BYE o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-05-20 published
BYE,
Barbara
Elizabeth (née
LIHOU)
Loving hands, generous heart, courageous spirit. It is with deep
and fond memories that her family announces the passing of Barbara
at home with family and Friends, Wednesday, May 18th, 2005 (her
mother's birthday), in her 57th year. Beloved and devoted wife
of John, for 34 years. Loved mother or Melissa
BYE and Amy (Lenny)
FONTE.
Also survived by sisters Brenda (Art)
CRUICKSHANK of Owen
Sound and Beverly (Howard)
MCINNES/MCINNIS of Saint Thomas. Dear daughter-in-law
of Jean BYE of Owen Sound and sister-in-law of Mary (John)
COLLIER
and Kathy (Marty)
ROACH both of London. Also survived by nieces
and nephews. Predeceased by her parents Alf and Thelma
LIHOU
and father-in-law Lester
BYE (all formerly of Owen Sound.) Barb
was a former secretary at West Hill Secondary School and Sydenham
Community School, Owen Sound and June Avenue Public School, Guelph.
She was the current secretary at Priority Park Public School,
Guelph. Cremation. Friends will be received at the Wall-Custance
Funeral Home and Chapel, 206 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Friday, May 27th,
2005 (2: 00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m). Inurnment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, 762 Woolwich Street, Guelph, Saturday, May 28th,
2005 at 9: 00 a.m. A memorial service, to celebrate Barbara's
life, will be held at Trinity United Church, 400 Stevenson Street,
N., Guelph, Saturday, May 28th, 2005 at 10: 30 a.m. Memorial contributions
to the Trinity United Church, Heritage Fund, 400 Stevenson St.
N., Guelph N1E 5C3 would be appreciated.
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BYE o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-10-13 published
STEVENS,
Edmund "E.C."
"The old band leader has marched off the square." Peacefully,
at Grey Bruce Health Services in Owen Sound, on Wednesday morning,
October 12th, 2005. Edmund
CAMPBELL
STEVENS, of Owen Sound, in
his 95th year. Dearly beloved husband of the late Dale
STEVENS
(née BYE.)
Loving▼ father of Thomas
STEVENS and his wife, Jodie,
of Connecticut; Pamela
WALKER and her husband, Monty, of Florida
and Edmund (Ted)
STEVENS and his wife, Nancy, of Owen Sound.
Proud grandfather of Michael, Edmund and Sarah
STEVENS;
William
WALKER and Susan
RAYLS;
Andrew and Eric
STEVENS and great-grandfather
of Mackenzie and Emily. Edmund is survived by one sister, Helen
NIXON, of Mississauga. Predeceased by his parents, Francis and
Christine STEVENS and six brothers. Edmund was a former teacher,
principal, Board Chair, D.D.G.M. and leader of the O.S.C.V.I.
Trumpet Band and will be sadly missed by family and Friends.
North Star Masonic Lodge #322 will hold a Masonic Service at
the Brian E. Wood Funeral Home, 250 - 14th Street West, Owen
Sound, N4K-3X8 (376-7492) on Thursday evening at 7: 30 p.m. All
Masonic Brethren are invited to attend. A Memorial Service for
Edmund STEVENS will be held at Division Street United Church,
997 - 4th Avenue East, Owen Sound, on Friday, October 14th, 2005
at 11: 00 a.m. with Reverend Cathy
HIRD and Father Edward
WAGNER officiating.
Interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. If so desired, donations
may be made to The Alzheimer's Society of Grey-Bruce, the Division
United Church or the Grey Bruce Health Services Foundation as
your expression of sympathy and may be made through the Funeral Home.
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BYE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-09-12 published
BLAKE,
John
Suddenly as a result of a motorcycle accident in London, Ontario.
John BLAKE in his 39th year passed away on Friday September 9,
2005. Will be sadly missed by his mother Pat
BYE and by his father
Tim BLAKE and their spouses Wayne
BYE and Sue
BLAKE.
Loving brother
of Paula and her husband Paul
MERRICK,
Taryn and her husband
Sean HIPKISS. Cherished uncle to Caitlin, Blake and Liam. Nephew
to Suzanne
SYMSYK.
Cousin to Meghan, Krystyn and Michael. Dear
step-brother to Kevin and Chris
STREET.
Will be sadly missed
by his many Friends and family. John was a dedicated employee
to Formet Industries in Saint Thomas, Ontario. He prided himself
on his expertise in robotics. John's family and Friends will
always remember his compassion, strength and love of life. Friends
may call at the Dodsworth and Brown Funeral Home, Burlington Chapel,
2241 New St. (at Drury Lane) on Tuesday September 13, 2005 from
2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. and on Wednesday September 14, 2005 from
2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held from Appleby
United Church, 4407 Spruce Ave., Burlington on Thursday September
15, 2005 at 11 a.m. Interment to follow at Burlington Memorial
Gardens. A special thank you to the support team at the London
University Hospital, the London Police Department for their kindness
and compassion.
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BYE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-11-01 published
SKIENDZIEL,
Mary
Ann (née
KRUKLINSKI)
Of Valleyview Home, Saint Thomas on Monday, October 31, 2005, at
her late residence, in her 98th year. Beloved wife of the late
Frank SKIENDZIEL (1976) and dearly loved mother of Helen
BYE
of Toronto and Edward
SKIENDZIEL of Saint Thomas. Dear mother-in-law
of Trudy SKIENDZIEL of Saint Thomas and the late Duncan
BYE.
Loved
grandmother of James and Jason
SKIENDZIEL.
She was the last of
her family. Mary was born in Poland on March 27, 1908, the daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam
KRUKLINSKI.
She came to Canada
in 1929 and was a member of Saint Anne's Church. Resting at Williams
Funeral Home, 45 Elgin St. Saint Thomas until Wednesday morning
and then to Saint Anne's Church where Mass of the Christian Burial
will be celebrated at 11: 00. Interment to follow in Holy Angels'
Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. Prayers will be recited
at the funeral home on Tuesday evening at 7: 00 p.m.
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BYE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-06-27 published
BYE,
Stanley
George
Passed away peacefully on Friday, June 24, 2005 at the Collingwood
General and Marine Hospital in his 91st year. Stanley, beloved
husband of the late Evelyn Mary
BYE.
Loving▲ father of Frederick
BYE,
Irene
SMITH, Reva and her husband Wayne
THORNINGTON, Edward
BYE and Paul and his wife
Patricia
BYE.
Will be forever cherished
in the hearts of his 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Dear brother of Harold
BYE.
Predeceased by sister Florence and
parents Robert and Mary
BYE. At
Stanley's request, noformal funeral
services will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made
payable to the charity of the donor's choice in Mr.
BYE's memory.
Friends may leave comments for the family by visiting www.fawcettfuneralhomes.com
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BYER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-06 published
BYER,
Virginia
Mae (née
KINCH)
Suddenly on January 3, 2005 in her 64th year. Loving mother to
her five children and their spouses: Donny
JOHNSTON
(Marg,)
Sherry
CLAUS (Paul), Leah
JOHNSTON (Tim), Jennifer Sue and John
BYER.
Will be lovingly remembered by her sister Susan and her children
Ryan and Brandon. Dear grandmother to Brandy Virginia, Jasmin,
Brandy, Haylie, Christina, Brady, Lindsey, Curtis, Presley, Desirée,
Kasey, Dallas and Kolby. Beloved great-grandmother to Kayden
and Andrew. Virginia will be sadly missed by her many Friends
in Parkdale and all her Friends from the York Road Manor in Odessa,
Ontario and, last but by no means least, her beloved Maltese
Poodle Maxi. Friends may visit at the Ross Craig Funeral Home,
1357 Queen St. West, Toronto (1 block east of Lansdowne), 416-532-4446
on Thursday, January 6, 2005 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. with a complete
service in the chapel on Friday at 1 p.m. Cremation. If desired,
donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association would be appreciated.
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BYER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-14 published
LING,
Judy
Passed away peacefully January 12, 2005, surrounded by loved
ones. Devoted daughter of Maud and Kyrie
BYER.
Beloved mother
to Kimberly, Roger and Kenneth. Judy will be dearly missed by
her 4 brothers, 7 sisters, 2 grand_sons, son-in-law and her many,
many nieces, nephews, in-laws and Friends. Resting at Paul O'Connor
Funeral Home, 1939 Lawrence Ave. E., Scarborough for visitation
on Friday 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service will be
held at the Epiphany of Our Lord Parish, 3200 Pharmacy Ave.,
Scarborough on Saturday, January 15, 2005 at 9: 30 a.m. Cremation.
Donations may be made to St. Frederic's Baptist Church, 1082
Danforth Ave., Toronto, M4J 1M2.
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BYERMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-06-05 published
BYERMAN,
Ronald
Edward
On May 31, 2005 died suddenly at home in Dorval in his 74th year.
Predeceased by his loving wife and best friend Mary
CLEMINSON
and beloved daughter Bonnie. Survived by his sister Muriel
SMYTH
(Bob,) sister-in-law Anne
BANNON and brother-in-law John
CLEMINSON
(Phyllis) and 10 nephews and nieces who will always remember
him with special fondness and love. He retired as Sales Manager
of P.L. Robertson for Quebec and Eastern Canada, having begun
his career in Milton, Ontario He will be sadly missed by all
for his warmth, outgoing personality and love of life and especially
by his fishing, curling, and golf buddies. Resting at J.J. Cardinal
Funeral Home, 560 Pr. Lakeshore Dr., Dorval, Quebec, 514-631-1511.
Visitation Sunday from 7-9 p.m. Funeral service at Summerlea
United Church, 220 50th Avenue, Lachine on Monday, June 6 at
1: 00 p.m. Donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation
or the Summerlea United Church, Lachine.
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BYERS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-03-03 published
THORNTON-
CARR, Grace Luella (formerly
THORNTON, née
BYERS)
Peacefully at Gateway Haven Nursing Home, Wiarton, on Saturday,
February 26th, 2005. Grace Luella
(BYERS)
THORNTON, of Wiarton,
in her 90th year. Beloved wife of the late Thomas D.
THORNTON
(1992) and the late Allan O.
CARR (1974.) Predeceased by her
parents, D.J.
BYERS and Janet Luella
CURRIE, step-mother Hazel
W. PARKE, one brother, David James
BYERS and one step-son, Edwin
(Ted) CARR. Survived by three nephews, Craig (Diane,) Jim (Mickie,)
David (Lindsey) and one great-niece, Victoria. Also survived
by sisters-in-law, Pat
BYERS,
Florence
MARSHALL and brother-in-law,
Evan STEACY.
The family will receive Friends at the George Funeral
Home, 430 Mary Street, Wiarton, on Tuesday from 7: 00 to 9:00
p.m. The Funeral Service will be conducted from St. Paul's Presbyterian
Church, 553 Gould Street, Wiarton, on Wednesday, March 2nd at
11: 00 a.m. with Reverend David
LEGGATT officiating. Spring interment,
Bayview Cemetery, Wiarton. Donations to St. Paul's Presbyterian
Church would be appreciated. Condolences may be sent to the family
at www.georgefuneralhome.com
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BYERS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-04-06 published
GORDON,
Ruth
Monetta (née
BYERS)
At Saint Mary's Hospital in Kitchener on Tuesday April 5, 2005.
In her 90th year, Ruth Monetta
GORDON (née
BYERS,) the beloved
wife of the late Alvin
GORDON.
The loving mother of Eunice
ISHERWOOD,
Janice and her husband Jerry
SWARTZ, and Sheila and her husband
Leonard LEE.
The loving grandmother of Natalie and Andrew
ISHERWOOD,
Angela and her husband Louie
ANTONIOU,
Kevin
SWARTZ and Anne
and Erin LEE. Dear sister of Walter
BYERS and his wife
Eva,
Allan
BYERS, Gordon
BYERS and his wife Mildred, Marjorie and her husband
Lester REIST,
Naomi and her husband Clarence
GUSE, Shirley and
her husband Calvin
McLEAN.
Sister-in-law of Inez (Mrs. Austin
BYERS,) and Willa (Mrs. Edwin
BYERS.)
Predeceased by her grand_son
Christopher
ISHERWOOD; her brothers, Austin and Edwin and her
sister Jean. Friends may call at the Breckenridge-Ashcroft Funeral
Home, on Thursday from 7: 00 to 9:00 pm. A funeral service will
be held at the funeral home, on Friday morning, at 11: 00 am.
Interment in Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Stayner. As an expression
of sympathy, memorial donations to either The Lung Association
or to the Calvary Missionary Church would be appreciated by the
family.
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BYERS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-04-22 published
HOWE,
Josephine "
Joey"
Alicia
(BEST)
At South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Walkerton, on Wednesday, April
20, 2005, at the age of 76 years, the former Joey
BEST of Paisley.
Wife of the late Mervin
HOWE.
Mother of Linda and her husband
Stewart BYERS of Hanover, Wayne of Paisley, and Bruce of Stoney
Creek. Grandmother of Kevin of Walkerton, and Lisa and her husband
Lee KERR of Nile. Great-grandmother of Nicholas and Mariah. sister-in-law
of Ruth HOWE of Saint Thomas and Marion
BORLAND of Woodford. She
is predeceased by her brother Fred
BEST, her sister Julia
CRUICKSHANK
and by her great-granddaughter Melody. Friends may call at the
W. Kent Milroy Paisley Chapel, 216 Queen St. S, Paisley, on Friday
from 2: 00 to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Funeral service
will be conducted in the chapel on Saturday at 11: 00 a.m. with
Rev. Murray
ROUNDING officiating. Memorial contributions to the
Victorian Order of Nurses or the Red Cross Community Health Services
would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Portrait and
memorial online at www.milroyfuneralhomes.com
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BYERS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-08-24 published
WILCOX,
Shelly LeeAnn
(ROBERTSON)
On August 22nd, 2005, in her 41st year. Surrounded by her family
at Saint Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton. Loving wife and mother
of Mike WILCOX and Brendan
WILCOX, at home in Burlington. Loving
daughter of Margaret
ROBERTSON.
Caring sister of Shannon
REID
(Tom,) Stacey
UPTON
(Dave;) dear aunt of Matthew and Ashley
REID,
J.D. UPTON; like a loving daughter to Sherran
BURDGE, all of
Owen Sound. Predeceased by grandparents, Margaret and Douglas
ROBERTSON, and Mildred and Edgar
BYERS.
Sister-in-law to John
WILCOX (Tisiana), Bev
BELANGER (Larry), Karen
PONTING (Gary),
and families. Friends are invited to turner and porter, peel
chapel, 2180 Hurontario Street, Mississauga, Ontario, 905-279-7663,
for visiting on Wednesday, August 24th from 7: 00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m. The funeral service will be conducted at the chapel, Thursday,
August 25th at 1: 00 p.m. Memorial donations to the Home Hemo
Dialysis department at Toronto General Hospital.
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BYERS o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2005-02-09 published
Dorothy Pearl
DOBRANSKI
In loving memory of Dorothy Pearl
DOBRANSKI who died peacefully in Whitby on
Thursday, February 3, 2005 age 77 years.
Born to Neil and Pearl (née
LEWIS)
McALLISTER of Manitoulin Island on May 28, 1927.
Predeceased by her beloved husband Mike (Mickey)
DOBRANSKI. Cherished mother of Teresa and husband
Kevin.
Sadly▼ missed by family Marie (Richard)
LAVOIE and Calvin (Winnifred)
McALLISTER.
Beloved▼ grandmother of Mike (Kim,) Rick (Kelly)
BYERS and great
grandmother to Victoria, Sam and Eric. Remembered by Robert (Jen) and
Trinity LAVOIE and many relatives and Friends, especially for square
dancing. A gathering of family and Friends to remember her life was held on
Sunday from 2 - 4 and the Funeral Service was held at 11 am on Monday at Island Funeral Home, Little Current.
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BYERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-09-11 published
BYERS,
Jean
Margaret (née
HANMER)
At her residence on Friday September 9, 2005, Jean Margaret
BYERS
(née HANMER) of Tobin Place, Woodstock in her 76th year. Beloved
wife of the late John "Jack" Edward
BYERS (2002.) Dear mother
of John and his wife Gaye and Mark and his wife Julie all of
Woodstock and Robert and his friend Diane of Brantford. Loved
grandmother of Brandon, Justin and Lindsey. Dear sister of Mary
STIENSTRA and her husband Lou of Toronto and Clara
McLAUGHLIN
and her husband Tommy of Long Point. Also survived by several
nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her brother Kirk
HANMER.
Jean
was an avid golfer and member of Craigowan Golf and Country Club
for many years. Cremation will be taking place. An open house
and luncheon will be held at her residence on Saturday September
17, 2005 from 1-5 p.m. A memorial service will be held at St.
John's Anglican Church in Otterville on Sunday September 18,
2005 at 2: 30 p.m. with Reverend Zena
ATWOOD officiating. Interment
to follow in the Otterville Cemetery. Contributions to the Canadian
Cancer Society would be appreciated and may be arranged through
the R.D. Longworth Funeral Home, Woodstock (539-0004). Online
condolences at www.longworthfuneralhome.com
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BYERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-09-27 published
VIGLIANTI,
David
Alfred
At the Stratford General Hospital on Sunday, September 25, 2005.
David A. VIGLIANTI of Parkhill in his 80th year. Beloved husband
of Sophia
(MICARTEK)
VIGLIANTI. Dear father and father-in-law
of Barry and Sheila
VIGLIANTI of Georgia, U.S.A., Karen and Starr
and her fiancé Richard
WOODS of London, David and Judy
VIGLIANTI
of Cambridge, Gina and Brent
BYERS of Caledon. Dear grandfather
to Tosha, Tara, Kristin, Adam, Gabrielle, Isabella, Benjamin
and Sophie. Brother of Marie
BUGYRA of Exeter, Henry "Hank"
VIGLIANTI
of Michigan, Margaret
SAUNDERS of Michigan, Frank and Lyall
VIGLIANTI
of London, Rosemary and Kevin
CLARK of Kitchener. Also survived
by several nieces and nephews. Mr.
VIGLIANTI was a veteran of
the Royal Canadian Navy. A memorial funeral service will be conducted
at the M. Box and son Funeral Home, 183 Broad Street, Parkhill
on Friday, September 30th at 1: 00 p.m. Visitation 1 hour prior
to the funeral service. Reverend Greg
LITTLE will officiate.
Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.
Share memories or send condolences to www.boxfuneralhome.ca.
M. Box and son will plant a tree in living memory of Mr.
VIGLIANTI
at the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Parkhill.
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BYERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-10-17 published
BALDWIN,
Ralph
Suddenly as the result of a heart attack on Friday October 14,
2005, Ralph
BALDWIN of Mount Pleasant in his 57th year. Cherished
husband of Janice
BALDWIN
(KAMPHORST,) loving father of Andrea
BYERS and her partner Tony
ASCROFT of Dundas and Jason
BALDWIN
of London. Proud grandfather of Noah Harrison
BYERS, brother
of Lynn LALONDE
(Wayne) of Saint Thomas, Al
BALDWIN (Tricia) of
Ottawa, Carole
HEIDT
(Phil
MARK) of Saint Thomas, Gary
BALDWIN
(Teresa) of Shedden and Doug
BALDWIN (Betty-Ann) of Saint Thomas.
Nephew of John and Evelyn
HARGREAVES of Saint Thomas, Shirley
ROBINSON
of Aylmer and Victor and Shirley
HARGREAVES of Kippen. Son-in-law
of Rose KAMPHORST, brother-in-law of Herman
KAMPHORST
(Yolanda,)
Lori KAMPHORST and John
KAMPHORST all of Moncton, New Brunswick.
Ralph is also fondly remembered by many cousins, nieces, nephews
and step siblings. Predeceased by his parents William
HARRISON
(1987) and Blanche
HARRISON (née
HARGREAVES, 1993,) his brother
J. Barry BALDWIN (1997) and his sister Wendy
PINNEY (1977.) Born
in Saint Thomas on March 12, 1949, Ralph led a very active life
in Saint Thomas. Curling, baseball and umpiring were just a few
of his interests. Ralph and Janice moved to Brantford in 1992
to start their own business and were successful in creating Arrow
Flight Delivery. As a result of the business Ralph became very
active in the Brantford Community. He was a member of the Brant
Curling Club, a member of Freemason Lodges; Saint John's 209a,
Ozias 508 where he was Worshipful Master in 1998, Brant Lodge
45 and was District Deputy Grand Master of Brant Masonic District
(2002-2003). Ralph is the current president of the Brantford
Shrine Club and was very involved in fundraising with both the
Masonic Lodge and Shrine Club. He was also an Auxilliary Police
officer with the Brantford Police and a member of the Brantford
Nissan Senior Slo-pitch team. Friends will be received at the
McCleister Funeral Home, 495 Park Road North, Brantford, on Monday
and Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Masonic Memorial Service Tuesday
at 6: 30 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at the Hope Christian
Reformed Church, 64 Buchanan Street, Brantford, on Wednesday
at 12: 00 noon with Reverend Paul
HARTIG officiating. Interment in
Saint Thomas to take place Thursday. As expressions of sympathy
donations to the Ontario Heart and Stroke Found. Or the Shriners
Childrens Hospital grately appreciated (519) 758-1553 mccleisterfuneralhome@rogers.com.
"Death is nothing at all, I have only slipped away into the next
room just around the corner. All is well"
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BYERS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-11-12 published
PRATTEN,
Wallace
Alfred
Peacefully at London Health Sciences Centre, University Campus
on Thursday, November 10, 2005. Wallace Alfred
PRATTEN "
Wally,"
of London in his 79th year. Beloved husband of Ethel
(MARTIN.)
Dear father of Brian (Susan) of Thorndale and Kevin and Virginia
both of London. Also loved by three grandchildren Alex, Jeremy
and Katy. Dear brother of Marguerite (Jack)
BYERS of London.
Predeceased by one sister Emma
WOODS (1978.) Also survived by
several nieces, nephews and cousins. Friends may call at the
Harland B. Betzner Funeral Home, 177 Dundas Street, Thamesford
on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where funeral service will be
held on Monday, November 14, 2005 at 11 a.m. Reverend Art
CHOLMONDELEY
officiating. Interment Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, London.
As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be given
to the London Health Sciences Centre Foundation or charity of
one's choice.
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BYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-03-01 published
SIMPSON,
Harland▼
Alfred▼ "
Harley▼"
Passed away Sunday, February 27, 2005, at home, in his 75th year.
Harley▼ was the cherished husband of Jean (née
VAN
DER
VORD,)
son of the late Mildred and Harold
SIMPSON and brother of Donald.
He will be greatly missed by his children Jennifer (Pat
BYERS,)
Peter (Diane
PAP,)
Ann▼
WICKS (Brian,) and Linda
ROOTE (Kevin)
and his grandchildren Matthew, Richard, Amanda, Adam, Josie,
Spencer, Brittany and Ashley. Many other relatives and Friends,
including Ross
FREESTONE and Helen and Neil
FIELD will also remember
Harley fondly.
Harley and Jean enjoyed a lifetime together. They met in kindergarten
Harley proposed at age 14 and they were married for 51 happy
years. Even in his last days, Harley was worrying about how his
"bride" was feeling. Aside from his family, Harley loved his
cottage, his car, his grass, his workshop and a good game of
cards. He was a successful businessman who served as a mentor
for many individuals along the way. Harley was a man to be counted
on when help was needed. Thanks to Doctors
KHAN,
BARNES and
PARKER,
V.J., ROBINS and all the others who helped Harley over the past
months. You are truly credits to your professions. Family and
Friends will be received at the 'Scarborough Chapel' of McDougall
& Brown, 2900 Kingston Road (1 block east of St. Clair Ave. E.),
on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 from 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will
be held in the chapel on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at 2 p.m. Donations
in Harley's name may be made to the Salvation Army or the charity
of your choice.
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BYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-09-03 published
BYERS,
Robert▼
Reid "
Biker▼
Bob▼"
Bob died suddenly and mercifully among his Friends and courier
colleagues, on Thursday, June 16, 2005, on a midday break from
high-speed messengering around downtown Toronto. "Mercifully",
because he died doing what he loved.
A legend among Friends and family, Bob was a true eccentric and
iconoclast who never bowed to authority, but held tight to traditions
of love and loyalty. Born January 17, 1947, in Kirkland Lake,
Ontario,
Bob was predeceased by his parents, Mary Winnifred
(REID)
and Robert Clyde
BYERS, and by two siblings, Peter Clyde and
Mary Sue (Douglas). He leaves his remaining siblings and in-laws,
nephews and nieces: Anne
TRORY,
Susan and Jill, and Jim
TRORY
in Vancouver; John and Jane
BYERS,
Nathan,
David and Alan in
Espanola; Jim and Kathleen
BYERS,
Samantha,
Millie and Lexy in
Toronto; Peter
DOUGLAS/DOUGLASS,
Scott,
Graham and Trevor in Toronto
and Mary GORDON,
Kennedy and Kip in various parts of Ontario,
and all of their mates and children. Bob is missed by his many
Friends and co-workers
Bob was raised in the Abitibi Canyon and
in Mattawa. He married
young and had two children, while he worked a strenuous stint
in the mines in Sudbury. When his marriage ended, Bob left on
his lifelong quest for individuality and independence. He traveled
everywhere in Canada, usually on a bike, and he did all sorts
of work, from hard labour at the Victory Mills to social and
residence work at Domum.
He was a journeyman bookbinder, a loving son, a demanding chess
player, a generous uncle, a mentor to his colleagues, and often
loved a spirited argument in politics, morality, and ideas. He
was kind, gentlemanly, and generous. He made a difference in
the world around him.
According to his wishes, Bob was cremated right after his death.
Friends and colleagues are invited to join his family at a memorial
service on Saturday, September 10, 2005, at 12 o'clock noon,
at the Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen Street East in Toronto.
Following the service, his family will carry him north to Massey,
Ontario, where he will be buried with his beloved parents in
the Grandview Cemetery on Sunday, September 11 at 1 o'clock p.m.
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BYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-12-24 published
LONGERAN,
Ernest "
Ernie"
Ernest LONGERAN, beloved husband of Katherine
LONGERAN (née
O'KEEFE)
passed away on December 21, 2005 at the age of 78 years after
a courageous battle with cancer. He will be sadly missed and
lovingly remembered by Katherine, his wife of 53 years, his 4
daughters, Patricia
LONGERAN, Barbara
BYERS, Nancy
LONGERAN-
LARSH,
Jan WATEROUS, his 3 sons-in-law, John
LARSH,
Jim▼
BYERS and Adam
WATEROUS, his 9 grandchildren, Michael, Kathleen and Christopher
BYERS,
Matthew,▼
Paul▼ and James
LARSH, Connor, Riley and Liam
WATEROUS and his 2 sisters, Margaret
LONGERAN and Gaye
MacKINNON.
He is predeceased by his parents and infant son. Ernie grew up
in Vancouver, British Columbia and moved to Toronto in 1960 with
his young family to work with Shell Canada. He retired after
approximately 30 years with the company and spent his retirement
doing what he liked best - being with family, traveling with
Katherine and playing lots of golf. Visitation with family will
take place on Wednesday, December 28th between 2-4 p.m. and 7-9
p.m. at Morley Bedford Funeral Home, 159 Eglinton Avenue West
(2 stoplights west of Yonge Street). Funeral services will be
held on Thursday, December 29 at St. Bonaventure Church, 1300
Leslie Street, Don Mills (south of Lawrence Avenue) at 10: 30
a.m. Special thanks to Dr.
BRANDWEIN and Dr.
ANNA at Princess
Margaret Hospital and the palliative care team at Markham-Stouffville
Hospital. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to be given
to the St. Clare's Monastery, 170 St. Paul Street, R.R.#1, Alexandria,
Ontario K0C 1A0
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BYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-12-28 published
LONERGAN,
Ernest "
Ernie"
Ernest LONERGAN, beloved husband of Katherine
LONERGAN (née
O'KEEFE)
passed away on December 21, 2005 at the age of 78 years after
a courageous battle with cancer. He will be sadly missed and
lovingly remembered by Katherine, his wife of 53 years, his 4
daughters, Patricia
LONERGAN, Barbara
BYERS, Nancy
LONERGAN-
LARSH,
Jan WATEROUS, his 3 sons-in-law, John
LARSH,
Jim▲
BYERS and Adam
WATEROUS, his 9 grandchildren, Michael, Kathleen and Christopher
BYERS,
Matthew,▲
Paul▲ and James
LARSH, Connor, Riley and Liam
WATEROUS and his 2 sisters, Margaret
LONERGAN and Gaye
MacKINNON.
He is predeceased by his parents and infant son. Ernie grew up
in Vancouver, British Columbia and moved to Toronto in 1960 with
his young family to work with Shell Canada. He retired after
approximately 30 years with the company and spent his retirement
doing what he liked best - being with family, traveling with
Katherine and playing lots of golf. Visitation with family will
take place on Wednesday, December 28th between 2-4 p.m. and 7-9
p.m. at Morley Bedford Funeral Home, 159 Eglinton Avenue West
(2 stoplights west of Yonge Street). Funeral services will be
held on Thursday, December 29 at St. Bonaventure Church, 1300
Leslie Street, Don Mills (south of Lawrence Avenue) at 10: 30
a.m. Special thanks to Dr.
BRANDWEIN and Dr.
ANNA at Princess
Margaret Hospital and the palliative care team at Markham-Stouffville
Hospital. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to be given
to the St. Clare's Monastery, 170 St. Paul Street, R.R.#1, Alexandria,
Ontario K0C 1A0
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DOBRANSKI,
Dorothy
Pearl (née
McALLISTER)
Peacefully died in Whitby on Thursday, February 3, 2005, age
77 years. Born to Neil and Pearl (née
LEWIS)
McALLISTER of Manitoulin
Island on May 28, 1927. Predeceased by her beloved husband Mike
(Mickey) DOBRANSKI. Cherished mother of Teresa and husband Kevin.
Sadly▲ missed by family Marie (Richard)
LAVOIE and Calvin (Winnifred)
McALLISTER.
Beloved▲ grandmother of Mike (Kim,) Rick (Kelley)
BYERS and great-grandmother to Victoria, Sam and Eric. Remembered
by Robert (Jen) and Trinity
LAVOIE, and many relatives and Friends.
A gathering of family and Friends to remember her life will be
held on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. Funeral Service at 11: 00 a.m. Monday
at Island Funeral Home, Little Current. Donations to the Alzheimer
Society or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.
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SIMPSON,
Harland▲
Alfred▲ "
Harley▲"
Passed away Sunday February 27, 2005, at home, in his 75th year.
Harley▲ was the cherished husband of Jean (née
VAN
DER
VORD,)
son of the late Mildred and Harold
SIMPSON and brother of Donald.
He will be greatly missed by his children Jennifer (Pat
BYERS,)
Peter (Diane
PAP,)
Ann▲
WICKS (Brian,) and Linda
ROOTE (Kevin)
and his grandchildren Matthew, Richard, Amanda, Adam, Josie,
Spencer, Brittany and Ashley. Many other relatives and Friends,
including Ross
FREESTONE and Helen and Neil
FIELD will also remember
Harley fondly. Harley and Jean enjoyed a lifetime together. They
met in kindergarten; Harley proposed at age 14 and they were
married for 51 happy years. Even in his last days, Harley was
worrying about how his "bride" was feeling. Aside from his family,
Harley loved his cottage, his car, his grass, his workshop and
a good game of cards. He was a successful businessman who served
as a mentor for many individuals along the way. Harley was a
man to be counted on when help was needed. Thanks to Doctors
KHAN,
BARNES and
PARKER, V.J.,
ROBINS and all the others who
helped Harley over the past months. You are truly credits to
your professions. Family and Friends will be received at the
McDougall and Brown Funeral Home "Scarborough Chapel", 2900 Kingston
Rd. (one block east of St. Clair Ave. E.) on Tuesday March 1,
2005 from 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held in the chapel
on Wednesday March 2, 2005 at 2 p.m. Donations in Harley's name
may be made to the Salvation Army or the charity of your choice.
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BYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-06-18 published
Couriers honour mentor
City's oldest messenger dies on job
More than 100 attend impromptu wake
By Sikander Z.
HASHMI,
Staff
Reporter,
Page B3
He was their mentor, their "grandfather."
They were his life.
More than 100 bike couriers working in the city's core came out
to remember Bob
BYERS, who died Thursday while on the job. He
was 58.
"I'm blown away," said Jim
BYERS, "
Biker▲
Bob's▲" younger brother,
as the crowd gathered on the sidewalk in front of the Duke of
Richmond on James St.
BYERS died on Thursday afternoon of what
his Friends believe was likely a massive heart attack.
John, a courier who didn't want to give his last name, recalls
passing BYERS at the corner of Queen St. W. and James St. that
afternoon and saying "Hi." About 10 minutes later,
BYERS reportedly
turned purple and collapsed. He died soon after.
The crowd of couriers, dispatchers, drivers and walkers gathered
to pay their respects to
BYERS and to have "a beer for Bob."
"We're gonna... send him off peacefully to heaven, where he belongs,"
said Eric WUTTUNEE, one of the organizers of the wake for
BYERS,
who had been a courier for 18 years.
There's no question that
BYERS was a giant in the courier community.
A gentle giant.
"He was a great guy all around," said
WUTTUNEE.
"He was always more compassionate to younger guys coming on the
road, always trying to give them the lowdown of the do's and
don'ts as a courier.
"No matter what age you were, he'd always talk to you as if you
were the same age as him."
It's believed that
BYERS was the oldest courier in town.
"I will forever be a rookie to this guy," said a courier, who
didn't want his name used.
"He was always in a good mood," said another.
"Fiercely independent" is how Jim described
BYERS. "He was the
family hermit."
But that didn't diminish his fondness for his brother.
"He was completely invincible till yesterday," Jim
BYERS said.
Kip GORDON said his uncle's biggest fear was to become incapacitated
before he died.
"He just wanted to ride."
But there was no riding or driving on Queen St. for a couple
of minutes as the couriers took to the street and lay down their
bikes in memory of
BYERS.
"It was a hero's goodbye, I guess,"
GORDON said.
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BYERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-09-26 published
Bob BYERS, 58: Bike courier, outlaw
Died while on a delivery at 58
'He had all the Friends he wanted'
By Catherine
DUNPHY,
Obituary
Writer
His buddies stopped traffic June 17, the day after he dropped
dead on the job.
Bob BYERS was 58; one of the oldest bike couriers in town, an
urban outlaw who traded in jobs more often than some people get
haircuts but at the same time a mentor and father figure to any
Lycra-clad, pierced kid starting out in the strange and dangerous
rebel world where work is weaving 10-speeds through Toronto traffic.
Everybody knew him as Biker Bob, although some of the young ones
took to calling him Old Bob -- probably because he was always
good for a loan, even if the tab was up to $900, as was the case
with at least one of the guys who hung around on their breaks
outside the Duke of Richmond pub in the Eaton Centre.
More often than not, on Mondays Biker Bob would stand them to
a round of beers with the winnings from his weekend chess games
at the tables in the park near St. Michael's church.
This was his world; they were his family -- even his own family
believes that.
"His second family was that courier community," said his sister
Mary GORDON of Peterborough. "He found a way to be alone and
in a group. It was the only way he could handle life, to be alone."
"The courier business was perfect for him, " said his younger
brother Jim, a Toronto Transit Commission driver.
For the past three or four Christmases, Jim
BYERS would find
a frozen turkey on the porch, a gift from his brother, who refused
every year to join the family for Christmas dinner. It wasn't
a good time of year for
BYERS anyway; it was a time when he usually
lost his battle with booze.
"He was the family hermit, my uncle was kind of a recluse," said
Kip GORDON. "
But he lived the way he wanted to. He was a free
spirit."
BYERS lived near his nephew and always stopped him on the street
to ask about the family. "He was happy. He had all the Friends
he wanted in the world," Kip
GORDON said. "In that crowd no one
asks unnecessary questions but they have unconditional loyalty
to each other."
A long-faced grizzled guy with skinny legs, rock hard thighs
and a beer gut, whose grey ponytail trailed halfway down his
back, he was opinionated and stubborn and convinced he was right
about most things.
He lived in one of the city's real lofts -- a 300 sq. ft. space
accessed by a freight elevator that had no stove and was littered
with bike parts. The bathroom was down the hall; inside
BYERS
had one chair and one plate that he ate from -- but it was Royal
Doulton china.
He may have been an iconoclast and anti-authoritarian, but he
subscribed to The Globe and Mail and he was a stickler for the
rules of the road. He never rode on sidewalks and was humiliated
on the one occasion he got a ticket (for failing to stop at a
stop sign).
He was a complicated guy, hating bosses and unions, but loving
to work.
A photo was taken of him on January 13, 1999, after the mayor
of the time, Mel
LASTMAN, called in the army to deal with the
snowstorm that had socked Toronto -- but not Biker Bob.
"That was another part of Bob's pride -- he did it in winter,"
said Jim BYERS.
His bikes were stolen and banged up -- his last accident was
three or four years ago when he was sent flying by a right-turning
car. "He rode in a city that was dangerous and polluted and it
was a thrill for him," said his nephew.
Toronto has had a thriving courier population since the heydays
of the '80s, when at least 500 of them were working the city's
streets.
It's been one of the main world cities for them, according to
Wayne SCOTT of the Hoof and Cycle Active Transport Guild and a
courier himself.
"We're as much a fixture in the downtown as the C.N. Tower or
the Scotia Plaza," he said.
He was a legend among couriers and so after he died about 150
of them gathered to hoist a few to him, then hoist their bikes
over their shoulders and trek down Albert St. to outside 20 Queen
St.
W., the site of
BYERS' last delivery, to lay their bikes
on the road and stop traffic -- their way to pay tribute.
"I was so happy when I heard that," said Kip
GORDON. "He hated
drivers."
One of five children, he grew up in Mattawa but left home at
16 and got a job in Toronto making a buck an hour working the
stock room on roller blades at the Canadian Tire store at Yonge
and Davenport.
He went back home to complete grades 11 and 12, then took off
again, hitchhiking across Canada in 1966 before returning to
sign up for the army.
He was rejected because of a heart defect incurred when he suffered
from rheumatic fever as a child.
He married and fathered two children and went to work in the
mines. When his marriage broke up after three years, he signed
away his parental rights because his ex-wife's new husband was
taking over, and began several adventurous years wandering around
the country. In 1982 he settled down with a partner, and worked
as a bookbinder until 1991.
"He ended up binding the Sears catalogue," said his sister Mary
GORDON. "He tried to fit in at different times in his life."
But when this relationship ended, he became a courier.
He compromised his healthy work lifestyle by smoking and drinking
too much. He knew he was living on borrowed time after a doctor
diagnosed serious problems with his aortic valve five or six
years ago and told him to alter his lifestyle to allow him to
operate. BYERS never did.
He always told them he never wanted a funeral -- "Throw me off
a bridge first," he'd say -- and his family obeyed his wishes.
But on September 10 they held a memorial service for him outside
on the lawn of Metropolitan United Church.
A lot of his courier Friends were there, their bikes forming
a sort of honour guard.
"I think that is what he would have wanted," said Mary
GORDON.
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BYERS,
Gordon
Robert▲
Went to be with his Lord, after a long battle with cancer on
Wednesday November 9, 2005. Gordon was in his 75th year. Born
in Owen Sound to the late Cecil and Doris
BYERS.
Loving husband
of Mildred (née
CARGILL.)
Loving father of Robert (Toronto,)
Lynn (Calgary,) and Christine and husband Neil
TROTTER
(Cambridge.)
Loving grandpa to Lauren, Lindsey and Elyssa. Gordon was the
eighth of ten children. Friends will be received at the "Woodbridge
Chapel" of Scott Funeral Home, 7776 Kipling Avenue (at Hwy. 7)
on Friday, November 11, 2005 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Visitation
will also take place on Saturday, November 12, at Rexdale Alliance
Church (2459 Islington Ave.) at 12 p.m. A funeral service to
follow at 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations
to the Princess Margaret Foundation would be greatly appreciated.
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