MAW o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2008-04-16 published
MAW,
Evelyn▼
A.
(PERKINS)
Passed away on April 11, 2008, 80 years old, of Farmington, Michigan.
Evelyn is survived by William, her beloved husband of 55 years.
Loving mother of Douglas and John (Denise). Cherished grandmother
of Carly and Mitchell. Dear sister of Donald (Marjorie)
PERKINS.
A memorial service will be Thursday, April 17, 11 a.m. at Southfield
Presbyterian Church, 21575 W. 10 Mile Rd. just E. of Lahser Road.),
Southfield. Arrangements entrusted to Heeney-Sundquist Funeral
Home, Farmington, (248-474-5200). Memorial tributes are suggested
to American Cancer Society or Southfield Presbyterian Church.
heeney-sundquist.com
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MAW o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2008-05-28 published
MAW,
Evelyn▲
(PERKINS)
Entered into rest in her 81st year, on Friday, April 11, 2008
in Farmington, Michigan. Evelyn
(PERKINS)
HAW is survived by
William, her beloved husband of 55 years. Loving mother of Douglas
and John (Denise). Cherished grandmother of Carly and Mitchell.
Dear sister of Donald (Marjorie)
PERKINS. A Memorial Service
will be held at the McMillan and Jack Funeral Home, Dundalk on
Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 1 p.m. Interment of ashes in Dundalk
Cemetery. Donations to Erskine Presbyterian Church or Dundalk
Cemetery would be appreciated. Visitation on Saturday from noon
to 1 p.m.
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MAW o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-06-26 published
McVICAR,
Marjorie
Peacefully at Watford Quality Care Centre on Tuesday, June 24th,
2008 in her 90th year, Marjorie
McVICAR of Watford. Marjorie
is predeceased by her loving husband Donald
McVICAR (1985.) Survived
by children Rob (Sandy)
McVICAR of Watford, Barb (Ray)
BYGROVE
of Watford and Ian (Ruth Ann)
McVICAR of Watford. Grandchildren
Robin McMICHAEL, Scott
McVICAR, Lora
KIRKHAM, Dawn
BYGROVE, Katie
MAW,
Lindsay
McVICAR, Nevin
McVICAR and seven great-grandchildren.
Survived by sister Maxine
MacUDA of Watford. Also missed by several
nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held at the Harper Funeral
Home in Watford on Thursday, June 26th, 2008 from 6 to 9 p.m.
and Funeral Service will take place from the chapel on Friday,
June 27th at 1: 30 p.m. with Rev. Christine
O'REILLY officiating.
Interment to follow at Mt. Caramel Cemetery. Donations to the
charity of your choice would be greatly appreciated by the family.
Donations and condolences may be left online at www.harperfuneralhome.ca
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MAW o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-07-23 published
GRIFFITH,
John
Arthur "
Art"
Passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 20, 2008. He will
be greatly missed by his wife and best friend, Carolynne
(MOORE)
GRIFFITH, his son John and wife
Ann
Marie (McGugan) of Inwood,
and his daughter Amanda (Mandy)
GRIFFITH of Port Stanley. Cherished
grandfather of Julia, Brett and Katie (Bug)
GRIFFITH. He is survived
by his sister Joan
(GRIFFITH)
MAW and her husband Maurice of
Wyoming and his brother Barry
GRIFFITH and his partner Janet
ESKILDSEN of Inwood. Dear brother-in-law of Beatrice and Wayne
LENNAN,
Bert and Karen
MOORE, and Don and Kay
MOORE. Art was
passionate about life and farming. He had a sunny optimistic
outlook and enjoyed socializing. He loved his family and Friends.
His passing leaves us with great sorrow. Friends will be received
on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Needham-Jay Funeral
Home, Petrolia. A funeral service will be held at Saint Paul's
United Church, Petrolia on Friday, July 25, 2008 at 11: 00 a.m.
Mrs. Jessie
DOBBYN officiating. Interment in Saunders Family
Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations can
be made by cheque to Saint Paul's United Church of Petrolia. Memories
and condolences may be left on-line at www.needhamjay.com.
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MAW o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-04-05 published
MAW,
Charles
Finley
Passed away suddenly at Mount Sinai Hospital on April 2nd, 2008
at the age of 86 years. Beloved husband of the late Elizabeth
MAW. Dear brother-in-law to Mary
MAW and Florence
TILLEY.
Adored
uncle to many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents
Henry and Emily (neé
FINLEY) and his brother James H.
MAW. A longtime
employee of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Charles also
worked for the Bank of Isreal. A memorial service will be held
on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 11 o'clock in the chapel of the
Humphrey Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue
(south of Eglinton Avenue East). If desired, donations may be
made to the Lung Association, Ontario, 573 King Street East,
Toronto, Ontario, M5A 4L3 or to the Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation
of Toronto, 1001-522 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1W7.
Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com.
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MAWSON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-04-26 published
MILLIGAN,
Heather (née
MAWSON)
Footprints How very softly, you tip-toed into our lives For a
few short years, you stayed - but left Leaving footprints on
our hearts, forever! Heather's family would like to thank all
our Friends and neighbours for the kindnesses shown them, since
the loss of our beloved daughter. Your cards, donations to the
Diabetic Assoc., and flowers were so much appreciated. Heather
died April 15, 2008 in Barrie, Ontario She joins her sister Brenda,
and brothers Steven and Peter. Mom and Ken
THAYER;
Dad and Ethel
MAWSON, and families.
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MAWSON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-02-08 published
MAWSON,
Maureen
(April 14, 1948-February 9, 2004)
Maureen, so many wonderful memories. We miss you.
With all our love, your family.
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MAWSON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-03-11 published
She found her calling in long-running Prince Edward Island musical
Anne of Green Gables
For 30 years, the mezzo-soprano played Marilla Cuthbert at the
Charlottetown Festival in Prince Edward Island. The part 'set
me free to be myself. That's exactly what happened'
By Allison
LAWLOR,
Special to The Globe and Mail, Page S8
Halifax -- On Prince Edward Island, Elizabeth
MAWSON's name is
synonymous with Marilla Cuthbert, the stern spinster who raises
the red-headed heroine in Lucy Maud Montgomery's legendary story,
Anne of Green Gables.
The Toronto-born mezzo-soprano first arrived on the island in
1968 to take part in the Charlottetown Festival. Three years
later, she landed the role of Marilla in the musical-theatre
adaptation of the famous book. The part was hers for the next
30 years.
Ms. MAWSON's voice and elegant presence on stage became an anchor
in the musical and provided the show with a certain continuity,
as actors came and went over the years. She played opposite as
many as 11 different young actresses in the role of Anne.
During the three decades she played Marilla, she fell in love
with not only the role, but the island. "It's the most incredible
thing in my life. And, actually, this is the biggest thing in
my life. I feel that I'm really more myself [here]," she told
Charlottetown's The Guardian in an interview in 2000. "You know,
how you become another person when you are home and you have
your children, your family, your bills to pay and everything
else. But, on Prince Edward Island, I'm set free. Playing Marilla
has set me free to be myself. That's exactly what happened."
Jack McAndrew, the festival's producer from 1968 to 1975, remembers
trying out Ms.
MAWSON for the role of Marilla. During the audition,
she sang The Words, in which Marilla mourns the loss of her brother
Matthew and laments her inability to express her emotions.
"She was the soaring, pure soprano," Mr. McAndrew said. "She
gave the song a whole new meaning. It was incredibly touching."
Discussing her audition with then-festival artistic director
Alan Lund, Mr. McAndrew said they decided that if they hired
Ms. MAWSON she would change the nature of the show because of
her strengths as a singer. At the time, she was replacing comedic
actor Barbara Hamilton, who had premiered the role in Charlottetown.
While they feared the show might lose some of its humour, they
agreed that Ms.
MAWSON should be hired.
Mr. McAndrew said their fears were never realized. "She put her
own stamp on it," he said. "She just gave the role a touch of
class."
Raised in Toronto, she was one of six children whose father ran
a paint store on Yonge Street. Although her family was not particularly
musical, she proved to possess a natural gift for song. In her
teens, she began singing in public and performed in army concerts
during the Second World War. In the mid-1940s, she took up singing
in earnest and began studying with a music teacher in Toronto.
It was there that she met a fellow student named Howard
MAWSON.
The couple later married and began singing together with the
Eaton Operatic Society. For close to 50 years, they volunteered
as soloists at St. Andrew's United Church in Toronto.
Within a few years of their meeting, Mr.
MAWSON helped found
the Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Toronto branch, one of several
hundred such groups around the world devoted to the study or
performance of the 14 light comedic operas written by W.S. Gilbert
and Arthur Sullivan between 1871 and 1896. Not unexpectedly,
Ms. MAWSON appeared in several G&S productions in Toronto over
the years.
In 1966, she played Martha in Faust and Flora in La Traviata
with the Canadian Opera Company. She also performed at the Stratford
Shakespeare Festival. Her roles there included Hebe in H.M.S.
Pinafore in 1960, and Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro in
1964 and 1965.
In 1968, Ms.
MAWSON and her husband joined the Charlottetown
Festival company. When she arrived in Prince Edward Island, she
had already celebrated her 40th birthday and, having worked as
a secretary in a government office to help pay the bills, looked
forward to doing what she loved best. Her first role in Anne
of Green Gables was that of Rachel Lynde, the village busybody.
Her husband took on a couple of supporting roles that season
but never returned to the company. But Ms.
MAWSON went back year
after year.
Mr. McAndrew said Ms.
MAWSON helped to give the production stability.
"She became the anchor for Anne."
Off-stage, Ms.
MAWSON loved to play bridge, organize picnics
for her colleagues or spend lazy summer afternoons at the beach
flying a kite. On the streets in Charlottetown, she could often
be seen wearing a large-brimmed straw hat and skipping down the
street. Almost every Sunday, she could be found singing as a
guest soloist at any church that cared to ask.
"She just embraced life," said her friend Gracie Finley, who
played Anne for several years.
Ms. MAWSON's
Friends said that as a performer, she was the consummate
professional who felt privileged to be a part of the musical.
She lacked a huge ego, did not take herself too seriously and
loved nothing more than to share stories with Friends.
"Until the day she died, she sang like a bird," said her friend
and fellow cast member Glenda Landry. "Her voice floated on air."
Ms. Landry, who played the part of Diana Barry and shared a dressing
room with Ms.
MAWSON for a decade, said they shared many happy
festival moments. "Every night before we went on, we would sing
harmonies to warm up," she told The Guardian. "We would all hold
hands during the overture."
Ms. MAWSON's affection for the long-running production embraced
everyone. Every night during the season, she treated the stage
crew to cookies or some other sweet.
Ms.
Landry remembers the fun Ms.
MAWSON and the female members
of the cast had putting together a Ladies of Avonlea calendar
as a fundraiser in the early 1990s. Dressed in corsets and long
pantaloons, Ms.
MAWSON showed no qualms in striking a sexy pose
for the camera.
In 2000, however, she was suddenly forced to retire from the
stage. She had returned to Charlottetown prepared to perform
that season but realized that Alzheimer's disease had firmly
taken hold. "She had a memory like a steel trap, but she was
forgetting all her lines," Ms. Landry said.
Other members of the cast started to see the signs five years
earlier, when Ms.
MAWSON would occasionally say the wrong word
during a performance. She continued to perform because others
in the cast were always able to cover for her, and because the
mistakes were so small the audience didn't notice.
Despite being unable to perform during the 2000 season, Ms.
MAWSON
chose to remain in Charlottetown and enjoy her last summer on
the island. "Isn't it wonderful, how this beautiful, little show
[Anne of Green Gables] has survived for so long in the hearts
of so many people?" she told The Guardian in 2000. "I think it's
because it touches the heart."
Elizabeth MAWSON was born February 14, 1927, in Toronto. She
died February 16, 2008, at the Humber River Regional Hospital
in Toronto. She was 81 and suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
She is survived by sons Allan and Douglas, and sister Beryl
FARR.
She was predeceased by her husband in 2004. He also suffered
from Alzheimer's disease.
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