JEAKINS
JEAN
JEANES
JEANNERET
JEANS
JEAKINS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-03-16 published
JEAKINS,
David
Whitehead
It is with sorrow that the family of the late David Whitehead
JEAKINS of Tillsonburg announces his passing at Tillsonburg District
Memorial Hospital on Sunday, March 12, 2006 at the age of 76 years.
Beloved husband of Helen "Ngaire"
CLARKE. Dear father of Paul
W. JEAKINS; John W.
JEAKINS; William David
JEAKINS. Cherished
and loved grandfather to Andrew
JEAKINS;
Robert
JEAKINS; Judy
Bernice JEAKINS.
David is also survived by his sister Joan
JEAKINS.
A Private family visitation, and funeral service was held at
Avondale
Zion
United Church, Tillsonburg. Rev. Margaret
MURRAY
officiating. Cremation. A Private family interment will take
place at a later date in Saint_James Cemetery, Hudson, Quebec.
At the family's request memorial donations (payable by cheque)
may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Ostrander's Funeral
Home, 43 Bidwell Street, Tillsonburg (842-5221) entrusted with funeral
arrangements. Personal condolences may be sent to www.ostrandersfuneralhome.com
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JEAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-09-13 published
FENTON,
Richard
Suddenly at Temiskaming and District Hospital - New Liskeard
after a brief illness at the age of 86 years. Predeceased by
his parents Florence (née
GRAY/GREY) and Thomas
FENTON; wife
Florence
(née PHILLIP) in 1985, infant son Rickie and brother William
FENTON.
Proud father of Thomas (Carol) of Timmins, Dennis of
Quesnel, British Columbia, Robert of New Liskeard and Patricia
CLAREY of London. Also survived by daughter-in-law Suzanne of
Montreal and son-in-law John
CLAREY of Niagara Falls. Doting
grandpa of Natalie (Jason)
BRAZEAU of Timmins, Susan (David)
KENNEDY of Simcoe, Bradley
CLAREY of Toronto, Richard and Denis
FENTON of Sechelt, British Columbia, Sarah (Peter) ST
JEAN and
Christine FENTON of Montreal; great-grandpa to Tyson and Larissa
BRAZEAU,
Riley and Jessica
KENNEDY, Rebecca,
Denis Jr and Richard
FENTON and Amber ST
JEAN; and many nieces and nephews. Mr
FENTON
served as Sergeant in the Algonquin Regiment during the Second
World War. He was a member of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 44
Cobalt, and retired from Cyanimide Ltd in Niagara Falls. He enjoyed
fishing, outdoor life and community Friends. He will be remembered
for his many kindnesses and "joie de vie." The
FENTON
Family
will welcome Friends at the Buffam Leveille Funeral Home - Haileybury
(705-672-3122) on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 from 2 to 4 p.m.
and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at the funeral home
on Thursday, September 14, 2006 at 11: a.m. Reverend Richard
WHITE/WHYTE officiating. Interment will follow at the North Cobalt
Catholic Cemetery. Memorial contributions to the Canadian Wildlife
Conservation, Temiskaming Hospital Equipment Fund or to your
local Food Bank will be gratefully acknowledged. Condolences,
tributes and contributions may be left at www.buffamleveille.com.
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DINIZ,
Vivian
On Thursday, March 23, 2006, peacefully at Providence Healthcare
Centre after a brave battle with cancer. Beloved wife of the
late Doctor Anthony
DINIZ. Cherished mother of Tony (Nory
SIBERRY,)
Angela (John
TALBOT), Christine
McMAHON, Joseph (Lois
JEAN),
Vincent (Susan
HUGGETT), Jon (Christine
THOMSEN), Linda
JONES
(Kevin), Mary (David
WOOD), Peter and the late Vivian
McGOEY.
Loving grandmother to Nicholas, Jason, Amy, Jessica, Matthew,
Chris, Joanna, Lauren, Sarah, Jamie, David, Kai, Ellen, Wren,
Nicholas, Emma, Maxx, Anikka, Katrina, Adam, Meghann, Justin,
Jason, Caitlin, Jennifer and great-grandmother of Jada and Darrius.
Dear sister of Peggy, Charlie and the late Rhoda
BUTT.
Vivian
will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by many family and
Friends. Friends may call at the Rosar-Morrison Funeral Home and
Chapel, 467 Sherbourne Street (south of Wellesley) on Sunday,
March 26th and Monday, March 27th from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Parking adjacent to the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 10: 30 a.m. from St. Boniface
Roman Catholic Church, 142 Markham Road (on Markham Road, north
of Kingston Road). Interment to follow at Holy Cross Catholic
Cemetery. If desired, donations can be made in Vivian's memory
to the Canadian Diabetes Association.
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JEAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-12-23 published
Mary DE BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY,
Civil
Servant (1943-2006)
Known as the voice of Rideau Hall, she served five governors-general
and set exactly the right tone at ceremonies and investitures.
'People stood a little straighter when she walked into a room.'
By Buzz BOURDON,
Special to The Globe and Mail, Page S9
Ottawa -- When Mary DE
BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY retired from Rideau
Hall, after 18 years of working for five successive governors-general,
Governor-General Michäelle
JEAN asked her to reconsider and stay
on. Her experience and knowledge were just too valuable to lose.
Working as the director of honours in the Office of the Secretary
to the Governor-General from 1995 to 2006, Mrs. DE
BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY
held a key position in the Chancellery of Honours. Leading a
team of 28 people, she was responsible for administering the
nomination and selection process for 30 honours and awards.
Each year, hundreds of Canadians receive honours and awards from
the governor-general, who is the personal representative of the
Queen. While the sovereign rarely presents honours in person
to her Canadian subjects, "The Crown [remains] the fount of all
honour," wrote Christopher McCreery in his 2005 book The Order
of Canada: Its Origins, History and Development.
Established in 1972, five years after the Order of Canada was
introduced, the honours system includes the Victoria Cross, the
Cross of Valour, the Star of Courage and the Medal of Bravery.
Over the past 15 years, Mrs. DE
BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY played a key
role in creating many new decorations and orders, including the
General Campaign Star and the General Service Medal.
But she was best known for her very public role as master of
ceremonies during investitures held in the gold-and-white ballroom
at Rideau Hall. Presided over by the governor-general of the
day -- Mrs. DE
BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY worked for Jeanne
SAUVÉ,
Ray
HNATYSHYN, Roméo
LEBLANC, Adrienne
CLARKSON and Ms.
JEAN -- her
job was to read, with suitable aplomb, the names and citations
of each recipient as they walked forward to accept their award.
Officiating at about 20 investitures per year, the modest and
unassuming Mrs. DE
BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY quickly became known as
"the voice of Rideau Hall." Standing at her podium to the right
of the governor-general, her clear, precise and elegant tones
in both official languages -- she was perfectly bilingual --
lent an air of dignity and solemnity to the event.
"On occasion, she was also the voice of Canada. She emceed the
ceremony held on Parliament Hill as a tribute to all those affected
by the terrorist attack on the U.S. on September 11, 2001," said
her deputy, Danielle
DOUGALL. "
She was often recognized in public
and people would say, 'you're the elegant lady on television.'
People stood a little straighter when she walked into a room.
Her whole demeanour spoke volumes."
But Mrs. DE
BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY never took anything for granted,
Mrs. DOUGALL said. "She was very professional. She'd rehearse
before the ceremony. You have to know where to pause, where to
be emotional. If it got emotionally stressful [for her] she'd
just concentrate on reading the words, and not the story behind
the words. She was a very caring and compassionate person. She
was everything to me. We were best Friends and soulmates for
10 years."
Mrs. DE BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY was also good at making people feel
welcome in Rideau Hall, helping to dispense hospitality at about
200 events per year. She met hundreds of celebrities, athletes,
business moguls, politicians and foreign heads of state and government,
but she never failed to connect with ordinary people, Mrs.
DOUGALL
said.
"I remember one shy 10-year-old who had just received a Medal
of Bravery. With her usual magic touch, Mary went to him and
I saw them leave the ballroom together. When they returned shortly
after, the child was holding a plate [of food]. Lunch was running
late and he was hungry."
She understood that Rideau Hall's formality could be intimidating,
"particularly [to] recipients of bravery awards and their families
who sometimes came from remote parts of Canada," Mrs.
DOUGALL
said. "Some of them had never left their community, let alone
travelled by plane to the nation's capital. When Mary noticed
people looking a little lost or anxious, she immediately went
over and reassured them."
Mrs. DE BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY also rubbed elbows with such celebrities
as Nelson Mandela and Wayne Gretzky, yet never acquired airs,
said her daughter, Kimberly. "She was extremely modest and humble
about what she did. She didn't boast or brag about it even though
she met some very famous people. It never went to her head."
What seemed to affect her was meeting people who had committed
acts of bravery, said her husband, Keith. "She'd come back in
the evening and talk about what people had done to get their
award. She was really touched by their feats of bravery and service
to the community -- the qualities and dedication of ordinary
Canadians."
Kimberly DE
BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY only once saw her mother on the
job. In 2003, she went along to a military investiture at Quebec
City's Citadel, an imposing structure that is sometimes called
the second viceregal home. "It was a moving [and] emotional ceremony
and it was wonderful to see her in action," Ms. DE
BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY
said. "She had a presence about her in both her personal and
work life. People were really drawn to her."
Mrs. DE BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY grew up in Ottawa. A clever youngster,
she was admitted to the University of Ottawa at the precocious
age of 16. After teaching French and English to Grades 3 to 9
in Ottawa and Fort William, now Thunder Bay, she worked as a
writer, producer and on-camera presenter for educational television
programs for the Ottawa Board of Education.
Mrs. DE BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY was also something of an actress,
appearing in Ottawa Little Theatre productions in the late 1960s
and early 1970s. In 1972, she took the role of Betty in Paddy
Chayevsky's play Middle of the Night. Playing the part of a girl
who falls for an older man, she soon fell for her leading man,
her future husband Keith. They married two years later.
"She blew me away. I thought she was the beginning and the end
sexy and smart," said Mr. DE
BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY. He swept
her off to Washington, where he worked as a diplomat at the Canadian
embassy. After they returned home to Ottawa, she spent from 1974 to
1976 as the office manager of The Globe and Mail.
In 1988, everything changed. Rideau Hall hired Mrs. DE
BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY
as director of information services and was given the job of
increasing public awareness of the governor-general's role and
responsibilities. "She was absolutely dedicated to the office
of the governor-general and its role," Mr. DE
BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY
said. "She would have been happier if the role was better understood."
Over the years, Mrs. DE
BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY got her share of awards,
too. In 1992, she received the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation
of Canada Medal, and 10 years later was given the Queen Elizabeth
II Golden Jubilee Medal. This year, she was awarded centennial
medals by the governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
During Mrs. DE
BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY's final 15 months at Rideau
Hall, she served as acting deputy secretary of the Chancellery
of Honours, with responsibility for policy advice and the administration
of honours and heraldry.
Earlier this year, Ms.
JEAN learned that Mrs. DE
BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY's
decision to retire was final and decided to honour her with a
farewell reception in Rideau Hall's historic Tent Room on June 30.
"Mary, herself, is irreplaceable," she told about 60 guests.
Mary Kathleen DE
BELLEFEUILLE-
PERCY was born on January 28, 1943,
in Ottawa. She died there of a heart attack on November 7, 2006.
She was 63. She leaves her husband Keith, daughter Kimberly,
son Kristian, brothers Terry and Pat. She was predeceased by
her brother Mike.
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JEANES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-10-10 published
RUETTER,
Brigitte
Peacefully with family by her side on Monday October 9, 2006
at the West Park Long Term Care Facility, at the age of 71. Predeceased
by her husband Heinz. Loving mother to Derrick and his partner
Alison QUIGLEY and Nicole and her fiancé Chris
JEANES. Dear mother-in-law
to Connie and cherished Oma to Emily and Melissa. Brigitte will
be fondly remembered by her family and Friends in Austria, Germany
and Canada. Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Yorke Chapel,
2357 Bloor St. W., at Windermere, east of the Jane subway, on
Thursday October 12, 2006 from 6-9 p.m. Funeral Service in the
Chapel on Friday October 13, 2006 at 3 o'clock. If desired, remembrances
may be made to the ALS Society of Canada.
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JEANNERET o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-05-12 published
McCUTCHEON,
Frederick
Smith (1912-2006)
After a long and difficult struggle borne with dignity and courage,
Frederick Smith
McCUTCHEON passed away peacefully at Sunnybrook
Hospital, Veterans Wing, Toronto, on May 11, 2006 surrounded
by his loving family. Beloved husband of Edna for 62 years. Loving
father of Leslie and her husband David
JEANNERET;
Dennis and
his wife Chris; and Lorrie and her husband Lorne
DEGAUST.
Proud
grandfather of Marc, Brent and Stephanie Jeanneret (Manet
MANNING)
and Jennifer
McCUTCHEON.
Great-grandfather of Simone and Maxine
JEANNERET-
MANNING. Survived by twin brother Rev. Clark
McCUTCHEON
and his wife Helen of Saskatoon. Predeceased by his brother Joseph.
Long standing member of Saint Paul's United Church, Oakville and
honourary grandfather of the Tan Family. A World War 2 veteran,
Fred served overseas with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Provost
Corps and later was an Area Counsellor with Veterans Affairs
Canada. Former Commodore of the Oakville Yacht Squadron, Fred
was an accomplished sailor and keen competitor who was happiest
whiling away the hours on boat repairs and racing with family
and Friends. He embraced the gifts and challenges that life offered
with unwavering kindness, generosity, fairness and a ready smile.
Special thanks to the entire staff of K3E and especially to Chito
GONZAGA,
Fatima
BRUNNING and the late Izona
FACY, for their loving
care and support for 12 years. Visitation will be held at the
Oakview Funeral Home, 56 Lakeshore Rd. W. (one block east of
Kerr) on Sunday, May 14, 2006 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service
will be held Monday, May 15, 2006 at 1 p.m. Saint Paul's United
Church, 454 Rebecca Street, Oakville followed by interment at
Trafalgar Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations
may be made to the Veterans Comfort Fund at Sunybrook Hospital
or the War Amps of Canada. The words of William Arthur Ward sum
up Fred's remarkable attitude - "the pessimist complains about
the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjust
the sails." His compassion, integrity and good nature were an
inspiration to everyone he met. He will be missed greatly and
remembered fondly.
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JEANS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-05-27 published
HALE,
Thomas
Reid
Peacefully on Friday May 26th, 2006 at Markham-Stouffville Hospital.
Beloved husband of the late Norma Lou
DUNWOODY. Dear father of
Joanne (Greg
GOGAN)
Ronald
(Kim
JEANS) Janet (John
ROCHON) and
Michael (Donna
WILEY.)
Loving grandfather to Melanie, Kaeli,
Michael, Patrick, Ryan, Daniel, Christopher, Avery, Trisha, and
Jonathan. son of the late Doctor George McAdie
HALE and May
REID.
Brother to George K.
HALE.
Pilot in Royal Canadian Air Force
1943-45. Graduate of McGill University in Medicine in 1949. On
staff Cardiology at The Montreal General Hospital. Associate
professor McGill University 1954-1980. More recently on staff
at the Toronto General Hospital. Retired Vice President and Medical
Director of the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. A keen
sportsman, He was inducted into the McGill University Hockey
Hall of Fame in 1998. A long time member and past president of
the country club of Montreal, and in recent years a member of
the York Downs Golf and Country Club in Markham, Ontario. A memorial
service will be held on Monday May 29th, 2006 at Central United
Church at 1 p.m. A reception will follow at the York Downs Golf and
Country Club 4134 16th Avenue, Unionville, Ontario. As expressions
of sympathy, a donation to the Central United Church Pastoral
Care Fund, 131 Main Street, Unionville, Ontario L3R 2G3.
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JEANS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-19 published
McKENZIE,
Gertrude
Louise "
Trudy" (née
WEBBER)
Passed away very peacefully in her sleep in her 91st year in
Guelph, Ontario. A long time member of St. Andrew's Church and
a dedicated alto in the choir, Trudy was known for her devotion
to her family and Friends and for her loving care of those she
nursed during many years of private duty and later as Health
Nurse at the Guelph General Hospital. Predeceased by her husband
George, sister Mildred, and brothers Stanley and Grant, she will
be missed by her children Anne Louise
McKENZIE and partner Ron
MERTENS of Belwood, Mary Ellen
JEANS-
MOLINE and husband Mel of
Stony Plain, Alberta, and son Alexander George (Sandy) of Guelph.
She is also survived by grandchildren Christina
MAHAFFEY of New
York, and Kathy Jeans
POON and David
JEANS of Edmonton, and great-grandchildren
Tai and Mihn
POON.
Anne,
Mary and Sandy especially wish to offer
heartfelt thanks to Rozina and all the staff at Norfolk Manor
who cared so lovingly for Trudy during her stay there during
the past four years. Trudy, a diligent and caring caregiver herself,
appreciated the warmth and gentleness that was shown to her and
for that we are very grateful. The family would like to extend
an invitation to Friends and family to join us on Thursday in
the Wall-Custance Family Reception Centre, 206 Norfolk Street, Guelph,
from 2: 00-4:00 in the afternoon or 7:00-9:00 in the evening for
refreshments and a joyful time of reminiscing. In lieu of flowers,
we think Trudy would have preferred donations to the Alzheimer
Society or St. Andrew's Church in Guelph. A private service will
be held later for the family. Wall-Custance 519-822-0051. www.wallcustance.com
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