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KMET,
Anica "
Ana" (née
ROGELJ)
At Victoria Hospital, on Thursday, May 8, 2008, Anica "Ana"
KMET
in her 77th year. Beloved wife of the late Ludwig
KMET (1996.)
Loving mother of Albin
KMET of London. Dear sister of Angelca,
Cilka and Reza. Predeceased by her parents Joze and Marijeta
ROGELJ, her brothers, Joze, Frence, Albin, Ivan, and Janez, and
her sister Miczka. Visitors will be received in the O'Neil Funeral
Home, 350 William St. (Between King and York) on Saturday from
7: 00-9:00 p.m. and
on Sunday from 2:00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 p.m.
The Funeral Mass will be celebrated in Saint Peter's Basilica on
Monday, May 12, 2008, at 10: 00 a.m. Entombment Saint Peter's Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association.
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ROGER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-04-05 published
ROGER,
William
Of Caressant Care Nursing Home, Saint Thomas passed away on Friday,
April 4th, 2008, at his late residence, in his 92nd year. Beloved
husband of the late Betty
(SATCHELL)
ROGER (1973) and dear uncle
of the late Donna (Chase)
FURLER. Dear brother of Joe (Jenny)
WORANIUK and the late Tony
WORANIUK, Anne
DIAKIW and Rose
GANCHER
and her husband John, all of Saskatchewan. Dear brother-in-law
of Bill BRIDGE.
Also survived by a number of nieces and nephews.
Bill was born in Alvena, Saskatchewan on August 21, 1916, the
son of the late Michael and Katherine
ROGER. He lived at R.R.#1
Union over 50 years and was retired from Canadian Timken Ltd.
He served in World War 2 and was a 60 year member of the Royal
Canadian Legion, Branch 41, Saint Thomas. Resting at Williams Funeral
Home, 45 Elgin Street, Saint Thomas where funeral service will be
held Monday at 10: 00 a.m. Visitation Sunday from 2-4 p.m. Interment
in Union Cemetery. Remembrances may be made to the Heart and
Stroke Foundation.
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ROGERS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-02-13 published
LUSH,
Mervin
Leslie
Suddenly in Meaford on Tuesday February 12, 2008 in his 76th
year. Mervin
LUSH of Temple Hill,
son of the late John and 'Annie'
(née CASWELL)
LUSH.
Beloved husband of the former Muriel
ROGERS
and loving father of Karen and her husband Mike
SMITH of Meaford
and Brian LUSH, at home, Temple Hill. Sadly missed Papa of Riley
SMITH and Chants and Milo
LUSH. Dear brother of Wilda
LUSH of
Meaford, Winnie
LUSH and Joan
LUSH of Owen Sound, and Ian and
his wife Marion
LUSH of Etobicoke. Predeceased by a sister Mona
and remembered by her husband Gordon
BURRELL of Bruderheim, Alberta.
Loved son-in-law of Isabel
MILLS of Meaford and brother-in-law
of Donna and Ron
CLARKE of Goring, Doreen and Maarten
KEYZER
of R.R.#2, Meaford and Laverne and Cathy
ROGERS of Meaford and
predeceased by a brother-in-law Orville
ROGERS of Meaford. Fondly
remembered by several nieces and nephews and their families.
Family will receive Friends at the Ferguson Funeral Home, 48 Boucher
St. E. in Meaford on Thursday from 2 to 4 and from 7 until 9 p.m.
Funeral and committal services will be conducted at the Meaford
United Church on Friday February 15th at 1: 30 p.m. with interment
in the spring at Temple Hill Cemetery. As your expression of
sympathy, donations to The Temple Hill United Church or Canadian
Food Grains Bank would be appreciated.
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ROGERS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-06-11 published
ROGERS,
Gerald▼
Alvin
In his 85th year. Peacefully at his home in Euphrasia Township,
on Monday June 9th, 2008. Predeceased by his wife
Blanche
MAY.
Beloved father of Gail
BAXTER and her husband Ross of Meaford,
Keith and his wife Brenda of Kimberly, Larry and his wife June
of Edmonton, Jerry and his wife Marla of Mississauga, and Greg
of Brampton. Survived by his sister Faye
GREEN of Collingwood,
five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. A funeral service
will be held on Thursday June 12th at 11: 00 a.m. at the Gardiner-Wilson
Funeral Home in Meaford. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Meaford.
In honouring Gerald's wishes, there will be no visitation. Donations
to the Canadian Cancer Society, the Alzheimer's Society, or the
Meaford Hospital would be greatly appreciated.
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ROGERS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-06-26 published
SITTER,
Lillian▼
Alice▼ (née
HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON)
Peacefully and suddenly at her residence at R.R.#2 Thedford,
on Wednesday, June 25th, 2008, Lillian Alice (née
HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON)
Sitter passed away in her 75th year. Beloved wife of George
SITTER
for 42 years. Loving mother of Nicholas and Carla
SITTER of R.R.#3
Thedford. Cherished grandmother of Cale
SITTER.
Much▼ loved sister
of Marion WARD,
Elgin
HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON, Norman and Trudy
HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON,
Muriel ALEXANDER,
Elva and Clayton
WALMSELY, Irene and Paul
ROGERS,
Keith and Marilyn
HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON, and Melville and Jean
HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON.
Sadly missed sister-in-law of Conrad and Bonnie
SITTER and Dean and
Mary Ellen
ANDERSON.
Predeceased by sister-in-law Phyllis
HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON
and brother-in-law Harold
WARD.
Resting▼ at The Gilpin Chapel,
97 Victoria Street, Thedford for visitation on Friday, June 27,
2008 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service on Saturday, June 28,
2008 at 11: 00 a.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church in Thedford. Interment
at Arkona Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Christine
O'REILLY officiating
to follow. Memorial donations to the Knox Presbyterian Church
or the Heart and Stroke Foundation gratefully acknowledged. Online
condolences at gilpinfuneralchapel.com.
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ROGERS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-07-16 published
ROGERS,
Jean
Gertrude▲
(COBDEN)
Peacefully into the arms of the Lord at Gateway Haven in Wiarton
Tuesday morning July 15, 2008 after a courageous and valiant
fight. The former Jean
COBDEN of Brantford in her 78th year.
Loving mother of Kathryn and her husband Paul
SALES of Sauble
Beach and James and his wife Charlene of Brantford. Cherished
Gramma Jean to Craig (Julie), Karyn (Jay), Jeanette, Sarah, James
(Stacy), Jennifer (Shayne) and one great-grandchild Emma. Dear
sister of Don (Charlotte,) Frances
STEVENS and Thomas. Predeceased
by her parents Tom and Anne and sister Mary
HOLLANDS. At
Jean's
request there will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place.
A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions
to the charity of your choice would be appreciated as your expression
of sympathy. Messages of condolence to the family are welcome
at www.downsandsonfuneralhome.com. A tree will be planted in
the Memorial Forest of the Grey Sauble Conservation Foundation
in memory of Jean by the Downs and son Funeral Home Hepworth
519-935-2754 or Toll Free 1-888-340-3467 “Thank you to all staff
and Friends at Gateway for all your loving care and support.&rdquo
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ROGERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-02-19 published
WALTERS,
Lila
Marie (née
TOLMIE)
Of Saint Thomas, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2008, at the
Saint Thomas-Elgin General Hospital, in her 84th year. Beloved
wife of the late Bruce Gordon
WALTERS (1995) and dearly loved
mother of Nelson and his wife
Barb
WALTERS of London, Phyllis
and her husband Kim
COOK of Saint Thomas, Chris and her husband
Larry BOGART of Saint Thomas, Dennis and his wife
Annie
WALTERS
of Saint Thomas, Janice and her husband Mike
URBAN of Saint Thomas
and the late Mark
WALTERS (1958.) Dear sister of Mae
CARROLL
of Lambeth, Harriet and her husband Ray
CLAYTON of Saint Thomas,
Bruce and his wife
Penny
TOLMIE of Aylmer. Predeceased by two
sisters, Sheila
ROGERS and Evelyn
CROSBY. Dear sister-in-law
of Bill ROGERS of Saint Thomas. Sadly missed by 11 grandchildren,
10 great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Lila
was born in Windsor on December 7th, 1924, the daughter of the
late George and Catherine
TOLMIE.
She was a member of Knox Presbyterian
Church. Resting at Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin Street, Saint Thomas
where funeral service will be held Wednesday at 1: 00 p.m. Interment
to follow in Elmdale Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. Remembrances may be made to the Salvation Army.
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ROGERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-02-29 published
STILSON,
Daisy
Passed away peacefully, February 28, 2008 at London Health Sciences
Centre-University Hospital with her daughter Penny at her side.
A strong will, tenacity and quick wit served her well into her
96th year. Loving mother of the late Gerry
STILSON
(Loretta,)
Jim STILSON (late Joan), Marni
ROGERS (Frank), Penny
McGREGOR
(Ron,) and Liz
BECHARD.
Lovingly remembered by her grandchildren,
Ted (Tanya), Ken, Leanne (Bill), Kelly (Scott), Patti (Ian),
Debbie (Andrew), Jim (Kathy), Mary (Steve), John (Janet), Charlie,
Andy (Dawn), Laura, Amy (Matt), and Anne Marie (John). Proud
great-grandmother of Dylan, Mathew, Brittany, Michael, Gerri,
Jessica, Sean, Amy, Aaron, Chelsea, Zhoe, Jenna, Celeste, Seth,
Emily, Sarah, Sydney and Danielle and great-great-grandmother
of Sitara. A memorial service will be held at the Westview Funeral
Chapel, 709 Wonderland Road North, on Saturday, March 1, 2008
at 1: 00 p.m. with visitation one hour prior to the service. Private
interment of ashes will be held at Woodland Cemetery at a later
date. Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Daisy are
asked to consider the Canadian Diabetes Association.
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ROGERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-04-01 published
MONTAGUE,
Rene
(Active member of the Ontario Labour Relations Board)
Taken suddenly on Friday March 28, 2008 in his 67th year. Beloved
husband of Beverly. Dear father of Mary Jean and her husband
Trevor EDMOND.
Loving grandfather/father of Joshua. Will be sadly
missed by his sisters Marie and her husband Walter
EVANS,
Jackie
and her husband Jiggs
PLAYFORD,
Clare and her husband Larry
KRAMER
and Francine
ROGERS, as well as his brother Jean and his wife
Jackie. Predeceased by his parents Louis J. and Una Jeanne and
his brother Tommy. Will also be missed by several nieces and
nephews. Visitation will be held at the Kopriva Taylor Community
Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Rd. West, Oakville, (one block east
of Kerr, 905-844-2600) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10: 00 a.m. Friday,
April 4, 2008 at Saint Dominic Roman Catholic Church, 2415 Rebecca
Street, Oakville. Cremation. For those who wish, memorial contributions
to the Breast Cancer Foundation would be appreciated. Condolences
may be made through www.koprivataylor.com
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ROGERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-04-19 published
PARKER,
Ann (née
ROGERS)
Passed away at the Hastings Manor Nursing Home, Belleville, on
Friday
April 18th, 2008. Ann
PARKER of Belleville, formerly of
Woodstock, at the age of 83. Daughter of the late Frank and Beatrix
ROGERS.
Beloved wife of the late Maurice
PARKER. Loving mother
of Anne THISTLE
(Bruce
Alexander) of Belleville, Phyrne
PARKER
of Toronto and Dave
PARKER
(Ann) of Woodstock. Dear grandmother
of Allen, Frank (Donna), Paul, David (Jenn), Joanna (Garry) and
Bryan and great-grandmother of 8. A Memorial Service will be
held at the John R. Bush Funeral Home, 80 Highland Ave, Belleville
(613-968-5588) on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at 12 p.m. Visitation
will be from 11-12 p.m. Cremation. Donations to the Alzheimer
Society would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences
www.quintefuneralcentres.com
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ROGERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-04-26 published
TAYS,
Mary
Elizabeth
(ROGERS)
Passed away at McGarrell Place, London, on Thursday April 24,
2008, Mary Elizabeth
(ROGERS)
TAYS in her 81st year. Dear mother
of Carol McNEIL and her late husband Earl of Barrie and Wendy
CHESTERFIELD and her husband Bruce of London. Loved grandmother
of 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Dear sister of
Davie and Betty
ROGERS of Fredericton, New Brunswick and Pauline
BUSCOMBE of Barrie. Special thanks to the nursing and support
staff for their excellent care over the years at McGarrell Place
(Versa Care). A private memorial service will be held at McGarrell
Place at a later date with Sue Lupson officiating. Cremation
has taken place. Interment in the Woodland Cemetery, London.
As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Arthritis Society,
400 York Street, Suite 204, London, Ontario N6B 3N2 would be
appreciated. On line condolences at www.amgfh.com A. Millard
George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout St. S., London, On (519-433-5184).
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ROGERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-29 published
HUMPHRIES,
Florence
Marie (née
WATCHER)
Peacefully at Strathmere Lodge, Strathroy on Tuesday, May 27,
2008 Florence Marie
HUMPHRIES (née
WATCHER) of Strathroy in her
88th year. Dear mother of Larry
HUMPHRIES
(Karen) and
Mary
Anne
DUNN
(Robert) all of Strathroy. Loving grandmother of Mike
DUNN,
David DUNN, Paula
CADENHEAD, Gordon
HUMPHRIES and Debbie
RILEY,
great-grandmother of Jessie and Jake
DUNN and Ryan and Andrew
CADENHEAD.
Also survived by her brother Fred
WATCHER (Voda,)
sister Helen
PARKER
(Allen,) sister-in-law Eva
HARRIS and several
nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her husband Earl (1984), sister-in-law
Ann ROGERS and brothers-in-law Fred
ROGERS and Alex
HARRIS.
Marie
was an avid golfer, curler and boater and enjoyed fishing. Visitation
will be held at Denning Brothers Funeral Home on Friday, May 30th
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where a complete funeral will take place
on Saturday, May 31st at 11 a.m. with Rev. Charles
SEED officiating.
Donations to the Alzheimer Society or the Strathmere Lodge Auxiliary
Memorial Fund would be appreciated by the family. A tree will
be planted as a living memorial to Marie.
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ROGERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-06-26 published
SITTER,
Lillian▲
Alice▲ (née
HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON)
Peacefully and suddenly at her residence at R.R.#2 Thedford on
June 25, 2008, Lillian Alice (née
HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON)
SITTER passed away
in her 75th year. Beloved wife of George
SITTER for 42 years.
Loving mother of Nicholas and Carla
SITTER of R.R.#3 Thedford.
Cherished grandmother of Cale
SITTER.
Much▲ loved sister of Marion
WARD, Elgin
HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON, Norman and Trudy
HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON, Muriel
ALEXANDER,
Elva and Ayton
WALMSELY,
Irene and Paul
ROGERS, Keith and Marilyn
HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON, and Melville and Jean
HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON.
Sadly missed sister-in-law
of Conrad and Bonnie
SITTER and Dean and Mary Ellen
ANDERSON.
Predeceased by sister-in-law Phyllis
HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON and brother-in-law
Harold WARD.
Resting▲ at the Gilpin Chapel, 97 Victoria Street, Thedford
for visitation on Friday, June 27, 2008 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Funeral service on Saturday, June 28, 2008 at 11: 00 a.m. at Knox
Presbyterian Church in Thedford. Interment at Arkona Cemetery
with the Rev. Dr. Christine
O'REILLY officiating to follow. Memorial
donations to the Knox Presbyterian Church or the Heart and Stroke
Foundation gratefully acknowledged. Online condolences at gilpinfuneralchapel.com.
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ROGERS o@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.stayner.stayner_sun 2008-03-05 published
ROGERS,
Edward
Allan "
Buck"
Died peacefully at Soldiers Memorial Hospital in Orillia, on
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 in his 89th year. Beloved husband
of the late Florence. Loving father of Grant (Debbie
REID) of
Bracebridge, Glen (Cathy) of Stittsville and Anita
HILLMAN (Rick)
of Bracebridge. Proud grandfather of Alison, Melanie, Scott,
Dylan, Madeleine, Willow, Shelby, Cody, Genise, Jamie-Lynn and
Darren.
Brother of the late Jack and Harry
ROGERS.
Friends▼ were
received at Reynolds Funeral Home 'Turner Chapel' in Bracebridge
on Sunday, March 2, 2008 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral was
held at Saint Thomas Anglican Church in Bracebridge on Monday,
March 3, 2008 at 1: 00 p.m. Interment took place at Highland Park
Cemetery in Peterborough on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 11: 00 a.m.
Memorial gifts to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, the
kidney Foundation or the Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children
would be greatly appreciated. Messages of condolence may be made
at condolences@reynoldsfuneral.com.
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ROGERS o@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.stayner.stayner_sun 2008-04-02 published
ROGERS,
George
Thomas
Of R.R.#1 New Lowell, Ontario, passed away on Saturday March 29,
2008 at the Stayner Nursing Home at the age of 93. Beloved husband
(64 years) of Helen Irene
ROGERS (née
PASMORE.)
Loving father
of Will (Louise)
ROGERS of Australia, Bonnie (Doug) Clark of
Petrolia, Ed
ROGERS of Thornbury, Raymond (Helen)
ROGERS of Lloydminster
and David ROGERS of New Lowell. Friends were received at the
Carruthers and Davidson Funeral Home, 7313 Highway 26 (Main St.),
Stayner (705-428-2637) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday April 1,
2008. Funeral Service will be held at the Anglican Church of
the Good Shepherd, 219 Scott Street, Stayner on Wednesday April 2,
2008 at 2 o'clock. If desired, donations in George's memory may
be made to the New Lowell Library or the Anglican Church of the
Good Shepherd. For more information, or to sign the online guest
book, log on to www.carruthersdavidson.com.
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ROGERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-02-05 published
DEBLOIS,
Thomas
Melville "
Tom"
Passed away peacefully at Sunnybrook Palliative Care Unit on
Monday, January 28th, 2008 in his 91st year, following a 2 year
interval at home with advancing Alzheimers and Cancer.
Survived by his wife of 67 years, Helen G. (née
ROGERS,) his
daughters Lynn Elizabeth
LAWRENCE and Janet Ellinor (Bill
LANE,)
predeceased in 1986 by son Harold Melville (Hal).
Fondly remembered by his daughters in law Lurvie
DEBLOIS and
Anne DeBlois
READ as well as his nephews Alex (Molly,) Chip (Becky)
and Steve (Dawn).
Sadly missed by grandchildren Rachel (Scott
McNABNEY,)
Erin DeBlois
READ, Alan DeBlois
READ, Emilie (David
ARCHER), James
LAWRENCE
(Joy,) Helen
LANE,
Heather
LANE, great-grandchildren Jordan and
Dufferin McNABNEY,
Jack and Isabelle
ARCHER.
Predeceased by brother William Alexander
DEBLOIS and sister Ruth
Elizabeth DEBLOIS.
Tom graduated from King's College, Halifax 1939 and Nova Scotia
Technical College 1941 P.Eng. His entire Engineering career was
with Canadian General Electric Co. from which he retired in 1979.
Tom also taught evening Electrical Engineering courses at Seneca
College for a number of years.
A memorial celebration of Tom's life will be held at Eglinton
St. George's United Church, Toronto, corner of Lytton Blvd. and
Duplex Ave. on Saturday, February 9th at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, if desired, donations would be appreciated
to the Palliative Care Unit or Cancer Unit at Sunnybrook Hospital
Foundation c/o 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto M4N 3M5.
The Family wish to express their deep appreciation of the exceptional
care and support of Doctor Margaret
BENNETT and all of the Palliative
Care Staff.
Cremation and private interment will take place prior to the
service.
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ROGERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-03-17 published
PUGH,
E.
John, B.Com, C.A.
Born July 17th, 1924. On Friday, March 14th, 2008 at his home
in Oakville Jack died peacefully with his beloved wife, Maida,
at his side. Dear father of the late John (Jane) and Kate (Bill
GREENFIELD.)
Adored
Grandfather of Jay
PUGH, and Jessica (Brandon
HUNE,)
Michael
(Allison) and Meaghan
GREENFIELD. Great-Grandfather
to Dear Daniel
HUNE.
Brother of Bob
PUGH and Uncle to David and
Barbara (Steve
ROGERS.) Brother-In-Law of Bob
SHERWOOD
(Sally)
and Uncle to Phillip, Michael, Tiffany and Paula. Brother-in-law
and friend to Eleanor
SMITH.
A service of Thanksgiving will be held at Saint_Jude's Parish,
160 William Street, Oakville, on Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 at 11: 30 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, if you wish, donations in his memory to the
charity of your choice. Condolences and tributes at www.koprivataylor.com.
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ROGERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-04-12 published
CONNELL,
Ruth (née
CONNELL)
Peacefully at the Connell Homestead with family and caregivers,
on Friday, April 11, 2008 in her 92nd year. Born in Haileybury,
Ontario, daughter of William Harold
CONNELL and Ruth
WEBSTER.
Loving wife of the late Earl B.
CONNELL. Dear mother of Sarah
Jane (Richard)
DUMBRILLE,
Hally
(Hugh)
SIDDONS, Norah (Christopher)
ROGERS and Martin
CONNELL. Dear grandmother of Hal (Monika,)
Sarah and Charles
DUMBRILLE,
Elizabeth and Connell
SIDDONS and
Alexandra CONNELL.
Great-grandmother of Lillian
DUMBRILLE. Predeceased
by grand_son Andrew
ROGERS.
Friends▲ may call at Grant Brown Funeral
Home Purcell Chapel, Spencerville on Wednesday, April 16 from
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at the Spencerville
United Church on Thursday, April 17 at 1: 30 p.m. with interment
following at Oakland Cemetery, Brockville. Memorial donations
to the EBC Education Fund of the Brockville General Hospital,
Kemptville District Hospital Foundation, Prince Edward County
Memorial Hospital Foundation or a charity of choice would be
gratefully acknowledged.
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ROGERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-04-28 published
NEWEY,
Ethel
Irene (née
ROGERS)
Peacefully, on Saturday, April 26, 2008, in her 97th year. Beloved
wife of the late Brian Ernest
NEWEY, loving mother of Janet Arlene
and the late Noreen Evison, dear grandmother of Carlyn and Teigan.
Sister of Albert
ROGERS, the late Verna
VAUGHAN, the late Mildred
SADDLER, daughter of the late Vernon
ROGERS and Aramentha
POWERS
of Fredericton, New Brunswick. An inspiration to those that knew
her. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 from
2: 00 until 4:00 and 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. at the Turner and Porter
"Peel" Chapel, 2180 Hurontario Street (Hwy. 10, North of Queen
Elizabeth Way). A Funeral Ceremony will take place on Tuesday,
May 27, 2008 at 3: 00 p.m. in the Chapel, with a reception to
follow. If desired, donations may be made to the Princess Margaret
Hospital Foundation in loving memory of her daughter Noreen.
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ROGERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-07-15 published
Toronto lawyer survived D-Day, defended Lord Haw-Haw in Old Bailey
Wounded during the Battle of Normandy, he was reassigned to defend
a Nazi broadcaster accused of treason. After returning to Canada,
he practised civil law for 60 years
By Gay ABBATE,
Page S8
Toronto -- It was April 3, 1943, and Stanley
BIGGS was on the
Queen Mary, the ship transporting him and other Canadian soldiers
across the Atlantic to fight the Nazis. As he passed the time
playing bridge, a familiar voice came across the shortwave radio,
announcing the imminent demise of the ship and everyone aboard.
"There are 5,000 Canadians aboard the Queen Mary hoping to reach
Southampton by sundown. There is no way this will happen. The
Messerschmitts are on the way."
The voice belonged to William Joyce, nicknamed "Lord Haw-Haw"
by the British. The American-born Joyce had moved to England
but fled to Germany just before the war. There, he became part
of the Nazi propaganda machine, broadcasting weekly to England
and Allied soldiers from 1939 to 1945. Joyce warned that German
fighter aircraft would destroy the ship, but it reached port
safely.
That was Mr.
BIGGS's first introduction to Lord Haw-Haw. Seventeen
months later, with Germany defeated, the two men sat just a few
feet apart in an Old Bailey courtroom in London. Mr. Joyce was
in the prisoner's box on trial for treason; Mr.
BIGGS, a trained
lawyer recovering from war wounds, was attached to his court-appointed
legal defence team.
For long weeks in September and October of 1945, he did nothing
but research treason laws dating back to the 14th century. In
the process, he became an expert on the subject, writing several
articles and giving speeches on the subject after his return
to Canada. Of his involvement in the trial, he wrote in his memoirs:
"It was a most interesting and worthwhile experience for a young
lawyer to do research and to hear the presentation of argument
for the Crown by the Attorney-General." The memoir, As Luck Would
Have It In War and Peace, was released by Trafford Publishing
(Victoria) earlier this year.
It was the duty of the defence team, Mr.
BRIGGS wrote, "to research
all of the relevant evidence we could find and to see that, if
Joyce was guilty, he was not convicted except in full evidence
with the law." During the trial, Joyce never spoke but kept looking
around the courtroom as if expecting family or Friends to show
up, Mr. BIGGS wrote. No one ever came. A jury convicted him of
treason and he was hanged in 1946.
Stanley Champion
BIGGS was not, in his own words, "a religious
scholar, a cosmic scientist, a World War 2 history professional,"
areas of endeavour he considered beyond his abilities. The list
of what he actually was is much longer: a combat infantry officer,
a devoted lawyer for more than six decades, a poet, a school
trustee, an environmentalist long before environmentalism was
fashionable. He also devoted his life to the principle of doing
good for its own sake.
He was born to the law, one of four children to solicitor Richard
Atkinson BIGGS and Gertrude
CHAMPION, the belle of Brantford,
Ontario
His grandfather, Stanley Clarke
BIGGS, founded the firm
of Biggs and Biggs.
Young Stan grew up on Roxborough Street in Toronto's Rosedale
neighbourhood. He graduated from the University of Toronto Schools
and then studied law at the University of Toronto, graduating
in 1936 and then enrolling in the three-year law program at Osgoode
Hall Law School. In 1939, he joined the family law firm and was
called to the bar that June.
To celebrate, he and classmate J.F.
BARRETT went to the world's
fair in New York. A group of young ladies graduating from Bishop
Strachan School in Toronto plotted to join them there. Among
them was Mr.
BARRETT's younger sister, Barbara, who clicked with
Mr. BIGGS.
The granddaughter of Sir Joseph
FLAVELLE, a financier
and meat packer who was well known for his philanthropy in Toronto,
they became engaged by September and married the following June.
After the war broke out, Mr.
BIGGS volunteered with the Queen's
Own Rifles, leaving behind his wife, who was pregnant with their
second son. After months of training in England, he was among
the thousands of Canadian soldiers who landed on the beaches
of Normandy on D-Day - June 6, 1944.
The regiment landed near Bernières-sur-Mer at about 8 a.m., only
to enter a maelstrom. A storm had just passed through the area
and rough seas meant that all-important support tanks had been
delayed. Unable to wait, the infantry was forced to go ashore
unprotected, with the result that the Queen's Own Rifles suffered
the worst casualties of any Canadian unit crossing the beaches
that day: 60 men killed and another 78 wounded.
Mr. BIGGS, however, emerged without a scratch. He made it through
86 days of continuous front-line combat during the Battle of
Normandy, and the long struggle to deny Germany's bitter attempt
to halt the Allied breakthrough, until finally he was shot in
the leg.
The machine-gun bullet that took him out of the fighting landed
him in a courtroom. During and after his convalescence in England,
the military decided to make use of his legal skills. Attached
to the office of the Canadian Judge Advocates General, he prosecuted
or defended soldiers accused of such crimes as assault or rape.
He returned home in December, 1945, with the rank of captain
and resumed the life of a civilian lawyer. At first, he helped
his father with his client list but also did pro bono work, defending
accused who could not afford a lawyer. There was no legal aid
system in Ontario until the 1960s.
Mr. BIGGS continued to practise law until 2004. "He loved the
law," daughter Dinny
BIGGS said. "He was passionate about the
rule of law, about studying its background, the evolution of
law and jurisprudence."
One of the highlights of his career was his involvement in the
creation of the broadcaster CTV. He handled the negotiations
that brought together the original parties who acquired the licence
for a second national television station.
His client, Joel
ALDRED, had originally sought the licence on
his own. But with the Canadian Board of Broadcast Governors reluctant
to grant one to a single entity, Mr.
BIGGS helped him form a
partnership with Ted
ROGERS.
The new partners entered into an agreement with another group,
headed by newspaper owner John
BASSETT.
The channel went on the
air in 1961, but disagreements eventually arose between the two
groups. Mr.
BIGGS came up with a solution that allowed Mr.
ALDRED
to sell his shares while leaving Mr.
ROGERS as a partner.
Mr. BIGGS continued his pro bono work throughout his career,
providing free legal advice to numerous non-profit groups.
That list included the Queen's Own Rifle of Canada Trust, the
Canadian Opera Foundation and the Toronto School of Art, which
his artist-wife used some of her inheritance to help establish
in 1968. In 1955, Mr.
BIGGS was named Queen's Counsel. In 1995,
he received the Law Society Medal, which the Law Society of Upper
Canada awards in recognition of distinguished service in the
law profession.
Not content to write just briefs, Mr.
BIGGS also loved to dabble
in poetry. During the war, he wrote The Queen's Own Rifles on
D-Day, a poem that now hangs in the Canadian War Museum. He wrote
the piece one day in 1944 when several dozen members of his regiment
were killed and dozens more were injured during fighting.
Mr. BIGGS was also a landowner. During his lifetime, he planted
more than 150,000 trees, beginning in the late 1940s, when he
bought his first piece of farmland. He eventually sold that and
bought a 40-hectare farm in Mono Township in Dufferin County,
Ontario. The land was hilly and not suitable for crops, so he
rented it out for cattle. For relaxation, he started planting
seedlings, eventually turning the property into a managed tree
farm. In 1991, he was recognized by the Ontario Ministry of Natural
Resources with an award for woodland improvement.
Humour was another important aspect of Mr.
BIGGS's life. His
was not slapstick humour but rather a keen wit, said his long-time
secretary, Marjorie
FOGG. "He always had cute little answers
to things," she said.
Mr. BIGGS wrote of the importance of humour in his life in his
memoirs: "Without the humorous twists in my exposure to life&hellip
I think I would have cracked up long ago. I have always felt
that the therapeutic value of good humour should be gladly welcomed."
Toward the end of his life, Mr.
BIGGS prepared a final message
for his family and Friends summing up the philosophy by which
he lived his own life: "Live fully, share extremes, stay well,
keep chuckling, have the thrill of dedication to good causes,
be good on Earth for its own sake."
Stanley Champion
BIGGS was born in Toronto on December 6, 1913.
He died June 17, 2008, at Saint Michael's Hospital in Toronto after
a brief illness. He was 94. He is survived by children Christopher,
Barrett, John and Dinny, and seven grandchildren. His wife, Barbara,
predeceased him in 2005.
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CROLL,
Faye
Richardson (A.H.)
Suddenly, on Saturday April 26, 2008, Faye
CROLL, beloved wife
of the late Cecil R.
CROLL.
Loving mother of and mother-in-law
of Gail CROLL and Mark
KRIEGER, and Bonnie
CROLL and Robert
HENRY.
Dear sister of the late Shirley
PURTHER,
Elsie
ROSENTHAL and
Ida ROGOVEIN.
Devoted and loving Grandma of Andrew and Sandra,
Jody, Lesley and Brett, and great-grandma of Zoe and Trevor.
Services will be held at the Rachel Kaplan Hebrew Memorial Chapel,
685 Aylmer Ave., Windsor, Tuesday April 29th, 2008 at 11 a.m.
Interment in the Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery Windsor. Shiva 2144 Pelissier
Street, #603, Windsor, on Tuesday April 29th. Continuing at 49 Rollscourt
Dr., Toronto, from Wednesday evening April 30th to Friday May 2nd.
Memorial donations to the Cecil and Faye Croll Memorial Fund
at Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care or the charity of your
choice. Arrangements by Janisse Brothers Marcotte Funeral Homes.
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MILLER,
Allan
On Monday May 12th, 2008 after a brief illness, Allan
MILLER
beloved husband of Bessie, loving son, brother, father and grandfather.
Dad will be fondly remembered by his children Sam, Lianne, Willie
and Julie, Murray and Susy, and Rivi and Steven
ROGUL. He was
a tremendous inspiration for his grandchildren, Issy, Max and
Genny MILLER, Allison, Amy and Adam
ROGUL, and Jacob
MILLER.
Dad was born in Russia in 1912 and emigrated to Canada in 1920.
Although he wanted to become a physician, quotas on Jewish students
prevented his entry. He graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy
in 1939, and served in the army during the war. He married Bessie,
the love of his life, in 1950 and they had a wonderful life together
until her sudden death in May 2005. Dad remained interested in
the events of the day until his final hours. He especially took
great delight in the many accomplishments of his children and
grandchildren, never missing any occasion despite the travel
involved. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother-in-law,
uncle and friend. Dad was always generous and supported many
wonderful causes. Family and Friends were his raison d'etre and
as a result, our world is a much better place. Funeral services
will be held at the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue in Winnipeg, at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Memorial donations may be made to the
Bessie and Allan Miller Fund at the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba.
www.jewishfoundation.org
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