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LYALL, William Alfred - November 11, 1924 – October 1, 2021
Passed away peacefully at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, on Friday, October 1, 2021 in his 97th year.
Loving husband of the late Anne (nee Shea) and the late Mary (nee Duggiud).
Father of Catherine Lyall, Mary Lyall (deceased), Brenda Zakowski (Richard) and William Lyall Jr. Grandfather of Laura, Matthew, Karly and Larissa.
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SUTTON, A. Alexandria (nee GUAY) - Passed away at Trenton Memorial Hospital, on Friday, October 1, 2021, at the age of 102.
Loving wife of the late Donald Sutton.
Cherished mother of Gayle Sutton, Brian Sutton and his wife Anne and Lynn Miller and her husband Henry.
Sadly missed by her grandchildren: Devin and Aron (Kanako) Hatfield, Benjamin and Graham Sutton and Sebastian (Lauren), Victoria, Emily and Julianna Miller; and her great-grandchildren: Roan and Duran Hatfield.
Alexandria was predeceased by all her siblings.
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MILLER-FERGUSON, Audra Denise Nicolle - 1974 - 2021 Surrounded by her loving family, Audra lost her courageous battle with colon cancer on Friday, October 1, 2021 at the age of 47.
Loving wife to Ben Ferguson, amazingly devoted, dedicated mother to Benjamin and Addyson (and fur baby Ellie).
Dear daughter to Allan and Diane Miller. Younger sister to Sherry Waters and predeceased by brother-in-law Steven Waters. Older sister to Shannon Miller (Troy Dunster). Daughter-in-law to Sandra Ferguson and sister-in-law to Rebecca.
Auntie to Evelyn.
Predeceased by father-in-law Peter Ferguson (Sharon Craigen).
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DEE, William "Rea" - October 2, 1927 – October 1, 2021
WHAT IS LIFE … BUT ONE GRAND ADVENTURE
It is with tremendous sorrow that we announce the peaceful passing of our Dad, William "Rea" Dee on Friday, October 1, 2021, sadly 1 day before his 94th birthday.
Rea will be missed by his adoring daughters Susan (Brad) and Cathy (Bruce - predeceased 2017) and cherished Poppa to Derrick (Kim), Matheson, Genna (Ryan) and Dillon.
Rea was a beloved father to his two daughters and a devoted husband of 65 years to our mom, Margaret (predeceased 2019) with whom he has now been reunited.
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KIRK, Barbara May (nee WALSH) - February 6, 1932 – October 1, 2021
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Barbara Kirk on Friday, October 1, 2021, at Michael Garron Hospital, Toronto, at the age of 89.
Predeceased by her husband, Harold Kirk.
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BEATTY, Lyla Dorraine - Sadly passed away peacefully on Friday, October 1, 2021 in Richmond Hill.
Dorraine was predeceased by her husband John Harold “Jack”.
Beloved matriarch of her family of six children, Sue (Dave), Barb (Roger), Jane (Bruce), John (Ann), Debbie, and Wendy (Ed), 12 grandchildren, Jeff (Piper), Jen (Morgan), Brad, Josh, Brent (Cindy), Matt (Dani), Robyn (Brittney), Heather, Mark (Britt), Sally (Steve), Derek, and Kelly, and 12 (soon to be 14) great grandchildren and counting, Aiden, Jack, Payton, Cody, Sam, Roswell, Theo, Adam, Alice, Charlotte, Connor, SJ + 2 on the way.
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RIDGERS, Edith - Peacefully, at Craiglee Nursing Home, Scarborough, on Friday, October 1, 2021.
Edith Ridgers, at the age of 96 years, beloved wife of the late Elfred Ridgers.
Loving mother of John and his wife Joan, Robert, Tom (deceased) and his wife Janet.
Cherished grandmother of Kimberley, and Jeff.
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SURESHKUMAR, Kusala - 60, of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, passed away on October 1, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario.
Kusala Sureshkumar was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka to Sivaselvanathan Sivakolundu & Maheswary Sivaselvanathan on February 25, 1961.
She graduated from English Holy Family Convent in Jaffna in December of 1979.
Kusala then enrolled for a Diploma of Science at Holy Family Convent, which then led to her teaching at the Chundukuli Girls Highschool for a duration of 2 Years. She simultaneously was self-employed as a wedding dresser and a cake decorator during her free time.
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FRITH, Danielle Frith - It is with broken hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Danielle Frith on Friday October 1, 2021.
She holds a special place in the hearts of her loving parents David Frith, Lena Frith, the late Dorothy Reed, and Brian Reed.
She will be greatly missed and held dear in the hearts of her loving siblings – David, Brandon (Kayla), and Melissa, predeceased grandparents Bill and Myrtle Pratt, Charles and Lorraine Frith, Dina Lamanna, Enas Reed and her many extended family members and friends.
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HERNANDEZ, Wilfredo 'Willie' Yute - (July 27, 1957 - October 1, 2021) - Passed away at age 64 at Markham-Stouffville Hospital on Friday, October 1, 2021.
Beloved husband of Victoria 'Vicki' (née Rabaino); devoted father of Wesley & Vanessa; loving brother of Augusto (Nora) & Evangeline; charming uncle to Carlo (Ricci), Neil (Lea), Kevin (Hasumi), Evans, Evalyn & Evylou. Smiley great-uncle to Riley, Chelsea, Caiden, Raelynne, Nyrel & Nolan.
Wilfredo was born in Almanza, Las Piñas, Philippines. He immigrated to Scarborough, ON in 1981.
He married his beloved wife of almost 38 years on June 11th, 1983 at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Toronto.
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DEKKER, Brian Jeffrey - Passed away peacefully in Palliative Care at Scarborough General Hospital on October 1, 2021 at the age of 58 years.
Dear brother of Vic (Cheryl) of Fresno, California and Clark (Lynn) of Keswick.
Uncle to Ray (Nienke) and Jenepher (Devon).
Great Uncle to Mara and Joah.
Brian was the youngest son of the late John and Celina Dekker.
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HENEY, Michael Samuel - Died peacefully, at Lakeridge Health Oshawa, October 1, 2021.
Born in Ottawa, in 1933, to Walter and Jean (Gamble), Michael leaves behind his wife of 64 years, Barbara (Sinclair), his children, Robert (King), Louise Berube (Greg) and Kathryn Cullen.
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CHORNENKI, Nadia - Peacefully passed away at Matthew House Hospice, Alliston on Friday, October 1, 2021, at 90 years of age.
Beloved Wife of late Stephen Chornenki.
Loving Mother of Christine (Richard) Hyland, Peter (Victoria) Chornenki and Susan (Jeff) Parkes.
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ZANIDAKIS, Michel - It is with a heavy heart and immense sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, amazing father and doting grandfather on October 1, 2021.
Born in Piraeus, Greece in 1944, Mike left his homeland to work on freight ships.
After travelling the world, he considered Canada the land where dreams come true.
He arrived in 1968 and met the love of his life where they spent 51 years together.
He was the father he always wished for and the best grandfather.
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SMITH-ALLEN, Merle Grace - January 2nd, 1952 – October 1st, 2021
Merle passed away peacefully on Friday October 1, 2021, at the age of 69.
Born in St. Elizabeth Jamaica to parents Mary and Uriah.
Loving mother of Carron (Junior), Delano, Orvia (Will) and Sam.
She was cherished by her grandchildren Duane, Reshana, Isaiah, Rashad, Rohan, Chalayne, Tashaya, Dominic and Miguel. Great grandchildren Ava and Serenity.
She will be fondly remembered by her siblings Keith (Lorna), Azeem, Hortense and Serene.
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SOUMALIAS, A. Peter - January 1, 1951 - October 1, 2021
Entrepreneur created a stage for Canadians to celebrate their own On October 1, 2021, Peter Soumalias, entrepreneur, visionary and co-founder of Canada's Walk of Fame, passed away peacefully surrounded by family in Toronto.
In the 1950s, Peter's family came to Canada from Greece.
He quickly embraced this country as his own: he adopted Canadian culture, passionately followed our sports teams and worked relentlessly hard to make a difference.
A trailblazer who cared deeply about making an impact, Peter developed those skills early while working at his family-run store in Kensington Market.
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BROOKS, Nicholas Elliott - We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our friend and neighbour on October 1, 2021.
Nick was a Clio award-winning veteran of Toronto’s film community. He was also an activist and a literal ground-breaker in the development of Toronto’s community garden and green scene.
He was a leader in the fight against a massive TTC parking lot project at the Greenwood Yards, and was involved in negotiations that saw the transit commission turn its green space into a public park with one of the city’s largest off-leash dog parks.
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SKYRME, Raymond - May 2, 1937 – October 1, 2021
Born in Bridgend, South Wales, Ray's talent for athletics and academics first shone in his grammar school days.
He attended Bristol University and emigrated to Canada in 1961 to teach Spanish and French at the University of Waterloo.
He completed his PhD in Linguistics and Literature at the University of Michigan. Ray taught Spanish language, literature, and linguistics at the University of Toronto for 34 years.
When not teaching or writing, Ray was an avid golfer.
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ROBINSON, Margaret Esther (nee CAUNCE) - It is with profound sadness and overwhelming sorrow that we announce the passing of Margaret in her 90th year.
Her strong family values and devotion to friends will always be remembered and instilled in our hearts.
Margaret, beloved wife of the late Don Ross and devoted Mom of Dewey Ross (Mary Ellen), Kathryn Alice (Andrew) and Don Herbert (Irene).
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PYLYPIUK, Alexandra - Peacefully, on Friday, October 1, 2021, at Tall Pines Long Term Care, at the age of 97.
Beloved wife of the late Adam.
Loving mother of Alex Wilson (Beate) and Laura Romanowsky (Bob).
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LEONARD, Edward Charles Jr., - Passed away peacefully, on Friday, October 1, 2021 at Grand River Hospital, Kitchener at the age of 85.
Edward was born in York Township on March 3, 1936, a loving son of the late Edward Charles Leonard Sr. and the former Emily Beck.
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FARCHIONE, Anna Donata - Daughter of the late Antonio and Gemma Anzellotti was born on January 31, 1932 in Roccacassle, L’Aquila, Italy and passed away peacefully on October 1, 2021 at the Brampton Civic Hospital at the age of 89.
Anna is reunited with her beloved husband Antonio Farchione, grandson Andrew Christian Foglia and all her brothers and sisters.
She will be deeply missed by her beloved children Maria Luisa (Pat), Josie (Lou) and Eddy.
Anna was a loving Nonna to Joey (Kim), Michael and David.
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MAGPAYO, Consuelo Arnajuez - Peacefully passed away, surrounded by her loving family, in the morning of October 1, 2021, at the age of 76.
Beloved wife to Arturo for 51 years.
Devoted mother to Bryan (Dianne), Darren (Brenda).
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GRAINGER, Maureen Colrick - Died suddenly on October 1, 2021 at Harmony Hill Retirement Home at the age of 93.
Predeceased by her husband Lionel Grainger in 1982.
Loving mother of Fredric (Johanna), Karen (John), Donna (Chris) and Gail (Joe).
Grandmother of Maureen, Greg, Elaine, Lisa, Michelle, Graham, Grant and Alexis.
Great-grandmother of Anneke, Shaw, Grayson, Desmond, Raelyn and Amelia.
Maureen will be remembered with love by all of her family.
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VARAO, Maria - At Brampton Civic Hospital on Friday, October 1, 2021.
Maria Varao, at the age of 82, beloved wife of the late Carlos Varao.
Loved mother of Alda and Danilo Ferraro, Anna and Carlos Varao, and John Varao.
Devoted grandmother of Melissa Varao Lourenco, Danielle Corsin, Christopher Ferraro, Jeffrey Varao, Matthew Varao, and Emily Varao.
Cherished great-grandmother of Simão Lourenco, Violet Corsin, Amalia Lourenco, Capri Corsin, Valentina Varao, and Charlie Ferraro.
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ABALOS, Irene - Was granted her angel wings on October 1, 2021. Her final days were spent surrounded by family that Irene had touched in some small way throughout her very memorable life.
Irene Abalos was born Oct 20, 1928 in Bayambang, Pangasinan, Philippines. At a very early age, she started working in Sales.
She then gave birth and raised her only child Em-ar Rosario. In 1997, she was brought by her daughter to Canada and has lived here since.
Her interests included family, gardening, and playing bingo. She devoted much of her time and energy as a babysitter, caregiver to family members, including her sisters.
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