GETLIFFE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-06-16 published
GETLIFFE,
Ray
At home, on June 15, 2008, Ray
GETLIFFE in his 95th year. Beloved
husband of Lorna (née
HAY) for 74 years. Much loved father of
John GETLIFFE and his wife Mary Catherine, Lorna Rae "Dee"
YURCHUK
and her husband Mike. Cherished grandchildren are Nancy-Dee
YURCHUK,
Kathryn GETLIFFE, Jane
HILL (Mark), Tom
GETLIFFE (Heather), Jim
YURCHUK (Caroline), Hugh
GETLIFFE (Tara) and Kate
GETLIFFE. Dearly
loved Pop of Alex, Erica, Rachel, Rebecca, Kent, Margaret, Emmie
Rae, Evan, Amanda and Morgan. Predeceased by his sister Winnifred
FREEMAN (2006) and his daughter-in-law Isabel
GETLIFFE (1992.)
Survived by several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held
on Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the Westview Funeral
Chapel, 709 Wonderland Road North, where the memorial service
will be conducted on Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 3: 00 p.m. Cremation,
Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Those wishing to make a donation in
memory of Ray are asked to consider the C.N.I.B. or the charity
of your choice. Online condolences at condolences@westviewfuneralchapel.com
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GETLIFFE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-06-20 published
Hard-hitting winger was first to add Rocket to Richard
By James CHRISTIE,
Page S8
With one perceptive comment, Ray
GETLIFFE coined one of the most
recognizable handles in the cultures of Quebec and Canada.
A left-winger for the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens during
the 1930s and 1940s who combined scoring ability with tough physical
play, Mr. GETLIFFE was at practice one day in 1942 when a breeze
was stirred in the Montreal Forum by a youngster streaking down
the ice, his eyes burning like anthracite coals under a shock
of black hair.
"I was sitting on the bench with Murph Chamberlain and Phil Watson,"
Mr. GETLIFFE recounted to the Hockey Hall of Fame's Stanley Cup
Journal. "Elmer Lach was on the ice with Maurice Richard and
fed him a lovely pass.
"Richard got the puck and took off. I leaned over to Murph and
said, 'Wow, Richard took off like a rocket!' "
A Montreal Gazette sports writer named Dink Carroll was nearby
and overheard the description. Within days, the identity Maurice
(Rocket) Richard was set in stone. The Rocket became an icon
in the game, in popular culture and
in Quebec nationalism.
Mr. GETLIFFE became a thumping journeyman. Physically imposing
in his day at 5-foot-11 and 190 pounds, the hard-hitting winger
crunched National Hockey League opponents into the boards on
the way to winning two Stanley Cup championships. Mr.
GETLIFFE
played a total of 10 seasons with the Bruins and Canadiens.
While the Rocket's scoring feats are a famous chapter in National
Hockey
League history, Mr.
GETLIFFE's sniping abilities were
respectable in their own right whenever he got the chance to
play with Mr. Lach, his favourite linemate.
On February 6, 1943, Mr.
GETLIFFE brought the Montreal Forum
fans out of their seats with delight when he scored five goals
against the arch-enemy Boston Bruins.
Montreal forward Hector (Toe) Blake had fallen ill and wasn't
at his usual post on the line with Mr. Lach and Mr. Richard.
Mr. GETLIFFE, usually on the second or third unit, got moved
up to the top scoring line by coach Dick Irvin Sr. He benefited
from Mr. Lach's nimble playmaking while the Boston defence was
paying close attention to Mr. Richard. He ended the night with
six points. That season was his most prolific in the National
Hockey League, with 28 goals and 53 points in just 44 games.
"He felt he could score 40 goals with a broom if he was playing
with Elmer Lach," his son, John
GETLIFFE, told The Canadian Press.
The next night, the teams renewed hostilities at the Boston Garden,
where fans had long memories and a grudge against a former Bruin
who was now wearing Montreal's colours.
"While they were waiting for the anthem, everybody had quieted
down and some leather lung in the top row yelled, 'GETLIFFE,
you can score five more tonight and you'll still be a bum,' "
Mr. GETLIFFE recalled.
A native of Galt, Ontario, he played from the 1935-36 season
until 1944-45, retiring at 31 after refusing a trade to the Detroit
Red Wings.
He had 136 goals and 250 points in 393 games and won a Stanley
Cup with the Bruins in 1939 and again as a Canadien in 1944.
After retiring from the National Hockey League, Mr.
GETLIFFE
refereed hockey and lacrosse and enjoyed a long, successful business
career. He also found time to hone his considerable golf skills
on the courses of Southwestern Ontario, even playing in the Canadian
Open as an amateur. He played the game into his 93rd year, even
as his eyesight faded.
In the National Hockey League lockout year of 2005, London, the
city that he called home, decided to celebrate its connection
to the Stanley Cup through Mr.
GETLIFFE.
The city perched the
illustrious senior on an antique fire truck along with the huge
silver cup for a ride of honour through town.
At 94, Mr.
GETLIFFE was the second-oldest living alumnus of the
National Hockey League, about four months the junior of ex-New
York Ranger and Chicago Blackhawk Clint Smith.
Ray GETLIFFE was born April 3, 1914, in Galt (now Cambridge,)
Ontario. He died June 15, 2008, in London, Ontario He was 94.
He is survived by Lorna, his wife of 74 years, son John
GETLIFFE
and daughter Lorna Rae
YURCHUK. He also leaves seven grandchildren
and 10 great-grandchildren.
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GETSON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-04-04 published
MacMILLAN,
Ruby
Blanche
(GETSON)
Peacefully on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at Longworth Long Term
Care, Ruby Blanche
(GETSON)
MacMILLAN in her 98th year. Beloved
wife of the late Joseph Thomas
MacMILLAN (1989.) Dear mother
of Wilma KEELER and her husband Ross of London, Donald
MacMILLAN
of Wiarton, Eileen
EBIN of Florida, Rick
MacMILLAN and his wife
Bev of London, Robert
MacMILLAN and Louis
QUENNELLE of Nova Scotia.
Much loved grandmother of 10 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren
and her extended families of 6 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by sons-in-law
James CROWE and William
ZIMMIE, her grand_son Rick
COLLINS, her
great-granddaughter Holly
COLLINS and by her 11 siblings. Ruby
was the 10th and last surviving member of her family. Friends
will be received by the family on Wednesday, April 9th from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. at the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street
South, London. The celebration of Ruby's life will be conducted
in the chapel on Thursday, April 10th, 2008 at 11: 00 a.m. with
Reverend
Doctor
Arthur G.
HILEY officiating. Interment in Woodland
Cemetery, London. As an expression of sympathy, donations may
be made to Alzheimer Society, 555 Southdale Road East, Suite 100,
London, N6E 1A2, as well as to the Byron United Covenant Church,
420 Boler Road, London, N6K 2K5. Online condolences accepted
at www.amgfh.com Ultimately what defined Ruby was her compassion
and commited love for her family. They were blessed beyond measure
to have had her for a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother
and friend. Ruby's family wish to extend a special thank you
to the "Yellow Rose" staff at Longworth Long Term Care, her home
for the past 6 years, for the exceptional care she received and
the sense of love of an extended family.
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GETTLER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-28 published
HEYKOOP,
Jentje "
Jennie"
(KUIPER)
Peacefully at Clinton Public Hospital surrounded by her family
on Monday, May 26, 2008 Mrs. Jentje "Jennie"
(KUIPER)
HEYKOOP
of Goderich in her 72nd year. Beloved wife of the late Nicolaas
HEYKOOP (1995.) Loving mother and mother-in-law of Mary-Ann and
John NEUTEL of Brucefield; Nick and Wilma
HEYKOOP of Goderich
Shirley and Jake
RYLAARSDAM of Clinton; Irene and Steve
GETTLER
of Fullarton; Nancy and Peter
BEYERSBERGEN of Lucknow; Linda
and Steven
WOLFE of Monkton and Mike and Theresa
HEYKOOP of Holmesville.
Loved and sadly missed by 26 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
Dear sister and sister-in-law of Gerrie and John
BOS of Blyth
Piet and Anne
KUIPER of Stratford; Margaret
KUIPER of Clinton
and Theresa
BAKKER of Fenwick. Also survived by many nieces and
nephews. Predeceased by one granddaughter Laura
NEUTEL and by
2 brothers Cornelis "Case"
KUIPER and Henk
KUIPER.
Friends will
be received at the Falconer Funeral Homes Ltd - Bluewater Chapel,
201 Suncoast Drive E., Goderich on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Funeral Service will be held at the Trinity Christian Reformed
Church, 321 Suncoast Drive E., Goderich on Friday, May 30, 2008
at 11: 00 a.m. Interment Clinton Cemetery. Donations to the Canadian
Cancer Society or to the Clinton Public Hospital Foundation would
be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
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GETTY o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-10 published
REAUME,
Muriel (née
MURPHY)
96 years, of Jeannette's Creek, passed away at Copper Terrace,
Chatham on Friday, March 7, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Wilfred
REAUME (1988.) Loving mother of Irvin and Dola
REAUME of Jeannette's
Creek, Claudia and James
LAEVENS of Pain Court, Ann and Larry
STEWARD/STEWART/STUART of London, Elizabeth (Libby) and Luc
GAGNIER of Jeannette's
Creek. Dearest grandmother of 6 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren,
and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Predeceased by granddaughter
Johnna in 1992. Predeceased by parents James and Theresa
(TAGGART)
MURPHY. Dear sister of the late Theresa (1996) and late husband
Maurice LOUCKS (1997,) the late Gertrude (1990) and late husband
Virgil GETTY, the late James (Bud)
MURPHY (1989) and surviving
wife Margaret of Tilbury. Dearly missed by many nieces and nephews.
Visitation at Reaume Funeral Home, 6 Canal St. W., Tilbury from
2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. Tilbury Lioness Club service 7: 30 p.m.
Tuesday. Parish prayers 8 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral service from
the funeral home Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 10: 30 a.m., then
to Saint Peter's Church, R.R.#2, Tilbury for Funeral Mass at 11: 00 a.m.
Interment at Saint Peter's Cemetery. Memorial donations to Victorian
Order of Nurses or charity of choice appreciated.
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