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KOEHLER o@ca.on.grey_county.hanover.the_post 2008-01-25 published
SEIP,
Eldon “Sonny&rdquo
Eldon “Sonny”
SEIP, of Hanover, passed away at Hanover and District
Hospital on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. He was 68. Born in Walkerton,
Sonny was a member of the Men’s Group and
an Elder of First St.
Matthew’s Lutheran Church.
Survived by his wife
Lois (née
TACKABERRY)
SEIP, children Susan
(Wayne) PETCHEY of Niagara Falls, Bradley
SEIP
(Laura) of Brockville,
David (Beverley)
SEIP of Dryden and Corinna
IRVING
(George
GUSE)
of London, grandchildren Jessica, B.J., Miranda, Ben, Steven,
Neal, Carissa, Mac, Mary and Sherice, great-grandchildren Adam,
Holley, Hope and Carter.
Also survived by his mother Madeline (née
FRENCH)
SEIP, brother
Dale (Ramona
ROSE)
SEIP of Prince George, British Columbia, sisters
Yvonne FOUNTAIN of Paris and Nancy (Brian)
HEINMILLER of Norval
and several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his father Roy.
Visitation will be held at Mighton Funeral Home, Hanover on Friday
from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 pm.
A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2008
at 11: 00 a.m. at First St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Hanover.
Rev. Mark KOEHLER officiating. Interment in Hanover Cemetery.
Memorial donations to First St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Hanover
or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated as expressions
of sympathy.
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KOEHLER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-02-16 published
MOORE,
Kenneth
Andrew
Davis
At his residence at R.R.#2, Seaforth (Harpurhey) on Wednesday,
February 13, 2008, Kenneth Andrew Davis
MOORE, in his 75th year.
Dearly loved husband of Lois
(JONES)
MOORE. Cherished father
of Brian (Lyn) of London, Barry (Laura) of Calgary and Darlene
(Phil) Menary of Milverton. Loving grandfather of twelve: Michael,
Caroline, Julie, Lydia, Paige, Celine, Jack, Grace, Riley, Alex,
Jarrett and Evelyn. Fondly remembered by his sister Margaret
BEUERMANN of Seaforth. Also loved by several nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by and infant son, a granddaughter Camille, his parents
Andrew and Fannie
(MacKENZIE)
MOORE, a sister Betty (Elmer)
KOEHLER,
Lois' parents Morgan and Jessie
JONES and a brother-in-law Bob
BEUERMANN.
Family will receive Friends at the Whitney-Ribey Funeral
Home, 87 Goderich Street West, Seaforth on Monday from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. and
on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service
will be held on Wednesday, February 20 at Egmondville United
Church at 11: 00 a.m. Pastor Stephen
HILDEBRAND will officiate.
Interment Egmondville Cemetery. Memorial donations to Canadian
Cancer Society or Egmondville United Church appreciated. Condolences
at www.whitneyribeyfuneral.com
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KOEHLER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-31 published
GABRIS,
Kim
W.
Suddenly in Woodstock on Friday March 28, 2008. Kim W.
GABRIS
of Frances Street, Woodstock in his 53rd year. Beloved
son of Ben
GABRIS and his wife
Donna of Woodstock and the late Donna
GABRIS
(née KOEHLER) (2000.) Dear father of Jeff (Amy)
GABRIS and their
children Taylor and Noah
GABRIS, and Brad
GABRIS, all of Belleville,
Brandon, Kayla and Danielle
GABRIS of Oshawa. Dear brother of
Kevin GABRIS of Woodstock and step-brother of Jim and Ken
SMITH
and Sue TAILOR/TAYLOR all of Woodstock, and Kevin
SMITH of Timmins and
their families. Predeceased by brothers Richard (Rick) and Scott
GABRIS.
Friends may call at the Longworth Funeral Home, 845 Devonshire
Ave., Woodstock (519-539-0004) on Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where
the complete funeral service will be held in the chapel on Wednesday
at 11: 00 a.m. Cremation to follow. Contributions to the Heart
and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Online condolences
at www.longworthfuneralhome.com
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KOEHLER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-28 published
WHITE/WHYTE,
Karen
Lillian
Suddenly at home on May 25, 2008, Mrs. Karen Lillian
WHITE/WHYTE, of
London in her 72nd year. Beloved wife of the late Thomas
WHITE/WHYTE
(1987.) Loving mother of Patricia
PRYDE of London and Jill and
Neil TRINEER of Whitby. Dear grandmother of Christen and Leah.
She will be sadly missed by her sister Latisha
ROBERTS and brothers
Peter and Paul
KOEHLER. A Service of remembrance will be held
in the Needham Funeral Chapel (520 Dundas Street, London) on Friday,
May 30, 2008 at 1 p.m. with visitation one hour prior to the
service. In lieu of flowers donation to the Canadian Cancer Society
would be appreciated. She will be fondly remembered for her love
of art, travel and family.
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KOEKEBAKKER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-03 published
MacKINNON,
Newton
Halbert "
MAC"
Peacefully, at Woodstock General Hospital on Friday, May 2, 2008,
Newton
Halbert "
MAC"
MacKINNON of Woodstock, in his 88th year.
Beloved husband of Betty (née
McMILLAN) for over 63 years. son
of the late Newton and Pearl
MacKINNON. Dear father of David
MacKINNON and Carol
LAMPMAN (the late Paul.) Loving grandfather
of Andrew and Kristi
LAMPMAN,
Jennifer
KOEKEBAKKER, and the late
Christopher
LAMPMAN.
Brother-in-law of Jean
MacKINNON. Also predeceased
by his brother Donald "Bud"
MacKINNON.
MAC was a long-time employee
of Baird Machines and was a great local sports fan and supporter.
Friends will be received at the Smith-LeRoy Funeral Home, 69 Wellington
Street North, Woodstock on Monday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.. Funeral
Service in the chapel on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 1: 00 p.m. with
Rev. Carmen
HOLBROUGH officiating. Private interment later at
Oxford Memorial Park Cemetery. If desired, memorial donations
to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Canadian Diabetes Association
would be appreciated. Smith-LeRoy, 519-537-3611. Personal condolences
may be sent at www.smithleroy.com
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KOEKKOEK o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-04-05 published
DICKERT,
Ida
Caroline
(MEIER)
Peacefully at Queensway Nursing Home, Hensall, Ida Caroline
(MEIER)
DICKERT of Hensall, formerly of Kippen, passed away on Friday,
April 4, 2008 in her 97th year. Beloved wife of the late Norman Wm.
DICKERT (1971.) Dear mother of Merle and the late Ken
McLELLAN
(1994.) Loving grandmother of Jill and Brian
KIPFER/KUEPFER and Robyn
and Dan KOEKKOEK and great-grandmother of Maegan
KIPFER/KUEPFER,
Scott
KIPFER/KUEPFER,
Stephanie
KOEKKOEK and Rachel
KOEKKOEK. Sadly missed
by her nieces and nephews. Predeceased by 2 brothers Harry and
Allan and 2 sisters Via and Ruth. Visitation in the Hensall Visitation
Chapel, 79 King St. on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where the funeral
service will be conducted on Monday, April 7, 2008 at 11 a.m.
Rev. Marybeth
WILSON officiating. Interment Hensall Union Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia Association
or the Heart and Stroke Foundation. J.M. McBeath Funeral Home,
Zurich. Condolences forwarded through www.jmmcbeathfuneralhome.com
A tree will be planted as a living memorial for the late Ida
Dickert.
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KOEL o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-06-18 published
RENKEMA,
Alie (née
ANNEVELDT)
After a valiant battle with cancer, it is with deep sadness and
sorrow that we announce the passing of Alie
RENKEMA of Burford
in her 69th year while surrounded by her loving family on Monday,
June 16th, 2008. Beloved wife of Arend; loving mother of Renee
and her husband Peter
AGATHOS,
Eric and his wife
Marlene, and
Tanya; cherished Oma of Anja, Eric, Aspen, Carley, Avery, Nickolas,
James and Michelle. Dear daughter of Dina
ANNEVELDT and the late
Jan Willem
ANNEVELDT (1992.) Sadly missed by sister Wilma and
her husband Rien
CROMBOSCH, brother Jan
ANNEVELDT and his wife
Annelies, sisters and brothers-in-law Adry and her husband Jan
KOEL,
Loes
RENKEMA, and the late Jaap
RENKEMA (1992,) all of
The
Netherlands,
Joop and her husband Bill
STELPSTRA of Simcoe,
as well as nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the
Keith Ovington Funeral Home, 134 King Street, Burford on Thursday,
June 19th, 2008 from 4 to 8 p.m. A private family service will
be held on Friday, June 20th, 2008. As expressions of sympathy,
donations in Alie's memory may be made to the Juravinski Cancer
Centre Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society. Keith Ovington
449-1112. www.keithovington.ca
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KOENIG o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-04-30 published
KLINCK,
Margaret▼
Eleanor▼ (née
METZGER)
(December 4, 1920-April 26, 2008)
Margaret passed peacefully into eternal life and light on April 26th
in Chilliwack, British Columbia, surrounded by her loving family.
Cherished mother of Julie
KOENIG,
Peggy▼ and Peter
HILDEBRAND,
Jackie NUNNS,
Jonathan▼ and Sue
KLINCK. Treasured grandmother
of Laura and Chris
GEBERDT;
Anne▼
KOENIG and fiance Laurence
SPENCER
Philip KOENIG;
David▼
SEIFERT; Chris
McELLIGOTT and fiancee Marie-Pierre
TENDLAND-
FRENETTE;
Joss,▼ A.J. and Simon
KLINCK. Great-grandmother
of Conrad and Samuel
GEBERDT.
Precious▼ sister of Alice and Claus
ANDRESS.
Much▼ loved 'Auntie Marg' to many nephews and nieces
and their families. Predeceased by her beloved husband Jack,
parents Alvin and Laura
METZGER, brother John and nephew Bob
METZGER.
Margaret▼ was born in Hanover, Ontario and it remained
her home for the next 80 years. She married, raised her family,
became a successful businesswoman and served in her church and
community. In early 2001, Margaret moved to Chilliwack to live
with her son Jonathan and his family. Margaret was an incredible
woman whose love for her family and Friends took priority in
her life. Her home was a place where people found a warm welcome,
good food and lots of fun. Those people whose lives she touched
valued her encouragement and practical support. Margaret's faith
and her commitment to her community led to her involvement in
many projects and activities at St. Matthew's and the wider church,
with the Hanover Hospital and
at Participation Lodge. She will
always be remembered for her generosity, her strength, her sense
of humour and her love of life. A celebration of Margaret's life
will be held at St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Hanover on Saturday, May 3rd at 11: 00 a.m. Interment at the Hanover
Cemetery will follow. Donations to Global Hunger or Participation
Lodge would be greatly appreciated by the family, in lieu of
flowers. Arrangements by Mighton Funeral Home, Hanover.
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KOENIG o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-05-01 published
KLINCK,
Margaret▲
Eleanor▲ (née
METZGER)
(December 4, 1920-April 26, 2008)
Margaret passed peacefully into eternal life and light on April 26th
in Chilliwack, British Columbia, surrounded by her loving family.
Cherished mother of Julie
KOENIG,
Peggy▲ and Peter
HILDEBRAND,
Jackie NUNNS,
Jonathan▲ and Sue
KLINCK. Treasured grandmother
of Laura and Chris
GEBERDT;
Anne▲
KOENIG and fiance Laurence
SPENCER
Philip KOENIG;
David▲
SEIFERT; Chris
McELLIGOTT and fiancee Marie-Pierre
TENDLAND-
FRENETTE;
Joss,▲ A.J. and Simon
KLINCK. Great-grandmother
of Conrad and Samuel
GEBERDT.
Precious▲ sister of Alice and Claus
ANDRESS.
Much▲ loved 'Auntie Marg' to many nephews and nieces
and their families. Predeceased by her beloved husband Jack,
parents Alvin and Laura
METZGER, brother John and nephew Bob
METZGER.
Margaret▲ was born in Hanover, Ontario and it remained
her home for the next 80 years. She married, raised her family,
became a successful businesswoman and served in her church and
community. In early 2001, Margaret moved to Chilliwack to live
with her son Jonathan and his family. Margaret was an incredible
woman whose love for her family and Friends took priority in
her life. Her home was a place where people found a warm welcome,
good food and lots of fun. Those people whose lives she touched
valued her encouragement and practical support. Margaret's faith
and her commitment to her community led to her involvement in
many projects and activities at St. Matthew's and the wider church,
with the Hanover Hospital and
at Participation Lodge. She will
always be remembered for her generosity, her strength, her sense
of humour and her love of life. A celebration of Margaret's life
will be held at St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Hanover on Saturday, May 3rd at 11: 00 a.m. Interment at the Hanover
Cemetery will follow. Donations to Global Hunger or Participation
Lodge would be greatly appreciated by the family, in lieu of
flowers. Arrangements by Mighton Funeral Home, Hanover.
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KOEPKE o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-04-18 published
SEEHAVER,
Siegfried▼
Oswald▼
In Southampton on Wednesday April 16, 2008. Zeke
SEEHAVER a long
time resident of Southampton in his 72nd year. Zeke will be best
remembered for owning and operating Seehaver Construction for
35 years and being a long time member of the Southampton Rotary
Club.▼
Beloved▼ husband of Marilynn
(KOEPKE.)
Loving▼ father of
Glenn and his partner Annie of Port Elgin, and Robert and his
partner Cathy of Port Elgin. He will be sadly missed and remembered
by his grandchildren Jessica and her Partner Kyle, Melissa, Kurtis,
Kyle, Amy, Kady, and his great-grand_son Luke. Survived by his
nieces and nephews and his brothers Gunther, Reinhard, and Gerhard
and their families all in Germany, also by 3 brother-in-law's
and 1 sister-in-law and niece. Predeceased by his parents his
sister, his sister-in-law, brother-in-law, and his nephew. Visitation
from the Eagleson Funeral Home, Southampton on Sunday from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. Funeral Service to Celebrate the Life of Zeke
SEEHAVER
will be conducted the Chapel on Monday April 21, 2008 at 2 p.m.
Interment at Southampton Cemetery. Expressions of Remembrance
maybe made to the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation.
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KOEPKE o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-04-19 published
SEEHAVER,
Siegfried▲
Oswald▲
In Southampton on Wednesday April 16, 2008. Sieg Seehaver a long
time resident of Southampton in his 72nd year. Sieg will be best
remembered for owning and operating Seehaver Construction for
35 years and being a long time member of the Southampton Rotary
Club.▲
Beloved▲ husband of Marilynn
(KOEPKE.)
Loving▲ father of
Glenn and his partner Annie of Port Elgin, and Robert and his
partner Cathy of Port Elgin. He will be sadly missed and remembered
by his grandchildren Jessica and her Partner Kyle, Melissa, Kurtis,
Kyle, Amy, Kady, and his great-grand_son Luke. Survived by his
nieces and nephews and his brothers Gunther, Reinhard, and Gerhard
and their families all in Germany, also by 3 brother-in-law's
and 1 sister-in-law and niece. Predeceased by his parents his
sister, his sister-in-law, brother-in-law, and his nephew. Visitation
from the Eagleson Funeral Home, Southampton on Sunday from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. Funeral Service to Celebrate the Life of Siegfried
SEEHAVER
will be conducted from the Chapel on Monday April 21, 2008 at
2 p.m. Interment at Southampton Cemetery. Expressions of Remembrance
maybe made to the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation
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KOEPKE o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-05-27 published
WEISS,
Calvin
Milton
Passed peacefully into the hands of God at Grey Bruce Health
Services, Southampton on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at the age of 82,
with his loving wife
Irene
(GOTTFRIED) at his side. He was the
eldest son of the late Milton and Marie
WEISS.
Loving father
of Larry (Sandra)
KURT of Ladysmith, British Columbia; Marion
(Gord) KOEPKE of Owen Sound; Bob (Ann)
WEISS; Muriel (Alan)
PRAUGHT
both of Kitchener; Robert (Leonie)
KURT of Nanimo, British Columbia
and Ken WEISS also of Kitchener. Proud Grandfather of Lisa, Lori,
Jesse, Derek, Brian, David, Mark, Jeff, Chris, Mike, Lisa and
Crystal. Caring great-grandfather of 14. Predeceased by his first
wife Ruby
WHITELAW (1961.) Brother of Mel, Esther
ACKERNECHT
Gerry; and, Joyce
FERGIN all of Kitchener. In his retirement
years Cal enjoyed small engine repair, reading and chatting on
his CB. Cal will be sadly missed by his extended family and special
Friends.
Sincere appreciation is extended to Doctor
BILLINGS,
Pastor
BIGGS and to the many nurses in Southampton and Owen Sound hospitals
for their care and support. Visitation from the Eagleson Funeral
Home, Southampton, on Wednesday, May 28 from 2 to 4 and 7 to
9 p.m. A Time to Celebrate the Life of Calvin
WEISS will be held
at Faith Lutheran Church, 525 Ivings Drive, Port Elgin, on Thursday
May 29, 2008 at 2 p.m. A Time of Fellowship and Sharing will
follow in the Social Hall of the Church. A Committal Service
will be conducted at Memory Gardens, Kitchener, on Friday May 30th
at 11 a.m. As an expression of sympathy donations may be made
to the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation or Faith Lutheran
Church, Port Elgin. Condolences may be forwarded to the family
through www.eaglesonfuneralhome.com.
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KOERNER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-06-14 published
Canada's dean of glaciology warned of coming climate change
Geological Survey of Canada expert studied ancient ice cores
and set the stage for the current focus on global warming. In
1969, he was part of a team that reached the North Pole on foot
By Ron CSILLAG,
Special to The Globe and Mail, Page S12
Toronto -- Glaciers spoke to Roy
KOERNER the way trees and rocks
speak to a shaman. Considered the dean of glaciology in Canada
and widely known as Fritz, Doctor
KOERNER likened the giant chunks
of ice to a museum. He considered them "the proverbial canary
in the coal mine, an early warning to the rest of the world of
the consequences that climate change is bringing," wrote Ed Struzik,
last year's Atkinson Fellow, in a harrowing newspaper series
on global warming.
For hidden in the layers of ice "is a record of every atmospheric
event of the past - summer melts, acid snow, cooling trends,
volcanic activity, industrial pollutants, even bomb testings.
"The deeper down you go, the farther you go back in time," Mr. Struzik
said, describing Doctor
KOERNER's regard for the treasure trove
of data in glaciers. "The more sophisticated the technology you
use to interpret the cores, the more detailed the information
you retrieve."
Dr. KOERNER's study of layers in ice cores to reconstruct climate
history of the last 11 millennia set the stage for the current
focus on climate change. And as an old-school explorer of both
polar ice caps, he was among just a handful of adventurers to
be awarded the Polar Medal with both Arctic and Antarctic clasps.
He was perhaps best known for one of the most audacious expeditions
of all time, showing the world that the intrepid explorers of
yore still existed, by crossing the icebound Arctic Ocean on
dog sled from Point Barrow, Alaska, to Vesle Tavleoya, a small
rocky island off the north coast of Svalbard in Norway.
He and three fellow British explorers - including the renowned
Sir Wally Herbert, who died a year ago - left with four dog teams
on February 21, 1968, arrived at the North Pole on April 5 the
next year (where they celebrated with tinned beef stew), and
finished on May 30, 1969. In all, they trekked 5,800 kilometres,
aided by periodic supply drops from Canadian Forces aircraft.
They endured marauding polar bears, man-eating crevasses, five
months of total darkness, and temperatures plunging to -50, a
feat that has never been repeated. The achievement was hailed
by British prime minister Harold Wilson as a "feat of endurance
and courage which ranks with any in polar history." Prince Phillip,
the group's patron, called it "among the greatest triumphs of
human skill and endurance."
Not only did Doctor
KOERNER and his team become the first people
ever to make the Arctic traversal, they may have been the first
humans to reach the North Pole by foot (where they also conducted
the first surface survey of the ice).
"Were they really the first to reach the [North] Pole?" wondered
the Ottawa Citizen. "Probably. U.S. Navy explorer Robert Peary
had made the same claim 60 years earlier, but later examinations
of his diary and other evidence has led researchers to suspect
he was never closer to the Pole than eight kilometres and probably
much further."
A self-effacing, irreverent man with an indomitable spirit and
seemingly indestructible runner's body, Doctor
KOERNER sounded concerns
about shrinking glaciers and a warming Arctic long before the
current preoccupation with climate change.
By studying oxygen isotopes and the thickness of summer melt
layers, he and his fellow scientists demonstrated three decades
ago that while the warmest summers occurred 10,000 years ago
and the coldest only 150 years ago, the summers over the past
century have been the warmest in the past 1,000 years.
However, "he wasn't an alarmist," noted Geoff Green, founder
of Students on Ice, an award-winning organization based in Gatineau,
Quebec, that takes teenagers on learning expeditions to the Arctic
and Antarctic.
"He said, 'here's my data from 40 years and here's the trend,'
recalled Mr. Green, who accompanied Doctor
KOERNER on 10 expeditions
to both poles." He let others use that as a baseline for a lot
of the understanding of how our climate is changing. He didn't
have an agenda. He was a scientist - a giant in his field. He
was one of the greatest polar explorers of our time."
Possessed of an arid English wit, Doctor
KOERNER described himself
as a "relic" of the British Empire. The youngest of three sons
born to a housewife and a dock worker in the busy British naval
port of Portsmouth, he studied geography at the University of
Sheffield, where he graduated in 1954. He taught briefly, but
a wanderlust he developed as a young fan of exotic travel prompted
him to set sail in 1957 for Hope Bay, Antarctica, as a meteorologist
with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, now the British
Antarctic Survey.
"It was a dog-sledding base," he would recall, "and we travelled
up and down the peninsula and, of course, you are surrounded
by glaciers, so naturally I got very interested."
He spent the next 2½ years as senior meteorologist and glaciologist
near the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. For his work
there, he received the Polar Medal from the Queen.
In 1961, already known as a top glaciologist, he joined an expedition
to Devon Island in the Northwest Territories, where he spent
two years studying the ice cap. His work earned him a doctorate
from the London School of Economics, and laid the foundation
for his later research elsewhere in the Canadian Arctic.
As part of an annual Arctic ritual, Doctor
KOERNER returned to Devon
Island about a year ago, looked out over Jones Sound, which separates
Devon from Ellesmere Island, and noticed that it was ice-free.
"I began my career in glaciology on Devon," he rued to Mr. Struzik.
"I never thought I'd ever see that part of the Arctic Ocean open
so early in the year."
In 1963, he joined the geography department of Ohio State University's
Institute of Polar Studies as a research associate, where he
concentrated on glaciers, but also on analysis of snow stratigraphy,
or layering. For that work, he later received the United States
Antarctic Service Medal.
Following his epic trans-Arctic crossing, for which he received
the second clasp to his Polar Medal, Doctor
KOERNER joined the Department
of Energy, Mines and Resources in Ottawa as a research scientist
and head of the Ice Core Laboratory. According to his son Justin,
he chose to settle in Canada partly because the government had
acquired the equipment needed for deep drilling of ice cores.
With it, he could bore down 300 metres to the 100,000-year-old
bedrock under the Agassiz ice cap on Ellesmere Island. Those
results, which showed that summers were indeed getting warmer,
were in general agreement with results from similar work in Greenland,
where glaciers were melting twice as fast as previously believed.
Dr. KOERNER was also part of the department's Polar Continental
Shelf Project, which studied the mass balance of Arctic glaciers
and past climate through ice-core analysis, but also helped define
exactly where the polar continental shelf was in an effort to
establish Canada's sovereignty claims in the High Arctic.
He studied the ice caps on four islands: Devon, Meighen, Ellesmere
and Melville Island, thus spanning all the climate regions of
the Canadian Arctic. As his long-time friend and colleague David
Fisher wrote in the London Times a few days ago, "his approach
to polar science was direct, critical and focused on the essentials."
During his time in Ottawa, Doctor
KOERNER taught geography at Carleton
University. Over the course of his career, he published more
than 70 scientific papers and book chapters, mainly in the field
of glaciology. He was also active in the early stirrings of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which, along with
Al Gore, was awarded last year's Nobel Peace Prize.
He took his work seriously but not himself. On field trips with
Students on Ice, "he was the king of irreverence," Mr. Green
recalled. "The kids absolutely adored him. He had a way of educating
and inspiring and entertaining that was quite unique. He was
the only guy I knew who could make a graph hilarious."
In 1979, Doctor
KOERNER was named head of the Geological Survey
of Canada's glaciology group, where he continued to work until
his formal retirement in 1999. Until this year, he was the Canadian
representative to the International Arctic Science Committee.
His final research interest was on reductions in acid snow due
to our declining use of sulphates, a result that he identified
as part of the global warming equation, according to Natural
Resources Canada.
But no matter how reserved he was, he could not hide his concern
over climate trends. "When you add up all of these unusual things
we've been seeing in the Arctic over the past few years," he
said last year, "you really realize just how warm things are
getting up there."
Down below, too. In his early days in Antarctica, he was honoured
for his work with the naming of his own topographical feature
- Koerner Rock, a 600-metre-high stone mountain near Hope Bay.
Over the years, the glacial ice has since melted to the extent
that there are now three Koerner Rocks.
Mr.
Green wants to see a glacier named after Doctor
KOERNER in the
Canadian Arctic, and plans to keep alive a project of Doctor
KOERNER's
that Ottawa approved just recently, in which two Inuit youth
from Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada's most northern settlement,
will be taken on a trip to Antarctica this December to do some
ice coring.
Roy
Martindale
(Fritz)
KOERNER was born in Portsmouth, England,
on July 6, 1932, and died in Ottawa on May 26, 2008, after cutting
short his last Arctic trip due to colon cancer. He was 75. His
wife, Anna (née
KOWALCZYKE) died in 1989. He leaves his children
Eva, Davina, Kristina and Justin.
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KOESLAG o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2008-05-21 published
KOESLAG,
Johanna▼ (née
WICHERS)
Peacefully at Central Place Retirement Home in Owen Sound, on
Monday,▼
May▼ 19, 2008. Johanna
KOESLAG (née
WICHERS,) of Owen
Sound In her 83 year. Dearly beloved wife of the late Albert
KOESLAG.
Loving▼ mother of Joanne
BARFOOT and her husband, Mike,
of Singhampton, Dini
RITCHIE and her husband, Murray, of Owen
Sound, Bert
KOESLAG and his partner, Wendy
DUTTON of Kemble and
Bill KOESLAG and his wife, Pattie, of Shallow Lake. Proud grandmother
of Clint (Tracy)
BARFOOT, Anita (Brey)
GIBSON, Karla
BARFOOT,
Adam RITCHIE, Laura (Aden)
RITCHIE-
SEAMAN, Joel (Melissa
TYTLER)
RITCHIE, Mark
KOESLAG, Tina (Chris)
MORRISON, Ben
KOESLAG, Paige
KOESLAG and Eric
KOESLAG and great-grandmother of Brandon, Tristan
and Reese. Johanna will be sadly missed by her sister-in-law,
Hanna WICHERS, of Holland and her in-laws, Henk (Jean,) Jerry
(Shirley), Gerda (Fred), Herman (Joanne), Rickie, Marie (Klaas),
Mineke (Bill), Dika, Bertha, Augusta and many nieces and nephews.
Predeceased▼ by her parents, Willem and Dina
WICHERS; her brother,
Gerrit WITCHERS; her in-laws, Johanna (Jan,) Gerritje (Reint,)
Hendrik Jan, Johan, Bill and John. Friends may call at the Brian E.
Wood Funeral Home, 250-14 St. West, Owen Sound, Ontario, N4K 3X8
(519-376-7492) on Wednesday from 2: 00-4:00 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral
service for Johanna will be held In the funeral home chapel on
Thursday May 22 at 11 a.m. Interment in Bayview Cemetery, Wiarton.
Donations to the Heart Stroke or Cancer Society or Timothy Christian
School would be appreciated.
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KOESLAG,
Johanna▲▼
The family of the late Johanna
KOESLAG would like to thank all
those who helped ease the pain of her loss: to the management
and staff of Central Place for the wonderful care given to our
mother in her final home; to Pastor George
HOLTHOF and Mother's
many Friends in the First Christian Reform Church for the support
and many visits over the past months; to Brian
WOOD and staff
of Brian E. Wood Funeral Home for your compassion and expert
handling of so many sensitive details; to Doctor
DYKE for making
visits to Mother and lastly to our many Friends, neighbours and
relatives for cards, phone calls, food brought to our homes,
the beautiful floral tributes and the many charitable donations
made in Mother's memory. All your acts of kindness to us at this
difficult time are very much appreciated. Sincerely,
- Joanne BARFOOT, Dinie
RITCHIE, Bert
KOESLAG and Bill
KOESLAG
and families.
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KOESLAG o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-05-20 published
KOESLAG,
Johanna▲ (née
WICHERS)
Peacefully at Central Place Retirement Home in Owen Sound, on
Monday,▲
May▲ 19th, 2008. Johanna
KOESLAG (née
WICHERS,) of Owen
Sound, in her 83rd year. Dearly beloved wife of the late Albert
KOESLAG.
Loving▲ mother of Joanne
BARFOOT and her husband, Mike,
of Singhampton, Dinie
RITCHIE and her husband, Murray, of Owen
Sound, Bert
KOESLAG and his partner, Wendy
DUTTON, of Kemble
and Bill KOESLAG and his wife, Patti, of Shallow Lake. Proud
grandmother of Clint (Tracy)
BARFOOT,
Anita
(Brey)
GIBSON, Karla
BARFOOT, Adam
RITCHIE, Laura (Aden)
RITCHIE-
SEAMAN, Joel (Melissa
TYTLER) RITCHIE, Mark
KOESLAG, Tina (Chris)
MORRISON, Ben
KOESLAG,
Paige KOESLAG and Eric
KOESLAG and great-grandmother of Brandon,
Tristan and Reese. Johanna will be sadly missed by her sister-in-law,
Hanna WICHERS, of Holland and her in-laws, Henk (Jean,) Jerry
(Shirley), Gerda (Fred), Herman (Joanne), Rickie, Marie (Klaas),
Mineke (Bill), Dika, Bertha, Augusta and many nieces and nephews.
Predeceased▲ by her parents, Willem and Dina
WICHERS; her brother,
Gerrit WICHERS; her in-laws, Johanna (Jan,) Gerritje (Reint,)
Hendrik Jan, Johan, Bill and John. Friends may call at the Brian E.
Wood Funeral Home, 250 - 14th Street West, Owen Sound, Ontario,
N4K-3X8 (519-376-7492) on Wednesday from 2: 00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 p.m.
A Funeral Service for Johanna
KOESLAG will be held in the Funeral
Home Chapel on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 at 11.00 a.m. with Pastor
George HOLTHOF officiating. Interment in Bayview Cemetery, Wiarton.
If so desired, the family would appreciate donations to the Heart
and Stroke Foundation, the Canadian Cancer Society or the Timothy
Christian School, as your expression of sympathy.
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KOESTER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-22 published
HOFFMUELLER,
Heinz
At Bluewater Health - Palliative Care, on Thursday, March 20,
2008. Heinz
HOFFMUELLER, 79 years, of Petrolia. Beloved husband
of Helga (née
KOESTER.)
Loving father of Reinhard and Sharon
HOFFMUELLER of Calgary, Rita and Martin
HEWITT and Heike and
John HEWITT all of Petrolia and Edda
ENGELS and Cal
COOLLEDGE
of Strathroy. Dear grandfather of Derek
HOFFMUELLER,
Tina and
Chad BINETRUY,
Julie and Mike
DUBUQUE, Mark
HEWITT, Jeremy and
Lee-Ann HEWITT and Renee
ENGELS.
Also survived by seven great-grandchildren
and a brother, Gunter and Irene
HOFFMUELLER of Germany. Visitors
will be received on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the
Needham-Jay Funeral Home, Petrolia, where the funeral service
will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 1: 00 p.m. Rev. Dr. Robert M.
GIBSON officiating. Interment in Hillsdale Cemetery, Petrolia.
As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to
the C.E.E. Hospital Foundation or Ronald McDonald House. Memories
and condolences may be sent on line at www.needhamjay.com
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