Services & Obituaries

HOLMES, John William…..

Peacefully at Victoria Hospital, London, on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, John Holmes in his 77thyear. Loving father of Candace Ann Holmes (Donna Skroski) and Jacqueline Jane Holmes (Tim White). Dear brother of Bob (Winnifred), Ken (Judy), Eric (Irene), Jim (Sandy), and Sue (Dan) May. Also missed by many nieces, nephews, his dog, Jackson, his coffee and golf buddies, John and Toula, Bev and Brian. Predeceased by his brother Richard and sister Marlene. At the request of the deceased there will be no visitation or service. Cremation has taken place. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the Charity of your choice. A. Millard George Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements (519-433-5184). Online condolences, memories and photographs shared at www.amgfh.com

GILL, William “Bill” Robert…

At University Hospital, London on Monday, March 4, 2013, Bill Gill in his 86th year. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy Myrtle (Woods) Gill. Dear brother of Robert G. Gill and his wife Eila of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and brother-in-law of Jean Restemeyer of London. Interment in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, London. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children, 468 Colborne Street, London, ON N6B 2T3. Online condolences, memories and photographs shared at www.amgfh.com (A. Millard George Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements 519-433-5184)

HARLOW, Kathleen Viola…

At her residence, surrounded by her 3 loving daughters, on Sunday, March 3, 2013, Kathleen Harlow in her 83rd year. Beloved wife of the late Reverend Dr. Malcolm F. Harlow. Cherished mother of Lisa Beringer and Dale of Aylmer, Kathy Harlow, Krista Ryan and her husband Chris all of London. Also loved by her grandchildren Michael (Steph), Sara (Troy), Kyle (Vanessa), Jessica (Steve) and Devin (Paige) and her great-granddaughter Quinn. Dear sister of Patricia McCarthy and her husband Gerald, Murray Hutchinson and his wife Marina and Marilyn King all of Nova Scotia. Predeceased by her sister Margaret and her brothers Jerry and Ed. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place. Friends will be received by the family from 2:30 – 3:00 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at the Aylmer Baptist Church, 153 John Street, Aylmer, Ontario where a memorial service will be held at the church at 3:00 pm. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the Alzheimers Society of London and Middlesex, 435 Windermere Road, London, ON N5X 2T1 or to the Canadian Cancer Society, 123 St. George Street, London, ON N6A 9Z9. Online condolences, memories and photographs shared at www.amgfh.com (A. Millard George Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements 519-433-5184)

MALONE, Jennifer Lynn (Tourand)…

At Victoria Hospital, London, on Saturday, March 2, 2013, Jennifer Malone passed away in her 55th year. Beloved daughter of Irene Taylor. Loving sister of Aimee Lacelle. Dear sister-in-law of Ron Lacelle. Cherished aunt and godmother of Bean a.k.a Hailey. Predeceased by her father Morley Tourand and Al Kochylema. Where to start! Jenny, as we called her, was an extraordinary person. Intelligent; graduated (cum laude) Ottawa University, then to Saint Mary’s University for her masters in Psychology. Creative: made and sold her own soaps at Covent Garden and Western Fair Farmer’s Markets, hand quilter, spinner and knitter, Métis Beading (she was very proud of her heritage), fantastic parties for Hailey – there is nothing she couldn’t do – so she told us. Except, she could not beat cancer but she tried so hard for seven long years. She took every treatment available and volunteered for experimental trials both in London and Princess Margaret Hospital Toronto- often getting up at 4 AM to catch a bus. She was a fighter. What hurt more than cancer was the discrimination and insensitivity by both her workplace and some general public to her baldness, weight gain and weakness all due to her treatment. Jennifer also served in Canada’s Reserve Forces going from Pte to Personnel Selection Officer. Special thanks to Dr Stephen Welsh and Dr Marie Parent of LRCC, in whom she had complete trust, Bonnie, Dr Phillippe Bedard (PMH) and Vi Lacelle for her baking (sometimes the only thing she could eat).
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Cremation has taken place. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the London Regional Cancer Program, 747 Baseline Road East, London, ON N6C 2R6. Online condolences, memories and photographs shared at www.amgfh.com (A. Millard George Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements 519-433-5184)

FOSTER, Elsie….

Peacefully with her niece Ruth by her side at Marian Villa, London and formerly of Hyde Park on Thursday, February 28, 2013, Elsie L. (Frank, Douglas) Foster in her 102 year. Beloved wife of late Harold Foster and the late Bill Douglas. Dear step-mother of Donald Foster (Doreen). Loving step grandmother of Robert Foster (Cindy) and Lori Kyle (Geoff) and great-step grandmother of Taylor, Sarah and Megan. Cherished sister of William C. “Bill” Frank (Margaret). Predeceased by her 2 sisters Marie Frank and Louelda Kirk (the late Russell). Dear aunt of Ruth Dickie (Cliff), Dave Frank (Donna), Charlie Frank (Cathy), Marianne Mitchell, Dick Kirk (Mary), and Dr. Ted Kirk (Barb). Elise was the secretary for many years at London Farm Equipment, Hyde Park. Friends will be received by the family one hour prior (10-11am) to the service being conducted on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 11am, at the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London. Spring interment in St. George’s Cemetery, Hyde Park. As an expression of sympathy donations may be made to the charity of your choice. Online condolences, memories and photographs shared at www.amgfh.com

WARREN, Florence Adele Coates…..

It is with sadness but great memories that the family announces the peaceful passing of Florence Adele (Coates) Warren, after a long and full life, two days short of her 93rd birthday, in London. Beloved wife of the late John E. Warren (2002). Loving mother of Barbara Warren (Gordon Becker), John-Paul Warren and his wife Mariko all of Toronto, and an adopted child. Predeceased by her loved brothers Nelson and Mervyn Coates. Dear sister-in-law of Marguerite (Warren) Buckland and her husband Pat, and Shirley (Warren) Grant and her husband Gordon. Also leaves her dear cousins John and Nancy Ball and Anne Ellis and precious friends in London, and Mesa, Arizona. Florence faced up to what life offered her with determination that lasted right until her final days, which she lived with grace and courage. In her teen years during the Great Depression, her education was cut short by the cost of books, and thus began what was Florence’s lifelong quest: to get an education. She was fierce and single-minded in pursuing this goal: during her twenties, rising at 5 am to get to work on time, and attending night school, after a long day at work, and often falling asleep over her books as she studied well into the morning hours before the alarm rang at 5am. We grew up hearing tales of Mom’s scrapes and adventures in nurses’ training at Toronto General Hospital, and later working at National Trust. She met her John in the mid-40’s, and they married in 1948. Her nursing training served the family well, bringing us through many the medical emergency. They settled in London in the early 1950s and established Warren Pharmacy, a fixture of the south London community of veterans for many years. Florence was thrilled to receive her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1993, at the age of 73, at the time one of the oldest U.W.O. graduates. When Dad retired, he and Mom together with a number of other “Pioneers” established, out of the tumbleweeds and cactus of the Arizona desert, the retirement community of Eastgate, in Mesa. Mom has left us a fine example of how to live a life. We will miss her mailings of newspaper clippings with her cogent and pithy observations in her tiny neat handwriting in the margins. Mom was an exemplar of fortitude in mind, body and spirit to all who knew her. Square dancer with School House Squares, and also in Mesa, Arizona. Manager, Executive and Secretary of the Warren household. A self-taught graphics artist, self-taught seamstress, choir member, avid tap-drinker, crossword puzzler, sidewalk cyclist and environmental activist long before “green” arrived. A prolific story-teller, especially of the self-effacing; hilarity captured for us to enjoy, infused by her own unbridled relish of the incident depicted. Special thanks to Dr MacLean, Dr Shu and the wonderful staff at Victoria Hospital, and to Mom’s Angels: Rieka and Frank Bertens, and Dan and Madeline Kelly. Friends will be received by the family from 3-5 and 7-9pm on Monday, March 4, 2013, at the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London. The funeral service will be conducted on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 1pm at St. Stephen’s Memorial Anglican Church, 727 Southdale Road East, London, ON N6E 1A9. Interment in Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Glanworth, Ontario. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, 180-633 Colborne Street, London ON N6B 2V3, or The John and Florence Warren Scholarship at Woodsworth College, University of Toronto, 119 St. George Street, Toronto ON M5S 1A9 or St. Stephen’s Memorial Anglican Church – Memorial Fund. Online condolences, memories and photographs shared at www.amgfh.com
“You don’t forget the people you love just because they are no longer with you. That is a phrase which brings me much comfort when I get lonely.”
– Florence Warren, 2010

ANDERSON, Fred Keay…

Peacefully at Chelsey Park Nursing Home, London on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, Fred Anderson in his 91st year. Beloved husband of the late Eleanor (Martin) Anderson. Very special friend of Lorraine McDougall. Loving father of Bill Anderson (Johanna Drennan) and Kate Young (Brian Meehan). Cherished grandfather of Billy Bert Young (Kelly Webb) and Lauren Young. Dear great-grandfather of Harrison and Francis. Dear brother of William Anderson, Agnes Pratt and Betty McCurdie. Also missed by Sydney, Mikayla, Melissa and Dan. Predeceased by his brother Bertie. Friends will be received by the family from 2-4 pm on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London. Cremation and inurnment have taken place. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 180-633 Colborne Street, London, ON N6B 2V3. Online condolences, photographs and memories may be shared at www.amgfh.com

CAMPBELL, Norine Margaret (nee Pearce)

Passed away peacefully with her daughter Kathryn by her side on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket in her 93rd year. Norine was a resident of Sunrise of Aurora and formerly of Komoka, Ontario. Beloved wife of the late Colin Campbell (1987) and dearly loved mother of Kathryn Anderson and her late husband John (2008) of Richmond Hill, Grandma “C” to Christine Quinn (Brandon) of Hamilton and Robert Anderson (Meegan) of Sudbury, Great Grandma “C” to Logan and Jake Quinn and Mackenzie and Jack Anderson. Dear sister of Alison Pearce of London. Predeceased by her brother Franklin (1994), sisters Mary Oldham (2007) and Dora Blachford (2010). Much loved and cherished by many nieces and nephew. Norine was born in Wallacetown March 5, 1920, the daughter of the late Ernest and Alice Pearce of Wallacetown. Norine graduated from Westervelt College and worked for CNR and Bell Canada before she married Colin in 1950 and settled in Komoka. She was an avid reader, loved music and was an active member of her church where she played the organ for many years. Special thanks to the staff of Sunrise of Aurora for their compassionate care, to the PSWs from Regional Nursing Service, especially Claudette and to the Doctors and nurses at Southlake Regional Health Centre for their respect, focus on dignity and compassion. Family and friends will be received at A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London on Sunday, March 3rd from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. where the funeral service will be held in the chapel on Monday March 4th at 11 a.m. Interment at Campbell Cemetery, Komoka. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society, 123 St. George Street, London, ON N6A 3A1 or a charity of your choice would be appreciated. Online condolences, memories and photographs shared at www.amgfh.com

BIRCHALL, Domnic….

Surrounded by his family at Victoria Hospital, London, on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, Domnic Birchall at the age of 2 years old. Beloved son of Jamie-Lynn Birchall and Amir Sayd. Dear step-son of Richard Begin. Loving brother of Nevaeh and Deborah. Cherished grandson of Louie Demelo (Deidre), Karen Birchall and Marina Doroshko. Predeceased by his grandmother Deborah Demelo and his grandfather Sayd Doroshko. Also missed by his many aunts, uncles, cousins and their families. Cremation has taken place. Friends will be received by the family one hour prior (12:30-1:30pm) to the service on Monday, March 4, 2013, at the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London. The service will be held in the chapel at 1:30pm. Interment in Woodland Cemetery, London. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the Make-A-Wish Southwestern Ontario, 307 Commissioners Road West, London, ON, N6J 1Y4. Online condolences, memories and photographs shared at www.amgfh.com

BROERE, Willy….

Suddenly at Victoria Hospital, London, on Saturday, February 23, 2013, Willempje “Willy” (Bouwmeester) Broere in her 88th year. Beloved wife of John Broere for 65 years. Cherished mother of Rick Broere (Linda), Henry Broere (Sandra), Betty Jackson (Keith) and John Broere (Gillian). Loving Oma of Trina, Andrew, Adam, Lisa, Nikki, Sunny, Michelle, Jen, Michael, Jason, Jeff, Shannon, Jamie, Roly and great-Oma of 15. Dear sister of Grietje van Almenkerk (the late Jan), Maartje van den Berge (Cor), Maria Sijens (the late Linze), Elizabeth Bouwmeester (Marinus), Pam van Wijk (the late Albert), Jan Bouwmeester (Annie), Nellie Arends (Siebren), Annie Heyblom (Joep) and Ed Bouwmeester (Rita). Predeceased by her brother Aart Bouwmeester, her sisters Riek van der Elst (Jan) and Lenie van Asch (the late Gerrit). Also missed by many nieces and nephews. Willy enjoyed knitting, painting and gardening. She was a very kind and generous person. Cremation has taken place. A memorial gathering will be held on Sunday, March 3, 2013 from 11-1pm at Dutch Canadian Society Hall, 1738 Gore Road, London. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the charity of your choice. A. Millard George Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements 519-433-5184. Online condolences, memories and photographs shared at www.amgfh.com