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PAYMENT/APPROVAL4:00PMDAYPRIORDEATHSGERTRUDEDYNES
(néePleau)
1918-2019It is with great sadness that
we announce the passing of
Gertrude Dynes (née Pleau)
on October 29, 2019. She
joins her predeceased
husband Henry, her daughter
Hélène and her sisters Gaby
and Murielle. Loving mother
to Ann, Charles, Katherine
and Nan Shepherd, who was
like a fourth daughter.
Mother-in-law to Kathy
Costello, mother of her
grandchildren Amanda (Ryan)
andKaitlynne(Kris)andgreat-
grandmother to Keigan,
Kingston, and Charlie. She
also leaves behind her dear
sister Yolande. She will be
missed by her nieces and
nephews, and all those who
knew and loved her. The
family wishes to offer their
heartfeltthankstothecapable
andcaringstaffofKensington
Gardens and to the devoted
personal support workers
Delma,JanetandMargiewho
accompanied Gertrude so
lovingly. A Celebration of Life
will be held on Sunday,
November 10, 2019, 2 p.m.at
Morley Bedford Funeral
Home, 159 Eglinton West,
Toronto. A reception will
follow. Cremation has taken
place and intermentwill be
held at a later date in Québec
city. If desired, in lieu of
flowers, memorial donations
may be made to the
Kensington Healthfoundation
http://www.kensingtonhealth.org
oracharityofyourchoice.DEATHSHELGA IRENE MILLSOne of this world’s amazing
people, Helga Irene (Kutz-Harder)
Mills, passed away on November
1, 2019 at the age of 84. She was
born in 1934 in Kitchener, ON to
Jacob and Sara Kutz.
Helga lived to a soundtrack of
choral music, opera, Broadway
show tunes, protest songs,
symphony orchestras and, of
course, Leonard Cohen. She also
sang her heart out - in her school,
church and community choirs,
including the Orpheus Choir of
Toronto. Helga had a passion
for literature. She received an
Honours B.A. (University of
WesternOntario),her high school
teaching certificate (Ontario
Collegeof Education), an M.A.
in Canadian literature (University
of BC) where she met her first
husband, Bernie Harder, and
her Ph.D. in English Renaissance
Literature (Universityof North
Carolina). It was in North Carolina
that Helga gave birth to her two
daughters: Naomi in 1967 (d.
1988) and Ingrid in 1969. Helga
also taught part-time at the
Universityof Windsor and shared
her love of travel and world issues
with her family, teaching at the
InternationalChristianUniversity
in Japan. Helga’s passion for
social justice and human rights led
her to a second career with The
United Churchof Canada. She first
served as programconsultant for
the church’sDivision of Mission in
Canada, Human Rights and Justice
team, with responsibilities for
immigration,refugees, criminal
justice and aboriginal rights,
and then served as executive
secretary of the church’s Toronto
Conference.Helga finished her
career in Ontario as the principalof
St. Paul’s College at the University
of Waterloo. Through the church,
Helga met the love of her life,
Bob Mills, who was executive
secretary of the Maritime
Conference of the United Church
in Sackville, NB. They married on
July 1, 1995. They have shared
many adventures and travelled
the world. Retiring to Halifax to be
near Bob’s family, they immersed
themselves in the arts, church and
community. Helga was invited
to serve as interim principal of
the Atlantic Schoolof Theology,
where she was also awarded an
honorary doctorate. Helga was
always open to new experiences.
A lover of flowers and flower
arranging,but with no painting
experience, she discovered a
talent for painting botanical art at
the age of 75. Wanting to share
her new-found passion, she
helped found the Botanical Artists
of Nova Scotia Association.Helga
was predeceased by her parents,
her daughter Naomi Harder, her
brother Arthur Kutz and her sister
Vera Baerg.
She is survived by her husband,
Rev. Robert Mills, Halifax, daughter
Ingrid Harder (Wellington, New
Zealand), grandson Rory Harder
(Peterborough, ON), her step-
children Deborah (Jim) Ballinger-
Mills, Halifax, Michael (Susan)
Mills, Conquerall Bank, Stephen
(Susan) Mills, Upper LaHave, David
(Nancy) Mills, Halifax and Katrina
Mills Pecknold, Halifax, nieces
and nephews, step-grandchildren
James, Julie, Kate, Kaitlynn, and
Robert, cousins, and friends.
Visitation will be Monday,
November 4, 2019 at St.
Matthew’s United Church, in
Halifax, from 11:00 a.m. - 1:30
p.m. Funeral, conducted by Rev.
Betsy Hogan, at 2:00 p.m. at St.
Matthew’s United Church with
reception to follow. Burial will take
place at a later date with family in
Bridgewater, NS.
To leave an on-line condolence,
please visit :
http://www.jasnowfuneralhome.comDEATHSGENEOPLER
(Eugene)On Monday, November 4,
2019 at Sunnybrook Hospital.
Beloved husband of Selma.
Loving father and father-in-
law of Lorne, Alan, Michael
and Cindy. Dear brother and
brother-in-law of Richard and
Marsha, and the late Fred
Opler.Devotedgrandfatherof
BethanyandJosh,Arielle,and
Jonah. Special thanks to Dr.
Jennifer Shapiro for her care
and compassion. At
Benjamin’s Park Memorial
Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue
West (3 lights west of
Dufferin) for service on
Wednesday, November 6,
2019 at 12:30 p.m. Interment
Lodzer Section of Pardes
Shalom Cemetery. Shiva 565
Briar Hill Avenue, Toronto.
Memorial donations may be
made to Beit Halochem,
905-695-0611 or to Temmy
LatnerCentre,416-586-8203.DEATHSJAMESMAURICEBROUGHTONPeacefully on Sunday,
November 3, 2019, at the
Oakville Trafalgar Memorial
Hospital in his 88th year.Jim,
beloved husband of the late
Tish. Loving father of Howard
and Karen (Tom Sturrup).
Devoted grandfather of Brian
(Anastasia) and Emily.
Survived by hisbrother,Peter
(Marilyn). Jim will be greatly
missedbyallwhoknewhim.
Aprivatefamilyservicewillbe
held. Family and friends are
invited to a reception at
Kopriva Taylor Community
Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore
Road West, Oakville (one
block East of Kerr Street)on
Thursday,November7, 2019
from 2-3 p.m. In lieu
of flowers, donations to
the Heart and Stroke
Foundationof Canada would
be appreciated. Online
condolencesat
http://www.koprivataylor.com.WILLIAMJOSEPH WELDONWilliam Joseph Weldon, 86, of
Avon, Connecticut,formerly of
Toronto, passed away peacefully
on November 1, 2019. Beloved
husband, father, grandfather,
brother, and friend,heissurvived
by his wife of 58 years, Arlene; his
three daughters, Karen, Cynthia,
and Kathleen and their husbands,
Marq, Jamie, and John. “Gip”
will be dearly missed by his
five grandchildren, Madeleine,
William, Cal, Sydney and Jack.
Born in Jamestown, NY on August
24, 1933, Bill was the fourth of
seven children ofRobert and
Marie Hayes Weldon.From a very
early age, Bill’sstrong character
was evidentin the qualities that
defined his life: hardwork, strong
faith, good humor, generosity,
love of country, and above all,
devotion tofamily. He joined the
Army after high school,rising to
the levelof Staff Sergeant in just
two years; he used the G.I. Bill to
enter Michigan State University,
graduatingin 1959 with a degree
in Accounting. His career at the
accounting firm Arthur Andersen
began in New York and spanned
nearly 40 years, eventually taking
his family to London, Hartford,
and Toronto, where he finished
his career in 1996 as the Managing
Partner of Canada.
Bill met the loveof his life, Arlene
Levesque, on a blind date in New
York City in 1959. From the earliest
days of their marriage, Bill and
Arlene loved to entertain, bringing
together friends, neighbors,and
colleagues from allfacets of their
lives. A man of strong opinions
who would rarely back down from
a debate, Bill was also always
quick with a joke and a laugh, and
he valued his friendshipsdeeply.
Bill had a generous heart and gave
his time and energies to a number
of community organizations,
including the United Way, the
National Ballet of Canada, and the
University of Toronto.
Bill’s three daughters were his
pride and joy, both as individuals
and in the relationship between
the three of them. Bill was
unwavering in his devotion to
his girls, always there to lend a
hand, give advice, pack-up an
apartment, take a trip, or babysit
one of his five grandchildren,
with whom he also shared his
wit, wisdom, and love of life. By
his own account, Bill’s family is
his proudest legacy, and they are
grateful for the blessing of his life,
the strength of his character, and
the abundance of his love.
In lieu of flowers, please consider
donations in memory of William
Weldon to the National Ballet of
Canada, https://national.ballet.ca
A Mass of Christian Burial will be
held on Thursday, November
7, 2019, at 11am at The Church of
Saint Ann, 289 Arch Road, Avon,
Connecticut. Carmon Funeral
Home of Avon is assisting with
arrangements. To leave an
online condolence, please visit
http://www.carmonfuneralhome.com.KATHERINEELEANORBURBIDGE
(néeYardley)Of Port Dover, Ontario,
January 14, 1931- October 23,- Beloved wife of Allison
(predeceased), Kay will be
deeply missed by her
children, Mary Burbidge (Gary
Hicks) of Coe Hill, Ian (Sandy
Conrad) of Paisley, and Doug
(Julia Wallace) of Ottawa; her
grandchildren,Morag (Todd),
Rab (Dixie),Darius(Jennifer),
Siobhan (Jonathon), Andrea
(Laurence), David, Leo
(Jennifer) and great-
grandchild, Sébastien; her
sister Margie Fina (Helmut),
sister-in-law,MargaretHunter,
and brother-in-law John
Burbidge(Barbara).
Kay’s greatpassionswereher
family, music, the great
outdoors, and teaching. A
graduate of the Universityof
Toronto, Kay began her
career as a teacher in Dundas
in 1954, and was Head of
French at Port Dover
Composite School from 1968
to 1988. Kay was the Musical
Director of PDCS Spring
Shows for many years,and
enjoyed singing to the very
end of her life. Kay loved her
youthful experiencesat Glen
Bernard camp, and never
missed a summer at her
beloved cottage near
Combermere, sailing,
canoeing, hiking, and
counting loons with her
family. She faithfully swam
500 strokes every morning.
Kay was an enthusiastic
bridge-player, a member of
the University Women’s Club,
andalifelongAnglican.
Her family will receivefriends
at Thompson Waters Funeral
Home, 102 First Ave., Port
Dover, ON (519)583-1530 on
Friday, November 8, 2-4 p.m.
and 6-8 p.m. A Memorial
Service will be held at St.
Paul’s Anglican Church,
(Market and St. George Sts.)
Port Dover on Saturday,
November9,at11:30a.m.
The Reverend Tony
Bouwmeester officiating.
Inurnment Port Dover
Cemetery. In Kay’s memory,
donations may be made to
Choirs Ontario, Bird Studies
Canada, or the Alzheimer
Society of Canada. Online
donations and/or
condolences can be made at
http://www.thompsonwatersfuneral
home.ca
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DELIVEREDRIGHTTOYOURINBOX.T
he 2019 tennis season has
been a tale of two cam-
paigns for Canada’s Denis
Shapovalov.
He struggled at times early in
the year and had middling results
over the clay and grass portion of
the schedule. Things started to
turn in late August and really
picked up over the past few weeks
as Shapovalov won his first career
ATP Tour title and made his first
Masters 1000 final appearance.
The 20-year-old from Rich-
mond Hill, Ont., started working
with coach Mikhail Youzhny last
summer and the move paid quick
dividends.
“He really made me change my
footwork and start moving a lot
more with smaller steps and
much more actively,” Shapovalov
said Tuesday from Athens. “I feel
like that just made such a big dif-
ference early on. At first it was a
little bit tough for me in practices.
I was getting tired quickly. But it
really paid off quickly.
“I feel with that little adjust-
ment I was able to just play a lot
better and move a lot better on
the court. It really helped me in
those matches.”
Shapovalov and Youzhny, a for-
mer world No. 8 from Russia, went
to work at the Winston-Salem
Open in mid-August. Shapovalov
reached the semi-finals at the ATP
250 event and made it to the third
round at the US Open before
dropping a five-set decision to
Gaël Monfils.
The Canadian posted some sol-
id wins on the Asian swing before
taking the Stockholm Open last
month and dispatching top-15
players Fabio Fognini, Alex Zverev
and Monfils at the Paris Masters
last week. Shapovalov had a walk-
over semi-final win over Rafael
Nadal before falling to top-ranked
Novak Djokovic.
“I was just playing at another
level in terms of my footwork and
in terms of the variety in my
game,” Shapovalov said. “I was re-
ally feeling confident. It was just a
couple slight adjustments that
[Youzhny] made but they went
really far for me I think.”
The results have sent Shapova-
lov, who has worked with a variety
of coaches over his three years as a
pro, to a career-high No. 15 in the
world rankings. His season record
has improved to 35-26 and prize
money has risen to US$2.01-mil-
lion.
Shapovalov said he felt an im-
mediate connection with Youzh-
ny, who was also in his early 20s
when he first cracked the top 20.
The Russian went on to win 10
tournaments and 499 career
matches before retiring last year.
“From the first day I felt like he
was really able to pick me up and
really see my game,” Shapovalov
said. “He had a clear vision of how
he sees me playing the game and
how to coach me and how to work
with me. I think he really clicked
with me from the first day and the
first practice. I think it’s been very
positive working with him.”
The footwork change gave Sha-
povalov more time to prepare his
shots, set up a plan of attack and
follow through on court.
“I felt like I was able to do what-
ever I wanted with the ball a lot
better,” he said. “You know, con-
trol it, play it anywhere I wanted
to. I feel like that’s why I was able
to play really well in Winston-Sa-
lem and at the [US] Open.”
In Paris, Shapovalov was
pushed to three sets against Fog-
nini and Zverev before dispatch-
ing Monfils in a tidy 59 minutes.
“I was really just enjoying my
time,” Shapovalov said. “I know
that I’ve been playing good tennis
because I was able to lift the title a
couple weeks ago. I think every-
thing was just kind of clicking for
me at that stage.”
The Canadian caught a break
when Nadal withdrew because of
an abdominal strain. Shapovalov
started slowly against the experi-
enced Djokovic, who posted a 6-3,
6-4 win.
Next up on the calendar is the
Nov. 18-24 Davis Cup Finals in Ma-
drid. Shapovalov will be joined by
Milos Raonic, Félix Auger-Alias-
sime and Vasek Pospisil on the
Canadian roster at the 18-team
tournament.
“I think in terms of setup we
can really put whoever we want
out there and we don’t have a lot
of weak spots,” Shapovalov said.
“It’s amazing to be a part of that
team.”
Canada is in Group F with the
United States and Italy.THECANADIANPRESSFootwork
adjustment
paysdividends
forShapovalov
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