EVANOW o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-06-27 published
YULE,
Frederick
L. "
Sweeney"
Died peacefully on Monday, June 11, 2007, at Grey Bruce Health
Services, Owen Sound in his 81st year. Former member of the Royal
Canadian Air Force serving in the Accounting Division during
peacetime operations overseas. Beloved father of David and his
wife Pamela of Brampton and Christina and her husband Bill
EVANOW
of Maple Ridge, British Columbia. Loving grandfather to Alicia
and Hannah
YULE and Jessica, Matthew, Liam and Daniel
EVANOW.
Fred was predeceased by his only brother Alec
YULE formerly of
Mt. Forest. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of
the Tannahill Funeral Home 519-376-3710 on Saturday, June 30th
at 11 o'clock. Interment, Leith Cemetery. Memorial donations
to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated.
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EVANS o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2007-06-13 published
FRANCIS,
Margaret
Irene
Many, many thanks to family and Friends for all the kindness
and support, cards and phone calls, during the illness, and the
passing of our Mother, Margaret Francis, on Wednesday, June 6,
2007. "Thank you's" go to Norm
JACK of McMillan and Jack Funeral
Home, for his care and understanding, to Pastor Peggy
EVANS for
her comforting words and to the Dundalk Lioness for preparing
and serving lunch in our home. All was very much appreciated.
To the staff on the first floor of the Dufferin Oaks Nursing
Home, a very special "Thank You" for all the wonderful and loving
care over the past two years, and especially the last six weeks.
It will never be forgotten.
- Gord and Betty
FRANCIS.
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EVANS o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2007-10-17 published
LOUGHEED,
Lynn
We, the family of Lynn
LOUGHEED, would like to say a heartfelt
thank you to all family members and Friends who visited, sent
flowers, made donations and supported us in any way at the time
of Lynn's death. A special thanks to the Junction for lunch and
Sue and Brenda for looking after it. Thank you so much to Pastor
Peggy EVANS for her comforting words, Norm
JACK for such tender
care of our daughter/sister. All is much appreciated and will
never be forgotten.
- Rosemary, Ken, Leonard, Louise, Lorraine, Les and families.
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EVANS o@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2007-11-14 published
OVINGTON,
Helen
Elizabeth (née
REID)
Passed away at Rockwood Terrace, Durham on Thursday, November 8,
2007. Helen Elizabeth
OVINGTON (née
REID) formerly of Princeton
in her 88th year. 50-year-member of Floreat Rebekah Lodge #283.
Member of Princeton United Church, Princeton U.C.W., Women's
Institute and Gobles Ladies Euchre Club. Beloved wife of the
late Gregor
OVINGTON. Dear mother of Don
OVINGTON and his wife
Roma of R.R.#4 Markdale. Step-grandmother to Linda and Greg
EVANS
and step-great-grandmother to Peter and Reid
EVANS.
Sadly missed
by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by brothers Ted and
Don. Cremation, followed by a memorial graveside service to be
held in the spring (2008) at Princeton Cemetery. If desired,
memorial donations to the Princeton United Church Memorial Fund.
Arrangements entrusted to the May Funeral Home, Markdale 519-986-3310.
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EVANS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-11-19 published
STADE,
Beverley
Chester
Of R.R.#3 Chesley, passed away at Grey Bruce Health Services,
Owen Sound on Saturday, November 17, 2007 in his 64th year. Dear
brother of Marilyn (Cliff)
STRUCKE of Chesley, Grace, Delores,
Linda, and Sandra all of R.R.#3 Chelsey, Fred of Neustadt, Charlie
of R.R.#3 Chesley, Ron (Betty) of Chesley and Virginia
EVANS
of Guelph. Loving uncle of Tim (Marta) of Hamilton, Ken (Sharon)
of Walkerton, Michael (Pam) of Hamilton, Brenda of Elmwood, Joanne
(Gord) and Jean (Charlie) all of Chesley. Pre-deceased by his
nephew Terry
STRUCKE and parents Henry and Mabel
STADE.
Visitation
at Cameron Funeral Home, Chesley, on Monday from 7-9 p.m. where
the funeral service will be held Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at
11: 00 a.m. Interment in Chesley Cemetery. Memorial donations
to the Chesley Hospital Foundation or Grey Bruce Health Services
Foundation would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
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EVANS o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2007-12-19 published
SINCLAIR,
William
Armour
At Saint Mary's Hospital in Kitchener, Monday evening December 17,
2007. Bill
SINCLAIR of Hepworth in his 74th year. Beloved husband
of the late Olga
KOTYK.
Loving partner of Gerri
MUZZELL of Owen
Sound.
Loved brother of Carole
SUTTER of Owen Sound and Faye
SINCLAIR and her partner David
ZIMON of Ferndale. Lovingly remembered
by his five nephews and nieces; Katherine
KINGSBURY and her husband
Ron of Owen Sound, Paul
SUTTER and his wife
Koona of Wiarton,
Donna JUODVIRSIS and her husband Peter of Kitchener, Rick and
Gary EVANS both of Cambridge as well as the Kotyk nephews and
nieces. Dear friend of Adam
WATSON of Owen Sound and will be
sadly missed by the Muzzell family. Dear brother-in-law of Michael
KOTYK, Walter
KOTYK and his wife Gwen and Olga
KOTYK all of St. Catharines.
Also survived by several great nephews and nieces. Predeceased
by his parents Wallace and Olive
SINCLAIR, his sister Barbara
and her husband Marty
EVANS, brothers-in-law D.L.
SUTTER and
William KOTYK and sister-in-law Laura
KOTYK.
Bill will be greatly
missed by his many, many Friends. Friends may call at the Downs
and son Funeral Home Hepworth Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral Service will be conducted from Zion Amabel United Church,
Sauble
Beach
Friday morning at 11: 00 a.m. with Rev. Gerry
HOFSTETTER
officiating. Spring interment Boyd Cemetery, Shallow Lake. Memorial
contributions to the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation, Vision
2002 (Sauble Area Medical Clinic) or the Owen Sound Animal Shelter
would be appreciated as your expression of sympathy. Messages
of condolence for the family are welcome at www.downsandsonfuneralhomel.com.
A tree will be planted in the Memory Forest of the Grey Sauble
Conservation Foundation in memory of Bill by the Downs and son
Funeral Home. Burns Lodge 436 Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons
will hold a memorial service at the Funeral Home Thursday evening
at 6: 45 p.m. “We Live To Ride - We Ride To Live&rdquo
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EVANS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-01-09 published
GOFF,
Marguerite
L.
Peacefully at her residence on Sunday, January 7, 2007, surrounded
by her family, Marguerite L.
GOFF of London in her 88th year.
Beloved wife for 67 years of Charles
GOFF and dearly loved mother
of Cheri (Joseph)
PITTMAN and Karen (Gerry)
BLACKWELL of London
and Jim GOFF of Strathroy. Predeceased by a daughter Joyce Marie
EAST.
Loved mother-in-law of Arthur
EAST of London. Marguerite
will be sadly missed by 5 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren
and 6 great-great-grandchildren. Predeceased by a sister Lorraine
and brother Ralph. Friends will be received at the Forest Lawn
Memorial Chapel 1997 Dundas Street, E. (at Wavell) London on Friday,
January 12, 2007 from 12: 30-1:30 p.m. where the Funeral Service
will be held at 1: 30 p.m. with Rev. Jim
EVANS officiating. Interment
Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Donations to the charity of choice
gratefully received. McFarlane and Roberts Funeral Home, Lambeth
519-652-2020 in care of arrangements.
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EVANS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-01-11 published
HINDMAN,
Daniel
Howard
Wallace
Peacefully at the Grey Bruce Health Services in Owen Sound on
Wednesday, January 10, 2007, in his 91st year. Daniel Howard
Wallace HINDMAN, the beloved husband of the late Ruth Josephine
("Pete") HINDMAN (née
McKAY.)
Loving father of Lynda
SMITH, Elizabeth
and her husband David
BEDFORD, Kenneth George (Skip)
HINDMAN
and his wife
Karen, and Susan and her husband Paul
KIRK.
Loving
grandfather of Sandra, Brian, Christie, David, Christine, Jason,
Kendra, Scott, Jeffrey, Daniel, Rachael, Cassandra and Nicholas.
Great-grandfather of five. Dear brother of Helen and her husband
Parker EVANS and their family. Howard will long be remembered
for his business, sporting and community involvement. Howard
was the president of the Hindman Transportation Company. Friends
may call at the Breckenridge-Ashcroft Funeral Home (519) 376-2326
on Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service
will be conducted at Central Westside United Church, 310-10th Street
West, Owen Sound, on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. Interment in
Greenwood Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations
to the Grey Bruce Health Centre Foundation or to the charity
of your choice would be appreciated by the family.
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EVANS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-06-23 published
EVANS,
Elizabeth
Palmer
Passed away peacefully on June 14th, 2007 in her 65th year. She
leaves behind her brother Tom, (Jean), and her sister Jane, (Walter
Pady), and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her
parents Tom and Virginia
EVANS and her siblings Barney and Mary.
The family wish to sincerely thank her kind and supportive Friends
Sharon, Karry and Maria. As well Peel Memorial Hospital, I.M.U.
Department for their extremely kind and considerate care of Lis,
and of her family. There will be a graveside memorial service
at Saint_James Anglican Church, Hudson, Quebec, at a later date.
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EVANS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-17 published
EVANS,
Ross
Broadcaster, civil servant, painter, pianist, classical music-lover
and avid reader, died in Toronto on July 16, 2007. Beloved son
of George and Daisy, husband of Daphne, father of Sarah and Patrick,
brother of Marion, uncle of Tom, Tim, Jerry, Beth and Paula,
brother-in-law of John and wife Rosemary, uncle of Drew and Craig,
friend of Norm. Private family arrangements. Cremation. Flowers
declined.
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EVANS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-07-20 published
WILL,
Nancy
Claire (née
EVANS)
It is with profound and sincerest sadness that we announce the
passing of Nancy Claire
WILL (née
EVANS) in the presence of her
loving family on July 18th, 2007 at Credit Valley Hospital. Nancy
battled cancer with the same spirit in which she lived life,
with deter mination, courage and dignity. Her tremendous character
and graciousness has uplifted and inspired us all. Devoted daughter
of the late Evelyn and Edward
EVANS and cherished sister of the
late Erin SVACINA.
She is survived by her loving husband and
companion of 36 years, Ken; brother-in-law Kirk and his spouse
Diane; sister Lyn
CRAWFORD and her daughter Andrea
FIRSTBROOK
and son-in-law David; her nephew Christian
SVACINA and his wife
Rikki; sister Anne
EVANS; brother Ted
EVANS and his wife
Christine
and their children Alysha and Brad; brother Dan
EVANS and his
wife Lisa and Dan's children Jessica and Rachel. During the last
five years, Nancy became an avid golfer as a member of Trafalgar
Golf and Country Club. One of her proudest achievements was a
Hole-In-One last year at Trafalgar. She will be missed by her
golfing buddies. Nancy will also be missed by her close and dear
Friends who came to be a source of great comfort during her final
months and days. The family will receive Friends at the Neweduk
Funeral Home -'Mississauga Chapel', 1981 Dundas St. W., (1 block
east of Erin Mills Pkwy.) on Friday, July 20, 2007 between 4: 00 p.m.
and 7: 00 p.m. Complete Funeral Mass on Saturday July 21, 2007
at 10 a.m. from Saint_Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (5440 Durie
Rd., Streetsville). Friends are asked to meet directly at the
church Saturday morning. Donations in memory of Nancy may be
made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. Neweduk Funeral
Home 905-828-8000 www.neweduk.com
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EVANS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-08-06 published
EVANS,
John
Joseph "
Jack"
Goderich, Ontario. On Saturday August 4, 2007 in his eightieth
year Jack was called to his eternal reward after a life of joy
and happiness. Huron Country born and bred and determined to
spend his life there, Jack was rock-solid in his commitments
- his nick name, "Honest John". No gray areas in his life - one
wife, one family, one house and one passion - sports. An avid
and respected team player in football, baseball and hockey. An
accomplished golfer, a long-time junior B hockey coach in the
Detroit Red Wings organization dating from 1957 and a 10 year
coach with his beloved "Canada Company" softball team. As an
N.H.L. scout with Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis
Blues along with a year with the Hockey Canada Junior program,
Jack criss-crossed North America many times and made several
trips to Europe and Russia. Over the 33 year span of that career,
his professional life was spent in his favorite recreational
pursuit, watching hockey games, many thousands of them. Before
making a draft pick, the last question at the St. Louis Blues
table at the annual junior draft was "What does Jack think?"
Jack's response "Well boys, in my opinion…"
Jack's life was devoted to and shared with his loving wife Rosemarie
and daughters Mary Jo and Jenny (husband Darren
DEJEAN) who rejoiced
in his life and now mourn his passing. Visitation at McCallum
Palla Funeral Home in Goderich Monday August 6, 2: 00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.,
7: 00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Parish prayers at 8:30 p.m. Funeral Mass
11: 00 a.m. Saint Peter's Catholic Church, Goderich Tuesday August
7. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made
to the Huron County Computed Tomography Scanner Program at Goderich.
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EVANS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-05 published
MILNE,
Steven
Died tragically in his Mustang on Sunday, September 2, 2007 in
his 53rd year. Loving husband for 27 years of Patricia
(McWHIRTER.)
Caring father of Thomas, Patrick and Andrew. Beloved
son of Marilyn
and the Late Peter
MILNE.
Brother of Terry (Lloyd
EVANS,) Laurie
(Steve HOS) and Christine (Wayne
BROWN.)
Steve is also greatly
missed by the McWhirter family. In keeping with Steve's wishes,
cremation has taken place. A memorial service is being held at
the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 332 (111 Hunt Street, Ajax,
L1S 1P3) Saturday September 8th between 2-4. No suits or ties
please at Steven's request. Arrangements entrusted to the McEachnie
Funeral Home 905-428-8488. Donations to the Canadian Breast Cancer
Foundation www.cbcf.org would be greatly appreciated. A Book
of Condolence may be signed at www.mceachnie-funeral.ca
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EVANS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-11 published
SMITH,
Kathleen
Carrie
(August 12, 1915-September 8, 2007)
Kathleen Carrie
SMITH, mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother
passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 8, 2007 at the
age of 92 years surrounded by her family.
Kathleen was born in Simcoe, Ontario on August 12, 1915. After
World War 2 Kay and her beloved husband, Walter chose to settle
in Richmond Hill, Ontario and over fifty-three years, happily
raised their family. They were true community builders, sharing
their energy, time and talents in a variety of organizations
including the community arena, the curling rink, York Central
Hospital Auxiliary (a charter member with thirty-eight years
of service), the Canadian Cancer Society and Richmond Hill United
Church. The couple greatly enjoyed the Square Dancing Club and
the Curtain Drama Club. Kay had a life long passion for the Performing
Arts and in her later years took great delight in classic movies.
To round out her activities, Kay owned and operated an upscale
clothing consignment shop for several years. In 1999, Kay moved
to Calgary to begin a new chapter in her life and to be closer
to her family.
All of her life Kay provided guidance and support for all of
her Friends, associates and family members and she always did
this in a warm and gracious manner.
Kathleen will be lovingly remembered by her son and daughter-in-law,
Barry and Christine
SMITH of Halifax; her daughter and son-in-law,
Charleen and Chris
EVANS of Invermere; and by her grandchildren,
Lesley (Robert)
BECHTOLD, of Maine; Geoffrey (Bridget)
SMITH
of Kingston; Lyndsey (Darrin)
BONNELLY of Halifax; Meaghan
EVANS
and Kash GINIGE of Calgary; Craig (Flo)
EVANS of New York; and
by seven great-grandchildren. She will also be lovingly remembered
by her sisters, Patricia
HORNE of Tillsonburg and Sheila
EDEY
of Sudbury; her uncle Ben
SPENCE of Burlington; and by her cousins,
Morleen BOUSFIELD of Toronto and Miriam
FICK of Thornhill. Kathleen
was predeceased by her husband Walter and by her sister Joyce
STANLEY.
Funeral Services were held at McDougall United Church in Calgary,
Alberta on Tuesday, September 11, 2007. A Graveside Service will
be held in Ontario at a later date. Forward condolences through
www.mcinnisandholloway.com. If Friends so desire, Memorial Tributes
may be made directly to the York Central Hospital Foundation,
10 Trench Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 4Z3 (Telephone:
(905) 883-1212) or to your local Canadian Cancer Society Chapter.
The family would like to thank Doctor J. Van Ohm and the staff at
Carewest Royal Park for the support and care Kathleen received.
A special thank you to Kathleen's personal caregivers over the
last few years, Hermalinda, Leslie, Eveyln, Marietta and Rose
for all of their compassionate care and special kindness.
In living memory of Kathleen
SMITH, a tree will be planted at
Fish Creek Provincial Park by McInnis and Holloway Funeral Homes
Park Memorial Chapel, 5008 Elbow Drive S.W., Calgary, Alberta
Telephone: (403) 243-8200.
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EVANS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-09-14 published
Surgeon scored 1962 breakthrough with world's first coronary
care unit
Doctor who had served on HMCS Prince Robert in wartime later
maintained a thriving practice and taught generations of medical
students at the University of Toronto, writes Sandra Martin
By Sandra MARTIN,
Page S9
Back in the early 1960s, when prescribing blood thinners was
the standard treatment for acute heart attacks, Robert (Bob)
MacMILLAN and his colleague Kenneth (Ken)
BROWN were disturbed
by the 40 per cent mortality rate in their recovering patients
at the Toronto General Hospital. Some of these patients, who
seemed very well when the night nurse checked on them, were found
dead the following morning. The cause seemed obvious: a disturbance
in the rhythm of the heart's electrical system, or ventricular
fibrillation. But what triggered the fatal imbalance remained
a mystery.
In 1962, the two doctors established the world's first coronary
care unit at Toronto General Hospital. Within a year they had
reduced the mortality rate by 10 per cent. The significance of
the coronary unit was "huge," said cardiologist Douglas
WIGLE,
a former colleague and now professor emeritus at the department
of medicine at the University of Toronto.
"Bob was a superb teacher with a very dry wit who made a point
of being charming and friendly to students when it was more typical
in those days for doctors to be austere and professorial," said
hematologist Michael
BAKER, an intern under Doctor
MacMILLAN in
the mid-1960s and now physician-in-chief at university health
network.
"I learned the technical aspects of cardiology from him but,
far more important, looking back, I learned the human side of
being a prominent physician," said Doctor
BAKER. "He was pleasant,
he had a sense of humour, he had a life outside the hospital
and he was interested in us as people."
Robert Laidlaw
MacMILLAN was born into a medical family in Toronto
during the First World War. His father, Robert Johnson
MacMILLAN,
was an anesthetist at the Wellesley Hospital and his mother,
Merle (née
LAIDLAW,) was a nurse. The family, which included
Bob's younger brother Hugh (who also became a distinguished doctor)
and his sister Mary, lived first on Admiral Road and then on
Dunvegan in Forest Hill.
When Bob was about 13, his father decided to spend a year in
Europe to complete his medical training, which had been truncated
by the war. The three children were sent to the Lycée Jacquard
in Switzerland, where they learned to ski and to speak French.
When the
MacMILLANs returned to Toronto, the boys enrolled at
University of Toronto Schools, then a boys-only elite private
academic institution. They were both burly and very athletic
and were known as Big Beef and Little Beef. Bob graduated in
1934 and went that fall to Trinity College in the University
of Toronto, where he played college rugby and hockey, and earned
an honours degree in biological and medical sciences in 1938 and
a medical degree three years later.
Meanwhile, an 18-year-old Welsh woman named Eluned (Lyn)
CAREY-
EVANS,
had graduated from Roedean School near Brighton in Sussex, and
set off on a tour of Canada in August of 1939, having been assured
by her grandfather, the former British prime minister David Lloyd
GEORGE, that fears of war breaking out were grossly exaggerated.
She was in Sault Ste. Marie on September 3, 1939, when British
prime minister Neville Chamberlain declared war on Germany.
Stranded without money, connections, or winter clothes, Lyn was
rescued by Friends of her family who arranged for her to stay
at St. Hilda's, the women's residence at Trinity College. The
university allowed her to attend medical classes (based on her
English qualifications) and that is how, coming out of the library
with her arms loaded with borrowed books, she literally ran into
Bob MacMILLAN, the older brother of her classmate Hugh. After
he got down on his hands and knees to retrieve her books, he
invited her for a milkshake, and that was that. "He was so funny
always; he was such an interesting person," she said in a telephone
interview late last week.
They were married three years later on Valentine's Day, 1942,
at Trinity College, with no member of her family able to cross
the Atlantic to attend the ceremony. By then, he had enlisted
in the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve. They made their
first home in Victoria, British Columbia, which they both loved,
but she returned to Toronto when he was posted overseas as a
surgeon lieutenant commander on HMCS Prince Robert. The ship,
which had been designed as a coastal ferry for Canadian National's
Vancouver-to-Alaska run, was the vessel that had carried King
George VI and Queen Elizabeth on the round trip from Vancouver
to Victoria as part of a Royal tour in May, 1939. It was then
converted to an armed merchant cruiser for convoy duty and escorted
Canadian troops to Hong Kong in October of 1941 for the ill-fated
defence of the British crown colony against the Japanese.
By the time Lt.-Cmdr.
MacMILLAN climbed aboard, Prince Robert
was an anti-aircraft cruiser. It sailed for Plymouth via the
Panama Canal, picking up a huge bunch of green bananas on route
which Bob decided to present to his in-laws as a getting-acquainted
gift. Their first sight of him, as he emerged on the station
platform in North Wales in 1943, was of a tall, husky man with
a red beard bent under the weight of his bounty of ripe bananas
a fruit they hadn't seen in years. They were charmed, according
to Lyn MacMILLAN who recollected that her family "ate bananas
until they were blue in the face."
Lt.-Cmdr. MacMILLAN remained on Prince Robert for the duration
of the war, during which the ship had more conversions and sailed
more operational miles than any other in the Royal Canadian Navy.
For much of the conflict she was the navy's largest and most
heavily armed ship, and later had a final life as a luxury ocean
liner.
While her husband was overseas, Mrs.
MacMILLAN gave birth to
their first child, the historian Margaret
MacMILLAN, now warden
of St. Antony's College, Oxford. Four more children followed,
Ann, a London-based Canadian Broadcasting Corporation broadcaster
Tom, a financier; Robert, a urologist; and David, an energy consultant.
After he was demobilized at the end of the Pacific War, Doctor
MacMILLAN
was joined by his growing family where he did post-graduate studies
in London and Oxford and qualified as a Member of the Royal College
of Physicians in 1947. The next year, the
MacMILLANs moved back
across the Atlantic so he could take up a position at Toronto
General Hospital as senior intern in hematology. He became a
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (Canada) in 1948 and
began his long career as a cardiologist on staff at the Toronto
General Hospital, initially doing work on blood clotting and
platelets.
In the early 1960s, Doctor
MacMILLAN and his colleague Doctor K.W.
BROWN decided to isolate and observe cardiac patients closely
to see if they could determine the factors contributing to high
mortality rates in supposedly recovering patients. Federal and
provincial governments provided research grants; a private donor,
Percy Gardiner, contributed the start-up funds to hire extra
nurses to monitor the patients on a 24-hour basis especially
in the critical 48-hour period after admission, and the Toronto
General Hospital supplied a small room containing four beds separated
by curtains.
When the unit opened on March 12, 1962, four patients were attached
to improvised electro-cardiogram machines to record every beat
of their hearts. Nurses became expert at recognizing complications
and instituting life-saving procedures while waiting for doctors
to arrive. After a year, this team approach and quick interventions
to adjust or restart heart-beat rhythms had reduced the death
rate by 10 per cent. The two doctors described their study in
an article in the medical journal The Lancet on August 17, 1963,
which enabled them to claim credit for establishing the first
coronary intensive-care unit in the world.
Despite this medical breakthrough and the fact that Doctor
MacMILLAN
remained co-director of the coronary unit (which quickly expanded
to eight beds) for the next decade, his calling was not primarily
as a researcher. Above all, he was a practitioner and a professor,
establishing an extensive private practice and teaching generations
of medical students at the Toronto General Hospital and the University
of Toronto. From his first position as a clinical teacher and
an assistant physician in 1952, he rose steadily through the
medical and academic ranks, becoming an assistant professor in
1965, an associate professor and senior staff physician in 1968 and
professor of medicine and head of the division of general internal
medicine at Toronto General Hospital in 1976. He had to retire
from teaching when he turned 65 in 1982, but maintained his medical
practice for another decade and served as a consultant to the
province's Workman's Compensation Board when he was even older.
Dr. MacMILLAN was also a fearless and accomplished traveller
and athlete who loved the outdoors. He delighted in canoeing,
scuba diving, hiking, camping and playing tennis and skiing in
remote locations only accessible by helicopter well into his
late 70s. In addition, he and his wife had an active country
life on a farm in Vaughan, Ontario, north of Toronto (which his
father had bought in 1934) where, among other activities, he
kept bees.
The MacMILLANs were at the farm in 2001 when he recognized that
he was having a heart attack and told his wife to drive him to
the local hospital - fast - where he read his own cardiogram
and diagnosed a clot in his heart. The next morning he had a
massive coronary. After several weeks in hospital he was transferred
to the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, where after six weeks
in residence and six months as an outpatient he gradually learned
to walk and talk again. "We had six happy years," said Mrs.
MacMILLAN.
At the beginning of this year, his health declined seriously
and he had to go into a special care unit.
Robert Laidlaw
MacMILLAN was born May 23, 1917, in Toronto. He
died of complications from heart disease on September 5, 2007
at East York General Hospital in Toronto. He was 90. He is survived
by his wife Lyn, five children, 12 grandchildren and his extended
family.
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ARTHUR,
John
William
Passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, September 16,
2007 at the Niagara-on-the-Lake General Hospital at the age of
88. Beloved husband of Gladys for 59 years. Dear father of Rosemary
(Dominic) EVANS and Ian (Jennifer)
ARTHUR. Cherished grandfather
of Bruce, Zoe, Miki, Tomi and Maia. John was a former vice president
with Prudential of America in Toronto and was very well respected
by his colleagues. He had a very giving nature; he was a kind
friend, a loving husband and father that will be sadly missed
by all who knew him. John's family will receive Friends at the
Niagara-On-The-Lake Chapel of the Morgan Funeral Homes, 415 Regent
Street, on Tuesday from 12-1 p.m. followed by a service in the
chapel. Cremation to follow with a procession to Pleasantview
Memorial Gardens in Fonthill. For those who wish, memorial donations
may be made to the Charity of One's Choice. Online guest register
www.morganfuneral.com
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ESKRITT,
Diana
After a courageous battle with cancer, on September 12, 2007.
Beloved wife of Leslie Joseph
ESKRITT.
Devoted mother of Jodi
Ann and Ian Joseph (Jeremy Lin
EVANS-
ESKRITT) and proud grandmother
of Keagan Leslie and Loghan Dawn. Dear sister of Sheila Elizabeth
(Mrs. H. Oswald
SHANKS) and Pam (Mrs. Brian
BROLLEY). Diana will
be fondly remembered and missed by her many Friends and family.
The family wishes to thank all those who helped Diana and Joe
through her illness. Memorial service will be held in the chapel
of James Reid Funeral Home Cataraqui Chapel (1900 John Counter
Blvd), on Saturday, September 22, 2007 at 3 p.m. Reception to
follow in the James Reid Reception Centre. In lieu of flowers,
donations to the Muscular Sclerosis Society or Canadian Cancer
Society would be appreciated by the family. (Donations by cheque
only please).
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ATKINS,
Thomas B.J. "Tom"
Suddenly, on Tuesday, September 18, 2007, Thomas B.J. 'Tom'
ATKINS,
ham radio call sign VE3CDM (or as he would say, 'victor-echo-three-cool-drymartini')
passed away at home, at the age of 81. Dad's integrity, generosity
and work ethic inspired us all. He generously gave his time and
effort to support many others, in particular through his service
as a leader of many ham radio organizations in Canada and around
the world. Dad passed away after a tough year of medical problems
following an unexpected hip fracture in September 2006. Up until
his accident, he was fully independent, living with Mum in their
family home of 45 years in Don Mills and traveling the world.
He was a founder of St. Matthew The Apostle Oriole Anglican parish,
where he faithfully attended services every week until his accident.
In his last months Dad suffered from dementia which developed
aggressively after his hip fracture, but he never forgot the
faces of his loving family. Having trained originally as a lawyer
in his native England, Tom emigrated to Canada in 1952 with his
bride Joan (née
EVANS.)
After starting his professional career
in Canada as a banker with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
Tom followed his love of all things electronic into the fledgling
Canadian television industry where he ultimately held senior
executive positions with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CTV,
and Bushnell Communications (now Standard Radio). While his business
successes were many, Tom's proudest accomplishments occurred
in the world of amateur radio, where he served as President of
Region 2 (The Americas) of the International Amateur Radio Union,
after completing a number of terms as President of the Canadian
Radio Relay League and, before that, various Ontario ham radio
organizations. Tom led the communications team on the Canadian
side of the joint Canada-USSR trans-polar ski trek in 1988,
which led to a number of lasting international Friendships. In
recognition of his many years of service to all these various
organizations and initiatives, Tom was elected Canadian Amateur
of the Year in 1991 by his fellow hams, and was named to the
Radio Amateurs of Canada hall of fame in 2003. Dad served in
World War 2 as an LST signals officer in the British navy,
and later as a captain in the Canadian Forces reserves. He was
proud to have served both his native and adopted countries honourably.
Like many combat veterans, he never spoke much about his military
service but in his last months as the dementia advanced, some
of those memories haunted his dreams. He leaves behind Jo, his
loving wife of 55 years, his two daughters and their families:
Margaret Shân
ATKINS of Chicago, her husband Jim
ERBS and grand_sons
David, Andrew and Graham
ERBS; and his daughter Elizabeth Joan
('Liz') ATKINS of Toronto, her husband Paul
DORGAN and grand_son
James DORGAN; his sister Joyce
RATTRAY of Newmarket, England
and brother Clifford
ATKINS of Upton-on-Severn, England. He was
predeceased by his youngest brother Robert
ATKINS, and by his
parents Clifford and Bronwen
ATKINS. He will be greatly missed
by all who knew him. Many thanks to the many kind caregivers
at Amica of Bayview for the compassion they have all shown to
both Mum and Dad over these recent difficult months. A memorial
service to celebrate Dad's life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday
September 22 at St. Matthew The Apostle Oriole Anglican parish,
80 George Henry Boulevard, North York, with refreshments to follow
in the parish hall. In lieu of flowers the family request that
donations in Dad's memory be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association,
the Alzheimer Society of Canada, or St. Matthew The Apostle Oriole.
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AYRE,
Charles
Alan
Peacefully on September 22 at age 98 at Simcoe Manor, Beeton
after a short illness. Alan will be remembered with love and
affection by his sister Isla, his son Michael, son-in-law Danny
TOMLINSON, daughter Margaret and husband Jack
FLEETWOOD, and
son John and wife
Mary▼
Ann
EVANS; by grandchildren Terri and
Brian TOMLINSON;
Craig and Kevin
FLEETWOOD; Evelyn,
Edward and
Eleanor AYRE.
Alan was predeceased by his wife of 59 years Joan
and his daughter Barbara. Born in Winnipeg on May 9, 1909 to
William and Sarah
AYRE,
Alan followed an early interest in chemistry,
subsequently earning a PhD in biochemistry in 1936 at Imperial
College, London. After laboratory research in England and Canada,
he entered the chemical industry in 1944, retiring in 1974 as
President of BDH Chemicals in Toronto. His family will remember
his great fondness for his collection of rare scientific books
and his ambitious gardening which included raising his beloved
peonies. Burial will be a private family ceremony at Niagara
Lake Shore Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Osborne
Collection of Early Children's Books, Toronto Public Library.
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LEMAIRE,
Kenneth
Joseph
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Kenneth Joseph
LEMAIRE of Goderich and previously of Toronto, on Saturday, 16
September, 2007 in his 84th year. Beloved husband of the late
Mary Catherine
EVANS, brother to Bob and his wife
Mary▲ in Kelowna,
British Columbia, Terry and her husband Bob in Courtney, British
Columbia, and predeceased by his brother Joe and his wife Zita
from London, Ontario. Actor, teacher orator and poet, Ken would
sing at the drop of a hat without coaxing, and loved a good tale.
Ken's wit, charm and zest for life touched the hearts of those
around him. His companionship and hospitality will be sorely
missed. Ken will be interned at Saint Peter's Catholic Cemetery
in Goderich, at 1 p.m. on Saturday the 29th of September. A Celebration
of Ken's life will follow from 2-4 p.m. at the Livery, South
Street, Goderich. In lieu of flowers, bring along your favourite
memory.
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EVANS-
DAVIES,
Derek
William
It is with deep sadness that our family announces the peaceful
passing of Derek William
EVANS-
DAVIES on Tuesday, September 25th,
2007 at Trail Regional Hospital after a long battle with heart
and lung disease. Beloved husband of Bette
(NIXON,) devoted father
to 4 daughters Susan (Tim) of Vancouver; Barbara (Mark) of St. Albert
Catherine (Rod) of Castlegar; and Trish (Chris) of Genelle. He
will be greatly missed by his adoring grandchildren Graeme, Evan,
Taryn, Brianne and Derek (Jr.). Derek was born in Smooth Rock
Falls, Ontario in 1931, the sixth child of Reginald and Lydia
of Wales. He attended Queen's University where he studied engineering.
He and Bette married in 1956 and after a brief period in Sudbury,
Ontario settled in Trail, British Columbia where he was employed
at Cominco for 32 years. In 1957 Derek enlisted in the Royal
Canadian Engineers (Militia) and ended his career as Commanding
Officer of the 44th Field Squadron. Derek was passionate about
his family, Friends and community; had a contagious sense of
humour and lived life to full measure. He was a gardener extraordinaire,
avid skier and golfer, opera buff and voracious reader. Derek
served his community in many capacities which included: Director
of Red Mountain Ski Club; Vice-President of Trail War field Stingrays
President of Trail Rotary Club; Alderman, Village of Warfield
Board member of Knox United Church; Director of Trail Hospital
Board; and Cofounder of the Chivas Cup. We would like to express
our sincere appreciation to the hospital and community staff
for their wonderful care and attention during Derek's illness.
A memorial service to celebrate Derek's life will be held at
10: 30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 at Trail United Church.
Blaine Krist of Personal Alternative Funeral Services is entrusted
with arrangements. Donations in Derek's memory may be made to
the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital and Health Foundation,
1200 Hospital Bench, Trail, British Columbia V1R 4M1, or the
Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation, East and West Kootenay, Box 3023,
Castlegar, British Columbia V1N 3H7 and would be appreciated
by the family as an expression of sympathy. You are invited to
leave a personal message of condolence at the family's online
Memorial Register at: personalalternative.com.
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EVANS,
Glyn
James (1917-2007)
Glyn died peacefully in his 91st year at North York General Hospital
on September 27. He will be sorely missed by loving wife Aline,
sons Gary/ June, H. Douglas/Elizabeth grandchildren Arwen/Philip,
Shanna/Stephen, Ryan, Glyn, Cynthia and great-grand_son Aubrey,
brother David/Betty and family and numerous nieces, nephews and great
nieces and nephews. Glyn was a true Westerner and a proud Canadian
having, been born and raised in Alberta and served overseas in
the last world war as an officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Following the war Glyn graduated from the University of Alberta
with a degree in Civil Engineering and began his career in the
petroleum industry in Alberta with Texaco Canada before moving
east to Toronto with his family in 1960 to accept a position
of Vice-President and Gen Manitoba of Trans-Northern Pipeline.
This was the beginning of a successful and rewarding career, becoming
Pres. the following year and continuing in that capacity until
his promotion to Chairman of the Board shortly before his retirement
in 1982. Glyn was involved in industry activities having served
terms as Chairman of both the Pipeline Div. of the Canadian Petroleum
Assoc. and the Pipeline Committee of the Canadian Standards Assoc.
Glyn was an active outdoorsman and an enthusiastic member of
the Donalda Club where he was involved in both curling and golf
and also served on the Board of Directors and
as President during
the early years of the club. He was in good health until the
last few years of his life and enjoyed an active and healthy
lifestyle. A Memorial and Celebration of his life will be held
on Saturday October 13 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Donalda Club,
12 Bushbury Drive, North York. In lieu of flowers, donations
can be made to the Canadian Feed the Children, Canadian Cultural
Society of the Deaf or Canadian Cancer Society.
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SMITH,
Ruth▼ (née
BERK)
With great dignity, Ruth
SMITH passed away on Wednesday, November 7,
2007 in her 93 year. Beloved wife of 57 years of the late Isadore
SMITH.
Loving daughter of the late Louis and Ida
BERK. Mother
of Larry SMITH and Nancy-Gay
ROTSTEIN and mother-in-law of Tracey
SMITH and Max
ROTSTEIN. Dear sister of Shirley
SIMON of Montreal.
Loving Grandmother of Cynthia
SMITH, Ilyse
SMITH and Mark
KERZNER,
Natalie and Joe
HENRICH and Brooke
SHEKTER.
Loving
Grandmother
of Marci EVANS and her husband Tim, Stephen
ROTSTEIN and his
wife Christina and Tracy
ROTSTEIN-
BERK and her husband Andrew
devoted great-grandmother to Aviva and Ari
EVANS. At
Benjamin's
Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Ave. West (3 lights west of
Dufferin) for service on Friday, November 9, 2007 at 11: 30 a.m.
Interment
Holy
Blossom Memorial Park. Larry
SMITH and Family
will be observing Shiva at 58 Old Forest Hill Road after the
Interment and concluding Sunday night November 11th. Nancy-Gay
and the Rotstein Family will be observing Shiva at 1 Benvenuto
Place, Apartment 202 after the Interment on Friday, November 9th
on Saturday, November 10th from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; on Sunday,
November 11th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
and concluding on Monday night, November 12th from 7 p.m. to
9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to The Isadore and Ruth
SMITH
Foundation c/o Baycrest, (416) 785-2875.
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SMITH,
Ruth▲
Berk
A beautiful and gracious lady, passed away peacefully on Wednesday
November 7, 2007 in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of 57 years of
the late Isadore Edward
SMITH.
Mother and mother-in-law of Larry
and Tracey
SMITH, and Nancy-Gay and Max
ROTSTEIN. Dear sister
of Shirley
SIMON.
Grandmother of Cynthia
SMITH, Ilyse
SMITH and
Mark KERZNER,
Natalie and Joe
HENRICH, Brooke
SHEKTER, Marci
ROTSTEIN and Tim
EVANS, Stephen
ROTSTEIN and Christina
LEE, and
Tracy ROTSTEIN and Andrew
BERK.
Adored great-grandmother of her
nine great-grandchildren. At Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel,
2401 Steeles Ave. West (3 lights west of Dufferin) for service
on Friday November 9, 2007 at 11: 30 a.m. Interment Holy Blossom
Memorial
Park.
Larry
SMITH and Family will be observing shiva
at 58 Old Forest Hill Road. Nancy-Gay
ROTSTEIN and Family will
be observing shiva at 1 Benvenuto Place, apt. 202. Both shivas
conclude Sunday night, November 11. Memorial donations may be
made to The Isadore and Ruth Smith Foundation c/o Baycrest, (416) 785-2875.
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SVENNINGSON,
Daphne
May (née
HODGSON)
Born in Montreal March 14, 1927, died peacefully in Toronto,
December 1, 2007. Beloved mother of Deborah
FROSST-
MCINNES/MCINNIS
(Robert,)
Margot SVENNINGSON and Sally
SVENNINGSON, and adored grandmother
of Captain John A.H.
EVANS,
Catherine M.M.
EVANS-
GROWEN, Great
Granny D. to Leif, Alec and Duncan. As per Daphne's wishes, there
will be no service. If desired, donations in Daphne's memory
may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association, online at www.diabetes.ca
or by mail c/o D. Masraff, 805 - 4 King Street West, Toronto,
Ontario M5H 1B6.
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PARKER,
Howard
Earl
Peacefully at Meadow Park Nursing Home, London on Sunday September 23rd
in his 76th year. Predeceased by his wife
Mary (née
FENTON.)
Dear father of Susan
EVASCHUK
(Tony) of Dorchester and Jeffery
of British Columbia. Loving grandfather of Melissa, Adam, Jessica
and Tyler. Brother of Virginia
GREATHEAD.
Cremation has taken
place. A Memorial Service will be held at Meadow Park Nursing
Home on Thursday September 27, 2007 at 11 a.m.
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