KALMAR, Ivar Kalmar – Obituary

KALMAR, Ivar  –  July 31, 1922 – October 1, 2015  

Ivar was born in Kuressaare, Estonia and passed away peacefully in Sunnybrook Hospital on October 1, 2015 at age 93.

He was the beloved husband of Astrid for 61 years, father of Heidi (Ross) and Hillar (Judy) and Grandpa of Matthew, Jonathan and Elise.

Ivar graduated from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in 1947. From 1948-1950 he lived with his family in Sweden and worked as a Draftsman.

He then moved to Australia and worked in construction for a few years before immigrating to Canada. Ivar graduated from University of Toronto’s School of Architecture in 1953. He then worked for the architectural firms James A. Murray (1953 -1959), John B. Parkin (1959- 1970) and Bregman + Hamann (1970-1992) before retiring.

Major projects completed under his responsibility include the original Terminal 1 at Pearson International Airport, all phases of the Toronto-Dominion Centre (including the TD Bank Tower, TD Pavilion, Royal Trust Tower, Union Tower, IBM Tower and Ernst & Young Tower) and the Toronto Eaton Centre. Ivar enjoyed photography, travel, nature and various sports.

A memorial service will be held on October 15th at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, 817 Mt. Pleasant Rd.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to VEMU c/o Tartu College, 310 Bloor St. W., Toronto.

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