OAKVILLE BEAVER, Friday, April 13, 2007 63 Community Notices Classified Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm E-mail: classified@haltonsearch.com Entry Form In Memoriam KENMUIR, Stewart~ In memory of a loving husband, father and grandfather, who passed away April 14, 2003. Obituary BERTRAM GEORGE DAY 1918 - 2007 After the death of his beloved wife of 66 years, Marguerite, from pneumonia on February 18, 2007, Bert lost his own life 2 weeks later on March 3, 2007 in a catastrophic electrical fire which destroyed their home. Because of his short term memory loss, Bert could not remember that his beloved Marg had died only days before, and he was therefore constantly asking after her, only to be told repeatedly - and each time as if for the first time - that she had just died. At 88, Bert was still very security minded, making sure the doors were locked, the lights off, the alarms on, and since he was on the ground floor and had built the house with several means of emergency egress, he could easily have escaped the fire. But, when the alarms went off, he woke to find that Marg was not in bed with him and, of course, he would not leave the house without her. Consequently he lost his own life in a family tragedy of Shakespearean proportions while looking to rescue her. His wonderful Tibetan caregiver, Sonam Tso, risked her own life trying to save him but was beaten back by heat, smoke and flames. She then ran down the laneway to the neighbours in her pyjamas, cutting her bare feet on the ice, to make the 911 call at approximately 4:15 a.m. The Milton Fire Department were actually in action at the fire only 7 minutes later. The first firefighters on the scene found the house engulfed, but also risked their lives and breached protocol by fog-streaming their way into Bert's bedroom - but he had gone looking for his Marg and was not there. Although he was born in Toronto, Bert's parents were both Newfoundlanders - his father, Reverend William Goddard Day of Old Perlican, a Methodist and then United Church Minister, died in 1919 shortly after Bert's birth, and his mother, Lena Elizabeth Day (nee Follett), was a schoolteacher from Western Bay. She died when Bert was 12 years old and he was raised by his strict, but devoted aunt, Pamela Ann Follett, a home missionary for the Methodists. While he had no brothers or sisters himself, his cousins from the other Day and Loveys clans became part of his own family. He became close friends with Marg's sister, Bernice, and her husband, Keith Huff, and their children, of Edmonton and later, Denver. After marrying Marguerite Gladys Bricker in 1941 and graduating from Forestry Engineering at University of Toronto, Bert spent his war years as a bomb disposal officer for Army Intelligence in charge of Western Canada against the Imperial Japanese campaign, which bombed Western North America from ingenious solar-powered hydrogen balloons. These hot-air type balloons were launched into the jet stream from Tokyo by the Bacterial Warfare Division of the Japanese Army, who were known to have used germ warfare in China by dropping bubonic plague-infected rice and fleas to the rats of several major Chinese cities. Because of the spying which preceded Pearl Harbour, the Japanese Balloon Theatre was successfully kept top secret even though hundreds of balloons (and their bombs) hit Western North America from 1944 - 46. Only normal soil bacteria from the Tokyo area were found in the ballast sandbags and other paraphernalia that made it across the Pacific, out of reach of all aircraft of the day, and invisible to early radar because the balloons had no metal structure. Bert called this campaign his "private war against Japan": "private" because he was sent out completely on his own with written authority from Brigadier Harvey in Ottawa to commandeer whatever transport or service or manpower he required from any of our armed forces in order to carry out his mission without explanation to any higher ranks, even though he was only a Lieutenant. For these services to our country, Bert was made a Member of the British Empire, with a citation for his "initiative, ingenuity and energy in recovering Japanese balloons and bombs from extremely isolated and most inaccessible locations". Postwar Japanese publications confirm that Tokyo never did find out that so many balloons had made the flight successfully. After the war, Bert taught Dendrology and Silvaculture at the University of New Brunswick until the Abitibi hired him as a Logging Superintendent, and he and Marg moved into a bush camp near Timmins with 200 other men. He soon opened his own mining timber business, which he operated in Timmins until 1967. He and Marg then built the Mohawk Inn in Campbellville which they ran together until 1974. During the Mohawk years, Bert became an antique expert, with formidable knowledge of pine furniture and all collectors' lines of glass and china. Losing the home that they had built together and turned into a museum of Canadiana antiques means the loss of countless sentimental treasures. Spiritual without being religious, our Bertram was ever the student, especially of the history of mankind, and of the accountability of the world's great religions. He would also quote extensively from the Bible and Shakespeare to illustrate a point, or just to appreciate their beautiful language, and he would go about his business all day singing or whistling to himself. Very few people would play cards with Bert because, given enough time, he would always win at poker or bridge. He had other "supernatural" abilities as a fisherman, and as a water witch - able to tell from an apple twig how deep the water was, how many gallons a minute, how pure, and so on. And he was never wrong! Marg and Bert were predeceased by their best friends, Loretta and Keith Stirling and Ann and Henry Kelneck, and they loved the Stirling girls and the Kelneck children and their families as their own. They are survived by three children and nine grandchildren, who strive to attain the high standards Marg and Bert set through their own attitudes and achievements: Peggy Haliburton and her husband, Michael, of Milton, and their children, Jennifer, Beth and Christopher; William Day and his wife, Stephanie, of Toronto, and their children, Amber and Lacey; and Richard Day and his wife, Karen, of Milton, and their children, Peter, Paula, Robert and Tianna. A fourth child, Marlene Anne Day, died from blood disorder in Fredericton shortly after her birth in 1946. Bert Day was the first person to lose his life in a fire in Milton in more than 30 years and the Fire Department regrets that they were unable to save him. But to the Department and those brave young firefighters who risked their lives for someone they had never met (Acting Captain Paul Hollingshead, Firefighter Tim Brown, Firefighter Gord Harse), please remember that you could not have saved him. There was no way he was leaving without Marg. We salute you with our thanks and admiration for risking your lives for him. Is it any consolation to know that he (along with all other veterans) often risked his life for you - and your parents - defusing anti-personnel bombs during the war to defend our values? We are grateful that our parents lived long and fruitful lives and touched so many people in so many ways. One of Bert's favourite sayings sums it all up for us - "Your mother is the best thing that ever happened to me." Please join us for a celebration of Bert's life and a light lunch on Sunday, April 22, from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. (Remembrances at 1:00 p.m.) at the Gambrel Barn, Country Heritage Park, 8560 Tremaine Road, Milton (905) 878-8151 (next to Kelso Ski and Conservation Area - just north of Marg and Bert's). Anyone wishing to make a contribution in Marg or Bert's memory is invited to consider the Alzheimer Society of Canada, 20 Eglinton Avenue West, Suite 1200, Toronto, Ontario M4R 1K8, www.alzheimer.ca. Name: Address: tt SUN Phone: See You are never more than a thought away. Still missed and loved in every way. co n t es Love, May, Glen, Wendy, Kenneth, Stirling, Ashley and Lauren. From April 7 to April 13, I counted _____ SUN graphics like the one shown here. Ballots must be submitted to Unit 1, 5040 Mainway, Burlington, ON L7L 7G5 by 5pm April 20. 2285 New St. Sat. April 14th 10am-5pm Sun. April 15th 10am-4pm Admission-$5.00 Good for both days Obituaries WATSON, Dorothy (Henderson)- Suddenly on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. Dorothy in her 84th year, beloved wife of William S. (Bill) Watson. Dear mother of Glenn (Marlaine), Lou-Anne Bertasson (Gary) and Robert at home. Loved sister of the late Winnifred Henderson. Loving grandmother of Jason Beamish and Julie Watson. Visitation will be held at the Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Road West (one block east of Kerr, 905-844-2600), Oakville from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Friday. A Service of Thanksgiving Celebrating the Life of Dorothy will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2007 at St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca Street, Oakville. Interment to follow at St. Jude's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to either St. Paul's United Church or the Ontario Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Condolences and tributes may be sent to www.koprivatay lor.com WOODLEY, Clifford Beverley- Passed peacefully on Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. "Bev" loving husband to Viv and beloved father of Linda Hackland. Cherished grandfather of James Themba, David Khono and Anne Thandiwe. He will be forever remembered by his extended family and friends. Family and friends will be received at the Ward Funeral Home, 109 Reynolds Street, Oakville (905-8443221) from 2:30 p.m., Saturday, April 14th, followed by a funeral service at 3 p.m. with a private interment to follow. By request, in lieu of flowers, donations in Bev's memory made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. SHOLTZ, Addison April 12, 1923 April 12, 2007. After a brief and courageous battle with cancer, Addie has gone on to the great stamp show in the sky. Born in Desboro, Ontario, Addie was raised in Collingwood and settled in Oakville, Ontario. He is survived by his wife Beverley, his children Paul (Kerri), Marty (Amy), Todd (Lorraine), Mark (Bonnie), his eight grandchildren, his sisters Mellie and Phyllis. Addie had a long distinguished career as a civil servant at Canada Customs in Excise. He was Past President of the Oakville Stamp Club and an avid hockey fan. Addie's sense of humour and quick wit and encyclopedia of jokes was well known to everyone he met. Visitation on Monday, April 16, 2007 from 10-11 a.m. until time of Funeral Services at 11 a.m. in the chapel at the Glen Oaks Memorial Chapel and Reception Centre, 3164 Ninth Line (at Dundas/403) Oakville 905-257-8822. Interment at Glen Oaks Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations to Covenant House would be appreciated by the family For More Details Call 905-632-4440 Announcement TEAM & BIRTHDAY PARTIES Serving Halton for over 15 years · Ball Hockey Rinks · Batting Cages · Indoor Beach Volleyball · Dinner Packages Call Now 905-335-8520 www.mainwaysports.com Support Group ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you drink, that's your business If you want to quit, That's Ours! (905)845-5900 (416)487-5591 (905)631-8784 In Memoriam In Loving memory of: My Husband Bill Dooley April 12, 1923- June 25,2006 My Daughter Janet Dooley April, 1966- November 26, 1991 I could not forget this day Grief never ends, but it changes It's passage, not a place to stay The sense of loss must give way If we are to value the life that was lived Grief is not a sign of weakness Nor a lack of faith It is the price of love Why is so much of what is precious So far in the past I treasure the many precious memories to last me a life time Wife, Mother & Daughter Linda. 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