Lois Mary Hudson, 74, of RR 4, Brockville, died July 20, 2005 at Brockville General Hospital after living 10 years with congestive heart failure.
She was born July 23, 1930 in Arnprior, Ont., to Sylvester Savard and the former Veronica Kilby. She grew up in Arnprior, where she graduated from Arnprior District High School. After her children were grown, she attended St. Lawrence College, studying bookkeeping.
Before her marriage she worked in Ottawa at the Bank of Canada.
On November 24, 1951 she married John Hudson in Arnprior and moved to Brockville, where she worked for a time at the T. Eaton's store. Then for 31 years she was a homemaker and mother of three. In 1985 she returned to the workforce, this time as a Red Cross homemaker. She retired in 1995.
Mrs. Hudson identified with St. John Bosco Catholic Parish and was a longtime member of Tincap Women's Institute, which awarded her a life membership. She was also a member of the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society of Canada, was affiliated with the Heart and Stroke Foundation and belonged to TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly).
She enjoyed being an enumerator for provincial and federal elections. She was always interested in current events and the daily news and enjoyed history as well.
Her main interests were her home and family. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and enjoyed baking for her family during birthday and Christmas celebrations. Gardening was a favourite activity and she was especially proud of her flowers. She also loved to read, watch movies and listen to Celtic music. She had excellent penmanship and was particularly proud of it.
Mrs. Hudson is survived by her husband John, daughters Carole Billings of Toronto, Donna Cousineau of Brampton and Sharon Hudson of Brockville, and four grandchildren, Danny, Sarah, Chantal and Vanessa.
Also surviving are her brother Ronald Savard of Carleton Place and two sisters, Marlyn Lunney of Pakenham and June Savard of Arnprior, as well as her brother- and sister-in-law Allan and Gladys Darling and six nieces and two nephews.
She was predeceased by her parents, Veronica and Wes Savard, and her parents-in-law, John and Myrtle Hudson.
The Tincap Women's Institute held a largely attended memorial service at the Barclay Funeral Home, Brockville, on July 22. The funeral was held in the Barclay Chapel on July 23, with Father Brian Price officiating. Burial followed at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
The pallbearers were Donny Bruce, Trevor Vickress and Danny Bruce.
Memorial donations were directed to both St. Francis Xavier and St. John Bosco Catholic parishes.
Cara Howard, 19
ELGIN -- Cara Howard, 19, of RR 2, Elgin, was killed August 2, 2005 in an accident when her car was struck from behind by another vehicle.
She was born July 16, 1986, in Smiths Falls Hospital, to Ron Howard and the former Aggie Marton, who survive their daughter and live at RR 2, Elgin.
Cara grew up in Elgin and attended school there, including Rideau District High School. She lived with her parents and was an actress who enjoyed reading, writing, music and drawing. She was also concerned about poverty, hunger, abuse and environmental issues.
She loved her friends, family and her dogs Chance and Brandi.
Besides her parents, Ron and Aggie Howard, she is survived by grandparents Rennie and Molly Howard and John and Mary Czirjak, as well as aunts and uncles Cynthia and Bryan Stewart, John and Brenda Czirjak and Chris and Alan Schackleford. Also surviving are cousins Ada-Leigh, Lacey, Natalie and Jeff, Tyler, Phil, Rainey, Jasmine, Jaedon and Carter.
She was predeceased by her cousin Tanya Gauvin.
Her funeral was held August 6 at the Scotland Funeral Home in Elgin. Her mentor, Joe Laxton, presided at the service. Cremation was arranged.
Memorial donations were directed to the Cara Howard Scholarship fund for Rideau District High School.
Sara Price, 20
Sara Elizabeth Price, 20, of Maitland, died in a car accident July 27, 2005 just west of Prescott.
She was born January 19, 1985, in Etobicoke, the daughter of Jamie Price and his wife, the former Toni Sementilli.
Her early childhood was spent in Brampton until her family moved to the Brockville area in August 1995, settling in Maitland.
She attended St. John Bosco School and St. Mary Catholic High School and had studied at Loyalist College, in Belleville. She was planning to study at St. Lawrence College starting in September.
Part-time employment in recent years was at KFC, Pizza Pizza and the MERC (Maitland Education and Recreation Centre) day camp.
She attended St. John Bosco Parish Centre, Brockville.
Sara is survived by her parents, Jamie and Toni Price of Maitland, brother Matthew Price at home and sister Katie Price of Thunder Bay, as well as her grandparents Jim and "Twink" Price.
She was predeceased by her grandparents Guglielmo and Cesarina Sementilli.
Friends called at the Barclay Funeral Home, Brockville, on July 29.
The funeral took place July 30 at St. John Bosco Parish Centre, with Father Tim Harrison officiating. Burial followed at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Maitland.
The pallbearers were Bill Williams, Chris Lane, Chris Lewis, Kyle Edmunds, Chris Bagnell and Nic Bryan.
Memorial donations were directed to the Kidney Foundation of Eastern Ontario.
Dan Halladay, 46
Danial "Dan" Noah Halladay, 46, died suddenly at his Brockville home on July 3, 2005, three years after being injured in a railcar explosion at Procter and Gamble.
He was born March 17, 1959, at Brockville General Hospital to police officer Shirley and Basil Halladay. He lived in Brockville all his life and attended Westminster Public School and Thousand Islands Secondary School.
After high school he became a truck driver and enjoyed driving from coast to coast across Canada. Later he was employed by Canadian Pacific, Glengarry Trucking and Dedicated Shunt Service, a company that moved and positioned trucks for Procter and Gamble.
He was known by his short white hair and gleaming burgundy GMC truck.
Besides trucking, he enjoyed camping, boating, snowmobiling, family history and surfing the Internet to satisfy his curiosity about everything. He loved his family and in his last years was able to spend quality time with them.
He is survived by his brothers Barry and wife Heather, Peter and wife Margaret, and Darrell and wife Ruth, all of this area, as well as nephews and nieces Lana, Lindsay, Mike, Braxton and Addie. Also surviving are his sons Sean and wife Laurie, Richard, Chris and wife Shannon and daughter Chanel, all of Brockville, and grandchildren Memphis, Brandon and Brianna.
He was predeceased by his parents.
A private funeral was held at the Barclay Funeral Home, Brockville, on July 8, with Rev. Dr. Alan Bennett, of Wall Street United Church, officiating.
Don Swayne
Longtime Recorder and Times city editor Don Swayne, 61, died early Saturday, September 17, 2005 following a short illness with cancer, and after suffering a stroke less than two weeks ago.
Swayne began his career at the newspaper in 1960, fresh out of high school. He served as a news and sports reporter, sports editor, and city editor. As city editor for more than 20 years, he was largely responsible for the day-to-day management of the newsroom.
He lost his job in a corporate downsizing by Sun Media in 1999, but within a few months became executive assistant to Leeds-Grenville MPP Bob Runciman, a position he held until his death.
Outside work, Swayne was deeply involved in the community. A founder of the Brockville Tikis junior B hockey club, he was the team's first general manager and coach. He was also general manager of the Brockville Braves in the 1970s, and was involved in coaching or organizing other sports, including softball and lacrosse. He was a former head of the rules and discipline committee of the Ottawa District Hockey Association.
A longtime member and volunteer with the Brockville Rowing Club, Swayne wrote a hardcover book in 1994 commemorating the club's first century.
He also volunteered for a number of years with the Operation Harvest Sharing food bank and, more recently, served on the Brockville Community History Committee, which is overseeing publication of The Story of Brockville.
He is a Merit Award winner with the Brockville Rowing Club and was one of the initial inductees in the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1976.
Longtime BRC coach Doug Marshall said Swayne's impact on the rowing club extended more than 35 years.
When the club decided to replace its original 1850s-era building with a new facility, Swayne was a key force behind the project's completion by the end of 1978, he said.
"We had to raise a lot of money to do that. He played a major role in the development of that."
Marshall said his own friendship with Swayne goes back a long way and includes a one-year term behind the bench of the Brockville Tikis where Swayne, one of the team's founders, was general manager.
He said Swayne was a plain-talker like himself and their friendship was a lively one.
"We sure had our differences of opinion. Maybe that's why we got along so well. We'd disagree but then we'd sit down and have a beer.
"He'll be missed. That's for sure."
Perry Beverley, the paper's editor-in-chief and co-publisher for many years prior to its sale to Sun Media in 1998, remembered her colleague fondly.
"Don Swayne was an old-fashioned newshound and a consummate city editor. He was driven by curiosity, he was tough, watchful and hardworking and he had sources everywhere, " she said. "He loved his hometown with a passion and was the person we all went to when we needed something done."
Swayne is survived by his wife, Marilyn, and two daughters, Melissa Swayne, and Stacie Stevens and her husband Michael, all of Brockville. Also surviving is his stepmother Kathleen (Kay) Swayne, a sister, Mary Kay Gilson and her husband Tony, of Prescott. Four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Visitation will be held tonight at the Barclay Funeral Home, from 7-9 p.m., with the funeral in the chapel on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
The Recorder and Times office will be closed for the funeral Tuesday afternoon. As a sign of respect, the Brockville Braves will wear black armbands during Friday night's game against the Ottawa Jr. Senators at the Brockville Memorial Centre.
