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Andrews, George Henry

George Henry Andrews

Born: March 24, 1928, 130 Queensdale Ave. Toronto, Ontario

Died: January 22, 1982, Toronto East General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario

Cause of death: kidney failure resulting from complications of Diabetes

Buried at: St. John’s Norway, Toronto

Occupation: Printer

Arden, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Arden

Born: December 31, 1881, Woodbridge, Ontario

Died: October 18, 1966, New York City, New York, USA

Cause of death: Heart attack

Burial plot: Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA

Accolades: Legion d’Honneur

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Babcock, John

John Babcock

Born: July 23, 1900, Holleford, South Frontenac, Ontario

Died: February 18, 2010, Spokane, Washington, USA

Occupation: Last surviving veteran of the First World War who served with the Canadian forces

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Barilko, Bill

Bill Barilko

Born: March 25, 1927, Timmins, Ontario

Died: August 26, 1951, Cochrane District, Ontario

Cause of death: Plane crash

Burns, Pat

Pat Burns

Born: April 4, 1952

Died: November 19, 2010

Burr, Raymond

Raymond Burr

Born: May 21, 1917, New Westminster, British Columbia

Died: September 12, 1993, Sonoma County ranch near Healdsburg, California

Cause of death: Renal cell carcinoma

Burial plot: Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster, British Columbia

Accolades: Postage Stamp · Walk of Fame

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Carmichael, Franklin

Franklin Carmichael

Born: May 4, 1890, Orillia, Ontario

Died: October 28, 1945, Toronto, Ontario

Cause of death: Heart attack

Burial plot: Saint Andrews and Saint James, Orillia, Ontario

Occupation: Artist The Group of Seven

Colebourn, Harry

Dr. Harry Colebourn

Born: April 12, 1887, Birmingham, England

Died: September 24, 1947, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Occupation: Veterinarian, human to Winnie, the bear that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh

Crombie, Jonathan

Jonathan Crombie

Born: October 12, 1966, Toronto, Ontario

Died: April 15, 2015, New York City, United States

Cause of death: Brain hemorrhage

Buried at: Not Interred

Occupation: Actor

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Cutler, Wesley

Wes Cutler

Born: February 17, 1911, Toronto, Ontario

Died: June 10, 1956, Toronto, Ontario

Buried at: Prospect Cemetery, Toronto

Burial plot: Sec 14 Lot 61

Occupation: Professional football player

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Downie, Gordon Edgar

Gord Downie

Born: February 6, 1964, Amherstview, Ontario

Died: October 17, 2017, Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ontario

Cause of death: Glioblastoma (brain tumour)

Buried at: Not Interred

Burial plot: Gordon's ashes were given to family and are privately held.

Accolades: Order of Canada
Dryden, Ken

Kenneth Wayne Dryden

Born: August 8, 1947, Hamilton, Ontario

Died: September 5, 2025, Toronto, Ontario

Cause of death: Cancer

Buried at: Unknown

Burial plot: He final resting place is unknown. Research has confirmed that he is not at Park Lawn Cemetery.

Accolades: Order of Canada

Occupation: Professional hockey player, Member of Parliament (Liberal Party)

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Faith, Percy

Percy Faith

Born: April 7, 1908, Toronto, Ontario

Died: February 9, 1976, Encino, California, USA

Cause of death: Cancer

Burial plot: Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California

Occupation: Bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor

Fisher, Frederick VC

Frederick Fisher VC

Born: August 3, 1894, St. Catharines, Ontario

Died: April 23, 1915, St Julien, Ypres salient, Belgium

Cause of death: Actions in the Second Battle of Ypres

Burial plot: His body was not recovered. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate in Belgium

Accolades: Victoria Cross

Occupation: Soldier

Fisher is remembered by two plaques; the first, laid in 1917, is at the Royal Highlanders of Canada Armories in Montreal, while the other, laid in 1970 by the Royal Canadian Legion, is in Memorial Park at St. Catharines, his town of birth

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Greene, Lorne

Lorne Greene

Born: February 12, 1915, Ottawa, Ontario

Died: September 11, 1987, Saint Johns' Hospital, Santa Monica, California

Cause of death: Complications from pneumonia, following ulcer surgery

Burial plot: Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery

Accolades: Order of Canada · Postage Stamp · Walk of Fame

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Jacobs, Jane

Jane Isabel Jacobs (née Butzner)

Born: May 4, 1916, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: April 25, 2006, Toronto, Ontario

Cause of death: Stroke (likely)

Burial plot: Buried in the Creveling Cemetery, Almedia, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Occupation: Journalist, author, urban theorist, activist

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MacNeil, Rita

Rita MacNeil

Born: May 28, 1944, Big Pond, Nova Scotia

Died: April 16, 2013, Sydney, Nova Scotia

Cause of death: Complications of surgery

Buried at: Not Interred

Burial plot: "My ashes to be placed in my tea room teapot. Two, if necessary"

Accolades: Order of Canada

Occupation: Singer

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Mayer, Louis Burt

Louis B. Mayer

Born: July 12, 1884, Dymer, Ukraine

Died: October 29, 1957, University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center

Cause of death: Leukemia

Burial plot: Home of Peace Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Molson, Harry Markland

Harry Molson

Born: August 9, 1856, Montreal, Canada East

Died: April 15, 1912, North Atlantic Ocean

Cause of death: Victim of the Titanic

Buried at: Not Interred

Burial plot: Body never recovered from the Titanic

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O’Hara, Catherine

Catherine Anne O'Hara

Born: March 4, 1954, Toronto, Ontario

Died: January 30, 2026, Santa Monica, California, USA

Cause of death: Pulmonary embolism, rectal cancer

Buried at: Unknown

Burial plot: She was cremated and her cremains were reportedly given to her husband.

Accolades: Order of Canada · Walk of Fame

Occupation: Actor

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Pickford, Mary

Mary Pickford

Born: April 8, 1892, Toronto, Ontario

Died: May 29, 1979, Santa Monica, California, USA

Cause of death: Complications from a cerebral hemorrhage

Burial plot: Garden of Memory, Forest Lawn Glendale, California, USA

Accolades: Walk of Fame

Occupation: Actor, producer

Probert, Robert Alan

Bob Probert

Born: June 5, 1965, Windsor, Ontario

Died: July 5, 2010, Windsor, Ontario (Windsor Regional Hospital)

Cause of death: Heart attack while boating on Lake St. Clair

Occupation: Professional Hockey Player

Funeral services were held July 9, 2010, in Windsor, Ontario, and attended by several former teammates and opponents, including Dino Ciccarelli, Tie Domi, Chris Nilan, Gerard Gallant, Doug Gilmour, Stu Grimson, Joey Kocur, Petr Klima, Brad McCrimmon, Darren McCarty, and Steve Yzerman, as well as Red Wings general manager Ken Holland and owners Mike and Marian Ilitch. Yzerman delivered the eulogy. In recognition of Probert's love of motorcycle riding, his funeral procession was led by a group of 54 motorcyclists, and his casket was transported on a custom-built motorcycle sidecar.

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Rae, John, Dr.

Dr. John Rae

Born: September 30, 1813, Orkney, Scotland

Died: July 22, 1893, London, UK

Burial plot: St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Occupation: Surgeon, explorer, fur trader

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Scott, Barbara Ann

Barbara Ann Scott

Born: February 22, 1947, Notre Dame Hospital, Montréal, Québec

Died: February 22, 2006, Tillsonburg Memorial Hospital, Tillsonburg, Ontario

Cause of death: Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Buried at: Springcreek Cemetery, Mississauga

Burial plot: Buried with her parents

Scott, Barbara Ann (King)

Barbara Ann Scott

Born: May 9, 1928, Ottawa, Ontario

Died: September 30, 2012, San Fernandina, Amelia Island, Nassau County, Florida, U.S

Cause of death: Unknown

Accolades: Order of Canada · Walk of Fame

Occupation: Professional figure skater

Did you know: During her forties she was rated among the top equestrians in North America.

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Weider, Ben

Ben Weider

Born: February 1, 1923

Died: October 17, 2008

Accolades: Order of Canada

Occupation: Sports promoter (bodybuilding)

Wilson, Jean

Jean Wilson

Born: July 19, 1910, Glasgow, Scotland

Died: September 3, 1933, Toronto, Ontario

Cause of death: Myasthenia gravis

Buried at: Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery, Toronto

Burial plot: Section 6, Grave 17, Range 15

Occupation: Speed skater

Wilson, John Tuzo

John Tuzo Wilson

Born: October 24, 1908, Ottawa, Ontario

Died: April 15, 1993, Toronto, Ontario

Burial plot: Private family burial

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Zezel, Peter

Peter Zezel

Born: April 22, 1965

Died: May 26, 2009

Burial plot: Pine Hills, Scarborough

Occupation: Professional Hockey Player

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