SAMARDZIC
SAMARELLI
SAMETZ
SAMMARTINO
SAMMON
SAMMONS
SAMONTE
SAMPA
SAMPLE
SAMPOGNA
SAMPSON/SAMSON
SAMS
SAMUEL
SAMUELS
SAMURE
SAMWAYS
SAMARDZIC o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-02-19 published
POZEG,
Ana
Peacefully at Victoria Hospital on Monday, February 18, 2008
Ana POZEG of London in her 95th year. Beloved wife of the late
Janko POZEG, mother of late Marica
BRUNSKI of Croatia, mother-in-law
of Nikola BRUNSKI of Croatia. Dear mother of Alois and his wife
Mira, Joe and his wife Ljubica, Nikola and his wife Nada all
of London. Grandmother of Biserka
SAMARDZIC and her husband Drago
of Oakville, Eddy
POZEG and his wife
Jennefer,
Christine
KOVALENKO
and her husband Bill, Nancy
GOLDRICK and her husband Jim, Sylvia
and Mary-Ann
POZEG of London. Great-grandmother of Justin and
Kevin SAMARDZIC,
Scott and
MacKenna POZEG and Even
GOLDRICK.
Sister-in-law of Dragica
POZEG of Stoney Creek and Milka
ANDRISEVIC
of Croatia. Aunt of Nick
ANDRISEVIC of London, Ljubica
GOLUBIC
of Croatia, Mary
SILJEVINAC and Zvonko
POZEG of Stoney Creek.
Ana will be missed by many Friends and relatives. Visitors will
be received at John T. Donohue Funeral Home, 362 Waterloo Street
at King Street, on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 o'clock. Funeral
Mass at St. Leopold Mandic Croatian Church, 2889 Westminster
Drive on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment in Saint Peter's
Cemetery. Prayers Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. In lieu of flowers
donations to the Croatian Church of St. Leopold Mandic would
be appreciated.
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SAMARELLI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-01-19 published
CARMICHAEL,
Florence (née
MULHOLLAND) (1929-2008)
Born in Toronto, August 12, 1929 and passed away after a valiant
struggle in Bowmanville Lakeridge Health on January 11, 2008.
Predeceased by parents Mary Ellen and David
MULHOLLAND.
Dear
sister to Aileen (Jack
McKILLOP, both deceased) and Maureen (John
TAILOR/TAYLOR.) Wife to Don
CARMICHAEL for 35 years. Aunt to Ian
McKILLOP
(Cheryl,) Jane
SAMARELLI
(Michael,)
Peter
TAILOR/TAYLOR (Tracy) and
Matthew TAILOR/TAYLOR.
Great aunt to Jennifer, Brennan, Corey, Daniel
and Patrick. Great-great aunt to Matthew. Florence was well known
for her volunteer work and served as Metro-Toronto Commissioner
of the Girl Guides from 1969-71. She will be remembered by many
Friends and neighbours in Toronto, Thunder Bay, London, Lakefield,
Wilmot Creek, Pickering and Whitby.
A memorial service will be held at Giffen-Mack Funeral Home,
2570 Danforth Ave., Toronto (Main Street subway) on Saturday,
January 26 at 1 p.m. A reception will immediately follow the
service. Private interment to be held at a later date. In lieu
of flowers, those wishing to remember Florence may donate to
the Humane Society of Durham Region, Lupus Ontario or a charity
of their choice.
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SAMETZ o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-02-23 published
MATTICE,
Florena
Frances
Peacefully at Victoria Hospital on Tuesday, February 13, 2008,
Florena Frances
MATTICE in her 84th year. Beloved wife of the
late Donald George
MATTICE
(July 9, 1995.) Loving mother of Jane
BABCOCK (Richard). Ronald
MATTICE, Donna Marie
WHITING (Fred),
Wayne MATTICE
(Tammy
SAMETZ,) late Margaret Frances
SAWYER (Howard,)
Barbara Anne
SWAN, Martha Nancy
MATTICE (Adrian). William Alfred
MATTICE (Marcia), Donald Alvin
MATTICE (Debbie) and Lillian Florena
Lee HATCH
(Kevin.)
Florena is survived by her 38 grandchildren,
54 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Also
survived by 2 brothers, 4 sisters and many nieces and nephews.
Friends are invited to a Memorial Service on Saturday, February 23rd,
2008 at 2: 00 p.m. in the O'Neil Funeral Home, 350 William St.
(between King and York). Private Interment in Dorchester, Ontario.
Memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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SAMMARTINO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-03-12 published
FRASCATI-
LOCHHEAD, Rev. Dr. Marta (formerly
DERRA, née
FRASCATI)
Marta is predeceased by her father Piero
FRASCATI, and her husbands
Walter DERRA and David Morgan
LOCHHEAD.
She is survived by her
daughter Francesca
DERRA, mother Nicla
FRASCATI, sister Liana
SAMMARTINO, and brother Pier Luigi
FRASCATI.
Marta was born in Livorno, Italy on April 16th 1953. In Livorno,
she received her Diploma in Education at the Instituto Magistrale.
She received further training in Education at the Faculty of
Pedagogy of the University of Florence. Marta followed her family
and immigrated to Canada with her daughter in 1975. After a number
of years spent in Alaska, she and her daughter settled in Vancouver
in 1984. Marta studied at the Vancouver School of Theology, where
she received a Master of Divinity in 1988. In that same year
she joined the United Church of Canada, following a strong call
to the ministry. In 1990 she received a Master of Theology. In
1991 she was ordained minister. In 1994, she received a doctorate
in the Philosophy of Religion from the University of McGill in
Montreal.
Marta served a number of parishes in the church. She served as
minister on Gabriola Island, British Columbia, and
in Howick,
Quebec. Most recently she had served as the Westminster Pastoral
Charge in The Pas, Manitoba. Marta had also been the Director
of Pastoral Care at Fair Haven United Church Homes in Burnaby
and Vancouver, and was recently the Corrections Chaplain in The
Pas. Marta had also been a professor of Theology at St. Andrew's
College, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
All through her life, Marta remained close to her Catholic spirituality.
In the later years, Marta returned to the Catholic Communion.
Marta believed that she had received a great gift to be able
to know in depth two great traditions like the Catholic and the
Protestant. She believed in Ecumenicism.
Ut Omnes Unum Sit
That All Become One
Words cannot express the profound effect she had on the lives
of many people. She was adored, beloved, and cherished. She was
an intelligent, passionate, thoughtful and generous person. She
had the most beautiful smile and infectious laugh. Marta will
be deeply missed by her Friends and colleagues, but especially
by her family and her devoted and loving daughter, Francesca.
She will not be forgotten and will be in our hearts and minds
forever.
She died at 6: 10 p.m. on March 7, 2008 after a six year struggle
with ovarian cancer. Her funeral will be held at Sacred Heart
Church in Ladner, British Columbia on Wednesday, March 12th at
10: 00 a.m., Fr. Michael Martell and Rev. Brian Burke presiding.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the British Columbia
Cancer Society: http://donate.bccancerfoundation.com/goto/Marta.frascati-Lochhead
Walkey and Company Funeral Director 604-738-0006
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SAMMON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-02-29 published
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON,
Donald
Patrick
At London Health Sciences Centre Victoria Hospital on Tuesday
February 26, 2008 Donald Patrick
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON at the age of 73. Loving
companion of Muriel
CONNOLLY.
Loving father of Ken and his wife
Nancy THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON and Sue
SAMMON and her husband John. Dear grandfather
of Sarah and Ashley
SAMMON.
Predeceased by his parents Harold
and Ruby (née
FALKINS)
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, and his brothers Harold and
Bill THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON. Survived by his sisters-in-law Gwen and Pat
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON,
and his special "brother" George
OLLEY.
Loving uncle of Steven
(Brenda), Scott (Cynda) and Robert
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON. At Don's request
there will be no funeral service. Donations made to the Heart
and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. (John T. Donohue
Funeral Home, entrusted with arrangements) "Don was very kind
and generous person and he will be missed by all he touched."
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SAMMONS o@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.collingwood.the_connection 2008-07-17 published
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON,
Ellen
May
Passed away peacefully at the Collingwood General and Marine
Hospital on Sunday, July 13, 2008 in her 84th year. Ellen, devoted
wife of the late William
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON; loving mother of Jim and his
wife Marg
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, and the late Michael Stanley
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON.
Cherished
grandmother of Tiffany and Leslie
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON. Dear sister of Richard
SAMMONS and Shirley
HOUSE, both of Huntsville, Ontario. Ellen
will be fondly remembered and missed by her brothers-in-law John
and Bob THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, and by sisters-in-law Tory
JAMES and Janie
BENNETT.
Visitation will held on Wednesday July 16, 2008 at Fawcett
Funeral Homes - Collingwood Chapel, 82 Pine Street, from 7-9 p.m.
A funeral service will take place on Thursday, July 17, 2008
in the chapel at 3: 00 p.m. Interment Westmount Baptist Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer
Society in Ellen's memory. Friends may on-line book of memories
at www.fawcettfuneralhome.com
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SAMONTE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-06-03 published
McLOUGHLIN,
Joseph P.B., B.A.Sc. 4T8, P.Eng.
Peacefully and with grace, at home with his family, on June 2,
2008, in his ninetieth year. Predeceased in 2001 by his beloved
wife, Catherine (née
HOAKEN,) and in 1992 by his dear sister,
Sheila. He takes with him on his last journey the love and gratitude
of his children, David (Brenda,) Elaine (Maj. Chris
McLEAN,)
and Caroline, and their families. Our father was born in Greenwood,
British
Columbia, to Joseph J.
McLOUGHLIN, M.A., of Cloghere,
Co. Mayo, an itinerant schoolmaster and missionary, and his wife,
Margaret (née
BINGHAM,) the daughter and sister of a family that
left Co. Roscommon to homestead in Ontario and Saskatchewan.
He served as an artillery officer from 1943 to 1945, joined Ontario
Hydro upon graduating as an electrical engineer, and was a valued
designer of power protection systems until his retirement in
1984, after which he was recruited for several projects on a
consulting basis. We would like to express our appreciation to
Dr. John VU,
Allison
RIDDELL, R.N., and the rest of the palliative
care team at Durham Access to Care, and in particular to Jean
RAMLACKHAN and
Ed SAMONTE for helping our father enjoy his final
months in the ease and comfort he so thoroughly deserved. A memorial
service in celebration of his life will take place at St. Dunstan
of Canterbury Anglican Church, 56 Lawson Road, Scarborough, at
11: 00 a.m. on Friday, June 6. In lieu of flowers, donations to
the Canadian National Institute for the Blind or the Heart and
Stroke Foundation would be gratefully acknowledged.
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SAMPA o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-02-26 published
SHRUBSALL, Irene Minerva Irene (née
MILLS)
Formerly of 93 Huron Street, Stratford passed away at Spruce
Lodge, Stratford on Sunday, February 24, 2008 in her 96th year.
Born in Chatham she was a daughter of the late Walter Ernest
MILLS and Flora Jane
(JACKSON)
MILLS.
Irene was an active member
of Central United Church and the United Church Women and was
past president of the Stratford Kinnette Club. Beloved wife of
Wesley SHRUBSALL whom she married on December 18, 1937. Dear
mother of Robert (Bob)
SHRUBSALL and wife
Judy of Stratford,
Ken SHRUBSALL and wife
Eleanor of Woodstock, John
SHRUBSALL and
wife Caroline of Mississauga and Judy
LOOMIS and husband Murray
of Nevada. Dear grandmother of Blair
SHRUBSALL and wife
Carolyn,
Tracy VICKERS and husband Bryan, Rick
SHRUBSALL and wife
Sara,
Susan IMRIE and husband Jason, Jason
SHRUBSALL and partner Megan,
Sherry HALL and husband Jim and Jackie
CAIRNS and husband Jeremy.
Also surviving are ten great-grandchildren and a brother-in-law
Harold BRADBURY.
She was predeceased by sisters; Kaye
BEATTY
and husband Gord, Dorothy
WATT and husband Robert and Esther
BRADBURY, and one brother Ernie
MILLS and wife
Ethel.
Relatives
and Friends may call at the Heinbuck Funeral Home, 156 Albert
Street, Stratford on Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. and
at Central United
Church, Stratford on Thursday, February 28, 2008 from noon until
the time of funeral service at 1 p.m. Rev. Cheryl-Ann
STADELBAUER-
SAMPA
will officiate. Interment will be in Avondale Cemetery. Memorial
donations may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association, the
Multiple Sclerosis Society or Alzheimer Society through the funeral
home.
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SAMPLE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-07-05 published
MERKLEY,
Elmer
The family of the late Elmer
MERKLEY, loving husband, father
and grandfather would like to sincerely thank our families, Friends,
neighbours and
LNO group for all your love and support while
Elmer was ill and at the time of his death. Words cannot express
our gratitude for all the many acts of kindness, sympathy cards,
Mass cards, memorial donations, funeral home visits, beautiful
floral tributes and food brought to our home. Thank you to Father
John SHARP and Father Murray
SAMPLE,
Mary
TAILOR/TAYLOR and our parish
family of Saint Michael's for all your prayers and thoughtful words
of concern. Much love to Doctors
DINGLE and
INCULET and YU and
BOLDT and nurse Nancy
FULTON you will never know how much it
meant to Jo-Anne, Janice, Dean and I each time you made room
for all of us at so many visits. Your genuine caring, sincerity
and professionalism brought us so much comfort and reassurance.
To the chimo nurses we loved each one of you for your gentleness
and kindness. Thanks to Fernando and the Choir for your lovely
music. To Joan and Catholic Women's League ladies, your lunch
was delicious. To Donohue Funeral Home and wonderful staff for
your compassion, sincerity and professionalism, we shall always
be grateful. Much love to you all and God bless you. Anna, Dean,
Jo-Anne, Janice and families.
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SAMPOGNA o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-01-19 published
BELL,
Elizabeth
Doreen (née
JONES)
(Proud member of the Royal Canadian Legion Br. No. 6, Ladies
Auxiliary and the Owen Sound Commerettes)
Peacefully, at Grey Bruce Health Services, Owen Sound on Friday,
January 18, 2008. Betty
BELL (née
JONES) of Owen Sound in her
78th year. Beloved wife of the late Lorne “Ding”
BELL. Dear mother
of Penny and her husband Peter
SARGEANT of Brampton, Paul
BELL
and his wife
Peggy of Chesley and Stephen
BELL and his wife Tami
of Owen Sound. Lovingly remembered by four grandchildren Jonathan,
Tara and her husband Mike
SAMPOGNA,
Ashley and Kurtis and two
great-grandchildren Madison and Joseph. Predeceased by a granddaughter
Angela Dianne
BELL, her brother Gordon
JONES and two sisters
June BARTLEY and Ruth
STEEP.
Friends are invited to the Tannahill
Funeral Home, 519-376-3710 for visiting on Sunday from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted in the chapel
on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Doctor Brad
CLARK officiating.
Spring interment, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Memorial donations to
the G.B.R.H.C. Foundation or the Heart and Stroke Foundation
would be appreciated. Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Br.
No. 6, Ladies Auxiliary will hold a memorial service at the funeral
home on Sunday evening at 6: 45 p.m.
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SAMPSON/SAMSON o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-07-23 published
SAMPSON/SAMSON,
Robert
George
At his residence in Sauble Beach “God's Country” with his family
by his side Monday afternoon July 21, 2008. Robert
SAMPSON/SAMSON of
Sauble Beach formerly of Windsor at the age of 80. Beloved husband
of the former Margarette
GIBB.
Bob was retired from the Windsor
Police Force with over 30 years of service. Loving father of
Leonard and his wife
Cheryl of Sauble Beach, Debbie
WALLACE and
Gary and his wife Debi all of Windsor. Lovingly remembered by
his seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Dear brother
of Albert and his wife Elinor of Windsor. Friends may call at
the Shallow Lake United Church Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to
9 p.m. thence to Victoria Greenlawn Memorial Chapel and Visitation
Centre in Windsor for visitation Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to
9 p.m. where a Funeral Service will be conducted Saturday morning
at 11: 00 a.m. Interment Victoria Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Windsor.
Memorial contributions to the Canadian Cancer Society would be
appreciated as your expression of sympathy. Messages of condolence
for 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 Bob by the Downs and son
Funeral Home Hepworth 519-935-2754 or Toll Free 1-888-340-3467
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SAMPSON/SAMSON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-04-29 published
MUSSON,
Patricia
On Sunday, April 27th 2008, in her 66th year Patricia peacefully
passed into the arms of her Lord. Her courageous journey ended
at home surrounded by the love of her family. Beautiful bride,
life long companion and best friend of Reverend Ed.
MUSSON.
Cherished
mother of Kevin
MUSSON,
Kim
SAMPSON/SAMSON (Brian) and Kelley
MacKINNON
(Scott). Loving grandmother of Riley, MacKenzie, Cole, and Devin.
Beloved daughter of Evelyn and the late Vincent
BELLEVILLE.
Dear
sister of Michael, David (Janice), Susan (Kevin) and Judy. Further,
we would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to the staff
at Belleville General Hospital in Oncology and
on Quinte 5, the
caring and compassionate Victorian Order of Nurses nurses who
supported her during her journey at home, and our many loved
ones, Friends and church families whose prayers, love and support
sustained Pat and carried us through. The family will receive
Friends at the Burke Funeral Home, 150 Church Street, 613-968-6968
on Wednesday April 30, 2008 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service
will be held at St. Columba Presbyterian Church, corner of Bridge
and Farley on Thursday May 1, 2008 at 11: 00 a.m. Cremation with
interment at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations
to the Belleville General Hospital Foundation - Oncology would
be appreciated by the family. Online condolences at www.burkefuneral.ca
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SAMPSON/SAMSON o@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.stayner.stayner_sun 2008-02-06 published
LLOYD,
Robert
Frederick
Passed away suddenly on Monday January 28, 2008. Robert in his
70th year, loving
son of Letty and the late Amos
LLOYD.
Cherished
husband of Karen
FEHR.
Dearest farther of Warren
LLOYD and Sherry
SAMPSON/SAMSON and her husband Jerry. Step-father of Scott and Mark
MILLS and their families. Proud Grandpa to Calla, Kassie, and
Rylee. Brother of the late Frank and his surviving wife Sylvia,
Marie and her husband Mike
SHAUGHNESSY,
Fred and his wife
Peeny,
Marilyn COULSON,
Gail and her husband Gary
LAVENDER, Joy and
her husband Bernie
VOGT,
Gwen and her husband Al
JONES and Peter
and his wife
Carol
CRONEY.
Bob is also survived by many nieces
and nephews. Friends were received at the Steckley-Gooderham
Funeral Home, Clapperton and Worsley Streets, Barrie, Wednesday
January 30, 2008 from 2-4 and 7-9. Funeral services were held
from the Chapel on Thursday January 31, 2008 at 11: 00 a.m. In
lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Toronto
Sick Children Hospital or charity of your choice in Bob's memory.
Condolences may be forwarded through www.steckleygooderham.com
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SAMPSON/SAMSON o@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.stayner.stayner_sun 2008-06-11 published
WALKER,
Joyce
Lillian (née
ATKINSON)
Passed away peacefully on Friday June 6, 2008 at Our Elders Retirement
Home, Stayner in her 82nd year. Joyce, beloved wife of the late
Allan (1992.) Loving mother of Charles
WALKER of Collingwood,
Irene (Stephen
DAVENPORT) of Creemore, Gladys
BARZO of Aurora,
Myrtle HOGG
(Brad
JARVIS) of Stayner, Violet (Steve
FISHER) of
Newmarket and Wilbert
WALKER of Toronto. Dear grandmother of
14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Also survived by
her mother Lillian
SAMPSON/SAMSON of Newmarket, brothers Delbert (Sharon)
ATKINSON, Howard (Elaine)
ATKINSON and Roy (Nel)
ATKINSON and
sister Ruth (Joe
RAFATI.)
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. on Sunday June 8, 2008. Funeral Service
was held in the Chapel on Monday June 9, 2008 at 11 o'clock.
Interment Stayner Union Cemetery. If desired, donations in Joyce's
memory may be made to Canadian Cancer Society or the Alzheimer's
Society of Greater Simcoe County. For more information or to
sign the online guest book, log on to www.carruthersdavidson.com.
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SAMPSON/SAMSON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-02-05 published
SAMPSON/SAMSON,
Douglas
Elliott (1922-2008)
Passed away suddenly at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, British
Columbia on Thursday, January 31, 2008, in his 86th year. Douglas
spent his time between his home in Ottawa and Victoria. He served
in the Second World War and retired from the Navy as a Commander
in 1973. Predeceased by his wife Else in 1988, his parents Ethel
and Edgar SAMPSON/SAMSON, brother Gordon and sister-in-law Joy
LOCKE.
Survived by brother Donald (Betty Anne) of Waterloo, brothers-in-law
Jack LOCKE of Vancouver, Bud
MOXON
(Pauline) of Halifax, and
six nieces and nephews. Sadly missed by Audrey
THURBER of Victoria,
loving companion and friend, her children and spouses, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren. Following his years in the Navy, Douglas
was a consultant to the Department of Supply and Services, P.S. Ross
and Partners, Intercon Consultants, Officer in Charge of the
Naval Benevolent Fund, Auditor for the Royal Canadian Legion
at Bell's Corner. Following Doug's wishes, there will be no visitation
or service. Burial will be in the Beechwood Cemetery, the National
Military Cemetery of the Canadian Forces in Ottawa. As expressions
of sympathy, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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SAMPSON/SAMSON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-05-23 published
HEWETT,
Marjorie
Isobel (née
SAMPSON/SAMSON)
Passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at the age of 94. Predeceased
by her husband Norman. Loving mother of Geoff (Kathy) and Susan.
Dear grandmother of Ted (June), Julie (David), Jennine and Kevin
(Jennifer). Proud great-grandmother of Bradley, Scott, Halla,
Amber, Cole and Cody, Nicholas, Rebecca and Lucas. Survived by
her brother Frank
SAMPSON/SAMSON
(Shirley) and sister-in-law Ida
HEWETT.
Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Butler Chapel, 4933 Dundas
St. W. (between Islington and Kipling Aves.) on Sunday from 2-4 p.m.
and 7-9 p.m., and for one hour prior to the Funeral Service held
at Christ the King Anglican Church, 475 Rathburn Road (west of
427), on Monday, May 26, 2008 at 11 o'clock. If desired, donations
to Etobicoke Centennial Choir or a charity of your choice would
be appreciated by the family.
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SAMS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-06-20 published
SAMS,
Zelma
Bernice
Passed peacefully Thursday June 19, 2008 at Meadowpark Nursing
Home in her 94th year. Wife of the late Charles W.
SAMS.
Dear
mother of Carol
CHARLTON
(Allan) of Chatham and Gord
SAMS (Wendy)
of London. Grandmother and Great-grandmother of Dyana
CHARLTON
(Paul COYNE) and her sons Trevor and Brendan, Jason
CHARLTON
(Anita,) Stephanie
SAMS
(Jeff
FURLER) and their daughters Jessica
and Mackenzie and Jeff
SAMS.
The▼ family will receive Friends
and relatives Friday June 20, 2008 from 7-9 p.m. and Saturday
morning from 9- 10 a.m. at the Bowman Funeral Home, 4 Victoria
Avenue (519-352-2390). The funeral service will take place Saturday,
June 21, 2008 at 10: 00 a.m. in the funeral home. Interment in
Pardoville Union Cemetery. Those wishing to make a memorial contribution
are asked to consider Kent County Lung Association and the Alzheimer's
Society. Online condolences are welcome at www.bowmanfh.ca
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SAMS,
Rev.
Peter
Lyle
In hospital at Almonte on Monday afternoon, May 12, 2008. Major
The▲
Rev.
Lyle
SAMS, B.A., C.D. of Almonte. Beloved husband of
Margaret Findlay
SAMS and loving father of Findlay, Andrew, Mary,
Katharine and Matthew, as well as Robin
GLOVER,
Letitia
CLARKE,
Geoffrey NOBES and Jean Hee
KIM.
Loved by his grandchildren,
Allison and Gillian, Mia and Ian. Brother of the late Margaret
WIIG of Hyderabad, India and brother-in-law of Murray and Carol
FINDLAY of Toronto.
During his ministry, Lyle was an Royal Canadian Army Chaplain
Corps Chaplain, Minister of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church,
Quebec City, Padre to the Fraser Highlanders and Branch 240 Royal
Canadian Legion, Almonte, as well as the White Ensign.
Lyle was an avid golfer, curler, gardener and landscape painter.
Sincere thanks for the kindness of Doctor Franz Ferraris and the
Almonte General Hospital medical staff.
A memorial service will be held in the Almonte Presbyterian Church
on Monday, May 19th, 2008 at 11 A.M.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the care of the C.R. Gamble
Funeral Home and Chapel, 127 Church Street, Almonte, Ontario. 613-256-3313.
If desired, memorial donations may be made at the funeral home
to the Almonte General Hospital. Condolences and tribute: www.crgamble.com
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NEIL,
Mary “Irene” (née
URQUHART)
Of Kincardine, at Trillium Court, on Tuesday, April 1, 2008,
in her 97th year. Beloved wife of the late Russel
NEIL.
Dear
mother of Nancy
CONNELL of Kincardine and Dianne
DONOVAN of Toronto.
Sadly missed by her grandchildren, Katie and Neil
DONOVAN.
Also
predeceased by a son-in-law, Bill
CONNELL, sisters, Emma
AITCHISON,
Katie URQUHART and Beth
MacLAUGHLIN and brothers, Ivan, Bruce,
Clarence and Burton
URQUHART. Survived by her sister-in-law,
Marjorie SHAW of Owen Sound. Visitation at the Davey-Linklater
Funeral Home, 757 Princes Street, Kincardine, Ontario N2Z 1Z5,
519-396-2701, on Thursday, April 3, from 1: 00 p.m. until the
time of the funeral service at 2: 00 p.m., with Rev. Susan
SAMUEL
officiating. Spring Interment, Hillcrest Cemetery, Tara. Memorial
donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated
as expressions of sympathy. Portrait and memorial online at www.daveylinklaterfuneralhome.com
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BALAZ,
Tamara "
Tammy"
May (née
SAMUEL)
Tammy passed away peacefully Saturday January 5th 2008 with her
family by her side after a long, heroic battle with cancer.
She was the beloved wife and best friend of Richard M. (Rick)
BALAZ.
Best
Mom in the world to Lisa and Michael who love her
soooo much. Truly adored daughter of the late Ernest L. and Elizabeth
SAMUEL of Oakville, Ontario.
Tammy is deeply loved and cherished by her sister Kim
SAMUEL-
JOHNSON
and her daughter Caitlin, her brother Mark
SAMUEL and his children
Emma and Griffin.
Fondly remembered by her father-in-law and mother-in-law Michael
and Magdalene
BALAZ.
Sister-in-law
Mary
NYSTROM her husband Paul
and their children Christy, Theresa and Erik. Her brother-in-law
Joseph BALAZ, his wife
Sue and their children Nicholas and Hailey.
Tammy was an accomplished equestrian champion and upon the passing
of her father she took over the leadership of Sam-Son Farm, one
of North America's leading Thoroughbred breeding and racing operations.
Tammy was a director of Woodbine Entertainment Group, The Jockey
Club of Canada, Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association
and the Jockey Club of New York.
Tammy was also a director of her family's business, Samuel son and
Co., Limited.
Tammy's main goal in life and her greatest achievement was to
make everyone around her happy. She always put the needs of others
before her own.
Visitation will take place at Glen Oaks Memorial Chapel, 3164 9th Line,
Oakvillefrom 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. on Tues Jan 8. All are welcome.
There will be a private family funeral.
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SAMUEL,
Elizabeth▼ "
Liza▼"
June▼ (née
CHADBURN)
Elizabeth passed away peacefully at her home Sunday, March 16,
2008, with her family by her side, after a long, heroic battle
with cancer and emphysema. She was the first love, beloved wife
and best friend of Canadian Industrialist Ernest L. (Ernie)
SAMUEL,
O.C. (Deceased.) Loving and proud Mom of Kim
SAMUEL-
JOHNSON,
Tammy SAMUEL-
BALAZ, (Deceased), and Mark Chadburn
SAMUEL. Beloved
daughter of the late William Roy and Constance
CHADBURN of Toronto,
Ontario. Elizabeth was the devoted and loving Grandmother to
five amazing Grandchildren, Caitlin
SAMUEL-
JOHNSON,
Lisa and
Michael BALAZ and Emma and Griffin
SAMUEL who loved their Gramma
very much. Elizabeth was a graduate of Trinity College, University
of Toronto. She loved her family, her company, her sailing, her
Museum, her gardens and her dogs. She cherished her Friendships
and always had kindness and humour to share in abundance. Elizabeth
was a director and former chairman of the 153 year old family
steel service centre business, Samuel, son and Co., Limited and
was a director and former chairman of the publicly-traded industrial
products company, Samuel Manu-Tech Inc. Elizabeth shared her
love of horses with her children and along with her husband,
Ernie, founded Sam-Son Farm, one of North America's leading thoroughbred
breeding and racing operations. A strong believer in giving back
to her community and her country, she was a significant philanthropist
through the Samuel Family Foundation to the health care, cultural
and academic sectors. In 2002, she was the recipient of the Queen's
Golden Jubilee Medal. Elizabeth was a former Chairman of the
Royal Ontario Museum Board of Trustees and former Co-chair of
the Royal Ontario Museum Foundation Board of Governors. Elizabeth
will be missed by a wealth of Friends but her energy, enthusiasm,
tenacity and loving nature will live on in all who knew her.
Visitation will take place at Glen Oaks Memorial Chapel, 3164 9th Line,
Oakville from 6: 00-9:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 18th and from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
and 7: 00-9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19th. All are welcome.
There will be a private family funeral on Thursday, March 20th
at 11: 00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to her beloved Royal
Ontario Museum or to the cancer care organization of your choice
would be appreciated.
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Philanthropist won Breeder's Cup as the owner of thoroughbreds
With her husband, Ernie
SAMUEL, she made significant donations
to the Royal Ontario Museum. Together, they also owned Dance
Smartly, at one time the world's top money-winning mare
By Sandra MARTIN,
Page
S10
A woman with an insatiable appetite for life and an inherent
belief in the value of giving back, Liza
SAMUEL was a volunteer,
a horse breeder, president of the second oldest company in Canada,
a philanthropist and probably the richest woman in the country.
As a couple, Liza and Ernie
SAMUEL were Friends, lovers and lifelong
partners in a range of interests and pursuits including family,
business, the Gaslight nightclub, which they owned and operated
in Yorkville in the 1960s, sailing, horse breeding and even a
hydroponics venture. "They believed if you can dream it, you
can do it," said their son Mark.
Elizabeth▲
(Liza▲)
June▲
SAMUEL was the only child of William Roy
and Constance
(WRIGHT)
CHADBURN, a family of missionaries and
entrepreneurial inventors. One of her antecedents invented the
Chadburn telegraph, a device that enabled a crew member on the
bridge of a ship to pull a handle that would ring bells in the
engine room to communicate instructions, such as "dead slow"
and "full steam"; the company, centred in Liverpool, England
manufactured a great number of navigational instruments. Her
parents lived in England, but happened to be visiting Paris in
June, 1933, when she was born.
In the early days of the Second World War, when Liza was about
6, she and her mother were evacuated to Canada. Her daughter
Kim still has the beloved doll her mother brought with her on
the ship crossing the treacherous Atlantic. They settled in Montreal
and Liza attended The Study, a private girls school. Her father,
who was in the Home Guard, stayed behind in England until after
the Germans were defeated. After joining his wife and daughter,
he moved his family to the Moore Park area of Toronto and sent
his daughter to Bishop Strachan School in Forest Hill.
When she was about 14, Liza went on a blind date with 16-year-old
Ernest (Ernie)
SAMUEL, a student at St. Andrew's College, a boarding
school in Aurora, Ontario Although immediately smitten, she wisely
decided to connect with him as a friend - while "she conspired
with the nanny of the house to eliminate all other suitors,"
Mark SAMUEL said. After high school, she entered Trinity College
at the University of Toronto, graduating with a bachelor of arts
degree in 1955. She married Mr.
SAMUEL on September 4, 1956.
Children Kim, Tammy and Mark followed.
Mr. SAMUEL, who was born Ernest
WILLINSKY, was the great-grand_son
(on his mother's side) of Lewis
SAMUEL, who founded the steel
company Samuel, son and Company in 1855, a dozen years before Confederation.
He was also the grand_son of Sigmund
SAMUEL, a noted philanthropist
who bequeathed the Sigmund Samuel Canadiana Gallery at the Royal
Ontario Museum in Toronto. After his parents' marriage disintegrated
when he was 3, Ernie and his mother moved into his grandfather's
house, which was literally a treasure trove of furniture and
the decorative arts.
At his grandfather's request, Ernie
WILLINSKY legally assumed
SAMUEL as his surname. After graduating in engineering from the
U of T, he joined the family firm, which was then a steel-warehousing
and distribution business, in 1953. Less than a decade later,
he was president. He redirected the company into processing,
then product manufacturing.
"He took over the company as a $6-million-dollar business and
by the time he was done it was a $2-billion operation," Mark
SAMUEL said. "He was an enterprise builder and she [his mother]
was very supportive of that."
Mrs. SAMUEL, who had done some work as an actress in radio plays,
"kept the home fires burning" while her husband built the company,
which is now a leading North American processor and distributor
of carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum industrial products.
In 1985, Mr.
SAMUEL transferred the manufacturing and technology
operations into Samuel Manu-Tech Inc., a public company listed
on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and expanded Samuel into the United
States after the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement was signed
in 1988.
In the 1960s, the
SAMUELs became involved in horse racing after
they bought the show-jumper Canadian Club. The horse, ridden
by equestrian James Day, was part of the Canadian team that won
the gold medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. They then
moved into thoroughbreds, buying two foundation mares in 1972,
and establishing Sam-Son Farm in Milton and the Sam-Son training
centre in Ocala, Florida, which produced a number of champion
horses, including Chief Bearheart, Sky Classic, and above all,
Dance Smartly, a granddaughter of Northern Dancer and daughter
of Danzig. In addition to everything else, Mrs.
SAMUEL named
all the horses.
As a three-year-old, Dance Smartly (known as Daisy because of
the white flower-shaped mark on her forehead) ran her way into
the record books in 1991 as the first filly to win Canada's Triple
Crown, the first Canadian-bred winner of a Breeder's Cup Race
and, for quite some time, the leading money-winning mare in the
world. Mr.
SAMUEL was named Racing Man of the Year in Canada
and received the American Thoroughbred Horse Racing Eclipse Award
for outstanding owner in 1991, the year Sam-Son Farm netted $6.9-million
and broke the record for earnings. As a broodmare, Dance Smartly
produced two consecutive winners of the Queen's Plate: Scatter
the Gold (2000) and Dancethruthedawn (2001) and was inducted
into both the Canadian and American horse racing halls of fame.
After suffering an irreparable injury in an arthritic knee joint,
she was euthanized in August, 2007, at 19, and buried at Sam-Son
Farm in Milton, Ontario
Following the tradition established by his grandfather, Mr. and
Mrs. SAMUEL were generous benefactors of the Royal Ontario Museum.
His family tradition meshed seamlessly with her interests. She
began as a volunteer in the 1980s, trained as a docent and became
president of the museum volunteers. Besides hands-on work, the
money she and her husband gave in the 1980s and 1990s enabled
the museum to complete its Samuel European Galleries. They both
served as board members, with Mrs.
SAMUEL chairing the board
and co-chairing the foundation board of governors.
In the late 1990s, Mr.
SAMUEL suffered a head injury while on
a sailing vacation with his wife and was in extremely ill health
for about three years. She retreated from her volunteer activities
to care for her ailing husband, while taking on many of his responsibilities
at the family business. Having been a director of Samuel Manu-Tech
since 1986, she became chair and also moved up from vice-chair
to chair of Samuel. "She was very strong on governance," said
her son, describing how she instituted boards of directors at
both the public and private companies. Just as Mr.
SAMUEL was
recovering from his head injury, he was diagnosed with a brain
tumour and died four months later on May 25, 2000. He was 69.
Instead of enjoying retirement with her husband after more than
40 years of marriage, Mrs.
SAMUEL had to rebuild her life as
a single woman. One of the first places she turned was to the
Royal Ontario Museum, which as an institution had always been
"close to her heart," according to her children.
"She carried on with a tremendous ferocity," said William
THORSELL,
who became chief executive officer of the Royal Ontario Museum
in August, 2000. "I think she found the Royal Ontario Museum
was a way of re-establishing with the broader world," he said,
pointing out that she began serving on committees and boards
at the museum again, including the committee to select the architect
for Renaissance Royal Ontario Museum. (She favoured Daniel Libeskind.)
In 2002, she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medal
for her contributions to the community.
The next year, she donated $5-million to the museum, which dedicated
its newly restored rotunda in memory of Mr.
SAMUEL and in honour
of Mrs. SAMUEL.
She was also extremely generous to Renaissance
Royal Ontario Museum, donating a total of $8.5-million. Later
this year, the museum will unveil a 1,000-square-metre "green
roof" in her honour on the south roof of the building's west
wing. Built with donations from several trustees, Liza's Garden
will be visible from the C5 restaurant.
Daughter Tammy
SAMUEL-
BALAZ took over the leadership of Sam-Son
Farm, the family's horse breeding and racing interests, after
her father's death in 2000. Like her brother and sister, she
had been involved with horses all her life. An accomplished rider
when she became president and general manager of the family's
horse operations, she became one of the most significant figures
in Canadian thoroughbred racing. In her 20s, she was diagnosed
with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Although she appeared to have triumphed
over the disease, and went on to marry and have two children,
she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 and died in January.
Mrs. SAMUEL's own ill health forced her to step down as chair
of the Samuel group of companies in favour of her son Mark in
January, 2006, although she accepted a position as Chairman Emeritus.
Daughter Kim
SAMUEL-
JOHNSON is in charge of the family charitable
foundation.
Stalwart even after her daughter Tammy's death, she enjoyed smoking
and drinking "and did both right up to the end," according to
her son. A few days before, she indulged in a last drink and
a final cigarette and told her daughter Kim: "You know I have
loved your father all my life."
Elizabeth June
SAMUEL was born June 20, 1933, in Paris. She died
of cancer and emphysema at her home on March 16, 2008. She was
74. Predeceased by husband Ernie and daughter Tammy, she is survived
by daughter Kim, son Mark, five grandchildren and extended family.
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HAMBLEY,
May
Smith (née
LATHE)
Passed away peacefully at Leaside Retirement Residence with family
at her side on April 26, 2008 in her 97th year.,
Beloved widow of Jack; loving mother of Fraser and his wife Hope,
Gordon and his wife Marlene; cherished grandmother of Deborah,
Catherine (George
SAMUEL) and David (Lisa) and proud great-grandmother
of Rajan SAMUEL,
Anne▼
May▼ and Elizabeth
HAMBLEY. Dear sister of
Gordon LATHE and his wife Lois (Burlington) and Doctor Frank
LATHE
and his wife
Eunice▼
(Ottawa;▼) predeceased by Dorothy L,
SCHNIEDER/SNIDER/SNYDER
and Prof. Grant
LATHE; remembered by nieces, nephews and their
families in Australia, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, the United
States and Canada. May was co-author of two authorized Latin
Texts, devoted teacher of Latin at Forster C.I., Windsor, Forest
Hill C. I Toronto and York Mills C.I., North York. She completed
her teaching career at Queen's University where she was a charter
member of the Faculty of Education. The students whose lives
she touched and enriched will remember her zest for learning
and life.
A memorial service will be held at a later date - notice to follow.
In memoriam donations may be made to Mary's favourite charity,
Plainfield Community Homes (91 Millennium Parkway, Belleville,
Ontario K8N
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HAMBLY,
May
Smith (née
LATHE)
Passed away peacefully at Leaside Retirement Residence with family
at her side on April 26th, 2008 in her 97th year.
Beloved widow of Jack, loving mother of Fraser and his wife Hope,
Gordon and his wife Marlene; cherished grandmother of Deborah,
Catherine (George
SAMUEL) and David (Lisa) and proud great-grandmother
of Rajan SAMUEL,
Anne▲
May▲ and Elizabeth
HAMBLY. Dear sister of
Gordon LATHE and his wife Lois (Burlington) and Doctor Frank
LATHE
and his wife
Eunice▲
(Ottawa;▲) predeceased by Dorothy L.
SCHNIEDER/SNIDER/SNYDER
and Prof. Grant
LATHE; remembered by nieces, nephews and their
families in Australia, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, the United
States and Canada. May was co-author of two authorized Latin
texts, devoted teacher of Latin texts, devoted teacher of Latin
at Forster C.I., Windsor, Forest Hill C.I., Toronto and York
Mills C.I., North York. She completed her teaching career at
Queen's University where she was a charter member of the Faculty
of Education. The students whose lives she touched and enriched
will remember her zest for learning and life.
A memorial service, with the Rev. Dr. J. Peter
HOLMES officiating,
will be held on Tuesday May 27th, 2008 at 1: 30 p.m. at Yorkminster
Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge Street, Toronto (north east corner
of Yonge and Heath Streets, just north of St. Clair Ave.). In
memoriam donations may be made to May's favourite charity, Plainfield
Community Homes, 91 Millennium Parkway, Belleville, Ontario,
K8N 4Z5.
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SAMUELS,
Aileen▼
Ethelwyn▼
Passed away peacefully at Toronto on Thursday, April 24. Beloved
wife of the late Hugh Robert
SAMUELS.
Aileen▼ is survived by niece
Candice HENLYSHYN of Rochester, New York and nephews Craig Hamilton
REASON of South Borough, Massachusetts and John Robert
REASON
of Liverpool, New York and their families. The family would like
to thank Dorothy
McBROOM and her late husband George, their daughter
Janice and her husband Roger
BARTON and their family for their
kind support of Aileen. A service will be held at the Humphrey
Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south
of Eglinton Avenue East) on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 11: 00 a.m.
with a reception to follow at the funeral home in the Leaside
Room. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com.
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SAMUELS,
Aileen▲
Ethelwyn▲
Passed away peacefully at Toronto on Thursday, April 24. Beloved
wife of the late Hugh Robert
SAMUELS.
Aileen▲ is survived by niece
Candice HENLYSHYN of Rochester, New York and nephews Craig Hamilton
REASON of South Borough, Massachussetts and John Robert
REASON
of Liverpool, New York and their families. The family would like
to thank Dorothy
McBROOM and her late husband George, their daughter
Janice and her husband Roger
BARTON and their family for their
kind support of Aileen. A service will be held at the Humphrey
Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south
of Eglinton Avenue East) on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 11: 00 a.m.
with a reception to follow at the funeral home in the Leaside
Room. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com.
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GOODMAN,
Doctor
William
E., B.A., M.D., C.M., L.M.C.C., (F.R.C.S.C,)
D.A.B.O.
On Monday, June 23, 2008 at his home. Beloved husband of the
late Florence (née
SAMUELS)
GOODMAN.
Loving father and father-in-law
of David and Jeanette and her daughter Julie, Richard, Janis
and the late Robert
GOODMAN. Dear brother of Betty
BOCHNER, and
the late Molye
SCHWARTZ,
Mosie
GOODMAN, and Irving
GOODMAN. Brother,
husband, father and friend to multitudes - in more ways than
will ever be known. The world was better for his being here.
He made his way. In his own words:
A man of eclectic tastes, his interests ranged from classical
guitar music (he was a founding member of the Classical Guitar
Society of Toronto), to folk music (involved in the advisory
board of Mariposa until his death, he continued to attend its
annual concerts, as well as others in Winnipeg, Newport, Fox
Hollow and Vancouver). During World War 2, while stationed in
Regina as an officer with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps,
he became addicted to country and western music, as well. He
took to motorcycle-riding at age 45, and owned and rode until
1989, a vintage Kawasaki. An honours B.A. in Economics and Political
Science, and M.D. from McGill as well as becoming an Ear, Nose
and Throat Specialist at the pioneering University of Illinois
Otolaryngology Group. Subsequently, he became an assistant professor
in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto (while
still practising medicine) at the age of 56.
In the early 1980's, recognizing the marked increase in intermarriages
resulting from changes in social attitudes and customs in a society
now more open to Jews, he tried to start a non-profit, non-judgemental,
non-institutional, multi-faceted introduction service for Jewish
singles of all ages. For his part, his happy marriage to Florence
lasted almost 60 years.
Although coldly rational to a fault, he passionately espoused
causes in which he believed, and spent much time and substance
in personal efforts on their behalf, (the battle of Beth Tzedec
the fight against bureaucratic encroachment in the health-care
field; the campaign to return real education to the schools and
universities; and the struggle to make politicians financially
responsible in their decision-making). His strong opinions, which
he refused to dilute for purposes of expediency, were reflected
in numerous articles published in newspapers and journals in
Canada, the U.S., Finland, Australia, France, Britain, and Switzerland
in many speaking engagements, T.V. and radio interviews, and
debates at home and abroad; and in personal correspondence with
well-known politicians, economists, educators and social philosophers.
He consistently refused to practise medicine as a service of
the state and when Ontario's infamous Bill 94 was passed in 1986,
resigned his position as Assistant Professor in the Faculty of
Medicine at the University of Toronto, quit practice, and closed
his office permanently. Patients persisted in requesting his
return - even two weeks ago.
His multilingual capacities, as well as his never-ending curiosity,
made him an avid and accomplished traveller. This curiosity also
projected him, at age 60, into an unsuccessful attempt to start
a singles introduction service and, at age 64, into pursuit of
proficiency in the field of Macintosh micro-computers. By the
time of his death, he had over 70 publications to his credit,
on diverse topics such as abortion, primary and university education,
politics and politicians, age and aging, computers in medicine,
feminism and the war between the sexes, alternative therapies,
the coming inter-generational conflict, travel opportunities
for disabled seniors, options for the blind from AMD, the
Canadian identity, electioneering in Canada, etc. As the long-term
effects of an aging population became apparent, he made numerous
television appearances debating the pros and cons of "dying with
dignity" with Jesuit priests, Right-to-Life Society officials,
spokespersons for the Catholic arch-diocese of Toronto, lawyers
for the disabled and academic ethicists.
A lifelong admirer of the quality of "joie-de-vivre", his favourite
toast was: "Salud, dineroy amory el tiempo para gustarlos". He
revelled in living life to the fullest and was grateful, as are
we, that he survived long enough and successfully enough to enjoy
them all. In anticipation of death, he was fond of quoting the
late poet and engineer Neil George: "If you will, remember me
occasionally - I would like that; but no mourning, please. Death
in old age is a solution, not a tragedy."
For the last nearly 20 years, he was "the Doc" at "The Breakfast
Club" - an eclectic group of eccentrics who started their days
breaking bread (bagels) and "solving" the world's problems. Ave
atque vale!
At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue W., (three
lights west of Dufferin) for service on Thursday, June 26th at
10: 00 a.m. Interment Beth Tzedec Memorial Park. Shiva 10 Burton
Rd. Memorial donations may be made to the Doctor William E. Goodman
Memorial Fund c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst St.
Toronto M6A 2C3, 416-780-0324, or at www.benjamins.ca
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POLISAK,
Mary (née
LIMACHER)
Of Elgin Manor passed away on Saturday, March 8th, 2008, at her
late residence, peacefully, surrounded by her loving family,
in her 92nd year. Beloved wife of the late Peter
POLISAK and
dearly loved mother of Joe and his wife Jo-Anne
POLISAK of London,
Patricia CARTER of London, Rita and her husband Bob
WITHENSHAW
of Saint Thomas, William
POLISAK and his wife
Claudette
SAMURE
of Ottawa, James
POLISAK of London, Joan and her husband Jerome
THOMAS of Saint Thomas and June and her husband Craig
RICHARDSON
of London. Dear sister of Matilda of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan.,
Angela of Florida, Florida, Margaret of Toronto, Herman of New
Zealand and Bernard of Mazenod, Saskatchewan. Predeceased by
3 sisters Annie, Madeline and Hildegarde and by 3 brothers Joseph,
John and Albert. Sadly missed by 11 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren
and 1 great, great-grandchild and a number of nieces and nephews.
Mary was born in Expanse, Saskatchewan on September 27, 1916,
the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine Hermina
PAUWELS)
LIMACHER.
She has lived in Saint Thomas since 1946 and was a member
of Saint Anne's Church, the Catholic Women's League and the Resurrection
Choir. Resting at Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin Street, Saint Thomas
until Monday and then to Saint Anne's Church where Mass of the
Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, March 17th at 10: 30 a.m.
Interment to follow in Holy Angels' Cemetery. Visitation Sunday
from 1: 00 to 4:30 p.m. Prayers will be recited at the funeral
home on Sunday at 1: 00 p.m. Remembrances may be made to the Elgin
Children's Foundation or the Easter Seals Telethon.
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VANKERREBROECK,
Albert
Morris
Suddenly at his residence on Tuesday April 22, 2008, Albert Morris
VANKERREBROECK of R.R.#1 Otterville in his 64th year. Beloved
husband of Glenda
(VUYLSTEKE.)
Loving father of Megan
VANKERREBROECK
and Dan CORNWELL of R.R.#3 Norwich, Kathryn and husband Wayne
Samways of R.R.#1 Otterville. Proud grandpa of Kyle
SAMWAYS.
Dear brother of Harriet
DECLEIR and husband Paul of R.R.#1 Delhi,
Gilbert VANKERREBROECK and wife
Anne of R.R.#1 Norwich, Denise
PROVOOST and husband Ronny of R.R.#1 Delhi, sister-in-law Brenda
VANQUAETHEM and husband Steve of R.R.#2 Tillsonburg. Son-in-law
of Roger and Paula
VUYLSTEKE of R.R.#1 Otterville, brother-in-law
of Rick VUYLSTEKE and wife
Lorraine of R.R.#1 Otterville, Susan
VUYLSTEKE and husband Paul
STORY of London. Survived by many
nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents Remi and Janet
VANKERREBROECK and a brother Marcel
VANKERREBROECK.
Albert was
a second generation tobacco farmer who loved farming. He was
an active and lifelong member of Our Lady of LaSalette Parish.
Conservation of the environment and local history were important
to him. He enjoyed springtime tree planting days. Please plant
a tree in his memory. Friends will be received at The Arn-Lockie
Funeral Home, 45 Main St. W., Norwich (519) 863-3020, on Friday
2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Prayers will be said on Friday at 7: 30 p.m.
Funeral mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of LaSalette Church
on Saturday April 26, 2008 at 10: 00 a.m. with Rev. Father Alan
DUFRAIMONT officiating. Interment Our Lady of LaSalette Cemetery.
As expressions of sympathy donations may be made to either South
Norwich or Norwich Historical Societies. Online condolences at
www.arn-lockiefuneralhome.com.
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