PEOPLE & PLACES
TRIBUTES TORONTO—Edith Eleanor Leach was born to Mervyn and Rose Leach in Lindsay, Ont., in 1921. Edith and her brother, Donald, attended school in Lindsay and later moved to Toronto. Through the years, Edith was involved in several corps—Lisgar Street, Riverdale, Bedford Park and later East Toronto. She was a kindergarten teacher for 30 years and ministered to young people through Sunday school, junior soldiers and in various groups with Girl Guides of Canada, including brownies, guides, sparks and later the Trefoil Guild. Edith often took the girls camping and motivated them to learn important life skills. The most obvious outcome of that ministry was in the life of Jean, Edith’s daughter, who was a girl guide at East Toronto. Jean was adopted by Edith in one of Canada’s first single-parent adoptions. Girl Guides of Canada recognized Edith’s faithfulness with a certificate indicating 65 years of guiding. She is remembered with love by her daughter, Jean Elizabeth Leach; nieces and nephews Sandra (Richard) Cooper, Douglas (JoAnne) Leach and Beverley Franco (Phillip); seven greatnieces and great-nephews; 14 great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews. TORONTO—Lt-Colonel Hubert Tilley, APR, FCPRS (H), was born in 1931, and devoted his life to The Salvation Army as an officer in 1952. Hugh served in corps and public relations appointments in Montreal, Toronto, Sudbury, Thunder Bay and Hamilton Ont., Victoria, Winnipeg and Vancouver. During his public relations career, he conducted 40 Red Shield campaigns, raising funds for Army programs and services. In 1982, he was appointed divisional secretary in the then Metro Toronto Division and returned to public relations in 1987. In 1992, Hugh was appointed as the federal government relations officer and director of overseas development in Ottawa. His work took him to more than 50 countries where the Army operated. Following retirement in 1996, Hugh became the Ontario government relations liaison officer, a position he held until 2008. He was a Rotarian for 38 years and as a member of the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS), served two terms as director of the Toronto society. Hugh was a role model for many public relations officers and received a honourary fellowship from CPRS in 2007. Predeceased by his brother, Ballington, Hugh leaves behind his wife of 61 years, Noreen; daughters Joanne and Elizabeth; grandson, Colin; and brother, Ian (Ann). BELLEVILLE, ONT.— Born in 1932, Captain Bill Patterson joyfully served The Salvation Army in Peterborough South, Cobourg and North Bay, Ont., in Red Shield Services in Lahr, West Germany, at Sunset Lodge in Edmonton, and the Catherine Booth Hospital and Montclair Residence in Montreal. Following retirement, he returned to his home corps in Belleville, but continued in ministry in Tweed, Picton, Trenton and Napanee, Ont., as he filled in for officers who were ill or on furlough. Bill served as chaplain to the Army Navy Air Force Association, Unit 201, in Belleville. Bill is missed by his loving wife, Sally; children Helen, Beverley (Steven), Carol and Michael; grandchildren Jeremy, Spencer and Jocelyn; family members in Ireland; officers and comrades of Belleville Citadel.
Guidelines for Tributes
Tributes should be received within two months of the promotion to glory and include: community where the person resided; conversion to Christ; corps involvement; Christian ministry; survivors. We reserve the right to edit all submissions. High-resolution digital photos (300 ppi preferred) or clear, original photos are acceptable (original photos will be returned). E-mail: salvationist@can.salvationarmy.org.
TORONTO—Major Dirk Krommenhoek was born in Scheidam, Holland, in 1928. He entered the Dutch training college in the Intercessors Session in 1951, where he met his future wife, Ida Weergang. They were married in 1955 and appointed to the Gorinchem Corps. Dirk left the work due to health problems and they immigrated to Canada in 1959, where they lived in Ottawa and attended Ottawa Citadel. Dirk and Ida eventually became Canadian officers, recommencing their ministry as envoys, and served in corps appointments at Notre Dame West and Point St. Charles corps in Montreal, Toronto’s Lippincott Corps, in Charlottetown, P.E.I., and in Fenelon Falls and Listowel, Ont. From 1973 until retiring in 1993, Dirk served in the property and finance departments at territorial headquarters. He joined the Canadian Staff Band in 1973 and carried the flag at the front of the band with military precision. After retirement, they moved to Guelph, Ont., where they attended Guelph Citadel until they moved to the Army’s Meighen Manor in 2006. Ida was promoted to glory in 2010. Dirk is survived by his children, Cora, Joe and Julie; granddaughter, Julielynne Anderson; two sisters and two brothers-in-law who still live in Holland. NIAGARA FALLS, ONT.—Lifelong Salvationist Jack Horace Cockhead was promoted to glory at the age of 83 surrounded by his family. From a young age, Jack participated in the junior and then senior bands at Niagara Falls Citadel, Ont., a ministry he continued in other corps for more than 75 years. Jack was married to his loving wife, Doreen (nee Tovey), for almost 54 years, and together they raised their family with commitment to the Lord and each other. A euphonium player and soloist, Jack influenced many people through his life and music, especially as he taught young children at music camps. His career as a machinist prepared Jack to be a high-school machine shop teacher and night-school principal with the Lincoln County Board of Education, where he worked for more than 20 years. Jack was a devoted servant of God and a soldier of Winterberry Heights Church in Stoney Creek, Ont. Following the immense loss of Doreen in 2011, Jack became a member of the euphonium section of the Heritage Brass Band. Jack is remembered by his children, Shawna (Stephen) Hopkins, Garwin Cockhead and Leona (Stephen) Corr; grandchildren Caleb Hopkins, Braeden and Ashton Corr. ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—Pearl Oakley was born in Carbonear, N.L., in 1924, as the oldest of seven children. At the age of 15, she moved to St. John’s where she was a songster at Adelaide Street Corps, now St. John’s Citadel. Pearl met her soulmate, Frazer Oakley, at the corps in 1944, and they were married in 1947. For more than 20 years, Pearl served as a songster at Grand Bank Corps, N.L., where Frazer was the principal of the Salvation Army school. In 1969, they returned to St. John’s and attended St. John’s Citadel where she was a faithful member of the songsters for a number of years. Left with warm memories are her daughter, Doreen (Nick); son, Wayne (Myrna); four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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