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PALADICHUK o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-08 published
RIORDAN, Elizabeth M. " Betty"
Peacefully at the Kingsway Lodge, Saint Marys on Saturday, January 6, 2007. Elizabeth M. (Betty) RIORDAN age 78 years, formerly of Church Street South, Saint Marys. Beloved wife of the late William R. (Bill) RIORDAN (1995.) Loving mother of Bill and Jane RIORDAN of Saint Marys, Robert RIORDAN of Saint Marys, Debra and Jake HEALY of Wartburg, Janice and Mike ROVERS and Rod and Charlotte RIORDAN all of Saint Marys. Proud and loving grandmother of Mary Jane PALADICHUK and Rob, Bill RIORDAN, Cory RIORDAN, Mike RIORDAN, Elly RIORDAN, Megan TOEWS and Ed, Emily REED, Chad HEALY, Ryan HEALY, Michelle ROVERS, Rebecca ROVERS, Scott RIORDAN and MaryLou RIORDAN and 8 great-grandchildren. Dear sister of Annie GRANT of Stratford and Pat, Helen and Ernest of Dover, England. Predeceased by a daughter Jayne Elizabeth (1952,) a sister Kathleen EELEY and husband Dave and a brother-in-law Mike GRANT. Resting at the L.A. Ball Funeral Chapel, 7 Water Street North, Saint Marys on Monday 7-9 p.m. where the funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Pirie MITCHELL officiating. Cremation to follow. In her memory donations to the Canadian Cancer society or Alzheimer Society would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

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PALK o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-15 published
ROLLESON- WESTAWAY, Marion Beatrice
At Charlotte Villa, Brantford on Friday, October 12, 2007 in her 97th year, Marion WESTAWAY, beloved wife of the late Frank WESTAWAY and the late William ROLASON. Loving mother of Anne WESTAWAY- PALK of Brantford and Janet ALDERSON- SMITH of Northhamptonshire, England. Much loved grandmother of Julian PHILLIP of San Francisco, Stephen PHILLIP of Costa Mesa, California, Daniel ALDERSON- SMITH of London, England, Katherine ALDERSON- SMITH of Oxford, England, Toby ALDERSON- SMITH of London, England and great-grandmother of Luke and Zachary PHILLIP. Also missed by the Rolleson Family. Marion WESTAWAY was a lifelong member of St. Andrew's United Church. Friends will be received at the McCleister Funeral Home, 495 Park Road North, Brantford on Thursday 10: 00-11:00 a.m. with a Memorial Sevice in the Chapel on Thursday at 11: 00 a.m. Cremation has taken place. If wished, memorial donations to St. Andrew's United Church gratefully appreciated. McCleister (519) 758-1553 or mccleisterfuneralhome@rogers.com

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PALL o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-17 published
Venture capitalist understood both ends of the corporate ladder
A man who liked to say he didn't so much as invest in a company as back a friend, his greatest success came from backing an invention by a lifelong pal, writes Sandra MARTIN
By Sandra MARTIN, Page S10
An astute observer of human character and an extremely successful venture capitalist, Bram APPEL grew up on St. Urbain Street in Montreal - as unlike Mordecai Richler's Duddy Kravitz as it is possible to be. He trained as a chartered accountant, but what interested him most about doing someone's books was engaging in conversation about how a business worked, and learning its strengths and weaknesses. His inquisitive mind and ability to engage people made him an appealing conversationalist, but it was his integrity and deep sense of right and wrong that made him lasting Friends on both ends of the corporate ladder.
His earliest and biggest financial success came from backing an invention by his friend David PALL, a brilliant physical chemist he had met while they were both impoverished students at McGill University in the 1930s. That initial investment of $3,000 grew like yeast. Today, Pall Corp., a leader in filtration, separations and purification applications in industry and the biological and health sciences, has annual sales in excess of $2-billion (U.S.) and a market capitalization of more than $5-billion.
"The energy and enthusiasm he had for the whole proposition of inventing products, getting them to market widely and getting an organization to succeed and to do good, but to do it at a good profit," is what Eric KRASNOFF, chair and Chief Executive Officer of Pall, remembers most about Mr. APPEL, who only retired as founder-director at 90 in 2005.
"In board meetings, the focus is on the broad picture and new products and new markets, and in the audit meetings he would concentrate on the smallest details, such as how petty cash was managed at our plant in Japan," said Mr. KRASNOFF in a telephone interview. "He believed that you can't look at everything, but, if you look very closely at some of the small things, you get a real picture of how the whole operation is managed and what the culture is. He would come at business from the high, and from the bottom up."
Short of stature, quiet of voice, large of intellect, Mr. APPEL was known as the force behind the Force - the formidable volunteer and social, artistic and political activist Bluma APPEL (obituary, July 17, 2007). Married for 67 years, they were a devoted and complementary couple. Mrs. APPEL once joked that her husband made the money and she spent it. In fact, he was a philanthropist and a supporter of cultural ventures in his own right.
Abraham (Bram) APPEL was born in Montreal in 1915, the fourth son and fifth child of Israel and Sophia (née HECHT) APPEL. The APPELs were from Silesia (most of which is now in Poland) and had immigrated to Montreal in the early years of the last century, probably after the 1905 pogrom. They brought their skills with them - he was a blacksmith, and she sold groceries. They raised their family on St. Urbain Street near Fairmont, now a fashionable part of Montreal but then a working-class and immigrant neighbourhood.
While his struggling father wanted his sons to get out of school and into the work force, Bram aspired to be a professional. With his persuasive tongue and logical mind, he might have made a fine lawyer, but he chose accountancy because it was a faster credential to acquire. He went to McGill in 1931 - when there was said to be a quota system requiring Jewish students to earn higher marks than Christians - held down three jobs (including setting pins in a bowling alley and working as a photographer's assistant), borrowed money and won a scholarship to finance his education. It was at McGill in 1933 that he met David PALL, an impoverished science student from rural Saskatchewan who would become his lifelong friend and business partner.
Mr. APPEL graduated near the top of his class with a bachelor of commerce degree in 1935 and earned his certification the following year to become one of the youngest chartered accountants in Quebec. Partly because he was a loner, partly because of anti-Semitism at the big firms, he opened his own office, Appel and Partners, a partnership that still bears his name.
That summer of 1936, David PALL lent him $35 to pay for a week at a Jewish summer resort in the Laurentians on what may well have been the vacation during which he met Bluma LEVITT, a dynamic young woman with a wry wit and a fervent passion for social justice. They married on July 11, 1940, and soon had two sons: David, who was born in 1941, and Mark, who followed three years later.
David PALL, meanwhile, had graduated with a PhD in physical chemistry from McGill in 1939 and had gone to New York - Mr. APPEL lent him money to buy some furniture for his apartment - to work on the top-secret Manhattan Project, doing research on the atomic bombs that were later dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end the Second World War. Doctor PALL, who would eventually be the named inventor on more than 180 U.S. patents, liked to chat with Bram about the commercial possibilities for some of his discoveries.
Mr. APPEL knew very little about chemistry, but he was adept at drawing people out about things that mattered to them. During a visit to New York in June of 1944, he listened to Doctor PALL talk about his belief that industry, which was becoming increasingly complicated, would need specialized filters able to cope with high pressures, elevated temperatures and corrosive atmospheres. Dr. PALL thought he would need $15,000 and two years working in his spare time to develop a porous, stainless-steel filter that he felt would have wide industrial applications. Mr. APPEL, who by then was a married man with a wife and two small children, had scraped together $3,000. "Let's go," he said, according to a well-told story. He always liked to say he didn't invest in a company, he backed his friend.
"And that is where it all begins," said his son, David. "They were silent heroes. They didn't look for any kind of recognition, they didn't have to tell you what they were doing, or how well they did. They preferred to operate in the shadows and support others, and very often a lot of what happened came through them and others got the credit."
The company, which initially was called Micro-Metallic Corp., was established in August of 1944. At first, Doctor PALL worked in his garage in Queens and Mr. APPEL travelled to New York on the overnight train once a month to do the books. Like most start-ups, the tiny company had rough times - each potential customer had idiosyncratic needs, and the filters had to be custom-designed in the late 1940s, the bookkeeper mistakenly wrote cheques overdrawing their bank account by $7,000. Mr. APPEL staved off that crisis by borrowing money from an American friend of his brother-in-law.
In 1952, Doctor PALL persuaded his next-door neighbour, Abe KRASNOFF, a Certified Public Accountant with enviable marketing acumen and organizational skills, to join the corporation. (His son Eric, who joined the company in the mid-1970s, is now the chair and Chief Executive Officer.) The company, which changed its name to Pall Corp., began to pay back on Mr. APPEL's original investment by 1958. For the rest of his life, Mr. APPEL loved to boast that he had never sold any of his shares.
Mr. APPEL was not just a businessman. He turned a chance meeting with Jean-Luc Pepin when both were passengers on a ship crossing the Atlantic in August of 1951 into another deep Friendship and career opportunity. When Mr. Pepin was appointed minister of energy, mines and resources by Lester Pearson in 1965, he called Mr. APPEL in Montreal on a Friday evening and said, according to Mr. APPEL's recounting, "You are bored as a chartered accountant, you don't need the dough - come and be my executive assistant," adding: "If you are not here Monday morning, I will have had my answer."
Mr. APPEL and his wife were there by Sunday night, in a city they barely knew, in a milieu that was foreign to them. He worked with Mr. Pepin for two years, served as a business consultant to the National Film Board's Labyrinth project for Expo 67 in Montreal, spent a year as a consultant to Gérard Pelletier in 1970 when he was secretary of state for external affairs in Pierre Trudeau's cabinet, then worked a further two years as a consultant to Mr. Pepin when he was minister of industry and trade. Mr. APPEL retired from the bureaucracy after Mr. Pepin lost his seat in the 1972 election, but the two men then joined forces in Interimco, an export trading house.
In the mid-1970s, the APPELs moved to Toronto, where they both became active (she front and centre, and he in the background) in cultural, medical, political, social and commercial projects. As a venture capitalist, Mr. APPEL backed other high-tech start-ups over the years, including Electroline Equipment, a company that manufactures devices for the cable-television industry, Interprovincial Cablevision (now Laurential Cablevision), ENS Biologicals Inc., Sciemetric Inc., and Hi-G-Tek Inc. By now a serious multimillionaire, he established Canmont Investment Corp. to manage his venture capital and portfolio investments.
In 1998, he began donating close to $200,000 a year to the Bram Appel School-Based Project in North Bay for students from junior kindergarten through Grade 1. All the children were given snacks and lunch, and signed up for cultural and sports activities after school and in the summers. The project, which Mr. APPEL funded for five years, has since become a model for a province-wide program.
Mrs. APPEL was diagnosed with lung cancer in May and died on July 14. Mr. APPEL, who was 92 and suffering from short-term memory problems, consoled himself in the lives of his children and grandchildren. On September 24, he fell and broke his hip. He survived the operation, but he couldn't rally and declined rapidly over the next two weeks.
Abraham (Bram) APPEL was born in Montreal on January 13, 1915. He died in Toronto Western Hospital on October 11, 2007. He was 92. Predeceased by his wife, Bluma, and his four siblings, he is survived by his sons David and Mark, five grandchildren and his extended family.

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PALLETT o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2007-11-28 published
PALLETT, Frederick▼ Roy
Born July 30, 1922 in Mississauga. Passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 22, 2007 at Baycrest Health Centre, Toronto, following a long struggle with Alzheimers disease. Husband and loving partner to Jean Muriel PALLETT (née McTAVISH.) Devoted▼ father of Donna (Brian) WOODHOUSE of King City and Linda Pallett BELANGER (Laurie▼ ROWLANDSON) of Sudbury. Proud grandfather of Michelle, Jamie Jenna, Kayla, Eric and Daniel. Predeceased hy his brother Donald, sisters Laura, Alice, June and parents Roy and Lillie PALLETT. Fred▼ and Jean built and operated Cedar Grove mobile home park and sales lots for over 55 years where up to 250 families lived. Fred was a lifetime member of Bethseda United Church and in more recent times Eugenia United Church. He was awarded the Paul Harris Rotary Award for outstanding service. He always enjoyed his family time at his cottage and his winters in Naples, Florida. The past three years he has resided at Sunrise Senior Living in Aurora. Palliative care in the past months have been at Southlake, Sunnybrook and Baycrest Hospitals. The devotion care and love by his many care workers will always be remembered and treasured by his family. The family received Friends at the Turner and Porter, "Peel Chapel" 2180 Hurontario Street, Mississauga on Sunday, November 25. Service was held at Applewood United Church, Mississauga on Monday November 26 at 11 a.m. Visitation was continued at the Fawcett Funeral Home, Flesherton on Monday from 6: 30-8:30 p.m. Interment - Flesherton Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations can be made to the Alzheimers Society - York Region.
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PALLETT o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-11-24 published
PALLETT, “Fred” Fredrick Roy
Born July 30, 1922 in Mississauga. Passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 22, 2007 at Baycrest Health Centre, Toronto following a long struggle with Alzheimers disease. Husband and loving partner to Jean Muriel PALLETT (née McTAVISH.) Devoted▲ father of Donna (Brian) WOODHOUSE of King City and Linda Pallett BELANGER (Laurie▲ ROWLANDSON) of Sudbury. Proud grandfather of Michelle, Jamie, Jenna, Kayla, Eric and Daniel. Predeceased by his brother Donald, sisters Laura, Alice, June and parents Roy and Lillie PALLETT. Fred▲ and Jean built and operated Cedar Grove mobile home park and sales lots for over 55 years were up to 250 families lived. Fred was a lifetime member of Bethesda United Church and in more recent times Eugenia United Church. He was awarded the Paul Harris Rotary Award for outstanding service. He always enjoyed his family time at his cottage on Lake Eugenia and his winters in Naples, Florida. The past 3 years he has resided at Sunrise Senior Living in Aurora. Palliative care in the past months have been at Southlake, Sunnybrook and Baycrest Hospitals. The devotion, care and love by his many care workers will always be remembered and treasured by his family. The family will receive Friends at the Turner and Porter, “Peel Chapel”, 2180 Hurontario St. (Hwy. North of Queen Elizabeth Way), Mississauga on Sunday, November 25 from 2-4 and 6: 30-8:30 p.m. Service will be held at Applewood United Church, 2067 Stanfield Rd., Mississauga, on Monday, November 26 at 11: 00 a.m. Visitation continues at the Fawcett Funeral Home, Flesherton on Monday 6: 30-8:30 p.m. Interment Flesherton Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations can be made to the Alzheimers Society-York Region.

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PALLETT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-11 published
SMITH, Anne Marie (née SCHROEDER)
(formerly of London, Dixie and Campbellville). Peacefully at home, in Peterborough, on Tuesday, January 09, 2007. Anne was born January 16, 1928 in Dashwood, Ontario. Beloved wife of Frederick SMITH for almost 57 years. Cherished Mom of Lynda CLARK of Peterborough and Tom SMITH and his wife Vicki of Windsor. She was Grams or Annie to her grandchildren Jessica and Heather PALLETT, Adam, Erik and Amanda SMITH and great-grandchildren Andrew and Ryan. Dear sister of Harold and his wife Jean, Jacob and his wife Patricia and the late Hubert and his wife Audrey. Sister-in-law of Ethel and Doug HOGG, Carole Ann and Frank DICKER, Jack BAXTER and his late wife Jeanne, Bert HAGGIS and his late wife Phyllis and the late Ellen and her husband Bill McGIBBON. She will be fondly remembered by her many nieces and nephews and her many special Friends. Visitation will take place on Friday, January 12, 2007, from 1: 00 p.m. till the time of the service at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Comstock Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 356 Rubidge Street, Peterborough, (705) 745-4683. In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be greatly appreciated by Anne's family.

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PALLIARDI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-26 published
HULL, Geoffrey David (1959-2007)
Geoffrey David HULL died of cancer in Vancouver at the Cottage Hospice on July 21, 2007. He was a graduate of Lakefield College School, Queen's University and the School of Architecture at the University of British Columbia, and, a practising architect in Vancouver. He is survived by his wife, Fleur PALLIARDI, his son, Aidan, his parents, Margot Finley (Maurice PIGEON) and Ralph HULL (Sherri,) his sister, Susan POLLOCK (Bill) and brother, Andrew HULL (Shaan SYED.)
A tribute to Geoff will be held at 1: 00 o'clock on Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 at Cecil Green Park, 6251 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver. Please R.S.V.P. at ghull@shaw.ca

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PALMA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-13 published
BUTTEDAHL, Doctor Paz
Dr. Paz BUTTEDAHL, 65, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2007. She is predeceased by her loving husband of 25 years, Doctor Knute BUTTEDAHL. She is survived by her husband, John K. PARK, daughter Maria Beck BUTTEDAHL (Bob BECK), son John BUTTEDAHL (Lisa FERRARI), brother Valerio GOYCOOLEA (Rebecca PALMA,) and sisters Sofia GOYCOOLEA (Richard E. LANE) and Loreto GOYCOOLEA. Paz was a proud aunt of Claudia GOYCOOLEA (Mauricio MEYER,) Alexandre COULON (Maureen COULON- MENASHE,) Oliver GOYCOOLEA and great-aunt to Nicholas MEYER. She was a loving step-mother to Kim and Gary BUTTEDAHL and proud grandmother to Caleb and Alisha GRUNERT. Her family wishes to join in expressing all their love and appreciation for the extraordinary person Paz was, and for the outstanding contributions she made to the world. Paz was born in Santiago, Chile, and created a vast network of Friends, colleagues and students throughout the world, garnered through a long and distinguished career. The breadth of her experience spanned work with universities, international development organizations and agencies, and the Canadian military. Whatever the setting, common threads ran through all of her work: a passion for fostering international and intercultural understanding; a focus on sustainable development; and a belief in the possibility of creating an equitable and socially just world. The academic portion of Paz's career involved teaching at several universities in Canada, the United States, and Latin America, including a faculty position at the University of British Columbia and most recently, at Royal Roads University. Her work at the universities was always characterized by a passionate commitment to her students, the injection of an international perspective and comparative education approach to her courses, and a desire to create international partnerships linking students and educators from the developing world with those in Canada. Paz was sought after as a researcher and educator specializing in international development issues, and was a consultant with many international agencies and organizations. These included the Canadian International Development Agency, The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Organization of American States. Paz also worked for almost a decade with the International Development Research Centre in Ottawa. As Deputy Director of the Fellowships and Awards Division, her focus was on the development of human resources and the strengthening of institutions in the developing world through the education and training of their researchers and project staff. Paz strongly believed in learning as a crucial component in the achievement of sustainable development. In the early 1990s, as international development issues became more and more intertwined with issues of security, Paz was invited to attend the National Defense College in Kingston, Ontario, where she also contributed as the academic advisor to the Commandant. A subsequent posting to the Centre for National Security Studies provided a base for her research linking issues of sustainable development to those of human security. Paz's vast storehouse of knowledge and experience found a home and became invested in the creation of the Master of Arts in Human Security and Peacebuilding program at Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia. As founder and program head, Paz worked tirelessly to build the program and to ensure its sustainability and its relevance to the international development and security issues of today's world. The Master of Arts in Human Security and Peacebuilding program was to be Paz's final contribution in a lifetime of notable achievements. In spite of failing health during the past months, she found strength in providing ongoing leadership to the program and in planning for its future. Paz, with her indomitable spirit and her vision of a world that might be, has enriched and influenced the lives of hundreds of Friends and colleagues around the world. Her loss will be deeply mourned. A celebration of her life will be held on at 1 p.m. on October 21 at Royal Roads University, 2nd Floor Grant Building, 2005 Sooke Rd. Victoria, British Columbia.

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PALMER o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-01-06 published
PALMER, Edna▼
In loving memory of a mother and grandmother, who passed away two years ago January 6th, 2005.
Days of sadness still come o'er us,
Tears of silence often flow,
For memory keeps you ever near us
Though you died two years ago.
- Loving remembered by Velma and Ron, Jim and families.

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PALMER o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-01-06 published
PALMER, Edna▲
In loving memory of a mother and grandmother, who passed away two years ago January 6th, 2005.
Days of sadness still come o'er us,
Tears of silence often flow,
For memory keeps you ever near us
Though you died two years ago.
- Loving remembered by Velma and Ron, Jim and families.

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PALMER o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-07-17 published
CASWELL, Viola (MURRAY)
At the Meaford Long Term Care Centre on Sunday, July 15, 2007, at the age of 78. The former Viola MURRAY, predeceased by her beloved husband Ray CASWELL in 2002. Loved mother of Vernon CASWELL of Brantford, Glen CASWELL of Waterloo, Rosemary and her husband Stephen PALMER of Meaford and David CASWELL and his wife Lou of R.R.#4, Chatsworth. Sadly missed Grandma of Gordon, Matthew and William PALMER and Brandon and Hannah CASWELL. Dear sister of Wilma (late “Ab”) CAREFOOT of Meaford, Edythe (Ross) WILEY of Markdale, Ruby (Elwood) BROWN of Owen Sound, George (late Mary) MURRAY of Walter's Falls, and Roy (Joyce MURRAY) of Markdale. Predeceased by a brother Thompson and his wife Viola MURRAY of Markdale. Fondly remembered by several nieces and nephews and their families. Family will receive Friends at the Ferguson Funeral Home, 48 Boucher St. E. in Meaford on Tuesday evening from 7 until 9 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday, July 18 at 1: 30 p.m. with interment to follow at Lakeview Cemetery. As your expression of sympathy, donations to the Meaford Long Term Care Centre or Meaford General Hospital Foundation would be greatly appreciated.

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PALMER o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-09-14 published
HINDMAN, Grace (née CUNNINGHAM)
Of Owen Sound, and formerly of Lion's Head, passed away at Grey Bruce Regional Health Centre Owen Sound on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 in her 85th year. Loving mother of John (Charlotte) of Tobermory, Ron of Victoria and Steven (Sharon) of Edmonton. Also sadly missed by grandchildren Kevin (Marlene) STEWARD/STEWART/STUART, Nathan, Chris (Tania,) Dan, Marina, and Kaitlyn HINDMAN, great-grandchildren Beth and Whitney STEWARD/STEWART/STUART, Nicole and Tori BAILEY, great-great-grandchildren Taylor McARTHUR and Braden PALMER, brother Roger (Jane) CUNNINGHAM of Pike Bay, sisters Alma (Murray) ANDERSON of Owen Sound, Eileen WHITTAKER of Lion's Head, brother-in-law Jack JACQUES of Port Elgin and son-in-law Morgan STEWARD/STEWART/STUART of Lion's Head, as well as many nieces and nephews. Grace was predeceased by her husband Lorne, daughter Marilyn STEWARD/STEWART/STUART, two infant daughters, parents Olive (ROGERS) and Imri CUNNINGHAM, a sister Ruby JACQUES and a brother in infancy. Visitation will be held at the Davidson Chapel, Lion's head on Friday, September 14th from 2: 00 to 4:00 and 7: 00 to 9:00 p.m. The funeral service to celebrate Grace's life will be held at the Chapel on Saturday, September 15th at 2: 00 p.m. Interment Eastnor Cemetery. Donations made to Leukemia Research Fund or a charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family as expressions of sympathy. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.georgefuneralhome.com

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PALMER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-06 published
BROWN, Kay " Denise"
Of London, on Thursday, January 4th, 2007, at her late residence, in her 54th year. Loved daughter of the late Leo and Eileen PICKING) BROWN and dear sister of Ronnie and her husband Len PARKINS of Saint Thomas, Michael and his wife Betty BROWN of London, Tracey PALMER of London and Chris and his wife Jenny BROWN of Saint Thomas. Sadly missed by a number of nieces and nephews. Denise was born in Saint Thomas on September 18, 1953. She was a member of Saint Anne's Church. A Memorial Mass to celebrate Denise's life will be held at Saint Anne's Church on Monday at 11: 00 a.m. Private interment of ashes in Holy Angels' Cemetery. No visitation prior to the service. Remembrances may be made to the Epilepsy Foundation or to Canadian Mental Health. Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin Street, Saint Thomas in charge of arrangements.

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PALMER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-06 published
KYLE, May " Nora"
The family of the late May (Nora) KYLE would like to extend their sincere appreciation to family and Friends for the support shown to them during this difficult time. Special thanks to Shateau Gardens London staff, Reverend Teresa CORRIGAN and Miller George Funeral Home. Deanna PALMER, Sandra JARMAN and families.

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PALMER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-08-13 published
Young dad among 5 dead
Kevin GONCALVES might have survived the afternoon of road carnage had he been wearing a seatbelt.
By Glynnis MAPP, Sun Media, Mon., August 13, 2007
At 22, Kevin GONCALVES of Arkona was well on his way -- he had a job, a baby and a BMW he'd saved up to buy.
All that vanished Saturday, in one of four crashes on Southwestern Ontario roads that left five people dead.
Had he worn his seatbelt, GONCALVES might have survived his crash, police said.
"He was a good father and he loved his daughter very much," Larissa VAN LIESHOUT, the mother of GONCALVES' four-month-old daughter, Rozlynn, said yesterday.
GONCALVES died when the BMW he was driving crashed about 2: 30 p.m. on Melbourne Road in Adelaide Metcalfe, west of London.
GONCALVES lost control while passing on a curve and crossed into the opposite lane, striking a pickup truck, police said.
An unidentified passenger in the BMW, also 22, wasn't wearing a seatbelt, either, police said, and was flown to to a London hospital. The passenger remained in critical condition.
The pickup driver, Alyse MALLET of Melbourne, 19, who wore her seatbelt, was treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
In Strathroy, GONCALVES' Friends were still recovering from the loss.
"He was really outgoing. Everyone liked him. He would always help out a friend if they needed it. That's what he would always do for me," said Steve WRAITH, who met GONCALVES in Grade 9 when both attended Strathroy District Collegiate Institute.
Along with GONCALVES, WRAITH and his girlfriend had also welcomed a newborn girl only a few months earlier.
GONCALVES worked as a shipper and receiver with egg distributor Greyridge Foods. He told Friends he was trying to save up for a condominium of his own.
WRAITH said the couples gave each other baby advice as both pregnancies developed and were excited about the births, a first for all of them.
"It was a busy time for all of us," he said.
Across the London region, other fatal crashes Saturday occurred near London, where an elderly woman died; in Huron County, where a driver plunged to his death off a bridge; and in Chatham-Kent, where two motorcycle drivers were killed in a head-on crash.
- Near Wheatley, the two motorcycle drivers died in the collision about 2: 30 p.m. that followed what police described as an attempt by one to evade an officer -- stopped on Zion Road and out of his patrol car -- trying to motion him to pull over for not wearing a safety helmet. Police said a motorcycle, driven by 21-year-old Harley PALMER of Wheatley, bypassed the officer through a field and emerged on Talbot Trail where the bike collided with another driven by Daniel McCALLUM, 26, of Dearborn, Michigan., killing both. Other motorcyclists travelling with McCALLUM were able to avoid the collision.
Ontario's police watchdog agency, the Special Investigations Unit, was notified, but is not investigating since the officer wasn't pursuing the motorcycle bike driver, police said. The Special Investigations Unit probes police actions that lead to serious injuries or death.
- In Huron County, a 31-year-old man from West Perth, in Perth County, whose name wasn't released, died after the vehicle he was driving went off a bridge at 3: 30 p.m. near Dublin.
- In Middlesex County, just outside London, a two-car collision about 2: 30 a.m. at Nairn Road and Oxbow Drive sent three people to hospital, including Marie Mae LUNHAM, 73, of Forest, who later died of her injuries. Andrew CLASSEN, 23, of London, is charged with failing to yield to traffic.
A Deadly Saturday
- 2: 30 p.m., Kevin GONCALVES, 22, of Arkona, dies in car-truck collision in Adelaide Metcalfe. - 2: 30 p.m., Harley PALMER, 21, of Wheatley and Daniel McCALLUM, 26, of Michigan, die in Wheatley-area crash of two motorcycles. - 2: 30 p.m., two car-collision near London sends three to hospital. Marie Mae LUNHAM, 73, of Forest, later dies of her injuries.
- 3: 30 p.m., Unidentified Perth County man, 31, dies after vehicle goes off Huron County bridge.

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PALMER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-01-06 published
MEECH, Richard Campbell, Q.C. (September 16, 1921-January 3, Honorary Consul General of Thailand Partner Emeritus and Counsel, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP R.C. ('Dick') MEECH died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. He was with his beloved wife of 55 years, Carol; his children Susan, Richard, Peter, Sarah (Sally,) and Nan; his sons-in-law Craig MILLER, Kurt HANZLIK, and Sava TATIC; his daughter-in-law Jill RIGBY; and his granddaughters Madeleine and Nathalie HANZLIK- MEECH and grand_son Rade MEECH- TATIC. He was the devoted son of the late Richard George MEECH, Q.C. and Elizabeth CAMPBELL. He was predeceased was by his adored sister Elizabeth, her husband Stanley PALMER, and his niece Mary Lou BAILLIE. He will be missed by Andrew BAILLIE and his children Emma, Victoria and Oliver. The extended Crockett family in the U.S. also mourns his loss. Dick's Friends and colleagues and anyone who had the chance to get to know him are saddened by his passing. Dick's lifelong love of travel began early, at six months old, when he travelled by ocean liner to Toronto from Portsmouth, England where he was born. Dick distinguished himself early on by winning Cutest Baby Award at the Broadview Boys' Institute Fair. Dick got a kick out of being one of St. Clement's School's oldest male 'sandbox' alumni. Other fond childhood memories relate to his years spent at Ridley College and at Onondaga Camp. He went on to get his B.A. in 1946 from Trinity College, University of Toronto where he joined the Kappa Alpha Society. He then received his LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1950 and his LL.M. from Harvard Law School in 1951. During World War 2 Dick served as an Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Air Force pilot in the United Kingdom, India and Burma (1942-1946). He flew with Royal Air Force Coastal Command out of England in 1944 and flew his own DC3 to India. He flew Air Transport with the 31 Squadron Royal Air Force, dropping supplies to the British Army in 'the forgotten war' in Burma from January to November 1945. He was discharged with the rank of Flying Officer and finally returned to Canada in January 1946. Dick loved practising corporate law. He was a partner of Borden and Elliot (now Borden Ladner Gervais LLP) from 1956 to 1990. He established the Canadian Investor Protection Fund, the Canadian Securities Institute and the Canadian Depository for Securities and was advisor to these self-regulatory organizations as well as the Investment Dealers Association of Canada. He was one of the first lawyers to have expertise in the mutual fund industry. Mr. MEECH was the Honorary Consul General of Thailand. He was appointed Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant (Thailand) in 1986 and Knight Commander of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand in 1990. He was the longest serving Honorary Consul General of the Consular Corps of Toronto (1967-2007). Dick found very rewarding his longtime involvement with the International Bar Association and particularly the Section on Business Law (Chairman, 1982-84). He formed long-lasting Friendships with many lawyers from around the world. Dick was a director of many leading corporations. He was Chairman of the Board of Howden Group PLC (1982-87); Director and Chairman of the audit committees of Barclays Bank of Canada, Budd Canada Inc., the Personal Insurance Company of Canada, Slater Steel Industries Limited and Stanton Pipes Limited; Director, Vice-President and Secretary of Textron Canada Limited, Director and Chairman of Eskofot Canada Limited, Director and President of Austin Knight Canada Inc., and Director, Vice-President and Secretary of Canabam Limited. He was also a Director of Brown Boveri Howden Limited, The Continental Insurance Company of Canada, Canadian Pacific Forest Products Limited, the Dominion Insurance Corporation, Godfrey Howden Limited, the Great Lakes Paper Company Limited, Howden Group America Inc, J.B.A. Software Canada Ltd., R.C. Cola Canada Limited and Textron Canada Limited. Dick took pleasure in being of service to the community and enjoyed working with so many different people. He was a Director of the Harold E. Ballard Foundation at the time of his death and had previously been active in numerous organizations, including the Salvation Army (Advisory Board), Sunnybrook Medical Centre (Trustee, 1966-81) and then Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Trustee Emeritus), Queen's University (Trustee, 1980-92), Canadian Club of Canada (President, 1974-75), National Club (President, 1980-81), Textron Canada Charitable Foundation (1972-98). He was delighted to contribute his time over the years to Havergal College, Ridley College, Harvard Law School Assn., and Wellesley College Cdn. Foundation. Dick's passions were numerous and included golf, tennis, skiing, fishing, walking (Himalayas, Thailand, Alps), singing, dancing, games of every description, and travel with family and Friends. He valued the time he spent at the following clubs: York, National, Toronto, Toronto Golf, Granite, and B&R. Dick's eyes twinkled with his love of life, his wonderful sense of humour and his delightful sense of playfulness. He treated everyone with respect and kindness and always tried to see the positive side of life. We are so happy he was in our lives. He was a true gentleman and a class act. A Celebration of Life Service will take place at 3: 30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9th, 2007 at The Anglican Church of St. Clement, Eglinton located at 59 Briar Hill Ave (corner of Duplex and Briar Hill Aves.). The reception following the service will be held at the York Club. A private family burial will take place. If desired, In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to The Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care (416-586-4800 ext. 8290), the Salvation Army, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, or a charity of your choice. If you have a story or memory you would like to share with the family, please send it c/o Susan MEECH, Box 82, 33 Hazelton Ave, Toronto M5R 2E3. Condolences and memories may also be sent to meech12345@yahoo.ca. Arrangements are under the direction of the Humphrey Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel http://www.humphreymiles.com (416-487-4523).

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PALMER, John Malcolm (July 5, 1958-June 3, 2007)
It is with profound sadness that the family announces the passing of John Malcolm PALMER. Beloved life partner of Susan. Devoted father of Jason, Nathaniel and Jonathan. Kind stepfather of Genevieve, Gordon and Sarah. Dear brother of Valerie, Marilyn and Jennifer. Loving son of the late Doctor John and Margo PALMER of Toronto. John was also loved by Julie, the mother of his three sons and by the Gelenscer and Roblin families. A graduate of York University Fine Arts School of Music, he was an accomplished musician. He was a committed business owner of Palmer Refinishing in Richmond Hill for over 20 years. An avid sailor and past Commodore of Sail Georgina at Jackson's Point, he also loved his cottage on Georgian Bay. He was a kind-hearted and generous friend. He had a wonderful sense of humour and was an inspiration to many. In lieu of flowers, donations made to the charity of choice would be appreciated by the family. The service will be held at St. George's Anglican Church, 408 Hedge Road, Sibbald Point on Friday, June 8, 2007 at 11: 00 a.m. The family will receive Friends from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Interment to follow at Briar Hill Cemetery, Sutton. Funeral arrangements from the M.W. Becker Funeral Home, Keswick 888-884-4486.
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PALMER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-06-18 published
CAMPBELL, Allan
June 14th, 2007, at Milton Hospital in his 84th year. Survived by beloved wife of 57 years, Margaret (BAINES,) children Debbie (David, Jacqui, and Keri PALMER,) Janet (Stu BROWN) and Craig (Sandra, Justin and Teslyn.) Sadly missed by sister Betty COMPLIN and brother Jack and their families. Allan, a retired Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce employee and World War 2 veteran, will be missed by many Friends. Cremation has taken place. Notes of condolences only. Private service to follow.

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PALMER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-11 published
KEATING, Ronald (1929-2007)
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Ron KEATING in his 77th year at his home surrounded by his family on September 9, 2007 after a long and challenging journey with cancer, one which he endured with great courage and bravery. He is the devoted husband of Mary, loving father to Colleen PALMER, Gail GRAHAM and the late Richard KEATING. Will be sadly missed by son-in-laws Richard and Steve. Cherished grandfather of Steven and Heather, beloved brother to Irene ANDERSON. Ron KEATING was born and raised in South Africa where he obtained his accreditation as a chartered accountant and went on to become Secretary-Treasurer of Consolidated Western Wines Ltd. in South Africa. Ron immigrated to Canada in l960 where his ambition and determination led him to become President of Litton Systems Canada Ltd. from 1971 to 1986. Ron achieved great success in this role leading the company to historic growth and sales during his tenure. Complementing his professional designation, Ron was director of the Aerospace Industry Association of Canada and also served as chairman from 1980-81. He also enjoyed playing squash in his spare time and was a top ranked player at the Skyline Squash Club. In his later years he loved to travel and spend time in his favorite place, Hawaii. Ronald was a generous and loving man and will be deeply missed by all who knew him. A service will be held at the Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Road W. (one block east of Kerr) Oakville on Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 1 p.m. with visitation 1 hour before the service. Cremation to follow. The family offers a special thanks to Doctor PYLE and nurses Liliya and Sharliee for their support and care given to the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Ronald McDonald House, 4th Floor, 1 McDonald's Place, Toronto, Ontario M3C 3L4 or the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. Email condolences may be made through www.koprivataylor.com

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PALMER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-10 published
FINLAY, Paul David (September 18, 1960-October 5, 2007)
Paul died peacefully at the age of 47 surrounded by his family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Beloved husband and best friend of Jennifer (née PALMER) and proud father of William and Michael. Loving son of Delphine and the late George. Dear brother of Doug and wife Ginny of Grimsby, Steve and wife B'Ann of Oakville, Matt and wife Kate of Calgary and Mark and wife Evelyn of Toronto. Dear uncle to his many nieces and nephews. Friends and family alike will sorely miss Paul. Paul and his family were widely known and loved in the Lorne Park community through their high school years and developed a wide and diverse group of Friends that they maintained throughout their lives. Paul also met the true love of his life Jennifer in high school whom he eventually married after graduating from McMaster University. Paul and Jen recently celebrated their 20th anniversary. Paul started his career with Hughes Container and excelled as one of the top account managers for over 20 years. He will be greatly missed by his many Friends at Hughes. Paul's generously shared his love for life with Friends and family. His gregarious personality, positive outlook and enthusiasm influenced all who knew him. Friends will be received at the Funeral Home of Skinner and Middlebrook Ltd., 128 Lakeshore Road East (one block west of Hurontario) Mississauga on Thursday October 11, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday October 12 at 1 p.m. at St. Stephen's on-the-Hill, 998 Indian Road, Mississauga. Cremation to follow.

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PALMER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-19 published
RAITHBY, George Matthews (1955-2007)
Died suddenly on Wednesday October 17, 2007. Adored son of Nancy and Jack (deceased) RAITHBY. Devoted brother of Pam RENNIE (Greg RENNIE); David RAITHBY (Linda CARLEY) and John RAITHBY (Nancy PALMER.) A fun uncle to Samuel, Ellis, Jack, Adam, Leigh, Carley and Braydon. Memorial donations received by the M.S. Society.

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PALMER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-06 published
PALMER, Denis " Warren"
Passed away peacefully at George Derby Centre in Burnaby, British Columbia, on November 27, 2007, at the age of 87. Remembered dearly by his brother Pat, his children Anne and Warren, his grandchildren Jason and Jennifer, great-grand_son Alexander and his long-time companion Margaret Mainwaring.
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PALMIERI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-20 published
MONTANA, Maria (née PALMIERI) (1954-2007)
Maria left us peacefully on September 18th at our home, overlooking her garden, with family and Friends at her side. Cancer has killed the body but not her Spirit. Maria's grace, beauty and special warmth was felt by all. Always one to think of others before herself, she'll be fondly remembered for her caring generous Spirit, her gentle charm and wonderful smile. Maria will be forever loved and remembered by her husband Lou, children Joey and Vanessa her loving dog Terra; brothers Adrian and Angelo, brother-in-law Mario; sisters-in-law Liz, Nicol and Diana, and father-in-law Angelo. Dear Zia to nieces and nephews, Michael, Katie, Sara, Lisa, Simon, Michaella and Stefan. Maria has gone to join her pre-deceased mother, Gilda; father, Antonio and mother-in-law, Franca. Maria will also be missed by her cousins, aunts, uncles and many close Friends who she has touched with her warm personality and love throughout the years. She will also be especially missed by her best friend 'Lucy #2' (Linda). Visitation will be held at The Elgin Mills Visitation Chapel And Reception Center (905-737-1720) 1591 Elgin Mills Rd., Richmond Hill on Friday September 21st from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friends are invited to join in a celebration of Maria's life on Saturday September 22nd at 11: 00 a.m. in the Elgin Mills Chapel. Maria loved flowers but donations can also be made in her honour to the yet to be built Southlake Regional Cancer Center, Newmarket (1-877-457-2036), where we plan to establish a permanent memorial. On line condolences to the family can be posted at www.etouch.ca Sweetheart Send me to sleep Pray to God our hopes to keep Take our fears and make us strong Lead us to where we belong And let it all go by all go by - Primitive by Annie Lennox

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PALMISANO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-29 published
CAFAZZO, Donato " Danny"
Peacefully at Saint_Joseph’s Hospital on Thursday December 27, 2007 in his 77th. year. Beloved Husband of Gina (née BIASI.) Predeceased by his first wife Carmela (née VIVOLO.) Dear father of Antonietta SANDERS, Diana CAFAZZO (Paul BAGNELL) and Joseph CAFAZZO (Vivian.) Dear step-father of Mariella MacLELLAN (Roderick) and Joseph PALMISANO. Adoring Nonno of grandchildren Donny, Benjamin, Aidan, Ciara, Mark and step-grandchildren Jeremiah (Bethany), Sarah, Miranda and Kelsie. Doting Bisnonno of step-great-grandchild Adler. Devoted son of the late Giuseppe and Antonietta CAFAZZO. Dear brother and brother-in-law of Lucia and Angelo DEVITO, Gina and the late Luigi CAFAZZO, Maria and Romolo VIVOLO, Tony and Carol CAFAZZO, Michelina and Franco DE MATTIA, Teresa and the late Piero OLOCCO, Bice and the late Tony VIVOLO, Palma BIASI, Assunta and Onofrio PETROSILLI. Donato will be sadly missed by his many nieces and nephews. Donato retired from Stelco after 39 years of service. A special thank you to the staff of the Saint_Joseph’s Hospital Hemodialysis and Complex Continuing Care Units. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Saint_Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation would be gratefully appreciated. Messages of condolence would be welcome at friscolanti.com. Visitation at the Friscolanti Funeral Chapel 43 Barton St. East (near James) on Saturday 7-9 p.m. and on Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Services Monday 10: 30 a.m. at St. Andrews United Church (479 Upper Paradise) with interment to follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. “Forever In Our Hearts”.

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PALOZZI o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2007-12-19 published
NEUMANN, Siegfried
We would like to say a sincere thank you to everyone who expressed their sympathy at the time of our sudden loss of Siegfried. Thank you to all our Friends, family and neighbours for your floral tributes, cards, visits, food, phone calls, and donations to charities. Special thanks to the Emergency Medical Services Team and Dundalk Fire Department for their very quick response and dedicated efforts. To our weekend neighbours Ed and Carol PALOZZI, words cannot describe our gratefulness for your support that night. To Rev. Janet ERIKSEN and Norm JACK for your professional, patient, and compassionate service at this very difficult time. To the United Church Women for preparing and serving lunch following the service. A kind thank you to Rhonda at ABC Flowers for that extra effort you do for us. Thank you to Muriel GILLIES for finding an answer for the many questions she was asked. Your kindnesses and support at this time is greatly appreciated.
- Francis NEUMANN, Liane and Tom GILLIES, Tina and Paul LISANTI, and Families.
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