.) Dear mother of Judy FURRY and her husband John, Woodstock; step-daughters Ruth WELLER, Durham and Doris WOODS and her husband Percy, Stouffville. Also survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held at Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin St. from 1: 00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Monday, January 15, 2007, followed by a brief memorial service conducted by son-in-law Rev. John FURRY, at Centre St. Baptist Church at 2: 15 p.m. Memorial remembrances may be made to Centre St. Baptist Church.

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WELLER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-17 published
READ, Marie Eileen (née WILSON)
November 14, 2007
Born Marie Eileen WILSON in Redhill, Surrey, England September 24, 1922 We are saddened to announce the passing of Eileen READ on the morning of November 14th, 2007. Eileen went quickly and peacefully in the home of her daughter Gillian. A dedicated mother, wife, grandmother, guider, hospital baby cuddler, weaver and spinner, Eileen leaves a legacy of love, compassion, humour and strong belief in family. She was devoted to her two grandchildren Katherine Marie READ and Stephen Paul READ of Australia. Eileen was a Wren during World War 2 and married Stephen in 1947. They emigrated to Ottawa in 1956 with two young children. From Ottawa the family moved to Halifax, London and then Saskatoon. She was predeceased by her loving husband Stephen Douglas READ in 1995. She leaves behind her loving sister Brenda WELLER from West Grinstead, England and three children: Andrew Graham READ, Engineer and father from Canberra, Gillian Mary READ, Secondary Vice Principal from Vancouver and Christopher Paul READ, loving son from Saskatoon. Instead of a service Eileen celebrated a 'Tea for Eileen' with Friends and family in her home on October 11th. Ashes will be scattered in a private family gathering and a commemorative bench will be set up on the Meewasin Trail. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

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WELLINGTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-19 published
BRODIE, Barbara Hermione (née GIBSONE) (1918-2007)
Barbara died peacefully at Peace Arch Hospital on Sunday, October 14, 2007. She was predeceased by her loving husband, John Malcolm, and is survived by her three children and their families; Derek John Robert, his wife Ruth, and their three children Elizabeth, Anne, her husband David FISCHER, and Margaret, Heather Joanne, her husband Jim MELIDONES, and Barbara Elizabeth, her husband, Patrick WELLINGTON. Barbara was predeceased by her sister Elizabeth (Bebes) JESSOP in December 2006 and her brother Derek, who was killed in Action at Cassino, Italy in 1944. Barbara was born in Quebec City and resided during her adult life in Regina, Brandon, Winnipeg and West Vancouver. She graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Arts and Chamberlane College of Boston, Massachusetts. with a degree in Marketing and Design. Barbara was devoted to her family and a gracious hostess to her Friends and her community. She was a delightful and special Granny who approached life with warmth and curiosity. Her volunteer involvement included the Peace Arch Hospital Auxiliary, VanDusen Gardens and a lifetime supporter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. She had been an active member of the University Women's Club for the past 50 years. Barbara was also a great supporter of the Canadian figure skating and ski teams. A Celebration of her Life will be held at the Church of the Holy Trinity, 15115 Roper Avenue, White Rock, British Columbia on Tuesday October 30, 2007 at 2: 00 p.m. Flowers are gratefully declined. Donations in Barbara's memory may be made to the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation, 15521 Russell Avenue, White Rock, British Columbia V4B 2R4. The family would like to thank the staff of the Peace Arch Hospital and Doctor Martin Lebl for their compassion and assistance.

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WELLS o@ca.on.grey_county.hanover.the_post 2007-11-02 published
MONACO, Silvano
Passed away at the Hanover and District Hospital on Saturday, October 27, 2007. Silvano MONACO, of R.R.#1 Neustadt, at the age of 67.
Beloved husband of the former Vani GRATTONI. Loving father of Nella and her fiancée Tim WELLS, and Silvia and her boyfriend Martin POLFUSS. Survived by one brother and one sister in Italy. Fondly remembered by the Grattoni family.
Cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Silvano's Life was held at the McCulloch-Watson Funeral Home, Durham on Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock, with visitation one hour prior to the service.
As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to the Lung Association would be appreciated by the family.|

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WELLS o@ca.on.grey_county.hanover.the_post 2007-11-30 published
McDONALD, Dale Harold
Dale Harold McDONALD, of Walkerton, passed away at Grey Bruce Health Services, Owen Sound on Monday, November 26, 2007, in his 57th year.
Beloved husband of Joyce (CAVILL.) Loving father of Michael and Tricia of Airdrie, Alberta and Kerri and Chris WELLS of Walkerton. Cherished grandfather of Jordan and Avery WELLS.
Fondly remembered by his brothers Leroy (Vi) of Amherstburg, Jack (Carma) of Woodstock, Jim of Chesley; sisters Ella (Wally) TIBBO of Chesley, Madeline (Harry) SEDOR of Surrey, British Columbia and Sharon (Ted) LOUGHLEAN of Hanover; sisters-in-law Shirley McDONALD of Fredericton, New Brunswick and Fern McDONALD of B.C.
Predeceased by his brothers Bill, Frank and Joe, and sisters Marie (in infancy) and Kay VANCISE, as well as his parents, John and Ila (WALPOLE) McDONALD.
Visitation was held at Cameron Funeral Home, Walkerton on Tuesday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. where the funeral service was held on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 11 a.m. Rev. Terri-Ann MATTIASSON officiated.
Memorial donations to the Chesley Hospital Foundation or Canadian Cancer Society were appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

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WELLS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-06-06 published
HOOPER, Margaret Rosella (née WELLS)

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WELLS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-10-30 published
KRANENBURG, Debra Ann (née SCOTT)
Debra Ann KRANENBURG went to be with her Heavenly Father peacefully with her family by her side at the South Bruce-Grey Health Centre, Walkerton on Monday, October 22nd, 2007 at the age of 50 years, the former Debra SCOTT of Paisley. She will be missed by her best friend and husband Bill KRANENBURG. Together they shared a great love for their children; Wesley and his wife Jessica of Scotland, Ontario, Nathaniel and his wife Laura of Port Elgin, Jeremy and his wife Katie of Southampton, Zachary of Paisley, and Emily of Paisley. Bill and Debra also received great joy from their three grandchildren; Josiah, Caleb, and Chloe-Anne. Debbie is survived and greatly loved by her parents Roy and Bertha SCOTT of Port Elgin, her sister Darlene MASHINTER and family of Waterloo, and by her brothers Don SCOTT and family of Calgary, Alberta, and Dave SCOTT and family of Wellesley. She will always be remembered by her many Friends and remain in their hearts. Friends called at the W. Kent Milroy Paisley Chapel, 216 Queen St. S., Paisley, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, October 24th, 2007. Funeral service was conducted in the Immanuel Missionary Church, Paisley, on Thursday at 2: 00 p.m., with the Rev. Tony GEENSE officiating. During the service, family remembrances were presented by her brother Don SCOTT. Barb JOHNSTON served as pianist and led the music portion of the service. Debbie was born June 16th, 1957 to Roy and Bertha SCOTT, and was raised on a farm in Paisley. She was educated locally, and graduated from the Accounting Program at Georgian College in Owen Sound. Very involved in her church, it was there that she met Bill KRANENBURG, eventually marrying in 1978. Debbie taught Sunday School for many years, and served faithfully as Church Treasurer for 25 years. Aside from farming, together, Bill and Debbie successfully partnered in business when they purchased the Beefway meat packing business in Kincardine in 1997. They then went on to acquire the First Base Restaurant on Port Elgin Beach in 2000, which they quickly established as a family favourite. She faithfully supported her children in all their activities, dreams and aspirations. Debbie enjoyed doing crafts, was an avid garage-saler, loved to shop and collect collectables. She was a wonderful cook who shared her meal creations with her many Friends and family. She will be remembered as a fun-loving, Christian woman with a wonderful sense of humour and a bubbly, contagious laugh. Her family will miss the compassionate, caring and generous nature with which she blessed them everyday. Her zeal for life inspired many people to love their lives to the fullest, to enjoy the small pleasures in life, and to trust God in all things. Interment was made at Paisley Cemetery. Acting as casket-bearers were Nelson HARVEY, Willard HORST, Ken TOMAN, Jim WALKER, Bryan WEBB and Ron WELLS. Memorial contributions to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Gideon Memorial Bible Plan would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Portrait and memorial online at www.milroyfuneralhomes.com

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WELLS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-12-10 published
MARTIN, George Walter
At Southampton Care Centre on Thursday, December 6, 2007 George Walter MARTIN of Sauble Beach, Ontario, in his 78th year. son of the late George and Violet MARTIN of London, Ontario. Survived by his wife Shirley, sister Lois MARSHALL, brother James, son Gene and his wife Shirley, sister Lois MARSHALL, brother James, son Gene and his wife Jenni (Keelan/Seren), son Dan and his wife Jo-Ann (Jessie/Erin/Logan,) and daughter Carol WELLS (Rachel SYMON, Kristy and John DOBBYN, Richard and Melissa SYMON, (Kristin/Ethan WELLS.) A memorial gathering will be held Thursday, December 13th at Oxford Golf and Country Club, Woodstock, from 7: 00 to 9:00 p.m. Memorial donations (in lieu of flowers) to Alzheimer Society of Canada or the Salvation Army would be appreciated. Condolences can be sent to www.memorialfuneral.ca

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WELLS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-02 published
DANN, Isaac Robert
It is with sadness, our family announces the passing of Isaac Robert DANN on Saturday, December 30, 2006 in his 86th year. Beloved husband of 60 years to Margaret DANN (née McKNIGHT.) Dear father of Barbara (Gerry) NEWTON of London, Robert DANN of London, Brian (Maggie) DANN of Thorndale and Larry DANN of London. Lovingly remembered by his grandchildren Shannon (Mark) WELLS, Stacey (Gary) McMANUS, Tara NEWTON (Omar BIRANI), Kim (Moe) RODRIGUES, Lisa DANN, Samantha and Ian DANN, Kyle and Matthew DANN and predeceased by Michelle DANN. Also loved by his great-grandchildren O.J., Justin, Jordan, Kurtis, Ayden, Teryn, Kaleb, Michelle and Matthew and predeceased by Trevor "T.J." Also predeceased by his parents Robert and Charlotte (née HARNESS) DANN. Dear brother of Gerald (predeceased) and Bettie DANN, Dora and Gord WILSON and Bernice LEMON (predeceased.) Remembered by nieces, nephews, Friends and neighbours. Isaac was a veteran of World War 2, having served in the Royal Canadian Navy. He was a past member of the Royal Canadian Legion #317 and worked for over 40 years at Richard Wilcox. Friends will be received at Forest Lawn Memorial Chapel, 1997 Dundas Street East (at Wavell), for visitation on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held in the chapel on Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 11 a.m. Interment to follow Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. A Legion Service will be held under the auspices of the Victory Branch 317 on Wednesday at 7 p.m. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to the Children's Hospital of Southwestern Ontario.

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WELLS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-06-29 published
MATHEWS, Kenneth Elliott (December 5, 1927-June 22, 2007)
It is with great sadness that the family of Ken MATHEWS announces his passing in Vancouver, British Columbia following a struggle with Alzheimer's. Ken was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia and lived various portions of his life in Australia and Canada. Ken is survived and deeply missed by his loving wife of 56 years, Geraldine (née HOOPER,) his sister Anne (Syd) WELLS, brothers Brian (Judy), Peter (Niki), sister-in-law Jill and his children Jennifer (Mark) CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER, Gregory (Jennifer) and Leigh (Barbara). Ken was predeceased by his sister Rosemary and brother John. He will also be greatly missed by his grandchildren, Jillian, Megan, Abigail, Emily, Christopher, Thomas, Charles and Stephanie. Ken will be remembered by many worldwide mining engineering associates gained over his lifelong engineering career. A celebration of Ken's life will be held for family and Friends at the West Vancouver Yacht Club on Tuesday July 3, 2007 at 4 p.m.
R.S.V.P. lmathews@telus.net

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WELLS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-11 published
REILLY, Elizabeth (née BRUCE)
Peacefully on August 9, 2007, at the Toronto East General Hospital after a brief illness. Beloved wife of late William REILLY and stepmother of the late Jessie Rae REILLY. Loving mother of Beth WELLS and son-in-law Herbert, grandmother of Evan GRAHAME and Janice and great-grandmother of Dawson Bruce WELLS and Colin WELLS. Elizabeth will be missed by her extended Bruce Family and caring Friends at the Beach Arms Retirement Centre. Friends will be received at the "Scarborough Chapel" of McDougall and Brown, 2900 Kingston Road (east of St. Clair Avenue E.) on Monday from 6-9 p.m. An Informal Service will be held on Tuesday at 2: 00 p.m. in the Chapel. Interment at Resthaven Memory Gardens.

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WELLS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-27 published
BLAIR, Karen Elizabeth (née DEWOLF)
Wife, mother, volunteer, marathon runner, blood donor, advocate of the happy hour. Born April 30, 1958, in Peterborough, Ontario Died April 9 in Peterborough, of colon cancer, aged 48.
By Jacqueline WELLS, Page L8
Karen was the youngest of four children born to Stan and Alice DEWOLF.
Wolfie, as she was affectionately known, grew up in the south end of Peterborough, Ontario, and after attending college worked for many years in the local Sears store.
With her gift of the gab (inherited from her sharp-witted mother), Karen never had difficulty making Friends.
She met her husband, Bill BLAIR, while the two were vacationing with Friends in the Caribbean. Bill worked as an accountant on Bay Street, but within a short period of time Karen persuaded him of the lifestyle benefits of the Kawartha Lakes region.
Bill moved to Peterborough and married Karen. They had two sons, Taylor and Connor. There was nothing Karen enjoyed more then watching Taylor swing a golf club or Connor handle a hockey stick.
Always a sports enthusiast, she took up distance running after the birth of the boys. Her interest wasn't about setting personal-best times, but rather about motivating others to be the best they could be.
On her first trip to run in the Boston Marathon, she brought along some girlfriends who, until then, were not runners.
They cheered Karen on, and when she completed her race she corralled all of them and hobbled off to the nearest bar, where she led the whole bar in a spirited rendition of O Canada. Those gals were hooked and are all avid runners today.
In February, 2006, Karen was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer that had spread to her liver. She had surgery and began biweekly chemotherapy in Toronto.
She fought hard. One, two, sometimes three people accompanied Karen to her treatments. I remember her sitting cross-legged in her hospital bed receiving chemotherapy- and she had everyone within earshot laughing hysterically.
Karen found strength in what brought her joy. She relished small pleasures, a cold Corona or a glass of Wolf Blass. She lived passionately, gave with kindness, loved completely, made you laugh until you couldn't stop, and gave blood every 56 days - always bringing along a new recruit.
In February, she was told there was nothing further the doctors could do. Karen went home and planned her own funeral; she phoned people asking them to be pallbearers, readers and singers.
She spent her last few weeks welcoming people into her home to share stories, memories and, of course, laughter.
Karen did a beautiful job of paving the way for the rest of us. The last time I saw her, she told me she loved me and said: "If you can get up each day and put two feet on the floor, it's a good day."
Jacqueline WELLS is Karen's friend.

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WELLS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-02 published
In a famous role, the spy didn't love her
James Bond's flirtatious foil grew up in Ontario; she returned and penned tabloid columns, writes Sandra MARTIN
By Sandra MARTIN, Page S8
Gutsy, impetuous and adventurous, Lois MAXWELL ran away from home as a teenager to become an actress and became famous as Miss Moneypenny, M's flirtatious secretary in the James Bond films. Although she appeared in 14 Bond films, she had a tough life, supporting two young children after her husband died prematurely of heart disease. Writing a weekly newspaper column in Toronto and starting a company to build crowd-control barriers were just two of her schemes.
Lois Ruth HOOKER was born on February 14, 1927, in Kitchener, Ontario For the rest of her life, she loved to throw people off balance with her name, introducing herself by saying, "I'm a hooker." Her father was a school teacher and her mother a nurse she once described her family as religious and temperate while she was scrawny, freckled and saucy and sulky. When she was a child, the Hookers moved to Toronto. Lois attended John Wanless Public School and then Lawrence Park Collegiate.
Lively, rebellious and game for anything, she was much more interested in performing on stage than sitting in a classroom solving algebra equations. She played parts in radio dramas under the name Robin WELLS, at least partly so that her parents wouldn't find out. After winning a part in Maurice Maeterlinck's play The Blue Bird at Hart House, she was determined to become an actress. However, an oft-told story has her running away from home in 1942 to join the Canadian army. She would have been 15.
"Teenagers in those days were terrified that the war would end before they could get into it," explained journalist Peter WORTHINGTON, a friend and former newspaper colleague. There's another version of the story, which Ms. MAXWELL told when she began writing a weekly column in The Toronto Sun in 1979: She skipped school in 1943 to audition for the army's entertainment corps, earned a place and then went to England with the show, where she sang and danced and (according to some reports) often appeared on a bill with comedians Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster.
Seven months later, army officials discovered she was underage and prepared to send her home. Undeterred, she knocked on the doors of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where she persuaded officials to name her "the first winner of the Lady Louis Mountbatten Scholarship," according to an account she wrote in The Sun. At Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, her favourite classmate was Roger Moore - she once played his uncle, complete with red beard, in a performance of Shakespeare's Henry V. After leaving Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she found small parts in plays and films and was "discovered" by Canadian-born film mogul Jack Warner, who put her under contract and sent her to Hollywood. Her first major role was as a schoolteacher in That Hagen Girl (1947), starring Ronald Reagan and Shirley Temple. She was so impressive that she won a Golden Globe as "best newcomer." Two years later, Life magazine included her and Marilyn Monroe in a photo spread of eight starlets.
She never made the Hollywood big time and after appearing in two forgotten Warner Brothers films, The Big Punch and The Decision of Christopher Blake, she went to Italy with friend Geraldine Brooks. Ms. MAXWELL lived in Rome for five years, making British and Italian films.
During this time, she met British television executive Peter Churchill MARRIOTT - "a handsome sardonic stranger," as she later described him. They married in 1957 and moved to London, where they had two children: daughter Melinda in 1958 and son Christian in 1959.
In 1962, Mr. MARRIOTT collapsed with a serious heart condition and Ms. MAXWELL was forced to seek film work to support the family. That year, she was given a small part as a nurse in Stanley Kubrick's Lolita and the role of Ms. Moneypenny in Doctor No, the first Bond film. Apparently, director Terrence Young, who had once turned her down for a role because she looked like she "smelled of soap," offered her the part of either Moneypenny or Bond's girlfriend, Sylvia Trench. Ms. MAXWELL was squeamish about playing sex scenes, so she chose the part of the chaste secretary to the head of MI6. She supplied her own clothes and was guaranteed two days' work at what was then the daily rate of £100. At the wrap party at the end of filming, she met Ian Fleming, the creator of the James Bond books. "I visualized Moneypenny as a tall, elegant woman with the most kissable lips in the world," Ms. MAXWELL remembered him saying. "You, my dear, are perfect."
As Moneypenny, she created a character who was cheeky and flirtatious but also knowing and impervious to the seductive prowess of a series of Bonds, including Sean Connery and her old Royal Academy of Dramatic Art pal Roger Moore. Her last Bond film was A View to a Kill in 1985. She asked producer Cubby Broccoli if he would kill off her character, but he recast it instead. Miss Moneypenny was subsequently played by Caroline Bliss and Samantha Bond.
Ms. MAXWELL, who always had ambitions beyond her secretarial character, set her sights on M, but that part was out of bounds as an equal opportunity role until Judy Dench laid claim to the position.
"She was always fun and she was wonderful to be with and was always perfect casting," Mr. Moore told the British Broadcasting Corp.'s Radio 5 Live on the weekend. "… It was a great pity that after I moved out of Bond, they didn't take her on to continue in the Timothy Dalton films. I think it was a great disappointment to her that she had not been promoted to play M. She would have been a wonderful M."
The good part about playing Miss Moneypenny was that she was so identified with the role that she became a recognizable part of popular culture. The bad part, of course, was that she was so typecast as the smouldering secretary that it became hard to win other major roles.
After Ms. MAXWELL's husband died in 1973, she returned to Canada to film a television series, Adventures in Rainbow Country. She bought a property in cottage country and a bungalow in Fort Erie, Ontario, settled down with her young children and established a company called Great Barrier Industries, which manufactured crowd-control stands. She eventually opened a British subsidiary and planned to market her barriers in Europe.
In the late 1970s, she proposed writing a column for The Toronto Sun to editor Peter WORTHINGTON and publisher Donald Creighton. They took her for a boozy lunch at Winston's, according to Mr. WORTHINGTON, and long before the coffee was served, they had a deal. She wrote her chatty, gossipy, opinionated weekly column, called "Moneypenny," for almost a dozen years.
After Kim Campbell's Progressive Conservatives went down to an ignominious defeat in the 1993 federal election, Ms. MAXWELL confided that she had declined an invitation to run. "Kim Campbell's handlers threw her to the slavering wolves," she said. "She is a gutsy, bright strong woman who didn't deserve the treatment she received from her party."
As for Ms. MAXWELL, she had her own problems in the newsroom at The Sun, according to Mr. WORTHINGTON. " There was a certain resentment that she was a celebrity getting into the column business," he said. "She was also one of the better-read people and that was a problem, too."
Her final column appeared April 23, 1994. By then, her daughter, Melinda, the married mother of a small child, was living near the market town of Frome in Somerset, England. Ms. MAXWELL decided to join them, planning to live every day, "with gusto!"
Her last film was The Fourth Angel (2001) with Jeremy Irons. The same year, she underwent surgery for colorectal cancer and then moved to Perth, Australia, where her son, Christian, and his wife had settled.
Lois Ruth MAXWELL was born in Kitchener, Ontario, on February 14, 1927. She died of cancer in Fremantle Hospital in Perth, Australia, on September 29, 2007. She was 80. Ms. MAXWELL is survived by her daughter and son and extended family.

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WELLS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-17 published
CLARKE, Eleanor (née MacROSTIE)
Peacefully, at St. Joseph's Health Centre, Guelph, on Monday, November 12, 2007. Eleanor CLARKE was the beloved wife of the late Melvin Edward Carson CLARKE (2004.) The dear mother of Margot CLARKE (Toronto) and the dear cousin of Barbara FROST and the late Benson FROST Jr. (Rhinebeck, New York). She will be fondly remembered by her nieces and nephews and all who knew her. Special thanks to Nellie VAN DYKE, Melita WELLS and the staff at the Riverside Glen Retirement Home and St. Joseph's Health Centre for their devoted and gentle care over the years.
A Memorial Service will take place at Kirk Chapel, St. George's Anglican Church, 99 Woolwich Street, Guelph on Saturday, November 24, 2007 at 10: 30 a.m. (the family will receive Friends from 10:00-10:30 a.m.) Interment of Cremated Remains to follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. George's Church, Guelph or the Canadian Wildlife Federation would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the Gilbert MacIntyre and son Funeral Home, 252 Dublin St. N., Guelph 519-822-4731 or send condolences: www.gilbertmacintyreandson.com).

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WELLWOOD o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2007-10-17 published
ABERDEEN, " Jake" Gerald Marshall
Passed away peacefully at the Grey Bruce Health Services, Markdale on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 of Holland Centre formerly of Flesherton in his 61st year. Best friend and loving husband of 25 years to Velma. Devoted father of Jim (Ann McKAY) of Owen Sound, Allan (Heather▼) of Holland Centre and Calvin (Sandra) ROBINSON of Flesherton. Loving grandfather of Cassandra, Jim Jr., Alex, Spencer, Jake KOLBY, Logan and Emmalia. Dear brother of David (Heather) ABERDEEN of Flesherton, Erma (Jim) STEPHENSON of Dundalk, Bill (Janet) ABERDEEN of Flesherton, Shirley PEEBLES of Durham, and Donelda (Bryan) WELLWOOD of Flesherton. Survived by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents Alex and Jessie ABERDEEN (née MARSHALL- HOLLEY,) step-father Ivy HOLLEY and brother-in-law Doug PEEBLES. The▼ family received Friends at the Fawcett Funeral Home, Flesherton on Thursday, October 11 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Service was held in the chapel on Friday, October 12, at 11 a.m. Memorial contributions to the Cancer Society or Centre Grey Health Services Foundation would be gratefully appreciated.
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WELLWOOD o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-10-10 published
ABERDEIN, “Jake” Gerald Marshall
Passed away peacefully at the Grey Bruce Health Services, Markdale on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 of Holland Centre, formerly of Flesherton in his 61st year. Best friend and loving husband of 25 years to Velma. Devoted father of Jim (Ann McKAY) of Owen Sound, Allan (Heather▲) of Holland Centre and Calvin (Sandra) ROBINSON of Flesherton. Loving grandfather of Cassandra, Jim Jr., Alex, Spencer, Jake Kolby, Logan and Emmalia. Dear brother of David (Heather) ABERDEIN of Flesherton, Erma (Jim) STEPHENSON of Dundalk, Bill (Janet) ABERDEIN of Flesherton, Shirley PEEBLES of Durham, and Donelda (Bryan) WELLWOOD of Flesherton. Survived by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents Alex and Jessie ABERDEIN (née MARSHALL- HOLLEY,) step-father Ivy HOLLEY and brother-in-law Doug PEEBLES. The▲ family will receive Friends at the Fawcett Funeral Home, Flesherton on Thursday, October 11 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Service will be held in the chapel on Friday, October 12 at 11: 00 a.m. Memorial contributions to the Cancer Society or Centre Grey Health Services Foundation would be gratefully appreciated.

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