Kenneth Murray Everest
Kenneth Murray Everest, son of the late Sidney and Clara Everest of Toronto. Ken was born in Toronto, March 12, 1935 and died Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Muskoka Shores, Gravenhurst.
Ken is survived by his wife Mildred (nee Reed), his daughter Dawna and her husband Jim Whitehead and their children Michael and Anna. Son Dana Everest and his wife Elizabeth Everest-Rendall and their daughter Evelyn Everest-Rendall. Ken was predeceased by his first wife Dorothy (nee Hamilton), brother-in-law Doug and his wife Bunny Hamilton, sister-in-law Hazel Reid and nephew David Reid. Ken will be missed by nieces Cathy and her husband Will McConnell, Monica and her husband Stuart Elliott and Teresa and her husband David Kerr and their families as well as nephews and nieces; Barry Reid, Annette Winter, John Reid, Jane Reid and their families.
Ken's career spanned work with the Town of Leaside, C.I.L., the North York Board of Education and the Waterloo County Board of Education. His enjoyment included; reading, travel and Paint Lake, Dorset.
Thank you to the 2nd floor (south) staff at Muskoka Shores for your wonderful care of Ken.
A Memorial Service for Mr. Ken Everest will be held Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. at Knox United Church, 1012 Harvey Avenue, Dorset, ON. Following the service, a reception and time for fellowship will be held at the Dorset Recreation Centre, 1051 Main Street, Dorset. A private family interment will take place at Paint Lake cemetery over the summer.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either the Dorset Heritage Museum- Special Projects or the Parkinson Society.
Jean Sutherland
Jean was born in Fort William, ON (now Thunder Bay), the only daughter of Fraser and Doris Dupuis. Her parents and twin brothers (Frank & Ernest) have pre-deceased her.
In her teen-age she became a very active member of the parish of St. Mary’s, Vickers Heights where she worked with the W.A. Altar Guild, and was also pianist for the Sunday worship.
In 1952, shemarried
the Revd. George Sutherland and joined him in ministry at St Paul’s, Wawa, where she continued to be involved with the W.A. and was also organist. In 1953 they took a leave of absence from the Diocese of Algoma and Moved to New York, N.Y. While her husband was enrolled in Graduate School, she worked in the Office of the World Council of Christian Education. They returned to Wawa the next year and saw the completion of the Church and Rectory of St. Paul’s.
In November of 1954 the moved to Huntsville to All Saints’ Church. For the next 36 years they were involved in parish life and the Huntsville community. She was a life member of the A.C.W. In 1965 she was a founding member of the All Saints’ Players and for the next 30 years was involved in many theatre productions which entertained Huntsville audiences. She was also Assistant to the Director of many of the Rotary Club’s Broadway Musicals.
Together she and her husband raised a family of seven; Mark (Lynn), Greg (Michelle), Marion (Tom), Anne, Janet (John), Robert, Catherine (Jimmy). She was the beloved Nanna to 15 grandchildren.
A Funeral Service will be held at All Saints’ Anglican Church, 30 High Street, Huntsville on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 11 a.m. A reception will follow in Sutherland Hall.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Huntsville Hospital Foundation, would be appreciated by the family.
Robert George (Bob) Taylor
Robert George (Bob) Taylor passed from this world on July 12, 2018 just short of his 78th birthday. He was surrounded by his devoted wife and family.
Bob was born in Oshawa, Ontario on August 4, 1940. Bob was a loving and much cherished husband, father, grandfather and brother. Bob was a devoted teacher, avid outdoorsman, historian, world traveler and adventurer.
Beloved husband of Jane Taylor (nee Wozny). Dedicated brother of Dean (Jannette). Cherished father of Robert (Shannon) Taylor, Nadine (Brett) Pickering and Matthew (Lori) Taylor. Proud Pipa/Grandpa/Papa of Madison, Dylan, Jackson, Sky, Jazz, River and Chloe. Loving Uncle to nieces and nephews; remembered fondly by his aunts, cousins and many ex-students.
Visitation for friends and family will be held at Mitchell Funeral Home on July 16, 2018 between 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Funeral service will be held in the chapel of Mitchell Funeral Home on July 17, 2018 at 1:00 pm.
Following the funeral service Bob will be interred at Hutcheson Memorial Cemetery, Huntsville, Ontario.
In lieu of flowers, donations made to the Muskoka chapter of the Alzheimer’s Society or to the Fairvern Building Fund would be appreciated.
Thank you to Dr. G. Forestell, Doctors and Staff at the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital.
The family wishes to extend a special thank you to Dr. M. Stephenson and the staff at Fairvern for their caring, compassionate and devoted care of Bob and support of his family.
Guy William Pollock
The death occurred on July 1, 2014 at Huntsville District Memorial Hospital of Guy William Pollock, at the age of 88. Guy was predeceased by his wife of sixty years, Isabel Teresa (Firth), in 2007, and is survived by children Carol and Barry (Jan) and grandchildren Jackson and Jasmine Last and Neil and Kaitlin Pollock.
Guy was born on July 18, 1925 in the village of Glenlevit, New Brunswick. Eager to see the world, he fudged his age to join the army as the Second World War raged in Europe. Despite his father’s protests at the recruiting office, he was sent to boot camp in Ontario for training in the artillery, and on his 18th birthday was given his orders and shipped to Sicily. He took his place on the big guns and spent most of the war in Italy; he was marching towards Holland when it ended in 1945. He said every day after surviving the war was a gift, and he treated life that way. He became an advocate for peace and never owned a gun.
Guy met Isabel in Timmins, ON after the war when he was asked to pick her up at the train station. “The most beautiful thing I ever saw,” he later recalled. Together they formed a bond that spanned the decades as Guy followed the booming mining industry across the country, from Timmins to Yellowknife, and Atikokan to Bancroft, in Canada’s post-war expansion of its resources. His favourite job was exploration mining as part of a two-man crew camping on the side of a mountain high above Revelstoke, B.C. Accessible only by helicopter, he and his partner would sometimes see grizzlies roaming in a distant valley when the clouds below them broke. His home movies of his time there show his appreciation for the surroundings and the wildlife that he observed there, from lumbering grizzlies to scampering picas.
A devoted family man, Guy once said that the most interesting thing you could do in life was watch your children grow. A great crooner, he spent time singing and reading to them when they were young and later shared conversations both intimate and worldly with them. By example he taught them the principles of equality and justice for men and women alike. He was naturally reserved, but the extended family remembers his great sense of humour and just how much fun he could be. A lifelong learner, he never stopped reading about everything from politics to philosophy to baseball. He was a great resource who could always help you finish a crossword puzzle with his extensive knowledge. Who else could tell you what an oast was?
Above all, he was a humble man with a good heart who always made sure everyone else was served first. At his request, no funeral service was held.
Our house seems empty without you Dad.
Barry Douglas Shortill
Shortill, Barry Douglas, peacefully on Monday July 2nd, 2018 at his home in Huntsville. Barry, in his 69th year, formerly of Georgetown. Loving father of Jodi (Wayne) Rowley, Stacey (Leighton) Hennings and Ryan (Carolyn) Shortill. Loved grandfather of Jessie, Taylar, Cody, Brady and Liliana and great-grandfather of Travis. Dear brother of Karen Travis (Jack) and Blake Shortill (Melanie).
Friends will be received at the J.S. Jones & Son Funeral Home, 11582 Trafalgar Rd., north of Maple Ave., Georgetown on Friday from 7-9 pm. Funeral service will be held in the chapel on Saturday July 7th at 11:00 am. Reception to follow in the Trafalgar Room. Interment Greenwood Cemetery, Georgetown.
In memory, contributions to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.
John Robert "Wayne" Murray
The death occurred at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie on Sunday, May 20, 2018 of John Robert “Wayne” Murray in his 72nd year.
Beloved husband of 35 years of Sandy Earl. Predeceased by his mother, Anne Paris (Murray) and brother, Andrew Paris (the late Joan). Wayne is survived by his sister, Shirley Anne Hall (the late Art) and their children, Butch and Alanna, and aunts Joyce Noble (Lloyd Sr.) and Janice Hares (Ted). Also survived by Sandy’s family, who welcomed him and treated him as one of their own.
Wayne was born in Toronto and raised in the Toronto/ Etobicoke area. He worked in telecommunications for the Canadian Coast Guard for nearly 35 years, first in Toronto and then in Sarnia, taking early retirement in 2006 when he and Sandy moved to Barrie to be closer to their families.
Wayne loved technology. His credo was, “The more processing power, the better.” He was always up to date on the latest technology and interested in upcoming innovations in computers, telephones and vehicle electronics.
Wayne ensured his clocks and watches, of which there were many, were always synchronized with Greenwich Mean Time and didn’t hesitate to tell you if your clock was not exact.
While his family owned a cottage at South Portage, Wayne spent many weekends each year sitting at the “social centre” (the kitchen table), where everything under the sun was discussed and debated. Laughter and fun were always present at the South Portage.
There were several barbeques a year in Bill Earl’s backyard. Never a dull moment at one of those, and Wayne enjoyed every minute of them.
Wayne was an avid television watcher. He was passionate about world events and had strong political views, which he was not shy about sharing.
He and Sandy, while living in Sarnia, enjoyed cross-border shopping on a regular basis and he liked to tell the family how much less expensive gas was in Port Huron compared to what others were paying in Ontario.
Visitation for Mr. Wayne Murray will be held at the Mitchell Funeral Home, 15 High Street, Huntsville on Thursday May 24th from 6 to 8:30 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at the Mitchell Funeral Home on Friday, May 25th, 2018 at 2 p.m. Interment at Hutcheson Memorial Cemetery, Huntsville.
Pallbearers are his brothers-in-law, Rob, Jim and Paul Earl, his nephew, Jeremy Earl and his cousins, Lee Noble and Kim Peters.
Honourary Pallbearers are his brother-in-law, Fred Earl, and his cousin, Lloyd Noble Jr.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Fairvern Building Fund, the Salvation Army or the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.
Maureen Isabel Hunt
Maureen Hunt died peacefully at Fairvern Nursing Home on May 23rd, 2018; one day before her 91st birthday. Beloved wife of the late Norris Edmund Hunt. Loving mother of Fraser, Jane and the late Geoff Hunt. Dear Nana to Robert (Susan) and Sarah Near. Proud great grandmother to Khalim, Malcolm and Evelyn.
Maureen lived a full life of joy, sorrow and service. She graduated from the first class of physiotherapy from McGill University in Montreal. While raising her three children, she worked part time at a number of hospitals throughout her career, as well as, providing home care in her later years. Her contribution to the community of Huntsville was exemplary. She was the founder of the volunteer group, Friends of Muskoka Pioneer Village; President of the Friends of the MPV for 3 years; continued to chair, be a member of various committees and volunteer at the Village for many years. She was chairman of the Huntsville Local Architectural Conservation Advisory committee and of the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital board; member of the Ontario Historical Society board. She chaired the committee that published two local history books: Huntsville Pictures from the Past and Huntsville More Pictures from the Past. Her awards for volunteerism are too numerous to list. She was the first recipient of the Patrick Boyer award for Cultural and Built Heritage. She also received the prestigious lifetime achievement Ontario Historical Society’s Carnochan Award in 1997.
Maureen was a devoted wife, mother, nana, friend; keen bridge player, swimmer, skier, golfer, seamstress, entertainer. She enjoyed travels far and wide with her husband. She will be deeply missed.
A Memorial Service will be held at Trinity United Church, 33 Main Street, East, Huntsville on Monday, June 25, 2018 at noon followed by a reception at Grandview Golf Club, 245 Grandview Dr., North, Huntsville. Many thanks to Dr. Stephenson and the excellent, caring staff at Fairvern Nursing Home. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society, the Alzheimer’s Society of Muskoka and the Fairvern Nursing Home New build program.
