TOOGOOD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-08-19 published
War vet
TOOGOOD always on the move
By Amanda ROBINSON,
SUN
MEDIA, Sun., August 19, 2007
William TOOGOOD was always on the move.
After lying about his age to enlist at 15, he was a motorcycle
messenger during the Second World War, zipping around some of
the bloodiest areas of Europe where Canadians fought.
In civilian life, the Saint Thomas man had at least half a dozen
jobs, most spent behind a wheel.
He delivered milk and bread in an era when those goods were delivered
to customers' homes.
He drove a taxi, worked on the railroad and was a travelling
salesperson for such things as vacuums and industrial supplies.
About 1980, at 56, he revved up a new career selling cars, a
tough time in the industry as fuel-stingy Japanese imports muscled
into a North American market dominated by gas guzzlers.
"He did well -- a lot of people liked him," said his eldest son,
Norman TOOGOOD of Saint Thomas.
He said his father prospered selling vehicles for Ford dealers,
Fearn and Talbot, in Saint Thomas. "He was a pretty good-looking
guy. He dressed well, and a lot of guys thought he was a straight
shooter," his son said.
TOOGOOD, who had battled Alzheimer's for years, died of emphysema
August 10 at London's Parkwood Hospital. He was 83.
Born in Saint Thomas in 1924,
TOOGOOD was the
son of a First World
War veteran badly injured in the fighting, making it difficult
for him to work.
The family, said Norman
TOOGOOD, was "pretty destitute."
Enlisting in 1939 was probably his father's response to the grim
economic times the Depression had brought, his son said.
"When he was young, he just wanted to earn money."
TOOGOOD joined the Elgin Regiment as a reservist. He was deployed
the next year as a regular soldier, serving until 1946.
He rejoined the military in the Cold War, in 1954, served nearly
20 years and retired a sergeant.
His most harrowing experiences came during the Second World War.
"He never wanted to talk about it," his son said. "It came out
later in the years that he rode a motorcycle, but he never talked
about firing a gun."
TOOGOOD served in Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and
Germany.
Messengers were often targets for snipers, the documents they
carried valuable to enemies.
"In some cases, he was right on the front lines in enemy fire"
taking messages from post to post, his son said. "He said one
time in Sicily he was in an abandoned farmhouse that got shelled.
I think there it was probably pretty scary."
TOOGOOD returned to Europe for the 50th-anniversary celebrations
of D-Day. At home, he took part in many Remembrance Day ceremonies,
sometimes serving as parade marshal in Saint Thomas.
Predeceased by his wife
June,
TOOGOOD is survived by three children,
grandchildren, great-grandchildren and four siblings.
"I'm very proud of the contributions that he made," said
TOOGOOD's
grand_son, Cory
WHITEHEAD, 24. "I'm just going to miss spending
time with him… he was really special to me."
T... Names TO... Names TOO... Names Welcome Home
TOOGOOD - All Categories in OGSPI
TOOKE o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-11-08 published
FARWELL,
Harold
Albert
Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at Lanark
Heights Long Term Care at the age of 82. Beloved husband of the
late Adelle (née
TOOKE) (1962) and Katherine (née
KARBINER) (2001)
FARWELL. Dear father of Sharon
MEYER and her husband Dennis of
Kitchener and Dennis
FARWELL and his wife
Kendal of Owen Sound,
Peter MacPHERSON and his wife
Rose of Sharbot Lake, Ontario and
Diane and her husband Bill
HAMMAR of Elora. Grandfather of Jeffrey
(Jodie), Julie (Dan), Derrick (Laura), Dan, Jennifer, Robert,
Meagan and also great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Della
VOISIN
(Harold) of St. Clements, Robert
FARWELL
(Lois) of Belleville,
Tony FARWELL
(Joan) of Cobourg. Brother-in-law of Dorothy
FARWELL,
Jean FARWELL,
Etta
FARWELL. Predeceased by parents Robert and
Laura (ESBAUGH)
FARWELL and brothers Clem, Albert, Lloyd, John
and Paschal and his sisters Sister Colette SSND and Carrie.
Harold's family will receive relatives and Friends on Friday
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick
Street, Kitchener, 519-749-8467. Prayers will be offered in the
funeral home chapel at 9: 20 a.m. on Saturday, November 10, 2007
followed by procession to Saint Mark's Catholic Parish, 55 Driftwood
Dr., Kitchener for Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. A reception will follow
the Funeral Mass in the church hall. Cremation will take place
with interment in the family plot at St. Clements Cemetery at
a future date. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Canadian
Diabetes Association would be appreciated by the family (cards
available at the funeral home). Visit www.henrywalser.com for
Harold's memorial.
T... Names TO... Names TOO... Names Welcome Home
TOOKE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-29 published
STEINIGK, Donalda Lilian Elizabeth (née
LOCKWOOD), B.A., B.Ed.
Born in Saskatchewan in 1937, died after a battle with cancer,
on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at Baycrest Hospital. Beloved
wife of Lothar, cherished sister of Rene
TOOKE of Burlington
and Glen LOCKWOOD
(Dolores,) of Kelowna, British Columbia, sister-in-law
of Erhard STEINIGK
(Gretel,)
Dieter
STEINIGK (Ruth) of Germany.
Devoted aunt of Ann
TOOKE
(Steve) of Seattle, U.S.A., Gilian
TOOKE of Toronto, Scott
LOCKWOOD
(Jennifer) of Calgary and Sandra
SEISS
(Thorsten) of Germany. A graduate of the University of
Saskatchewan, Donna taught high school English for over thirty
years in Saskatoon, Hamilton and North York. After retirement,
she became an accomplished harpist, studying at the Royal Conservatory
of Music. Donna and Lothar had an extraordinary life together,
traveling to remote areas of the world. She will be fondly missed
by all her Friends. A memorial service will be held at the Humphrey
Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south
of Eglinton Avenue East) on Friday, October 5 that 11 a.m. If
desired, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.
Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com.
T... Names TO... Names TOO... Names Welcome Home
TOOKE - All Categories in OGSPI
TOOMBS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-17 published
TOOMBS,
Rev.
Dr.
Lawrence
Edmund (1919-2007)
Rev.
Dr.
Lawrence Edmund
TOOMBS, of Waterloo, Ontario, passed
away on Friday, December 14, 2007 at the Freeport Health Centre
in Kitchener, Ontario at the age of 88. A native of Prince Edward
Island, he studied both in Canada and the U.S., receiving a PhD
from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey where he was a member
of the Theological School faculty for 15 years. From 1969 to
1984 he taught Biblical archaeology at Wilfrid Laurier University
in Waterloo, Ontario, frequently taking student volunteers to
study excavations in the Holy Land.
T... Names TO... Names TOO... Names Welcome Home
TOOMBS - All Categories in OGSPI