KUMPULA o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-04-05 published
törei TOTH,
Laszlo (1917-2008)
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, relative and friend, törei
TOTH
Laszlo passed away in Newmarket, Ontario in the early morning
on March 26, 2008 in his 91st year from the consequences of a
heart attack in January. Mourning him are his wife
KOVACS
Clara
'Kari' and children Kathy and her husband Richard
KUMPULA of
Newmarket, Susan and her husband Charles
WEST of Pincher Creek,
Alberta and Tom and his wife
Sandra
BARRON of Brock Township.
He will be sadly missed by his grandchildren: Ilona and Julia
KUMPULA; Stephen, Charlotte, Thomas and Peter
WEST; Jessica,
Nicholas, Andrea, Mathew, Mitchell, Wesley, Madeline and Katie
TOTH; and by his niece and nephew Nadine
STRUB and Paul
HELBLING
of Switzerland. He is predeceased by his sister Nadine
HELBLING
and nephew Alex
HELBLING.
Born in Budapest, Hungary, the son
of Doctor törei
TOTH
Laszlo and
Eleod
Ilona, he was a graduate of
the Pallag Agricultural College in Debrecen. During World War 2
he served valiantly as an Officer in the Hungarian Royal Cavalry
and spent four years as a prisoner of war in Siberia. Laszlo
and Clara were married in 1949 and came to Canada as refugees.
Since 1953 they have lived in Newmarket where they owned and
managed the award-winning Carlissa Jersey Herd and were well-known
members of the Canadian Jersey Cattle Club. Laszlo loved to travel
and to visit his relatives and Friends in Europe, Canada and
the United States. He was a most considerate host to everyone
who came for a visit or for a longer stay. Friends are invited
to join the family in remembering Laszlo on Sunday, May 4, 2008
at Madsens Greenhouse, 160 Bayview Parkway (north of Davis Drive)
in Newmarket from 2 to 5 p.m. Laszlo will be buried beside his
parents in Szazhalombatta, Hungary. Flowers and donations are
gratefully declined.
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