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EASON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-17 published
BAKER,
Kathleen▼ (née
HODGE)
Of Union, passed away on Friday, March 14th, 2008, at the Saint Thomas-Elgin
General Hospital, peacefully, surrounded by her loving family,
in her 83rd year. Beloved wife of John
BAKER.
Dearly▼ loved mother
of Muriel and her husband Douglas
BERTLING of London. Loved step-mother
of Susan and her husband Jim
EASON of London, England, Robin
BAKER and her husband Les
VOAKES of Merrickville, Laurel and
her husband Kevin
O'CONNOR of Tecumseh and James and his wife
Joanne BAKER of Janetville. Loved grandmother of Kimberley (Scott)
LEE, Michael
BERTLING and David (Leigh)
BERTLING, Stephen
EASON
(Lisa,) Kaven BAKER-
VOAKES, Tallis
BAKER-
VOAKES and Rory
O'CONNOR.
Predeceased by her Nana Bessie and Papa James
HODGE and father
James HODGE and by two brothers James and Andrew
HODGE.
Dear
sister-in-law of Esther
ROULEAU of Windsor. Kathleen was born
in Edinborough, Scotland on April 8th, 1925. She was retired
from the Bank of Nova Scotia. Kathleen was a member of Knox Presbyterian
Church and volunteered over 16 years at the Saint Thomas-Elgin
General Hospital. The family will receive Friends at Williams
Funeral Home, 45 Elgin Street, Saint Thomas on Tuesday from 4: 00 to
7: 00 p.m. A service to celebrate Kathleen's life will be held
at Knox Presbyterian Church, in Saint Thomas with the Reverend
Joyce E. ELDER officiating on Wednesday at 1: 00 p.m. Interment
to follow in Union Cemetery. Remembrances may be made to the
Saint Thomas-Elgin General Hospital Foundation (Volunteer Program).
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BAKER,
Kathleen▲ (née
HODGE)
Of Union, passed away on Friday, March 14th, 2008, at the Saint Thomas-Elgin
General Hospital, peacefully, surrounded by her loving family,
in her 83rd year. Beloved wife of John
BAKER.
Dearly▲ loved mother
of Muriel and her husband Douglas
BERTLING of London. Loved step-mother
of Susan and her husband Jim
EASON of London, England, Robin
BAKER and her husband Les
VOAKES of Merrickville, Laurel and
her husband Kevin
O'CONNOR of Tecumseh and James and his wife
Joanne BAKER of Janetville. Loved grandmother of Kimberley (Scott)
LEE, Michael
BERTLING and David (Leigh)
BERTLING, Stephen
EASON
(Lisa,) Kaven BAKER-
VOAKES, Tallis
BAKER-
VOAKES and Rory
O'CONNOR.
Proud great Nana of Kennedy and Hayden
LEE.
Predeceased by her
Nana Bessie and Papa James
HODGE and father James
HODGE and by
two brothers James and Andrew
HODGE. Dear sister-in-law of Esther
ROULEAU of Windsor. Kathleen was born in Edinborough, Scotland
on April 8th, 1925. She was retired from the Bank of Nova Scotia.
Kathleen was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church and volunteered
over 16 years at the Saint Thomas-Elgin General Hospital. The family
will receive Friends at Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin Street,
Saint Thomas on Tuesday from 4: 00 to 7:00 p.m. A service to celebrate
Kathleen's life will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church, in
Saint Thomas with the Reverend Joyce E.
ELDER officiating on Wednesday
at 1: 00 p.m. Interment to follow in Union Cemetery. Remembrances
may be made to the Saint Thomas-Elgin General Hospital Foundation
(Volunteer Program).
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PAMMETT,
Gordon
Harvey
Peacefully at Princess Gardens on Saturday, March 22, 2008 in
his 92nd year. Predeceased by his loving wife Glenora. Dear brother
of Marion (Hugh)
POLLARD and the late Harold "Dutch"
PAMMETT
and the late Kenneth
EASON.
Gordon is survived by his several
nieces and nephews. Memorial service will be held at 2: 00 p.m.
with visitation beginning at 1: 00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26,
2008 at Comstock Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 356 Rubidge
Street, Peterborough (705) 745-4683. Interment to follow at Lakefield
Cemetery. If so desired, donations to Middlesex Kiwanis Club
of London, Bequest and Endowment Fund or charity of your choice
would be appreciated by the family.
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EASSON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-11 published
EASSON,
Hannah
(BROWNE)
Suddenly at Sprucedale Care Centre, Strathroy on Sunday, March 09,
2008, Hannah
(BROWNE)
EASSON of London in her 80th year. Beloved
wife of Stanley. Dear mother of Joe
EASSON,
Rosemary
EASSON-
ARNOLD
and her husband Paul
ARNOLD all of London. Loving grandmother
of Hannah Erin
ARNOLD.
Sister of Rose
BURT and her husband Robert
of Etobicoke. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Sadly
missed by her beloved cat Max (Nookie). Predeceased by her parents
Thomas and Angela, sister Mary
GUARINO and brother Patrick. Visitation
will be held on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. with prayers
at 7: 00 p.m. at the Westview Funeral Chapel, 709 Wonderland Road
North. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. George's Parish,
1164 Commissioners Road West, on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at
11: 00 a.m.. Interment Saint Peter's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,
those wishing to make a donation in memory of Hannah are asked
to consider the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. Online
condolences accepted at condolences@westviewfuneralchapel.com
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EAST o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-14 published
PALIN,
James
At Seaforth Community Hospital on Monday, March 10, 2008, James
PALIN, age 66, of Seaforth. Beloved husband of Marie
(BANNON)
PALIN. Dear father of Ray (Sandy)
PALIN of Mississauga, Elaine
(Larry) EAST of Seaforth and Cathy
PALIN
(Wayne
GRAY/GREY) of Strathroy.
Loving grandfather of seven grandchildren and one great-grand_son.
Loved brother and brother-in-law of Robert (Barb)
PALIN of Seaforth,
Gary (Sandra)
BANNON of Winthrop and Theresa (Bob)
MacHAN of
Blyth.
Predeceased by his parents Harry and Nellie
(GRUMMETT)
PALIN and Marie's parents Leon and Jeanette
BANNON.
Family will
receive Friends at the Whitney-Ribey Funeral Home, 87 Goderich
Street West, Seaforth on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Mass
of the Christian Burial will be held on Friday, March 14 at 11: 00 a.m.
at Saint_James Roman Catholic Church, Seaforth. Fr. Chris
GILLESPIE
will officiate. Interment Saint_James Cemetery. Memorial donations
to Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation, Canadian Diabetes
Association or Seaforth Fire Department appreciated. Condolences
at www.whitneyribeyfuneralhome.com
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EAST o@ca.on.simcoe_county.nottawasaga.stayner.stayner_sun 2008-07-23 published
EAST,
Russell
Robert
On July 20th, 2008 at General and Marine Hospital, Collingwood
in his 66th year. Beloved husband of Lynda
REID-
EAST of Collingwood.
Dear father Deborah-Anne
EAST-
SMITH of Mansfield and Leanne
EAST-
BENOIT
of Mississauga. Also survived by his Grandchildren Darren
SMITH
and Miraah
SMITH.
Brother to Barbara
MacDONALD of Mississauga
and Clifford
EAST of Caledon. Predeceased by his first wife
June
Ann EAST
(May 23rd, 2001.) Visitation was held at Watts Funeral
Home and Cremation Centre, 132 River Road E., Wasaga Beach, 705-429-1040,
on Tuesday July 22nd 2008 at 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service was conducted
by Rev. Jim
SEAGRAM in the Chapel on Wednesday July, 23rd. Interment
in Wasaga Beach Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Alcoholic
Anonymous, Heart and Stroke Foundation or Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals.
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EAST o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2008-01-28 published
BERNARDO,
Doris
Ellen (née
BLACKMAN)
Peacefully at Headwaters Health Care Centre, Orangeville on Saturday
January 26, 2008 in her 82nd year; beloved wife of the late Guy
BERNARDO (1992;) loved mother of Barry (deceased,) Cheryl
BLACKMAN
and her husband Trevor and Wendy
GOSS and her husband Graham
dear grandmother of Karen, Gillian, Christopher, Kim, Shannon
and Dru; also sadly missed by her great-grandchildren, her sister
Phyllis EAST, brother Sam
BLACKMAN and cousins Doreen and Pat.
A celebration of Doris's life will be held at the Dods and McNair
Funeral Home and Chapel 21 First Street, Orangeville on Wednesday
January 30, 2008 at 7: 00 p.m. The family will receive Friends
1 hour prior to service time. In lieu of flowers donations to
the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. (Condolences
may be offered to the family at www.dodsandmcnair.com) Dods and
Mcnair, Orangeville
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EASTABROOK o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-06-30 published
JOYCE,
Darlene
(WEIN)
At her late residence on Saturday, June 29, 2008 Darlene
(WEIN)
JOYCE of Clandeboye in her 49th year. Beloved wife of Bruce
JOYCE.
Dear mother of Tracy and Dave
KIRK of Goderich, Rick
GLENN of
Lucan, Jeremy
GLENN of Clandeboye, Justin
GLENN and Tawnya
DECLARK
of Exeter, and Nicole and Jordan
JOYCE all at home. Dear grandmother
of Alyssa and Amanda; Destiny and Shyanna; Skye, Hunter and Dominic.
Dear daughter of Marvin
WEIN of Crediton and daughter-in-law
of Lillian
JOYCE of Lucan. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Gary
and Diane WEIN of Exeter, Cheryl and Brian
KENNEDY of Clinton,
Sharon and Jim
McLEOD of Centralia, Rick
WEIN and Penney and
Dan EASTABROOK all of Crediton. Darlene will be sadly missed
by several nieces and nephews and the
JOYCE family. The family
would like to thank Kim
BAUMAN/BOWMAN and the Middlesex-Elgin Victorian
Order of Nurses for their compassionate care. Cremation. A graveside
service will be held at the Crediton Cemetery on Thursday, July 3rd
at 11 a.m. with Bob
HEYWOOD officiating. Donations to the Canadian
Cancer Society or to a trust fund that has been set up for Nicole
and Jordan's future education would be appreciated by the family.
Haskett Funeral Home, Exeter (519-235-1220) entrusted with arrangements.
Condolences may be forwarded through www.haskettfh.com.
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EASTAUGH o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2008-06-23 published
LEEDER,
Cecil
Edmund
At the Willow Grove Nursing Home in Ancaster Saturday morning
June 21, 2008. Cecil
LEEDER of Ancaster in his 100th year. Beloved
husband of the late former Leona
McCLARTY.
Loving father of Terry
and his wife
Angela of Oakville and Marilyn
HUBER of Thunder
Bay.
Lovingly remembered by his grandchildren; Ken
LEEDER and
his wife Laura, Craig
LEEDER, Brian
HUBER and his wife Leann,
Brad HUBER and his wife
Brandy and three great-grand_sons; Tyler,
Tanner and Dillan
HUBER and one great-granddaughter Alexa
HUBER.
Dear brother of Marcella
O'GRADY of Brockville. Dear brother-in-law
of Mary EASTAUGH and Ethel
MAILLOUX both of Owen Sound. Dear
uncle to several nephews and nieces. Funeral Mass will be celebrated
from Holy Family Catholic Church, Sauble Beach Thursday afternoon
June 26 at 1: 00 p.m. Friends may call at Holy Family Catholic
Church, Sauble Beach from 11: 00 a.m. until Funeral Mass at 1:00 p.m.
Interment Saint Mary's Cemetery, Hepworth. Memorial contributions
to the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated
as your expression of sympathy. Messages of condolence for the
family are welcome at www.downsandsonfuneralhome.com A tree will
be planted in the Memorial Forest of the Grey Sauble Conservation
Foundation in memory of Cecil by the Downs and son Funeral Home
Hepworth 519-935-2754 or Toll free 1-888-340-3467
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EASTAUGH o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-26 published
HARRISON,
John
At Parkwood Hospital on Sunday, May 25, 2008, John
HARRISON,
of London in his 87th year. Beloved husband of Dorothy, predeceased
by his cherished first wife
Shirley. Dear father of Shelley
STUPNISKY
(Bud) of Morris, Manitoba, Philip (Kathy) of North Bay, Ontario,
and John (Joan) of Fort Frances, Ontario. Survived by 6 grandchildren
and 1 great-grandchild. Step-father to Heather
KEDDIE
(Mississauga,)
Miriam NICHOL
(Bruce) of Thunder Bay, Ontario, and Barbara
YEO
(Michael) of Ottawa. Survived by 6 step-grandchildren. Dear brother
of Elizabeth
EASTAUGH of Barrie. Special thanks to the doctors,
nurses and therapists of the Palliative Care Unit at Parkwood
Hospital. Also special thanks to Bonnie. A Memorial Service will
be held at First St. Andrew's United Church, 350 Queens Avenue
at Waterloo, London on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 commencing at 2 p.m.
Donations to Hospice London or the Canadian Cancer Society appreciated.
Forest City Cremation Services entrusted with arrangements 519-675-0772
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EASTER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-06-11 published
KAAK,
Frederica "
Riek" A.W. (née
PRUYS)
Unexpectedly at home on Monday, June 9th, 2008, Frederica (Riek)
A.W. KAAK (née
PRUYS,) loved Mom and Oma, peacefully entered
eternal life in her 77th year. Predeceased by her husband Henk
(June 8, 1996). They are together again, at last. Riek enjoyed
life, playing bridge and serving others through St. Vincent de
Paul. Dearly beloved mother of John
KAAK (Kim), Ben
KAAK (Sandra),
Teresa EASTER
(Trent) and Lynn
KAAK (Ken.)
Also predeceased by
her infant son Ronny. A very special Oma who loved to spoil Marisa,
Jason, David, Kara, Alex, Curtis, Erin and Sean. Sister of Theresa
NYLAND
(Ben) and Harry
PRUYS (Till.)
Predeceased by her brothers
Joep, Francis, Jan and sister Johanna. Also survived by family
members in Holland and Canada. Visitors will be received on Thursday
from 2: 00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the O'Neil Funeral Home,
350 William St. (Between King and York). Prayers Thursday at 7: 00 p.m.
The Funeral Mass will be celebrated in Mary Immaculate Church
(Admiral and Trafalgar) on Friday at 11: 00 a.m. Private interment
Saint Peter's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations
may be made to Families for Children or the Society of St. Vincent
de Paul, St. Andrew's Conference.
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EASTLAND o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2008-03-15 published
WOJTALA,
Rudy
Peacefully at the Guelph General Hospital on Friday, March 14th,
2008. Rudy
WOJTALA, in his 78th year. Beloved husband for 42 years
of Chris (KRIZSAN)
WOJTALA.
Loved father of Paul and Shelley
both of Guelph. Dear grandfather of Alexzandra. Brother-in-law
of Rose EASTLAND of Niagara Falls and Steve
KRIZSAN of Paisley.
Uncle of Mary Lynn and John
GARRETT, Ruth Ann and Shaun
STERLING,
Scott, Ian, Rory and Peter
KRIZSAN. Predeceased by his baby daughter
Catherine (1969) and sister Irene. Rudy loved his beloved North
and will be remembered for his love of fishing, reading and gardening.
He was retired from the University of Guelph following 25 years
of devoted service. Friends may call at the Gilchrist Chapel
- McIntyre and Wilkie Funeral Home, One Delhi Street, Guelph (from
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, March 16th). No services. Cremation.
Memorial contributions to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or
the Kidney Foundation would be appreciated. We invite you to
leave your memories and donations online at: www.gilchristchapel.com
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PRICE,
Frieda
(BREBNER)
Peacefully, at home, on Monday, June 02, 2008, Frieda
PRICE
(BREBNER)
in her 78th year. Beloved wife of the late Leo
PRICE (1999.)
Dear mother of Wayne
BREBNER and his wife
Judy and Marilyn
TROJEK
(Larry). Loved by her grandchildren Luke, Terriann and Tonia
(Neil) and great-grandchildren Ashley, Jodi, Tessa and Karina.
Dear sister of Linda
EASTMAN and the late Mildred
BURLEY.
Frieda
was a longtime member of the A.N.A.F., Unit #229. Friends will
be received at the Evans Funeral Home, 648 Hamilton Road (1 block
east of Egerton), on Wednesday, June 4, 2008, from 10-11 a.m.
Funeral service will follow in the Evans Chapel at 11: 00 a.m.
with Rev. Brian
McKAY officiating. Cremation with interment in
Woodland Cemetery. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would
be appreciated by the family. Online condolences can be expressed
at www.evansfh.ca. A tree will be planted as a living memorial
to Frieda Price.
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EASTMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-04-02 published
PROBYN,
Alfred
Stephen (1951-2008)
A.
(Alfred)
Stephen
PROBYN died in Toronto on Sunday, March 30,
2008, at age 56 in the spirit in which he lived: 'Onwards and
upwards!' One of North America's foremost authorities on 'green
energy' and the independent power industry, Stephen is best known
as a financier, entrepreneur, regulatory expert and advisor to
governments on energy and environmental policy. Convinced of
the certainty of Climate Change and the need for action, he was
inspired by an unswerving belief in the possibility of political,
economic and technological solutions to most human problems --
expecting the same 'best efforts' and goodwill that he always
contributed himself. A man of extraordinary intellect, drive
and wide-ranging talents coupled to great warmth, wit and self-deprecating
personal charm, Stephen
PROBYN inspired lifelong Friendships
and admiration equally in men and women, and excelled in academe,
government, journalism, broadcasting, industry associations and
not-for-profit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. Born
in Pembroke, Ontario to a British father, Major A. (Alfred) John
PROBYN (retired,) and his Canadian bride, the late Calista Helen
PROBYN (née
CLARKE,)
Stephen grew up on Army bases in British
Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, West Germany and Ontario. Summers
of his youth were most often spent at the Clarke family farm
near Naramata in B.C.'s Okanagan Valley. In later life, he began
transforming the farm's elderly orchards into vineyards with
a view to a sun-filled retirement of sailing the lake, drinking
excellent wine and writing the books he planned in a place he
loved. Stephen's other love affair was with London and the company
of exceptional Friends there, starting in his graduation year
at the London School of Economics which earned an Honours B.A.
from Queen's University in 1973. The M. Phil. begun at London
School of Economics was then postponed to join the Conservative
Research Department in London where the 23 year-old Canadian
advised the new Leader of the Opposition, Margaret Thatcher,
on energy policy. As he told Lady Thatcher not long ago of their
joint beginnings: 'We were changing the world.' Returning home
in 1976, Stephen continued his work in energy policy at the Progressive
Conservative Research Office in Ottawa and then as an advisor
to the Premier of Nova Scotia (1978-84). During the Constitutional
patriation debates in 1981, he had a brief but exhilarating stint
lobbying the British Government and Parliament on behalf of Nova
Scotia's case for the rights of the Provinces and Canada's Aboriginal
peoples. In 1982-83, Stephen attended Harvard University, earning
a Master's of Public Administration at the John F. Kennedy School
of Government with a thesis on the ethical, environmental and
regulatory challenges posed by the brand-new science of genetic
engineering and the foundation of a 'biotech' industry. He then
turned the thesis into a sixpart television documentary, The
Life Revolution (1989), co-produced by TVOntario and England's
Channel 4, which gained global distribution and the recognition
of U.S. and United Kingdom awards. In Ottawa again in 1984-86,
Stephen acted as Senior Policy Advisor to the Hon. Pat Carney,
then Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, for the dismantling
of Canada's National Energy Program and the launch of new federal
energy initiatives by the Mulroney Government. Then, he left
government and moved to Toronto to begin his work in international
capital markets at the former Wood Gundy Inc. In 1987, Stephen
PROBYN founded the group of private companies where he was soon
joined by his wife and business partner, Doctor Barbara
EASTMAN,
and their great friend, the late R.W. (Herb) Harmer, former head
of Bechtel Canada. Stephen's strategic aim was to help make 'green'
industry economically successful by specializing in project finance
for energy and environmental infrastructure internationally,
and investing in and operating new 'clean power' projects across
Canada. Under Stephen's leadership as Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer until his death, The Probyn Group™ has arranged debt
and equity financing of independent power in Canada, the U.S.,
the United Kingdom the Caribbean and Eastern Europe and launched
renewable energy companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange and
the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, with a total
value of some $3.5 billion. Stephen re-entered political life
for the 1998 Federal Election, to run as the Conservative Party
of Canada candidate for Toronto Centre-Rosedale, relishing the
race regardless of the Liberal Party victory. Given more time,
his fascination with the democratic process and public policy
development would no doubt have drawn him into politics again.
Meanwhile, Stephen was proud to accept an appointment to federal
office as Chairman of Sustainable Development Technology Canada,
made jointly by the Ministers of Natural Resources and the Environment
in October 2007. Among many other offices and associations, Stephen
served as President of the Association of Power Producers of
Ontario (formerly, Independent Power Producers Society of Ontario)
from 1993-95; as a member of the Electricity Market Design Committee
appointed by the Ontario Government in 1998; and as an advisor
to the G8 Nations Taskforce on Renewable Energy appointed in
2000. He was the founding Chairman and a director of the Canadian
Association of Income Funds from 2003-2007. Since 2000, he was
also a director of United Corporations Limited. He served as
President of the Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs in 1994-96 and
has long been an active member of the congregation of Grace Church
on-the-Hill. He was a member of the Toronto Club and the Royal
Canadian Yacht Club. Stephen took great joy in having his wife
Barbara and loving sons Hugh, John and Max at his side last Sunday.
He is also survived by daughter Lucy and granddaughter Brangwyn
in Montreal; sisters Professor Elspeth
PROBYN in Sydney, Australia,
and Jane PROBYN, brother-in-law Nick
DINNAGE and nephew Joseph
in London, United Kingdom and his father John and stepmother
Jill PROBYN in Herefordshire, United Kingdom Visiting is welcome
at Morley Bedford Funeral Services, 159 Eglinton Avenue West,
Toronto, on Friday, April 4th between 5: 00 and 7:00 p.m. and
on Saturday, April 5th between 2: 00 and 4:00 p.m. The Funeral
Service will be held in Toronto at Grace Church on-theHill, 300 Lonsdale
Road, on Monday, April 7th at 3: 00 p.m. Friends and colleagues
are invited to a reception to follow at The Royal Canadian Yacht
Club, 141 St. George Street, from 5: 00-8:00 p.m. No flowers,
please. Donations in memory of Stephen
PROBYN to Grace Church
on-the-Hill, Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs, London
School of Economics and Harvard University would be gratefully
appreciated.
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She was the godmother of daycare centres in Canada
Trained in Boston because early childhood education was unavailable
at home, she helped launch the first federally funded daycare
centre and never looked back
By Noreen SHANAHAN,
Special to The Globe and Mail, Page S12
Toronto -- Margaret
KIDD was one of the earliest teachers in
Early Childhood Education in Canada. Her life's work began during
the Second World War when she helped establish the first federally
funded daycare. It was a time of desperate need, when mothers
tied their young to fence posts and set off for their jobs at
munitions plants.
Ms. KIDD later taught in early childhood education at Ontario
community colleges, and served as a childcare consultant in India,
Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia and the Philippines.
The youngest of six children born to a British immigrant family
who settled in Toronto during the final days of the First World
War, she was a bright and ambitious child. Years later, she always
felt grateful to her elder siblings; they quit school early and
went to work, but insisted she continue on with her studies.
In 1939, she was in the first graduating class at the University
of Toronto's new sociology department. Strongly influenced by
Tommy Douglas and the Canadian Commonwealth Federation, she hooked
up with other idealistic students who became activists fighting
for the creation of social institutions such as medicare and
daycare.
At that time in Canada, there were no training programs for childcare
workers. Undeterred, Ms.
KIDD headed down to Boston's Tufts University
where a rudimentary course was offered, focusing mainly on healthy
nutrition and probably directed more toward mothers than to working
professionals. As a result, she became an advocate of healthy
eating long before it was fashionable.
In 1938, while in Winnipeg at the first national conference of
Canadian
University
Students, she met J. Roby
KIDD. He was the
first Canadian to earn a doctorate in adult education. Early
in their relationship, the couple made a deliberate decision,
based on a shared vision and commitment, which helped shape Canada's
social and political landscape. Doctor
KIDD set up the institutional
infrastructure for adult education, basically popularizing the
idea of lifelong learning. Ms.
KIDD, meanwhile, played a key
role in bringing the institution of quality daycare to thousands
of Canadian families.
They were married in 1941, and while Mr.
KIDD quickly moved ahead
with his goals, she helped launch a nursery in Montreal that
became the first daycare centre to be funded by Ottawa. Through
her experience there she resolved to make the notion of daycare
centres grow and flourish.
By that time the war was raging and daycare as we know it today
simply did not exist. Huge numbers of women entered the work
force and took up war work of all descriptions, filling a labour
gap caused by so many men having joined the armed forces and
being sent overseas. Although it sounds outrageous, some war-time
working mothers actually did tether their children to the fence
in the front yard, leaving their neighbours to check on them
during the day. At the time, it was accepted that they had little
choice. After all, there was a war on.
According to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation archives, some
working mothers also left their children in orphanages during
the war, usually on a temporary basis. Others were lucky if they
found neighbours or relatives to care for their children. The
federal government soon considered war-time nurseries an essential
war-time service, charging eligible women 35 cents a day.
By the time 1943 came around, the couple was living in Ottawa,
where Doctor
KIDD took a position as director of the Canadian Association
for the Study of Adult Education. In July, their son, Bruce,
was born. The eldest of what would become an eventual brood of
five children, he grew up to be an Olympic athlete. His brother,
Ross, followed a couple of years later. In 1946, they moved back
to Toronto where Alice, David and Dorothy were born.
Ms. KIDD insisted that her children push themselves just a little
bit harder physically. She trained her youngest child, Dorothy,
to walk further and further distances along Queen Street. If
she heard one of the others whine for a streetcar ticket she'd
say: "If your little sister can walk that far, so can you."
Bruce KIDD remembers the early days of his mother's mission,
back in the mid-forties when she toddled him off to St. Aiden's
Church in Toronto's east end - not to pray, but to play. He often
sought out his friend John Sewell, perhaps over by the building
blocks. (Mr. Sewell became Toronto's mayor a few decades later.)
Her energy for political activity also grew during these years.
Her daughter, Dorothy
KIDD, got her political start as a six-year-old
on her neighbour's doorstep, listening to her mother eloquently
pitch for local Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation candidates.
"I'm not sure when the penny dropped for her to make a career
out of engaging developmental opportunities for children at the
earliest possible age, and fighting public institutions to do
that," Bruce
KIDD said. "It became the theme of her life from
the late 1930s until she stopped actively working."
In 1961, the family moved to Ottawa where Doctor
KIDD took a job
as director of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult
Education and Ms.
KIDD dove into child-development issues, including
setting up nursery schools. Passionate for political discussion
at this time, she also formed a women's group that met regularly
to discuss the Vietnam War. Dorothy
KIDD remembers a film about
the Mekong Delta in Vietnam at one meeting, and discussing the
impact of the war on Vietnamese women and children.
The once-radical notions of universal daycare and adult education
were closer to becoming realized, as the couple spread their
implacable vision for social reform onto the popular psyche.
In many ways, Ms.
KIDD practised her child-focused philosophy
on her own children. Bruce
KIDD still remembers the one and only
time he ever heard his mother swear. It was on the phone with
his high-school principal, who suggested that Bruce stay in school
rather than travel with the Olympic team. Ms.
KIDD told this
man that the competition was an important experience for Bruce
that he wanted to go and would learn a great deal from it. Plus,
she said, he'd ace his spring exams. She was right.
Ms. KIDD's work as an international childcare consultant began
in 1965, when the family lived in Jaipur, India. Her husband
was hired to work in adult education at the University of Rajasthan.
When they returned to Toronto a year later, Ms.
KIDD decided
to pursue her masters degree in sociology, graduating from the
University of Toronto in 1970. She became an early childhood
education instructor, first at Centennial College and later at
Seneca College, both in Toronto. She also insisted that the quest
for new professionalism didn't wipe out the years of unpaid childcare
work women had been doing.
At Seneca College, Ms.
KIDD helped launch a project called the
MILE (Mobile Intensive Learning Experience) where a group
of students from various disciplines climbed aboard buses and
travelled across the country. Instead of learning only from books,
they met the real-life key players behind an issue. For instance,
while studying Canadian labour, they went down into the mines
or walked the picket lines and interviewed people who were making
do without wages. If they were studying early childhood education,
they visited daycare centres to witness how different communities
applied their understanding of child and community development.
"I was so proud to see her direct a fleet of students and buses
and to see how the students were transformed by this," said Bruce
KIDD, who joined her on a MILE project on sport and recreation
policy. "She gave them a visceral, intellectually critical sense
of this country and realized that there was more to Canada than
just Toronto."
In 1977, Ms.
KIDD became an inspector with the Ontario government's
Community and Social Services Ministry, Children's Services Division.
Throughout her tenure, she remained hopeful at the same time
as being wise to the system's imperfections. But rather than
close down troubled centres, she set her sites on problem-solving
with them. Waiting-list numbers convinced her that fewer daycare
centres was not the answer.
She once demonstrated for daycare reform at Toronto's City Hall.
While her students gathered with their freshly crayoned picket
signs, many of whom had their own toddlers underfoot and joining
in with the chants, Ms.
KIDD unpacked sandwiches and doled out
juices. "She was like a supermom," Dorothy
KIDD said. "She was
teaching the next generation to look after kids while at the
same time mothering them."
Ms. KIDD began working as an instructor in Ryerson University's
Early Childhood Education program in 1980, as well as running
the school's on-site daycare and children's learning centre.
In 1982, her husband died suddenly of a heart attack. At that
point, he was an educator and founder of the adult education
department at the Ontario Institute for Education, as well as
a professor of comparative studies in Adult Education.
In 1986, Ms.
KIDD was invited to India by a group of women construction
workers keen on establishing a daycare for their children. Upon
her retirement in 1987, she returned to India, this time with
a small delegation of Canadian women that included Julie Mathien,
current director of Early Learning and Child Development for
the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services. "Because
[Ms. KIDD] had lived there, we had a view of India we never would
have had otherwise," Ms. Mathien said.
Margaret KIDD was born Margaret Edith
EASTO on May 25, 1918,
in Toronto. She died of Alzheimer's disease on March 4, 2008,
in Toronto. She was 89. Predeceased by her husband, J. Roby
KIDD,
she is survived by her children: Bruce, Ross, Alice, David and
Dorothy. She is also survived by eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
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EASTON o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-03-14 published
EASTON,
Gerald
Richard
Of London, on March 12, 2008 at his late residence in his 62nd
year. Dear husband of Barbara Ann
(ESSELTINE)
EASTON and father
of Terry (Jennegh)
EASTON,
Sheri
EASTON, James
EASTON and George
EASTON (Kelly). Brother of Lil
CALVERT (Fred), Sally
FORTEY,
Carol ALLISON,
Jean
EASTON and Ray
EASTON. Predeceased by sister
Marion HENDERSON and brothers Bill, Jack, Bob and Lewis. Survived
by 14 grandchildren. Resting at Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin
Street, Saint Thomas where funeral service will be held Monday at
1: 00 p.m. Interment Saint Thomas Cemetery. Visitation Sunday 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. Donations to Saint Thomas Cemetery Maintenance Fund.
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EASTWOOD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-02 published
FENDERT,
May
At Parkwood Hospital our dear, loving mother, May
FENDERT "
Lamb"
left us on Friday, May 1, 2008 in her 74th year. Predeceased
by her husband Karl
FENDERT.
She will be sadly missed by her
daughter Heidi and her husband Rob
EASTWOOD and son Neil and
his wife Sandy
FENDERT and her grandchildren Candace, Justin,
Karl and Samantha. Survived by a brother Ralph
LAMB of London.
Predeceased by her brothers Cragie and John (Ian) of Scotland
and one sister Rena
YOUNG of London and survived by many nieces,
nephews and dear Friends. Cremation has taken place. Friends
will be received at the Logan Funeral Home, 371 Dundas St. (between
Waterloo and Colborne St.) on Sunday 7-9 p.m. A Memorial Service
will be held in the chapel on Monday, May 5, 2008 at 1 p.m. Interment
of ashes Pond Mills Cemetery. Friends who wish may make memorial
donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Online condolences
www.loganfh.ca A tree will be planted as a living memorial to
May
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EASTWOOD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-17 published
TERNYIK, Betty-Lou (formerly
TILLOTSON, née
PRONG)
At London Health Sciences Centre following a courageous battle
with Leukemia, Betty-Lou
TERNYIK of Aylmer, passed away quietly
on Friday morning, May 16, 2008 in her 75th year. The daughter
of the late Ray and Olive
(ANDERSON)
PRONG, she had lived her
entire life in the Aylmer district. Amongst the mourners are
her two brothers, Fred
PRONG of Saint Thomas and Ronald (Lynda
Ann) PRONG, of Sparta, one sister Lynda-Mae (Larry)
JENNER of
Fingal.
From her first marriage to Billie F.
TILLOTSON (1926-1961)
she is survived by one daughter Bonnie L.
TILLOTSON-
HERNANDEZ
of Thornhill, two sons Barry W. (Linda)
TILLOTSON of Saint Thomas
and Budd R. (Lisa)
TILLOTSON of Bradford. She is also survived
by her husband Jim
TERNYIK and two daughters Brenda L. (Dave)
WILSON of Guelph and Nancy K.
TERNYIK
(Danny
VASQUEZ) of Mississauga
six grandchildren Steven
HERNANDEZ,
Deanne
EASTWOOD, Jennifer
TILLOTSON, James
TILLOTSON, Sydney
WILSON and Scott
WILSON; two
great-grandchildren Erika
CALDWELL and Jordan
EASTWOOD.
Mrs.
TERNYIK
was a well known and highly esteemed resident within the music
and crafts community of East Elgin. She taught music in public
schools for many years, was organist and choir leader for over
45 years at Saint_John's United Church, Springfield and Saint_John's
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Aylmer. Her ability at various crafts
was also well known and appreciated, including Temari balls,
sewing, decorative lights, afghans, sweaters, and quilts. Her
collection of angels was both thought provoking, and astounding.
She enjoyed writing poetry, composing and writing music with
lyrics. Visitation at the H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home, Aylmer on
Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and Thursday 12: 30-1:30 where the
memorial service will be held in the Chapel on Thursday, May 22,
2008 at 1: 30 p.m. Cremation has taken place, burial in Aylmer
Cemetery following the service. Donations to the Cancer Society
or Saint_John's Lutheran Church appreciated by the family. Condolences
at can made at kebbelfuneralhome.com
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WOOD,
Edward
Gillen
Ed passed away peacefully at his home in Picton, Ontario, on
April 6, 2008. Born on February 4, 1940 in Ottawa. He was the
son of the late Edward Irving
WOOD and Barbara Foster
WOOD (nee
GILLEN) formerly of Belleville, Ontario. Ed is survived by his
three daughters Taylor (Craig
WALSH)
Whistler,
British
Columbia,
Andrea EDWARDS
(Mike) and Samantha both of Ottawa and their mother
Ann of Picton and Mont Tremblant, Québec. Ed also leaves behind
his sister Suzanne
EASTWOOD of Ottawa, Ontario, nephews Mike
and David, niece Christine
(DESBIENS) and their children. Ed
co-existed with cancer for 3 years and for the most part it was
good times spent with family, travelling with his special friend
Carol and generally making a nuisance of himself with the wonderful
staff of the oncology unit at Kingston General Hospital. The
family thanks them all for their dedication and incredible patience.
Ed was a graduate of St. Andrews College and a non-graduate of
other places of higher learning. His talents were finally recognized
by the broadcasting industry where he enjoyed 3 decades of hard
work, Friends and fellowship. As per his wishes, there will be
a private family service followed by an Irish Wake to celebrate
his wonderful life. Please join us at the Waring House in Picton,
Ontario, on Saturday, April 12, 2008 from 12-4 p.m. In lieu of
flowers, a donation can be made in his name to: University Hospitals
Kingston Foundation in support of the cancer centre @ Kingston
General Hospital 613-549-5452 or www.uhkf.ca.
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