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PETERSEN,
Niels▼
Forrester▼ (1912-2005)
On November 25th, at his home in Toronto, Niels taught us how
to die with as much panache as he had taught us how to live.
He passed away peacefully at 10.30 p.m., surrounded by family
and Friends, amid, laughter and tears, stories and songs. Niels
was predeceased by his beloved wife Betty, his parents Niels
and Amelia, and his sisters Irene and Thora. He will be deeply
missed by his son Charles, daughter-in-law Riki
TUROFSKY, daughter
Jane and much loved grandchildren Corbett, Niels and James (Lara)
PETERSEN, and Miranda, Jennifer and Katie
BURFIELD. He will be
greatly missed by his niece Victoria (Ken
SPARKS,) and by many
Friends▼ including Else
KILDEGAARD, and Niels Kildegaard
PEDERSEN
of Denmark, Doris
LAFRENIER,
Gordon▼
FOOTE, David and Cathy
WILKES,
Saturday▼ morning coffee klatch Friends Marie and Jim
McGORMAN,
Tessa BUCHAN,
Julie▼ and Mike
PARKER and their wonderful daughter
Katelyn,▼ by Garry
HANRAHAN,
Oksana▼
CHUYKO and also by long-time
business associates and Friends Ted
TREMAIN and Jim
McMYN, and
by Brenda WHITE/WHYTE who cared for him and made him laugh to his last
hours. Niels was born July 3, 1912 in Ansdell, Lancashire. He
was educated in Lytham Saint Annes and
in Copenhagen, Denmark, before
emigrating to Canada in 1929. Niels began a more than 70-year
association with the Young Men's Christian Association of Canada
when he joined West End Young Men's Christian Association, becoming
Chairman of the National Board of Canada, and Chair of the International
Finance Committee in Geneva, Switzerland. He was awarded the
Fellowship of Honour by the Young Men's Christian Association
in 1982. Niels met his beloved wife, Betty
BAUCKHAM, at Young
Men's Christian Association Geneva Park in 1938, and managed
to engage her interest by disabling her boyfriend with a rigourous
course of gymnastics. They were married in Toronto in 1942, shortly
before Niels joined the Queens Own Rifles. Flat feet kept Niels
from serving overseas. During his service career he trained new
recruits in physical fitness, including one grateful Officer
who told him 50 years later that his training kept him alive
on the beaches of Normandy. While in the army, Niels completed
a three-year business correspondence course from Queens University
in one year, leading to a 60-year career in business. Niels was
President and Chairman of the Board of Sterling Trust, and Chairman
of Wellington Trust. He guided Investors Finance Corporation
Limited and Commercial Financial for many decades. Niels' passion
for boating, begun at 50 when his son, Charles, taught him how
to sail, led to hours of peace and challenge in his much loved
Nonsuch sailboats both in Florida and Ontario. He enjoyed photography,
travel, classical music, and walking. A more recent hobby was
following sailing races and reading newspapers from around the
world on his computer. He particularly enjoyed listening to Rev.
Dr. Andrew
STIRLING, broadcast on the internet from Timothy Eaton
Church, on the Sundays he was not able to get to service. Saturday
morning coffee with Friends at the St. Lawrence Market demonstrated
his lifelong gift, an ability to talk with anyone, about anything,
at anytime, with laughter and zest. The family wishes to thank
Dr. Vincent
CHIEN and the A Team at St. Michael's Hospital, for
their remarkable care during his final month, and Dr. David
GREENBERG
for his special kindness. Friends may call at the Turner and
Porter Yorke Chapel, 2357 Bloor St. West, at Windermere, East
of the Jane Subway, on Tuesday, November 29, from 2-4 pm and
7-9 p.m. A service in celebration of his life will take place
at Timothy Eaton Church on Wednesday, November 30 at 3.00 p.m.
Donations may be made in his memory to a favorite charity. It
is not often that a man can live for most of a century, can experience
life before telephones, cars or airplanes were common, and can
enjoy the fun of WiFi on an IMac, lucid to the end. He will be
lovingly remembered and sorely missed.
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PETERSEN,
Niels▲
Forrester▲ (1912-2005)
On November 25th, at his home in Toronto, Niels taught us how
to die with as much panache as he had taught us how to live.
He passed away peacefully at 10: 30 p.m., surrounded by family
and Friends, amid, laughter and tears, stories and songs. Niels
was predeceased by his beloved wife Betty, his parents Niels
and Amelia, and his sisters Irene and Thora. He will be deeply
missed by his son Charles, daughter-in-law Riki
TUROFSKY, daughter
Jane and much loved grandchildren Corbett, Niels and James (Lara)
PETERSEN, and Miranda, Jennifer and Katie
BURFIELD. He will be
greatly missed by his niece Victoria (Ken
SPARKS,) and by many
Friends▲ including Else
KILDEGAARD, and Niels Kildegaard
PEDERSEN
of Denmark, Doris
LAFRENIER,
Gordon▲
FOOTE, David and Cathy
WILKES,
Saturday▲ morning coffee klatch Friends Marie and Jim
McGORMAN,
Tessa BUCHAN,
Julie▲ and Mike
PARKER and their wonderful daughter
Katelyn,▲ by Garry
HANRAHAN,
Oksana▲
CHUYKO and also by long-time
business associates and Friends Ted
TREMAIN and Jim
McMYN, and
by Brenda WHITE/WHYTE who cared for him and made him laugh to his last
hours. Niels was born July 3, 1912 in Ansdell, Lancashire. He
was educated in Lytham Saint Annes and
in Copenhagen, Denmark, before
emigrating to Canada in 1929. Niels began a more than 70-year
association with the Young Men's Christian Association of Canada
when he joined West End Young Men's Christian Association, becoming
Chairman of the National Board of Canada, and Chair of the International
Finance Committee in Geneva, Switzerland. He was awarded the
Fellowship of Honour by the Young Men's Christian Association
in 1982. Niels met his beloved wife, Betty
BAUCKHAM, at Young
Men's Christian Association Geneva Park in 1938, and managed
to engage her interest by disabling her boyfriend with a rigourous
course of gymnastics. They were married in Toronto in 1942, shortly
before Niels joined the Queen's Own Rifles. Flat feet kept Niels
from serving overseas. During his service career he trained new
recruits in physical fitness, including one grateful Officer
who told him 50 years later that his training kept him alive
on the beaches of Normandy. While in the army, Niels completed
a three-year business correspondence course from Queen's University
in one year, leading to a 60-year career in business. Niels was
President and Chairman of the Board of Sterling Trust, and Chairman
of Wellington Trust. He guided Investors Finance Corporation
Limited and Commercial Financial for many decades. Niels' passion
for boating, begun at 50 when his son, Charles, taught him how
to sail, led to hours of peace and challenge in his much loved
Nonsuch sailboats both in Florida and Ontario. He enjoyed photography,
travel, classical music, and walking. A more recent hobby was
following sailing races and reading newspapers from around the
world on his computer. He particularly enjoyed listening to Rev.
Dr. Andrew
STIRLING, broadcast on the internet from Timothy Eaton
Church, on the Sundays he was not able to get to service. Saturday
morning coffee with Friends at the St. Lawrence Market demonstrated
his lifelong gift, an ability to talk with anyone, about anything,
at anytime, with laughter and zest. The family wishes to thank
Dr. Vincent
CHIEN and the A Team at St. Michael's Hospital, for
their remarkable care during his final month, and Dr. David
GREENBERG
for his special kindness. Friends may call at the Turner and Porter
Yorke Chapel, 2357 Bloor St. W., at Windermere, east of the Jane
subway, on Tuesday, November 29, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A
service in celebration of his life will take place at Timothy
Eaton Church on Wednesday, November 30 at 3: 00 p.m. Donations
may be made in his memory to a favourite charity. It is not often
that a man can live for most of a century, can experience life
before telephones, cars or airplanes were common, and can enjoy
the fun of WiFi on an IMac, lucid to the end. He will be lovingly
remembered and sorely missed.
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