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In Memorium  Muriel Bamford was born on June 20, 1918 and was a child of the manse, growing up in Northern Ontario.  Missionaries were frequent guests in the Bamford home, and they made an impression on her. A graduate of Wellesley Hospital nursing school (1941),...

In Memorium  Beatrice Carkeek, was born April 21, 1926, growing up in Oshawa, Ontario. Her first, and enduring love, was music.  She trained as a librarian, but when she found she enjoyed her volunteer church work more than her paid work, she responded to the...

In Memorium  Nobuko, Noby, was one of 7 children born July 28, 1928, in the east side of Vancouver to Midori and Shuichi Sasaki.  One of her sisters, Kay Kuwahara, describes life there: “It was a nice, ethnic community.  Our best friends were Italians who lived...

In Memorium  Fortunately, the United Church Training School attracted no shortage of spunky women, and Kay MacLeod was one of them.  She was born February 23, 1923 to Alex and Marion (Ross) MacLeod, one of 6 children.  Catherine was grateful for her family.  In...

In Memorium  Nancy Keith Fraser was born and died in her beloved Nova Scotia, but she had a life of adventure and travel in between.  She was the eldest daughter of Keith and Anna Fraser and grew up involved in local sports (swimming) and church activities.  She...

In Memorium  Ruth Oliver, born September 22, 1920, grew up in Hamilton, Ontario with her siblings Alfred Oliver, Mary Acheson and Anne Wright.  All were surrounded by the love of their parents Caroline and Frederick Oliver, whom she credited with exceptional...

In Memorium  Etta Snow was a force.  A woman of courage and commitment, she accomplished many great things.  She stood in solidarity with Angolans being oppressed at great personal risk.  She challenged the power of patriarchy, sacrificing her own potential to...

1930 – 2016

In Memorium  Rolly MacLean was born in Sudbury, Ontario and, until she was settled to her first pastoral charge, she lived in the French community of Blezard Valley, a small farming community near the City of Sudbury.  Rolly was married to Keith for 43 years....

In Memorium  Peggy Alston was born between the two World Wars, the youngest daughter of Ernest and Ida Alston.  She grew up in a privileged home, the youngest of two children, in Forest Hill in Toronto; her father was in sales, her mother, a former school...

In Memorium  JungHee Park was born on November 29, 1964 and died peacefully on Sunday, January 31st, 2016 at home at the age of 51, after living courageously with cancer for a year. After finishing graduate studies in theology at Ewha Womans University in Seoul,...

In Memorium  Catherine (Kay) Pearson, born December 27, 1927, was in diaconal ministry. She knew that ministry was the work of the whole people of God and Kay had an unwavering faith in God. From 1968 (Receptionist 1968-81, Coordinator of Residential Services,...

In Memorium  Dr. Willa Alberta Kernen was born on August 7, 1926 at Girvin, SK.  She lived on the family farm until moving to Saskatoon at the age of 10 years. She attended Wilson School and City Park Collegiate, followed by a secretarial course at Tech. Willa...