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C6 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER W ednesday, M arch 29, 2000 Deatlis ttw p p y W y 7 5 th M O M Deaths BEATTIE, lla h - After a courageous battle against Alzheimer's, llah passed away on Friday March 24th, 2000, at Allendale in Milton, Ontario. She is lovingly remembered by husband Gordon, daughters Marlene Itel and Sharron Wilson, sons-in-law Harold and Wayne, and her loving grandchildren Stephen, Brent, Christina, all of Oakville, Ontario. Also survived by brother Herbert Tuckwood and sister Anne Creswell. Predeceased by sister Jean Tuckwood. A Family Service was held on March 27th, 2000. If desired, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Society. ELLIS, Harold - At the Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, on Friday, March 24th, 2000. Harold Ellis of Barrie (formerly of Oakville and Montreal), age 86. Beloved husband of the late Birigian (Bea). Loving father of Bob and his wife Helen of New Y ork C ity, Ken and his w ife T rudy of Barrie, Jim and his wife Jenny of Oakville, and T im of M is s is s a u g a , D ear grandfather of Carson, Erica, Liam, Lada, Carly, and Tyson. Friends may call at the S te c k le y -G o o d e rh a m F uneral Home, Clapperton and Worsley Streets, Barrie, on Monday, March 27th after 1:00 p.m., until time of service, Monday at 3:00 p.m. Memorial donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. KOVALSKY: N a ta lia (nee Stengacz) - Passed away peacefully in her 85th year. She was born in 1915 in Czernowtz, Roumania. Predeceased by her husband Alexander and her daughter Donna Lawson. Survived by her son-in-law Bill Lawson and grandchil dren Terri, Christine and Joseph. A private family service will be held at the Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home, Oakville. For those who wish memorial contributions to the charity of your choice would be greatly appreciated. McLOUGHLIN: Donna Isabel. Donna went to be with our Lord on Saturday. March 25, 2000 at her home with her family by her side. Born November 16, 1923. Beloved wife for 53 years of Alex McLoughlin. Cherished sister of Mary Porter. Many fond memories shared by daughter Mary and Doug, son John, daugh ter Sandra and son Paul and Fatima. Much loved 'M im i" of Anna, James, Peter, Kristen, Natalie and Sarah. A Eucharist service in thanksgiving of Donna's life will be held on Saturday, April 1st. at 12 o'clock at St. George's Anglican Church, Owen Sound with Rev. Canon Christopher Pratt officiating. Visitation with the family will take place at a reception and luncheon in the Parish Hall after Donna's ashes are scattered in the Church's Memorial Gardens. As expressions of sym pathy, the family would appreciate memorial donations to the Donna M cLoughlin Memorial Fund at St. George's Anglican Church or the Grey-Bruce V.O.N. in recognition of their invaluable support and care at home during the last several months of Donna's life. Donations may be made through the church office or the Tannahill Funeral Home at 519-376-3710 S M IT H , G erald E llw o o d (G erry) - It is with profound sadness that the fam ily of Gerry Smith announces his passing with quiet courage, after a year long battle with cancer at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital on Friday March 24, 2000 in his 63rd year. Loving and devoted husband of 43 years to Beverly (nee Gibbons) Smith. Beloved father of Jeff and "L.J.\ L o ri, Greg and Trisha, M arni and Mark, all of Burlington. Cherished Poppa of Kalin, Erin, Rory, Amy, and Olivia. Dear brother of John and Diane, Jean, Linda, and Connie. Brother in law of Joyce and Neal, Helen and Bob, Avis and Gord. Loved nephew of Doug and Hilda Smith. Gerry is also lovingly remembered by numerous nieces and nephews and special friends Bruce and Mary Attenborough, B ill and Carrie McGinnis, Brian and Noreen Delaney, Hector and Noreen LaChapelle, Dodie and Bill Atkinson, Mario Palladino and his coHee club at the Towne Restaurant. Gerry was a Past Master of Ionic Lodge, No. 549, A.F. & A.M., Stoney Creek, a Past District Deputy Grand Master of District C, a former town Councillor and a long time businessman in Oakville. Visitation was held at SMITH'S FUNERAL HOME, 1167 Guelph Line (one Stoplight north of QEW) BURLINGTON (905)632-3333 on Monday March 27, 6-9p.m. Funeral Service was held at St. Jude's Anglican Church, 160 William St., Oakville on Tuesday March 28, 2000 at 1:30 p.m. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy to the charity of your choice would be sincerely appreciated by the family. Special thanks to Dr. G Owen, Palliative Care Nurse Catherine Dutka, Dr. Aian and Sue Neville, Denise from the Canadian Cancer Society, Anita Stern, and the palliative care nurses of the VON who visited daily and Cori Hartley and the nursing staff of OTMH. "He will remain forever in our hearts." THOMSON: Douglas G. On Friday March 24, 2000 at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, after a long illness. Doug, beloved husband of Jessie (Jay). Loved father of Douglas and his wife Catherine, Norma Lynne and her husband Stan Hutcheson and Brian. Dear grandfather of Stephanie, Jennifer, Casey. Heather, Aimee, Ryan and Sarah. Great grandfather of Liam. Doug is survived by his sister Mona. Memorial service 3:00 pm Wednesday at the Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home. 64 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be greatly appreciated. Local author speaks at Chapters Oakville author William Mann will be dis cussing his book The Labyrinth o f the Grail at 7:30 p.m. at Chapters tomorrow (Thursday). Mann spent about eight years writing this 250page historical chronicle, which focuses on reli gion, philosophy, art, and mathematics. He contends that grail is actually knowledge rather the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper. "To me the real activity was the perpetuation of hidden knowledge," he said. The revelations in his book provide a startling link between modern day Freemasonry, the medieval Knights Templar, who have been close ly linked to the Grail throughout history, and the House of David. Mann has based much of his findings on a geometric "secret" that his great uncle revealed to him when he was a teenager. After many years of research, Mann realized that by applying this secret diagram to a map, he could pinpoint the possible location of the Tem plar's "New Jerusalem" in the New World. Further physical investigation led him to a site in Nova Scotia where, to his surprise, he found building ruins. Mann is now in the process of `B IX p rt'D W e tpve you Lee, Stacey, 'BCair; ` K etfy and James Photo by P eter C. McCusker W illiam M ann displays his book The Labyrinth o f the Grail. soliciting support to have that area protected until official archeological investigations can be made. For more about Mann and his book or to read the first chapter, free of charge, visit his website at www.laughingowl.com/grail. In Memoriams DRAKE, Jack - March 29, 1998 Your love was the greatest gift o f all Sadly missed by Wife Paulie, son Peter and wife Michele, and son Matthew Any Wednesday: comedy with a moral B y C a ro l B a ld w in ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Successful businessman plus wife plus mis tress plus a series of misunderstandings equals farce, or so many theatre pundits would say. And that conclusion is always reinforced by a set with many exits and entrances. Not so with Any Wednesday. Despite the pres ence of all those ingredients in the Oakville pro duction of this play, it is not a farce. It's a roman tic comedy that is bound to leave you with mixed feelings about the characters. And it is, without a doubt, the characters who give any romantic comedy its depth and develop the plot. In W.E.S.T.'s presentation of Any Wednesday at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, the characters are lovable, even the not-so-lovable businessman, John (Vince Carlin). But this Muriel Resnik play has another quali ty that distinguishes it from a farce - the mistress is not a ditsy blonde. Both women - Ellen (Jen nifer Rose) and Dorothy (Susan Applewhaite) are strong, bright women who seem to be stuck in a rut of circumstance and routine, which is sud denly broken by a free-association word game and a handsome stranger named Cass (Chris Ragonetti). The play takes place in the executive suite of Cleeves Inc. during the 1960s - marked by Bea tles' songs that play during set changes. Howev er, the executive suite is really Ellen's apartment, which John has purchased in the company's name for tax reasons. Cass, who is miffed at John for buying out his company then leaving it to deteriorate, drops by the suite to have it out with him. Then John's wife, Dorothy, who thinks the executive suite is Theatre Review just that, arrives to find Cass and Ellen in the apartment only to assume that they are husband and wife in town on business. Consequently, mistress meets wife, and John's delightfully dual existence begins to unravel. The characters are all convincing in their roles as they each attempt to get what they want. Ellen is particularly endearing as, on her 30th birthday, she slowly discovers that her lover's life with his,wife is nothing like he has been portraying it to her for the past two years. She is the character around whom the story revolves. The other three characters spend a lot of their time reacting to Ellen, to her actions and reactions. And Rose does a wonderful job of por traying the young mistress, gleaning laughs as well as sympathy as she deals with a life crisis and goes through a metamorphosis before the audience's collective eyes. , This wonderful play is a comedy with a moral. And it works well, but only because the four actors have managed to develop the characters into believable and likable individuals, especially the two women. You learn to care about what happens to them, and that's what brings this char acter-driven comedy to a successful conclusion. It's definitely worth the $16 admission price. Join the cast of Any Wednesday at the Oakville Centre on March 29th, 30th, or 31st or on April 1st at 8 p.m. for an excellent evening of enter tainment. 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