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LAW o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-22 published
WILLIAMS, Margaret▼ Isabel (née WHITE/WHYTE)
Peacefully, at the London Health Sciences Centre - University Hospital, with her family by her side, Margaret Isabel WILLIAMS of Bryanston in her 83rd year, on March 19, 2008. Dear mother of Gloria ROBERTSON (Kevin BOSLEY,) Jeanette and Ken LAW, Keith (Squeak) WILLIAMS (Shelley FEUERSTEIN,) Cindy and Barry WADE and Glenn WILLIAMS. Beloved Grandmother of Zach, Jamie (Sara,) Ashley, Lindsay (Raul), Craig, Robert, and Kelsey. Great-grandmother of Derek, Aaron, and Alexandria. Predeceased by her parents George and Lily (YOUNG) WHITE/WHYTE of Dartford, England and grand_son Nathan WADE Mom was a proud member of the Royal Canadian Air Force and served during World War 2 in Yorkshire, England. Friends will be received at Forest Lawn Memorial Chapel, 1997 Dundas St. (at Wavell) London, on Monday, March 24 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Service in the chapel on Tuesday at 11: 00 a.m. Memorial donations to Heart and Stroke Foundation or London Humane Society would be greatly appreciated.

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LAW o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-06-18 published
GRIFFIN, Barbara Ann (ROBINSON)
At Woodstock General Hospital on Monday, June 16, 2008, Barbara Ann (ROBINSON) GRIFFIN, of Ingersoll, in her 78th year. Wife of the late Howard GRIFFIN (1995.) Dear mother of Peter GRIFFIN and Robin and her husband Randy NAISBITT all of Ingersoll. Dear grandmother of Michael (Nicole) and Erin all of Ingersoll. Dear sister of Judy ROBINSON of London and Jane BAKER of Shining Tree, Ontario. Sister-in-law of Dorothy LAW and aunt of John and Sumie LAW all of British Columbia. Cremation has taken place. Private family arrangements. Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by calling McBeath-Dynes Funeral Home, Ingersoll (519-425-1600).

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LAW o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-03-01 published
HORNELL, Mary Theresa
Peacefully at Humber River Regional Hospital on Friday, February 29, 2008 in her 84th year. Beloved wife of the late Bill HORNELL. Loving mother of David and his wife Lori of Brampton and Taffy HORNELL and her husband Bill LAW of Windsor. Dear grandmother of Cahley, David and Andrew. Predeceased by her sister Joan and brother Hugh. Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Butler Chapel 4933 Dundas Street, W. Etobicoke (between Islington and Kipling Aves) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Sunday. Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10: 00 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Church, 1415 Royal York Rd. Cremation to follow. For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to the Lung Association.

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LAW o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-07-07 published
McINTOSH, Mildred Doreen
(December 28, 1923-July 4, 2008)
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the unexpected passing of Mildred at Mount Sinai Hospital. Loving mother of Jennifer (Paul) SHAKESPEARE of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Bob (Jennifer) McINTOSH of West Palm Beach, Florida, and Jim (Catherine) McINTOSH of Aurora, Ontario. Loving and cherished grandmother of Tara and David SHAKESPEARE, Robin, Cassandra and Jacqueline McINTOSH, Michael, Lauren and Mackenzie McINTOSH. Predeceased by sisters Florence, May, Nellie, Daisy and brothers Bill, Les and Frank, as well as her loving companion and dear friend Ted WHITLOCK. Mildred will be sadly missed by her loving niece Isabel MILLER and very close Friends Lynn LAW and Buella MULLINS. A private family service will be held. Please join us in a celebration of Mildred's life on Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 4 p.m. at Timberlane Athletic Club in Aurora. www.timberlaneathleticclub.com 905-727-4252. Reception following. Summer casual dress. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through Thompson Funeral Home, 530 Industrial Parkway South, Aurora, Ontario L4G 6W8. thompsonfuneral@hotmail.com
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LAWFORD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-04-10 published
WICKHAM, Patrick (February 15, 1925-April 7, 2008)
At the Royal Victoria Hospital at the age of 83. Loving husband of Dorothy. Beloved father of Peter (Janis), Diana (Pierre), Geoffrey (Michele) and Sandra (Joe). Cherished grandfather of Charles and Diana GEBHARDT; Laura and Julia WICKHAM; Aidan, Declan and Imogen LAWFORD- WICKHAM; Simon, Xavier and Anouck CINQ- MARS. Dear brother of Vicki, Rev. John S.J., Arthur and the late Mary, Bernard, Ann and Frank. Visitation at the Kane and Fetterly Funeral Home, 5301 Decarie Blvd. (corner Isabella) on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Mass at the Church of the Ascension of our Lord (Sherbrooke West and Clarke, Westmount) on Friday, April 11 at 11: 00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Saint Mary's Hospital Foundation, 3830 Lacombe, Montreal, Québec H3T 9Z9 would be appreciated. Condolences may be sent to www.kanefetterly.com

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LAWFORD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-05-21 published
STEERS, John Edward, P.Eng., F.G.A.C.
Passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital on Saturday, May 17th, 2008 in his 72nd year. Beloved husband of Clarice. Loving father of Paul and his wife Barbara and Jacqueline and her husband Andrew LAWFORD - all of Ottawa. Sadly missed by his grandchildren David, Liam, Emma, Connell, Amy and Molly. Fondly remembered by his brothers Reg (Andrée) and Bill (Céline) and nieces Isabelle and Stéphanie. Well known and highly respected as a consulting engineer within the mining and geological communities throughout Canada and internationally. While semiretired for the past few years, John remained active in many community endeavours and thoroughly enjoyed the company of a widely diversified network of Friends. Family will receive visitors in the Ward Funeral Home, 109 Reynolds Street, Oakville, Ontario, 905-844-3221 on Thursday, May 22nd from 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be celebrated on Friday, May 23rd 2008 at St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church, 47 Reynolds Street, Oakville. Cremation to follow with interment in Ottawa at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario or the Lung Association and condolences may be sent to john.steers@wardfh.com

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LAWHEAD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-02-13 published
KEMP, Donna Marie (née LEWIS)
At South Huron Hospital, Exeter on Monday, February 11, 2008 Donna Marie (LEWIS) KEMP of Exeter in her 55th year. Beloved wife of Ken KEMP. Dear mother of Alex KEMP at home, Rita KEMP of Vancouver and Ron and Barb KEMP of Keswick. Beloved daughter of Rita STACKARUK of Fort Erie and Gordon LEWIS of Exeter. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Shirley and Ron HEYWOOD of Oshawa, Leslie LANDRY of Fort Erie, Peter STACKARUK and Darlene of Whitby, Raymond and Joelle LEWIS of Goderich, April LEWIS and her fiance James CLARKE of Waterloo. Special cousin of Les LEWIS and Tracy PEARSON of Exeter. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her step-mother Lydia LEWIS. Friends may call at the Haskett Funeral Home, 370 William Street, 1 west of Main, Exeter on Wednesday evening 7-9 p.m. where the memorial service will be held on Thursday, February 14th at 11 a.m. with Father Ray LAWHEAD celebrant. Cremation has taken place. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. Condolences may be forwarded through www.haskettfh.com.

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LAWHEAD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-01 published
DUCHARME, Thelma June (née PRESZCATOR)
Peacefully, in London, Friday, February 29, 2008, Thelma June (PRESZCATOR) DUCHARME of Exeter, age 77. Survived by Edsel DUCHARME, the father of my children. Loved mother and mother-in-law of Louise and Doug GARTSHORE, Tony and Gail DUCHARME, John Paul and Carol DUCHARME, Sandra and Peter BECKER, Monica and Paul MASSE, Patti and Rod McKINLAY, Tom DUCHARME and his late wife Sandra DUCHARME, Jeff DUCHARME and Johanna Hampson- DUCHARME. Loved by her many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and their families. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Ken and Velma PRESZCATOR, Ruby HODGINS, Shirley and Elwood TRUEMNER, Phyllis PFAFF, Helen and Gord SMITH. Predeceased by brothers Howard and Stan PRESZCATOR, brothers-in-law Pac DANIELS, Aaron HODGINS, Ted WRIGHT, Emery PFAFF, parents William and Nellie (McDONALD) PRESZCATOR. Resting at the T. Harry Hoffman and Sons Funeral Home, Dashwood, with visitation Sunday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayers at the Funeral Home, Sunday at 3: 30 p.m. The Funeral mass will be celebrated at Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church, Exeter, Monday, March 3, 2008 at 11 a.m. The Rev. Father Ray LAWHEAD Celebrant. Interment Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery. If desired, memorial donations to the Precious Blood Church, Mount Carmel Church or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Condolences at www.hoffmanfuneralhome.com

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LAWHEAD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-11 published
COECK, Stephania▼ (DECKERS)
Peacefully, at Middlesex Terrace Nursing Home, Delaware, Sunday, March 9, 2008, Stephania (DECKERS) COECK, of London, formerly of R.R.#1, Dashwood, age 87. Beloved wife of the late Theophiel COECK (1977.) Loved mother of Walter and Jose COECK of R.R.#2, Zurich, Maria and Erwin FRISCH, Will and Betty COECK, all of London, John COECK and Paula TAILOR/TAYLOR of Grand Bend. Loved by her many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and their families. Dear sister of François DECKERS of Belgium and many other relative in Belgium. Resting at the T. Harry Hoffman and Sons Funeral Home, Dashwood, with visitation commencing at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 13, 2008 followed by the Funeral Service at 11 a.m. The Rev. Father Ray LAWHEAD officiating. Interment Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery. If desired, memorial donations to the Alzheimer Society or charity of choice would be appreciated. Condolences at www.hoffmanfuneralhome.com

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LAWHEAD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-25 published
COECK, Stephanie▲
The family of the late Stephanie COECK would like to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to our family, Friends, neighbours, and work associates for their support, kind thoughts, cards, flowers and memorial donations. A heartfelt thank you to the staff of Middlesex Terrace, Delaware. To Rev. Father Ray LAWHEAD for conducting a beautiful memorial service. To Hoffman Funeral Home and staff for their kindness in our time of sorrow. Thank you from the Coeck family.

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LAWHEAD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-15 published
TRAINOR, Mary Teresa (née CALLAGHAN)
Surrounded by the love of her family, at Parkwood Hospital, London, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, Mary Teresa TRAINOR of London, formerly of Mount Carmel, born October 20, 1922 in Dromore, Prince Edward Island. Daughter of the late John F. CALLAGHAN (1972) and Bridget Ann (KELLY) CALLAGHAN (1951.) Cherished mother of Richard TRAINOR (Mary Anne), Wendy THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, Earl TRAINOR (Johanne), Cheryl HAUG (Thomas), Heather HOLNESS (Michael) and Pamela Trainor BROOKS (Keith). Loved sister of Grace MCINNES/MCINNIS, Gertrude WILFLIN and Augustine CALLAGHAN (Tena.) Adored grandmother of Jeff THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON (Allyson,) David and Maggie TRAINOR, Josh HAUG (and friend Jolene,) Meghan, Ben and Nicole HOLNESS. Loved aunt of Louis, Betty, George and Kenny CALLAGHAN, Jon CAVANAUGH, Imelda CALLAGHAN, Hope PRAUGHT, Bill Wilflin, Harold and Reg TRAINOR and many great-nieces and nephews. Predeceased by brother James CALLAGHAN (1999,) sister Dorothy CREEMER (2000,) sister-in-law Mary CALLAGHAN (1990,) brothers-in-law Earl CREEMER (1987,) Henry WILFLIN (1981,) Tom ROSE (1945,) Albert MCINNES/MCINNIS (1990,) son-in-law Lorne THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON (2002) and nephew George TRAINOR (2006.) Mary was a member of the Catholic Women's League for over forty years. She will be remembered by those who knew and loved her for her faith in God, her tremendous inner strength, her integrity and strong set of values, her generosity and capable hands, her sense of humour, her immeasurable love and her "camera happy finger" which preserved her family's growth from childhood to adulthood. Sincere gratitude and thanks is expressed to Doctor Geming TU for his excellent care over many years, to Doctor Cathy FAULDS and to the staff of Parkwood Hospital's Palliative Care Unit for their expert care. Resting at the T. Harry Hoffman and Sons Funeral Home, Dashwood, with visitation Friday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. C.W.L. prayers at the funeral home Friday at 3: 30 p.m. Mass of the resurrection will be held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church, Mount Carmel, Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 11 a.m. The Rev. Father Ray LAWHEAD Celebrant. Interment Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery. If desired, memorial donations to the Cancer Society or Jesse's Journey would be appreciated. Condolences at www.hoffmanfuneralhome.com
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LAWHEAD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-06-06 published
JEROMKIN, Theresia (FINGER)
Peacefully at her residence, surrounded by the love of her family, Thursday, June 5, 2008, Theresia (FINGER) JEROMKIN of R.R.#3, Dashwood, age 97. Beloved wife of the late Nikolaus JEROMKIN Sr. (1979.) Loved mother of Natalie FERRIS of Barrie, Nikolaus Jr. and Marlene JEROMKIN of Mount Carmel and Horst JEROMKIN of R.R.#3, Dashwood. Loving Oma and Oma Fire of her many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Dear sister of Erika STAVGINSKI and Maria FIEDLER, both of Germany. Also remembered by her many nieces, nephews and their families. Predeceased by her sisters Adelgunde CRUSE, Lene HOHLFELD, Else MOELLERS and brother Theo FINGER. Resting at the T. Harry Hoffman and Sons Funeral Home, Dashwood with visitation Friday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Parish prayers at the Funeral Home, Friday at 8: 30 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church, Mount Carmel, Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 12 noon. The▼ Rev.▼ Father▼ Ray LAWHEAD celebrant. Interment Mount Carmel Cemetery. If desired memorial donations to Saint Elizabeth Health Care or charity of choice would be appreciated. Condolences at www.hoffmanfuneralhome.com

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LAWHEAD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-06-25 published
BROUSSEAU, Marie Gabrielle " Gay"
Peacefully, at Queensway Nursing Home, Hensall, Monday, June 23, 2008, Marie Gabrielle "Gay" (LAFRENIERE) BROUSSEAU, of Exeter, formerly of Tillsonburg, age 80. Beloved wife of Raymond "Ray" Joseph BROUSSEAU. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Louis and Dorothy LAFRENIERE of Bracebridge, Raymond "Gerry" and Erna LAFRENIERE of London, Yvon "Giles" LAFRENIERE of Ailsa Craig, Cecile LAFRENIERE of London, Theresa and Dan McINTOSH of Kitchener, Jacqueline WILLIAMS of Waterloo, Denise and Benito CORDA of Oil Springs, Fernande LAFRENIERE of Rouyn, Québec, Doreen LAFRENIERE of La Salle, Linda LAFRENIERE of Bracebridge, Irene LAFRENIERE of Brantford, Sharon VANHUIZEN of Burlington. Remembered by her many nieces, nephews and the BROUSSEAU families. Predeceased by parents Sinai and Armelle (PERREAULT) LAFRENIERE, brothers Paul and wife Alma, Armand and wife Therese, Alexandre and wife Kathleen, Sylvio and his wife Fernande, Denis, Fernand and Jacques LAFRENIERE. Resting at the T. Harry Hoffman and Sons Funeral Home, Dashwood, with visitation Thursday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.; where the Funeral Service will be held Friday, June 27, 2008 at 11 a.m. The▲ Rev.▲ Father▲ Ray LAWHEAD officiating. Interment Crediton Cemetery. If desired, memorial donations to the Alzheimer Society, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Diabetes Association or charity of choice would be appreciated. Special thanks to the staff at Queensway Nursing Home and Linda LAFRENIERE for her dedication to Gay. Condolences at www.hoffmanfuneralhome.com

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LAWLER o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2008-01-02 published
MULLEN, Marilyn
(January 5, 1995)
In loving memory of a dear sister and aunt.
The rolling stream of life goes on
But still the vacant chair
Recalls the love, the voice, the smile
Of the one who once sat there.
- Forever remembered by all the LAWLER Family.
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LAWLER o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2008-02-06 published
LAWLER, Marian
February 10, 1992.
Though years come and go
Nothing diminishes your loss.
- A dear sister and aunt, lovingly remembered by all the LAWLER Family.
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LAWLER o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2008-06-11 published
LAWLER, Floyd▼
In loving memory of my beloved husband Floyd, who passed away June 9, 2000.
Along the road to yesterday
That leads me straight to you
Are the memories of the happy days
Together we once knew
And sometimes in the evening
I seem to have a way
Of wandering back to meet you
On the road to yesterday
In all that life has given me
And all that's left to do
I never had a greater gift
Than the years I spent with you
It's lonely here without you
I miss you more each day
For life is not the same for me
Since you were called away
Your memory is my keepsake
With which I'll never part
God has you in His keeping
I have you in my heart
- Lovingly remembered and sadly missed by wife Norma.
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LAWLER o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2008-06-11 published
LAWLER, Floyd▲▼
In loving memory of a dear father and grandfather Floyd who passed away June 9, 2000.
Every day in some small way
Memories of you come our way
Though absent you are always near
Still missed, still loved and always dear
In the book of life there are memories
Of the happy days we knew
And recorded in love are the blessings
of a wonderful dad like you
You still live on in the hearts and minds
Of the loving family you left behind
- Lovingly remembered by Diane, Jim and Andrew, Nancy, John, Emma and Luke, Valerie, Nev, Morgan and Jack, Lisa and Rob.
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LAWLER o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2008-06-11 published
LAWLER, Floyd▲
In loving memory of a dear brother who passed away June 9, 2000.
This day is remembered and quietly kept
No words are needed
We'll never forget
- All the Lawler family
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LAWLOR o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-20 published
WILLIAMS, Marlene▲ (née JONES)
At Alexandra Marine and General Hospital on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Marlene (JONES) WILLIAMS of Goderich in her 69th year. Wife of the late Charles WILLIAMS (1983.) Dear mother of Bryan (Kendra) LOVETT of Edmonton, Alberta and grandmother of Dori LOVETT. Sister of Robert (Gertrude) JONES and Elizabeth MARTIN all of London. Also survived by good friend Glen ALLEN of Goderich and step-daughter Gayle SZEWE. Also predeceased by parents Walter and Elsie (LAWLOR) JONES and step-son Steven WILLIAMS. Friends may call at McCallum and Palla Funeral Home, Cambria Road at East Street, Goderich on Friday from 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at the Funeral Home on Saturday afternoon at 1: 30 p.m. Interment Maitland Cemetery. Friends may sign the book of condolences at www.mccallumpalla.ca

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LAWLOR o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-02-05 published
INWOOD, Arthur Edward Merritt
Died peacefully at Toronto, surrounded by his family.
Born in Toronto July 30, 1918, son of the late Major John and Leona (MILLAR) INWOOD, Arthur was predeceased by his first wife Frances (née LAWLOR) and his brother Millar and sister Rebecca.
He is lovingly remembered by his wife Lorna, his sons William and his wife MaryAnne, Paul and his wife Sarah, his daughter Margaret and her husband Stephen, and his grandchildren Matthew, Kevin, Geoffrey and James.
Arthur was educated at De La Salle College "Oaklands" and served as an officer with the Canadian army in the Second World War. He was one of the survivors of the sinking of the troopship Santa Elena, torpedoed in the Mediterranean in 1943. Arthur had a lifelong career in the insurance industry, was past president of the Empire Club of Canada, a founding member of the Elizabethans and an avid sailor.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Good Shepherd Centre, Toronto.
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LAWLOR o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-03-11 published
She found her calling in long-running Prince Edward Island musical Anne of Green Gables
For 30 years, the mezzo-soprano played Marilla Cuthbert at the Charlottetown Festival in Prince Edward Island. The part 'set me free to be myself. That's exactly what happened'
By Allison LAWLOR, Special▼ to The Globe and Mail, Page S8
Halifax -- On Prince Edward Island, Elizabeth MAWSON's name is synonymous with Marilla Cuthbert, the stern spinster who raises the red-headed heroine in Lucy Maud Montgomery's legendary story, Anne of Green Gables.
The Toronto-born mezzo-soprano first arrived on the island in 1968 to take part in the Charlottetown Festival. Three years later, she landed the role of Marilla in the musical-theatre adaptation of the famous book. The part was hers for the next 30 years.
Ms. MAWSON's voice and elegant presence on stage became an anchor in the musical and provided the show with a certain continuity, as actors came and went over the years. She played opposite as many as 11 different young actresses in the role of Anne.
During the three decades she played Marilla, she fell in love with not only the role, but the island. "It's the most incredible thing in my life. And, actually, this is the biggest thing in my life. I feel that I'm really more myself [here]," she told Charlottetown's The Guardian in an interview in 2000. "You know, how you become another person when you are home and you have your children, your family, your bills to pay and everything else. But, on Prince Edward Island, I'm set free. Playing Marilla has set me free to be myself. That's exactly what happened."
Jack McAndrew, the festival's producer from 1968 to 1975, remembers trying out Ms. MAWSON for the role of Marilla. During the audition, she sang The Words, in which Marilla mourns the loss of her brother Matthew and laments her inability to express her emotions.
"She was the soaring, pure soprano," Mr. McAndrew said. "She gave the song a whole new meaning. It was incredibly touching."
Discussing her audition with then-festival artistic director Alan Lund, Mr. McAndrew said they decided that if they hired Ms. MAWSON she would change the nature of the show because of her strengths as a singer. At the time, she was replacing comedic actor Barbara Hamilton, who had premiered the role in Charlottetown. While they feared the show might lose some of its humour, they agreed that Ms. MAWSON should be hired.
Mr. McAndrew said their fears were never realized. "She put her own stamp on it," he said. "She just gave the role a touch of class."
Raised in Toronto, she was one of six children whose father ran a paint store on Yonge Street. Although her family was not particularly musical, she proved to possess a natural gift for song. In her teens, she began singing in public and performed in army concerts during the Second World War. In the mid-1940s, she took up singing in earnest and began studying with a music teacher in Toronto. It was there that she met a fellow student named Howard MAWSON. The couple later married and began singing together with the Eaton Operatic Society. For close to 50 years, they volunteered as soloists at St. Andrew's United Church in Toronto.
Within a few years of their meeting, Mr. MAWSON helped found the Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Toronto branch, one of several hundred such groups around the world devoted to the study or performance of the 14 light comedic operas written by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan between 1871 and 1896. Not unexpectedly, Ms. MAWSON appeared in several G&S productions in Toronto over the years.
In 1966, she played Martha in Faust and Flora in La Traviata with the Canadian Opera Company. She also performed at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Her roles there included Hebe in H.M.S. Pinafore in 1960, and Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro in 1964 and 1965.
In 1968, Ms. MAWSON and her husband joined the Charlottetown Festival company. When she arrived in Prince Edward Island, she had already celebrated her 40th birthday and, having worked as a secretary in a government office to help pay the bills, looked forward to doing what she loved best. Her first role in Anne of Green Gables was that of Rachel Lynde, the village busybody.
Her husband took on a couple of supporting roles that season but never returned to the company. But Ms. MAWSON went back year after year.
Mr. McAndrew said Ms. MAWSON helped to give the production stability. "She became the anchor for Anne."
Off-stage, Ms. MAWSON loved to play bridge, organize picnics for her colleagues or spend lazy summer afternoons at the beach flying a kite. On the streets in Charlottetown, she could often be seen wearing a large-brimmed straw hat and skipping down the street. Almost every Sunday, she could be found singing as a guest soloist at any church that cared to ask.
"She just embraced life," said her friend Gracie Finley, who played Anne for several years.
Ms. MAWSON's Friends said that as a performer, she was the consummate professional who felt privileged to be a part of the musical. She lacked a huge ego, did not take herself too seriously and loved nothing more than to share stories with Friends.
"Until the day she died, she sang like a bird," said her friend and fellow cast member Glenda Landry. "Her voice floated on air."
Ms. Landry, who played the part of Diana Barry and shared a dressing room with Ms. MAWSON for a decade, said they shared many happy festival moments. "Every night before we went on, we would sing harmonies to warm up," she told The Guardian. "We would all hold hands during the overture."
Ms. MAWSON's affection for the long-running production embraced everyone. Every night during the season, she treated the stage crew to cookies or some other sweet.
Ms. Landry remembers the fun Ms. MAWSON and the female members of the cast had putting together a Ladies of Avonlea calendar as a fundraiser in the early 1990s. Dressed in corsets and long pantaloons, Ms. MAWSON showed no qualms in striking a sexy pose for the camera.
In 2000, however, she was suddenly forced to retire from the stage. She had returned to Charlottetown prepared to perform that season but realized that Alzheimer's disease had firmly taken hold. "She had a memory like a steel trap, but she was forgetting all her lines," Ms. Landry said.
Other members of the cast started to see the signs five years earlier, when Ms. MAWSON would occasionally say the wrong word during a performance. She continued to perform because others in the cast were always able to cover for her, and because the mistakes were so small the audience didn't notice.
Despite being unable to perform during the 2000 season, Ms. MAWSON chose to remain in Charlottetown and enjoy her last summer on the island. "Isn't it wonderful, how this beautiful, little show [Anne of Green Gables] has survived for so long in the hearts of so many people?" she told The Guardian in 2000. "I think it's because it touches the heart."
Elizabeth MAWSON was born February 14, 1927, in Toronto. She died February 16, 2008, at the Humber River Regional Hospital in Toronto. She was 81 and suffered from Alzheimer's disease. She is survived by sons Allan and Douglas, and sister Beryl FARR. She was predeceased by her husband in 2004. He also suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

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LAWLOR o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-04-26 published
MOORE, Barbara Jean (née MOONEY)
It is with great sadness that the family announces the death on April 23, 2008 of Barbara MOORE at the Élisabeth Bruyère Health Centre in Ottawa. Barbara was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, on February 13, 1930, the daughter of the late John Patrick MOONEY and the late Evelyn Margaret MOONEY (LAWLOR.) Barbara was predeceased by her loving husband of fifty years Raymond Edward MOORE and infant daughter Mary Diane. Surviving are her children Mary E. MOORE (Jean-Claude TANGUAY) of Toronto, Maureen G. MOORE, John L. MOORE, Raymond A. MOORE (Nicole D.) and David P. MOORE, all of Ottawa. Barbara is survived by her grandchildren Philippe C. MOORE, Michel L. MOORE, Rachel G.R. MOORE and Eric D.R. MOORE. Barbara is predeceased by brothers John P. MOONEY (Rosemond I. MOONEY) and Patrick J. MOONEY and by her sister Geraldine M. MOONEY of Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick. Barbara is also survived by her loving sisters M. Kathleen MacDOUGALL (the late Joseph A.,) Constance T. MARR (the late Ralph B.,) Gertrude M. MOONEY all of Saint John, New Brunswick, and Evelyn L. MORRIS (Denis J.), Halifax Nova Scotia. Barbara is also survived by loving sister-in-law Helen M. ROSS (Cyril B.) of Woodstock, New Brunswick. Barbara will be missed by her many relatives, Friends and colleagues. Barbara grew up in Saint John, New Brunswick and graduated from St. Vincent's High School. Barbara received her Bachelor of Science degree at St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia in 1951 and worked for the New Brunswick Department of Health until 1955 when she moved to Ottawa. A long time member of the Dieticians of Canada Barbara taught home economics for many years until her retirement from D'Arcy McGee High School in Gatineau, Québec. Friends may pay respects at the Kelly Funeral Home 1255 Walkley Road (east of Bank) Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Tuesday to Holy Cross Church, 685 Walkley Road, for Mass of Christian Funeral at 11 a.m. Interment Hope Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario. In memoriam donations to a charity of choice would be appreciated. Kelly Funeral Home 613-731-1255

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LAWLOR o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-05-13 published
Tool maker became an inventor to found a firm that led the world
After apprenticing at General Electric in Peterborough, Ontario, he went out on his own and developed a process that was soon in demand. At its peak, his company had five plants in the U.S., Canada, and Britain
By Allison LAWLOR, Special▲▼ to The Globe and Mail, Page S9
Halifax -- An industrial innovator whose mind never seemed to sleep, William (Bill) FISHER created machines that have been used to make everything from monopoly pieces and bicycle gears, to car parts and the blades for jet engines.
A tool maker by trade, Mr. FISHER founded Peterborough, Ontario-based FisherCast Global, previously known as Fisher Gauge, in 1942. Over the next few decades he turned it into an international player specializing in precision die casting, which involves forcing melted metal at high speed into exactly-designed moulds. At its peak, the company had more than 700 employees and five plants in Canada, Britain and the United States.
"He was so passionate about what he did," said his daughter Jane ULRICH.
Mr. FISHER wasn't just passionate about his job. He was a perfectionist, who often got his best ideas in the middle of the night. He never went far from his work. Initially, he lived across the street from the Fisher Gauge plant, and later in a house behind the plant. The installation was just 30 metres from his backdoor, so it wasn't a surprise for employees working the night shift to see him hunched over the drafting table in his office at 3 a.m.
"He would get these brain waves at ungodly hours," Ms. Ulrich said. "His mind was always going."
One of the secrets to his success was an absence of stress. "He didn't worry because he wasn't in it for the money," she said. "He just never dreamed it [the company] would get to the size it did. It was so much bigger than he thought it would become."
He often said that if things didn't work out, he could always get a job again at Canadian General Electric Company (now GE Canada), where he started his career.
Born in England' industrial Midlands, Mr. FISHER fell in love with tools as a child and dreamed of following in his father's footsteps. His father, Fred, was a tool maker first in Britain and later in Canada. In 1923, the family emigrated to Canada and settled in Peterborough, where the elder Mr. FISHER got a job at Westclox, the makers of the Big Ben and Baby Ben alarm clocks.
Bill FISHER's dream came true. He left high school at 15 and apprenticed at General Electric. Earning 15 cents an hour, he learned what he called "the industrial facts of life." Within 10 years he was making gauges and other components for GE equipment destined for the front lines in the Second World War.
Mr. FISHER's first workshop was in an old chicken coop located behind his family home. He then moved his shop into the basement, just metres from his mother's laundry area.
After founding Fisher Gauge, he initially designed and manufactured tools and gauges for other companies in town. Early on, Canadian General Electric asked him to tackle the problem of attaching a disk to a thin shaft. It was just the kind of challenge he liked. His answer was to develop a hot-chamber, die-casting system that joined the two components with injected molten metal to precise tolerances. In the end, the assembly formed the core of an electric watt-hour meter.
By the mid-1950s, the North American meter industry had adopted the process. During the next 20 years, Mr. FISHER travelled the world, selling machines to leading meter companies. He continued to work on developing the process for a wide range of applications. In the late 1950s, both the telephone and automotive industries were looking for metal parts cast in zinc alloy, which led the company to adapt its hot-chamber, die-casting system and produce proprietary zinc alloy.
As Mr. FISHER's business grew, he asked his brothers Frank and Chester, who also apprenticed as tool makers at GE, to join him. (Interestingly, their father also signed on as a tool maker after retiring from Westclox.)
In 1954, Chester took over the management of Fisher Gauge, while Bill focused on what he loved best: finding solutions to problems.
"He was more of an innovator and an inventor," said Greg WALLING, current president of FisherCast Global. "He wasn't a paper pusher."
Mr. FISHER was the first to admit that selling was not his strong point.
"I was the world's worst salesman. I'd just go in and talk technically," he once said. Even so, the approach often worked. "If you can solve the problem for them, they don't care whether you're a salesman or not."
Fisher Gauge saw huge growth with the sale of zinc castings. In 1964, it opened a casting factory in Watertown, New York and the company went on to ship billions of castings for use in everything from car doors and games to window fixtures and telephone cables.
In parallel with the growth of the casting business, Mr. FISHER ventured into the aviation industry. In 1960, General Electric engineers in Massachusetts invited him to help with the machining of jet-engine blades. He came up with a solution in which the blade is encapsulated in zinc, and the capsule allows it to be gripped without damage for machining. The capsule is broken off when machining is complete. Later, when Rolls Royce engineers were struggling to make blades for the first Concorde passenger jet, Mr. FISHER was called to Scotland.
A precise man, Mr. FISHER loved his daily routines. He walked home every day for lunch and would follow his meal with a 30-minute nap, always making sure he did not sleep for a minute more or less.
A modest, unassuming man, Mr. FISHER's only real luxury was his 12-metre cabin cruiser which he loved to tour Georgian Bay in every summer with his wife Shirley. The one trip he never got to do was to take his boat to Florida. Seldom absent for more than a two weeks, he just couldn't pull himself away from his shop for the three weeks required to cruise south on the Intracoastal Waterway.
The last of the FISHER brothers, he retired in 1998. (Chester had died of cancer in 1992, and Frank died from a bee sting at 36.) He himself suffered a series of strokes and then a heart attack. For all that, he moved no further away than the house over the back fence. From there, he would watch FisherCast employees take their coffee breaks. Knowing they had 11-minute breaks, he would time them. If he saw some taking 13 or 14 minutes he would ask that his daughter Jane, who sits on the company's board of directors, talk to their managers about the problem. The company remains family-owned, but professionally managed.
Mr. FISHER received many awards during his career, and in 1986 he received an honorary law degree from Trent University.
William Fredrick FISHER was born on December 18, 1917, in Birmingham, England, and died on March 19, 2008, in Peterborough, Ontario He was 90, and suffered from congestive heart failure. He leaves his wife, Shirley, and his children Paul, Douglas, Susanne and Jane. He also leaves his sister, Eileen, eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

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LAWLOR o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-05-28 published
John McMULKIN, 92: Steelmaker
Engineer 'was a giant of the Canadian steel industry'
By Allison LAWLOR, Special▲ to The Globe and Mail, Page S8
Events that transpired following a research trip to Austria in the early 1950s turned a Hamilton-based inquiring metallurgical engineer into a pioneer of modern steelmaking. Called "the father of oxygen steelmaking in North America," John McMULKIN convinced the managers of Dofasco in 1954 to invest in a new process that would not only catapult the company into a major Canadian steelmaker, but at the same time revolutionize the industry.
As the inaugural head of Dofasco's research department, he travelled the world in search of new technologies. Aware that Austria and Germany had been developing techniques to use oxygen in the steelmaking process during the Second World War, he decided to visit Austria in the early 1950s to see what it was all about.
"He realized it [the technology] was going to be a breakthrough," said Norm LOCKINGTON, retired vice-president of research at Dofasco (now called ArcelorMittal Dofasco).
Like most North American steel firms at that time, Dofasco was using an open-hearth furnace to make steel. In that process, carbon-rich molten iron is burned in gigantic open hearths for hours to allow the carbon to burn off and produce steel. In contrast, Austrian steelmakers had discovered that pure oxygen blown into the furnace at a high pressure dramatically accelerated the process. What would take up to 16 hours to produce in the old open hearths took half an hour in the oxygen furnace, Mr. LOCKINGTON said.
Mr. McMULKIN returned to Canada excited by what he had witnessed in Austria and was impatient to try it at home. He ran trials at the plant in Hamilton and successfully persuaded his superiors at Dofasco to install a basic oxygen furnace in 1954. When the furnace churned out its first batch of steel, Dofasco became the first company to apply the technology outside of Europe. "Within 10 years, steelmaking had changed," Mr. LOCKINGTON said. Before long, companies across the United States were knocking at Dofasco's door, anxious to learn how they too could implement the new technology.
The oxygen furnaces - which today stand five storeys high and hold enough steel to make 200 cars - remain the common standard for steelmaking around the world. More than half of Dofasco's steelmaking today comes from an oxygen furnace and the remainder from an electric arc furnace.
"He was a giant of the Canadian steel industry," said Gordon IRONS, director of McMaster University's Steel Research Centre. "He put Dofasco on the map. Before he came along they were a small company, but they became a large, successful company that put a great emphasis on research and development."
Raised in the steelmaking city of Sault Ste. Marie in Northern Ontario, John McMULKIN was an only child. His father was the well-regarded owner of a dry-goods store who was also active in local politics. After receiving a scholarship, young John headed off to the Michigan College of Mining and Technology, where he studied metallurgical engineering.
After graduation, he returned home to work at Algoma Steel. He later joined the Ontario Research Foundation in Toronto, where, during the war years, he worked on plate welding for light armoured vehicles. In 1945, at Toronto's Deer Park United Church badminton club, Mr. McMULKIN met his future wife, Margaret. A year later they were married.
Immediately following the war, he went to Dofasco in Hamilton on a research fellowship. A year later, he joined its staff and was asked to start up a research department. By his retirement in 1985, he had 80 people working with him.
"He was a one-person research department in the early days. He could just make things happen in a hurry," Mr. LOCKINGTON said. "He was sometimes frustrated that things couldn't happen as fast as they did in the early days."
While some considered him gruff or impatient, everyone respected his knowledge of the industry, his dedication to his job and his intelligence. "He had an inquiring mind and a very brilliant mind," said his wife, Margaret McMULKIN.
While basic oxygen steelmaking remained the crowning achievement of his career, Mr. McMULKIN would go on to make other major improvements in steelmaking. Under his guidance, Dofasco became the first company in Canada to add an electrolytic tinning line used to make tin-plated steel for tin cans. He is also credited for developing Dofasco's mining properties.
While he retired in the mid-1980s, he continued to stay abreast of new advances in steelmaking. He often visited his old office and still felt connected to the company. As much as he was fascinated by the science of steelmaking, he liked people just as much. "He was the kind of person who saw it as his role to mentor young people," Mr. LOCKINGTON said.
Aside from being awarded an honorary doctor of engineering degree from the Michigan Technological University, Mr. McMULKIN also received almost every award available from steelmaking industry associations.
Francis John McMULKIN was born on December 7, 1915, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario He died February 18, 2008, of prostate cancer. He was 92. He leaves his wife, Margaret, and children Bruce and Mary McMULKIN.

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LAWN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-07-19 published
STEEVES, Simone
We would like, at this time, to extend our deepest gratitude to all our neighbours, Friends relatives, and co-workers of Community Care Therapy, for their expressions of sympathy and comfort in the recent passing of our Mother, Simone. To the staff of Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital, Doctor Favot, Doctor Tan, Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit staff, and Olivia HEFNER, Lay Chaplain, our sincere thanks for the care our Mother received and the compassion shown to our family. A special thank you to Peggy and Andy McFADDEN, who stepped in to help with our grandchildren. Fran GROULX, for helping with meals, the ladies of Emmanuel Worship Committee, for helping with the luncheon following our Mother's service, and our Minister, Linda BLAIR for her compassion, calmness, and organization in planning our mother's tribute service, Koolini's for catering a great meal on such short notice, and finally thank you to Carolyn at Salon V. We were so grateful to the many family and Friends that came from Toronto, Stoney Creek, Port Dover, Port Ryerse, Brantford, Paris and London for the service. Your presence there meant so very much to us. Thank you for the beautiful floral arrangements, fruit baskets, gifts of food, cards and donations to Emmanuel United Church. Thank you to the Community Care Access Centre, especially Case Manager, Fay LAWN for her support over the last year. It meant so much to Mom to continue living independently in her own home. Thank you to Dijana PANZALOVIC, Occupational Therapist, with Community Care Therapy, for her many suggestions and implementations, making Mom's life safe and manageable in her own home. Thank you to Com Care Personal Support Workers, Heather BUTT, and Debbie CÔTÉ and St. Elizabeth Nurse, Judy SIMS. A very special thank you to Pauline and Al BRKOVICH, Andrea and Chris OSBORNE, and Val and Stephane DESBIENS, who welcomed Mom, (Danda's Sweetheart), into their family with kindness, compassion and love during their 11 year "courtship". Pauline, in this long year since Danda passed, Mom looked forward to your continued visits, meals and phone calls. They were appreciated more than you can know by Mom and us. Finally thank you to the Walter D. Kelly Funeral Home, especially Hector AUDETTE, for his guidance and going above and beyond his role as Funeral Director and taking care of even the smallest of details to ensure that Mother's service was perfect. Launa and Ken GROULX, Jody STEEVES and Kirt STEEVES.

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LAWRANCE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-29 published
BROUMPTON, R. Lorraine (WILLIAMSON)
At her late residence on Tuesday, May 27th, 2008, R. Lorraine (WILLIAMSON) BROUMPTON in her 80th year. Loved wife for 49 years of the late C. Jack BROUMPTON (2001.) Loving mother of Jack of Sudbury, Catherine BRENNAN of London and David and his wife Nancy of Colorado, U.S.A. Nana to her 5 dear grandchildren, Kaitlin, Jessica, Krista, Evan and Annalyse. Mother-in-law of Norma HENRY of Sudbury. Also remembered by Harry TAILOR/TAYLOR. Greatly missed by her good friend Margaret KENNY, her 3 sisters-in-law Mary Ellen WILLIAMSON, Lil WILLIAMSON, Ellen MARCEAU, her brother-in-law Richard BROUMPTON and a sister Shirley. Also survived by her nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her brothers Roy, Neil and Donald WILLIAMSON and her sisters Thelma Julia LAWRANCE and Mary Louise HENDERSON. Cremation has taken place. The family will receive Friends from 7: 00-9:00 p.m. Friday, May 30th, 2008 at the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London where a Memorial Service will be held in the chapel on Saturday, May 31st at 11: 00 a.m. with Reverend David R. CARROTHERS officiating. Interment of cremated remains in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, London. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made to Saint_Joseph's Health Care Foundation, (for Parkwood Hospital Palliative Care), 268 Grosvenor Street, London, Ontario N6A 4V2 or charity of choice. On line condolences accepted at www.amgfh.on.ca

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