Services & Obituaries

DIKALIOTIS — At St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, on Friday September 16th 2005, Alexander Dikaliotis, age 13 days, beloved son of Ted and Marie (Bugg) Dikaliotis of London. Dear brother of Olivia Marie Dikaliotis. Loved also by his grandparents Spiro and Dora Dikaliotis of Chatham, Jim Bugg of Ridgetown and Marianne Wolfe of Chatham, and his great-grandparents Gordon and Mary Wolfe of Chatham. Dearly missed by his aunts, uncles and other family members. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, 196 Dufferin Avenue, London, on Wednesday September 21st at 10 A.M. Interment in St. Peter’s Cemetery, London. A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London (433-5184) in care of arrangements. On line condolences accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca

ABERCROMBY — Ralph Duncan Abercromby (1920-2005) passed away peacefully on Friday September 16th 2005 at the Sunshine Centre, Waterloo, with his family by his side. Ralph was born in Montreal on November 16, 1920. Beloved husband of the late Betty (Jarvis) Abercromby for 47 years. Loving and devoted father of Carolyn Bocking (Guelph), Susan and Blaine Cruickshank (Waterloo) and Bruce (London). Proud Papa” of Kristen”

WALDOCK….
At Lanark Heights Long Term Care, Kitchener on Friday, September 16th, 2005, Doris Frances (Smart) Waldock formerly of London in her 95 year. Beloved wife of the late John L. Waldock. Dear mother of Delia Waldock of Edmonton and Lawrence Waldock and his wife Diane of Waterloo. Also loved by her grandchildren, Deron (Elizabeth) and Merritt. Friends will be received by the family one hour prior to the funeral service being conducted in the chapel of the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London on Tuesday, September 20th at 1:00 p.m. with Reverend Greg Smith of Christ Church (Anglican) officiating. Interment in Woodland Cemetery, London. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice. On line condolences accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca

WALDOCK….
At Lanark Heights Long Term Care, Kitchener on Friday, September 16th, 2005, Doris Frances (Smart) Waldock formerly of London in her 95 year. Beloved wife of the late John L. Waldock. Dear mother of Delia Waldock of Edmonton and Lawrence Waldock and his wife Diane of Waterloo. Also loved by her grandchildren, Deron (Elizabeth) and Merritt. Friends will be received by the family one hour prior to the funeral service being conducted in the chapel of the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London on Tuesday, September 20th at 1:00 p.m. with Reverend Greg Smith of Christ Church (Anglican) officiating. Interment in Woodland Cemetery, London. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice. On line condolences accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca

WALDOCK….
At Lanark Heights Long Term Care, Kitchener on Friday, September 16th, 2005, Doris Frances (Smart) Waldock formerly of London in her 95 year. Beloved wife of the late John L. Waldock. Dear mother of Delia Waldock of Edmonton and Lawrence Waldock and his wife Diane of Waterloo. Also loved by her grandchildren, Deron (Elizabeth) and Merritt. Friends will be received by the family one hour prior to the funeral service being conducted in the chapel of the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London on Tuesday, September 20th at 1:00 p.m. with Reverend Greg Smith of Christ Church (Anglican) officiating. Interment in Woodland Cemetery, London. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice. On line condolences accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca

WALDOCK….
At Lanark Heights Long Term Care, Kitchener on Friday, September 16th, 2005, Doris Frances (Smart) Waldock formerly of London in her 95 year. Beloved wife of the late John L. Waldock. Dear mother of Delia Waldock of Edmonton and Lawrence Waldock and his wife Diane of Waterloo. Also loved by her grandchildren, Deron (Elizabeth) and Merritt. Friends will be received by the family one hour prior to the funeral service being conducted in the chapel of the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London on Tuesday, September 20th at 1:00 p.m. with Reverend Greg Smith of Christ Church (Anglican) officiating. Interment in Woodland Cemetery, London. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice. On line condolences accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca

WALDOCK….
At Lanark Heights Long Term Care, Kitchener on Friday, September 16th, 2005, Doris Frances (Smart) Waldock formerly of London in her 95 year. Beloved wife of the late John L. Waldock. Dear mother of Delia Waldock of Edmonton and Lawrence Waldock and his wife Diane of Waterloo. Also loved by her grandchildren, Deron (Elizabeth) and Merritt. Friends will be received by the family one hour prior to the funeral service being conducted in the chapel of the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London on Tuesday, September 20th at 1:00 p.m. with Reverend Greg Smith of Christ Church (Anglican) officiating. Interment in Woodland Cemetery, London. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice. On line condolences accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca

ROSS — At London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, on Thursday September 15th 2005, Mary (Robinsky) Ross of London in her 86th year. Beloved wife of the late Charles N. Ross (1988). Predeceased by her mother Alice Robinsky and sister Sophie Warback. Dear mother of Jim Ross and his wife Joanne, and Margaret Bridget” Ross all of London. Dear grandmother of Jillian Bender and her husband Kevin”

STODDART — At Extendicare London on Thursday September 15th 2005, Edith Mary (Wiles) Stoddart of London in her 86th year. Beloved wife of the late Harvey Raymond Stoddart (1996). Dear mother of Dianne Spears of London. Predeceased by her 5 sisters and 1 brother. Also loved by her 3 grandsons Jeremy Spears and his wife Colleen, Mark Spears and his wife Nancy, and Garth Spears and his wife Debbie all of London. Dear great-grandmother of Rachel, Taya, Kyra, Marci and Ryan, and loved by her great-great-granddaughter Jayden and great-great-grandson Tristen. Friends will be received by the family from 2-4 P.M. Sunday at the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London, where the funeral service will be held in the chapel on Monday September 19th at 11 A.M. Interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations would be appreciated to the Alzheimer Society of London & Middlesex, 555 Southdale Road East, Suite 100, London N6E 1A2. On line condolences accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca

DUNCAN:
Suddenly in London on Wednesday, September 14, 2005, Diana Lynn (McKellar) Duncan of London in her 59th year. Beloved wife of James Duncan. Dear daughter of Norma (Rayment) McKellar of London and the late William McKellar. Dear mother of Marcia Duncan and her husband Paul Careless of Milton, Nicole Duncan and her husband Erik Hansen of Mississauga and Kevin Duncan and his wife Julie of London. Also loved by her grand-daughters Melissa and Charlotte Duncan. A memorial service will be held at Calvary United Church, 290 Ridout Street South, London on Saturday , September 17th at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend Frank Van Veen officiating. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made to the Memorial Fund of Calvary United Church, 290 Ridout Street South, London ON. N6C 3Z1 or the charity of your choice. (A. Millard George Funeral Home in charge of arrangements 433-5184) On line condolences accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca

MURTAGH: Charles (Chuck)
Born November 4, 1925 and died September 12, 2005 at Parkwood Hospital, London. Predeceased by his wife Beth. Survived by his sons, Dwight and his late wife Sarah (August 11, 2005) and Peter and his wife Laura. Brother of Colin Haynes and his wife Irene. Also loved by his grandchildren, Christopher, Graeme, Keelan (Kailey), Noelle and Alex and a niece and 3 nephews. Also missed by his sister-in-law Lois and her husband Ken. Chuck joined the R. C. A. F. at 17 1/2 years of age served proudly during World War II. He will be sadly missed by his family and many friends for his love, kindness and support. Our thanks to the staff and volunteers at the Paliative Care Unit of Parkwood Hospital. A private interment of cremated remains will be held at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Guelph. (A. Millard George Funeral Home, London, in charge of arrangements 1-877-246-7186) on line condolences accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca

CONGDON — Peacefully at London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital, on Monday September 12th 2005, after a lengthy illness, Berniece (Beecroft) Congdon of London in her 85th year. Beloved wife of the late Albert Congdon. Dear mother of Bill Congdon and his wife Judy, Joan Cronkwright and her husband Jack, and daughter-in-law Lauraine Congdon all of London. Predeceased by her son Arnold Congdon. Also loved by her 2 brothers and 3 sisters and their families, and predeceased by 6 brothers and 1 sister. Loved by her 8 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received 1 hour prior to the complete funeral service being held in the chapel of the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London (433-5184), on Thursday September 15th at 1 P.M. with Reverend Mark Cuthbert of Summerside Community Church officiating. Interment in Oakland Cemetery, Glencoe. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations would be appreciated to the charity of your choice. On line condolences accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca

LACEY….

At London Health Sciences Centre – University Hospital on Monday, September 12th, 2005 Margaret (Campbell) Lacey of London in her 84th year. Beloved wife of Daniel Lacey. Dear mother of Ron Lacey and his wife Jeannette of Bath, Linda Barnes and her husband Dave of St. Thomas, Sue DeCicco and her husband Frank of London and Tom Lacey and his wife Melody of Paris. Dear sister of Gert Moir of Brandon, MB and sister-in-law of Eileen Campbell of Toronto. Predeceased by her granddaughter Jenna, her brother Stuart Campbell and her brother-in-law Art Moir. Loving grandmother of Laurel and her husband Mark, Toby, Allison, Craig, Michael, Sarah, Matthew, Steve, Mark, Olivia and Atlanta. Marg will also be missed by her nieces and her nephews. Marg was a life member of the former Verdun Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in Aylmer. Friends will be received by the family from 7 to 9 pm. on Thursday at the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London where the funeral service will be conducted in the chapel on Friday, September 16th, 2005 at 11:00 am. with Reverend Kevin Steeper of Elmwood Avenue Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment in Aylmer Cemetery, Aylmer at 2:30 pm. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario 617 Wellington Street, London ON N6A 3R6 or to the Canadian Diabetes Association 442 Adelaide Street, North, London ON N6B 3H8. (Online condolences accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca)

MARSH:
At London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital, on Thursday, September 8, 2005 John Cowman Marsh of London in his 74th year. Beloved husband of Betty (Wise) Marsh. Dear father of John Marsh and his wife Wendy of Vancouver, Bradley Marsh and his wife Patty of Ottawa and Paul Marsh and his wife Carol of London. Dear brother of Frank Marsh of London and the late William Marsh. Dear brother-in-law of Audrey Marsh. Also loved by his grandchildren, Joshua, Rachel, Anna, Erik, Patrick, Victoria, Madeline, Jennifer and Harrison. Friends will be received by the family from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout Street South, London. Funeral service will be conducted at St. James Westminster Anglican Church, 115 Askin Street, London on Monday, September 12th at 11:00 a.m. with Archdeacon Ken Anderson and Reverend Canon K. Sam Thomas officiating. Interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to London Health Sciences Foundation, Daily Nocturnal Program, 747 Baseline Road East, London, ON N6C 2R6. On line condolences accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca