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DROBOT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-01-04 published
KAPICA,
Lucia
(DEGORSKA)
On December 11, 2006, at the Institut Canadien-Polonais du Bien-Être
in Montreal two days past her 89th birthday, after a long and
heart-breaking illness. She was predeceased by her husband of
53 years, Chester
KAPICA.
She is truly mourned by her loving
son, Jack, her daughter-in-law, Eve
DROBOT, and her granddaughter,
Thalia. Her gentle heart and brilliant mind were loved and admired
by all who knew her. A memorial mass will be said by Fr. Thomas
ROSICA at the Chapel of the Cardinal Flahiff Basilian Centre
at 95 Saint_Joseph Street (corner Bay Street) on Saturday, January 6th,
2007 at 10 a.m.. Her memory may be honoured by gifts in her name
to the McGill University Alma Mater fund, the Fondation de l'Institut
Canadien-Polonais or the Alzheimer's Society. Condolences may
be sent to jkapica@globeandmail.com
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DROBOT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-20 published
DROBOT,
Jan▼
Engineer, diplomat, traveller, storyteller. Born August 7, 1913,
in Krakow, Poland. Wore out in Toronto on November 14, aged 94.
By Eve DROBOT,
Page L6
The plane circled JFK after an aborted flight to Frankfurt.
My mother grew more frantic with each loop. Her husband slept.
"Jan, Jan, wake up! We're going to crash!" He cracked one eye
open. "Why do you care?" he asked. "It's not your plane."
He survived the trip. He survived Hitler, Stalin, Indira Gandhi
and the Polish government, which issued his death warrant.
He began life as Jakub
DJAMENT, fifth and youngest
son of a timber
merchant in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He studied at the university
in Lwow and at the German Polytechnic in Brno, in then-Czechoslovakia.
He scrambled to survive in Russian-occupied Poland in 1939, then
made the life-saving decision to volunteer for the Soviet Union.
He built power stations and fixed clocks for villagers in exchange
for vodka, honey and caviar.
He returned to a devastated Poland as Jan
DROBOT to discover
one brother had been shot and his mother and another brother
- with his wife and twin six-year-old daughters - had been slaughtered.
Nonetheless, he threw himself into building communism in Poland
as director of the national power plant company. When the grimness
of communist Poland took hold in the 1950s, and the Iron Curtain
sealed off Eastern Europe, he joined the trade ministry and travelled
all over Western Europe to sell Poland's wares.
He was sent as commercial counsellor to New Delhi, where he befriended
the second secretary at the U.S. embassy - a CIA agent -
and arranged to defect.
For the next few years he was stateless, crossing the Atlantic
back and forth until he decided he belonged in New York, where
he worked for Westinghouse International. When their man in New
Delhi retired he agreed to hold the fort temporarily, and stayed
on as vice-president for India, Burma, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
That life ended when Indira Gandhi decided to privatize American
firms in India. He was one of several hostages Gandhi used to
leverage her position, and spent the night in a prison cell.
He led an adventurer's life, kayaking through the lakes of Finland
to the Arctic Circle and driving the Khyber Pass.
He also lived the life of a lover, adoring the beautiful Wanda.
He filled their house with 50 red roses to celebrate their 50 years
of marriage shortly before her death.
"I'm never going to die," he often said. "You're going to have
to hire someone to kill me." Time beat me to it.
Eve DROBOT is Jan
DROBOT's daughter.
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DROBOT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-24 published
DROBOT,
Jan▲
Calmly and with dignity, on November 14, 2007, at the age of
94 after a short illness. He died at home at Wellesley Central
Place where, for the past two years, he was cared for by a superb
staff. He led an extraordinary life of accomplishment and adventure
and will be proudly and lovingly remembered. His wit and wisdom
will be sorely missed. Predeceased by his beloved wife of 50 years,
Wanda. He was a wonderful father, and an adored and adoring grandfather
to Thalia KAPICA and Clare
DROBOT.
The family will be at home
to Friends and colleagues on Saturday December 1, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
and Sunday. December 2, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information,
email eve@kapica.ca. Donations may be made in his memory to the
International Red Cross.
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DRODGE o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-08-16 published
LOUGHEED,
Eileen
May (née
RINGEL)
Suddenly, on August 14, 2007, at Southlake Regional Health Centre
in her 77th year. Dearly loved by her husband Dwayne and daughters
and sons-in-law Marion, Debbie and Gary
DRODGE,
Lori and Brian
NORTH,
Beth and James
RING. Cherished by grandchildren Cara,
Jordan, Brendan and Jen, and Courtney
DRODGE;
Philip and Jennifer
NORTH;
Adam and Talitha
RING. Great-grandmother of Savannah.
Predeceased by parents Henry and Ida
RINGEL, brothers Willard,
Ray and Fred. Lovingly remembered by Stan and Marie, Marlene
and Don Smith, Jeanne, Leone, Shirley, Del and Doreen, Hudson
and Marilyn, and Fay (Jim, deceased) Brake, mother-in-law Marion
LOUGHEED, brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews and Friends.
Friends will be received at the Thompson Funeral Home, 530 Industrial
Parkway South (northeast corner of Yonge and Industrial Parkway
South), Aurora, 905-727-5421 on Thursday, August 16th from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. A funeral service will take place on Friday at Aurora
United Church, 15186 Yonge Street at 11 a.m. with visitation
1 hour prior. Interment, Eastnor Cemetery, Bruce County, at 1 p.m.
on Monday, August 20th. Donations may be made to Southlake Regional
Health Centre, Cardiac Care Unit, Heart and Stroke Foundation or
Diabetes Association. On-line condolences may be made at www.mem.com
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DROLET o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2007-01-10 published
Elda Catherine
DUNN
In loving memory of Elda Catherine
DUNN who died peacefully at Manitoulin Centennial Manor
on Saturday, January 6, 2007 at the age of 90.
Predeceased by husband Thomas J.
DUNN. Loved mother of Jim and wife Marilyn
DUNN of Port Dover. Predeceased by daughter Linda Love.
Remembered by son-in-law Ed
LOVE of Spring Bay. Cherished grandmother of Jason and wife
Alison of Port Dover, Tyler and wife
Natalie of Sudbury, Darcy, Jeff and Chris
LOVE, all of
Barrie. Great grandmother of Morgan and Paige. Predeceased by sister Beryl and husband Bruce
WYMAN. Dear sister-in-law of Mary and husband Geoff
FOURNIER, Margaret and husband Doug
ORTON,
Irene and husband Frank
DROLET, Isabelle and husband Pete
MARTELL, John and wife Beatrice,
Patrick DUNN, Charles and wife Nellie, Bernard
DUNN, all predeceased. Survived by
sister-in-law Claire (Mrs. Bernard
DUNN.)
Elda loved her flowers in summer, curling in the
winter, and playing bridge with Friends. Visitation was 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 pm, Sunday at Island
Funeral Home. Funeral Mass was at 11 am, Monday, January 8, 2007 at Saint Bernard's Catholic
Church, Little Current, Ontario. Burial in Saint Bernard's Cemetery.
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DRORY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-01 published
BORLAK,
Harvey
On Sunday, September 30, 2007 at North York General Hospital.
Harvey BORLAK, beloved husband, best friend, and partner of Marilyn
for 59 years. Loving father and father-in-law of Gail and Asher
DRORY,
Judy and Buzz
SANDLER, and Steve and Marie
BORLAK. Dear
brother and brother-in-law of Moishe and the late Lil
BORLACK,
and Goldie and Irving
STEINBERG. Dear brother-in-law of Anne
and the late Morris
TENENBAUM,
Doctor
Bernard and Edith
KRAKAUER,
and the late Louis and Ruth
CROCKER,
Doctor
Charles
KRAKAUER, and
Helen and Syd
STARKMAN.
Devoted grandfather of Ben, Judith, Rebecca,
Karen and Adam, Michelle, Jesse, Matt, and Sara. Lovingly remembered
by many nieces and nephews. Special thanks to caregivers Liza,
and Beth. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue
West (3 lights west of Dufferin) for service on Tuesday, October 2,
2007 at 11: 30 a.m. Interment Young Mens Hebrew Association section
of Mt. Sinai Memorial Park. Shiva beginning Saturday evening
October 6th at 3800 Yonge Street #615. Memorial donations may
be made to Na'amat Canada, 416-636-5425.
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DROSSOS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-01 published
ELEFTHEROGLOU
Athena▼
(KALOPISIS)
Athena passed away peacefully at her residence December 31, 2006
with her family at her side. Predeceased by her loving father
Chris and her brother Argiri. Forever loved and missed by her
mother Georgia. Cherished by her dear children Michael (Jennifer)
LEFTERIS and Sophia (Nick
KALAS) and her precious grandchildren
Ethan, Ashton and Grace. Loved by her dear siblings Thoula (Lucas
PILITSIS) and George (Cathy)
KALOPSIS.
Dearly missed by her nieces
and nephews Sophia (Tom
ARNOS,)
Chris
(Caiti)
KALOPSIS, Peter
PILITSIS and Michael
KALOPSIS.
Athena was a devoted teacher for
37 years. She touched the lives of many with her sense of humour
and positive attitude and was an inspiration to all. Also survived
by many other relatives and close Friends. Family and Friends
will be received at the Logan Funeral Home, 371 Dundas Street
(between Waterloo and Colborne Street), London, Tuesday January 2nd,
2007 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Prayers will take place Tuesday
January 2nd, 2007 at 8 p.m. Funeral service will be held at Holy
Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 133 Southdale Road, London, on
Wednesday
January 3rd, 2007 at 11 a.m. with Father Elias
DROSSOS
officiating. Interment will take place at Woodland Cemetery.
Donations can be made to a charity or your choice in memory of
"Athena." CONDOlences can be expressed at www.loganfh.ca A tree
will be planted as a living memorial to Athena.
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DROSSOS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-03 published
ELEFTHEROGLOU,
Athena▲
Athena▲
(KALOPISIS)
Passed away peacefully at her residence December 31, 2006 with
her family at her side. Predeceased by her loving father Chris
and her brother Argiri. Forever loved and missed by her mother
Georgia. Cherished by her dear children Michael (Jennifer) Lefteris
and Sophia (Nick
KALAS) and her precious grandchildren Ethan,
Ashton and Grace. Loved by her dear siblings Thoula (Lucas
PILITSIS)
and George (Cathy)
KALOPISIS.
Dearly missed by her nieces and
nephews Sophia (Tom
ARNOS), Chris (Caiti)
KALOPISIS, Peter
PILITSIS
and Michael
KALOPISIS.
Athena was a devoted teacher for 37 years.
She touched the lives of many with her sense of humour and positive
attitude and was an inspiration to all. Also survived by many
other relatives and close Friends. Family and Friends will be
received at the Logan Funeral Home, 371 Dundas Street (between
Waterloo and Colborne Street), London, Tuesday January 2nd, 2007
from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Prayers will take place Tuesday January 2nd,
2007 at 8 p.m. Funeral service will be held at Holy Trinity Greek
Orthodox Church, 133 Southdale Road, London, on Wednesday January 3rd,
2007 at 11 a.m. with Father Elias
DROSSOS officiating. Interment
will take place at Woodland Cemetery. Donations can be made to
a charity or your choice in memory of "Athena". Condolences can
be expressed at www.loganfh.ca A tree will be planted as a living
memorial to Athena.
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DROST o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-10 published
COURT,
Joan
Frances
Age 72 of Devon Street, Stratford passed away on Monday, January 08,
2007. She was born in London, Ontario daughter of the late Frank
KENNY and the former Zita
CASSIDY.
Joan was a member of Immaculate
Conception Roman Catholic Church. Predeceased by her husband
Howard William
COURT
July 25, 1996. Loving mother of Ken
COURT
and wife Judy,
Marie
WENDLER and husband Mark, Gerry
COURT and
friend Bonnie
GROVER,
Laurie
DROST and husband Dennis, John
COURT
and wife Heather. Dear grandma of Jeff
COURT,
Steve
COURT and
friend Stacey
PARTRIDGE, Tyler
COURT, Jeremy
DROST, Eli, Zita
and Zoe WENDLER,
Melissa and Briann
LAVERY. Also survived by
her good friend Al
GRANT and his family. Sister of Jean
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT
and husband Leonard. Also her Aunt Agnes
FLANAGAN and family
and sister-in-law Margaret
ROTH and family. Besides her parents
and her husband she was predeceased by a son Larry, a granddaughter
Brandy, a great-grand_son Adam. There will be no funeral home
visitation. The funeral mass will be celebrated at Immaculate
Conception Roman Catholic Church, Stratford on Saturday, January 13
at 11 a.m. Rev. Father Dick
BESTER will officiate. Interment
will follow at Avondale Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy
memorial donations may be made to Cystic Fibrosis through the
W.G. Young Funeral Home, 430 Huron Street, Stratford N5A 5T7 519-271-7411.
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DROUGHT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-24 published
GODFREY,
Frank
Passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2007 at the age of 80. Survived
by his loving wife
Gwen of 56 years, one daughter Elizabeth
GODFREY-
DROUGHT
(Brenton) of Winfield, two sons, Dan
GODFREY
(Irene) of Langley,
Robert GODFREY
(Dawn) of England and five grandchildren, Shannon,
Joshua, Megan, Casey and Ciran. The family wishes to express
their sincere thanks to the home care team and nurses and a special
thanks to Doctor Tim Murphy. Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday,
July 28, 2007, 1: 00 p.m., at St. Edwards Roman Catholic Church,
11123 Okanagan Centre Road E., Winfield, British Columbia. In
lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Central Okanagan Hospice
Association, #202-1456 St. Paul Street, Kelowna, British Columbia
V1Y 2E6 or Canadian Diabetes Association, #204-1755 Springfield
Rd., Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 5V5. A gift, in living memory
of Frank GODFREY will be made to "Holding Hands for Hospice"
by Springfield Funeral Home. 250-860-7077. Condolences may be
sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com
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