COMACCHIO
COMEAU
COMERFORD
COMERY
COMFORT
COMPEAU
COMPLIN
COMPTON
COMRIE
COMACCHIO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-04-24 published
Doctor helped pioneer Canadian system of Well Baby Clinics
Graduating in 1938, she was expected to join a physician-driven
approach to infant health inspired by the example of the famous
Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe. Instead, she preferred adult patients
By Noreen SHANAHAN,
Special to The Globe and Mail, Page S8
Toronto -- Early on as a physician, Elspie
SHAVER found herself
untangling stethoscopes from the clutch of curious infants. Back
then, she wasn't given much choice in terms of where to practise.
She was a woman doctor. Ergo, she'd work with mothers and babies
- what could be more natural? So off she went to tend the growing
families that attended a Well Baby Clinic in an East Toronto
neighbourhood.
The history of Canada's Well Baby Clinics is often overlooked,
but the work of those who staffed these centres, particularly
a cadre of public health nurses (doctors worked there only one
afternoon a week) shows an extraordinary effort to stem alarming
rates of infant and child mortality. Most clinics were closed
by the 1960s but variations exist today, mostly in rural or remote
communities.
Seventy years ago, the clinics were frequented by poor women.
After the Second World War, many of Doctor
SHAVER's patients were
among the 48,000 war brides who immigrated to Canada. According
to Madeline
SMILLIE, a nurse who worked with her at a clinic
at Kew Gardens on Queen Street in Toronto, their facility experienced
an influx of pregnant women and their small children, sometimes
90 women and twice that many children in one afternoon.
Children were immunized against smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria,
measles, whooping cough, typhoid, tuberculosis, infantile paralysis
and cerebrospinal meningitis. The clinic was typically staffed
by four public health nurses who kept things going and handed
out information, plus a couple of volunteers who helped calm
anxious children. Doctor
SHAVER did examinations once a week. The
history of the clinics also includes plenty of mother-blaming.
In those days, the business of babies and health care was a scientific
matter, and professionals could be highly critical of what they
considered to be ignorant and neglectful parents, primarily mothers.
Historian Cynthia
COMACCHIO of Wilfrid Laurier University in
Waterloo, Ontario, studied Ontario's Well Baby Clinics and described
their philosophy. "This doctor-designed educational crusade called
for the creation of a new, improved, scientific mother, a thoroughly
modern mother befitting the new industrial order," she said.
"Modern motherhood was infused with the spirit of industry, with
its unrelenting demands for regularity, scheduling, systematization,
discipline, and productivity."
The birth of Canada's most famous little girls, the Dionne quintuplets,
probably added to the highly regimented, doctor-driven approach
to raising children. During their early years, the quints were
accommodated in a purpose-built hospital compound under the care
of Doctor Allan Roy Dafoe, who had delivered them.
To Ms. SMILLIE,
Doctor
SHAVER was a rare kind of doctor. What made
her unusual was not so much that she was a woman, but rather
that she spent time actually listening to the mothers as their
babies fidgeted on their laps. "The patient wasn't in and out
in 10 minutes, that's for sure. She got to know them better from
spending more time with them."
Dr. SHAVER was also atypical in another respect. Back then, no
doubt due to the sometimes patronizing attitudes of doctors in
these clinics, it was out of the ordinary for nurses and doctors
to get along well. But Doctor
SHAVER and Ms.
SMILLIE quickly became
Friends and remained so for the next 60 years.
Dr. SHAVER spent her early years in Brampton, Ontario where she
lived with her father, Lemen
HALNAN, and her mother, Elspie
HALNAN,
until the family moved to Stratford, Ontario, when she was 9.
She was a rough-and-tumble girl who preferred climbing trees
and skating on the Avon River to puttering in the kitchen or
playing with dolls. "She wasn't terrible domesticated," said
Ms. SMILLIE, although she did recall a story about her friend
shocking the community by winning a pie-baking contest in high
school.
Her schoolteacher father had great expectations for his only
child. He steered her toward a future as a physician from an
early age, insisting that she excel in math and sciences and
not fool around with her future. But his ambition for her didn't
always match her ambition for herself. It was a perplexing and
unusual contradiction. On one hand, he encouraged his daughter
to pursue non-traditional women's work, while on the other, he
gave her little freedom of choice and pressured her relentlessly
in the worst patriarchal manner.
In 1930, very much on schedule and with excellent grades, she
moved to the big city to begin pre-med studies at the University
of Toronto. But about a month later, purely by chance, her father
learned that she had gone behind his back and instead registered
in pre-law. In a rage, he caught a train and rushed to Toronto,
where he yanked her out of the program. He presented her with
two choices: Either go to medical school and become a doctor,
or return with him to Stratford and attend teacher's college.
"In the end, she went where she should have and she learned to
love it," said Ms.
SMILLIE. "So I don't know what she was thinking
when she thought of law. In my opinion, she was a much better
physician than she would have been a lawyer."
Dr. SHAVER graduated from medical school in 1938. In that year's
graduation ceremony, there were 110 men and eight women. In the
audience sat her deeply proud father. He died the following year.
By then, however, another man had entered her life. Some time
between the demands of studying and satisfying her father's dreams,
Dr. SHAVER found herself at a university dance in the arms of
Victor SHAVER, who at 6 foot 4, was a tall match for her own
5-foot-10 stature.
Romance bloomed and they were married in 1940, soon after the
outbreak of the Second World War. According to Ms.
SMILLIE,
Mr.
SHAVER
always believed it was his wife's careful attention to his heart
(he had been born with a cardiac defect) that he managed to live
so well. He became a high-school teacher and later a principal.
Dr. SHAVER interned at Saint_Joseph's Hospital in Toronto and spent
a year at Women's College Hospital before going to work at the
Well Baby Clinic. While doing her weekly clinic shifts, she also
began a 14-year career as an anesthetist at the Toronto East
General Hospital. Speculating about what it might have been like
for a woman doctor in those days, Prof.
COMACCHIO said the systemic
challenges would have been stupendous, particularly at the Well
Baby Clinic. On top of the animosity frequently experienced between
nurses and attending physicians, where the doctors tended to
demand subordination and obedience from both nurses and young
mothers, Doctor
SHAVER would have likely encountered another kind
of complication.
"Women doctors had to take particular care not to 'over-identify'
with women nurses," she wrote. "… Their gender made them 'inferior'
to their male colleagues, while their profession made them 'superior'
to the nurses… women doctors probably had to step very carefully
so as to keep the professional hierarchy intact while also avoiding
the nurses."
All the while, Doctor
SHAVER developed a private practice. As truth
would have it, Doctor
SHAVER preferred adults over children and
spent the rest of her 50-year career growing old alongside her
patients. "In those days, the general public was not too familiar
with female physicians. They weren't exactly rushing to them&hellip
It took a long time [for Doctor
SHAVER] to build up a practice."
Eventually, Doctor
SHAVER worked out of her central Toronto home.
In the late 1960s, Doctor
SHAVER and her husband bought a second
home in Brampton, where they spent weekends. In 1972, she turned
65 and spent the next 15 years working part time. But, said Ms.
SMILLIE,
she was never far from her doctor's bag - she left many a dinner
party to make a house call.
Her good friend, Paddy Silverthorne, met Doctor
SHAVER in 1983 at
the Brampton Business and Professional Women's Club, where both
women were members. Ms. Silverthorne was working for American
Motors, while Doctor
SHAVER was still working part time as a physician.
By then, she was in her early 70s and continued to maintain a
devoted core of patients.
"I valued Elspie's intellect and knowledge as far as medicine
was concerned," Ms. Silverthorne said. "I felt that she had forgotten
more than most of the medical profession had ever learned."
In 1995, Victor
SHAVER died 56 years after their first dance
together. They had no children, even though Doctor
SHAVER had worked
with hundreds of youngsters. "She was not gung ho on children,"
said Ms. SMILLIE.
What Doctor
SHAVER really enjoyed was the chance to whip her Friends
in a game of bridge or a round of golf, or to take long, slow
scenic drives to Niagara Falls or to Florida.
Elspie SHAVER was born Elspie Roberta
HALNAN on May 22, 1912,
in Brampton, Ontario She died of natural causes on February 18,
2008, at Woodhall Park Specialty Care in Brampton. She was 95.
She left no immediate survivors.
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COMEAU o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-03-01 published
WEBBER,
Lorraine
Marie (née
PINKERTON)
Peacefully at Hannah Walker Place in Owen Sound on Friday February 29,
2008. In her 84th year, Lorraine Marie (née
PINKERTON) the beloved
wife of the late W. Benson (Ben)
WEBBER.
Loving mother of Lynda
and her husband Jim
DANBY,
Joanne and her husband Jim
COMEAU,
Larry and his wife
Mary
Ellen,
Judy and her husband Barry
McBRIDE,
Janice and her husband Dean
McPHERSON,
Kathy and her husband
Rob HAWES and Steve and his wife
Jane.
Proud grandmother of sixteen
grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Dear sister of Vera
(Mrs. George
CHARTER.)
Predeceased by her sisters Emily (Mrs. Sig
ZIPPEL) and Betty (Mrs. Elmer
SHIER.)
She will be fondly remembered
by her nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Breckenridge-Ashcroft
Funeral Home on Monday evening from 7-9 p.m. A funeral service
will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m.
Rev. Margaret
GREENHOW officiating. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to the Ontario
Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Canadian Cancer Society or to
the Diabetic association would be appreciated by the family.
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COMEAU o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-07-24 published
SCHWARTZ,
Donald
James
(June 17, 1936-July 19, 2008)
Of Pope's Harbour, passed away in the Palliative Care Unit of
Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital. Donald was the eldest son of
Wesley and Emma
(FISK)
SCHWARTZ, born in Desboro, Ontario, and
brought up in Chesley, Ontario. He joined the Canadian Navy at
the age of 19 and became a Clearance Diver, attached to the Fleet
Diving Unit - Atlantic. After he left the Navy he owned and operated
his own construction company (Perfection Builders Ltd.) and later
joined the Canadian Corps of Commissioners where he spent most
of his time at the Halifax International Airport. After retirement,
he moved to Pope's Harbour on the Eastern Shore. Donald is survived
by his wife, Marilyn
(GILLETTE)
SCHWARTZ; his eldest son, Donald
(Donna), Oshawa, Ontario, and his youngest son, Erich (Karen),
Vancouver, British Columbia.; brother, Cecil
SCHWARTZ, London,
Ontario; granddaughters, Sonia
BERNARD, Campbellton, New Brunswick
Marina SCHWARTZ, Edmonton, Alberta.; Tarah
SCHWARTZ, Edmonton,
Alberta.; Leah
SCHWARTZ,
St.
Albert,
Alberta.; and great-grand_son,
Kristopher Arron
COMEAU,
Campbellton,
New
Brunswick. He was predeceased
by his parents; infant brother, John Wesley; and infant grand_son,
Kristophe. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Atlantic
Funeral Home, 771 Main Street, Dartmouth. Memorials to be made to
any charity of your choice. On-line condolences may be sent to:
www.atlanticfuneralhomes.com
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COMEAU o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-19 published
COMEAU,
Stella
Maria (née
KENNEDY)
At home, in the presence of her loving family, after a brief
illness, on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, Stella Maria
COMEAU (nee:
KENNEDY) in her 68th year. Left to mourn her are her two sons,
Robert (Silvana) and Larry (Beth); her grandchildren Kristine
and Meagan and her brother and sisters: Michael
KENNEDY
(Maureen,)
Maureen KENNEDY (late Kevin,) Peggy
DAVIS (late Jack,) Nancy
KEAN (Bob), Agnes
LAWRENCE (Jim), Debbie
BARTON (Mike), Sue
KENNEDY
and a large number of nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her
parents Rivlyn and Clara
KENNEDY of Bell Island, Newfoundland.
Visitors will be received in the O'Neil Funeral Home, 350 William
St. London, on Thursday, March 20, from 11: 30 a.m. until the
time of the Funeral Service which will be conducted in the Chapel
at 1: 30 p.m. Private interment.
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COMERFORD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-13 published
ASHTON,
Norma
Helen
Irene
(SHIPLEY)
At Huronview Home, Clinton on Saturday, May 10, 2008 Mrs. Norma
Helen Irene
(SHIPLEY)
ASHTON of Clinton in her 94th year. Beloved
wife of the late Clifford
ASHTON (1996.) Loving mother of Shirley
COMERFORD of Angus, Marilyn and Don
FORBES of R.R.#2 Clinton
and Keith and Cecelia
ASHTON of South Mountain. Also sadly missed
by 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Dear sister-in-law
of Hazel ADMANS of Tavistock, Velma
SMITH of Vanastra and Mildred
HANLEY of Clinton. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by son-in-law James
COMERFORD, two sisters Marion
TAILOR/TAYLOR and Gladys
FLEWITT, three brothers Reg, Cecil and Alvin
SHIPLEY. At
Norma's request cremation has taken place. A Memorial
Service will be held at the Falconer Funeral Homes Ltd. - Clinton
Chapel, 153 High Street, Clinton on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at
2: 00 p.m. with visitation commencing from 12 noon until time
of the Memorial Service. Interment Clinton Cemetery. Donation
to the Clinton Public Hospital Foundation would be appreciated
as expressions of sympathy.
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COMERY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-01-22 published
COMERY,
William
Frank, B.A., L.L.B., Q.C. (1930-2008)
It is with great sadness that we advise of Bill's sudden death
at his residence on Saturday, January 19, 2008. Those who mourn
his loss are his wife, Terry, his brother Tom (Elaine) and his
children, Susan (Chad), Frank (Susan) and John (Robin). His grandchildren
of whom he was so proud are: Francis, Teresa, Colette, Michaela,
Raven and Ireland. He often expressed his delight at the accomplishments
and abilities of his grandchildren. He will also be missed by
Friends too numerous to mention with the exception of two special
people, Sandra Valeriote and Carlo Adamo. Bill was predeceased
by his daughter Jeannine and travelling friend, Stan Price.
Bill and
Ed FLEURY were the founding partners of the law firm
Fleury, Comery LLP in Highland Creek in 1959. Bill retired
from the firm in 2005. He was highly respected in his profession
by his Friends, colleagues and the Courts. He was an honest advocate
and proud of his reputation.
There will be a Mass of Christian Burial in celebration of Bill's
life for the family that will be held at St. Aloysius R.C. Church,
11 Traynor Avenue, Kitchener on Friday, January 25, 2008 at 11 a.m.
with the Rev. Cornelius J.
O'MAHONEY as celebrant. Cremation
has taken place. There will be a gathering of family and Friends
to share memories at Scarboro Golf and Country Club at 321 Scarborough
Golf Club Road, Scarborough, on Sunday, February 17, 2008 from
2: 00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Condolences for the family and donations to Bill's favourite
charity: Scarborough Foreign Missions, may be arranged through
Erb and Good Family Funeral Home at 171 King Street South, Waterloo,
N2J 1P7 (www.erbgood.com), or directly to Scarborough Foreign
Missions at 2685 Kingston Road, Scarborough, M1M 1M4.
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COMFORT o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-24 published
COMFORT,
Evalyn
Winnifred (née
MAHLER)
Suddenly at her residence on Saturday, March 22, 2008 in her
87th year. Beloved wife of the late Colin
COMFORT. Dear mother
of Peter COMFORT and his wife
Barbara,
Thomas
COMFORT and his
wife Victoria, Gary
COMFORT, and Richard
COMFORT. Loving grandmother
of 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Dear sister of
Pat TAILOR/TAYLOR.
Predeceased by her son Michael
COMFORT. Friends may
call on Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at the James A. Harris Funeral
Home, 220 Saint_James St. at Richmond, where the funeral service
will be conducted on Wednesday, March 26 at 11: 00 a.m. Cremation
will be followed by interment at a later date. Memorial contributions
to the Canadian Cancer Society would be gratefully acknowledged.
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COMPEAU o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-04-04 published
FREEBORN,
Clara
Elizabeth "
Betty"
(JONES)
At Victoria Hospital, London on Wednesday, April 2, 2008. Clara
Elizabeth "Betty"
(JONES)
FREEBORN of London in her 87th year.
Dear mother of John
FREEBORN of London and Tom
FREEBORN and his
wife Darlene of Bowen Island, British Columbia. Predeceased by
her daughter Anne
ARNOT, her sisters Ethel
COMPEAU and Evelyn
SPEERS and her brother Harry
JONES.
Also loved by her grandchildren
David ARNOT and Dylan and Ariel
FREEBORN and her best friend
Betty "Towie"
UQUHART.
Cremation has taken place. Friends will
be received by the family one hour prior to a memorial service
being conducted in the chapel of the A. Millard George Funeral
Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London on Monday, April 7th at
1: 00 p.m. with interment following in Woodland Cemetery, London.
As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made to
the charity of your choice. On line condolences accepted at www.amgfh.com
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COMPLIN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-05-03 published
CHANCE,
David
Godwin, D.F.C., B.A.
Pilot, 424 Squardron - Halifax Bombers
On Wednesday, April, 30, 2008. Born in Ottawa in 1923 to Gladys
and Leslie
CHANCE,
David was educated at the Ottawa Normal Model
School and Lisgar Collegiate, where he was commanding officer
of The Lisgar Cadet Corps. Upon graduation in 1942, he joined
The Royal Canadian Air Force and earned his Pilot's Wings before
going overseas, where he completed a tour of operations in 1945.
Returning to Canada, he was enrolled in Queen's University, graduating
in Arts '49. In 1950, he married Nancy
COMPLIN.
They have three
children: Christopher (Kathleen,) Jennifer (Robert
LAITY) and
Judith (Paul
MASON) as well as four grand_sons, Robert and Michael
LAITY and John and Benjamin
MASON. He is also survived by his
twin brother John and their older brother Peter. David retired
from his position as Secretary to The International Joint Commission
in 1988. He was a keen cross-country skier and golfer and devoted
much time to various volunteer works at St. Columba Church, The
Victorian Order of Nurses, Scouts of Canada and The Hospice at
May Court. He was a devoted and much loved husband and father,
a kind and gentle man. The family would like to express sincere
gratitude to Dr. David
DAVIDSON of The Family Medicine Centre,
Dr. Luc BEAUCHESNE of the Heart Institute and the staff at the
Montfort Hospital for their compassionate care. In lieu of flowers,
a donation to The Hospice at May Court or a charity of choice
would be appreciated. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Bartholomew's
Anglican Church, 125 MacKay Street, Ottawa on Tuesday, May 6
at 11: 00 a.m. Condolences/ donations at: mcgarryfamily.ca (613) 233-1143.
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COMPTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-03 published
STIER,
Robert "
Bob"
Peacefully at Parkwood Hospital in his 86th year. Robert (Bob)
STIER. Dear husband of Betty for 63 years. Loving father of Patricia
GREENLAW of London and Ronald
STIER of New Zealand. The best
Grandpa to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Brother
of Sylvia COMPTON.
Bob was a World War 2 veteran. He enlisted
in the army in 1942 with the Royal Regiment and was transferred
to Queens Own Rifles. He served in the United Kingdom Central
Mediterranean in the Italian Campaign 1943 to 1945 and Continental
Europe. Bob retired from the Toronto Transit Commission after
28 years of service. Cremation has taken place. Private family
service will be held. Expressions of sympathy and donation (Parkwood
Hospital Foundation, Veterans services) would be appreciated
and may be made through London Cremation Services (519) 672-0459
or online at www.londoncremation.com. The family extends a special
thank you to all doctors and staff at 5B for their compassionate
care.
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COMPTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-22 published
GORRIE,
Wayne▼
Allen▼
With great sadness we announce the sudden passing of Wayne on
the nineteenth of May 2008. The adored and cherished husband
of Sue and dear and much loved father of Jason. Remembered with
love by step-mother Shirley of Sarnia, Aunts Vey
NESDALE
(Frank▼)
of Mississauga, Grace
COMPTON of Truro and many cousins in Ontario,
British Columbia and Nova Scotia. Most loved brother-in-law to
Annette WALKER
(Geoff.▼)
Adored▼ uncle to Mark
WALKER (Sally) and
Godfather▼ to Paul
WALKER
(Anya▼) and Sue's family in England.
Predeceased▼ by his mother Doris (née
RUDD) 1967, father Donald
(1995) and sister Carolyn (1967). Wayne was raised in Sarnia
and attended the University of Western Ontario's Richard Ivey
School of Business graduating in 1970. He enjoyed a successful
career in the footwear industry. The "Shoeman" will be sorely
missed by Friends, colleagues and business associates in Canada
and abroad. Wayne lived life to the fullest. His passion for
family, nature, and hockey complemented a successful career,
yet he always had time for those less fortunate. Wayne enriched
all of our lives with his intelligence, wit and guidance and
touched all with the warmth of his smile and his caring personality.
Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Butler Chapel, 4933 Dundas
Street West, Etobicoke (between Islington and Kipling) on Sunday,
May 25 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Mass will be celebrated on Monday,
May 26 at 11 a.m. from Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 3055 Bloor
Street West (west of Royal York Rd.). Interment at a later date.
A lunch reception will follow at 1: 30 p.m. at Lambton Golf and
Country Club, 100 Scarlett Rd., Toronto. For those who wish,
donations may be made to the Tim Horton Children's Foundation.
Condolences to the family may be made at www.turnerporter.ca.
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COMPTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-05-22 published
GORRIE,
Wayne▲
Allen▲
With great sadness we announce the sudden passing of Wayne on
the nineteenth of May 2008. The adored and cherished husband
of Sue and dear and much loved father of Jason. Remembered with
love by step-mother Shirley of Sarnia, Aunts Vey
NESDALE
(Frank▲)
of Mississauga, Grace
COMPTON of Truro and many cousins in Ontario,
British Columbia and Nova Scotia. Most loved brother-in-law to
Annette WALKER
(Geoff.▲)
Adored▲ uncle to Mark
WALKER (Sally) and
Godfather▲ to Paul
WALKER
(Anya▲) and Sue's family in England.
Predeceased▲ by his mother Doris (née
RUDD) 1967, father Donald
(1995) and sister Carolyn (1967). Wayne was raised in Sarnia
and attended the University of Western Ontario's Richard Ivey
School of Business graduating in 1970. He enjoyed a successful
career in the footwear industry. The 'Shoeman' will be sorely
missed by Friends, colleagues and business associates in Canada
and abroad. Wayne lived life to the fullest. His passion for
family, nature, and hockey complemented a successful career,
yet he always had time for those less fortunate. Wayne enriched
all of our lives with his intelligence, wit and guidance and
touched all with the warmth of his smile and his caring personality.
Just watching the way you live your life has deeply affected
the way we try to live ours. There are so many things we have
learned from you and so much about you we love and admire. Not
only have you been a caring person but also a wonderful teacher
who has taught us some of life's most important lessons through
the beautiful example you give. You will live in our hearts forever.
The family is grateful to Sue's Air Canada family who has been
tremendously supportive. Friends may call at the Turner and Porter
Butler Chapel, 4933 Dundas Street West, Etobicoke (between Islington
and Kipling) on Sunday, May 25th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Mass will
be celebrated on Monday, May 26, 2008 at 11 a.m. from Our Lady
of Sorrows Church, 3055 Bloor Street West (west of Royal York
Rd.). Interment at a later date. A lunch reception will follow
at 1: 30 p.m. at Lambton Golf and Country Club, 100 Scarlett Rd.,
Toronto. For those who wish, donations may be made to the Tim
Horton Children's Foundation. Condolences to the family may be
made at www.turnerporter.ca
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COMPTON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-07-23 published
COMPTON,
Lawrence
Wayne (1929-2008)
Peacefully, surrounded by family, on July 19, 2008, after a courageous
battle with cancer. Wayne, loving father of Brad (Pam), Barry
(Leslie) and the late Monte (2004). Predeceased by his wife Mildred
(1989). He leaves Dy Gee, his constant companion and cherished
partner of 30 years, her loving and devoted children Larry (Carol),
and Sherry (Harry), and their family and Friends, all who cared
deeply for Wayne. He was a good Grandpa to Katie, Julia, Vanessa,
Samantha and Scott. They will always remember his extraordinary
generosity and his kind and supportive nature. Born in Moose
Jaw, Saskatchewan. Predeceased by parents Monte and Mildred,
brothers Lloyd and Cliff. He leaves his siblings Ruth, Vivian,
Ellis, Ken, Gail, Patricia, Doug, and Dale. A Service of Remembrance
will be held on Monday, July 28, 2008 at Trinity Anglican Church,
26 Stavebank Rd., Mississauga, at 1 p.m., followed by a Reception
at the Port Credit Legion (upstairs), 35 Front St. N., Mississauga.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society
or Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family.
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COMRIE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-31 published
COMRIE,
Robert
Rankin (né
SCOTT)
Of Saint Thomas passed away on Saturday, March 29th, 2008, at the
Saint Thomas-Elgin General Hospital, in his 82nd year. Beloved
husband of the late Pauline
COMRIE (1984) and dear father of
Georgina GIBSON of Alberta, Elaine
COMRIE of Saint Thomas, and
Elizabeth COMRIE of Edmonton. Dear brother of Georgina
BECHARD
and the late Ruby
COMRIE and Lorna
PEEG.
Sadly missed by 3 grandchildren,
Jennifer, Shawn and Krystal. Also survived by a number of nieces
and nephews. Robert was born in London on June 25th, 1926 the
son of the late Robert and Margaret
(STEWARD/STEWART/STUART)
SCOTT. He retired
in 1965 from the Canadian Armed Forces (Stationed in Halifax),
where he served from 1943-1965. Robert worked for a number of
years with the Gould Manufacturing Co., and Corp. of Commissionaires
at Westminster Hospital. He was a member of the Royal Canadian
Legion Branch #41 Saint Thomas. Resting at Williams Funeral Home,
45 Elgin Street, Saint Thomas, where funeral service will take place
on Tuesday, at 11: 00 a.m. Cremation to follow with interment
of ashes in Holy Angels' Cemetery. Visitation on Tuesday from
10-11 a.m. Remembrances may be made to the charity of choice.
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BROWN,
George
William "
Bill"
On Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at Longworth Care, London, George William
"Bill" BROWN passed away in his 97th year. Predeceased by his
wife Elinor
BROWN (2006.) Dear father of Carolyn and her husband
Don WEBSTER of Pickering. Proud grandfather of Shari and her
husband Zaka
KHOGYANI of Phoneix, Arizona and Blake
WEBSTER of
Toronto. Great-grandfather of Adam and Zane. Dear brother-in-law
of Ruth McCLAFFERTY of London and Ken
KERR of Courteney, British
Columbia.
Predeceased by sisters Marjorie
BRUCE and Della
JONES
and brother Murray
BROWN.
Bill for many years was a teacher in
Galt, Sarnia and Ottawa. He was an avid gardener, model train
and genealogy enthusiast. The family wishes to extend a thank
you to the staff at Longworth Care for their understanding and
care. A special thank you is extended to Peter
COMRIE and his
staff of Helping Hands for the help and companionship provided
to Bill over the last several years. Cremation has taken place.
A private interment will be held at a later date. If desired,
memorial donations may be made to a charity of your choice.
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COOK,
Marjorie
Lucille (née
SCHNIEDER/SNIDER/SNYDER) (1930-2008)
Marjorie passed away surrounded by her family at Southlake Regional
Health Centre, Newmarket on April 26, 2008. Survived by her loving
companion Don
NEWTON. Cherished mother of Janine
McQUEEN
(Norman,)
Trevor COOK, Lynn
COOK (Ken
COMRIE), Kathi
HALL (David), Karen
SALCEDO (Alfredo), Donna
WITLOX (née
NEWTON) (Herman), Al
NEWTON
(Lori). Sadly missed by her 14 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Life to be held at
Cardinal Golf Club, 2740 Hwy. 9, Kettleby, Ontario (Hwy. 9, east
of 400), from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, May 25, 2008. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to the Salvation Army and Southlake Regional
Health Centre. The family would like to thank the doctors and
nurses and support workers that have provided Marjorie with wonderful
care over the past years.
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