STICKLEE
STIEF
STILES
STILLER
STILMAN
STIMAC
STIMPSON
STINSON
STIPE
STIRRETT
STIRTZINGER
STITT
STIVER
STICKLEE o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-07-26 published
LEMICK,
Janet
Elizabeth (née
ROBERTSON)
Passed away peacefully on July 20, 2007 in her 63rd year. Loving
mother of Christopher John
LEMICK, daughter of Mary
CROSS
(Doug)
of Barrie, sister of Patricia
ROBERTSON
(Randy
MURPHY) of Calgary,
Wendy TUNNARD
(Ken) and Kelley
DUNN all of Barrie. Also survived
by nephews Robert
CAMERON and David
DUNN and nieces Julie
CAMERON,
Jessica POTTER and Leila
DUNN.
She was pre-deceased by her father
Allan George
ROBERTSON in 1995. Janet graduated from Oshawa General
Hospital as a Registered Nurse in 1965 and nursed at several
hospitals in Ontario specializing in Operating Room until she
retired in 1998 from Grey Bruce R.H.C. due to poor health. Cremation.
Janet's life will be celebrated in a service of remembrance on
August 9, 2007 at 1: 00 p.m. at Bethel Community Church, 128 St. Vincent
Street,
Barrie,
Ontario. Rev. Bruce
STICKLEE officiating. Donations
to Canadian Cancer Society or Canadian Diabetic Association would
be appreciated.
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STIEF o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-13 published
McCARTHY,
Sister
Anne (formerly Mother Victoria)
Entered Eternal Life on January 11, 2007 in Chatham, Ontario.
She was born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania in 1917, the daughter
of the late Thomas and Mary
(McGRATH)
McCARTHY.
She entered the
Ursuline Religious of the Diocese of London in 1946. During those
years, she served as a teacher and dean of students at Brescia
University College, London from 1954 to 1960. She was appointed
local leader at Brescia from 1960 to 1966. She was Directress
of Novices from 1966 to 1968 and then appointed as local leader
at Glengarda, Windsor. In 1974, she lived at the House of Prayer
in Tilbury and served on General Leadership until 1981. She did
retreat and spiritual direction work in Windsor and Chatham and
served as local leader at "The Pines". She is survived by her
sister Joan and Bill
STIEF of Maryland and several nieces and
nephews. She is predeceased by her sister, Mary
LYNCH and brother
Thomas. Relatives and Friends are invited to join the Ursuline
Community at a prayer service to be held on Sunday, January 14,
2007 at 7: 00 p.m., in the Kiva at Villa Angela, 20 Merici Way,
Chatham. The Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated on Monday,
January 15 at 10: 00 a.m. in the Kiva at Villa Angela, 20 Merici
Way, Chatham. Interment will be in St. Anthony's Cemetery. Donations
in memory of Sister Anne may be made to "Chatham Ursuline Charities",
to Brescia Foundation or to the charity of your choice. The Hinnegan-Peseski
Funeral Home, 156 William St. S., Chatham is in charge of arrangements.
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STILES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-01-08 published
LANGDON,
Gerald
By Ted LANGDON and Lynda
LANGDON,
Page
A16
Author, polio survivor, entrepreneur, volunteer.
Born April 5, 1909, in Brighton, Ontario. Died August 2, 2006,
of old age, aged 97.
At the age of 96, Gerald published his first book. Titled As
I Recall, the book is a collection of Gerald's memories of growing
up and living in the small eastern Ontario town of Brighton.
Born the sixth child in a family of nine, Gerald was given daily
chores, ranging from gardening to tending the animals to churning
butter and cranking the washer to tapping the trees for maple
syrup. He became an expert on apples through growing and picking
them; in his book, he lists 21 varieties that grew on the family
orchards. Gerald loved to tell the story of all nine children
having their tonsils and adenoids out on the kitchen table, noting
that it took a full day for a specialist from Toronto as well
as the local doctor and nurse to do the job.
By age 12, Gerald was known throughout the town as a visitor.
He regularly visited family and Friends, and would stop anyone
anywhere for a conversation. This became a lifelong trait. We
can still picture him at the Crystal Garden in Victoria, British
Columbia, aged 70, proudly turning to anyone within earshot and
announcing, "I'm Gerald Langdon, from Brighton, Ontario, Canada!"
Although polio at the age of 2 permanently affected the mobility
of his right arm, Gerald, who was turned down for the war because
of this disability, laboured at various jobs in the Brighton/Trenton
area: farming, picking and canning tomatoes, the Canadian National
railway and in a manufacturing plant.
In 1945, he married Marjorie
STILES of Toronto and, tired of
working for other people "for peanuts," Gerald bought a local
general store and gas bar on Hwy. 2, which he proudly and promptly
named "Langdon's." He ran the store until his retirement in 1973,
living in the attached house with Marge and their three children.
In later years, Gerald had difficulty with the notion of dropping
a loonie into a machine to buy a pop, recalling that he used
to sell pop for 5 cents a bottle. He often reminisced about the
night in the 1940s when the circus stopped at the store: He and
Marge woke up the children to help feed the elephants, quickly
converting a large washtub into a watering dish.
As a retiree, Gerald could not sit still. He worked part-time
at a car dealership, helped run the bridge club at the drop-in
centre, was head greenskeeper for the lawn bowling club, and
assisted with the restoration of the historic Proctor House Museum.
He is famous locally for his appearance in the annual Applefest
parades, dressed as John A. McDonald, Prince Charles and Pierre
Trudeau. A lifelong Liberal, Gerald enjoyed political debate
and was up-to-date on the political scene right until his death.
For the last seven years, Gerald lived at the Warkworth Community
Nursing Home. He routinely played bridge and acted as an advocate
for patients who could not speak up for themselves. He developed
close relationships with several staff members and will be greatly
missed by them.
Gerald would have been delighted with the turnout at his funeral
on August 8, 2006, and the kind words of so many Friends, relatives
and neighbours. The longevity gene seems to run in the family:
his 98- and 90-year-old brothers, and 95-year-old sister sat
in the front row of the Trinity St. Andrews church in Brighton.
The highest tribute came from a friend who wrote: "Gerald was
an inspiration, a triumph of spirit over circumstances. We all
were the better for having known him. May we all develop the
strength of character to rise above life's challenges as he did."
Ted is Gerald's oldest son; Lynda
LANGDON, his daughter-in-law.
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PEARCE,
Ida
Florence (née
WAKELIN)
On Saturday, January 6, 2007 at the Lakeridge Health Centre in
Port
Perry, at age 97. Ida (née
WAKELIN,) formerly of Old Portsmouth,
England, fond sister to Dol, Nell and Arthur (all deceased).
Ida is lovingly remembered by her children Shirley, Juliet, Charles,
Isabel, Jason and Richard, as well as her sons and daughters-in-law:
Andrew BOROWIEC, Trish
PEARCE, Clive
CARR, Pip
PEARCE and Susan
PEARCE.
Proud grandmother of Sebastian, Jasper, Yolanda, Jessica,
Nicola, Harry, John, Clive, Jessica, Annabel and Nicholas and
great-grandmother of Sam, Max, India, Sebastian, Iona, Tallulah,
Jemima, Willow, Athena and Samuel. Daughter of Mignon and Charles
WAKELIN, survivor of both World Wars and the London Blitz, Ida
was an inspiration to all who knew her and will be greatly missed.
The family of Ida
PEARCE will receive Friends at the Wagg Funeral
Home, "McDermott-Panabaker Chapel" 216 Queen Street in Port Perry
(905-985-2171) on Friday, January 12th from 2-4 p.m. A Service
to celebrate her life will be held at the Anglican Church of
the Ascension, 266 North Street in Port Perry on Saturday, January 13th
at 3 p.m. with Reverend Brent
STILLER officiating. In lieu of
flowers you may send contributions by cheque to the family for
a memorial tree/garden for Ida through the Wagg Funeral Home,
or please plant a bush, tree or flowers at your home, so that
memories of Ida will continue to brighten our lives. On-line
condolences may be left at www.waggfuneralhome.com
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STILMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-07 published
DUNSKY,
Menachem
With sadness we announce the death of Menachem
DUNSKY, who passed
on September 4th, 2007; a wonderful father and grandfather, pugnacious
and pioneering political strategist, accomplished painter, avid
skier, Chinese chef, and contributor to the Montreal Jewish Community.
He considered his greatest accomplishment the raising of his
three sons, in partnership with his former wife Liliane. Menachem's
wit, spirit, and family devotion will be remembered by his children
Ron, Ilan and Dan; sister Zipporah; grandchildren Ben, David,
Gillian, Sarah and Rebecca' daughters-in-law Nancy, Isabelle
and Carolyn; nieces Noni, Daphna and Elana; Harry
STILMAN, and
many other family members. Menachem was born July 5, 1930 in
Montreal, son of Shimshon and Esther (née
STILMAN)
DUNSKY. He
attended the Jewish Folks' Schule, which his father helped to
found. After obtaining a B.A. at Concordia, he pursued graduate
studies in New York at New York University and the Parson's School
of Design. In 1960 he founded Dunsky Advertising, a force in
Canadian political advertising and public relations. For two
decades it was the agency of record for the New Democratic Party
of Canada. He was often quoted on political, media and Jewish
issues, and was a founding member of the Trans-Canada Advertising
Network and chairman of the Sadie Bronfman Center. In retirement,
he lived on Lac-des-Chats, St. Sauveur, where he painted pictures
inspired by the Old Testament, which were publicly exhibited
in Montreal. Funeral service at Paperman and Sons, 3888 Jean
Talon W., on Friday September 7 at 1 p.m. Burial at the Farband
Labour Zionist Association Section, Kehal Israel Cemetery, D.D.O.
Shiva immediately following at 870 Hartland, Montreal. Donations
may be made to the Shimshon and Esther Dunsky Scholarship Fund
at the Jewish People's and Peretz Schools. Tel. 514-731-3843.
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STIMAC o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-10-10 published
London man dies in fiery crash
The identity of the victim in the fatality near Lucan has not
been released.
By Joe BELANGER, Sun Media, Wed., October 10, 2007
Fatal: Doug
GRAHAM, media officer with Middlesex Ontario Provincial
Police, examines the burnt wreckage of a pickup truck at the
scene of a collision that happened at 11 a.m. yesterday on Highway 4,
just north of the Clandeboyne curve. The driver, and sole occupant
of the pickup, which witnesses: say swerved into the path of an
oncoming cement truck, was pronounced dead at the scene. (Susan
BRADNAM
Sun
Media)
A head-on crash near Lucan between a pickup truck and a cement
truck early yesterday killed a London man when the pickup exploded
in flames.
The crash followed a deadly long weekend on Southwestern Ontario
roads, with three people killed and another left fighting for
life in hospital.
witnesses: to yesterday's crash along Highway 4, and its aftermath,
painted a picture of sudden horror.
"There was lots of fire," said Londoner Gavin
DOUCHERTY, who
passed by the scene moments after the crash.
"There were (vehicle) parts everywhere along the road. They were
trying to put the fire out with small extinguishers," he said.
An unidentified driver of a second pickup truck said he was following
the cement truck shortly before 11 a.m.
"There was a huge burst of dust and a loud bang. I saw a pickup
sliding across the road and then the cement truck rolled to a
stop ahead of me," said the unidentified man.
The victim -- a man in his 20s, whom police hadn't publicly identified
died instantly, Middlesex Ontario Provincial Police said.
[The victim was subsequently identified as Ivan
STIMAC.]
The cement truck driver, John
DICKSON/DIXON, 42, wasn't hurt.
The crash occurred about eight kilometres north of Lucan and
Mooresville Drive.
The northbound pickup crossed the centre line and collided with
the southbound cement truck, Ontario Provincial Police said.
The impact appeared to have happened unexpectedly at full speed,
with no tell-tale skid marks suggesting braking by either truck.
A kilometre-long stretch of highway was closed for hours as police
investigated and road workers cleaned up.
The unidentified man from the second pickup said he went to check
on the cement truck driver after the crash.
"I could tell (the pickup driver) was gone, so I went over to
the cement truck and helped (the driver) get his door open and
helped him from the cab. He was okay."
About 100 metres of highway was littered with debris from both
trucks, a large tire from the cement truck thrown into a field
20 metres away.
The pickup, almost unrecognizable, was charred and torn, and
the road badly scarred.
The Lucan-Biddulph fire department put out the blaze.
Meanwhile, a 30-year-old Bayham Township man was fighting for
his life in hospital yesterday after the pickup he had been driving
went out of control and rolled before hitting a tree Monday night.
The name of the victim, thrown from the pickup, wasn't released.
Elgin Ontario Provincial Police said the crash occurred about
11: 40 p.m. near the intersection of Talbot Line (Hwy. 3) and
Hacienda Road in Malahide Township.
Police said it appeared the truck hit two road signs before rolling
and hitting the tree.
Malahide Fire Department and Elgin-Saint Thomas Emergency Medical
Services raced to the scene and found the driver, suffering "severe"
trauma.
Taken to Saint Thomas airport, he was flown to London Health Sciences
Centre where he was in critical condition.
Earlier Monday, a Sarnia man was killed after he lost control
of his car and was ejected from the vehicle.
Phillip KREMER, 30, of Sarnia, was driving north on Brigden Side
Road near Confederation Line about 6 p.m. when his car went into
one ditch, crossed the road and ended up in another ditch. Kremer
was pronounced dead at the scene.
Huron Ontario Provincial Police said a 19-year-old woman was
killed at 3: 30 p.m. Monday when her car rolled on Goshen Line
in South Huron.
Jolene UNWIN, of South Huron, was thrown from the car and killed.
In another crash, Friday at 6 p.m., an 81-year-old man died from
a medical condition after a two-car crash on Goderich Street
in West Huron.
Deborah DILLON of Huron East is charged with failing to yield
from a private driveway.
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STIMAC o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-10-11 published
Crash victim identified
By Free Press Staff, Thurs., October 11, 2007
The identity of a London man who died in a fiery collision was
released by police yesterday.
Ivan STIMAC, 25, was driving a pickup on Richmond Street near
Mt. Carmel Drive when it collided with a cement truck at about
11 a.m., Middlesex Ontario Provincial Police said. The pickup
truck caught fire.
STIMAC was pronounced dead at the scene. The
driver of the cement truck, a 42-year-old Parkhill man, [previously
identified as John
DICKSON/DIXON] was not injured. Police said charges
are not expected.
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STIMAC o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-10-21 published
STIMAC looked for good in everyone
By Daniela
SIMUNAC, Sun Media, Sun., October 21, 2007
"Trust me."
Those were the words often spoken by Ivan (Ivica)
STIMAC when
he gave family or Friends a little advice or before he got himself
into a little mischief.
They're the words by which those Friends and family will remember
the London man who valued trust and could be trusted to offer
others his guidance.
The 25-year-old was killed instantly October 9 after his pickup
truck hit a cement truck and burst into flames.
STIMAC was driving along Highway 4 in Lucan just before 11 a.m.
when his pickup crossed the centre line of the road and collided
head-on with the oncoming cement truck.
Neither vehicle seemed to brake, police said, noting no skidmarks
were left behind.
Police said they don't know what caused
STIMAC's truck to switch
lanes.
"It might be one of those things where we may never know what
was the reason," said Ontario Provincial Police Const. Christina
HUNTER.
And no one knows where
STIMAC was heading, said his cousin, Ivan
LULIC.
"It's horrible living and not knowing what happened," said
LULIC,
21, of Mississauga.
LULIC always looked forward to visiting his cousin in London.
Whether it was to celebrate a holiday or just chat over coffee,
"there was never a dull moment with Ivica," he said.
STIMAC was always looking for the good in everyone, always searching
for another trustworthy pal, his cousin said.
And LULIC trusted him with his secrets and could count on him
for advice.
"He was kind of like a bigger brother to me."
After working as a pharmaceutical technician and construction
worker in London,
STIMAC wanted to continue his education and
eventually become a paramedic.
That was just like
STIMAC -- always wanting to help others,
LULIC
said.
He is survived by his parents, Mile and Katica
STIMAC, sister
Tina PRGESA, brother-in-law Dragan
PRGESA and three nieces and
nephews.
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SPRING,
Allan
On Friday December 7, 2007 in Florida. Allan
SPRING beloved husband
of Frances. Loving and beloved father of Bobby of Vancouver,
Elise, and Lori of Toronto, and Honey of Florida. Dear brother
and brother-in-law of Nat and Merle. Devoted grandfather of Sarah,
and Mose. Loving cousin of Herb and Ruth
TOBIS,
Pauline
WALSH,
and Fern STIMPSON.
Services will be held at Benjamin's Park Memorial
Chapel, 2401 Steeles Ave. West (3 lights west of Dufferin). Please
call (416) 663-9060 on Sunday after 9: 30 a.m. for service information
or visit
www.benjamins.ca
Interment, Adath Israel Synagogue Section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Allan Spring Memorial Fund
c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario
M6A 2C3 (416) 780-0324, www.benjamins.ca
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STINSON o@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.collingwood.the_connection 2007-11-09 published
Former owner of theatre dies at 72
The funeral for Robert
STINSON, one of the area's movie pioneers,
was held last week.
Mr. STINSON, a 72-year-old Egbert resident, died at home on October 22.
He was best known as owner of Stinson Theatres Ltd.
Mr. STINSON purchased his first theatre in 1961, the Owen Sound
Drive-In.
From there he bought the Chatham Cinema Six, the Orillia Cinema
Four, the Barrie Triple Drive-In, the Huntsville Capital Theatre,
the Timmins Cinema Six, and Imperial Cinemas. He also owned the
Collingwood Cinema Four and the Orillia Cinema Four before they
were closed.
Mr. STINSON's sons will take over the operation of the company.
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STINSON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-05-28 published
KENNEDY,
M.
Joyce (née
STEWARD/STEWART/STUART)
Of London, formerly of Ingersoll in her 80th year after a courageous
battle surrounded by family at London Health Sciences Centre,
University Hospital, Intensive Care Unit on Friday May 25, 2007.
Beloved wife of the late Doctor C.J. "Chuck"
KENNEDY (1976.) Dear
mother of Judd and Marlene
KENNEDY of London, and Patricia and
Douglas DUNCAN of Stirling. Loving Grandmother of Billy and April
KENNEDY,
Lissa and Chip
STINSON, and Leeann and Grace
DUNCAN.
Great-grandmother of Wyatt
KENNEDY and Joe and Lilly
STINSON.
Dear sister of Anne
GRAHAM
(Bob) of Toronto and the late Don
STEWARD/STEWART/STUART of Calgary. Loving aunt of John (Cindy)
GRAHAM,
Bob
(Ruth)
GRAHAM, Duncan (Heather)
GRAHAM, Peter (Sandra)
STEWARD/STEWART/STUART and Heather
(Howard) CALVERT.
Friends will be recieved by the family from
2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Monday May 28th at the A. Millard George
Funeral Home 60 Ridout Street South, London. The Funeral Service
will be held at Saint Anne's Anglican Church (Byron) 1344 Commissioners
Road West on Tuesday May 29th at 2 p.m. with visitation 1 hour
prior to the service. Interment in Ingersoll Rural Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to London Health Sciences Foundation,
747 Baseline Road East, London, University Hospital Intensive
care Unit, and Saint Anne's Anglican Church 1344 Commissioners
Road West, N6K 1E1. Online condolences accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca
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STINSON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-06-19 published
STINSON,
Frederick
Coles, Q.C. (December 28, 1922-June 17, 2007)
Loved husband of Anne, father of Kathy
MORRISON
(Jim
BARNSLEY,)
George (d. 1976) and David (Diana), grandfather of Jennifer and
Geoffrey MORRISON and Kate and James
STINSON, brother of Doctor David
STINSON and Mary
WATT.
Sailor, lawyer, politician and volunteer.
Fred served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Navy in World
War 2 and was a Life Member of the R.C.Y.C. He was educated at
U.T.S., Trinity College at U. of T. and Osgoode Hall. He was
a School Trustee and Chairman of the North York Board of Education,
and Member of Parliament for York Centre. He also served in leadership
positions with a wide range of organizations, including the Canadian
Overseas Volunteers (precursor of Canadian University Services
Organization), the Canadian Institute for Public Affairs (now
the Couchiching Institute), the African Students Foundation,
the Overseas Book Centre, Toronto Brigantine, the Naval Officers
Association of Canada, Pueblito Canada, and the Churchill Society.
The family expresses its thanks to the staff at Belmont House
and Donway Place and
to Robert JAEGGIN for their care for Fred
over the past decade. Friends are invited to meet with the family
and one another at the Humphrey Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel,
1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East), from 2-4 p.m.
and 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20th. A service will be held
in Trinity-Saint Paul's United Church, 427 Bloor Street West (one
block west of Spadina), at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 21st with
a reception to follow. Cremation and private interment in Innisfil,
Ontario at a later date. In memory of Fred, please consider a
donation to Pueblito Canada, 403-720 Spadina Avenue, Toronto,
M5S 2T9, or www.pueblito.org. Condolences and memories may be
forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com
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STIPE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-29 published
REDMOND,
Wendie▼
Elizabeth▼ (née
PARTINTON)
Of Saint Thomas, on Thursday, September 27th, 2007, at the Saint Thomas-Elgin
General Hospital, in her 67th year. Beloved wife of Henry Charles
"Bud" REDMOND and mother of the late Stephen Charles
REDMOND
(1983). Wendie was born in Hamilton on April 7th, 1941, the daughter
of the late Rilla
STIPE and Norman
PARTINTON.
She was the adopted
daughter of Doctor J.K.
McGREGOR and Trudy and T.J.
BELL.
Resting
at Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin Street, Saint Thomas where funeral
service will be held Tuesday at 1: 00 p.m. Cremation to follow,
with interment of ashes in Mount Hope Cemetery, Hamilton. Visitation
Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Remembrances may be made to the
Saint Thomas-Elgin General Hospital Foundation Tools for Treatments
for Cancer or the Canadian Cancer Society.
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STIPE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-06 published
REDMOND,
Wendie▲
Elizabeth▲
Daughter, wife, mother, human rights activist, mentor. Born April 7,
1941, in Hamilton. Died September 27 in Saint Thomas, Ontario,
of cancer, aged 66.
By Holly KRAMER,
Page L6
Wendie was born to Rilla
STIPE and Norman
PARTINGTON.
But her
parents separated before she was born, and she was adopted at
birth by Doctor J.K.
McGREGOR and his wife, Trudy.
After Doctor
McGREGOR's sudden death, when Wendie was still too
young to understand adoption, Trudy remarried and Wendie was
adopted a second time, by Trudy's new husband, T.J.
BELL.
Wendie BELL graduated from Havergal College in Toronto. Her manner,
cadence and command of language bespoke her private-school upbringing,
but Wendie also had the "common touch." She commanded respect
in a not-so-common way - by showing it - particularly during
the many committee hearings of the Ontario legislature in which
she spoke eloquently in support of what she considered the inalienable
human rights of the adopted.
Wendie didn't suffer fools gladly ("Let's be kind, he's stupid,"
she'd say of opponents in private). She could curse in the nicest
possible way, sparingly and only when appropriate, and was intolerant
only of intolerance. And dirt.
It may have been the stigma attached to so-called "illegitimacy"
and adoption for her generation that made her the housekeeper
she was - no speck of dust was safe from her - but it was surely
this experience that made her a pioneer in Canada's adoption-disclosure
reform movement.
Wendie helped thousands of adult adoptees discover their roots
following her own successful search and reunion. Her book, Once
Removed: Voices from Inside the Adoption Triangle, is still on
recommended-reading lists 25 years after its publication.
As founder and co-founder of several chapters of the national
non-profit organization Parent Finders, and later, Adoption Roots and
Rights, Wendie left an indelible influence on many lives.
Many of us hold dear our memories of sitting at her kitchen table
enjoying her offerings of homemade "sun tea" and delicious food.
Wendie had a quick, biting wit, and found humour in the most
unlikely places. Her stories usually ended with her trademark
phrase: "… right, Buddy?" Wendie and her sweetheart, Henry (Bud)
REDMOND had a rich, loving relationship. Sadly, their only child,
Stephen, died accidentally in 1983.
Just days before her death, Ontario's new disclosure law, for
which she fought so long, came into force, and a mere 48 hours
later was overruled by the Ontario Superior Court.
But as Wendie so often reminded us, "adoptees are no strangers
to loss."
Holly KRAMER is Wendie's friend.
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FREEMAN-
ATTWOOD,
Carol (née
RENISON)
Peacefully at North York General Hospital on Tuesday, September 25,
2007. Beloved wife of Edward C.
FREEMAN-
ATTWOOD.
Loving mother
of Russell and Nicola
HAZARD.
Nancy and Andrew
TRIMBLE, and Samantha
and Bruce BURKA.
Daughter of the late George E.
RENISON and Nancy E.
RENISON
(STIRRETT.)
Granddaughter of the Right Reverend Robert
John RENISON and Elizabeth
RENISON and niece of Joan
RENISON.
Sister of Katharine
RENISON (Charles
KOSA) and Michael
RENISON
(Judy ARNOLD.)
Much loved by her grand_son Simon
TRIMBLE and her
niece Sarah
KOSA and nephews James
KOSA
(Cindy
KOSA,) Patrick
KOSA and Noah
RENISON.
Cousin of Bob and Eleanor
RENISON.
Carol, born in Toronto, graduated from Havergal College and Trinity
College. She had a successful career as a biographer and writer
in Toronto and Vancouver. She was an artist in every sense of
the word.
Private burial. Service of remembrance and celebration will be
held on Friday, September 29, 2007 at 2 p.m. at The Church of
St. Simon the Apostle, 525 Bloor St. E., Toronto.
In Carol's memory, donations to North York General Hospital -
Freeman Palliative Care Center would be appreciated.
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STIRTZINGER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-26 published
JUNYK,
Nicholas
Passed away peacefully after a valiant battle with cancer on
December 21, 2007. Nicholas, in his 76th year, was the beloved
husband of Helen for 46 years. Cherished father of Natalka
SHARMAN
(Todd) and Ihor (Kristin
CASADY.)
Loving grandfather to Bozhena
and Nadia. Dear brother of Bohdan. Son-in-law of Valentina
JAWORSKY
and brother-in-law of Tanya
STIRTZINGER
(David.)
Nicholas will
be sadly missed by many relatives and Friends, particularly his
niece and nephews. Friends may call at the Cardinal Funeral Home,
92 Annette Street (near Keele), Thursday from 5-8 p.m. with Panachyda
at 7: 00 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 28,
2007 at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church (Queen Street
at Bellwoods Avenue), at 10: 00 a.m. Interment to follow at St. Volodymyr
Cemetery (Oakville). In lieu of flowers, donations to Plast Fund 101
or Toronto Rehabilitation Centre would be appreciated. Online
condolences may be made at
www.cardinalfuneralhomes.com
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STITT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-09-23 published
BARR was the first lifeguard at Grand Bend beach
By Lynda HILLMAN-
RAPLEY, Sun Media, Sun., September 23, 2007
When Les BARR and his University of Western Ontario buddy decided
Grand Bend beach needed lifeguards, they went to village council
and pitched the idea.
They were given the okay as long as they built their own lifeguard
stand. So they did.
And in 1946, 26-year-old
BARR, whose family lived in London but
vacationed in Grand Bend, was hired, along with friend David
STITT, to be a lifeguard for the summer.
The Bend's first-ever lifeguard, later in life known as the Mayor
of Alberta Street,
BARR died recently at age 88.
BARR, who also once worked at the Lakeview Casino, studied journalism
at the University of Western Ontario. He later married and had
two children, Leigh and Laurie.
BARR often spoke of his Second World War buddies, Gordon
ROACH
and Daniel
COLLINS.
Friends since their teens, they enlisted,
BARR said, 'cause it was the thing to do."
BARR was injured in the war -- defending a young woman in a bar
brawl.
In later years,
BARR worked at General Electric, where he once
escorted singer Robert Goulet and actor Kate Mitchell on a cross-Canada
promotion for the company.
He left General Electric in 1961 and bought an appliance store
that grew to two stores and was later sold to the Patton brothers
of London.
In the early 1950s,
BARR built a cottage on two lots on Alberta
Street in Grand Bend, hence the mayor monicker.
He retired from MF Arnsby Property management at age 65. He loved
to swim, dance to big band music and was often seen cruising
the Bend strip, checking out what was happening.
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STITT,
Eric
Geddes
Eric died in Burlington, his home for 55 years, on Saturday,
June 30, 2007, after a good, long life. He was born in Hamilton,
Ontario on April 6, 1917 to Mary (née
GEDDES) and Alexander
STITT
and had two sisters, Mary
GRAHAM and Holly
MAW, both of whom
predeceased him. He attended Central, Westdale, Trinity College
and New York University. He volunteered to go overseas in 1941 and
served in the 2nd Survey Regiment of the Royal Canadian Artillery
until the end of the war. Shortly after the war he met Jean
REA
and they were married in 1948. Over the next eleven years they
had five sons and gave up trying to have a girl. For almost all
his working life Eric worked as the Purchasing Agent for Comstock.
He was an avid tennis player, gardener and golfer for many years
of his life and played his last game of golf just last fall.
He will be missed by his sons and daughters-in-law: Nick and
Susan, Brad and Jeanne, Dan and Sue, Joel and Christine, Karin:
as well as his grandchildren: Adriana, Colin, Alexandra, Nichole,
Melissa, Justin and Eric and his 3 great-grandchildren. He was
predeceased by his wife Jean in 1997 and his son Alex in 1987.
Cremation has taken place. A private funeral service will be
held later in St. Luke's Church, Burlington, followed by interment
at Hamilton Cemetery.
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STIVER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-08-13 published
Hunting camp blaze leaves three dead
By Sun Media News Services, Mon., August 13, 2007
Haliburton -- Three Minden men are dead following a fire that
destroyed a remote hunting camp.
Ontario Provincial Police and more than 20 volunteer firefighters
rode all-terrain vehicles through a rough and rocky trail Saturday
to reach the camp near Haliburton, about 200 kilometres northeast
of Toronto.
"There was virtually (no fire) to knock down by the time we got
there," said Capt. Dan
STIVER of Algonquin Fire Services.
The fire was reported after three other people escaped.
The blaze broke out about 5 a.m. Saturday at the camp on Third
Lake near Stanhope Township, about 200 kilometres northeast of
Toronto.
The blaze is being investigated by the Ontario Fire Marshal's
Office.
Minden's fire Chief Doug
SCHELL said he knew the men pretty well
and it has hit the "community pretty hard."
One of the victims, said
SCHELL, was Jerry
COOPER -- a barber
who worked on the Main Street in Minden and had just recently
retired -- while another worked for the township.
"We were called out and helped Algonquin Highland fire department
and provided them with an all-terrain vehicle to get in to the
camp," SCHELL said.
Shaun CHAMBERLIN, owner of the Grill on the Gull restaurant,
said "it has been a terrible tragedy for the whole community
up here."
"Most of us own hunt camps and it really hits home,"
CHAMBERLIN
said.
Autopsies will be conducted today.
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