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TRIBUTES DEER LAKE, N.L.—William Janes was born into a Salvation Army family in Deer Lake in 1937. Involved in many activities at Deer Lake Corps, he was a senior soldier and bandsman for over 50 years. Bill served as band treasurer, boy scout leader and Sunday school teacher, and was a member of the men’s fellowship group and Salvation Army bowling team. Bill loved to cook for the different groups at the corps and acted as Santa Claus for many groups and also on Christmas Eve. He leaves to mourn, his wife, Elaine; sons Fred (Cindy), Stephen (Dode); grandchildren Vicki, Valeri, Parker; special niece, Sandra Dower; brothers Harold (Ruth), Adolphus (Susie); sisters Emma Sheppard, Mary (Harry) Reid, Glenda (Terry) Tilley; brothers-in-law George (Emily) Gordon, Roy Saunders, Gerald (Paulette) Locke, Merrill (Mona) Goodyear, Majors Ron (Maisie) Goodyear; sisters-in-law Yvonne Janes, Bette Goodyear; a large circle of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. NANAIMO, B.C.—Alvery George Gray was born into a Christian home in Moose Jaw, Sask., in 1937 to George and Gladys. Al loved the Lord and was a senior soldier, corps cadet and bandsman, playing the double bass at the corps in Moose Jaw and Nanaimo, where he moved in 1969. He was a gifted singer who sang solos and in a quartet with his sister, Lyla. Married to Anna Gerard (Nancy) for more than 57 years, Al was a very devoted husband, brother, father, father-in-law and grandfather. He raised three wonderful boys that took after him in music. Al will be greatly missed by his wife, Nancy; sons Douglas (Sue-Lynn), Rodney (Denise), Bill (Leanne); grandchildren Pearlanne, Delsarose, Kaleb, Jaden, Wyatt, Natalie, Sarah; siblings Lyla Murray, Evelyn Scherr and Danny Gray. PENTICTON, B.C.—Sydney Hayward Whitesell was born in Calgary in 1927 and raised in Vancouver. A bandsman, songster and Sunday school teacher at Grandview Corps, he entered the training college in Toronto in 1950 in the Ambassadors Session. Following commissioning, he served in Carlton Place, Ont., The Pas, Man., and in Yorkton, Swift Current and Indian Head, Sask. In 1956, Sydney married Lieutenant Iris Grill and together they served in Estevan and Meadow Lake, Sask., and Santiago, Chile. Returning to Canada in 1959, they resided in Vancouver and attended Vancouver Temple. Sydney graduated from the University of British Columbia with an education degree in 1965 and moved to Penticton that same year. He attended the Army and was a member of the Penticton Ham Radio Club, Ironman triathlon volunteer, computer instructor at the seniors’ centre and Penticton Vees fan. Sydney played the cornet at Grandview Corps, Vancouver Temple and Penticton Corps. Enjoying travel, he took several cruises, and visited Israel, China, Turkey and Washington, U.S.A. Sydney leaves to mourn his daughter, Melodye; grandson, Rio; brother, Wrayburn (Nola); niece, Jocelyn (Juris); nephew, Mark (Mary Ellen) and their daughters Summer and Erin; girlfriend, Audrey; many other nieces, nephews and cousins. DEER LAKE, N.L.—Edna Durdle (nee Sparkes) was born in Rocky Harbour, N.L., in 1921. At the age of 16, she signed her Soldier’s Covenant and remained a Salvationist until she was promoted to glory in her 92nd year. Edna was one of the longest-serving soldiers of Deer Lake Corps, where she married Walter Durdle, a widower, and became mother to his three children. They also had eight children of their own who remember them as loving parents and an inspiration to all. Edna left her family with “a legacy of fortitude,” a special strength of mind gained from her life as a prayer warrior that allowed her to endure pain or adversity with courage. She was a member of the home league, a Sunday school teacher and a member of the Order of the Silver Star, with a son serving as an officer of The Salvation Army. Those who loved her in life and are now missing her dearly are her children Gertie (Ray), Samuel (Patricia), Minetta (Scott), Winston (Rachael), Margaret (Ronald), Joy (Danny), Melva (Graham), Major Carson (Major Audrey), Barry (Violet); siblings Lloyd, Melvin, Brada; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren; and all whose lives she touched. 26 • November 2014 • Salvationist
MONTREAL—Envoy (Dr.) Peter Cohen was a lifetime member of The Salvation Army and an envoy in Quebec since 1988. Born in Amsterdam, he emigrated from Holland to Canada in 1958 to begin his residency in Winnipeg. Peter created the first Canadian emergency medical training program in Calgary and moved to Montreal in 1972 to begin teaching emergency medical training at McGill University through Dawson College. He founded the Emergency Medical Technicians Association of Quebec and was director of the emergency department at Montreal’s Royal Victoria Hospital. Peter also founded Resuscicar, which offered extended paramedical training and ambulance services and was the concept behind today’s Urgences-santé in Montreal and the paramedical training now offered at Ahuntsic College. Following a short period as a country doctor in Notre-Dame-des-Bois, Que., Peter returned to Montreal in 1982 and before retiring in 2007, he served as an emergency physician with Urgences-santé, worked in the palliative care unit at Verdun Hospital and completed a four-year term as a ship’s doctor with Norwegian Cruise Line. He leaves behind his loving wife, Jean; devoted son, Patrick; brother, Klaas; sisters Riet and Trudie; many friends and colleagues. MANITOUWADGE, ONT.—Albert Griffin Goulding was born in 1940 in Buchans, N.L., to Salvation Army officer parents and was active in corps life in communities throughout Newfoundland where they served as corps officers. Bert married the love of his life, Emma Matthews, in 1958, and together they had four children. A miner by trade, he returned to Buchans to work in one of the richest basemetal mines in the world. Bert was a gifted vocal soloist, played the piano, the accordion and a variety of brass instruments, and faithfully served as the bandmaster at Buchans Corps. Following the mine’s closure, they moved to Manitouwadge where Bert worked in the gold mine alongside their eldest son, Domino, until Domino’s sudden death in 2002. A Christian gentleman with a fantastic sense of humour, Bert was a faithful Salvationist who was instrumental in bringing the Army to Manitouwadge, where he worshipped while the corps was in operation. Remembering Bert are his wife, Emma; daughters Kathy (Edward) White, Margaret Perrier (Walter Howell); son, Robert (Shirley); daughter-in-law, Lorna; five grandsons; one granddaughter; three great-grandchildren; brother, Mo Goulding; sister, Grace (Hubert) Smith; sisters-in-law Lt-Colonel Marie Goulding, Shirley Goulding; a large circle of extended family and friends.
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TERRITORIAL Appointments Cpts Daniel/Sarah Lim, assistant COs, Red Deer Church and Community and Family Services, Alta. & N.T. Div Retirements Mjr Christopher Dickens, Mjr Doreen Lacey Promoted to glory Mjr Eva Cosby, from Toronto, Aug 25; Cpt Ernest Chaulk, from Deadman’s Bay, N.L., Sep 10
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Commissioner Susan McMillan Nov 1-2 130th anniversary, Brampton, Ont CE Div; Nov 2 Ontario welcome as territorial leader, Guelph, Ont GL Div; Nov 13-19 Zimbabwe Tty; Nov 20-21 Canadian Council of Churches 70th anniversary celebrations, Toronto; Nov 22-23 CFOT, Winnipeg; Nov 24-25 Hope in the City Breakfast, Vancouver; Nov 27-28 Evangelical Fellowship of Canada President Day and Denominational Meeting, Toronto Colonels Mark and Sharon Tillsley Nov 7-9 Corner Brook Citadel, N.L. Div; Nov 15 Fall Festival, Scarborough Citadel, Toronto; Nov 16 Santa Claus Parade, Toronto; Nov 21 Hope in the City Breakfast, Toronto Canadian Staff Band Nov 15 Fall Festival, Scarborough Citadel, Toronto; Nov 16 Santa Claus Parade, Toronto; Nov 29-30 Sounds of the Season Concert with Chicago Staff Band, Chicago