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ORSATTI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-05-22 published
VERNON,
Samuel
Suddenly at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket on Friday,
May 20, 2005. Samuel
VERNON of Holland Landing in his 95th year.
Beloved husband of the late Lillian
(HUGHES.)
Loving father of
Jane "Liz" and her husband Ron
ORSATTI,
Joyce and her husband
Roger FAIRBARN. Cherished grandpa of Penny-jane (Tim,) Ginny-Louise
(Kevin), Bradley (Carmen), Marla (John), Adam (Lesley), and Ashley.
Dear great-grandpa of Amber, Jaden, Coleridge, Alyssa, Hayley,
and Seth. Dear brother of Spencer and Harry
VERNON. Dear brother-in-law
of Judith and her husband Brian
FOSTER.
Friends may call at Skwarchuk
Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe Rd., Bradford for visitation on Sunday
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held in the Lathangue
Chapel on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 11 a.m. Interment Queensville
Cemetery. Donations to Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
or to the Canadian Diabetes Association would be appreciated.
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ORSAVA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-05 published
BENTLEY,
David
Andrew
(Bentley Carpet Cleaning) After a lengthy bout with cancer, David
passed away on Saturday, April 2nd, 2005 at the Scarborough General
Hospital. Loving and devoted husband of Carol (née
HOWARTH.)
Cherished father of Lauree (Brad
FARRELL) and the bestest Poppa
in the whole world of John and Jaimee.
son of Lorraine
KOSOWAN
(deceased) and brother of Jeanne
ORSAVA.
Brother-in-law and best
friend of Lou and Lorraine
MONTONE and Best Buddy of Donny
LAUDER.
Will also be remembered by Clyde
HOWARTH,
Sharon and Andy
HOBSON,
his many nephews and countless number of very close Friends.
As per Dave's request, cremation only, no funeral. Donations
in memory of Dave to be made to the charity of your choice. We
love you more Today than yesterday But not as much as Tomorrow
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ORSBORNE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-17 published
SKELTON,
Ann
Jane (née
HENDERSON)
At the Kingston General Hospital on Tuesday, December 13, 2005
in her 86th year. Beloved wife of Herb, R.R.#3 Napanee. Loving
mother of: Herb Jr. (Syri), Thailand; Brian (Theresa), Vancouver
and John (Lucy), Ajax. Sadly missed by her grandchildren: James,
Tricia, Shannon, Jonathan, Amy, Jesse, Sienna, Aaron and Jennifer.
Survived by her sister Helen
MacDONALD,
St.
Catherines.
Predeceased
by her sisters: Violet
ORSBORNE and Lila
HAMMOND.
The family
will receive Friends at the Wartman Funeral Home, 448 Camden
Rd. at Newburgh Rd., Napanee, K7R 1G1, (613-354-3722) on Sunday
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service in the Chapel on Monday
at 11 a.m. Interment Cataraqui Cemetery. Friends desiring may
contribute by cheque to the Salvation Army or the charity of
your choice.
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ORSER o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-04-06 published
ORSER,
Mark▼
Wilfred▼
Suddenly on Monday April 4, 2005 in Owen Sound at the age of
49. Mark of Owen Sound, beloved
son of Doug and Gwen
ORSER of
Collingwood. Cherished brother of Brian
ORSER of Whitefish, Ontario
and Reverend Alan
ORSER and his wife
Sandra of Mt. Uniacke, Nova
Scotia. Dear uncle of nephews Leigh and Jason and great uncle
of Rourke. Mark will be sadly missed by all who knew him. A Memorial
Service will be held at the Stayner Brethren In Christ Church,
6th Line of Clearview Township, (N of County Road 91) Friday
April 8, 2005 at 11o'clock. Remembrances to Operation Eyesight
International, Toronto Regional Office Suite 323, 2100 Ellesmere
Road, Scarborough, Ontario M1H 3B7 or The Gideons, P.O. Box 3619,
Stn Main, Guelph, Ontario N1H 9Z9. Arrangements under the direction
of Carruthers and Davidson Funeral Home, Stayner (1-866-428-2637)
For more information or to sign the guest book, log on to www.generations.on.ca
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ORSER o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-11-25 published
ORSER,
Mark▲▼
Wilfred▲▼ - Estate of
Notice To Creditors And Others
In The Estate Of Mark Wilfred
ORSER
Late of the City of Owen Sound, in the County of Grey, Deceased.
All persons having claims against or claiming to have any interest
in the Estate of the said Mark Wilfred Orser who died on or about
the 4th day of April, 2005 are notified to send the under-signed
Solicitors, on or before the 12th day of December, 2005, their
names and addresses and full particulars of their claims and
the nature of the security, if any, held by them.
And take notice that after such last mentioned date, the Estate
Trustees will proceed to distribute the said estate among the
parties entitled thereto, having regard only to claims of which
notice shall then have been received.
Dated at Collingwood, Ontario, this 8th day of November, 2005.
N. Gwen ORSER and Douglas
ORSER
By their Solicitors
Shaw, McLellan And Ironside
10 Schoolhouse Lane, Box 280
Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5
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ORSER o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-12-02 published
ORSER,
Mark▲
Wilfred▲ - Estate of
Notice To Creditors And Others
In The Estate Of Mark Wilfred
ORSER
Late of the City of Owen Sound, in the County of Grey, Deceased.
All persons having claims against or claiming to have any interest
in the Estate of the said Mark Wilfred Orser who died on or about
the 4th day of April, 2005 are notified to send the under-signed
Solicitors, on or before the 12th day of December, 2005, their
names and addresses and full particulars of their claims and
the nature of the security, if any, held by them.
And take notice that after such last mentioned date, the Estate
Trustees will proceed to distribute the said estate among the
parties entitled thereto, having regard only to claims of which
notice shall then have been received.
Dated at Collingwood, Ontario, this 8th day of November, 2005.
N. Gwen ORSER and Douglas
ORSER
By their Solicitors
Shaw, McLellan And Ironside
10 Schoolhouse Lane, Box 280
Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5
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ORSER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-02-14 published
London's 'father of baseball' dies
Peter WIDDRINGTON, whose career spanned sports and business major
leagues, was 74.
By Hank DANISZEWSKI, Free Press Business Reporter
Peter WIDDRINGTON combined his passion for business and sports
and became a giant in both fields.
WIDDRINGTON, the former president
and chief executive of John Labatt Ltd. and chairperson of the
Toronto Blue Jays during its World Series championships, died
Friday night at 74.
The London man was in the middle of his annual ski trip to Aspen,
Colorado., a ritual for the past 25 years, when he had a heart
attack while getting into a cab and died.
Family and Friends recalled his strength and energy.
"The entire Blue Jays family is saddened by the loss of Peter
WIDDRINGTON, who was truly one of the fathers of baseball in
Canada," said Blue Jays president Paul
GODFREY.
David SCATCHERD, owner of the Oakwood Inn in Grand Bend, and
a lifelong friend, called
WIDDRINGTON a "doer" with a competitive
streak.
"When he took something on, he got it finished,"
SCATCHERD said
yesterday.
WIDDRINGTON's younger brother, Michael, said he had lost his
best friend.
"I don't care what his birth certificate said, he acted like
he was 45," Michael
WIDDRINGTON said.
All agree Toronto-born Peter
WIDDRINGTON was a "character" in
the best sense of the word, who always stuck out in a crowd.
"He was larger than life. He was one of the most irreverent,
outrageous guys you could ever meet," said Janet
STEWARD/STEWART/STUART, a family
friend and managing partner at Lerners law firm.
Armed with an M.B.A. from Harvard,
WIDDRINGTON started his business
career as a beer salesperson for Labatt in 1955 and worked his
way up to become president and chief executive from 1973 to 1989.
He took over Labatt at a time when the brewing giant was diversifying
into food, sports and entertainment businesses.
For an avid sports fan like
WIDDRINGTON,
Labatt's purchase of
the Blue Jays was a dream come true. As chairperson of Labatt's
board, WIDDRINGTON set aside $25 million to create the TSN sports
network in 1984.
The dream culminated in the Jays' back-to-back World Series wins
in 1992 and '93.
When the victory parades wound through downtown Toronto,
WIDDRINGTON
rode in the lead car.
When
Major
League Baseball commissioner Fay
VINCENT was forced
to resign in 1992,
WIDDRINGTON was chosen by team owners to take
over as interim administrator of the billion-dollar sports league,
splitting his time between New York and his London office.
Londoner Don
McDOUGALL became president of Labatt Breweries the
same day WIDDRINGTON became chief executive of its parent company,
John Labatt Ltd.
McDOUGALL said
WIDDRINGTON really understood the beer business
and expected a lot of himself and his employees.
"He was demanding, but six of the best years of my life were
spent working for him.Just" two weeks ago,
McDOUGALL and
WIDDRINGTON
had dinner and reminisced about their days at Labatt.
"We were saying it was great to be in business at a time when
it was Okay to have fun doing your work," said
McDOUGALL.
Along with his jobs at Labatt and the Blue Jays,
WIDDRINGTON
served on the boards of many large Canadian companies.
After retiring from Labatt, he continued to take on tough corporate
assignments, such as heading up Cuddy International in 1996,
when the London company was in upheaval because of an internal
family feud.
He also became chairperson of Calgary-based Talisman Energy when
it was involved in a controversial oil exploration project in
wartorn Sudan.
STEWARD/STEWART/STUART said
WIDDRINGTON was known for his wild sense of fashion
and outgoing personality. She said he married his teenage sweetheart,
Betty Ann, whom he met when they were teens working at a summer
camp.
Despite his busy career,
STEWARD/STEWART/STUART said
WIDDRINGTON was a devoted
dad to the couple's daughters, Cindy and Stacy.
SCATCHERD met
WIDDRINGTON when they were students at Pickering
College, a private school in Newmarket.
He said WIDDRINGTON was an all-round athlete who worked and played
with equal fervour.
WIDDRINGTON's death comes only six weeks after the passing of
another London corporate legend, former London Life chief executive
Earl ORSER.
WIDDRINGTON's death is also a major blow for the Canadian Baseball
Hall of Fame, based in Saint Marys.
Tom VALCKE, the hall's president and chief executive, said
WIDDRINGTON
recently had become fundraising chairperson and was in New York
with him last week to made a pitch to business magnate and former
Montreal Expos owner Charles Bronfman.
"Peter had just stepped in and was the white knight we were looking
for," said
VALCKE.
A funeral service will be held at noon Friday at St. Paul's Cathedral
in London.
Peter WIDDRINGTON 1930-2005
Business Career: President and chief executive of John Labatt
Ltd. 1973-1989; chief executive, Cuddy International 1996-99
chairperson, Laidlaw Inc., Brick Brewing Co., Talisman Energy
and director, Brascan Ltd., BP Canada, Canadian Imperial Bank
of Commerce, Ellis Don, Stratford Festival
Sports: Chairperson of Toronto Blue Jays; administrator of major
league baseball 1993.
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ORSER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-12-15 published
READY,
Ruth
A. (née
DANARD)
Peacefully at her residence, the Wildwood Care Centre, Saint Marys
on Wednesday December 14, 2005. Ruth A.
(DANARD)
READY, formerly
of East Nissouri Twp. Beloved wife of the late John R. "Jack"
READY (1985.) Dear sister-in-law of Margaret
DAYNARD of Seaforth
and is sadly missed by many nieces and nephews. Born in Allenford,
Ontario. 97 yrs ago, daughter of the late Havelock
DANARD and
the former Irene
ORSER.
Predeceased by 3 sisters Vida
DANARD,
Eleanor ALDERSON,
Anne
DANARD and 3 brothers Reverend Nathan
DAYNARD,
Rev. Bert DAYNARD and Harry
DANARD and 2 sisters-in-law Laura
DAYNARD and Irma
DANARD.
The late Ruth
READY will rest at the
L.A. Ball Funeral Chapel, 7 Water St. N., Saint Marys on Thursday
7-9 p.m. and
on Friday December 16/2005 from 1 p.m. until the
time of the funeral service at 2 p.m. with Pastor Irene
RICHARDSON
officiating. Interment will follow in Saint Marys Cemetery. In
her memory donations to Canadian National Institute for the Blind
would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
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ORSER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-01-03 published
Earl ORSER,
Business
Leader: 1928-2004
He started out as a charted accountant and soon found he was
most interested in building companies, writes Sandra
MARTIN.
Blessed with curiosity, intelligence and an ability to motivate
subordinates, he not only switched jobs but successfully hopscotched
his way across entire business sectors
By Sandra MARTIN,
Monday,
January 3, 2005 - Page S6
A poor boy from the Danforth in Toronto, Earl
ORSER was a company
executive, a mentor, a proud Canadian and an energetic and effective
volunteer.
He began as a chartered accountant with Clarkson Gordon and ended
his career as president and chief executive officer of London
Life Insurance Company, raising the firm's assets during his
20-year tenure from $2.9 billion to $16.4 billion. He's also
known for his rocky three-year ride at the T. Eaton family in
the mid-1970s where he shut down the money-losing catalogue operations
in the family owned retail empire. Many observers believe that
had he stayed at the helm, the company might have survived.
"I always thought of him as the consummate manager," said Jim
ETHERINGTON, who was hired by Mr.
ORSER at London Life in 1982
as a vice-president and worked with him until they both retired
in the mid 1990s. Being a good manager for Mr.
ORSER meant caring
deeply about your people, getting to know them well, helping
them and challenging them.
"He never argued against an idea from anybody," said Mr.
ETHERINGTON,
who now runs his own communications company. "He came to the
table with lots of ideas himself, but he was almost intuitive
in encouraging the ideas of others at the same time. That made
him a very special kind of a manager."
"He was grounded in a strong set of values and they never wavered,"
said Carol
STEPHENSON, dean of the Richard Ivey School of Business
at the University of Western Ontario. "Earl was Earl. He was
solid, he knew what he believed and he stuck to it no matter
what he was doing."
Commenting on his acumen as a business leader, Ms.
STEPHENSON
pointed out that Mr.
ORSER was unusual for his time in that he
not only moved jobs, he changed sectors -- from accounting to
retail to insurance. The reason he was so successful in so many
different industries, she said, was because he was a great leader
and that came from his curiosity, his intelligence and his "amazing"
ability to motivate and empower people. "When I think back to
my business career in the 1970s," she added, "the predominate
style was command and control -- I'm the boss and you're not
and I suspect Earl never had an ounce of that in him."
"He was a very good father," said Barbara
ORSER, a business professor
at Carleton University in Ottawa, and one of Mr.
ORSER's four
daughters. Saying her father was good at setting boundaries,
she said her parents paid for one degree and one wedding and
then you "were off the payroll."
Doing your best was a "well-understood point" in the
ORSER family.
So was speaking your mind. Mentioning that some business powerhouses
can be "fairly patriarchal" at home, she said that her father
had to fight for conversational space like everybody else. "We
all had a voice and there was always a place for everyone at
the table." she said. "There were lots of Friends who loved and
cared for dad because they were part of the family as well."
Earl Herbert
ORSER was born in Toronto, the year before the stock-market
crash. His father was a telegraph operator and he had one sister.
As a grade eight student at Earl Beattie School, Mr.
ORSER was
taught that "speed, neatness, politeness, industry and accuracy"
were the keys to success in life and he passed on the message
to his children and his grandchildren, all of whom could recite
the list on command.
Mr. ORSER went to high school at Danforth Technical School and
worked as a porter at Union Station at Christmas to help make
ends meet. He was the first person in his family to attend university
and was only able to register a the University of Toronto in
1946 because of a $200 bursary from the Leonard Foundation.
As with many smart boys, education was the route away from poverty.
He never forgot the help he had been given and later in life
he founded many scholarships and served actively as a fundraiser,
benefactor and adviser to both the University of Toronto and
University of Western Ontario. At Western, among many other activities,
he chaired the Board of Governors and the Advisory Committee
of the Ivey Business School
His father died when he was still in university and his mother
moved to Edmonton. It was on a visit there that Mr.
ORSER met
a nurse from Moose Jaw named Marion
QUEENIE.
They corresponded
after Mr. ORSER returned to Toronto, saw each other again that
Christmas and married on August 4, 1951, a year after he graduated
with a bachelor of commerce degree. He qualified as a chartered
accountant in 1953, having done his articles with Clarkson Gordon,
and was made a partner in the firm in 1958.
A lot of people would have settled down happily for the rest
of their careers, but Mr.
ORSER was interested in building companies.
His curriculum vitae is studded with high powered jobs at Molson
Industries (apparently, his mother never let her teetotalling
Friends know that her son was making his living in beer), Air
Canada, Eaton's and London Life and directorships at places such
as Spar Aerospace and Brascan.
All of these career moves meant that the entire family had to
"embrace new challenges" by moving to new schools in different
cities. That helped build a sense of family, said his daughter
Barbara, because they had to rely on each other. She still remembers
moving to Toronto when she was in grade 12, an uprooting that
she wouldn't want to impose on her own daughter. But "with four
kids we had a bit of a quorum, so we could support each other."
Mr. ORSER's most tumultuous job was as vice-president finance
and then president and Chief Executive Officer of Eaton's from
1974-77. The famous Eaton catalogue was spewing money -- $17
million in 1974 with losses expected to more than double the
next year. Mr.
ORSER orchestrated its closing, but ran afoul
of the Eaton family. He resigned in May, 1977, to the shock of
many business observers, and was replaced by Frederik S.
EATON.
Almost immediately Mr.
ORSER was hired as a consultant by Brascan,
who had acquired a large number of shares in London Life and
wanted somebody they trusted to give them a report on the insurance
business and London Life, then the largest insurance company
in Canada, in particular. Mr.
ORSER presented his report in 1978
and was then hired as executive vice-president and Chief Executive
Officer, becoming president in 1980 and chairman of the board
on his retirement from the company in 1989. In 1994 he began
a three-year term as honorary chairman.
He was a meticulous planner and a detail man, according to Mt.
ETHERINGTON. "We used to kid him about being a C.A. and he would
smile and say 'You get to know the balance sheet and then you
know where the problems are.' "
He changed London Life significantly from a largely family run
firm to a public company called Trilon Financial Corporation,
which then became the London Insurance Group, another publicly
traded company which was eventually acquired by Great West. "He
chuckled one day and said 'this is really neat,'" said Mr.
ETHERINGTON.
"I sold London Life for $125 million for Trilon and then I sold
it again for $220 million to the London Insurance Group. That's
a good deal."
He was interested in far more than the bottom line, however.
People still talk about how he would take two or three days each
Christmas to walk around the huge London Life offices visiting
with employees, getting to know them and wishing them well for
the holidays.
While Mr. ORSER was running London Life, his wife was quietly
doing an undergraduate degree in theology, followed by a masters
in divinity at University of Western Ontario. Her husband, who
was then chair of the board at University of Western Ontario
was able to grant his wife her degree at the graduation ceremony.
Mr. ORSER was almost as busy as a volunteer for the London Economic
Development Corporation and his many other volunteer activities
after he retired as when he was a full-time executive. And, as
he had done, throughout his career, he continued to serve as
a mentor. "He was a wonderful person in terms of being able to
help you work through complex problems, not by preaching at you,
but by making you think a problem through," says Ms.
STEPHENSON
who asked him for advice after she left the business world, a
place where it is pretty clear what the bottom line is and who
the clients are, to take on the more complex stakeholder issues
of university administration. "He listened and then he helped
me to discover the right answer by asking the right questions."
Four years ago, Mr.
ORSER was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer
in the common bile duct. He underwent major surgery and appeared
to have recovered. The doctors were amazed, according to his
daughter who says he was a "miracle man" until the cancer returned
and he received a terminal diagnosis about three weeks ago.
"There were no tears, no complaints. It was a matter of fact,"
said his daughter Barbara. "He was a man of faith and he had
a calm and a peace about him, but he was very pragmatic and he
always had his humour. The legacy is that his grandchildren have
watched this," she said. "His last and his greatest gift to his
family is to show us how you can die with dignity."
Earl ORSER was born on July 5, 1928 in Toronto. He died of cancer
at home in London, Ontario, on December 26, 2004. He was 76.
He is survived by his wife Marion and four daughters and their
families. A memorial service will be held at First-St. Andrew's
United Church in London, Ontario, on January 8, 2004.
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CARROLL,
Carmella "
Carrie" (née
ORSI)
(February 10, 1926-October 23, 2005)
Beloved sister of Angeline
PARISI (née
ORSI) and her husband
Joseph, Annette
CARROLL (née
ORSI) and her late husband Bruce,
late Domenico
ORSI, Frank
ORSI and his wife Norma, Jack
ORSI
and his wife Corinne. Sadly missed by many nieces, nephews and
their families. Relatives and Friends will be received at the
Bernardo Funeral Home, 2960 Dufferin St. (two streets south of
Lawrence Ave.) on Wednesday, October 26, from 2 to 4 and 6 to
9 p.m. and
on Thursday, October 27, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
The Funeral Mass will follow (on Thursday) at 1: 00 p.m. in St.
Charles Borromeo Church (southwest corner of Dufferin St. and
Lawrence Ave.). Private cremation. In lieu of flowers, the family
will appreciate donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the
Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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ORSINI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-02-03 published
Basil Vincent
ORSINI
By David ORSINI;
Stephen
ORSINI, Thursday,
February 3, 2005 -
Page A22
Construction industry leader, pioneer of commercial arbitration.
Born April 13, 1926, in Toronto. Died November 20, 2004, in Toronto,
of respiratory/heart failure, aged 78.
Basil Vincent
ORSINI was a first-generation Canadian born of
Italian and Irish parents. During the Depression he made bicycle
deliveries for a drug store in the Junction area of West Toronto.
In addition to helping with household finances, this part-time
job helped him develop his street-smarts as he was regularly
called to dark alleyways to be relieved of his change. In 1944
he left St. Michael's College to join the army. A bout of double
pneumonia prevented him from being sent to Monte Cassino where
many of his Friends lost their lives. While in the army, Basil
was introduced by a mutual friend to the love of his life, "a
nice Italian girl" named Josephine Carmela
GIULIANELLI.
The arranged
meeting took place at Earlscourt Park in Toronto. The outcome
of this meeting was a loving 58-year marriage, 11 children, 24
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Although he wanted to become a lawyer or engineer, Basil joined
his father's construction business at an early age. In three
incarnations -- Hughes Construction, Orsini Construction, and
Swansea Construction, operating from the mid-1940s to 1968 --
our father oversaw construction activities at Toronto landmarks
including: the Frost (South) Building at Queen's Park, the Gardiner
Expressway (between the Canadian National Exhibition and the
Humber River), Nathan Phillips Square, and Canada's first pre-stressed
reinforced concrete bridge at Six Points in Etobicoke. Due to
his construction experience, Basil saw the importance and future
potential of mediation and commercial arbitration.
Basil devoted himself to researching, teaching and promoting
commercial arbitration in Canada. In the 1980s, he wrote eight
books on arbitration and mediation in Canada and personally championed
Canada's entry into the international realm of arbitration. As
an arbitrator and member of Employment Canada's board of referees
he added an impartial and fair voice. (One could say that he
honed his mediation skills at home among his 11 children.) He
also taught commercial arbitration at the University of Toronto
and Seneca College for several years.
A supporter of backyard hockey, our father would create a rink
every winter in our backyard. He would use strawberry Jell-O
crystals to make the red-line and blueberry for the blue-line.
Girls' hockey was common on our rink long before it became the
standard. Our parents have encouraged all of us to pursue education.
Their motto over the years has been: "We don't decorate, we educate."
Despite working long hours to support the family, our father
played many active volunteer roles. At St. James and St. Olave's
churches he was a very popular Cub Scout leader. As a member
of the Canadian Executive Services Organization, our Dad worked
in Nigeria to supervise the building of a housing development.
In Colombia he shared his construction experience overseeing
the building of roads and sewers. In Arctic Bay he assisted an
Inuit community in constructing an airport. Since his stroke
in 1990, Dad counselled and cared for stroke and palliative care
patients at Toronto Western Hospital, Belmont House, and Rotary
International's Laughlen Centre.
In 1997 Basil received a Volunteer Recognition Award from the
Honourable Hilary
WESTON, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, an
award he was very proud of. One of our Dad's favourite quotes
was from Yogi Berra: "There is nothing better that a man can
say about his life than there is no one else he would rather
be."
David and Stephen
ORSINI wrote this on behalf of the 11
ORSINI
children.
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ORSINI,
Remo
God called Remo tragically on January 21, 2005 at the age of
31. He will be sadly missed by his loving wife Annalisa. Remo
will be cherished by his dear daughter Siera and unborn angel
baby Remo Jr. Loving parents Antonio
ORSINI
(Silvana) and in-laws
Vittorio FRANCHI
(Matilde.) Survived by brothers John and Denis
(Dana). Missed by his sisters-in-law Pina (Nunzio), Joanna (Dino),
also his brothers-in-law Enzo (Vicky), Frank (Maria) and Gino
(Lisa). He will be held dear in the hearts of his nieces, nephews,
cousins, relatives, and many Friends. Family will receive Friends
at the Fratelli Vescio Funeral Homes Ltd. (8101 Weston Rd., south
of Langstaff Rd., 905-850-3332) on Monday from 6-9 p.m. and Tuesday
from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday
at 11 a.m. from St. David Roman Catholic Church (2601 Major Mackenzie
Dr., east of Jane St.). Entombment to follow at the Queen of
Heaven Catholic Cemetery (on Hwy. 27, south of Hwy. 7). In lieu
of flowers, the
ORSINI family will accept donations to the Hospital
for Sick Children.
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ORSO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-04 published
SEYMOUR,
Rodney
J.
Passed away peacefully, at St. Michael's Hospital, on Friday,
December 2, 2005, with his family at his side, at the age of 51.
Survived by his loving daughter Crystal (Stefano)
DELL-
ORSO,
son Matthew and granddaughter Arianna. Rodney was a caring nephew
to his aunt Kay
FEDDERY.
Rodney also leaves behind longtime friend
Rebecca LEWIS.
Will be sadly missed by his devoted sisters and
brothers Judy (Mike), David (Sara), Doris, Sidney (Christina)
and Arthur (Marjorie). Employee of Canada Post for 31 years.
Family and Friends will be received at York Visitation, Chapel
and Reception Centre, 160 Beecroft Street (416-221-3404) on Monday,
December 5, 2005 from 6 until 9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be
held in the Chapel of York Cemetery on Tuesday, December 5, 2005
at 11 a.m. with visitation 1 hour prior. In lieu of flowers,
memorial donations to St. Michael's Hospital - Palliative Care
Unit or the St. Vincent de Paul Society would be appreciated
by the family.
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ORSOLA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-09-05 published
PUPPI,
Plinio
Plinio PUPPI passed away on Friday, September 2, 2005 at the
age of 79. Although his illness had been quietly ravaging his
body, cancer could not destroy his spirit and inner strength.
Always a man of humility and great integrity, Plinio dedicated
his life to his family and to his profession as a bricklaying
contractor. He was deeply loved, respected and admired by family,
Friends and all who worked with him. Plinio will be forever remembered
and cherished by his wife
Nina
(ORSOLA,) his children, Isabella
and her husband Slavko, Alan and his partner Diana, Harvey and
his wife Jayne, and by his grandchildren, Tanya, Sara, Alex,
and Aaron. He is also loved and will be missed by his siblings
in Italy, Elide, Marianna and Giuseppe and their families as
well as many relatives near and far. In his last days he was
comforted by much love and kindness shown by all. A man of many
talents and interests, Plinio had boundless energy, courage and
generosity. Relatives and Friends are welcomed at Bernardo Funeral
Home, 2960 Dufferin St. (two streets south of Lawrence Ave.)
on Tuesday, September 6 from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. Mass of Christian
Burial on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at Saint Thomas Aquinas
Catholic Church, 640 Glenholme Ave., east of Dufferin Street, at
10 a.m. Entombment in Holy Cross Cemetery (on Bayview Ave. at
Langstaff Rd.). Those who wish, may send flowers or a donation
to a charity of their choice. Plinio's family is grateful for
his life and for the many people who walked with him during his
journey. We cherish his many sacrifices and thank him for his
great affection and generosity. His spirit will live on in his
achievements on earth and with his family.
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ORSULAK,
Nellie
On Monday, March 14, 2005 at Sunnybrook Hospital in her 88th
year, after an extended illness. Beloved mother of Marjorie
BURTNICK
(husband Dan) and Ronald. Cherished and much loved Baba (grandmother)
of Adrienne, Jim, David (and his wife
Sarah
BROOKS,)
Paul,
Robin,
Regan, Nicole; great-grandmother of eight. Loving sister of Mary
JOYCE, Anne
HOLOWATY, Agnes
MAGNAN, Joan
McCARTHY, Nick
KALO
and Mike PUKALO.
Predeceased by brothers John, William, Peter
and Fred PUKALO.
Special
Thanks to the many caregivers for their
kindness and compassionate care during her hospitalization. Visitation
at Murray E. Newbigging Funeral Home, 733 Mt. Pleasant Rd., on
Thursday, March 17, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Friday,
March 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. with Panachyda (prayer services) at
6: 30 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at Holy Eucharist Ukrainian
Catholic Church (corner of Broadview and Bain) at 11 a.m., Saturday,
March 19. Interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. If desired, in
lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the charity
of your choice or the Renovation Fund of Holy Eucharist Ukrainian
Catholic Church, 515 Broadview Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M4K 2N6.
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