"MYE" 2008 Obituary

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MYERS o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2008-04-02 published
MYERS--In loving memory of Eldridge Myers, 1920-2007.
To some you were a man
To some a carpenter
To some a farmer
To us you were simply the best!
We could see you fading
But never thought you'd leave
We wanted you forever
Our father, Granddad and friend.
You meant so much to us
The tears never quit
It's been one year and yet the pain doesn't stop.
We speak of you often
The memories are all good
But the tears start again
And life goes on!
They say it will get easier
I'm not sure when
But we'll love you forever
Our father, Granddad and friend.
Loved and remembered by Jack, Freda, Pam and Brent, Owen, Marie and Great Grandkids.

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MYERS o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2008-05-28 published
CORA WILHELMINE MYERS
On Tuesday, May 20, 2008, Cora Wilhelmine Myers left her family to join
her husband Elridge of 65 years (predeceased April 3, 2007) at the age of
85. Predeceased by her caring parents Melvin and Alice (née Burnett)
Garbutt. Cora was raised on Townline Road, Sheguiandah, in a close knit
family, made up of her parents, aunt and uncle, brothers and a sister.
Close family ties were very important to her. She moved to the farm at
Ten Mile Point when she and Elridge married, and became the loving mother
of Wayne and wife Mary Ellen of Manitowaning, Jack and wife Freda of Ten
Mile Point, Marilynn and Stewart McBain, Corleen and Mark Popowich (all
of Lively). Loved and loving grandmother of Barbara Ann, Connie, Larry,
Owen, Pam, Preston, Tamara, Michael, Kimberley and proud great
grandmother of Nicole, Jason, Jesse, Brian, Amanda, Jessica, Nathan,
Madison, Zackory, Jade and Brayden. Predeceased by her two brothers and
sister Percy Garbutt (wife Mary surviving), Ella Smith and husband Ernie,
Marshall Garbutt and wife Emma. Cora fully enjoyed her time at
Meadowbrook Retirement Home (since October 2007). She encountered a brief
illness and was hospitalized at Laurentian Hospital. The funeral service
was held on Friday, May 23, 2008 at the Island Funeral Home. Burial at
Elmview Cemetery. Donations to local cancer charities would be appreciated

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MYERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-15 published
McCART, John David
Suddenly in Florida, on Wednesday, March 12, 2008, while on vacation, John David McCART of Glencoe in his 90th year. Predeceased by his wife Jeanne McCART (2005) and his son Jack (2001.) Dear father of Mary Lou McMILLAN, Jim McCART, Mike McCART, Peter McCART (Vicki), Maggie UNDERHILL, Dorothy SMITH, Paul McCART and Larry McCART. Loved by his grandchildren, Joseph and Michelle McMILLAN, Kevin, Greg, Derek and Richard McCART, Niki and Jessy UNDERHILL, Peter, Johnathan, Matthew SMITH and great-grandchildren, Kailey, Ashley, Cheyenne, Larissa, Anthony and Morghan. Predeceased by one sister, Dorothy MYERS, and 4 brothers, Ed, Jim, Albert and Clarence McCART and one sister-in-law, Marilyn BULLAS. Relatives and Friends will be received at the Van Heck Funeral Home, 172 Symes Street, Glencoe on Sunday evening from 7-9 p.m. and on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Charles Church, Glencoe on Tuesday, March 18 at 10 a.m. Fr. Frank MURPHY officiating. Interment at St. Helen's Cemetery, Dunwich Twp. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 219 will conduct a service at the funeral home Monday evening at 6: 30 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Four Counties Health Services Foundation.

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MYERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-24 published
HIGHFIELD, May (Adelia Estella) (née MUNDY)
A resident of Meadowview Villa of Petrolia, and formerly of Port Lambton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 20, 2008 in her 89th year. May is the daughter of Dan and Charlotte BULLOCK) MUNDY. Beloved wife of the late Clarence Nelson HIGHFIELD (2002.) Loving mother of Nelson and Judy HIGHFIELD, Ronald and JoAnn of Sombra, Larry HIGHFIELD and Dawn GRUBEN of Sarnia and Charlotte Anne and Michael PRELL of Millington, Michigan. She will be missed by her 16 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Dear sister of Annie DRUIETTE, Harold and Edna MUNDY, Lou and Hugh MURPHY and the late Roy, Leo, Ferg, Dan, Lyle and Muriette MUNDY. Friends may call at the Haycock-Cavanagh Funeral Home, 409 Nelson Street in Wallaceburg from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday. The funeral service will be conducted by Rev. Len MYERS at the funeral home on Wednesday, March 26 at 11 a.m. The interment will follow at McDonald Cemetery. If desired, remembrances to Heart and Stroke or the Canadian Cancer Society may be left at the funeral home. 519-627-3231. Email condolences may be sent to mhighfield@cavanaghfuneralhome.ca

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MYERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-29 published
BURWELL, John Richard
Left us suddenly on Sunday March 23rd, 2008. John Richard BURWELL, born March 1, 1937. Beloved husband of Helen KEIZER, Dear father of John Richard BURWELL Jr, (Tammy SHARP) of Louisiana, Robyn (BURWELL) BEAR (Brett) of Cambridge, Tammy (BURWELL) COCHOIS (David) of Tecumseh, Ron KEIZER (Dorothy) of Winnipeg, Alan KEIZER (Kerry) of Sault Saint Marie, Wayne KEIZER of Selkirk; brother of Robert BURWELL (Theresa) of Saint Thomas, Ronald BURWELL (Annie) of London, Bill SANDHAM (Marilyn) of Tillsonburg; life long friend Marguerite FOWLOW of Alymer. Predeceased by his father Lewis BURWELL (January 2006,) mother Minnie (BALL) BURWELL (September 1990,) sister Joan (BURWELL) MYERS (October 1966,) nephew Randy BURWELL (February 2002,) step sister Betty JONES (January 2008.) Dick as he was known to most, also leaves behind several nieces, nephews, grandchildren and as of last week became a great-grandfather. He will also be sorely missed by Friends from all over the world. At his request, no service will be held. Remembrances can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The "Mayor" as he was known in Port Stanley will always be remembered for his sharp wit, his love of a cold beer, and his compassion for all. Dad touched the hearts of all he knew and will be missed but never forgotten.

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MYERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-29 published
NOYLE, Shirley Irene (née LUMLEY)
A resident of Wallaceburg passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, "Sydenham Campus", in Wallaceburg, at the age of 68. Shirley was born in Sarnia and is the loving daughter of Margaret (FILES) LUMLEY and the late Howard William LUMLEY (1990.) Beloved wife of Robert "Bob" NOYLE. Loving mother and mother-in-law of: Joanne and Tom LANE of Port Lambton, Bryan and Colleen NOYLE of Wallaceburg, Susan and Jim MARTIN of Kitchener and Dawne and Jim RICHMOND of Oro. Loving grandmother of 14 and great-grandmother of 6. Kind sister and sister-in-law of: Eric and Catherine LUMLEY of Sombra, Cora Ann LUMLEY and the late James "Jim" LUMLEY (2007) of Sombra. Friends will be received at the Eric F. Nicholls Funeral Home Ltd., 639 Elgin Street, Wallaceburg, on Sunday, March 30, 2008 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A memorial service will be held on Monday, March 31st, 2008 from Saint_James Anglican Church, Wallaceburg, at 11 a.m., with Rev. Len MYERS, officiating. Interment of ashes in Moore Union Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Diabetes Association may be left at the funeral home. As a living memorial a tree will be planted in Nicholls Memorial Forest in memory of Shirley Irene NOYLE.

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MYERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-04-02 published
ANDERSON, Randy Roy Winter
Of Dover Centre, passed away suddenly in London on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 in his 53rd year. Randy is the son of Roy and Betty ROSE) ANDERSON and the grand_son of Evelyn ANDERSON and Margaret ROSE. Beloved husband of 32 years to Barbara Ann (Barry). Father of 2 loving daughters; Crystal ANDERSON and Adam MYERS and Stacy ANDERSON and Tyler ZIMMER. Brother of Rick and Brenda ANDERSON, uncle of Chantal and Amanda ANDERSON. Brother-in-law of Jennifer and Gary SWINKELS, Donna and John DROMGOLE, George and Wendy BARRY and Cathy and Mike PINSONNEAULT. He will be missed by many nieces and nephews. Raised on the farm in Dover Centre, Randy loved his family and Friends and really enjoyed his time on the golf course. Friends may call at the Haycock-Cavanagh Funeral Home, 409 Nelson Street (at Elgin) in Wallaceburg from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Friday. The funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, April 5 at 11 a.m. The interment will follow at Owen Cemetery. If desired, remembrances to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance MRI Campaign or the Dover Centre Congregational Church may be left at the funeral home 519-627-3231. Email condolences may be sent to randerson@cavanaghfuneralhome.ca

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MYERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-14 published
VAN BILSEN, Johanna (née VAN KESSEL)
Was called to be with her Lord while peacefully surrounded by her family at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Chatham on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11, 2008, Johanna VAN BILSEN, of Chatham, beloved wife of 53 years to William VAN BILSEN. Born in Holland on June 29, 1930, Johanna came to Canada in 1949 and was the daughter of the late Maria (HUYBERS) and Anthony VAN KESSEL. She will be greatly missed by: her loving children, James and his wife Susan of Elora, Edward and his wife Sherry of Brights Grove, Wendy DUFFY and husband Paul and Stephanie MYERS and husband John all of Toronto, dearest grandchildren Jonathan, Amanda, Johanna, Brandon, Nicholas, Carson, William and Monika and great-granddaughter Tessa, 3 sisters Helen BURGESS of Collingwood, Maria CHAPO of Essex and Terry TRAHAN of Rockwood and a brother Anthony VAN KESSEL of Chatham. She is predeceased by brothers Lawrence and John VAN KESSEL. Johanna was a longtime member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Branch 28 Legion, a volunteer at Saint_Joseph's Hospital and extremely talented chef and cake decorator for many years. Her generosity, loving ways and beautiful smile will always be remembered. Friends and relatives may visit at the Hinnegan-Peseski Funeral Home, 156 William St. S. Chatham from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, where Parish Prayers will be offered 7: 00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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MYERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-25 published
MURPHY, Thomas
A resident of Sombra and formerly of Wallaceburg, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2008 at the age of 62 years. He was born in Chatham and was a son of the late Patrick and Dorothy (JONES) MURPHY. Beloved wife of Sharon (DESHAW) MURPHY. Loving father and father-in-law of Shannon and Dan DEKONING of Wallaceburg, Karen and Mike ELLIS of Brantford and Tommi MURPHY at home. Dear grandfather of Alec, Nolan, Nelson, Peyton and Kowen. Kind brother and brother-in-law of Patricia and Jerome CARON of Dover Centre, Janeth and Tom MYERS of Wallaceburg, Bill and Roxanne MURPHY of Port Lambton, Bernie and Val MURPHY of Wallaceburg, Greg and Sharron MURPHY of Wallaceburg, Norma CHESNEY of Michigan, Patrick MURPHY of Manitoulin Island, Dorothy and Doug PETTER of Lion's head and Steven MURPHY of Strathroy. Dear son-in-law of Eleanor DESHAW. Also survived by many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, family and Friends. Predeceased by a son Ryan and father-in-law Elmer DESHAW. Friends will be received at the Eric F. Nicholls Funeral Home, 639 Elgin Street, Wallaceburg, on Monday, May 26, 2008 from 7-9 p.m. and Tuesday, May 27 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Parish prayers will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 from Sacred Heart Church, in Port Lambton at 11 a.m. Interment in Sacred Heart Cemetery, in Port Lambton. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society, the Sarnia Community Living or the Sacred Heart Cemetery Beautification Fund may be left at the funeral home.

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MYERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-28 published
WILSON, Glory Caroline (née JENKINSON)
Passed into "Life Eternal" on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at her residence, in her 96th year. Glory was the beloved wife of the late Russell WILSON (1979.) Left to mourn her passing is her son, Paul WILSON of London, and her daughter, Elaine WILSON- BEARES (Len) of High River, Alberta. Also surviving are three grand-daughters; Doctor Christine GRAY/GREY (Stuart) and Sarah PANARA (Guido) all of Calgary and Susanne MYERS (Dr. Eugene) of Sarasota, Florida. Also loved by her six great-grandchildren; Olivia, Paul, Liam, Anna, Lillian and Allegra. Missed by her many nieces and nephews. Glory was predeceased by her parents Albert and Angelina JENKINSON, her brother Albert JENKINSON, her sisters Margaret SWALE and Enid CHAPMAN, and her dearly loved grand_son Paul HAWCO. Glory's family lived in Ottawa where she grew up and received her education. Funeral arrangements are in the care of the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London where visitation will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Friday, May 30, 2008. The funeral service will be conducted by The Reverend Canon Sidney G. SMITHSON at Saint Martin-In-The-Fields Anglican Church, 489 Pinetree Drive (at Oban Crescent) on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 2: 00 p.m.. Cremation with interment in Kirkland Lake Cemetery. Memorial donations to the charity of one's choice will be gratefully acknowledged. On line condolences accepted at www.amgfh.com

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MYERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-06-06 published
HARTWICK, Marian Frances (née PALMER)
At Woodstock General Hospital on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, Marian Frances HARTWICK (née PALMER) of Woodstock in her 100th year. Beloved wife of the late J. Earl HARTWICK (1978.) Dear mother of William HARTWICK and his wife Vivian and Judith MYERS and her husband Douglas. Loved grandmother of six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Longworth Funeral Home, 845 Devonshire Ave., Woodstock, (519-539-0004) on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 after 12: 30 p.m. where the funeral service will be held in the chapel at 1: 30 p.m. Interment in Shetland Cemetery, Shetland, Ontario on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 2: 30 p.m. Contributions to a charity of your choice would be appreciated. Online condolences at www.longworthfuneralhome.com

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MYERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-07-21 published
JOHNSTON, R. Nelson
At Four Counties Health Services, Newbury on Sunday, July 20th, 2008. R. Nelson JOHNSTON of R.R.#1 Wardsville in his 83rd year. Nelson was the Reeve of Aldborough township and Warden of Elgin county in 1973. He was involved in local politics for many years and farmed for most of his life. Lovingly remembered by his wife of nearly 60 years Willa (MYERS.) Dear father of Robert (Linda) of Saint Thomas, Joanne COUSINS (Jim) of Calgary, Alb., David (Janet) and John (Joann) all of Clachan. Loving grandfather of Cassandra, Chris, Corey, Jamie, Max, Mike, Andy, Amanda (Kevin), Sara, Charlie and Bill. Predeceased by his brothers Harold (Shirley JOHNSTON of Wardsville) and Donald (Alma JOHNSTON of Glencoe.) Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Rodney Chapel, 212 Furnival Rd. on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be conducted at the chapel on Wednesday at 2 p.m. If desired, memorial contributions to the West Elgin Daffodil Society or the Clachan Hall would be appreciated as your expression of sympathy. Arrangements entrusted to Padfield Funeral Homes (519 785-0810). Online condolences may be left at www.padfieldfuneralhome.com.

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MYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-01-26 published
GRAHAM, Maurice B. " Moe"
Passed away peacefully at Douglas Fir Hospice, Kelowna, British Columbia on Saturday, January 19, 2008, aged 79, with his wife Lois by his side. Dear father of Shawn Elizabeth GRAHAM of Brampton, Ontario, Barton (Rumi) GRAHAM of Lethbridge, Alberta, Terry Andrew (Ally MYERS) GRAHAM of Emsdale, Ontario and Kelly Paul (Sandra) SHORER of Burlington, Ontario. Proud grandfather of seven grandchildren: Caitlin, Courtney and Justin CLAESSENS of Brampton, Ontario Hana GRAHAM of Lethbridge, Alberta; Dale Vivian GRAHAM of Emsdale, Ontario and Kristen and Cameron SHORER of Burlington, Ontario. He will be dearly missed by his sisters - Kay LUCHAK and Maureen (Ron) MacDOUGALL of Hamilton, Ontario and their children Allyson (Philippe) LUCHAK and Matthew (Lena) LUCHAK, Heather (GRAHAM) Vardy (née MacDOUGALL), Craig (Theresa) MacDOUGALL and Scott (Susan) MacDOUGALL. Moe's love of the outdoors prompted his retirement to the Okanagan Valley where he and Lois enjoyed skiing at Silver Star Resort, golfing, fly-fishing, travel and the company of many Friends. He volunteered twenty-five years service to the Canadian Ski Patrol System in Ontario. He worked with dedication for twenty-seven years in quality control and product technology with the Wool Bureau of Canada. Moe loved life from the bright white of a snowflake to the purple red of a grape. Long may he be remembered. There will be no funeral service at Moe's request but a celebration of life in Ontario at a future date. Donations in memory of Moe can be made to Central Okanagan Hospice Association, 202-1456 St. Paul Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 2E6. By phone (250) 763-5511 or online at www.kelownahospice.com

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MYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-03-06 published
MYERS, Geofrey
In Memoriam
Geofrey MYERS
The partners, associates and staff of Lang Michener LLP are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our colleague and friend, Geofrey MYERS.
Geof joined the firm in 1981 and became a partner in 1984, later serving as Chair of the firm's Corporate Finance/Securities Law Group. During his more than 25 years with Lang Michener, Geof built a highly respected and successful practice. He was greatly admired by his clients for his tenacity, loyalty and integrity, and valued for his keen legal mind and straightforward advice. Geof has made a true and lasting mark on our firm as a partner, mentor and friend.
We mourn his passing and offer our sincerest condolences to Geof's family, Friends and colleagues. He will be greatly missed.
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MYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-03-15 published
FARQUHAR, Alexander James
Alexander James FARQUHAR, native of Brooklyn, Hants County, son of the late Judge Hiram Smith FARQUHAR and Eva Mary DIMOCK, died at home in Halifax on Sunday, March 9, 2008, in his 82nd year. Married for 57 years, he leaves his beloved wife Glennis, brother Hugh (Claudette DERDAELE,) children Alec (Kathleen McDONNELL,) James (Liliane SAYEGH,) Sarah (Randy SUTHERLAND,) Megan (David GRAVES), Donald (Kathryn MYERS), Anaya (Donald CARRIER) and Katherine (Robert LALONDE,) thirteen grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and many cousins, nieces, nephews, in-laws and Friends. After first pursuing postgraduate study in physical education at Springfield College, Massachusetts, Alex felt and responded to a call to the ministry, enrolling at Pine Hill Divinity Hall, Halifax, Nova Scotia. While serving on a student mission field in rural Saskatchewan, he met Glennis LAMB, of Wawota, Saskatchewan, and they were subsequently married in 1950. After ordination in the United Church of Canada in 1951, Alex was called to a succession of pastorates in Nova Scotia (Lockeport, Baddeck, Sydney River, and St. Matthew's, Halifax), Ontario (First-St. Andrew's, London) and Quebec (St. Andrew's-Dominion Douglas, Westmount), before bringing his ministry to a close at Zion United Church, Liverpool, Nova Scotia in 1991. As a pastor, Alex was deeply devoted to his parishioners, serving them faithfully and with a profound sense of privilege. The words of Psalm 16: 6 held for him a special significance: 'The lines have fallen unto me in pleasant places yea, I have a goodly heritage'. Known and respected widely for his insightful and scholarly sermons - some of which were included in such published collections as 'Outstanding Sermons from Canadian Pulpits' (Evergreen Press, 1966) - Alex was invited on many occasions to preach at churches across North America and to address various conferences, student convocations and other assemblies. He also represented the United Church in international events pertaining to the Reformed Wing of the World Church, including the 1961 Kirchentag in Berlin, the 1962 Japan Evangelism Project of the U.S. National Council of Churches, and the 1970 dedication of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. As a member of the United Church Committee on Christian Faith, in 1968 Alex helped to craft the United Church Creed, and as a member of the Committee on Church Union in the 1970's, he participated in conversations then being held between the United Church and the Church of England. During the 1980's, Alex served as President of the Montreal InterFaith Task Force on the Liberation of Soviet Jewry and in recognition of his leadership in this cause, he was presented with an Award of Merit at the 1992 Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Jewish Congress. In 2005, Alex was named Pine Hill's distinguished alumnus of the year. Throughout his life, Alex was passionate about sports and during his early years, he was an outstanding varsity athlete who excelled at track, basketball and football. He was named captain of Dalhousie University's football team in 1945. His summers in youth were occupied with baseball, as he played with the Halifax Saint Mary's softball and baseball teams (provincial runner-ups) and later with teams in Pictou, Lockeport, Shelburne, Nova Scotia and Lampman, Saskatchewan. Alex coached the Lockeport High School girls' basketball team to two Nova Scotia championships in the early 1950's, and concluded his own athletic career in 1958 as a member of the Cape Breton All Stars Maritime Basketball Champions. A funeral service will be held in Edgewood-Oxford United Church, 3055 Connaught Ave., Halifax, on Saturday, March 15, 2008, 10 a.m., followed by a reception at the Atlantic Funeral Homes. A brief committal service will be held in Newport United Church, Brooklyn, Hants Co. the same afternoon at 3 p.m., prior to interment at the Riverview Haven cemetery. Any who are moved to honour Alex's memory with a gift are gratefully encouraged to consider a contribution in his name to the church or charity of their choice, or to Dalhousie University (the Hiram and Eva Farquhar Bursary for students in the School of Social Work, or the Doctor James W. Reid Lectureship in Medical Humanities). The family extends a heartfelt thanks to all who participated in Alex's care. On-line condolences may be made at: www.atlanticfuneralhomes.com

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MYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-03-18 published
MYERS, Thelma Tilly (née SHULMAN)
(August 28, 1926-March 16, 2008)
At North York General Hospital. Thelma MYERS, devoted daughter of the late Dora and Joseph SHULMAN. Loving mother of Arlene. Dear sister of Rose BIRNBAUM, Jerry SHULMAN, and the late Edith SCHWARTZ, Sally BLANC, Harry SHULMAN, Florence KAROLL, and Dale CASTLE. Devoted aunt to many nieces and nephews. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue W., (three lights west of Dufferin) for service on Wednesday, March 19th at 1: 00 p.m. Interment Pardes Shalom Cemetery, Community section. Shiva 33 Orchard View Blvd., #1718. Memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society 1-888-939-3333.

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MYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-04-05 published
McLUHAN, Corinne (born LEWIS)
(April 11, 1912-April 4, 2008)
Died peacefully of natural causes at her home in Wychwood Park surrounded by her family. She was the beloved and loving wife and confidante of the late Marshall McLUHAN (1980;) dear sister of the late Carolyn Lewis WEINMAN (1996;) devoted and loving mother of Eric (Sabina ELLIS), Mary, Teri, Stephanie (Niels ORTVED), Elizabeth (Don MYERS,) and Michael (Danuta VALLEAU;) proud grandmother of Jennifer Colton THEUT, Emily McLuhan BOMS, Anna and Andrew McLUHAN, Claire and Madeleine McLuhan MYERS, Arthur, Mark,▼ and Gwendolyn McLUHAN; and great-grandmother of Olivia, Charlotte, and Gillian.
Corinne was known for her beauty, grace, intelligence, wit, and Southern charm. She embraced life fully and enjoyed many rich experiences and wonderful Friendships along the way. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Corinne proudly remained an American all her life. She graduated from Texas Christian University and went on to do graduate work in theatre at the leading drama school of the day, Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. It was there that she met her future husband, Marshall McLUHAN, a graduate student at Cambridge University in England, who had travelled to Pasadena to visit his mother, a drama coach at the Playhouse.
The family wishes to extend its heartfelt thanks to Doctor Wendy BROWN, for her years of unflagging and tender care, and to special caregivers Sally, Bona, Tasie, Amy, and particularly Cynthia, who has stayed at Corinne's side day and night for the last four years.
There will be a funeral mass at Holy Rosary Church, 354 St. Clair Avenue West on Monday April 7 at 1: 30 p.m.

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MYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-04-11 published
MAGEE, William Francis (1918-2008)
Passed away peacefully at his home with his family around him on Thursday, April 10, 2008, William Francis MAGEE, beloved husband of Margaret Elizabeth ELLIOT/ELLIOTT. Loving father of Joyce MAGEE, Kitchener; Basil and Cheryl MAGEE, Caledon; Joanne and Paul MYERS, Newmarket. Cherished grandfather of Shannaghn and her husband Kyle McMAHON, Tyler MAGEE, Haley MAGEE, Abagail and Mallory MYERS. Frank was a proud World War 2 Veteran and member of the Royal Air Force. He immigrated from Enniskillen, Northern Ireland to Canada in 1956. He settled his family in the Nobleton area. Frank celebrated his 90th birthday in February 2008. It was an honour to know and love him. The family will receive their Friends at the Egan Funeral Home, 203 Queen Street S. (Hwy. 50), Bolton (905-857-2213) Sunday afternoon 2-4 and evening 7-9 o'clock. Funeral service will be held in the chapel on Monday morning, April 14 at 11 o'clock. Interment Nobleton Community Cemetery. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice. Condolences for the family may be offered at www.eganfuneralhome.com

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MYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-04-19 published
She was Marshall McLUHAN's great love ardent defender, supporter and critic
An aspiring actress from a privileged Texas family, she was swept off her feet by a young Canadian academic who would lay the cornerstone of modern media theory. She later edited his first big book
By Lisa FITTERMAN, Special to The Globe and Mail, Page S11
When she was young, Corinne Lewis McLUHAN won a Mary Pickford look-alike contest, but woe betide any person who assumed that there wasn't much more to her than masses of dark hair, a wide smile and a disarming southern drawl. For Mrs. McLUHAN, actress, English teacher and wife to the unbending, irascible and brilliant Marshall, looks were just the medium in which she packaged a sharp intellect, a steely will and enough spirit to elope with a man who did not impress her upon first introduction.
"He was six-feet, two-inches, thin, with a little moustache," she once told a television interviewer. "He was very self-contained and very British, all with this peculiar Canadian accent. I thought he was the strangest duck I'd ever met!"
No one in her family, at least, ever envisioned her, a southern belle from Fort Worth, Texas, falling in mad love with a skinny, awkward academic from Edmonton with a penchant for poetry. After all, she was a direct descendant of one of Fort Worth's founders, while her great-grandfather had been the state's first carriage manufacturer and her own father, Charles Wallace LEWIS, provided a more-than-comfortable living for his family as the chief financial officer of the local Swift and Company packing plant. From her father, young Corinne learned to how to shoot and hunt, while her mother, the feisty Corinne Keller LEWIS, raised her and older sister, Carolyn, in the tradition of the Daughters of the American Revolution, complete with its motto of "God, Home and Country."
In this rarefied world, scholastic excellence was lauded, as was churchgoing and the pursuit of hobbies such as theatre. In high school, young Corinne was always a top student but she was also a key member of the drama club called the Vagabond Players, both directing and performing in plays such as Seven Keys to Baldpate, a whodunit by George M. Cohan for which the tagline was "Mystery writer and blonde… too scared to kiss… in mansion of fear!" In The Constant Wife, an extramarital farce by W. Somerset Maugham, she played Martha Culver, a prickly, cynical spinster who doesn't trust men one bit.
After graduating from high school in 1930, she was offered scholarships to several universities elsewhere in Texas, but her parents pressed her to remain in Fort Worth, where she attended Texas Christian University, completing a degree in general arts and pursuing her interest in drama. She also won poetry-recitation contests and honed her talent for public speaking.
Throughout, she had any number of gentleman callers, but she wasn't at all interested in living what she knew for the rest of her life. Rather, she decided to pursue her dramatic studies further, ending up in Pasadena, California, which had a well-regarded theatre school. There, a meeting with a teacher would change her life forever: Elsie McLUHAN, Marshall's▲ mother and a force in her own right, had arrived to run a class after directing at a theatre in Detroit. At once, she decided the younger woman was the perfect match for her intellectual son, who was coming to visit her.
"She told me he was very handsome," Mrs. McLUHAN recalled in a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio documentary. "She invited me over a lot and generally promoted our togetherness."
As part of their courtship, he would pick her up in Pasadena and drive to the countryside, where they'd lie on the grass and read poetry to each other. They hadn't been going together for very long when Marshall, who was working on his master's degree at Cambridge University, had to go back. He proposed marriage. She responded by suggesting that they write to each other for a while first. "But no, he wanted me to go with him or forget about it," she would say in another documentary about her husband. "I wasn't used to this kind of treatment. What made this man tick?"
In the end, she said yes. On August 4, 1939, they tied the knot she telegraphed her family the news only after the deed was done. "Mother knew they'd never accept him," said Stephanie McLUHAN, the fourth of the couple's six children. "Her family never particularly accepted him. Texas and Canada are still pretty different."
The newlyweds honeymooned in prewar Venice, sailing through the canals with gondoliers singing at the tops of their voices - until they descended one morning from their hotel room to learn that war appeared imminent. Their next stop was Paris, but they soon felt compelled to leave there, too; as Mrs. McLUHAN quickly packed, her husband ventured out to get provisions.
"He came with a bottle of Benedictine and a basket of pastries," she recalled in the same documentary. "We took the last train out of Paris and a boat across the Channel, which was crammed to the gills. We were the only ones with any food or drink on hand. We arrived in London the night before the war was declared, and then went down to Cambridge where we stayed for the year."
He got his master's in January, 1940, and though he would begin his doctoral dissertation soon after, the outbreak of war led the university to grant him permission to complete it in North America; it would be granted three years later without him having to travel back to make a defence. The couple sailed for the United States, stopping in St. Louis for a year because he had to work at a local university.
In 1944, they moved to Windsor, Ontario, where Doctor McLUHAN taught at Assumption College. Two years later, he joined the faculty at Saint Michael's College in Toronto. In the 1950s, he began to give the Communication and Culture seminars that would lead to the establishment, in 1963, of the Centre for Culture and Technology the university did so because, by then, Doctor McLUHAN was so famous he was receiving tempting offers from other institutions.
Mrs. McLUHAN was her husband's most ardent defender, fan, critic, editor and love. A staunch patriotism, an even stauncher faith in God (like Doctor McLUHAN, she was a convert to Catholicism) and an impish sense of fun would help guide her throughout her life, through the raising of six children and through the leaner years before her husband gained renown. She never renounced her U.S. citizenship and prayed regularly, while author B.W. Powe, who first met her in 1978 at a Christmas party at the McLUHAN home in Toronto's tony Wychwood Park, recalls that she was in the kitchen, spiking the punch with lots of alcohol.
"She poured and sang," Mr. Powe wrote in an e-mail. "You must picture her: tall, elegant, with a Texan drawl and that bright, broad smile, much laughter in her face. There she was, singing and pouring in the alcohol so that we, Marshall's grads, would no doubt happily reel out into the good Christmas night."
The McLUHANs were devoted parents, although Stephanie McLUHAN speculates that her mother's experience as a stage director must have helped, for it was she who did most of the day-to-day raising of her and her siblings, of listening, disciplining, bandaging and counselling. Her husband may have popularized terms and phrases such as "global village" and "the medium is the message" but he was stymied by the sheer noise of children, sometimes even retreating to a table in the backyard when weather permitted so he could work in peace and quiet.
"They expected us to excel," said Stephanie, who now runs the Canada Institute program for the Washington, D.C.-based Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. "Mom was a voracious reader and a real confidante to my father. She edited his first major book, The Gutenberg Galaxy. Dad was a stellar verbal person but when he sat down to write, he needed help.
"They had a real partnership in addition to marriage," she continued. "Dad just adored her."
In 1979, Doctor McLUHAN suffered a stroke that robbed him of his ability to speak, read and write. While it broke his wife's heart that they couldn't continue the intellectual discussions they'd been having ever since they first met, they continued with their regular walks around Wychwood Park. She would guide him and he'd stay fast by her side - just like it had always been.
Corinne Lewis McLUHAN was born April 11, 1912, in Fort Worth, Texas She died April 4, 2008, of natural causes at her home in Toronto. She was 95. She leaves her children: Eric, Mary, Teri, Stephanie, Elizabeth and Michael. She also leaves grandchildren Jennifer Colton THUET, Emily McLuhan BOMS, Anna and Andrew McLUHAN, Claire and Madeleine McLuhan MYERS and Arthur, Mark and Gwendolyn McLUHAN, and her great-grandchildren, Olivia, Charlotte and Gillian.

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MYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-05-03 published
KROGH, Thomas Edvard
Born in Peterborough, Ontario, 1936, passed away April 29, 2008. Professor Emeritus, Department of Geology, University of Toronto Retired Curator and Founding Director of the Geochronology Laboratory at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Much loved and greatly missed by his wife Kathy MYERS and sister Joan Armstrong BENNETT. Fondly remembered by his children and their spouses: Erik and Jane, Kari and Dave, Sara and Mark and Jason and Jenn as well grandchildren Jeremy, Rebecca, Ezra and Alyssa Hong GEE.
Tom approached life with a scientific mind, sharing his insights into geology, cooking, organic gardening, energy efficiency and more. Every experience was seen as an opportunity for learning. Always down to earth, Tom was as comfortable in a straw hat on his tractor as he was examining minerals under a microscope. But Tom was perhaps most at home on an outcrop of the Canadian Shield.
A graduate of Queen's University M.Sc. and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D., Tom especially enjoyed his many years of research at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, D.C. His work revolutionized techniques of radiometric uranium-lead rock dating leading to an unprecedented level of precision that has facilitated the unraveling of the history of the Earth's crust.
Tom was the recipient of numerous awards in recognition of his scientific contributions including the Geological Association of Canada's Logan Medal and the Canadian Geophysical Union's Tuzo Wilson Medal. In addition to receiving an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Queen's University, he was inducted as a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Geological Association of Canada, the American Geophysical Union, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, and the European Association for Geochemistry.
A gathering in Tom's honour will take place on May 8, 4: 00 p.m. at the University of Toronto Faculty Club. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Tom's memory to the Queen's University Science '59 Entrance Award for students in financial need. Condolences received at www.jasonkrogh.com.

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MYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-06-20 published
MYERS, Barbara Anne (née YAPP)
Peacefully, in Montreal after a courageous battle with cancer, on Tuesday June 17, 2008. Born October 22, 1932 in London, England, Barbara was one of four daughters born to the late Isidor and the late Rebecca YAPP. Beloved wife of Michael MYERS. Loving mother and mother-in-law of David, Peter and Leslie, and Stephen. Dear Nanna B to her grandchildren Keith and Eric. Predeceased by her loving sisters Margaret, Cecilia and Roberta. Lovingly remembered by her nieces, nephews, family and Friends. Barbara grew up in England and married Michael after which they moved to Montreal, Quebec in 1954. She always managed to balance the active home life of raising her sons while playing an integral part in the family business. Barbara will be fondly remembered for her love of music, a soft heart for any animal and her enjoyment of a riveting read. And while she could share a good laugh, Barbara loved the challenge and stimulation of an intellectual conversation. When she needed to get away, her long walks along the Maine coastline were always special as this was her favorite place. Special thanks to Natalie McGraw and her family who were there for Barbara throughout her illness. Thank you also to the staff of the Lakeshore General Hospital. Funeral service from Paperman and Sons, Montreal 3888 Jean Talon W. on Sunday June 22 at 10 a.m. Burial at the King George Association Cemetery, De La Savane. Shiva at Ruby Foos through Sunday evening. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Barbara's memory may be made to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, (514) 735-2711 or to Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation, (514) 630-2225 ext. 2081.

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MYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-06-20 published
YOUNG, Jack J.
On Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at North York General Hospital. Jack YOUNG, beloved husband of Estelle. Loving father and father-in-law of Arthur YOUNG and Linda MEISSENHEIMER, Errol and Lorna, Karen and Gerald GALL of Edmonton, and David and Ellen. Dear brother and brother-in-law of John and Helen, Jennie and Bernat GOLDBERGER, Dora BROMSTEIN, Gail WISE, Shirley and the late Sam YOUNG and the late Frimit YASHINSKY, Fanny HOLTZMAN, Sadie MYERS, and Libby (Waese) REIS. Devoted grandfather of Aaron, Evan YOUNG and Amrit BAINS; Melanie, Wendy and Andrew GALL; Sara, Cory, and Alycia YOUNG. Devoted great-grandfather of Owen Jacob. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West (three lights west of Dufferin) for service on Friday, June 20th at 11: 30 a.m. Interment Beth David B'nai Israel Synagogue section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery. Shiva 126 Laurelcrest Avenue. Memorial donations may be made to the Jack Young Memorial Fund, c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst Street, Toronto, M6A 2C3, 416-780-0324 or at www.benjamins.ca

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MYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-06-27 published
MYERS, Faye (née NORRIS)
Faye MYERS Graduate of the University of Toronto, founding member of the Occupational Therapy Unit at Royal Victoria Hospital, active member of Collier Street United Church, Maycourt Club, Lady's Lions and the Barrie Golf and Country Club. Passed away peacefully at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 with her family by her side. Faye MYERS (née NORRIS,) of Barrie, in her 86th year. Beloved wife of the late Edwin MYERS. Loving mother of Jean and her husband Randy of Toronto, Carol and her husband Paul of Guelph, Jim and his wife Judy of Barrie and Marnie and her husband Ian of Toronto. Cherished 'Nana' of 9 grandchildren. Faye is predeceased by her parents Malcolm 'Mac' and Jean (née CHISHOLM) MYERS, sister Joyce CLARKE of London and nephew John CLARKE. Survived by her nephew Robert CLARKE of Oakville and niece Margaret of London. Friends may call at the Steckley-Gooderham Funeral Homes (Clapperton and Worsley Streets), Barrie on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel on Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 2 p.m. Interment at Barrie Union Cemetery. Memorial donations to Collier Street United Church would be greatly appreciated by the family. Condolences may be forwarded through: www.steckleygooderham.com

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MYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-07-04 published
BUTLER, Doctor Leonard
Died suddenly on June 30, 2008. Besides his beloved wife of 69 years, Viola, Len leaves his two adoring daughters Linda BUTLER of Richmond Hill and Eleanor McMULLIN (Fred) of Oakville. He was also the proud father of a son Keith (Cindy) of Ottawa and grandfather of Kate IISAKA (Ken) of California and Sam BUTLER (Erica) of Saskatoon. Len was great-grandfather of five wonderful children, Ansel, Sara, Fiona, Rhiannon and Evan. Born April 13, 1912 in Finedon, England, he was orphaned at 15 and emigrated on his own to Canada shortly thereafter. He worked several years on Ontario farms to pay for his passage and then attended the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph. Later he pursued his doctorate in biology at the University of Toronto. A summer tennis game at the Experimental farm in Vineland introduced him to his inseparable partner for life, Viola MYERS. Together they moved to Winnipeg where Len enjoyed working as a fur trade biologist for the Hudson's Bay Company. Later Len became a professor of genetics, first at McGill and then at the University of Toronto where he also served as Dean of the Graduate School. For twenty years after retirement he continued to work as a genetics consultant for a number of firms. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of the Morley Bedford Funeral Home, 159 Eglinton Ave. West, Toronto (2 stoplights west of Yonge Street) Wed. on August 6th at 11: 00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Italian Garden at the Arboretum in Guelph, the Canadian Cancer Society or the charity of your choice.

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