O'HEARN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-01-12 published
Rosanne O'HEARN
By Nicholas
PASHLEY,
Wednesday,
January 12, 2005 - Page A16
Wit, reader, activist, volunteer, Scrabble shark, backseat driver.
Born September 22, 1930, in Peterborough, Ontario Died November
20, 2004, in Toronto, of complications from lung cancer, aged
A diagnosis of inoperable cancer casts most people into a funk.
Not Rosanne
O'HEARN: too much to do. She told her son, "Oh sure,
some days when I think about dying I get upset, but I'm too busy
to worry about it."
In the end, Rosanne had nearly three years (considerably longer
than expected) after that diagnosis -- time to read books, volunteer
at the Textile Museum of Canada, see her many Friends, play Scrabble,
help get her friend Paula Fletcher elected a city councillor
in Toronto.
Time also to plan her memorial service. Nothing startling, perhaps,
about her choice of Brahms and Dvorak -- but Cole Porter? Miss
Otis Regrets? A standing-room-only gathering nodded and smiled:
Rosanne was still getting a rise out of us.
Rosanne died as she lived: surrounded by good books. She had
been part of the same book group, with the same members meeting
monthly, for nearly 50 years. Logan Pearsall Smith wrote, "People
say life's the thing, but I prefer reading." This was not Rosanne's
philosophy. Life was indeed the thing, and reading was an excellent
way of getting at it. Rosanne loved much about life -- the arts,
travel, eating well -- but mostly she loved people. (Which is
not to say that she always liked people.) She had many Friendships
that lasted for decades, yet she kept finding new Friends wherever
she went. On average, her Friendships endured longer than either
of her marriages. (She once said, "I had two husbands, but they
wouldn't do as they were told. They're both dead.")
When she wasn't with people, Rosanne was at home reading. About
people. (Not surprisingly, both her husbands were writers.) Particularly
after she retired, her book needs were such that she conducted
regular business with four different branches of the Toronto
Public Library. When the authorities tried to close down the
City Hall branch, Rosanne was a leader in the fight to save it.
She won, of course. She usually did. Her charm and wit masked
a tough, challenging woman. When she decided to quit drinking,
she quit. Then she quit smoking, though not soon enough. Cancer
finally beat her, but not by much. It never robbed her of her
dignity or her sense of humour. During a spell of chemotherapy
she joked that she didn't mind going out in the rain: "I've got
a naturally curly wig." Rosanne died painlessly and peacefully,
at home in her own bed, in the company of books and family members.
She hated being bored. An account of a dull event might include
the mysterious acronym
MEGO: My
Eyes
Glaze
Over. She hoped other
people would prove as clever and witty as she, but that was asking
a lot.
Rosanne had strong views on most subjects, including the best
and most interesting -- routes for negotiating the streets
of Toronto, as well as the highways and back roads of Ontario.
An enthusiastic motorist herself, she was a formidable backseat
driver. She often quipped, "I've got my backseat driver's licence,"
usually forestalling nasty comments from beleaguered taxi drivers.
Rosanne's enthusiasm for people may have influenced her to create
five new ones of her own: Anne
PASHLEY,
Susan,
Thad, and Marta
McILROY, and Sara
O'HEARN.
She took great pride in her children,
although her approach to motherhood was not always conventional.
Largely self-educated, she wanted her children to be well read,
articulate, and witty in conversation. She succeeded. They are
a disparate group of people, not very like their mother, but
just as smart, interesting, and complicated. They are Rosanne's
impressive legacy.
Nicholas PASHLEY is Rosanne's son-in-law.
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O'HEARN,
Cynthia
Patricia (née
UPHAM)
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Cynthia
'Sam' Patricia
O'HEARN (née
UPHAM) on March 28th, 2005 after
a long, courageous and valiant fight with cancer. Born January
26th, 1941 in London, England. Much loved and best friend for
35 years of her husband Gary, cherished mother of her adored
daughter Jennifer and sadly missed by her mother-in-law Florence
O'HEARN.
Beloved sister of Keith
UPHAM and his wife
Elizabeth
of England, and Brian
UPHAM and June. Fondly remembered by her
nephews Robert, Edward, Thomas and Alistair and their families.
Family and Friends will be received at the J.S. Jones and son
Funeral Home, 11582 Trafalgar Road, Georgetown (905-877-3631)
for visitation on April 1st, Friday afternoon 2: 00 p.m. to 4:00
p.m., and Friday evening from 7: 00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Prayers
at 8: 30 p.m. Funeral Mass at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 224
Maple Avenue, Georgetown at 11: 00 a.m. on April 2nd. Reception
lunch will follow back at J.S. Jones and son Funeral Home. Interment
will take place later in the spring at Saint James on the Lines
Church, Church Street in Penetanguishene, Ontario. Cynthia will
be remembered for her kind, caring, thoughtful ways, her sense
of humour and how she constantly fought for fairness, equity
and the underdog. If desired, memorial donations would be appreciated
to the Cancer Assistance Services of Georgetown, 222 Mountainview
Road North, Georgetown, L7G 3R2, Greenpeace, or the Ontario Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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O'HERON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-08-25 published
ANGLESEY,
Mary
Magdalen (née
McFADDEN)
At Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Hospital Drive on Wednesday,
August 24, 2005, in her 88th year. Mary, beloved wife of the
late Patrick John
ANGLESEY.
Pre-deceased by her parents Gerald
McFADDEN and Mae
KENNEDY and her beloved son Gerald
ANGLESEY.
Loving mother-in-law of Diane
STODDART of Oshawa. Dear mother
of Catherine
MARINO and her husband Joseph of Belleville, John
ANGLESEY and his wife
Barbara of Ajax, Patrick
ANGLESEY and his
wife Judy
CRAIK of Peterborough, Libby Anglesey
HAYES and her
husband William of Peterborough. Loving grandmother of Maureen
WARD and her husband Brian, Christine and Michelle; Michael and
Melisa; Jeremy and his wife
Susannah
CRABTREE and Kylie; Hannah,
Jacob and Jesse; Emily and Shelby. Great grandmother of Tyler,
Gerald and Ashley. Sister of the late Joseph
McFADDEN,
Margaret
MILLER, Laureen "Mickey"
PICKERING and Theresa
O'HERON. Mary
was Past President of the St. Peter's Catholic Women's League,
Past President of St. Joseph's Hospital Auxilliary, owned and
operated Peterborough Telephone Answering Service 1952-1985.
Friends will be received at the Comstock Funeral Home and Cremation
Centre, 356 Rubidge Street, Peterborough from 2-4 and 7-9 pm Friday,
August 26th and
on Saturday, August 27th from 10: 00-11:00 am.
Mass of the Resurrection will be held at the Cathedral of St.
Peter-In-Chains, 411 Reid Street, Peterborough on Saturday, August
27th at 11: 30 am. Interment St. Peter's Cemetery. Parish Prayers
will be held at the funeral home on Friday @ 3: 00 pm. In memory
of Mary, donations to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Foundation-Breast Cancer Survivors would be appreciated by the
family.
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O'HERON o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-07-05 published
PACE,
Emmanuel "
Emmle" (1925-2005)
Emmle PACE passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2005 in Hamilton.
He leaves his wife
Loretta
(O'HERON) of 54 years, four children
and five grandchildren: Anna (Barry
PERVIN) and Isabel; Greg
(Kim KEARNS;)
Tim
(Heather
CHISHOLM) and Kate, Sarah and Andrew
Michael (Sandra
MARSMAN) and Stephen. He will be missed by siblings
Frank PACE and Guisa
ZAMMIT and many nieces and nephews in Malta.
Emmle was a Veteran of the Royal Air Force in World War 2 in
Malta. He emigrated to Canada in 1948. He retired from the Department
of Immigration after 30 years in Niagara Falls and Hamilton.
We give our appreciation and thanks to the many caring people
at the Juravinski Cancer Centre, the nurses, para-meds and occupational
therapists of the Community Care Access Centre and to the wonderful
staff and priests of St. Peter's Hospital. ln lieu of flowers,
donations to Habitat for Humanity would be appreciated. Visitation
at the P.X. Dermody Funeral Home, 796 Upper Gage Avenue (between
Fennell and Mohawk) in Hamilton, Tuesday, July 5, 2005, 1-4 and
7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Lourdes
Catholic Church, 416 Mohawk Road East in Hamilton on Wednesday,
July 6 at 11: 00 a.m. Interment at Saint Mary's Cemetery, Simcoe,
Ontario, Friday, July 8 at 1 p.m.
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