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LABA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-16 published
BERNSTEIN,
Anna
On Sunday, July 15, 2007 at Baycrest Hosptial. Anna
BERNSTEIN,
beloved wife of the late Mannie
BERNSTEIN.
Loving mother and
mother-in-law of Leon and Hannah,
MILTON and Temmy, and Linda
and Syd SOSNOVICH. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Issie and
Freda LABA, the late Jack and Lilly
LOEB, and the late Joe
LABA.
Devoted Bubie of Joanne, Matthew, Barry, Steven, Richard, Lisa,
Shawna, Erin, and the late Andrea, and great-grandmother of twelve.
She will be sadly missed by her family and Friends. At Benjamin's
Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Ave. W. (3 lights west of
Dufferin) for service on Monday, July 16th at 1: 00 p.m. Interment
Beth Sholom Synagogue section of Mt. Sinai Memorial Park. Shiva
18 Woolsthorpe Cr., Thornhill. Memorial donations may be made
to the Baycrest Centre Foundation, 416-785-2875, or Heart and
Stroke Foundation, 416-499-1417.
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LABAO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-13 published
SACKS,
Melvin
In his 100th year on Friday, October 12, 2007 at home. Melvin
SACKS, beloved husband of Sheila
SACKS.
Loving father and father-in-law
of Morty and Gloria
SACKS of Toronto, and Gloria and Edward
SILVER
of Montreal. Devoted grandfather of Jody and Jeff, Michael and
Nadine, Darren and Kerry, Gem and Steve, and Warren and Brent.
Loving great-grandfather of Jackie, Justin, Rachel, Matthew,
Ryan, Dani, Zachary, and Ryan. Dear brother of the late Jean
LANGSNER,
Gwen
ROUTBARD, and Pearl
RANDOLPH. Special thanks to
Elizabeth LABAO for her care and kindness. At Pardes Shalom Cemetery,
Community Section for a graveside service on Sunday, October 14,
2007 at 2: 00 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Lung Cancer
Canada, 416-785-3439.
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LABATT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-01 published
Battle of Britain fighter pilot won DFC twice and a rare
DSO
Having learned to fly at the Montreal Flying Club, he joined
the Royal Canadian Air Force along with many other members after
Canada entered the Second World War. He was soon in the thick
of the action
By F.F. LANGAN,
Special to The Globe and Mail, Page S11
Knowlton, Quebec -- Wing Commander Dal
RUSSELL was one of the
last surviving Canadian pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain,
and one of most highly decorated Canadian fliers of the Second
World War.
He was a 23-year-old pilot officer when he started flying Hurricanes
with No. 1 Royal Canadian Air Force Squadron (later known as
Royal Canadian Air Force 401 Squadron) on August 19, 1940. By
the end of September, 1940, he had destroyed more than five German
aircraft.
After several of his victories he sent telegrams home to his
parents in Montreal. "Tommy [Flying Officer Thomas Little of
Montreal] and I got our first Dornier," said part of a 27-word
telegram. In mid-September another said: "Cigarettes and food
arrived. Many Thanks. Got my third Hun yesterday. Heinkel bomber.
Love to all."
In almost every telegram sent home he asked for cigarettes, food
and, in one case, a sleeping bag. Every telegram, press clipping
and letter that arrived were kept in scrapbooks by his sister
Jane. When she went overseas to join her two brothers, their
mother took over the record-keeping.
The reality of battle was much less cheery than the telegrams.
Wing Commander
RUSSELL later described the fear and danger of
aerial combat: "When you are in the thick of a fight at 20,000 feet,
and travelling at a speed of 400 miles per hour through a sky
filled with hostile aircraft, you haven't time to think about
much but keeping the other fellow off your tail, avoiding a collision
and getting a German within the reach of your eight machine guns.
You try to draw a bead on him and watch out behind you at the
same time. Your mouth is as dry as cotton somehow, and the palms
of your hands are dripping wet."
His ground crew nicknamed him Deadeye Dick for the number of
German bombers and fighters he was credited with damaging or
destroying. They painted the legend "Ace of Spades" on his Hurricane
for luck. Like many allied fighter pilots, he was certain he
shot down or damaged more planes than he was given credit for.
"Claimed two shot down and four badly damaged. But I am quite
sure we got five in all. Yesterday, August 28th, we were told
that our bag was three shot down, and three disabled; so that
is a good start anyway," he wrote in a letter home.
A handsome man, he featured in a Canadian Press story about a
visit to his base on September 26, 1940, by Air Marshal Billy
Bishop, the First World War flying ace. The reporter described
him, though did not mention him by name, after he landed during
an inspection of the base.
"Air Marshal Bishop examined one of the Hurricanes which was
in the scrap. An even dozen holes and scars on its propeller
and fuselage showed its pilot, a blond curly-haired youth [Mr.
RUSSEL],
had been in the bomber's bullet stream."
By the end of October, 1939, the British, Canadian and Polish
pilots had won the Battle of Britain and forced German to cancel
its plans of invasion. The squadron had destroyed and damaged
more than 70 aircraft, while losing 16 Hurricanes and three pilots.
Mr. RUSSELL was a certified war hero, the first of three Royal
Canadian Air Force officers to be awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross. To Ottawa, that made him more valuable as a walking recruiting
poster, so they brought him home for a tour of cities and towns.
"See and hear about the Royal Air Force from One of Them," read
a poster for a meeting on August 9, 1941, that charged admission
to raise money for the war effort. Flight Officer
RUSSEL, DFC,
was the star speaker. He also wrote articles for newspapers.
Along with his propaganda efforts he was training for a special
mission with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Promoted to the rank
of squadron leader, Mr.
RUSSELL was in command of a secret mission
to prepare pilots in flying U.S. P40 Kittyhawks. After initial
training in Ottawa, and
in Camp Borden north of Toronto, they
moved to a base at Sea Island near Vancouver.
After that, the squadron was transferred to bases in Alaska,
but for some unknown reason Mr.
RUSSELL did not accompany them.
His letters home at the time reflect bitterness about not being
sent on one of the few missions in the war in which Canadian
fighter pilots were pitted against the Japanese.
Instead, he soon found himself back in Europe, this time flying
Spitfires. Many of his missions were spent escorting bombers
and in 1943 he won a second Distinguished Flying Cross. The award
came shortly after his promotion to Wing Commander. "This officer
as Wing Leader has led his wing on a large number of escort sorties
without the loss of single bomber to enemy fighters," the citation
said. "The high praise earned by the wing for its skill is largely
due to the great devotion to duty and ability displayed by Wing
Commander RUSSEL."
In April of 1944, he requested a demotion to squadron leader
so that he could fly combat mission in the invasion of France,
which everyone knew was coming. As a wing commander he would
likely have been assigned to a desk.
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, he flew many missions over Normandy but,
as it happened, the Luftwaffe was almost entirely absent. In
all, he spent eight hours in the air doing sweeps of the beaches
to protect troops. He wrote home of watching the fighting on
the ground: "The tank battles are quite amazing… a job I would
hate to have. They looked like a bunch of ants crawling around,
hiding between the hedges and trees and suddenly opening fire
with devastating effect on some poor Hun that happened along."
Four days later, he flew to a forward airfield in France and
became the first Spitfire pilot to land in recaptured France.
"First Spit pilot to make successful landing in France," read
the entry in his logbook for June 10, 1944.
Less than a month later, at the peak of the fighting in Normandy,
he was again made a wing commander and put in charge of No 126
wing. A large unit comprised of four Royal Canadian Air Force
squadrons, the promotion meant he was more or less grounded.
"I will be doing very little flying, which will please you both,
I am sure," he wrote to his parents, who by that time were also
worrying about his brother, Hugh, also an Royal Canadian Air
Force fighter pilot.
Even so, he still managed to go on three missions in September
and seven in October. An entry in his logbook on October 4, 1944,
describes a victory by his pilots against a German jet, the Me 262.
"401 Squadron destroyed the first jet job ME 262 in the Royal
Air Force."
In late 1944, he was awarded a Distinguished Service Order, a
rare distinction medal for an Royal Canadian Air Force officer.
"In recent intensive air operations the squadrons under the command
of Wing Commander
RUSSELL have completed a large number of sorties,"
the citation read. "Within a period of three days a very large
number of enemy transport vehicles were attacked, of which 127
were set on fire and a bigger number were damaged. In addition,
four hostile aircraft were destroyed and seventeen tanks and
nineteen other armoured vehicles were damaged. By his masterly
leadership, sound judgment and fine fighting qualities, Wing
Commander RUSSELL played a good part in the success achieved.
His example inspired all."
June of 1944 was also a month of tragedy for the
RUSSELL family.
They received word that Hugh
RUSSELL had been killed in an encounter
with German fighters. In 1945, Dal
RUSSELL returned to Canada
and by the end of the year he had left the Royal Canadian Air
Force and was working in a sales job.
Dal RUSSELL was born in Toronto but moved to Montreal when he
was eight months old. His father's family ran Russel Steel, while
his mother, Mary
LABATT, was from the famous family of brewers.
In Montreal, he attended Selwyn House and then went to boarding
school at Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario, where
he proved to better at football and hockey than at algebra. (Years
later, when he was awarded the DFC in the Battle of Britain,
the school declared a half-day holiday in his honour.)
After graduating, he went back to Montreal where he got a job
and took up flying. He joined the Montreal Flying Club and learned
on a Gipsy Moth biplane at the Carterville Airport.
Canada declared war on Germany on September 10, 1939. It was
a Sunday, and Mr.
RUSSELL was home for the weekend visiting his
parents. He and most of the other members of the Montreal Flying
Club joined the Royal Canadian Air Force by the end of the week.
Mr. RUSSELL enlisted on Friday, September 15.
They were soon in Britain, flying Canadian-made Hurricanes. "We
became so used to our Hurricanes that they were very nearly part
of us," he told a reporter at the time. "We flew by instinct,
without consciously handling the controls."
In all, he flew 286 operational sorties in three tours of duty.
He was never shot down and the most notable damage he suffered
was to the canopy of his Hurricane. Curiously, it had been hit
by spent shell casings from the machine guns of a fellow Royal
Canadian Air Force pilot.
Along with his two DFCs and the DSO Mr.
RUSSELL was awarded
France's Croix de Guerre with Silver Star, the Order of Orange-Nassau
with Swords from the Netherlands and the Czechoslovak War Cross.
After returning home, he worked for Sperry Gyroscope in Montreal
and served as a director of Labatt Breweries. In the 1960s, he
and his wife Lorraine bought a shop called Heaney's, an upscale
linen store. They later expanded the business and opened a shop
in Toronto.
After retiring in the mid-1980s Mr.
RUSSELL and his wife spent
a great deal of time at their farm in Dorset, Vt. He practised
fly-fishing on a pond stocked with trout in preparation for salmon
fishing expeditions. He was invited to hunt by Friends, but after
returning from the war he never again liked shooting. He also
gave up flying, having found recreational aviation too expensive
for his tastes.
In the 1990s he and his wife settled in Knowlton in Quebec's
Eastern Townships.
Blair Dalzel
RUSSELL was born in Toronto on December 9, 1916.
He died after a stroke in Knowlton, Quebec, on November 20, 2007.
He was 90. He leaves his children, Diana, Blair and Charles.
He also leaves three Canadian Battle of Britain pilots: Robert
Barton of New Westminster, British Columbia; John Stewart Hart
of Naramata, British Columbia; and Henry
SPRAGG of Dundas, Ontario
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LABELLE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-05 published
BITOVE,
James "
Jim"
Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 4, 2007, in his 86th
year, with family by his side. Loving companion and husband for
61 years of Helen. Dearly loved father of Chris, Linda
LABELLE
(Tom), Paul (Sarah) and Stephen (Kathy). Dearest granddad "Dedo"
of Ross, Jennifer, Lisa, Justin, Olivia, Maddie, Tory and Alex.
Jim will be deeply missed by his many great neighbours from Lawrence
Park, Muir Park Residence as well as his pals from Riverdale
Collegiate. Friends may call at the Trull 'North Toronto' Funeral
Home and Cremation Centre, 2704 Yonge Street (5 blocks south of
Lawrence) on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service
will be held in the chapel Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. In
lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Heart and Stroke
Foundation.
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LABELLE 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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LABOW o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-10 published
LABOW,
Perry
Peacefully on Sunday, December 9, 2007 at Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Centre. Perry
LABOW, best friend and loving husband of Esther
(BALABAN.)
Loving father of Louise and Bob
DAILY, Jeffrey and
Elaine LABOW. Dear brother of Shirlee
SAPPELL, and brother-in-law
of Doodie and the late Earl
BALABAN, and Phil and Sharon
BALABAN.
Devoted grandfather of James and Amy, Matt, and Evan
DAILY,
Shainie
and Jordan
BLUM, and Jake
LABOW. At Benjamin's Park Memorial
Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West (3 lights west of Dufferin)
for service on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 11: 30 a.m. Interment
Community Section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery. Shiva 7300 Yonge
Street Suite 602. Memorial donations may be made to a charity
of your choice.
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LABRECHE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-20 published
ALLETSON, Mary Patricia Joan (née
LABRECHE), R.N.
Entered into rest at the Brockville General Hospital, Garden
Street, Site Brockville on November 18, 2007. Mary Patricia Joan
ALLETSON in her 76th year. Beloved wife of Charles
ALLETSON of
Brockville. Dear mother of Trevor
ALLETSON,
Kim
HENDERSON (Philip)
and Robert
ALLETSON (Sylvie-Diane.) Fondly remembered by her
six grandchildren Johnny, Jamie, Matthew, Zachary, Cedric and
Elyane.
Predeceased by her parents Wilfred (Harry)
LABRECHE and
the former Catherine
MacDONALD.
Family and Friends may pay their
respects at the Irvine Funeral Home and Chapel, 4 James Street
East, Brockville from Wednesday 7-9 p.m. A celebration of Joan's
life will be held in Saint Paul's Anglican Church, Pine Street,
Brockville on Thursday at 11 a.m. Cremation will follow at Roselawn
Memorial Gardens, Maitland. In memoriams to the Brockville and
District Palliative Care Service will be gratefully acknowledged.
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LABRON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-09-21 published
SEIB,
Diana
Lynn (née
SALES)
Of Red Bay, peacefully at Grey Bruce Health Services Owen Sound,
on Tuesday, September 18th, 2007. The former Diana Lynn
SALES
in her 62nd year. Devoted and loving mother of Paul Douglas
CLARK,
of Victoria, British Columbia; and Tracy Lynn
CLARK, of Creston,
British Columbia. Cherished grandmother of Danielle
EGGERT and
Tyler EGGERT, of Creston, British Columbia. Dear daughter of
Herb and Annie
SALES of Paris, Ontario. Much loved sister of
Carol COOK
(Gary,) of Dundas; Susan
KELLEY (Jim,) of Falkland,
Ontario; Paul
SALES
(Kathy,) of R.R.#2 Hepworth; Ann Marie
LABRON
(Jim,) of R.R.#5 Simcoe; and Lorie
STEINER
(Jeff,) of Brantford.
Treasured companion of Bill and Carol Young, Red Bay. Sadly missed
by her many nieces, nephews, and close Friends. At Diana's request
there will be no visitation or service at this time. Cremation
has taken place. Arrangements entrusted to the Thomas C. Whitcroft
Funeral Home and Chapel, Sauble Beach (519) 422-0041. As an expression
of sympathy, donations to the Grey Bruce Regional Health Centre
Foundation or the charity of your choice would be appreciated.
In living memory of Diana, a Birch tree will be planted in the
funeral home meadow by the Thomas C. Whitcroft Funeral Home and
Chapel. Condolences may be expressed on-line at www.whitcroftfuneralhome.com.
'When the white birch whispers and the Blue Jays call, we hear
your voice and smile… for we know you are near. Forever in our
hearts.'
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