Jul 23, 2013 |
December 30, 1943 – July 20, 2013
MacPherson, Dorothy (nee Jordan) – passed away peacefully at their home in Grand Bend, Ontario on Saturday, July 20, 2013. Beloved wife of Ian for over 51 years. Loving mother to her son Grant, daughter Lisa (John Searles), and grandmother of Ian, Jacob, Graeme and Connor. Friends will be received by the family on Monday, July 29, 2013 from 12 noon until the Service for Dorothy at 2 o’clock at the Cattel, Eaton & Chambers Funeral Home, 53 Main Street, Dundas. Cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers, donations to The London Cancer Unit would be appreciated. Thank you to everyone for all of your kind words and understanding over the last few weeks. Our Wife and Mother can finally rest in Peace.
Jul 22, 2013 |
March 30, 1951 – July 21, 2013
Robertson, James Daniel “Dan” – Passed away peacefully at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Sunday, July 21, 2013. Loved and missed always by his sisters Sue (Larry Birdsell) and Gerry (Kirk Hopkins) and brother Al, roommate and best friend. Remembered fondly by his nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and good friend Richard Jerome. Predeceased by his parents James and Elizabeth and brother Bill (Brenda). Special thanks are extended to St. Joseph’s Hospital Respiratory Clinic for Dan’s care. Friends are invited to attend Dan’s graveside service at GROVE CEMETERY, York Road, Dundas on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family.
Jul 22, 2013 |
December 10, 1942 – July 20, 2013
William Newton, Bill died at the Hamilton General Hospital, on Saturday, July 20, 2013. He is survived by his wife Jeanette (Jo) of 47 years, daughter Monique, sister Terri and her family, as well as many cherished family and friends, and Dormie, his beloved Australian shepherd. Bill was co-founder and executive director of the Stanley Thompson Society and enjoyed five decades as an established graphic designer, winning national and international awards for his work. We will remember Bill best in his garden, ruminating on his creative – if somewhat unfinished – garden projects. And admiring his wildflowers. A Celebration of Bill’s life with his friends and colleagues will be held in early autumn. A Funeral Service will be held at the Cattel, Eaton & Chambers Funeral Home, 53 Main Street, Dundas, on Wednesday, July 24th at 11a.m. A burial will take place on Thursday, July 25th for the family. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Stanley Thompson Foundation for educational support (www.stanleythompsonsociety.com).
Jul 21, 2013 |
October 8, 1923 – July 19, 2013
Burley, Anne- Peacefully on July 19, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Villa in her 90th year. Anne is survived by her loving husband George in their 68th year of marriage as well as her daughters Pat, Shari (Al) Cowie, Diane (Rob) Edge and Gail (Eric) Stopfel, her 7 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren and sister Vera. Predeceased by daughter Cindy, brother Peter and her parents Mary and Wm. Kaye. Special thanks to the caring and compassionate staff on Cherry Lane at the St. Joseph’s Villa in Dundas. Friends will be received by the family on Tuesday afternoon and evening from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. at Cattel, Eaton & Chambers Funeral Home, 53 Main Street, Dundas. A Celebration of Anne’s Life will be held at ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH, 29 Park Street, West Dundas on Wednesday, July 24th at 2 p.m. Interment White Chapel Cemetery.
Jul 19, 2013 |
August 30, 1919 – July 17, 2013
Smith, Margit (nee Samel). In her 94th year, Margit passed peacefully at Blackadar Continuing Care in Dundas on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Loving wife to Lloyd Smith for 62 years; mother to Tom (Doris-Anne DeWildt-Smith) and Peter (Patricia Jefkins-Smith); grandmother to Laura (Jason Honegger), Alison (Kevin Morgan), Elizabeth (Scott Dunlop), Karin, Kathryn, Bryan and Kristin; great grandmother to Daniel and Caelan. Margit was born in Chomutov, Czechoslovakia to Rudolf and Milada Samel in 1919. As a daughter of a well-to-do merchant, she grew up in a life of privilege until her father’s death during the depression brought hardship to the family. Along with her sister (Ruth), her mother and her extended family, she fled Nazi persecution in 1938, arriving in Canada in 1939 to work at a relative’s glove factory. In 1946, she enrolled in Engineering Physics at the University of Toronto where she met fellow student Lloyd. When asked how she chose her program, she would claim that her English was weak and the reason she enrolled in Engineering was that she recognized the Greek mathematical symbols on the brochure. Following her graduation as the only woman in her class in 1950, she and Lloyd married in 1951. They lived in their house on Victoria Street in Dundas for the next 58 years until moving to Blackadar Continuing Care in 2009. Margit was an amazing woman who always put the needs of her family and friends ahead of her own. The values she taught us of hard work, self sacrifice and love have shaped who we have become. To honour her memory, the family will be hosting a memorial for friends and family to share and celebrate her life. This will take place on Sunday August 18th, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the Cattel Centre, 45 Main Street in Dundas, (next door to Funeral Home). The family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Blackadar Continuing Care for their loving care of Margit as well as Doctors Nash and West who cared for her for so many years. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that any donations in her memory be made to the Dundas Salvation Army Food Bank.
