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WEECH o@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.stayner.stayner_sun 2007-09-12 published
WEECH,
Eva
Edna (formerly
CROLL)
Peacefully on Saturday September 1, 2007 at the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows Retirement Home, Barrie in her 94th year. Eva
of Wasaga Beach, formerly of Malton, loving wife of the late
Leeland CROLL and the late James
WEECH.
Beloved mother of Robert
(Lorraine)
CROLL and Ronald (Gail)
CROLL.
She will be sadly missed
by her 6 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Eva was the
eldest of 7 and is survived by her sisters Leila
SHERWIN and
Bernice ARMSTRONG.
Friends were received at the Carruthers and
Davidson Funeral Home, 7313 Highway 26 (Main Street), Stayner
(1-866-428-2637) from 10: 30 a.m. on Wednesday September 5, 2007
for the Funeral Service in the Chapel at 11: 30 a.m.. Interment
at Riverside Cemetery, Toronto. Remembrances to your local chapter
of the Lung Association would be appreciated by the family. For
further information or to sign the on-line guest book, log on
to www.carruthersdavidson.com
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WEEDON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-26 published
PIERSON,
Robert
Scott
Suddenly on December 23rd in his 71st year. Devoted father to
Sarah, Martha and Alexandra. Proud grandfather of Pierson and
Carder WHITE/WHYTE.
Loving partner to Sandra
MATHIES and dear friend
to her sons John (Christel) and Marc. Father-in-law and friend
to Matthew
WHITE/WHYTE and Edward
BASES.
Step-son of Roy
CARDER, New
Hampshire. Former husband of Judith
HENDRY
(PIGOTT). Pre-deceased
by brother Huge Hampton
WEEDON III, and recently by dear
friend Joseph Robert. Born in New York City in 1936 to Inez
(MISENER)
and John Beverley
PIERSON.
Bob attended Upper Canada College
as a boarder for several years and attended the University of
Western Ontario. Bob settled in Hamilton and began a career as
a broker for E.A. Ames in Toronto. While his first love was for
family, he had a passion for his work in the shipping industry.
He joined his family's business Misener Transportation and in
1975 Bob started his own company, The Soo River Company. Until
his passing, he worked enthusiastically for Lower Lakes Towing/Grand
River Navigation, He dedicated himself annually to the Run for
the cure in Port Colborne. Bob had a heart of gold and a spirit
which touched countless people. He was taken too soon, but will
be remembered fondly by many; including his cousins Scott
MISENER,
Paul and Dossie
MISENER,
Heather
LOGAN and other Misener family
members. A memorial service will be held at Ridley College Chapel,
St. Catharines at 11 a.m. Friday December 28th with a reception
to follow in the Great Hall. In lieu of flowers Friends are encouraged
to make a donation to Breast Cancer Support Services.
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WEEKES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-13 published
JOHNSTON,
Jessie
Caroline
(SUMMERS)
On behalf of the nieces and nephews of the late Jessie Caroline
(SUMMERS)
JOHNSTON we sincerely thank all the staff at Grandwood
Park Retirement Home for their excellent care, compassion and
love they provided to Aunt Jessie. She loved her "home" there
for eight years and was very active in the social activites,
especially bingo. Thank you Rev. Keith
RAMESHWAR
Pastor of Robinson
Memorial Congregation for your blessed service which was very
inspirational in your tribute for Aunt Jessie. She was active
in the life of Robinson Memorial for over forty years and was
very proud of her donation of stained glass windows in memory
of her family. Thank you to Jan
WEEKES of Community Care Access
Centre for your dedicated advice and compassion you provided.
Steve HARRIS of James A. Harris Funeral Home provided wonderful
advice and professional services. Aunt Jessie appreciated the
love and acts of kindness she received from the families of George
and Jeanette
JOHNSTON,
John
L. and Sandra
COX, Paul and Anna
COX.
Her legacy of over 100 years was that of hard work and love
of family. Sincerely, the nieces and nephews of Jessie
JOHNSTON.
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WEEKES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-01-05 published
COWAN,
Alice
Eileen (née
LEONARD)
At the Community Nursing Home, Warkworth, on Wednesday 27 December,
2007, aged 89 years. Born in Chengdu, China, to missionaries
William Mark
LEONARD and Edith Annie
WEEKES,
Alice received a
degree in classics from the University of Toronto, and later
taught Latin and English at Port Hope High School, interrupting
her teaching career between 1974 and 1977 to volunteer for Canadian
University Services Organization in Africa. Wife of the late
Herbert Nelson
COWAN.
Mother of Judith
COWAN of Trois- Rivières,
Doris COWAN of Warkworth, Hector
COWAN of St. Petersburg, Russia,
Paul COWAN of Montreal, and Graham
COWAN of Grafton. Grandmother
of Lilith COWAN,
Timothy
HILTS, and Moira, Hannah, Victoria and
Georgia COWAN. Dear sister of Evelyn
HENDERSON of Ottawa and
Wesley LEONARD of Port Rowan. Predeceased by her sister Catherine
PARK and her brother Etheridge
LEONARD. A memorial gathering
will be held at the Walas Funeral Home, 70 Church Street, Warkworth
on Monday 8 January at 2 p.m. Cremation. As an expression of
sympathy, donations to the Ontario Literacy Coalition would be
appreciated by the family. www.walasfuneralhome.com
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WEEKS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-10-11 published
WEEKS,
Sandra
G., R.N., D.N.A.
Passed away peacefully, after a short illness, at the Toronto
General Hospital on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at the age of
67. Beloved wife of Gordon. Loving mother of Darren, Brian and
Leanne. Much loved grandmother of Ashley, Natasha and Bethany.
Dear sister of Carole, Gail, Morris, Linda and the late Donnie.
A truly elegant lady, Sandra will forever be remembered for her
kindness of heart, warm spirit, strength and caring nature. Friends
may call at the Turner and Porter 'Peel' Chapel, 2180 Hurontario
Street, Mississauga (Hwy 10, N. of the Queen Elizabeth Way) on Sunday
from 4-9 p.m. Funeral Mass to be held at Saint Mary Star of the
Sea, 11 Peter St. S., Port Credit, Lakeshore Road, (just east
of Mississauga Road), on Monday, October 15, 2007 at 10: 00 a.m.
If desired memorial donations may be made to Toronto General
Hospital Foundation, 190 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario,
M5G 2C4.
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MURDOCH,
Gilbert
Logan
Retired District Court Judge in the City of Peterborough passed
peacefully on November 15, 2007 in his 92nd year at the Peterborough
Regional Health Centre. He is survived by Mary, his devoted wife
of 57 years. Also survived by loving sister, Sarah
MURDOCH of
Toronto and his beloved children John
MURDOCH and wife
Kim,
Paul
and wife Sharon,
Peter and former wife Brenda, Anne
MAZEROLLE
and husband Michael and Jane
CROCKER and husband Cy, along with
his eight grandchildren. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Gilbert immigrated
to Canada with his family at the age of two in 1918, settling
in Ottawa. He graduated from Glebe Collegiate, served in the
Royal Canadian Air Force as a navigator in World War 2, graduated
from Queens University and the Osgoode Hall Law School. Gilbert
started his family with Mary in Oshawa and began his career as
a young lawyer in 1951 with Creighton, Frazer and Drynan, later
becoming a partner in the firm. He was appointed as Queen's Counsel
in 1967 and subsequently appointed to the bench in 1976. He served
his community in many ways as Chairman of the Board of Managers
at Knox Presbyterian Church in Oshawa, as President of 420 Wing
of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association, as alderman on the
Oshawa City Council, as President of the Oshawa Rotary Club,
and as a Board Member of the Peterborough Police Commission and
the Peterborough Humane Society. Following his retirement from
the District Court at age 75, Gilbert began three new jobs as
an unemployment insurance adjudicator for the Federal Court,
a judge in Small Claims Court as well as conducting pre-trials
for the District Court. The man who so much enjoyed his work
and contributing to the well-being of others will be lovingly
missed and remembered by his family and many Friends. A memorial
service will be held at Westdale United Church, 1509 Sherbrooke
Street West, Peterborough, on Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
at 11: 00 a.m., Reverend Brad
WEEKS officiating. A reception will
follow the service. Arrangements entrusted to Kaye Funeral Home
and Memorial Chapel, 539 George Street North, Peterborough.
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WEEKS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-12-24 published
Curling a constant in
CHEVRIER's diverse broadcasting career
By Bob WEEKS,
Page S4
Most of the obituaries of legendary broadcaster Don
CHEVRIER,
who died this week, pointed out he was the play-by-play man of
the first broadcast of Blue Jays baseball. There were also numerous
references to his work with the Ottawa Senators, in boxing and
at the Olympics.
But if the truth be known, Canadians probably remember
CHEVRIER
best for his work on curling.
Chevy started his curling work in 1972 at the Brier in Saint_John's,
alongside Don
DUGUID, who had just come off back-to-back Canadian
and world championship victories. The two were inseparable on
curling broadcasts for the next decade, becoming icons in the
sport.
The partnership extended beyond their work. They remained fast
Friends long after the red light went out, and
DUGUID was hit
hard by the sudden passing.
"I'm pretty shattered," he said from his home in Winnipeg. "I
played golf in Florida about a month ago and Chevy came over
for dinner. He was fine then."
CHEVRIER had been battling a blood disorder but
DUGUID said that
the cause of his death was still undetermined.
On air, DUGUID learned what so many other colour commentators
came to know over the years. "He was just masterful,"
DUGUID
said. "He had impeccable timing. The producer would tell him
he had 25 seconds until a commercial and he'd fill 25 exactly."
DUGUID also praised his tremendous memory;
CHEVRIER could come
up with the most unusual statistic or memory with instant recall.
Back in 1972, events such as the Brier weren't given the wall-to-wall
coverage they are today.
DUGUID and
CHEVRIER would call the last
two games of the round robin - there was no playoff at that time
- and also provide a 15-minute recap that aired late at night
during the week.
The two also worked together on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Curling Classic, a popular made-for-television program that showed
condensed, taped games on a weekly basis.
CHEVRIER not only called the biggest curling games, but he played
the sport, joining a team with Canadian Football League legend
Russ Jackson and curling entrepreneur Doug Maxwell at the Humber
Highland Curling Club in Toronto.
When he left Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,
CHEVRIER didn't
leave curling. In 1986, TSN took to the air and curling was
a large part of its programming.
CHEVRIER got the call to work
some of those events including the '86 Mixed, where he teamed
up with Ray Turnbull, who was making his television debut. Like
DUGUID,
Turnbull marvelled at
CHEVRIER's talent.
"He had vocal cords to end all vocal cords," Turnbull recalled.
"You could hear that voice all over the rink."
Turnbull recalled that first event, played at Toronto's Bayview
Country Club, where he was the subject of a rookie initiation,
instigated by
CHEVRIER.
"We were standing on the ice at Bayview in front of the camera,
about to go live. The red light goes on and Chevy starts into
his intro. I was listening to him and trying to think of what
I was going to say. All of a sudden he stops, looks at me and
says, 'Ah [screw] it Moosey, you do this,' " said Turnbull, who
is known in curling circles as Moosey.
"I went white. I assumed we were on live. But it was a setup
- the guys were having one over on the rookie."
After moving to the United States and covering everything from
title fights with Howard Cosell to the Kentucky Derby,
CHEVRIER
was reunited with
DUGUID to call curling for NBC cable at
the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. In Turin, the duo called a
whopping 26 games, 15 of them live and gained an almost cult
following in the United States.
While DUGUID was mourning the loss of his good friend, he also
provided an update on another curling-broadcast legend, Don Wittman,
who replaced
CHEVRIER and continued on Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation's coverage until this year. Wittman is battling cancer
at his home in Winnipeg.
"He's very upbeat,"
DUGUID said. "It's a struggle, but he's staying
positive."
Just as
CHEVRIER was, Wittman is as versatile a broadcaster as
there is, providing the call for everything from Donovan Bailey's
gold-medal sprint and the famous brawl at the 1987 world junior
hockey championship.
But for curling fans, both of them are always going to be best
known for their work calling rocks and brooms.
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DE WEERDT,
Linda
Anne (née
HADWEN)
Died on Wednesday, September 19th, 2007 at Braddan Private Hospital
in Vancouver, British Columbia. She joins her husband Mark, beloved
mother Aulden
HADWEN and father Isaac Seymore Andre and brother
John Gaylard. She is survived and remembered by her 4 sons, 11 grandchildren
and her brother: son Simon and his children Anthony, Clair, Benjamin
and Angela, son Murray and his children Ina and Isaac, son David
and his daughter Kyela, son Charles and his children Julia, Marc,
Alain and Chloe, and by her brother Theodore. Anne lived a passionate
life marked by kindness and generosity to others, by life-long
commitment to and support of her mother, children, husband and
beyond these, to her community. She was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
on December 4, 1924 and grew up in Toronto. She greatly admired
her father Isaac Seymore Andre
HADWEN, the pioneering Canadian
veterinary scientist, and her mother Alden (neé
GODWIN,) a true
lady of great gentility. Linda Anne was from her earliest days
fiercely independent, not one to accede to any suggestion that
a girl could not do something. She excelled at climbing trees.
In the 1930s with parents she traveled Ontario to Vancouver Island
in a Model-T, before the TransCanada Highway was built. She loved
the colour red, and loved to dance. The Son's of the Pioneers'
"Cool Clear Water" was one of her favourite songs. She served
in the Women's Royal Naval Service during World War 2, and after
the war helped restore Berlin. She studied painting in London
and Paris. She had graduated from St. Clement's School in Toronto,
then completed a degree in Occupational and Physical Therapy.
In 1955 she met Mark DE
WEERDT.
They married in 1956, and raised
four sons in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and then later
in Vancouver, British Columbia. In Yellowknife, Anne was among
those who helped found the Abe Miller School for people with
developmental disabilities. She worked as an Occupational Therapist,
and later, served as Executive Director of the Canadian Red Cross
in the Northwest Territories. At 65, she returned to university
for her Master's degree in Educational Psychology. Anne was the
sort of person who would meet you one day, and take you cranberry
picking the next. She loved to sing. She could whistle 12 different
birdsongs. She would ride her bicycle in a dress, Judge's wife
or no. She made the best ever English Plum Pudding. She did everything
she could for her children, though she never thought she had
done enough. It was, Mom; it was so much more than enough. Her
strong legacy will endure in the warmth, creativity, courage
and kindness passed through her to her children, grandchildren
and theirs. She dared, and lived. A service to celebrate the
life of Anne will be held Friday, October 5, 2007 at 1: 00 p.m.
Church of Saint_John the Evangelist, 154 Somerset Street W., Ottawa,
Ontario. All are welcome.
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