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Ahrens, Carl Henry b. February 15, 1862 d. February 27, 1936
Artist. Prominent in early 20th century North American art, he was most noted for his landscape paintings. Studying with artists William Merritt Chase, George Inness and William Keith, his work ranged from tonalism (painting that utilized the overall tone of colored atmosphere or mist) in the early part of his career to post-impressionistic in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Kim Bullock)
Park Lawn Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Brydson, Glenn 'Swampy' b. November 7, 1910 d. December 8, 1993
Professional Hockey Player. A native of Swansea, Ontario, Brydson was the brother of the late hockey player Gord Brydson. At 5'10, and 170lbs, Brydson played the position of Right Wing, for the Toronto Canoe Club from 1926 to 1929 (OHA-Jr.), Montreal AAA from 1929 to 1931 (MCHL), Montreal Maroons from 1930 to 1934 (NHL), Windsor Bulldogs from 1933 to 1934 (IHL), St. Louis Eagles from 1934 to 1935 (NHL), New York Rangers from 1935 to 1936 (NHL), Chicago Blackhawks from 1935 to 1938 (NHL), New...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Park Lawn Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Brydson, Gord b. January 3, 1907 d. February 4, 2001
Professional Hockey League. Brydson was born on January 3, 1907, in Toronto, Ontario. At 5'07, and 150lbs, he played the position of center for teams in the American Hockey Association (AHA), Central Professional Hockey League (CPHL), International Hockey League (IHL), and the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Chicago Cardinals/Americans from 1926 to 1927, Hamilton Tigers from 1927 to 1928, Buffalo Bisons from 1928 to 1929, London Tecumsehs from 1929 to 1930, Toronto Maple Leafs...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Park Lawn Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Dafoe, Allan Roy b. May 29, 1883 d. June 2, 1943
An obstetrician, Dr. Dafoe is most famous for delivering the Dionne Quintuplets.
Cause of death: pneumonia (complications to cancer)
Park Lawn Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Denneny, Corbett Charles 'Corb' b. January 25, 1894 d. January 16, 1963
Professional Hockey Player. Denneny who was 5'06, 160lbs, played the position of center for teams in the National Hockey League (NHL), Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL), Pacific Hockey League (PCL), Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL), Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL), and the American Hockey Association (AHA). He played for the Toronto Shamrocks from 1914 to 1915, Toronto Blueshirts from 1915 to 1917, Ottawa Senators from 1916 to 1917, Toronto Arenas from 1917 to 1919, Toronto St...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Park Lawn Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Plot: Section O, Lot 260
Fowler, Jimmy 'The Blonde Bouncer' b. April 5, 1915 d. October 17, 1985
Professional Hockey Player. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Fowler played for teams in the IHL, NHL, and the IAHL hockey leagues. At 5'11", and 168lbs, he played the position of Defense for the Syracuse Stars from 1935 to 1936, and 1938 to 1939, and the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1936 to 1939. (Bio by: K)
Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Guest, John Schofield 'Jack' b. 1906 d. 1972
Rowing Champion. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was a Canadian rower beginning his rowing career at Toronto's Don Rowing Club in 1924. In 1927, he claimed the Canadian junior and association singles titles. At the 1928 Summer Olympic Games St. Moritz, he won the Silver Medal in the double sculls. He won the National Single Sculls title in 1929 and Royal Regatta Diamond Sculls title in 1930. In 1955, he was inducted into the Canada Sports Hall of Fame, served as Director of the Canadian Olympic...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Saint George's Church-on-the-Hill Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton, Reginald James 'Reg' b. April 29, 1914 d. June 12, 1991
Professional Hockey Player. Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, he played as a defenseman for Toronto Maple Leafs from 1935 to 1945 and the Chicago Blackhawks from 1945 to 1947. He was part of the Stanley Cup winning Maple Leafs teams in 1942 and 1945. (Bio by: K)
Saint George's Church-on-the-Hill Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Healey, Jeff b. March 25, 1966 d. March 2, 2008
Musician. Real name Norman Jeffrey Healey. A native of Toronto, he is best remembered as the lead singer and guitarist of The Jeff Healey Band. Formed in 1985, with bassist Joe Rockman and drummer Tom Stephen, the trio had numerous hit songs and albums during the 1980s, 1990s, and into the 2000s. Some of their best known recordings include, "Angel Eyes", "Cruel Little Number", "My Little Girl", "Confidence Man", "Stuck In The Middle With You", "Lost In Your Eyes", "How Long Can A Man Be Strong"...[Read More]
Park Lawn Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Plot: Section Y, Plot 555
Jackson, Harvey 'Busher' b. January 19, 1911 d. June 25, 1966
Professional Hall of Fame Hockey Player. Jackson played for such teams as, Toronto Marlboros (1926-1929), Toronto Maple Leafs (1929-1939), New York Americans (1939-1941), and the Boston Bruins (1941-1944). He retired from hockey in 1944. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1971. (Bio by: K)
Park Lawn Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Keeling, Melville Sydney 'Butch' b. August 10, 1905 d. November 12, 1984
Professional Hockey Player. Keeling who was 6'0" and 195lbs played the position of Left Wing for teams in the National Hockey League (NHL), American Hockey Association (AHA), Central Pro Hockey League (CPHL), and the International American Hockey League (IAHL). He played for the London Panthers from 1926 to 1927, Toronto Maple Leafs from 1926 to 1928, New York Rangers from 1928 to 1938, Philadelphia Ramblers from 1938 to 1939, and the Kansas City Greyhounds from 1939 to 1940. Also a coach he...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Park Lawn Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Kugler, Victor b. June 5, 1900 d. December 16, 1981
Businessman, Folk Figure. Along with Miep Gies, Johannes Kleiman, and Elisabeth "Bep" Voskuijl (Elli Vossen), he helped hide Anne Frank; her family (father Otto, mother Edith, sister Margot); Fritz Pfeffer; and Hermann, Auguste, and Peter Van Pels from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War II. In Anne Frank's "The Diary of a Young Girl," he was dubbed "Mr. Kraler." He was arrested and sent to a series of German labor camps in Holland where he survived by his wits and finally escaped in March...[Read More] (Bio by: Bruce Carle)
Riverside Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Plot: Section O, Lot 2044
Kyle, Andy (Andrew Ewing) b. October 29, 1889 d. September 6, 1971
Major League Baseball Player, Hockey Player. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Kyle became the first person to play both professional baseball and hockey. At 5'8, and 160lbs, Kyle began his career playing hockey for the Toronto Blueshirts of the NHA (later the NHL). He also played for hockey teams in Kitchener, Ontario, and London, Ontario. On September 7, 1912, he made his major league debut as an outfielder with the Cincinnati Reds, and played with them until October 6, 1912. Kyle batted a...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Park Lawn Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Litzenberger, Ed b. July 15, 1932 d. November 1, 2010
Professional Hockey Player. For twelve seasons (1952 to 1964), he played at the center and right-wing positions in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. He began his hockey career in 1949, with the Regina Pats junior club of the Western Hockey League, before making his NHL debut with the Canadiens during the 1952-1953 season; he appeared in 2 games with them. He would spent the next two years alternating from the...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Riverside Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
MacBeth, John b. 1921 d. 1991
Canadian Politician. As a member of the York West Party, MacBeth served as an Etobicoke Township, Ontario, Reeve from 1962 to 1966, and an Etobicoke MPP from 1971 to 1981. He also seved as a Member of the Ontario Legislature for the Progressive Conservative Party, Minister of Labour, Provincial Secretary for Justice and Ontario Solicitor General in 1980. He also served as Vice-Chairman of the Ontario Police Commissions. He died of a heart attack while on vacation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1991. (Bio by: K)
Park Lawn Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Mackenzie, Ada b. October 30, 1891 d. January 25, 1973
Canadian Golfer. Born Ada Charlotte Mackenzie in Toronto in 1891, her father and mother were also golfers. From 1903 to 1911, she attended the Havergal College in Toronto, an all girls school. While attending the school she became very interested in spoorts and joined numerous tennis, hockey, figure-skating, cricket, and basketball teams. She won the Havergal Cup for 3 straight years as the College's Athlete of the Year. In 19111 she became sports instructor at Havergal and served until 1914...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Park Lawn Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Marks, John J. 'Jack' b. June 11, 1885 d. August 19, 1945
Professional Hockey Player. A native of Brantford, Ontario, Marks played for teams in the NHL, St-Cup, OPHL, CHA, CCPHL, NHA, Exhib., OIHA, FAHL, IHL, and the WPHL hockey leagues. Marks played for the Belleville Intermediates from 1901 to 1904, Brockville Hockey Club from 1904 to 1906, New Glasgow Seniors from 1906 to 1907, Pittsburgh Lyceum from 1907 to 1908, Brantford Professionals from 1907 to 1908, and 1909 to 1910, Toronto Professionals from 1907 to 1908, Brantford Hockey Club from 1908 to...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Park Lawn Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Marsh, Lou E. b. 1879 d. 1936
Sportswriter, NHL referee. Lou E. Marsh started his newspaper career as a delivery boy when he was 11 years old. Athletic as a boy, Marsh gravitated to
sports reporting and rose through the ranks to become editor of the department. Along the way he refereed countless amateur hockey games. His reputation as a referee eventually led him to the National Hockey League and the honor of officiating the first NHL game in New York City in December 1925. Marsh was the introducer of small outboard...[Read More] (Bio by: 1weasel)
Park Lawn Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
McNichol, Doug b. March 29, 1930 d. February 16, 2012
Professional Football Player. He holds the distinction as being the first-ever selection in the inaugural draft of the Canadian Football League when Montreal selected him in 1953. For eleven seasons (1953 to 1963), he played at the defensive end, defensive tackle and offensive end positions in the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts. Raised in the town of Merritton (not far from St. Catharines), basketball would be the first sport he excelled in during his...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Saint Philips Churchyard Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Romeril, Alexander Edward 'Porky' b. December 29, 1882 d. May 17, 1968
Professional Football Player, Hockey Player. He was a early hockey pioneer who is nearly forgotten today, he made a name for himself playing several seasons as a hockey player with the Toronto Canoe Club and the Toronto Granites, before playing a few seasons in Winnipeg, Mainitoba. A recipient of the Allan Cup for 1915 to 1916, 1921 to 1922, and 1922 to 1923, he also had a chance to attend the 1924 Olympics but cancelled because of other work commitments. Also a noted football player on the...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Park Lawn Cemetery, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

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