Banana 859 Posted January 14, 2021 This year's list with help from @Torva Messor, @Lewd_Squirrel & @alt obits guy George Armstrong (b. 1930, Skead, ON, d. January 24, 2021), Hockey Player, Hall of Fame Margaret Atwood (b. 1939, Ottawa, ON), Writer, The Handmaid's Tale Andy Barrie (b. 1945, Baltimore, MD, USA), Radio Personality, Host of Metro Morning Lucien Bouchard (b. 1938, Saint-Coeur-de-Marie, QC), 27th Premier of Quebec & Leader of the Bloc Quebecois Scotty Bowman (b. 1933, Verdun, QC), Hall of Fame Hockey Coach Don Cherry (b. 1934, Kingston, ON), Hockey Coach & Personality, Host of Coach's Corner Tommy Chong (b. 1938, Edmonton, AB), Actor & Comedian, Cheech & Chong Jean Chrétien (b. 1934, Shawinigan, QC), Politician, 20th Prime Minister Joe Crozier (b. 1929, Winnipeg, MB), Hockey Coach Bill Davis (b. 1929, Toronto, ON, d. August 8, 2021), Politician, 18th Premier of Ontario Graeme Ferguson (b. 1929, Toronto, ON, d. May 8, 2021), Co-Inventor of IMAX Michael J. Fox (b. 1961, Edmonton, AB), Actor, Back to the Future Emile Francis (b. 1926, North Battleford, SK), Hockey Player, Coach & Executive, Hall of Fame Frank Gehry (b. 1929, Toronto, ON), Architect, Walt Disney Concert Hall Glenn Hall (b. 1931, Humboldt, SK), Hockey Goaltender, Hall of Fame Ian "Vampiro" Hodgkinson (b. 1967, Thunder Bay, ON), Professional Wrestler Dick Irvin Jr. (b. 1932, Calgary, AB), Sports Broadcaster James K. Irving (b. 1928), Billionaire Norman Jewison (b. 1926, Toronto, ON), Film Director, Oscar Winner Martha Johnson (b. 1950, Toronto, ON), Rock Singer, Martha and the Muffins Sid Krofft (b. 1929, Montreal, QC), Puppeteer, H.R. Pufnstuf Guy Lafleur (b. 1951, Thurso, QC), Hockey Player, Hall of Fame Gordon Lightfoot (b. 1938, Orillia, ON), Folk Singer-Songwriter, 5x Grammy Nominee Rudolph A. Marcus (b. 1923, Montreal, QC), Chemist, Nobel Laureate Hazel McCallion (b. 1921, Port Daniel, QC), Politician, 5th Mayor of Mississauga, ON Joni Mitchell (b. 1943, Fort Macleod, AB), Folk Singer-Songwriter, 9x Grammy Winner Allan Moffat (b. 1939, Saskatoon, SK), Racing Driver Alice Munro (b. 1931, Wingham, ON), Writer, Nobel Laureate Peter C. Newman (b. 1929, Vienna, Austria), Editor of MacLean's & the Toronto Star Helen Nichol (b. 1920, Ardley, AB, d. June 25, 2021), Baseball Player Cornelia Oberlander (b. 1921, Muelheim-Ruhr, Germany, d. May 22, 2021), Architect, Robson Square Gino Odjick (b. 1970, Montreal, QC), Hockey Player Marty Pavelich (b. 1927, Sault Ste. Marie, ON), Hockey Player, 4x Stanley Cup Winner Jim Peebles (b. 1935, Winnipeg, MB), Astrophysicist Gordon Pinsent (b. 1930, Grand Falls, NL), Actor, Babar the Elephant Christopher Plummer (b. 1929, Toronto, ON, d. February 5, 2021), Actor, 1x Oscar, 2x Tony & 2x Emmy Winner John Polanyi (b. 1929, Berlin, Germany), Chemist, Nobel Laureate Hubert Reeves (b. 1932, Montreal, QC), Astrophysicist Lloyd Robertson (b. 1934, Stratford, ON), Journalist, CTV News with Lloyd Robertson Richard Rohmer (b. 1924, Hamilton, ON), RCAF Aviator, WWII Mort Sahl (b. 1927, Montreal, QC, d. October 26, 2021), Comedian Edward Schreyer (b. 1935, Beausejour, MB), 22nd Governor General of Canada William Shatner (b. 1931, Montreal, QC), Actor, Star Trek Lawrence "Abdullah the Butcher" Shreve (b. 1941, Windsor, ON), Professional Wrestler, WWE Hall of Fame Michael Snow (b. 1928, Toronto, ON), Multi-Media Artist, Wavelength Paul Soles (b. 1930, Toronto, ON, d. May 28, 2021), Voice Actor, Spider-Man (1967) Donald Sutherland (b. 1935, Saint John, NB), Actor, 2x Golden Globe Winner David Suzuki (b. 1936, Vancouver, BC), Environmental Activist, Host of The Nature of Things Ian Tyson (b. 1933, Victoria, BC), Country Singer-Songwriter Rhoda Wurtele (b. 1922, Saint-Lambert, QC), Olympic Women's Skiing Pioneer 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted January 14, 2021 Looks good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 748 Posted January 15, 2021 What about Mel Lastman? The former Toronto mayor lost his wife last year and turns 88 in March. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,586 Posted January 15, 2021 16 hours ago, Banana said: Cornelia Oberlander (b. 1921, Muelheim-Ruhr, Germany), Architect, Robson Square I will snatch her for the D-A-CH-List if she survives the year To be honest, I've never heard of her before... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DemBones 36 Posted January 18, 2021 I didn’t even know that Norman Jewison was still alive. Thought he’d popped it a few years ago somehow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,455 Posted January 24, 2021 George Armstrong the first hit on the list. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted April 25, 2021 Canadian playwright Actor and director Sharon Pollock, who wrote A Compulsory Option and Blood Relations, and won the Harry and Martha Cohen Award for contributions to Calgary Theatre, died at 85 years: https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/2-time-governor-general-award-winning-calgary-playwright-sharon-pollock-dead-at-85-1.5400751 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,769 Posted May 23, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 23:40, Banana said: This year's list with help from @Torva Messor, @Lewd_Squirrel & @alt obits guy *snip* Cornelia Oberlander (b. 1921, Muelheim-Ruhr, Germany), Architect, Robson Square Cornelia Oberlander dead one month shy of her 100th. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,769 Posted August 9, 2021 @Banana, you maybe missed my post last week but Helen Nicol died 25th July. Technically she was hit #5. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted August 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: @Banana, you maybe missed my post last week but Helen Nicol died 25th July. Technically she was hit #5. 5/50 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,234 Posted August 24, 2021 Nick Volpe, Canadian football player who played for the Toronto Argonauts and won the Grey Cup with the Argonauts in 1950, has died. He was 95. No cause of death was given. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/nick-volpe-dies-at-95-led-argos-to-1950-mud-bowl-wini-1.6150662 Volpe served as Consultant for Football Operations for the Argonauts. He was inducted into the University of Toronto Hall of Fame in 2012. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,381 Posted October 28, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 18:40, Banana said: This year's list with help from @Torva Messor, @Lewd_Squirrel & @alt obits guy George Armstrong (b. 1930, Skead, ON, d. January 24, 2021), Hockey Player, Hall of Fame Margaret Atwood (b. 1939, Ottawa, ON), Writer, The Handmaid's Tale Andy Barrie (b. 1945, Baltimore, MD, USA), Radio Personality, Host of Metro Morning Lucien Bouchard (b. 1938, Saint-Coeur-de-Marie, QC), 27th Premier of Quebec & Leader of the Bloc Quebecois Scotty Bowman (b. 1933, Verdun, QC), Hall of Fame Hockey Coach Don Cherry (b. 1934, Kingston, ON), Hockey Coach & Personality, Host of Coach's Corner Tommy Chong (b. 1938, Edmonton, AB), Actor & Comedian, Cheech & Chong Jean Chrétien (b. 1934, Shawinigan, QC), Politician, 20th Prime Minister Joe Crozier (b. 1929, Winnipeg, MB), Hockey Coach Bill Davis (b. 1929, Toronto, ON, d. August 8, 2021), Politician, 18th Premier of Ontario Graeme Ferguson (b. 1929, Toronto, ON), Co-Inventor of IMAX Michael J. Fox (b. 1961, Edmonton, AB), Actor, Back to the Future Emile Francis (b. 1926, North Battleford, SK), Hockey Player, Coach & Executive, Hall of Fame Frank Gehry (b. 1929, Toronto, ON), Architect, Walt Disney Concert Hall Glenn Hall (b. 1931, Humboldt, SK), Hockey Goaltender, Hall of Fame Ian "Vampiro" Hodgkinson (b. 1967, Thunder Bay, ON), Professional Wrestler Dick Irvin Jr. (b. 1932, Calgary, AB), Sports Broadcaster James K. Irving (b. 1928), Billionaire Norman Jewison (b. 1926, Toronto, ON), Film Director, Oscar Winner Martha Johnson (b. 1950, Toronto, ON), Rock Singer, Martha and the Muffins Sid Krofft (b. 1929, Montreal, QC), Puppeteer, H.R. Pufnstuf Guy Lafleur (b. 1951, Thurso, QC), Hockey Player, Hall of Fame Gordon Lightfoot (b. 1938, Orillia, ON), Folk Singer-Songwriter, 5x Grammy Nominee Rudolph A. Marcus (b. 1923, Montreal, QC), Chemist, Nobel Laureate Hazel McCallion (b. 1921, Port Daniel, QC), Politician, 5th Mayor of Mississauga, ON Joni Mitchell (b. 1943, Fort Macleod, AB), Folk Singer-Songwriter, 9x Grammy Winner Allan Moffat (b. 1939, Saskatoon, SK), Racing Driver Alice Munro (b. 1931, Wingham, ON), Writer, Nobel Laureate Peter C. Newman (b. 1929, Vienna, Austria), Editor of MacLean's & the Toronto Star Helen Nichol (b. 1920, Ardley, AB, d. June 25, 2021), Baseball Player Cornelia Oberlander (b. 1921, Muelheim-Ruhr, Germany, d. May 22, 2021), Architect, Robson Square Gino Odjick (b. 1970, Montreal, QC), Hockey Player Marty Pavelich (b. 1927, Sault Ste. Marie, ON), Hockey Player, 4x Stanley Cup Winner Jim Peebles (b. 1935, Winnipeg, MB), Astrophysicist Gordon Pinsent (b. 1930, Grand Falls, NL), Actor, Babar the Elephant Christopher Plummer (b. 1929, Toronto, ON, d. February 5, 2021), Actor, 1x Oscar, 2x Tony & 2x Emmy Winner John Polanyi (b. 1929, Berlin, Germany), Chemist, Nobel Laureate Hubert Reeves (b. 1932, Montreal, QC), Astrophysicist Lloyd Robertson (b. 1934, Stratford, ON), Journalist, CTV News with Lloyd Robertson Richard Rohmer (b. 1924, Hamilton, ON), RCAF Aviator, WWII Mort Sahl (b. 1927, Montreal, QC, d. October 26, 2021), Comedian Edward Schreyer (b. 1935, Beausejour, MB), 22nd Governor General of Canada William Shatner (b. 1931, Montreal, QC), Actor, Star Trek Lawrence "Abdullah the Butcher" Shreve (b. 1941, Windsor, ON), Professional Wrestler, WWE Hall of Fame Michael Snow (b. 1928, Toronto, ON), Multi-Media Artist, Wavelength Paul Soles (b. 1930, Toronto, ON, d. May 28, 2021), Voice Actor, Spider-Man (1967) Donald Sutherland (b. 1935, Saint John, NB), Actor, 2x Golden Globe Winner David Suzuki (b. 1936, Vancouver, BC), Environmental Activist, Host of The Nature of Things Ian Tyson (b. 1933, Victoria, BC), Country Singer-Songwriter Rhoda Wurtele (b. 1922, Saint-Lambert, QC), Olympic Women's Skiing Pioneer Looks like we had a "List 2021' death fly completely under the radar. IMAX co-founder Graeme Ferguson died May 8th at age 91. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/graeme-ferguson-imax-co-founder-dies-at-91-1234950777/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,769 Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, alt obits guy said: Looks like we had a "List 2021' death fly completely under the radar. IMAX co-founder Graeme Ferguson died May 8th at age 91. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/graeme-ferguson-imax-co-founder-dies-at-91-1234950777/ Also means all four co-inventors of IMAX are now dead. William C. Shaw (1928–2002) Robert Kerr (1929–2010) Roman Kroitor (1926–2012) Graeme Ferguson (1929–2021) 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
