Franklin M. Strome

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• Name: Frank Strome
• Eby ID Number: 00120-7478
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evang.
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; carpenter
• Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Contractor, House
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1917, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Franklin Strome, "was born april 24th, 1859. He is married to Helena Battenburg and resides in Elmira where he is engaged in carpentering. Their family consists of six children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Franklin — Helena Elizabeth Battenberg. Helena (daughter of Jakob "Jacob" Battenberg and Anna Kunigunda Schmidt) was born 1 Jun 1863, New York City, New York, USA.; died 30 May 1943, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Franklin married Helena Battenberg Sep 1884. Helena was born UNKNOWN, , USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Residence: Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00120-7478.2
• Occupation: 1901, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
• Club Membership: 1903, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Elmira Musical Society
• Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer, Publishimg News
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Henry — Emma Keller. Emma (daughter of Frederick Keller and Mary Bird) was born 10 Jul 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Nov 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Church Membership: St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region Ontario
• Eby ID Number: 00120-7478.3
• Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; ?, Furniture Factory
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Employer: 1940, Snyder's Limited, Waterloo, , Ontario, Canada

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Oscar Strome, employed as foreman at Snyder's Limited, Waterloo, dropped dead n the office of the desk department at 9 o'clock on Friday morning, Feb. 23. Death was believed due to a heart attack. The news of MR. Strome's death came as a sudden shock to his many Elmira friends. He had previously been in the best of health.

Deceased was 52 years of age and had previously been in charge of the Elmira branch of Snyder's Limited. For the past seven years he had been a member of the Waterloo plant staff. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmira.

Surviving are his wife, one son, Claire, his mother, Mrs. Frank Strome, Sr., who had been residing at the home of her deceased son; two brothers, Frank and Harvey, and two sisters, Mrs. Edmund Link and Mrs. Fred Conrad, all of Elmira.

The funeral was held on Monday afternoon with service at the house at 2 o'clock followed by service at St. Paul's Lutheran church. Rev. F. Malinsky officiated.

Paul bearers were Messrs. Walter Wilken, August Pfaff, Hilbert Weichel, Harry Weichel, Norman Ruppel and Walter Schaus.


Elmira Signet 29 Feb 1940

Oscar married Renata Elizabeth Weissmiller 29 Aug 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Renata (daughter of George Weismiller and Anna Eva Schmermund) was born 25 Jul 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Feb 1965, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Florence "Florence" Conrad
• Name: Florence Strome
• Eby ID Number: 00120-7478.4
• Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Fitter, Felt Factory
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1940, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1953, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1956, 12 South St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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MRS. FLORENCE CONRAD

Mrs. Florence Conrad, 68, Elmira, widow of Fred Conrad, died suddenly Monday at the K-W Hospital.

Born March 21, 1889, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strome and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmira.

Surviving are two brothers, Frank of Toronto and Harvey of Kitchener.
The body rested in the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, and the funeral was conducted Wednesday at 3: 30 p.m. in the chapel by Rev. Frank Malinsky. Burial was in Elmira Cemetery.

Anna — Frederick "Fred" Conrad. Frederick (son of Friedrich "Frederick" Conrad and Elizabeth Christman) was born 12 Aug 1884, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Military: WW1
• Eby ID Number: 00120-7478.5
• Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Finisher, Furniture Factory
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1918, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; shoemaker
• Occupation: 1918, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; shoemaker
• Residence: 1940, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1957, 98 Shantz Lane, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Harvey Strome
Harvey Strome, 67 of 98 Shantz Lane, died Wednesday at Westminster Hospital, London, Ont. Born in Elmira, April 29, 1893? He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Francis Strome. He was a veteran of the First World War, and a member of the Kitchener Legion. He lived in Elmira until five or six years ago when he moved to Kitchener.
Surviving is a brother, Frank, of Toronto. Two brothers and two sisters predeceased him.
The body is at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, where the funeral will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. Rev. Walter McCleary, padre of the Elmira Legion, will officiate. Burial will be in Elmira Cemetery.

Comment: Mr. Strome's birth year date was blurred in the obituary. A question mark (?) has been placed after the date.

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• Name: Frank Strome
• Name: Frank Strome
• Eby ID Number: 00120-7478.7
• Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Salesman, Hardware
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1940, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1953, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada

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• Church Membership: St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region Ontario
• Name: Hilda Edna Klinck
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23336
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1940, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1953, 11 Duke St., Elmira, Region of Waterloo, Ontario

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MRS. HILDA KLINCK

Mrs. Hilda Klinck, 56, of 11 Duke Street, Elmira, died Saturday, September 26, at K-W Hospital. Born in Elmira January 22, 1897 she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strome. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Surviving are one son, Frank of Elmira; two daughters, Mrs. Ivan (Helena) Letson of Elmira and Mrs. Albert (Ruth) Lorch of Petawawa; two brothers, Frank of Toronto and Harvey of Kitchener; one sister, Mrs. Fred Conrad of Elmira, and seven grandchildren. Her husband, Edmund Klinck, died in 1943. The body was at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira. The funeral was held in the Dreisinger Funeral Chapel on Tuesday, September 29, at 2: 30 p.m. Burial was in the Elmira Cemetery with Rev Frank Malinsky officiating.


Elmira Signet 1 Oct 1953

Hilda married Charles Edmund Klinck 1918. Charles (son of George Klinck and Mary Ella Devitt) was born 2 Aug 1895, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jan 1943, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-327328
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-327329
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-327330
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-402073

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• Name: Emma Lorine Caroline Oestreich
• Name: Lorine Strome
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-198071
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Emma married Charles John Oestreich 29 Jan 1927, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Charles (son of Henry Oestreich and Anna Eva "Eva" Vogel) was born Oct 1905, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-198072
• Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Church Membership: Historic St. Paul's Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-161428
• Club Membership: 1925, Kitchener Musical Society, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Flash from the Past: Kitchener band played at 1966 'Mall Days'

......Several readers phoned or emailed to identify band members they spotted in the photo.

Cathy Stone emailed to say she spotted her late father, Wilmer Strome, playing the clarinet in the photo - just left of the conductor.

Strome joined the band's boys' group in 1925 and was still playing with the adult band in 1991 when he died following a car accident on his way to a concert in Port Elgin....



Waterloo Region Record 17 May 2013

Wilmer — Irene May Leona Bacher. Irene (daughter of William Bacher and Lillian M. Schneider) was born 5 Jan 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Dec 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Olive Dorothy Metcalfe
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-402064

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METCALFE, Olive Dorothy - Peacefully, at K-W Hospital, on Thursday, June 15, 1995. Will be fondly remembered by her daughter, Barbara and husband Norm Waring; son, Robert and wife Alfonsina Metcalfe; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her husband Edward; mother and father, Emma and Henry Strome, sisters, Lorine and Henrietta and brothers, Fred and Wilmer. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home and Chapel, 51 Benton at Church St., Kitchener, on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A complete funeral service will be held on Monday, June 19, 1995 at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel, Rev. Dr. Rod Sykes officiating. Cremation to follow.

Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

Olive — Edward Floyd Metcalfe. Edward was born CA 1914; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-36844
• Residence: 1965, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Claire Strome

Funeral services were held Tuesday for Claire G. Strome of Elmira who died in hospital in London on Sunday following a lengthy illness. He was 52.

He was born in Elmira, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Strome. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the Royal Canadian Legion branch 469.

He is survived by his wife, the former Joyce Sipple; daughters, Sandra (Mrs. William) Clemens of Elmira, and Marion (Mrs. John) Hinschburger of RR4 Listowel.

Rev. Ronald Reisdorf conducted the service which was followed by burial in the Elmira Cemetery.

Elmira Signet Aug 25 1971 pg 9

Claire — Joyce M. Sippel. Joyce (daughter of Harold Richard Sippel and Lean Pearl Blumenstein) was born 1919, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Apr 1991, Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Military: WW2
• Name: Frank Klinck
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-258694P
• Residence: 1953, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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KLINCK, Franklin (Frank) George
Sudden Passing Of Frank Klinck Shocks Residents
A useful young life was brought to a close early Monday morning, August 6, when Franklin George Klinck, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Klinck and grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Klinck, died in the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital after several week's illness, at the age of 36 years.
Born in Elmira, he attended St. Paul's Lutheran Parochial School, the Elmira Public and High Schools, and later the Ontario Agricultural College, at Guelph, where he graduated from the four year course with the degree of B. Sc. A. in 1941.
Entering the army in September 1941, where he rose to the rank of lieutenant, he served his country in Canada and England until 1946, when he was discharged.
Having been connected with the firm of Klinck Ltd., he was well and favorably known in this community. Several years ago, he was engaged by the Waterloo County Co-operative Feeds Ltd., Kitchener, of which he had been manager for the past few years.
A member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, here he always had the interest of the church at heart, and has been a Sunday school teacher, treasurer of the congregation, and a member of the Church Council.
On Jan. 1, 1942, he was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude Hoffer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hoffer, Elmira, who is left to mourn his loss along with one daughter, Lynne, and one son Stephen. Also surviving are his two sisters, Helena (Mrs. Ivan Letson) of Elmira and Ruth (Mrs. Albert Lorch) of Chesley.
The funeral was held on Wednesday at 3 o'clock p.m. in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, thence to the Elmira Cemetery for burial. In the absence of the Reverend F. Malinsky, the Reverend A. Eissfeldt of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Kitchener, conducted the service.

Franklin married Gertrude Grace "Trudy" Hoffer 1 Jan 1942. Gertrude (daughter of Warden - Reeve Aaron W. Hoffer and Edith Urana "Rene" Esch) was born 6 Oct 1919; died 10 Oct 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Helena Letson
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-259426
• Residence: 1953, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Helena — Ivan Letson. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ruth Elaine Lorch
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-259428
• Residence: 1953, Petawawa, Renfrew County, Ontario

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LORCH, Ruth Elaine - Passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on Saturday August 2, 2003, in her 77th year.

Beloved wife of the Rev. Ab Lorch; loving mother of Brian and his wife Rhonda (Winnipeg), Susan McDermott and her husband Bud (Toronto) and Nancy Robson and her husband Craig (Ayr). Special Grandma to Andrew, Jenn, Ryan, Kate, Matthew, Meaghan, Kelsey and Kevin.

Predeceased by her parents, Edmond and Hilda (Strome) Klink; brother, Frank; sister, Helena and daughter-in-law, Lois (Haak) Lorch.

Together with her husband, she served congregations in Petawawa/ Alice, Chesley/Bentinck Township, Toronto, Sault Ste. Marie and Kitchener. Always concerned for her family, Ruth was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Cardiac Fitness Association, and served as secretary for several years.

Ruth's family will receive friends Tuesday, August 5th at Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home and Chapel, 51 Benton at Church Street, Kitchener (742-4481) from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A memorial service will be held to celebrate Ruth's life at Reformation Lutheran Church, 456 Krug St. Kitchener, Wednesday, August 6th at 2 p.m.

Ruth married Rev. Albert Alvin "Ab" Lorch 5 Sep 1949. Albert (son of Walter J. Lorch and Sylvia Matilda Snyder) was born 13 Sep 1925, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Nov 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-168971

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STROME, Stephen Wilmer It is with great sadness Steve's family announces his passing on Sunday, February 20, 2011, after suffering a severe stroke. Steve, age 69, of Perth, ON, will be remembered fondly by his wife and best friend Wendy Drew; his children James (Deb), Perth, ON and Tammy (Clarence Hofstee), Waterdown, ON; and grandchildren Tasha, Skylar, Mathew, Adam and Tristan. He will also be fondly remembered by his brothers Kelly (Terry) Strome, Paradise Lake, ON and George Strome, Waterloo, ON; his sister Cathy (Howard) Stone, Kitchener, ON and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents Wilmer and Irene Strome. We will always remember his sparkly blue eyes, his sense of humour and his orange Mustang. A celebration of Steve's life will be planned for a future date in Kitchener / Waterloo.

The Record Feb 25 2011

Stephen — Wendy Drew. [Group Sheet]

Barbara — Norman Waring. [Group Sheet]

Robert — Alfonsina. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-36864

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Hinschberger, Mrs. Marion C. - Marion passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2005 at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital. Marion resided at RR 4, Listowel. She was born in Elmira 58 years ago. Daughter of the late Clare Strome and the late Joyce Sippel. Marion was a member of St. Mary's RC Church in Hesson and was employed with Ontario Hydro. Beloved wife of John Hinschberger of RR 4, Listowel. Dear mother of Robert Hinschberger of RR 4, Listowel and Tammy Turturca-Hinschberger of Palmerston. Loving sister of Sandra and her husband Bill Clemens of Elmira. Cherished grandma of Victoria, Shelby, Madison and Chloe. Predeceased by two sons in infancy. Visitation at the Futher Bros. Funeral Home, 1172 Henry St. in Wellesley, where family and friends will be received on Friday and from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Prayers will be offered at the Funeral Home on Saturday, October 15, 2005 at 10: 15 a.m, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary's RC Church in Hesson at 11 a.m. Father Paul Nickelson will officiate. Interment will take place in St. Clement RC Cemetery, St. Clements, after the reception at St. Mary's Parish Hall (2: 30 p.m.). Parish Vigil Service Friday evening at 9 p.m. Memorials to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or to St. Mary's Hospital or Grand River Hospital Foundations would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

The Record, 9 October, 2005