ALPAUGH o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-10-05 published
ALPAUGH,
Mary▼ “Melba” Elizabeth (née
CALLAHAN)
Of Owen Sound, formerly of Tara, passed away peacefully at Central
Place Retirement Home, Owen Sound on Wednesday, October 3, 2007
in her 85th year. Loving mother of Fred of Port Severn, Bob and
his wife Shirley of Tara, Dennis and his wife Lorie of Tara,
John and his wife Lynda of Dobbinton, Helen and her husband Jerry
BENNINGER of Breslau, Fay and her husband Kenneth
FELL of Forest
and Dale and her husband Terry
BOLGER of London. She will be
missed by her sixteen grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.
Melba will be fondly remembered by her sister Norma
STRONG of
Owen Sound. Predeceased by her husband Gordon, son David in infancy,
daughter-in-law Carmel, granddaughter Glenda
FELL and her brother
Glen CALLAHAN.
Arrangements are entrusted to Cameron Funeral
Home, Chesley and are incomplete at this time.
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ALPAUGH o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-10-09 published
ALPAUGH,
Mary▲ “Melba” Elizabeth (née
CALLAHAN)
Of Owen Sound, formerly of Tara, passed away peacefully at Central
Place Retirement Home, Owen Sound on Wednesday, October 3, 2007
in her 85th year. Loving mother of Fred of Port Severn, Bob and
his wife Shirley of Tara, Helen and her husband Jerry
BENNINGER
of Breslau, Fay and her husband Kenneth
FELL of Forest, John
and his wife Lynda of Dobbinton, Dennis and his wife Lorie of
Tara, and Dale (née
McMANN) and her husband Terry
BOLGER of London.
She will be missed by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren
as well as nieces and nephews. Melba will be fondly remembered
by her sister Norma
STRONG of Owen Sound and sister-in-law Ruby
ALPAUGH of Hanover. Predeceased by her husband Gordon, son David
in infancy, daughter-in-law Carmel, granddaughter Glenda
FELL,
brother Glen
CALLAHAN and her parents, John and Mary
(BAILEY)
CALLAHAN. A Celebration of Melba's life will be held on Thursday,
October 11, 2007 at 11 a.m. at Cameron Funeral Home, Chesley.
Interment in Chesley Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations
to the charity of your choice would be appreciated as expressions
of sympathy.
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ALPHONSO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-18 published
Neighbours mourn 'super-friendly guy'
While out delivering Christmas cards, Hunter
BROWN, 74, was killed
in apparent random attack, leaving his Friends and family in
shock
By Caroline
ALPHONSO,
Page A3
Kitchener, Ontario -- Hunter
BROWN, 74, set out on a cold Saturday
afternoon, all bundled up, on what had become his annual Christmas
ritual of hand-delivering cards to his neighbours. Recipients
would often discover a picture of his three grandchildren tucked
inside their cards.
The affluent neighbourhood in Kitchener has a mix of young families
and elderly couples who have lived there for decades. Christmas
decorations were strung along front porches and spilled onto
the front yards.
This year, however, Mr.
BROWN didn't get very far in his Christmas-card
delivery. He had just started to make his first drop-off when
a man struck him with an "edged weapon" and left him to die in
the next-door neighbour's driveway, police say. A pile of undelivered
cards was found on the ground next to him. Doctors pronounced
Mr. BROWN dead in hospital.
Police say the attack was unprovoked and are looking for a man
in his 20s who fled the quiet neighbourhood on foot wearing a
long black trench coat and a black tuque with red lines.
"It's a difficult case," said Staff Sergeant Adrian
DARMON of
the Waterloo Regional Police. "This is quite a close community."
Yellow tape surrounded the
BROWN home and neighbouring houses
yesterday as police scoured the area for clues.
Mr. BROWN and his wife, Beverley, lived in their two-storey home
for more than 30 years. A Christmas tree was lit up in the front
window last night. The killing of Mr.
BROWN, a father of two,
has shocked family and neighbours.
Mr. BROWN, a retired regional manager for Bell, was described
as a man who loved his grandchildren, and rarely missed a hockey
or football practice, or a musical recital. He spent his summers
at the family cottage in Muskoka, and had often invited neighbours
to vacation there.
He and his wife would have celebrated their 50th anniversary
in March. The couple had just started taking lessons in ballroom
dancing.
"Mom and Dad did everything together," Mr.
BROWN's son, Mike,
said yesterday. "He was elderly but in good health. We never
expected Hunter
BROWN to die this way. He was a nice man."
His sister, Sandra, added: "He was a gentle man. He just had
so much left."
Neighbour Lois
HOGG remembers Mr.
BROWN singing Christmas carols
at her home on December 8 when she and her husband invited the
neighbourhood over for a holiday celebration.
"It was a happy experience and we were so glad they were here,"
Ms. HOGG said.
Matthew ENGELMANN, 24, who lives next door to the
BROWNs, said
his kitchen counter was filled yesterday with food dropped off
by neighbours for the victim's family. Mr.
ENGELMANN saw Mr.
BROWN
as a grandfather. He and his family would spend a few days at
the BROWN cottage almost every summer.
"He was just a super-friendly guy. You couldn't leave your house
and have Hunter see you and not say 'hello' or 'hi,' " he said.
The ENGELMANN family has known Mr.
BROWN and his wife for 27 years.
Mr. ENGELMANN's father, Dieter, said he was still in disbelief
over what happened. Neighbours came out when they saw police
cruisers and an ambulance.
"It's such a sad situation. Nothing warrants this. Nothing at
all," he said. "This guy wouldn't hurt a fly."
Police said yesterday autopsy results weren't complete as yet,
but they believe a weapon with some of kind of sharp edge was
used in the attack.
Neighbours say it was unlikely that the attack was personally
motivated.
Mark MEDENSKY, who took care of the
BROWN home when the family
went on vacation, said many on the street are looking for answers.
"He was sweet, quiet. He always had something nice to say about
you. Everyone is just in shock. I'm angry about what happened."
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