R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REIDL o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-03-04 published
BRADLEY,
George▲
Suddenly in Centre Grey Hospital, Markdale on Friday, February 29th,
2008. George
BRADLEY in his 78th year, beloved husband of the
late Joyce
(STAFFORD)
BRADLEY. Dear father of Judy (Bob)
COPELAND
of Barrie and Ruth Ann (Gary)
VANALSTINE of R.R.#1 Proton Station.
Loving grandfather of Kim
COPELAND (Brent), Tracy (Tim)
SALTER,
Dorothy-Jo (Karl)
REIDL,
Christopher,▲
Colleen▲ and Mariann
VANALSTINE
and great-grandfather of Taylor
COPELAND,
Kirsten▲ and Georgia
REIDL. Survived by a brother Russell
BRADLEY, three sisters-in-law
Eileen BRADLEY and Mary and Jean
STAFFORD.
Predeceased▲ by a sister
Reta COPELAND, brothers-in-law Alvin, Oscar, Carl (Scotty) and
Bruce STAFFORD, Joe
GREEN, J.D.
KEATING and Nelson
COPELAND
and sisters-in-law Ruth Green, Marg, Fran and Reta
STAFFORD.
A Memorial Service will be held at The McMillan and Jack Funeral
Home, Dundalk on Thursday, March 6th, 2008 at 2: 00 p.m. Cremation
with burial of ashes in Dundalk Cemetery. Donations to the Dundalk
Fire Department or Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.
Visitation on Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REIDL - All Categories in OGSPI
REIDLER o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-01-26 published
BOWERS,
Ardene
Marion (née
REIDLER)
Peacefully at Kelso Villa on Friday, January 25, 2008. Ardene
BOWERS (née
REIDLER) in her 84th year, formerly of Sault Ste. Marie
but living in Owen Sound for the past 8 years. Loving wife of
Rev. George
BOWERS for 60 years. Cherished mother of Lynn
BOWERS
of Calgary, Alberta, Karen (Bill)
LAMBKIN of Owen Sound and Cedric
(Wendy) BOWERS of Red Deer, Alberta. Proud grandmother of Kristen
(née LAMBKIN)
(Tim)
WEBER of Walkerton. Predeceased by her parents
William and Florence
REIDLER, brothers Raymond, Jim and Willis,
sisters Margaret, Hilda, Esther, Norma, Isobel and Edith and
a grand_son Bradley
LAMBKIN.
Friends are invited to the Tannahill
Funeral Home 519-376-3710 for visiting on Monday from 10 a.m.
until service time. The funeral service will be conducted in
the chapel on Monday morning at 11 o'clock. Spring interment,
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer
Society or the Hospital for Sick Children Foundation would be
appreciated as your expression of sympathy. Messages of condolence
are welcome at www.tannahill.com
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REIDLER - All Categories in OGSPI
REIDY o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-07-25 published
REIDY,
Donald▼
Bernard
Peacefully,▼ on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, Mr. Donald
REIDY of
London▼ in his 87th year. Dear husband of Thelma (née
BAXTER)
for 68 years. Loving father of Patricia
COOK of Pueblo, Colorado
and the late Mike
REIDY (1990.) Loved father-in-law of Bonnie
REIDY.
Loving▼
Grandpa▼ to Miranda and her husband Al
ELEMENT of
Brantford, Wesley
REIDY of Brantford, and Ryan
COOK of Colorado
and the late Jacqueline
COOK (1997.) Papa to Emily, Jacob and
Landon REIDY and Brandon, Nolan and Payton
ELEMENT. Dear brother
to Jean DICKER, of London, Patrick
REIDY, of London, Violet
HAWKES
(Brian) of Texas, and the late John, Joseph, Kenneth, Madeline,
Margaret and William. Mr.
REIDY was a Veteran of World War 2,
enlisted in 1939, served overseas from 1940 in England, France,
Belgium, Holland and Germany and returned to Canada in 1945.
He is a Life Member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Member of the
Odd Fellows Lodge, Wiarton and the Kiwanis “Golden K”, Owen Sound.
He is a descendent of one of the oldest Irish families of London.
Visitation will be held on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the
Westview Funeral Chapel, 709 Wonderland Road North, where the
funeral service will be conducted on Saturday, July 26, 2008
at 3 p.m. Reverend Frank
MANTZ officiating. Legion Service on
Friday at 7 p.m. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brantford. Memorial
donations to Hope International or a charity of choice would
be appreciated by the family. Online condolences accepted at
condolences@westviewfuneralchapel.com
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REIDY o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-07-25 published
REIDY,
Donald▲
Peacefully,▲ on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, Mr. Donald
REIDY of
London▲ in his 87th year. Dear husband of Thelma (née
BAXTER)
for 68 years. Loving father of Patricia
COOK of Pueblo, Colorado
and the late Mike
REIDY (1990.) Loved father-in-law of Bonnie
REIDY.
Loving▲
Grandpa▲ to Miranda and her husband Al
ELEMENT of
Brantford, Wesley
REIDY of Brantford, and Ryan
COOK of Colorado
and the late Jacqueline
COOK (1997.) Papa to Emily, Jacob and
Landon REIDY and Brandon, Nolan and Payton
ELEMENT. Dear brother
to Jean DICKER, of London, Patrick
REIDY, of London, Violet
HAWKES
(Brian) of Texas, and the late John, Joseph, Kenneth, Madeline,
Margaret and William. Mr.
REIDY was a Veteran of World War 2,
enlisted in 1939, served overseas from 1940 in England, France,
Belgium, Holland and Germany and returned to Canada in 1945.
He is a Life Member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Member of the
Odd Fellows Lodge, Wiarton and the Kiwanis "Golden K", Owen Sound.
He is a descendent of one of the oldest Irish families of London.
Visitation will be held on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the
Westview Funeral Chapel, 709 Wonderland Road North, where the
funeral service will be conducted on Saturday, July 26, 2008
at 3 p.m. Reverend Frank
MANTZ officiating. Legion Service on
Friday at 7 p.m. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brantford. Memorial
donations to Hope International or a charity of choice would
be appreciated by the family. Online condolences accepted at
condolences@westviewfuneralchapel.com
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REIDY - All Categories in OGSPI
REIHL o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-20 published
TIPPING,
Grace
Lillian (née
LESLIE)
Peacefully, at Woodstock General Hospital on Sunday, May 18th,
2008, it is with great sadness that the family announces the
passing of Grace Lillian
TIPPING (née Leslie) in her 76th year.
Wife of John
TIPPING of Thorndale. Mother of Jim and Darlene
TIPPING of Thorndale, Dave and Debbie
TIPPING of Ingersoll, Nancy
and Randy BERG of Hickson, Peter and Kim
TIPPING of Embro and
Liz and Larry
JACKSON of London. Grandmother of Brian
TIPPING,
Jen (TIPPING) and Dave
ROSSER,
Kevin and Vicki
TIPPING, Steven
and Hayley
TIPPING,
Brad and Emily
BERG, Tammy
BERG, Cassandra
and Sarah TIPPING.
Great-grandmother of Brandon and Miranda
TIPPING,
Brody, Nick, Megan and Jack
ROSSER. Sister of Jack
LESLIE of
South
Hampton,
Don and Marg
LESLIE of Exeter, Helen and Gerry
VEALE of Strathroy and Ruth
STEPHENS of London. Sister-in-law
of Bill and Chris
TIPPING of Thorndale. Predeceased by her parents
Earl and Ruth
LESLIE and siblings Bill
LESLIE,
Kae
DUNNELL, Dorothy
REIHL, Madge
LESLIE and Joe and Frances
BUCK
(TIPPING). The visitation
will be held at the Andrew L. Hodges Funeral Home, 47 Wellington
Street South, Saint Marys (519-284-2820) on Wednesday from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. The Funeral Service will be conducted at the funeral
home on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 2 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart and Stroke
Foundation, Canadian Diabetes Association or charity of choice
would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences at www.hodgesfuneralhome.ca.
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REIHL - All Categories in OGSPI
REILANDER o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-04-02 published
GINDER,
June
Rosanna
(HENDERSON)
At the Grey Bruce Health Services, Southampton, on Tuesday, April 1st,
2008 at the age of 82 years, the former June
HENDERSON of Port
Elgin. Wife of the late Adam (Gindy)
GINDER.
Sister of Mae and
her husband Bill
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT of Toronto, Dorothy
FIHN of Windsor,
and Fred HENDERSON of Toronto. She is also survived by many nieces,
nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and great-great-nieces and
nephews. Friends may call at the W. Kent Milroy Port Elgin Chapel,
510 Mill Street, Port Elgin (Town of Saugeen Shores) from 2: 00 to
4: 00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 3rd, 2008. A funeral
mass will be celebrated in Saint_Joseph's Church, 920 Wellington
Street,
Port
Elgin on Friday at 11: 00 a.m. with Father David
REILANDER
as celebrant. Interment Sanctuary Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions
to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated as expressions
of sympathy. The Port Elgin and District Lions Club will hold a
memorial service in the funeral home on Thursday evening at 6: 45 p.m.
Portrait and memorial online at www.milroyfuneralhomes.com
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REILANDER o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-06-11 published
JONES,
Larraine
Emilie (née
JOHNSON)
Peacefully at her home, on Sunday, June 8th, 2008. Larraine Emilie
JONES (née
JOHNSON,) of Owen Sound, in her 72nd year. Dearly
loved wife of the late Larry
JONES.
Loving mother of Sherri
JONES,
of Orillia, Mike
JONES and Theresa
LOWES and her husband, Andrew,
both of Owen Sound. Loving grandmother of Corey
JONES,
Joshua
and Kaitlyn
LOWES.
Sister of John
JOHNSON, of Owen Sound. Predeceased
by her parents, John and Elizabeth
JOHNSON. A Memorial Service
for Larraine
JONES will be held in the Chapel of the Brian E.
Wood Funeral Home, 250 - 14th Street West, Owen Sound, Ontario,
N4K-3X8 (519-376-7492) on Thursday, June 12th, 2008 at 11: 00 a.m.
with Father David
REILANDER officiating. Visitation one hour
prior to service. Interment in Saint Mary's Cemetery, Owen Sound.
If so desired, the family would appreciate donations to the Grey-Bruce
Animal Shelter or the Heart and Stroke Foundation as your expression
of sympathy.
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REILANDER - All Categories in OGSPI
REILLY o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-04-29 published
JEX,
Allan
George
(Proud member of the Royal Canadian Legion Br. No. 464, Chatsworth)
With his family at his side, at Grey Bruce Health Services, Owen
Sound on Sunday, April 27, 2008. Al Jex of R.R.#2, Holland Centre
in his 61st year. Beloved husband of Anneke. Dear father of Bill
and his wife Diana of Smithers, British Columbia and Daran and
his wife Kim of Chatsworth. Sadly missed by four grandchildren
Seth, Griffin, Gabby and Kloey.
son of the late Albert and Marion
JEX.
Also survived by two sisters Muriel and her husband Lorne
REILLY of Lindsay and Dorothy and her husband Keith
SHIER of
Wilfrid. A memorial gathering will take place at the Royal Canadian
Legion Br. No. 464, Chatsworth on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 1 o'clock.
Memorial donations to the Royal Canadian Legion Br. No. 464,
Chatsworth or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated
and may be made through the Tannahill Funeral Home 519-376-3710.
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REILLY o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-07-04 published
STEPHEN,
Elizabeth "
Betty" (née
LYNCH)
Died peacefully at Georgian Heights, Owen Sound on Thursday,
July 3, 2008. Betty
STEPHEN (née
LYNCH) formerly of Chesley,
in her 83rd year. Beloved wife of the late John
STEPHEN.
Loving
mother of Glenna
REILLY of Owen Sound and Eleanor (Jim)
PURDIE
of Kitchener. Cherished grandma of Colin (Kelly), Kevin (Jodi),
Scott, and Peter and great-grandma of Maya Elizabeth
PURDIE.
Also survived by her brothers Andrew and Matthew
LYNCH, both
of Scotland, sisters-in-law Vivian
SCHOPF,
Vera
LETTAU and Pearl
STEPHEN and nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her daughter Elizabeth,
son-in-law Jerry
REILLY, sister Annie
DOCHERTY and brothers-in-law
Alex STEPHEN, William
LETTAU, Addie
SCHOPF, Harry
STEPHEN and
Donald McCOLEMAN.
Cremation has taken place. Private family burial
at a later date. Memorial donations to the charity of your choice
would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements entrusted to
Grey Bruce Cremation and Burial Services 519-371-8507.
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REILLY o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-11 published
REILLY,
James
Hamilton
Of Marmora, Ontario, passed away at the Peterborough Regional
Health Centre Stroke Unit, on Wednesday May 7, 2008, in his 79th
year. Jim was predeceased by his parents, the Late James and
Marie REILLY; by brother Donald; and by one son Eric. Beloved
husband of 58 years to Della Marie
REILLY (née
ANDERSON,) formerly
of Windsor. Dear father of Mary Lou
McINROY, of Marmora; William
(Brenda) of Windsor; Robert (Anna), of Sarnia; Paul, Jeffrey
(Annelie,) and Timothy (Shannon
ROSE)
REILLY, all of British
Columbia. He was also loved by 13 grandchildren: including Brieanne
REILLY, of London, Ontario; Braeman
REILLY, of Windsor; Erin
REILLY-
JOHNS, St. Augustine, Ontario; and Kaitlin, Brenna and
Cara REILLY, all of Sarnia. He is also survived by 6 great-grandchildren,
including Jeshua and Gatlin
REILLY, of Windsor. Also surviving
are two brothers: Richard, and William; several nieces and nephews,
and his favorite uncle, Leonard
REILLY (age 96) of Toronto, a
former Member of Provincial Parliament and Speaker of the House.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Steele Funeral
Home, Moira Street Chapel, 30 Moira Street West, Belleville (toll
free 877-256-3688). Visitation on Tuesday, May 13th, 2 to 4 and
7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Service will take place at Parkdale Baptist
Church, 514 Sidney Street, Belleville, on Wednesday, May 14,
at 1: 00 p.m. Pastor John
TEDFORD officiating. Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery. Corbyville. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate
Memorial Donations to Parkdale Youth Ministries; UCB Christian
Radio, or to Roadhouse Youth Ministries of New Song Church Windsor.
All donations may be made through the Steele Funeral Home.
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REILLY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-02-25 published
POLLARD,
May
Elizabeth (née
ROCHE) (1911-2008)
Passed from death unto life at Riverbend Place, Cambridge, Ontario.
On Sunday, February 24, 2008. Beloved wife of the late George
POLLARD (2006.) Beloved mother of Brian (Gail) Ibiza, Spain,
Judith (Rev. John
SMITH) Hamilton, Ontario. Janice (Robert
ROWE)
Kingston, Ontario. Survived by her sister Mabel
REILLY of Oshawa,
her sister-in-law Bessie
POLLARD of Preston and many nieces and
nephews. Grandmother and great-grandmother of Nieves
POLLARD,
(Gaston DEZA,) and their daughter Jazmin, of Ibiza, Spain, Hayley
Smith POST
(Isaac) of Washington, D.C., Drew
SMITH (Hamilton,)
Jock SMITH (Hamilton), Travis (Susan)
ROWE and their sons Miles
and Everett of Belleville, Ben (Colleen)
ROWE and their daughters
Peyton and Katie of Belleville, Olivia Rowe
OVENS
(Jeff) of Kingston.
May was a lifelong member of King Street Baptist Church in Preston,
and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Cobourg for many
years. Our Mom and Grandma will be greatly missed. Donations
may be made to Riverbend Place, 650 Coronation Blvd., Cambridge,
Ontario. N1R 7S6. Funeral Services will be held at the Barthel
Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Road, Cambridge, on Tuesday, February 26,
2008 at 2 p.m. Interment Parklawn Cemetery.
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REILLY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-05-23 published
REILLY,
Leonard McKenzie (1912-2008)
Peacefully at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto on Wednesday,
May 21, 2008 in his 96th year. Beloved husband of Jean and the
late Beulah. Loved father of Lenore
DEAVILLE and Lynne
DENNIS
and the late Lois
KALYN.
Step-father of Nick
KUKULAN. Dear grandfather
to Darcie, Denice, Deanne, Monique, Teri, Tom, Rick, Nancy, Laura
and the late Colleen. Great-grandfather of Madeline, Elaine,
Kim, Kate, David, Steve, Ashley and Stephen. Great-great-grandfather
of Callie. Mr.
REILLY represented the Eglinton Riding as an M.P.P.
from 1962-1975 and later was Chairman of the Ontario Science
Centre. He was well known as the owner of Reilly Lock. The family
will receive Friends 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 Sunday, May 25. Service in the
chapel on Monday, May 26 at 1 o'clock. In Leonard's memory, donations
to a charity of one's choice would be appreciated. Condolences
and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REILLY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-07-22 published
Toronto member of provincial parliament became chairman of the
Ontario Science Centre
Popular politician who started out as a locksmith never made
it to cabinet at Queen's Park. His mistake was to back the wrong
horse in a Progressive Conservative leadership race
By Godfrey
HUDSON,
Special to The Globe and Mail, Page S8
Toronto -- Len
REILLY was elected four times to Queen's Park
as an Ontario member of provincial parliament before losing favour
when he voted against eventual premier Bill Davis in a Tory leadership
race. He later became chairman of the Ontario Science Centre
and helped put the institution front and centre on the world's
museum stage. It was a heady career for a man who began his career
as a locksmith.
He grew up as the 13th of 16 children of Protestant Irish immigrants
who ran a grocery store after settling in Toronto. His mother
was an active member of the Orange Order, and every July 12,
the entire family would join in a march to celebrate the Protestant
victory at the Battle of the Boyne in eastern Ireland in 1690.
Later in life, however, he disassociated myself from what he
saw as the bigotry that existed between Catholics and Protestants.
"I always preferred to do things to bring people together rather
than to separate them," he wrote.
Because the Reillys were devout Anglicans, there were many restrictions
on the family's Sunday activities. They weren't allowed to play
cards or shop. Respect the Sabbath and dress up, the children
were told.
When Mr. REILLY was in Grade 10 and attending the Eastern High
School of Commerce, he prepared a poster that was displayed at
the Canadian National Exhibition. It read: "We never know for
what God is preparing us - for what work on Earth - for what
work in the hereafter. Our business is to do our work well."
The latter point became one of the themes of his life.
While in high school, he became keenly interested in debating.
A friend recalled a debate in 1929 about the future of University
Avenue, Toronto's downtown showpiece traffic artery. Matching
wits with a pretty girl, Mr.
REILLY argued that curves were very
appropriate on girls, but not on roads.
Like most teenaged boys, Mr.
REILLY was fascinated by cars. He
was just 14 when he bought an old Ford with money he had earned
from part-time jobs. Driver's licences were not required at that
time.
Four years later, he bought his "pride and joy" - a 1927 Chevrolet.
He used to look out of his bedroom window and "gaze in admiration
at that great big car parked on the street below," he wrote.
"Does it really belong to me?" Actually, it didn't. It belonged
to him and General Motors Acceptance Corp., which helped him
finance the sedan. He later wrecked it when he lost control on
a gravel road and plunged down a hillside. Luckily, he was not
injured.
Mr. REILLY's conduct as a teenager was by no means flawless.
One Halloween, he took a rocking chair from a neighbour's verandah
and hoisted it up a telephone pole. The next morning, the neighbour
phoned. "Leonard," she said, "will you come over and take down
the chair that you put up on the pole?"
After graduating from high school, he learned a trade from an
older brother who set up Reilly Lock at the rear of a shoemaker's
shop on Yonge Street. "I didn't have any formal training in locksmithing,
but it came easily," he said.
At the time, the Depression was under way and he was fortunate
to find work. "Jobs were hard to get and those who had jobs held
on to them," he once recalled. "Twenty-five dollars weekly was
a fair salary on which to support a family."
As business improved, the brothers moved to their own store on
Yonge Street and later to an even bigger premises. Eventually,
the company had 40 employees, 10 service trucks and - an innovation
- motorized delivery scooters.
He used his spare time and earnings to pursue his interest in
debating, devoting many hours to improving his communications
abilities. He took night courses and went to New York to study.
Dale Carnegie, the famous American author of How to Win Friends
and Influence People, asked Mr.
REILLY, by then a recognized
orator, to start a public-speaking class in Toronto. He declined
because he planned to establish his own venture. The Reilly Institute
of Public Speaking and Personal Development, created in 1943,
was an instant success. It was promoted as "Canada's Only Specialized
School in Public Speaking." Based in Toronto, branches were established
in Hamilton and Peterborough. Six-week courses cost $50. "The
ability to speak well is a priceless asset and the prime requisite
of every leader," said one of its ads.
In 1947, Mr.
REILLY made his first foray into the political arena.
Running as an aldermanic candidate, he used his oratory to win
six successive municipal victories - until 1962, when he was
persuaded to seek a seat in a provincial by-election. Representing
the Tories in Eglinton, he won by a mere 35 votes. A year later,
after paying close attention to his constituents, he widened
the margin in a general election. Homemakers were presumably
pleased at a private member's bill he introduced, and had passed,
permitting the sale of coloured margarine. Until then, they had
to press open a bulging button laden with colour and mix it into
the butter substitute.
In January of 1966, premier John Robarts made him deputy speaker,
an appointment praised by Ontario New Democratic Party leader
Donald MacDonald and Liberal leader Andrew Thompson, who described
him as "a man of independent thought."
In 1967 and 1971, Mr.
REILLY was returned to Queen's Park with
even greater majorities. When asked for the secret to his electoral
landslides, he replied: "My wife, Beulah. She is my best campaigner,
my severest critic and my hardest worker."
His performance in the legislature had also earned the loyalty
of voters. Again and again, he spoke forcefully about problems
facing the small businessman - "the victim of heavier and heavier
burdens constantly imposed upon him by governments." He also
opposed "compulsory unionism" of closed shops as a form of discrimination.
All things considered, everyone expected Mr. Robarts to appoint
him to cabinet. It didn't happen. Nor did it happen in 1971,
when Bill Davis succeeded Mr. Robarts as premier. Mr.
REILLY
had supported someone else for the party leadership.
He hung in until just before the 1975 general provincial election,
then decided not to run again. "Without assurance of a cabinet
seat after serving the province faithfully and well from 1971,
I decided to resign," he said.
He later dealt with the issue in a self-published memoir titled:
Living the Life of Reilly: "Some Friends suggested that there
were two reasons why Bill Davis didn't want to appoint me to
the cabinet. First, I didn't support him for leader of the party.
I supported Allan Lawrence." As well, "Roy McMurtry was a long-time
close personal friend of Bill Davis. Roy had been unsuccessful
contesting a previous election in Rosedale and thought Eglinton
would be a safe seat for a Tory."
Nevertheless, he remained loyal to the party and supported Mr. McMurtry
as his successor. Mr. McMurtry was later made attorney-general
and went on to become one of Canada's top jurists.
By this point, Mr.
REILLY had also given up his interest in Reilly
Lock. After maintaining close contact with staff through the
years, he supported the sale of the company to a U.S. firm, ADT Home
Security, in 1972. The offer was just too good, and he said he
would be willing to sell anything for a profit except his wife.
In 1978, Beulah died after undergoing a triple bypass operation.
Mr. REILLY threw himself with enthusiasm into the chairmanship
of the Ontario Science Centre, a position he had been offered
by Mr. Davis. It was not simply a figurehead position - he helped
raise the museum's international profile for seven years before
leaving in 1983.
In 2000, he was diagnosed with cancer in his back. Three operations
followed, after which he had to learn how to walk again. A former
president of a local Optimist Club, he was confident he could
beat it. His condition worsened after his 95th birthday. It became
necessary for him to sleep in a chair rather than a bed, but
he didn't complain. He adhered to the Optimist creed: "Look at
the sunny side of everything."
As he looked back on his life, he was particularly proud of having
organized the first Ontario Leadership Prayer Breakfast in 1970.
It is now an annual event.
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REILLY - All Categories in OGSPI
REIMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-03-27 published
REIMAN,
Tyrus "Ty"
On Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at his residence. Ty
REIMAN beloved
companion of Galila
TURKIENICZ. Cherished family member and dear
friend of Mark
TURKIENICZ, Sarah
TURKIENICZ, Eric, Ryan, David
TURKIENICZ; Anna, Ed, Jennie, Jacob, Orly
MORGAN; Rachael
TURKIENICZ,
Vadim, Margalit, Rebecca, Isaac, Ezra, Chava
BYCHUTSKY; Eli,
Ellen, Madeline, Oren
TURKIENICZ. At Benjamin's Park Memorial
Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West (3 lights west of Dufferin)
for service on Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 1: 00 p.m. Interment
Beth Torah section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery. Shiva 18 Bayhampton
Court, in North York. Memorial donations may be made to the Tyrus
Reiman Memorial Fund c/o the Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst
Street, Toronto, M6A 2C3, 416-780-0324, or www.benjamins.ca.
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REIMAN - All Categories in OGSPI
REINDERS o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2008-01-23 published
FRASER,
James
Kenneth "
Ken"
Friday, December 14 a funeral service was held to celebrate the
96 year life of James Kenneth
FRASER.
Ken passed away suddenly
at Grey Gables, Markdale on December 11 with his wife of 71 years,
Elva, by his side.
Ken was born on Lot 36, Concession 9 of Proton Township, September 4,
1911. He was the fourth
son of James A.
FRASER and Elizabeth
WALTON, brother of Albert, Jack, Mel and Lena
McQUARRIE, who
have predeceased him. Ken attended S.S.#10 school and went on
to graduate from King Edward High School in Dundalk. He married
Elva HENDRY, daughter of William
HENDRY and Emma
PALLISTER on
September 12, 1936 and took over the farm where he was born.
Ken and Elva raised four children, Maxine, Margaret, Don and
Harvey. In 1973 they retired from farming and moved to Dundalk.
In 2003 Ken and Elva moved to Grey Gables, where Ken enjoyed
the community of residents and care people there.
Ken was truly a man of the soil, he began farming, ploughing
the fields with a one and two furrow plough and horses. He purchased
his first tractor in 1945, with his father-in-law. During his
time of farming he saw many changes. There was nothing fairer
to Ken than a clean field of grain waving in the wind or a new
born calf frolicking in the pasture, (especially if it was a
shorthorn). His passion was farming, and he loved the land and
took pride in what he could do with it. When he left the farm
Ken worked for Gohcon, a farm tilling company, for a few years
and found this enjoyable as he still worked with the land and
had a chance to see many farms of the area. His vegetable garden
and his roses were his pride and joy during his retirement time
in Dundalk and kept him busy, when he wasn't lawn bowling, in
the summertime.
Ken enjoyed a game of cards and was a regular visitor to the
little card room in Dundalk. He was noted for introducing the
euchre game pepper to Grey Gables. Ken took great interest in
what was going on in the world and faithfully read the newspapers
and watched the news. Quite often reminding his family of what
was up in politics and clueing them in on things they should
be aware of. He was always standing up for the agriculture community,
even in the last three weeks of his life, when he took up the
torch, that they should have butter on the tables at Grey Gables.
So with a petition he went the rounds of the residents and staff
and made a presentation to administration. It was received and
butter was put on the tables. Ken being who he was went one step
further and wrote a letter to Gay Lea congratulating them on
their 50th anniversary, and of course informed them of what he
had done at Grey Gables. He also made note that he had been on
the United Dairy and Poultry Board which was the beginning of
Gay Lea. A week after his passing a package came from Gay Lea
with four pounds of butter and a 50th anniversary limited edition
of a Gay Lea truck. This was Ken
FRASER to the end.
Ken devoted not only his time to farm and family, but to his
community and his church. He served 11 years as a director of
the Dundalk Agricultural Society and a term as president, and
was 4-H Calf Club leader during that time. One of his proudest
moments of his later years was opening the 150th Anniversary
of Dundalk Fair in 2005. He was a director on the Dundalk Co-Op,
and a director on the Grey County Hog Producers. Ken was a trustee
on Proton Township School Board, and seven years on Proton Township
Council. He attended Knox Presbyterian Church at Ventry where
he served on the board of managers, and also served as an elder
of Erskine Presbyterian Church, Dundalk. After moving to Grey
Gables, Ken was active on the residence council.
Rev. Mark DAVIDSON, minister of Erskine Church and Rev. John
HOGERWAARD, former minister of Erskine, officiated at the service
in Erskine Presbyterian Church, Dundalk. Service commenced with
Psalm 100, a Psalm of thanksgiving. Hymns sang were "All the
Way My Saviour Leads Me", "And Can It Be That I Should Gain"
and "Beyond the Sunset". Scripture read by granddaughter Christine
BUTLER was Psalm 23, 1st Corinthians 15: 55-57 and
Romans 8:35-39.
Rev. John HOGERWAARD gave a meditation "A Living Hope" that Hope
being through Jesus Christ, and Him alone. Memories were given
by grandchildren Shawn
WALTER,
Brent
FRASER and son Harvey
FRASER.
Rob SCOTT, grand_son, sang "In the Bulb There is a Flower." Pallbearers
were grand_sons, Brent
FRASER,
Shawn
WALTER, Richard
FRASER, Rob
SCOTT, grand_son-in-law Henry
REINDERS and great-grand_son Mark
REINDERS.
Flowerbearers were granddaughters, Christine
BUTLER,
Shelley KRAUTH,
Shirley
REINDERS and Julie
BARRETT.
Ken leaves behind his wife
Elva, daughters Maxine (Bob)
SCOTT
and Margaret (Ray)
WALTER and sons Don (Cay)
FRASER and Harvey
(Terry) FRASER, nine grandchildren, predeceased by one, and nine
great-grandchildren.
The many people who paid their respects at the time of Ken's
passing would have been received with great appreciation by Ken.
He was among a generation that there are few remaining. And many
of them who have been great examples of lives well spent no matter
what the challenge was before them. Harvey
FRASER, youngest of
the family, summed it all up when he said "Dad, you were one
of a kind, and you leave big footsteps to follow".
Page 3
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINDERS - All Categories in OGSPI
REINES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2008-03-12 published
MacPHERSON,
Robert
Bruce
Died peacefully at Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto surrounded by
all of his family on March 9, 2008. Robert at 65 years of age
was the beloved husband of Marion
MacPHERSON (née
REINES.)
Cherished
father of Katherine, loving grandfather of Chloe and brother
of James. A funeral service will be held at Saint Peter's Anglican
Church, 240 College Street, Cobourg on Thursday, March 13, 2008
at 11 a.m. Arrangements entrusted to MacCoubrey Funeral Home,
30 King St. E., Cobourg. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations
can be made by cheque to the Sunnybrook Foundation. Condolences
received at www.MacCoubrey.com
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINES - All Categories in OGSPI
REINGOLD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-05-15 published
COOPER,
Jack▼
On Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Jack COOPER, beloved husband of Frances. Loving father and father-in-law
of Ted and Jennifer, Marty and Fern, and Robert and Sylvia. Dear
brother and brother-in-law of Sydney and Florence, Fritz and
Max REINGOLD,
Elsie▼ and the late Mushy
GREEN, and the late Rollie
and Arthur
BENNETT.
Devoted▼ grandfather of Jordan, John Lee,
David, Josh, Joseph, Danielle, Zachary, and Jacob. At Benjamin's
Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West (3 lights west
of Dufferin) for service on Friday, May 16, 2008 at 2: 00 p.m.
Interment Adath Israel Section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery. Shiva
342 Spadina Road #301. Donations may be made to the Jack Cooper
Memorial Fund c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst Street,
Toronto, M6A 2C3, 416-780-0324 www.benjamin.ca
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINGOLD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-05-16 published
COOPER,
Doctor
Jack,▲ D.D.S.
On Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Jack COOPER, beloved husband of Frances. Loving father and father-in-law
of Ted and Jennifer, Marty and Fern, and Robert and Sylvia. Dear
brother and brother-in-law of Sydney and Florence, Fritz and
Max REINGOLD,
Elsie▲ and the late Mushy
GREEN, and the late Rollie
and Arthur
BENNETT.
Devoted▲ grandfather of Jordan, John Lee,
David, Josh, Joseph, Danielle, Zachary, and Jacob. At Benjamin's
Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West (3 lights west
of Dufferin) for service on Friday, May 16, 2008 at 2: 00 p.m.
Interment Adath Israel Section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery. Shiva
342 Spadina Road #301. Donations may be made to the Doctor Jack
Cooper Memorial Fund c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst
Street, Toronto, M6A 2C3, 416-780-0324
www.benjamin.ca
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINGOLD - All Categories in OGSPI
REINHARDT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-06-23 published
REINHARDT, Beatrice L. "Bea" (née
JEFFORDS)
A resident of Highgate, Beatrice (Bea)
REINHARDT passed away
at her home on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at the age of 79. Born in
Orford
Township, daughter of the late Morris and Stella
FERREN)
JEFFORDS.
Beloved wife of Frederick W.
REINHARDT for 61 years.
Dear mother of Judy
CLARK and her husband Morley of R.R.#2 Highgate,
Barbara REINHARDT of Devon, Alberta, and John
REINHARDT of London.
Grandmother of Steven and Brenda
CLARK,
Gregory and Tracy
CLARK,
Sara NORRIS,
Lisa
NORRIS, Derrick
REINHARDT, and predeceased
by Walter and Melissa
REINHARDT.
Great-grandmother of Matthew,
Andrew, Emily, and Riley
CLARK.
Sister of Isobelle and Charlie
LETHBRIDGE of R.R.#2 Muirkirk. Bea was a member of Highgate United
Church, the Highgate Women's Institute, the Friendship Club,
and the Highgate Fair Board. She volunteered with the Canadian
Cancer Society for over 50 years, and the C.H.A.P. program for
20 years. She was also an Explorer Leader and longtime correspondent
for the Ridgetown Dominion and Thamesville Herald newspapers.
Family will receive Friends at the McKinlay Funeral Home, 76 Main
Street East, Ridgetown on Monday from 7: 00-9:00 p.m. and
on Tuesday
from Noon until 1: 00 p.m. Funeral Service will immediately follow
at the Funeral Home at 1: 00 p.m. Interment in Gosnell Cemetery,
Highgate. Donations in honour of Bea to the Canadian Cancer Society
or Foundation of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance-Magnetic Resonance
Imager Campaign would be appreciated. Online condolences may
be left at www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINHARDT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-05-20 published
YOUNDER,
Bernard
Joseph
Surrounded by his family, Bernie passed away peacefully at the
age of 67 on May 14, 2008 at his home in Toronto. Born to Lisa
and John YOUNDER (deceased) at Women's College Hospital on December 17,
1940, Bernie is lovingly remembered by his wife, Helen, his proud
sons Michael (Colleen), John, and Matthew (Jennifer), their mother
Susan, and Helen's children Scott
YETMAN
(Kathleen,)
Christine
BROWN
(Steven,) and Caroleah
REINHARDT (Mark.)
Proud poppa to
Jake, Hannah, Ethan, Christian, Charlotte, Clare, Caroline and
James. Bernie attended Saint Michael's College School and was an
active member of St. Peter 's Catholic Church where he served
as an altar boy in his youth. Upon graduating from Ryerson University
in 1965, Bernie went on to pursue a successful career at London
Life with his father, becoming one of the first father and son
insurance sales teams. In 1993, Bernie became Principal of TSSC Structured
Settlements in Toronto, devoting the remainder of his career
to improving the quality of life for those involved in life-altering
accidents. Bernie was an avid golfer and longtime member of the
Thornhill Golf and Country Club. He cherished fishing trips with
his family and Friends, and looked for any opportunity to spend
time relaxing on calm waters with a good bottle of wine. He was
often quoted as saying, 'Life's too short to drink cheap wine.'
A reception celebrating Bernie's life will be held at the Thornhill
Golf and Country Club, 7994 Yonge Street, Thornhill on Friday,
May 23rd from 5: 30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Donations in Bernie's memory
may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 20 Holly Street,
Suite #101, Toronto M4S 3B1. Condolences and memories may be
forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINHARDT - All Categories in OGSPI
REINHARDUS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-04-01 published
UHRIG,
William▼
Henry▼
With grace and dignity, after a long and fruitful life, the family
of William Henry
UHRIG announce his sudden passing on Sunday,
March 30, 2008, in his 90th year, at the Saugeen Memorial Hospital
in Southampton, Ontario. Loving and devoted husband of the late
Mabel Lange
UHRIG.
Much▼ loved father of Sandra
REINHARDUS and
her husband Carel of Southampton, Bob and his wife Carol Ann
of Grand Bend, Bill Jr. and his wife Dana of Milton and Judy
MERRITT and her husband Colin of Waterloo. Outstanding grandfather
to Keri Leggett
DAVIES and her husband Brad of Dorchester, Jodi
Merritt BARENDREGT and husband Chris of Ingersoll, David and
girlfriend Julie of Guilford, Connecticut and Jessica
UHRIG of
Kitchener.▼
The▼ best great-grandfather ever to Kai and Annie
DAVIES.
Survived by brother, Norman of St. Catharines, by sisters, Merle,
Mrs. Stan HARROD of Brantford and Marguerite, Mrs. Leslie
SMITH
of Hamilton, as well as brother-in-law Ernie
LANGE of Sault Ste. Marie
and sister-in-law Marjorie
LANGE of Scarborough and by many nieces
and nephews. Predeceased by his father John Henry, his mother
Lulu▼
Mae,▼ brother Jack and sisters Vida, Mrs. Clarence
WARE,
Lorraine, Mrs. Wilfred
REINHART, Beatrice, Mrs. Russell
GIBBONS,
and Madeleine, Mrs. Ted
WILLIAMS. He is now reunited with his
loving wife
Mabel▼ and his grand_son Andy
UHRIG. He will also be
sadly missed by his morning coffee clutch. Born and raised in
Southampton, (Little Stratford), with the exception of his service
during World War 2, Bill spent his entire life in the town of
his birth. He spent 47 years in the furniture trade, working
at Fitton Parker Furniture, and retiring in 1983. After retirement,
Bill continued his artistic talents by building and selling handcrafted
pieces of furniture in his own woodworking shop, while mentoring
others interested in the trade. In later years, Bill became an
avid collector of bygone era memorabilia. Bill was a private
man, who loved a good joke, and who was intensely proud of his
family, and mesmerized by his great-grandchildren. Bill was a
member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 155, in Southampton,
for 62 years. Visitation from the Eagleson Funeral Home, Southampton,
on Wednesday April 2, 2008 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service
will be conducted in the Chapel of the Eagleson Funeral Home
on Thursday April 3, 2008 at 11 a.m. Private Interment at Southampton
Cemetery. Expressions of Remembrance to the Southampton United
Church or to Southampton Legion Branch 155. Southampton Legion
Branch 155 will hold a Memorial Service at the Funeral Home,
Wednesday evening at 7: 30 p.m. Condolences may be forwarded to
the family through www.eaglesonfuneralhome.com
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINHARDUS - All Categories in OGSPI
REINHART o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-01-07 published
MEYER,
Robert "
Bob"
Leonard
Of Walkerton, passed away at London Health Sciences Centre-University
Campus, London on Friday, January 04, 2008. He was 68. Beloved
husband of Carolyn
(BRINDLEY.)
Loving father of Kim and Steve
LANTZ of Hanover and cherished grandfather of Brittany and Nathan.
Dear brother of Marilyn (Gilbert)
CLAERHOUT of London, Joanne
DINEEN of St. Agatha, Cathy
REINHART of Carrick Township, Gerry
(Sue) of Hanover. He will be missed by brothers-in-law Ron (Sharon)
BRINDLEY of Oshawa and Doug (Sue)
BRINDLEY of Orangeville and
many nieces and nephews. Pre-deceased by his brother-in-law Bob
REINHART and parents Leonard and Bernice
(SCHMIDT)
MEYER.
Visitation
at Cameron Funeral Home, Walkerton, on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, January 08, 2008 at
2: 00 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church, Walkerton. Interment in
Walkerton Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Multiple Sclerosis
Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated
as expressions of sympathy. www.cameronfuneralhomes.com
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINHART o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-04-01 published
UHRIG,
William▲
Henry▲
With grace and dignity, after a long and fruitful life, the family
of William Henry
UHRIG announce his sudden passing on Sunday,
March 30, 2008, in his 90th year, at the Saugeen Memorial Hospital
in Southampton, Ontario. Loving and devoted husband of the late
Mabel Lange
UHRIG.
Much▲ loved father of Sandra
REINHARDUS and
her husband Carel of Southampton, Bob and his wife Carol Ann
of Grand Bend, Bill Jr. and his wife Dana of Milton and Judy
MERRITT and her husband Colin of Waterloo. Outstanding grandfather
to Keri Leggett
DAVIES and her husband Brad of Dorchester, Jodi
Merritt BARENDREGT and husband Chris of Ingersoll, David and
girlfriend Julie of Guilford, Connecticut and Jessica
UHRIG of
Kitchener.▲
The▲ best great-grandfather ever to Kai and Annie
DAVIES.
Survived by brother, Norman of St. Catharines, by sisters, Merle,
Mrs. Stan HARROD of Brantford and Marguerite, Mrs. Leslie
SMITH
of Hamilton, as well as brother-in-law Ernie
LANGE of Sault Ste. Marie
and sister-in-law Marjorie
LANGE of Scarborough and by many nieces
and nephews. Predeceased by his father John Henry, his mother
Lulu▲
Mae,▲ brother Jack and sisters Vida, Mrs. Clarence
WARE,
Lorraine, Mrs. Wilfred
REINHART, Beatrice, Mrs. Russell
GIBBONS,
and Madeleine, Mrs. Ted
WILLIAMS. He is now reunited with his
loving wife
Mabel▲ and his grand_son Andy
UHRIG. He will also be
sadly missed by his morning coffee clutch. Born and raised in
Southampton, (Little Stratford), with the exception of his service
during World War 2, Bill spent his entire life in the town of
his birth. He spent 47 years in the furniture trade, working
at Fitton Parker Furniture, and retiring in 1983. After retirement,
Bill continued his artistic talents by building and selling handcrafted
pieces of furniture in his own woodworking shop, while mentoring
others interested in the trade. In later years, Bill became an
avid collector of bygone era memorabilia. Bill was a private
man, who loved a good joke, and who was intensely proud of his
family, and mesmerized by his great-grandchildren. Bill was a
member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 155, in Southampton,
for 62 years. Visitation from the Eagleson Funeral Home, Southampton,
on Wednesday April 2, 2008 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service
will be conducted in the Chapel of the Eagleson Funeral Home
on Thursday April 3, 2008 at 11 a.m. Private Interment at Southampton
Cemetery. Expressions of Remembrance to the Southampton United
Church or to Southampton Legion Branch 155. Southampton Legion
Branch 155 will hold a Memorial Service at the Funeral Home,
Wednesday evening at 7: 30 p.m. Condolences may be forwarded to
the family through www.eaglesonfuneralhome.com
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINHART o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-05-26 published
HUFF,
Olive
B. (née
REINHART)
Went to be with the Lord, on Friday May 23, 2008. Olive
HUFF
(née REINHART) of Southampton in her 92nd year. Wife of the late
Sam HUFF. Dear mother of Lois and her husband Dick
ARMSTRONG
of Venice, Florida and John (Jack) and his wife Colleen of Owen
Sound. Proud grandmother of Krista, Jeff, Penny, Jean, Wendy,
John and of her 9 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her parents
Jacob and Mary
REINHART and by her 2 brothers, Wilfred and Vern.
Visitation from the Eagleson Funeral Home, Southampton, on Monday
May 26, 2008 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Service to Celebrate
the Life of Olive
HUFF will be conducted in the Chapel of the
Funeral
Home on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Pastor Peter
STOPFORD will
officiate. Interment Southampton Cemetery. Expressions of Remembrance
to the Gideons or to the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation.
Condolences may be forwarded to the family through www.eaglesonfuneralhome.com
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINHART o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-07-21 published
BROWN,
Miriam
Katherine (née
REINHART)
Peacefully, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour on Friday,
July 18th, 2008, aged 93 years, at the Elgin Lodge Retirement
Home, Port Elgin. She was predeceased by her husband Clarke,
her sons, Rev. Douglas and Larry and by her parents, J. Wesley
and Ethel REINHART.
Miriam is survived by her beloved sister
Joyce STOW of Southampton and her grandchildren Margo
BROWN,
Jennifer NORDEEN,
Monique
MARTIN and Annelise
LOVELL. She will
be fondly remembered by her four great-grandchildren, step-son
Bryan JONES, nephew Rick
STOW, niece Nancy
STOW, great-nephew
Stefan POHL, two great-nieces, the staff and residents at Elgin
Lodge and by many cousins, neighbours, Friends, as well as her
special friend and caregiver, Valerie
FULHAM.
Miriam will be
remembered for her strong faith, zest for life, her terrific
sense of humour and her fondness for her dog, Gordie. A Celebration
of Miriam's Life will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday July 26th,
2008 in the Chapel of the Eagleson Funeral Home, Southampton,
with Reverend Allan
PERKS officiating. Private Interment of Ashes,
Southampton Cemetery. Expressions of Remembrance to the Gideon
Society or to the Charity of your Choice. Condolences may be
forwarded to the family through www.eaglesonfuneralhome.com.
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINHART o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-25 published
MacDONALD,
Donald
Amos
In his 86th year, surrounded by his family, went to join the
Lord on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008. Beloved husband to Geraldine
(née REINHART) for over 50 years. Loving father of Diane, Shirley
(Terry) DAVIS, Sandra
PETRIE, David (Brenda) and Gord. Cherished
grandfather of Jeremy, Brianna, Stacey, Joshua, Katherine, David,
Erica, Ashley, Trudy and Tyler and great-grandfather of Tristen.
Survived by his sister Doris
McCORMICK and his brother Jimmy
MacDONALD. He was born in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton Island on
October 29, 1922. He worked in the coal mines before coming to
Ontario. He is known for his love of music and his ability to
play the guitar and many other instruments. He will be sadly
missed by all who knew him. Visitors will be received at the
John T. Donohue Funeral Home, 362 Waterloo Street at King Street
on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 o'clock. Funeral Mass will be held
at Mary Immaculate Church, 1980 Trafalgar Street, on Wednesday
afternoon at 1 o'clock. Interment in Saint Peter's Cemetery. In
lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alheimer Society,
Childcan (for childhood cancer) or the charity of your choice.
Heartfelt thanks to the McCormick Home Outreach Program and to
all the nursing and support staff at Kensington Nursing Home.
Prayers Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINHART o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-01-03 published
Search for snowmobilers ends in tragedy
Bodies discovered under the ice as Lake Simcoe thaws with mild
weather and freezes again in cold snap
By Anthony
REINHART,
Page▼ A8
Virginia, Ontario -- At a time of year when it's too early to
trust the ice, Darlene
CAMERON took comfort when her husband,
Willie, pledged to stay off Lake Simcoe on New Year's Day.
He'd just taken delivery of a 2008 Ski-Doo on December 21, and
the 40-year-old father of two said he wasn't about to risk losing
it, or harming himself, for the sake of catching a few thrills
with his snowmobiling buddy, Steve
DOCHERTY, 43.
When neither man returned home Tuesday night, any such comfort
turned to fear. When their bodies were found under the lake ice
off Georgina Island late yesterday, the fear turned to grief.
The discovery of the bodies sent a chill through an already frigid
day of searching by York Region and Georgina Island police, firefighters,
the victims' families, Friends and area residents, fuelled by
the faint hope that somehow, some way, they would turn up alive
and unhurt.
"They're responsible sledders, they're not idiots," Ms.
CAMERON
told Friends inside the Virginia Beach Marina and Restaurant,
the unofficial community hub in the tiny settlement of Virginia,
a few hours before the bodies were found. "I just can't figure
out how two of them can disappear. Two of them."
But, when volunteer searchers on their own risky snowmobile foray
found a helmet atop the ice off the island's northeast shore
at 4: 45 p.m., police had their first firm clue that the men had
indeed ventured far out onto the lake, despite uncertain ice
conditions and whiteouts on Tuesday afternoon.
Police searchers descended from a helicopter shortly afterward
and found the first body, using poles, in three to four metres
of water. The second body was found at about 9 p.m.
It is believed the men fell into a patch of open water, and that
the water then froze over as the temperature plunged overnight.
The changeability of conditions in what is still early winter
only underscores the danger the men and their searchers faced
throughout the ordeal, despite their extensive snowmobiling experience
and familiarity with the area, said Sergeant John
LOUGHRY, who
conducted the search for York Regional Police.
"The ice is treacherous enough that at any given time somebody
could be going through," Sgt.
LOUGHRY said. "The lake is dangerous,
and it's going to stay dangerous."
Ms. CAMERON had not expected her husband to encounter danger
when he set off to meet Mr.
DOCHERTY on Tuesday at about 12: 30 p.m.
A few hours before the first body was found yesterday, she stood
shivering by the lakeshore and recounted his last words to her.
"Do you mind me going out for a boot with Steve?" Mr.
CAMERON
asked his wife. "We're not going on the lake; it's not safe and
you can't see a foot in front of you."
With that, the two men headed off, and were last seen travelling
north along Sunkist Road - toward the lake.
The search effort included two search-and-rescue helicopters,
one belonging to police and the other from Canadian Forces Base
Trenton; several propeller-powered air boats, some equipped with
heat-sensing infrared equipment; and a pair of police snowmobiles.
Dozens of area residents joined in on snowmobiles and all-terrain
vehicles to comb trails around the small settlement of Virginia,
where both men lived, and nearby Georgina Island, home to the
Chippewa First Nation, which sits in plain view about one kilometre
offshore.
There was precious little to see on New Year's Day when the men
headed off in whiteout conditions.
"It was horrible," said Felicia
SISI, a server at the Virginia
Beach Marina and Restaurant, on the waterfront where police placed
their command post.
"You couldn't even see the island."
Like many here, Ms.
SISI knew both men.
"They're my neighbours," she said. "One lives in front of me
and the other one lives behind me."
Mr. DOCHERTY's rock band performed regularly at community events,
and the CAMERONs came into the restaurant for breakfast most
Sundays.
People here are well accustomed to severe winters, and to keeping
close tabs on ice conditions, not only for recreational reasons
but for practical ones - an ice road is the only link between
Georgina Island and the mainland for much of the winter.
That road, however, follows a specific band of shallow water
that freezes earlier than deeper waters nearby, as evidenced
by the slushy ferry channel just west of it that remained in
use yesterday.
"This lake is ever-changing," Sgt.
LOUGHRY said.
When police put an airboat onto the ice just after midnight yesterday
morning, the infrared sensor quickly began to measure wild variations
in its thickness, "from open water to a foot thick," he said.
"Five miles straight out from here, you are on open water - or
you were this morning," the officer said, noting yesterday's
severe drop in temperature.
While Mr. CAMERON and Mr.
DOCHERTY were universally described
as responsible and experienced snowmobilers, police nonetheless
had to include the lake in their search, based on the men's departure
route from home.
"If you're last seen northbound on Sunkist Road, where do you
snowmobile from there?" Sgt.
LOUGHRY asked, before answering
his own question. "At some point, you're going to use the lake."
Police also combed hundreds of kilometres of trails that lead
from the nearby Pefferlaw River, a known destination for the
two men in the past.
Mr. CAMERON was carrying a cellphone, but hadn't answered any
calls since his wife began calling him about four hours after
he left home.
With an array of television cameras rolling, her voice broke
as she described what her husband and his friend were wearing,
in hopes the information might yield clues to their disappearance.
"If anybody has seen them, Steve has a Yamaha coat; it's blue
and white, it's brand new, he just bought it at the sled show
this year," she said.
"Willie has a brand new Ski-Doo coat; it's yellow and black,
mainly yellow with all the reflectors. It was brand new. I just
bought it for him for his birthday, at the sled show."
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINHART o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-01-19 published
Stray bullet ended father's dreams of building a new life for
his family
By Anthony
REINHART with a report from Cassandra
DRUDI,
Page▲▼
A1
In a neighbourhood nicknamed "airport" for all the Chinese newcomers
it attracts,
MAO
Hou
Chang had fast become a fixture on the sidewalks
of Gerrard Street East, building his new life one orange at a
time.
He could be found there most days, pointing customers to the
best fruit in his bins in front of the Fu Yao Supermarket, a
teeming hub for shoppers in Toronto's East Chinatown.
Thursday evening was no different, until just after dark. In
the place where he made his modest living, Mr.
MAO wound up dead
in a blast of gunfire meant for someone else. A stray bullet
hit him in the torso.
The death of 47-year-old Mr.
MAO, the second killing of an innocent
bystander in less than a week, sent a fresh wave of exasperation
across Toronto, whose stone-faced mayor, David Miller, visited
merchants before renewing his call for a federal handgun ban.
It also echoed the Boxing Day, 2005, death of Jane
CREBA, a 15-year-old
caught in a shootout as thousands of shoppers clogged downtown
Yonge Street.
Yesterday, as Mr.
MAO's killer remained unknown and police made
their presence felt on foot, in cruisers and on horseback, his
community stumbled back to work amid a swirl of bitter winds
and tough questions: Who did this? How could they? Why him?
"I think he had just come down in the front to take a look only"
when the shots rang out, said William
CHUI, who owns a bookshop
near the grocery store. "He was shot down without any purpose."
The purpose of Mr.
MAO's move to Canada two years ago was, by
all accounts, a familiar one: to build a better life for his
family. His 23-year-old son and 18-year-old daughter had joined
him in Toronto, while his wife stayed behind in Fuzhou, a city
of 2.6 million and capital of Fujian province on China's southeast
coast.
His many customers knew him simply as "Mr.
MAO," a quiet and
likeable man with a helpful streak running through his hard work
ethic.
"He's kind," said Trinh
HUYNH, a neighbourhood resident for whom
Mr. MAO would measure out lettuce into a plastic bag. "He's a
very hard worker, even cold time he'd work outside," she said.
"We're all upset," said Mr. B.
KONG, who owns a flower shop just
east of the grocery and sent a bouquet to the store just before
noon yesterday, when police gave it the go-ahead to reopen.
"It's never happened like this; this is a safe area," said Mr.
KONG,
who moved to Toronto from Hong Kong 15 years ago. "That kind
of people, they come from another area," he said, referring to
the gunmen.
Like many Toronto neighbourhoods, East Chinatown has evolved
markedly in the 30 years since Mr.
CHUI opened his bookstore,
but not in a way that would explain Thursday's brazen gunfight,
he said.
The Chinese population has shrunk to "two small clubs," mainly
new arrivals to Canada and elderly immigrants who find city living
convenient.
Gone, Mr. CHUI said, is the group in between, working families
who have fled to suburban Markham, Richmond Hill, Scarborough
and Newmarket.
As East Chinatown has shrunk, the residential streets around
it have become increasingly gentrified as young professionals
move in and start families.
At the same time, rough edges remain. Yesterday, in an alley
behind the supermarket, three young people ducked into a parking
garage to huddle around a lighter with pipes held to their mouths,
and the notorious Don Jail looms at Gerrard Street and Broadview
Avenue.
Last
October, a man who was arrested after Ms.
CREBA's
death was shot dead near the jail after visiting an inmate on
a Sunday afternoon.
Whatever the outcome of Thursday's violence, Mr.
MAO will be
missed by those who had come to know him.
Dale CHEUNG, who as president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce
spent much of his day trying to calm the frayed nerves of merchants,
spent time with him last week, and again on Thursday, just before
he was killed.
In the first instance, Mr.
CHEUNG enlisted Mr.
MAO's help in
hanging 40 red pennants from poles along Gerrard Street to mark
Chinese New Year on February 7.
"Because he's tall guy, he was good for helping me hang the banners,"
Mr. CHEUNG said, using the present tense to describe his deceased
friend, as the newly bereaved often do. "He said, 'Okay, no problem,'
" and spent two hours doing the work for no charge."
As evening fell on Thursday, Mr.
CHEUNG stopped off at the supermarket
to buy some fruit.
"He chose some oranges for me," he said. "He told me the oranges
are very good, very sweet."
With that, Mr.
CHEUNG walked down Gerrard Street to his office.
He didn't hear the shots.
"I didn't know until this morning," he said. "I'm not happy to
hear this news."
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINHART o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-03-06 published
An $8,000 bill to pay before he rests in peace
Neither landlady nor man's family can afford to send body home
By Anthony
REINHART,
Page▲ A1
Toronto -- After working each day to build houses he couldn't
afford, Alvaro Vargas
FONSECA would lay his body down in a small,
rented room in Toronto.
Today, Mr.
FONSECA's corpse lies at a west-end funeral home,
in a lonely state of limbo, where it will stay until someone
pays $8,000 to send it home to Costa Rica.
Mr. FONSECA, 38, was among the estimated 20,000 illegal immigrants
working in greater Toronto's construction industry when a heart
attack felled him on a Mississauga job site on February 25.
With no loved ones in Canada to claim him, it fell to his landlady,
Cristina CARBALLO, to have his body taken to a funeral home while
she conferred by telephone with his distraught relatives in the
Central American country.
Trouble is, neither Ms.
CARBALLO nor Mr.
FONSECA's family can
afford the $8,000 cost to send his remains home.
The situation is particularly distressing to Ms.
CARBALLO, who
now finds herself on a financial hook for a second time for trying
to do right by Mr.
FONSECA.
The first time was in July of 2006, when she borrowed $2,000
in cash and put up $6,000 against the value of her modest Toronto
home to bail Mr.
FONSECA out of immigration detention, where
he was awaiting deportation. She had never met him, but had learned
of his plight though her brother, an acquaintance.
Upon Mr. FONSECA's release, Ms.
CARBALLO rented him a room in
her basement for $400 a month, while he worked as a framer and
chipped away at the paperwork to obtain legal status.
Since Mr. FONSECA's death 10 days ago, she has asked Citizenship
and Immigration Canada to return the $2,000 in bail money so
that she can apply it to the cost of shipping his remains, but
was told she must first provide a death certificate - then wait,
possibly months - for her request to wind through the bureaucracy.
"I just want to help," said Ms.
CARBALLO, 45, who came legally
to Canada from El Salvador 20 years ago and now runs her own
beauty salon. A single mother of three, she sympathized with
Mr. FONSECA, who was sending money home to his three children.
His co-workers at a Brampton-based contracting firm have set
up a fund in hopes of covering the body transport costs, to which
Local 183 of the Labourers' International Union of North America
has made a "substantial donation," Michael
O'BRIEN, a union official,
said yesterday.
Roger NAIR, a customer and friend of Ms.
CARBALLO, has also come
to her aid. Mr.
NAIR, who runs a film production company and,
by coincidence, is working on a project about the hidden lives
of refugees in Toronto, has arranged for a lawyer to make inquiries
with the immigration department, free of charge, on her behalf.
A Citizenship and Immigration department spokesman, citing privacy
rules, declined to comment on Mr.
FONSECA's case.
Beyond the specifics of government policy, Mr.
NAIR finds sad
irony in what he sees as a lack of official concern for the fate
of the dead man's remains, or for Ms.
CARBALLO, whose only motive
was to help another human being.
"The Canadian government would have stepped up to the plate to
deport this guy in two seconds, and sent him back and paid for
his flight," Mr.
NAIR said. "Now the guy is dead, so what are
we doing? Are we just going to leave him to rot?"
Ms. CARBALLO, who could have walked away but chose not to, is
"actually getting penalized for helping someone."
As for Canada, Mr.
NAIR struggled with disquieting thoughts about
a country that so often fancies itself a paragon of decency in
a cold world.
"I take it that we have become so uncompassionate about people
around us," he said. "We don't see that everybody's got a life,
and they have a family, and we can't see beyond our noses.
"We're a well-to-do country. I don't think it's right."
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINHART o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-05-02 published
Stabbing ends 20 years of peace for Afghan couple
Police detail fatal attack at Brampton mall
By Anthony
REINHART and Timothy
APPLEBY and Susan
KRASHINSKY,
Page A1
Brampton, Ontario -- They called him Papa around the Planet Ford
dealership, although Rahim
SHAHGHASY was just 53.
The nickname just seemed to fit Mr.
SHAHGHASY, a car detailer
with a fatherly manner whose love of friendly chatter came a
close second to the fondness he held for his wife, Nazifa, and
their two grown children.
Yesterday, those children, along with Friends, relatives and
neighbours, struggled with a horror at odds with the peaceful
life the couple had led since leaving Afghanistan for Canada
two decades ago: their violent deaths outside a Brampton strip
mall at the hands of a seemingly crazed man they didn't know.
"This man was armed with two knives and the attack was completely
unprovoked," Inspector Norm
ENGLISH of the Peel homicide squad
told a packed media conference.
"The husband saw what was occurring and attempted to save his
wife, but was overpowered by the male."
The 28-year-old assailant remains under police guard in hospital
recovering from serious knife wounds he inflicted on himself
after the noon-hour attack on Wednesday outside the Red Maple
Plaza.
The incident was initially thought to be a marital dispute in
which a woman was killed along with a male passerby trying to
help her, but police amended their theory yesterday.
Insp. ENGLISH said Ms.
SHAHGHASY had just made a dental appointment
at the plaza and was walking to her car when she was accosted
by the knife-wielding man, who was "very well known" to police,
though a stranger to her.
Her husband, meanwhile, had made a quick trip into a small grocery
store in the plaza. When he came out, he saw his wife being attacked
and ran to her.
"Both victims suffered fatal stab wounds and died at the scene,"
Insp. ENGLISH said, adding that Mr.
SHAHGHASY first made his
way, bloodied, into another business in the plaza to ask a merchant
to call for help.
Police arrived to find the assailant stabbing himself in the
neck and used a taser to subdue him. His condition, described
as critical but stable yesterday, has prevented police from questioning
him and has delayed the laying of second-degree murder charges.
His name will be withheld until that happens, likely in the next
few days, the officer said.
The suspect, a Brampton resident, was out on bail on a charge
involving violence, which Insp.
ENGLISH would not disclose.
Autopsies will be conducted today and the funeral will be held
as soon as possible, in keeping with Islamic custom.
The circumstances of the triple stabbing, which pushed Peel's
homicide tally for the year to 11, are being examined by the
province's Special Investigations Unit, which probes all police-related
confrontations resulting in death or serious injury.
"The victims are wonderful people who were outstanding members
of our community," Insp.
ENGLISH said.
The impact on the community was evident in the parade of vehicles
that converged yesterday on Siesta Court, a quiet cul-de-sac
of 13-year-old homes where the
SHAHGHASYs bought a tidy, brick-clad
two-storey house for $415,000 in 2006.
Their home, about 10 kilometres from where they died, was often
the scene of happy gatherings, but yesterday, relatives and Friends
wept and embraced in the street, while news reporters and a few
neighbours looked on.
"The family is in a state of shock," said Shawn
JAMSI, whose
wife is Ms.
SHAHGHASY's sister. "My wife has been in the hospital,
back and forth" from the shock, he said.
Ms. SHAHGHASY ran a clothing store in Brampton, and "I'd always
see her dress up really professional with a briefcase or a purse,
and I always thought, 'wow,' said neighbour Christina
SASSO.
Yesterday morning, Ms.
SASSO watched as the couple's 19-year-old
daughter, Kubra, prepared the outside of the house for the onrush
of grieving kin.
"I just saw her sweeping the driveway, the dirt; I was just watching
her, just sweeping and sweeping," Ms.
SASSO said. "It looked
like she was in a daze, and it just brought tears."
Mr. SHAHGHASY had been slowly but steadily recovering from a
workplace accident about two years ago, neighbours said. He had
been using a walker to get around, but had recently moved up
to a cane.
"I said, 'I'm so happy to see you like that,' and he said, 'Yes,
I'm doing really good,' Gorretti
ANDRADE, who lives a few doors
away, recalled from an encounter three weeks ago.
The couple's positive outlook and good humour came up time and
again in interviews with those who knew them.
Giovanni ZAMBITO, who lives next door, recalled them as "probably
the nicest people I ever met, to tell you the truth."
Gurpreet VANDER, also a neighbour, broke into tears upon learning
what had happened. She said Mr.
SHAHGHASY often played with her
children and would stop on the way to get his mail and chat,
since they both spoke Urdu.
"No other families understand our language, and we don't understand
their language," Ms.
VANDER said. "So sometimes we would talk."
Mr. SHAHGHASY's penchant for talk was well known to several car
dealers in the Brampton Auto Mall along Bovaird Drive, where
he cleaned cars in preparation for delivery. He most recently
worked at Planet Ford, while the couple's 22-year-old son, Qaiss,
is a salesman at a nearby Mitsubishi dealership.
Between phone calls in the showroom yesterday, a young receptionist
at Planet Ford described the elder Mr.
SHAHGHASY as a wise man
who, despite being unable to work recently, would drop in to
share stories of his Afghan childhood or dispense fatherly advice.
"He would tell me stories about how he was raised back home,
and how he met his wife, and how he loved his wife," she said.
Yesterday, his co-workers found themselves in the same state
of sad confusion as the couple's relatives and neighbours.
"I couldn't believe it; it was devastating," Julee
FARIAS said
from behind her desk in the service department. "We did love
him."
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINHART o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-06-18 published
MORRIS,
The
Reverend
Doctor J.J. Harrold
Died suddenly on Saturday, June 14, 2008. Born in 1929 in Scotland
and raised in Alberta, he was ordained a minister of The Presbyterian
Church in Canada in 1957. He was called to congregations in British
Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario where he cared for
God's people with courageous pastoral heart. His ministry included
work on numerous church committees and in 1989 he served as Moderator
of the 115th General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church in Canada.
He was named Minister Emeritus, Glenview Presbyterian Church,
Toronto. A committed church leader, he worked faithfully for
denominational strength, ecumenical breadth and community integration.
His contribution extended to service organizations. He loved
to read, he loved to sing, he loved his family. Harrold was loved
by his wife
Jeanette
MacDONALD; daughters Mary
JESSE
(Howard)
and their children John and Christeen, The Reverend Jean
MORRIS
(Matthew VYSE,) Jo
MORRIS (Graham
PELAT) and their son Ian; step-daughters
Tracey METHVEN
(David
NEALE) and their son Timothy, Nicole
METHVEN
(Paul SMITH) and their children Cameron and Hannah. He is predeceased
by his wife
Morag
MacRAE, and his sisters Jessie
MacKAY,
Agnes
REINHART and Jean
WHITT.
Friends may call at the Trull "North
Toronto" Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 2704 Yonge Street (5 blocks
south of Lawrence), on Thursday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. A celebration
of Harrold's life and a Service of Witness to the Resurrection
will be held at Glenview Presbyterian Church, 1 Glenview Avenue,
Toronto, on Friday, June 20, 2008 at 2 p.m. Memorial gifts to
Glenview Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund or to Presbyterian
World Service and Development (www.presbyterian.ca/donate/pwsd)
are welcome.
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINHART o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-07-05 published
Three Friends who perished in watery crash were ‘full of life'
By Anthony
REINHART and Sarah
BOESVELD and Matthew
CAMPBELL,
Page A1
Minett, Ontario, Toronto -- Peninsula Road is worth taking slowly,
if only for the postcard-pretty views of the Joe River, as the
locals call it.
On Friday, where the road curves before crossing the river, cottage-bound
travellers slowed to take in a starkly different sight: 20 metres
of metal guardrail ripped from the ground, a pine tree shorn
at a point as high as a basketball hoop, and various bits of
the Audi S4 that literally flew through here and into the river
on Thursday evening, killing three young men inside.
A fourth occupant, a young woman, survived somehow.
Ontario
Provincial
Police identified the dead as Tyler
MULCAHY
and Cory MINTZ, both 20 and from Toronto, and Kourosh
TOTONCHIAN,
19, of North York.
The
Audi belonged to Mr.
MINTZ, but Mr.
MULCAHY was driving when
the car crashed into the lake.
Friends and family said Friday that the young men were “full
of life” and loved to have a good time up at the cottage while
on a break from their university studies.
Mr. TOTONCHIAN's father, Ali, said Friday that his son was “a
great boy” who was finishing his second year of business at the
University of British Columbia, and had dreams of becoming a
lawyer.
“He was a people person. He could always charm his way through
anything, ” Mr.
TOTONCHIAN said.
Ryan SILVERSTEIN, who had known Mr.
MINTZ for seven years, said
the young man was starting an acting career and was seeking an
agent. He had finished his first year at the University of Western
Ontario in London and was living in his mother's boyfriend's
cottage on Peninsula Road during the summer while running his
own boat-detailing business.
“He wasn't just a best friend, he was my brother, ” he said of
Mr. MINTZ. “He was a hipster guy, liked to party, wore tight
jeans, listened to cool music.&rdquo
A family member said the group was driving home from Cory
MINTZ's
cottage at the time of the accident.
Mr. MULCAHY attended Upper Canada College and had completed his
third year at the University of San Diego. Friend Andrew
REBURN
described him as “fun guy to be around. He had a great sense
of humour and always seemed to be happy.&rdquo
Nastasia ELZINGA, 19, of Toronto escaped the wreckage and was
taken to South Muskoka Memorial Hospital in Bracebridge, where
she was treated for minor injuries and released. Friends say
she attends McGill University in Montreal and is “athletic and
very bright.&rdquo
“I don't know how she walked away, ” Ontario Provincial Police
Constable Skeeter
KRUGER said of the 7 p.m. accident, “but she
said her Friends were still in the car” as the first of many
emergency workers arrived.
The car came to rest on the rocky river bottom with its passenger
side down and the badly damaged driver's side protruding less
than 30 centimetres from the water, Constable
KRUGER said.
Police, local volunteer firefighters and bystanders scrambled
down an embankment of granite boulders and waded into 1.5 metres
of water to retrieve the young men. They tried to resuscitate
them, but to no avail, Constable
KRUGER said.
The wrecked car, leaking fuel, was pulled from the river afterward.
On Friday, driver after driver pulled over, some with bouquets
and all with sober expressions, off the winding road, which has
a posted speed limit of 80 km/h.
Ontario Provincial Police traffic investigators were not ready
to discuss the speed of the Audi or who was driving, but it was
clear that the car left the road at substantial speed, given
the length of ripped-out guardrail, the tree broken four metres
above ground, the strewn debris and a set of curving skid marks
that indicated a failed attempt to cling to the yellow centre
line.
Herwig SCHROTH, 71, a resident of nearby Port Carling, said that
every summer he sees vacationers in high-performance cars, speeding.
Last year's example, which he witnessed near Bala, involved “two
cars racing at at least 150 km/h; one a Corvette, one a BMW.
They were just chasing each other, ” Mr.
SCHROTH said at the
roadside, where a pine scent wafted from the snapped tree.
“It's the kind of thing that happens every year, ” said Alf
MORTIMER,
84, a lifelong Muskokan who owns the marina in Port Sandfield,
a few kilometres south of the crash site. “But this is a bad
accident.&rdquo
Beyond the obvious loss to the young men's families and Friends,
Constable KRUGER said, the deaths unnerved colleagues. The Bracebridge
Ontario Provincial Police detachment has now seen six deaths
in four incidents in recent weeks -- three on the roads and one,
last weekend, on the water.
“Having to do [death] notifications is one of the worst jobs
we have to do, ” he said. “There isn't one person who goes home
at the end of the day and doesn't take a piece of this with them.&rdquo
Autopsies were scheduled for today; subsequent toxicology tests
will determine whether alcohol played a role.
In the meantime, Constable
KRUGER said, “there has to be higher
respect for our roads and our waterways across the province.
We continue to educate people about making good driving decisions,
and it would be great if some of those messages would get through
to people.&rdquo
R... Names RE... Names REI... Names Welcome Home
REINHART - All Categories in OGSPI
REI surnames continued to 08rei003.htm