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My hearty condolences to John Rutherford and the members of his family. Raj ******* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Patterson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 12:07 AM Subject: Sad news > The phone rang here this evening. It was John Rutherford, Anne's > husband with the sad news that Anne died on Jan. 11, 2004. She had had > a heart attack on December 18, 2003; last Sunday she had another and > died. Anne was a truly good person and a wonderful friend to me, to our > list, and to others with Parkinson's. She was determined, motivated, > dedicated and funny. She worked far too long and too hard for the > benefit of pwp. Anne was one of the best and will be sorely missed. I > miss her. > > Here is her obituary taken from the Toronto Globe and Mail: > > RUTHERFORD, Anne Elizabeth (Hethrington) (of St. John's, Newfoundland, > formerly of Toronto and Montreal) > Died at Toronto Western Hospital on Sunday, January 11, 2004, in her > 70th year. Beloved wife of John H. Rutherford. Anne, enabled and > supported by John, made the most of her life as she worked through her > 25-year battle with Parkinson's. Her many volunteer services to her > community and the Parkinson Society were justly rewarded, culminating in > receiving the Governor General's Caring Canadian Award in November 2003. > Dearly loved mother of Margaret Rutherford (Dean Van Hooydonk) of > Toronto and Dr. Patricia Rutherford (Michael Mercier) of Hamilton. Loved > Granny of Graham Mercier. Also survived by her brother John W. > Hethrington and his wife Carol of Thornbury, sister Ruth Kitchen and her > husband Howard of Mississauga, and their families. Anne was the daughter > of the late Dr. Hagar and Edith Mary Webster Hethrington. Loved and > admired for her intelligence, courage and spirit, Anne will always be > sadly missed by her family and her many friends and associates. The > family will receive friends at the HUMPHREY FUNERAL HOME-A.W. MILES > CHAPEL, 1403 Bayview Avenue (South of Eglinton Avenue East), from 5-8 > p.m. on Wednesday, January 14th. Funeral service in the chapel on > Thursday, January 15th at one o'clock. Interment of cremated remains at > Thornbury Clarksburg Union Cemetery. A memorial service will be held in > St. John's, Newfoundland at a later date. If desired, donations to the > Parkinson Society of Canada, 4211 Yonge Street, Suite 316, Toronto M2P > 2A9, or the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. > > > Barb > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn