Received a short notice from estate executor:
I regret to tell you of the passing of a dear friend " James Mitchell" He passed away November 19, 2010. He was a proud Canadian who served his country and was proud of it. We will miss him. Yours truly Lloyd Robb
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Obituary Notice for Warren Porter Baskerville (LM307)
relayed from Merv Embury
BASKERVILLE, Warren Porter CWO (Ret'd) RCCS 1929 - 2011 Retired Chief Warrant Officer Warren P. Baskerville, in his 81st year, passed away at the Queensway - Carleton Hospital on the 24th January 2011 after a short illness. He will be greatly missed by his beloved wife Lillian (nee Keats), son Brian, brother Grahame and sister Jane Dunkerley and his many nieces and nephews. Born in Coaticook, Que, on 20 November 1929, the beloved son of Leslie and Lloyd Baskerville. On completion of school he enlisted, in Nov 1948, in the Canadian Army Royal Canadian Corps of Signals and commenced a lifelong and rewarding career in telecommunications. Early in the 1950's he served with 27 Brigade HQ in Germany and Belgium. He spent many years at Vimy Barracks, Kingston, Ont with the Canadian Signals Regiment and as an Instructor at the School of Signals. A rewarding experience was his participation in 1960 with the Canadian Contingent of the UN Force in Congo, where as part of the Advance Party, he helped set up the UN Force Communications and Message Centre. After 21 years service he retired as a CWO and commenced a second career with the Federal Public Service. First with Indian and Northern Affairs. Later he became Manager of Telecommunications for the Dept of Supply and Services. He was proud, that in recognition of his dedicated service, he was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977. He retired in 1989 with over 40 years of service to Canada. He has been an active and dedicated member of the "Signallers Club". Family and friends are invited to visit at the West Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 150 Woodroffe Ave., at Richmond Rd., Saturday, January 29, 2011 after 1 p.m. until time of Service in the Chapel at 3 p.m. Warren's charity of choice was the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
BASKERVILLE, Warren Porter CWO (Ret'd) RCCS 1929 - 2011 Retired Chief Warrant Officer Warren P. Baskerville, in his 81st year, passed away at the Queensway - Carleton Hospital on the 24th January 2011 after a short illness. He will be greatly missed by his beloved wife Lillian (nee Keats), son Brian, brother Grahame and sister Jane Dunkerley and his many nieces and nephews. Born in Coaticook, Que, on 20 November 1929, the beloved son of Leslie and Lloyd Baskerville. On completion of school he enlisted, in Nov 1948, in the Canadian Army Royal Canadian Corps of Signals and commenced a lifelong and rewarding career in telecommunications. Early in the 1950's he served with 27 Brigade HQ in Germany and Belgium. He spent many years at Vimy Barracks, Kingston, Ont with the Canadian Signals Regiment and as an Instructor at the School of Signals. A rewarding experience was his participation in 1960 with the Canadian Contingent of the UN Force in Congo, where as part of the Advance Party, he helped set up the UN Force Communications and Message Centre. After 21 years service he retired as a CWO and commenced a second career with the Federal Public Service. First with Indian and Northern Affairs. Later he became Manager of Telecommunications for the Dept of Supply and Services. He was proud, that in recognition of his dedicated service, he was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977. He retired in 1989 with over 40 years of service to Canada. He has been an active and dedicated member of the "Signallers Club". Family and friends are invited to visit at the West Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 150 Woodroffe Ave., at Richmond Rd., Saturday, January 29, 2011 after 1 p.m. until time of Service in the Chapel at 3 p.m. Warren's charity of choice was the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Obituary Notice for Ed McWhirter (LM079)
Information provided by son David. Formal Obit to be published later in the week in Whig Standard
At 12:30 pm on January 25th, Ed passed away peacefully at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. My wife Karen and I were by his side. He fought valiantly for months to overcome many health issues and to achieve his goal of returning to Kingston and his beloved wife, Cecile. Although his heart function improved significantly after the valve replacement in October, his lungs were finally too weak to carry on.
His spirit was admired by all the many doctors, nurses, specialists and staff at St. Michael's who cared for him over the months and to whom we are so grateful. He was lucid right to the end and we had good conversations as recently as the weekend. He failed rapidly on Monday, and the end came quickly.
I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible this weekend.
In lieu of flowers, we would be pleased if you would consider a donation to St. Michael's Hospital or the Heart & Stroke Foundation.
Funeral arrangements:
James Reid Funeral Home
1900 John Counter Blvd, Kingston
Friday, January 28th
6:00 - 9:00 visitation
Saturday, January 29th
1:00 - 2:00 visitation
2:00 - 2:30 funeral service
2:30 - 3:30 interment at Cataraqui Cemetary
3:30 - 5:00 reception at James Reid Funeral Home
Sincerely,
David McWhirter
At 12:30 pm on January 25th, Ed passed away peacefully at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. My wife Karen and I were by his side. He fought valiantly for months to overcome many health issues and to achieve his goal of returning to Kingston and his beloved wife, Cecile. Although his heart function improved significantly after the valve replacement in October, his lungs were finally too weak to carry on.
His spirit was admired by all the many doctors, nurses, specialists and staff at St. Michael's who cared for him over the months and to whom we are so grateful. He was lucid right to the end and we had good conversations as recently as the weekend. He failed rapidly on Monday, and the end came quickly.
I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible this weekend.
In lieu of flowers, we would be pleased if you would consider a donation to St. Michael's Hospital or the Heart & Stroke Foundation.
Funeral arrangements:
James Reid Funeral Home
1900 John Counter Blvd, Kingston
Friday, January 28th
6:00 - 9:00 visitation
Saturday, January 29th
1:00 - 2:00 visitation
2:00 - 2:30 funeral service
2:30 - 3:30 interment at Cataraqui Cemetary
3:30 - 5:00 reception at James Reid Funeral Home
Sincerely,
David McWhirter
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Obituary Notice for Ronald Norman Perry (LM676)
From Jerry Park: I received this notice from Diane Perry, Ron's wife. He was president of the Peterborough chapter of the FSNA. I will miss him. We chummed together when we were kids.
(original note from Diane) Hi Folks, I have some sad news for you, Ron died of a heart attack yesterday ,while out shoveling that damed white stuff. There is a gathering at the Leigon on Saturday. I will miss him , he was the love of my life, we made it to almost 49 years. Diane
PERRY, Ronald Norman - Suddenly at home on Tuesday, December 14, 2010, in his 70th year. Ron is survived by his loving wife Dianne (née Galvin), his children two sons and daughter Susan. Poppa will be dearly missed by his two grandchildren. Sadly missed by three sisters and brother, and his many nieces and nephews. Ron was a retired 20 year veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces and later served for 20 years as a dispatcher for Peterborough 911 Emergency Services. Ron's ashes will be interred at a later date. The family invites all friends and family to help celebrate Ron's life on Saturday, December 18th from 12 noon at the ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 52, 1550 Lansdowne Street West (at Spillsbury). Legion service to be held at 1 p.m. If desired, condolences to the family, directions to the service and donations in Ron's memory to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, or the charity of your choice may be made at www.CommunityAlternative.ca
(original note from Diane) Hi Folks, I have some sad news for you, Ron died of a heart attack yesterday ,while out shoveling that damed white stuff. There is a gathering at the Leigon on Saturday. I will miss him , he was the love of my life, we made it to almost 49 years. Diane
PERRY, Ronald Norman - Suddenly at home on Tuesday, December 14, 2010, in his 70th year. Ron is survived by his loving wife Dianne (née Galvin), his children two sons and daughter Susan. Poppa will be dearly missed by his two grandchildren. Sadly missed by three sisters and brother, and his many nieces and nephews. Ron was a retired 20 year veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces and later served for 20 years as a dispatcher for Peterborough 911 Emergency Services. Ron's ashes will be interred at a later date. The family invites all friends and family to help celebrate Ron's life on Saturday, December 18th from 12 noon at the ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 52, 1550 Lansdowne Street West (at Spillsbury). Legion service to be held at 1 p.m. If desired, condolences to the family, directions to the service and donations in Ron's memory to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, or the charity of your choice may be made at www.CommunityAlternative.ca
Saturday, October 30, 2010
The Veteran on the Ten Dollar Bill
From Ken Kennedy
If you look at the back right-hand side of a Canadian $10 bill, you will see an old veteran standing at attention near the Ottawa war memorial. His name is Robert Metcalfe and he died recently at the age of 90. That he managed to live to that age is rather remarkable, given what happened in the Second World War. Born in England, he was one of the 400,000 members of the British Expeditionary Force sent to the mainland where they found themselves facing the new German warfare technique - the Blitzkrieg. He was treating a wounded comrade when he was hit in the legs by shrapnel. En route to hospital, his ambulance came under fire from a German tank, which then miraculously ceased fire. He was evacuated from Dunkirk on the HMS Grenade but unfortunately two of the sister ships with them were sunk. Recovered, he was sent to allied campaigns in North Africa and Italy. En route his ship was chased by the German battleship Bismarck! In North Africa he served under General Montgomery against the Desert Fox, Rommel! Sent into the Italian campaign, he met his future wife, a lieutenant and physiotherapist in a Canadian hospital. They were married in the morning by the mayor of the Italian town, and again in the afternoon by a British padre. After the war they settled in Chatham where he went into politics and became the warden (chairman) of the county. On his retirement he and his wife moved to Ottawa. At the age of 80 he wrote a book about his experiences. One day out of the blue he received a call from a government official asking him to go downtown for a photo op. He wasn't told what the photograph was for or why they chose him. “He had no idea he would be on the bill,” his daughter said. And now you know the story of the old veteran on the $10 bill
If you look at the back right-hand side of a Canadian $10 bill, you will see an old veteran standing at attention near the Ottawa war memorial. His name is Robert Metcalfe and he died recently at the age of 90. That he managed to live to that age is rather remarkable, given what happened in the Second World War. Born in England, he was one of the 400,000 members of the British Expeditionary Force sent to the mainland where they found themselves facing the new German warfare technique - the Blitzkrieg. He was treating a wounded comrade when he was hit in the legs by shrapnel. En route to hospital, his ambulance came under fire from a German tank, which then miraculously ceased fire. He was evacuated from Dunkirk on the HMS Grenade but unfortunately two of the sister ships with them were sunk. Recovered, he was sent to allied campaigns in North Africa and Italy. En route his ship was chased by the German battleship Bismarck! In North Africa he served under General Montgomery against the Desert Fox, Rommel! Sent into the Italian campaign, he met his future wife, a lieutenant and physiotherapist in a Canadian hospital. They were married in the morning by the mayor of the Italian town, and again in the afternoon by a British padre. After the war they settled in Chatham where he went into politics and became the warden (chairman) of the county. On his retirement he and his wife moved to Ottawa. At the age of 80 he wrote a book about his experiences. One day out of the blue he received a call from a government official asking him to go downtown for a photo op. He wasn't told what the photograph was for or why they chose him. “He had no idea he would be on the bill,” his daughter said. And now you know the story of the old veteran on the $10 bill
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Maple Leaf Monument Petawawa
From Ken Kennedy
Dear Friends,
Since many of you can't be in Petawawa to see the newly dedicated Maple Leaf Monument , I've put together a slide show for you. Lest we forget.
Click here to view the slideshow or paste this URL into your browser: http://www.picnik.com/show/id/9501720964_QcTLh
Dear Friends,
Since many of you can't be in Petawawa to see the newly dedicated Maple Leaf Monument , I've put together a slide show for you. Lest we forget.
Click here to view the slideshow or paste this URL into your browser: http://www.picnik.com/show/id/9501720964_QcTLh
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Obituary Notice for Bill Cousins LM305
Peacefully at home on Sunday October 10, 2010. Willard (Bill) Eric Cousins age 79. Beloved husband of Carolyn (nee Rogers) Cousins. Loving father of Betsey Stewart, Velda Eburne, Judy Andrews, Walter Cousins, Daren Cousins and Sandra MacKenzie . Predeceased by his son Wayne Cousins. Survived by his sister Betty-Ann Caseley. Cherished grandfather of eight and also survived by several great grandchildren. Visitation will be held at Grant Brown Funeral Home, Rolston Chapel, Kemptville on Thursday October 14th from 1 to 3pm followed by Funeral service at 3:30 pm at the South Gate Wesleyan Church, 1303 French Settlement Road, Kemptville. Those who wish may make memorial donations to the Canadian Guide Dogs or Korean Veterans Association of Canada.
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