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Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday, August 30, 2000 39 Obituaries John Hearder, DSC Photographer 1913 2000 For many years, the photography showcase outside his studio near the original Theatre Royal in Castlereagh Street was a favourite among passing city pedestrians. It always displayed the latest glamour girl, celebrity, beautiful bride or man of the moment. John Hearder, who has died at 86, was renowned for his blackand-white glamour photography, with its dramatic lighting and individual style that so attracted a celebrity clientele in postwar Sydney. But he had other lives as a decorated wartime naval commander, yachtsman and entrepreneur. Born in Bromley, Kent, the eldest of three children from a seafaring family, young Hearder left school at 15, having been a frequent truant while he ran his first enterprise, taking tourists sailing in his dinghy.

One of Hearder's first full-time jobs was as a salesman for Fullers Chocolates. His personal flair attracted the attention of the company hierarchy in London and he was quickly promoted to manage a Gerry Edge, DFC Pilot 1913 2000 Ever the perfectionist, Gerry Edge, a dashing and successful fighter pilot, would always wear two wristwatches when flying during World War II. "If you're 200 miles out over the North Sea," he'd say, "doing, say, 250 mph, and your watch fails when you are trying to rendezvous with other aircraft, you are going to end up very lost or very dead or both." As a squadron commander during the Battle of Britain, Group Captain Edge, who has died aged 86, devised a tactic of head-on attack which had excellent results. Although Edge was credited with destroying some 20 enemy aircraft between the fall of France in May 1940 and September 26, 1940, when he was shot down, his true score which he tended not 1 to claim was probably nearer 30. Edge found himself at the heart of the Battle of Britain when in early September he received command of No 253, a Hurricane squadron which had lost three commanding officers and II pilots in three days.

Declining an offer to take the depleted squadron out of the southern front line and rebuild it in the north, Edge decided to risk confronting the enemy with inexperienced replacement pilots. Even his flight commander, Myles Duke-Wooley, had only 1 hours on Hurricanes. Edge was on a rare stand-down Abulfaz Elchibey Democrat 1938 2000 It was quite an achievement for a historian. Abulfaz Elchibey, who has died in Istanbul aged 62, was the first democratically elected president of Azerbaijan, although he lasted only a year in that post. Elchibey was elected president in 1992, a year after the collapse of the Soviet Union brought independence to the small country on the Caspian Sea.

His tenure was marked by his insistence that Russian troops and bases be removed from the country and that a national currency, the manat, be introduced. But his brief term was also marred by economic upheaval and military losses in the breakaway region of NagornoKarabakh, where Armenianbacked forces claimed 20 per cent of Azerbaijan and turned Joan Marsh Actress 1913 2000 Perhaps the last surviving actor to have been in an American film before World War Joan Marsh has died in California aged 87. After the Great War, she was to appear (albeit in relatively minor roles) with such great names as Greta Garbo, W. C. Fields, Joan Crawford, and Bob Hope.

Nancy Ann Rosher was born at Porteville, California, the daughter of Charles Rosher, an Englishman who was the chief cameraman at Universal Studios. Thanks to him, Nancy made her debut at only nine months, in a film called Hearts Adrift (1914). Charles Rosher was responsible for several cinema innovations including the use of stand-ins for stars in dangerous action scenes. In 1917 he was PERSONAL NOTICES Births, Marriages, Deaths number of stores. However, sailing 1944 that cleared the Scheldt Esturemained Hearder's passion and he ary in the Netherlands to reopen saved enough money to buy a yacht the port of Antwerp.

large enough to fulfil his child- Amateur photography had been hood dream to circumnavigate the a longtime interest and towards globe. the end of the war, Hearder was Then World War II intervened. put in charge of the Royal Navy's Hearder cut short his voyage in the photographic unit in the Pacific. He Caribbean, sold the boat and re- was one of the first people to enter turned to London with his crew to Changi prison and capture the join the war effort. haunting images on film as Allied Already Hearder was a member POWs were liberated.

He was also of the Royal Naval Volunteer Re- on board the USS Missouri in serve and the Royal Navy ap- Tokyo Bay for the signing of the pointed him to command a flotilla peace treaty with the Japanese. of 150-foot gunboats that served as After in Sydney, Hearder minesweepers and escorts for mer- was to board a ship at Garden chant shipping. Island for England. But he had a Hearder rarely spoke about the change of heart and was demobildark side of the war, but he is ised i in Sydney after a leading glamknown to have lost at least two our photographer, John Lee, gunboats, one blown up by a mine offered him the job of running his in the English Channel and an- city studio. Hearder never returned other divebombed by a Stuka in the to England.

He worked for several Mediterranean. After that attack, studios before establishing his own, he and his surviving crew jumped John Hearder Photography, in 1949. ship and floated for several days Around this time he met before they were rescued. Margaret Muir, a 17-year-old who Hearder received many military became his model, and, soon after, honours, including the Dis- his wife. Hearder was divorced tinguished Service Cross, for com- from his first wife, whom he had manding minesweepers in late married when he was 18.

at Kenley, playing squash with as an Auxiliary Air Force pilot ofDuke-Wooley, when a call went ficer in No 605 (County of out for all available pilots. Still in Warwick) Squadron at Castle their squash gear, the pair Bromwich. Commanded by Lord sprinted for their Hurricanes. Willoughby de Broke, the squadWith four other pilots, and with ron was equipped with Hawker the sun behind them, Edge pos- Hind biplane day bombers and itioned himself in front of an ap- Gloster Gladiator fighters until proaching force of some 50 JU-88 Hawker Hurricane fighters arbombers with close escort rived in August 1939. Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters, as Edge built an early reputation, well as 60 cover Bf 109s and claiming 10 kills against great Bf 110 fighters.

odds over France in May 1940. But Edge led a head-on attack. One 605 suffered heavy losses; after of his pilots recalled: "It was the Dunkirk only Edge and Tom best-led attack our squadron Cooper-Slipper remained of its made in the whole of the battle original pilots. and the most frightening." Be- After recovering from the burns tween them, they were credited he suffered when shot down, Edge with some 15 kills. returned in November 1941 to 605 On September 26, Edge was as squadron commander at Croyshot down over the Channel.

He don. In September 1942 he was contended that he had been the posted to form and command victim of a disaffected Polish No 73 operational training unit in pilot who never returned to base. Aden. Later, he moved to a staff However, it seems more likely that appointment in the Desert Air he was "bounced" by two 109s. Force before helping to plan the Whatever the cause, Edge's invasion of Sicily.

He was invalided Hurricane was hit from the rear at home in the summer of 1943 and close range and burst into flames. became a key air operations conHe baled out and was rescued by a troller at No 84 Group for the infisherman 14 kilometres off vasion of Normandy and for the Dungeness. For his part in the subsequent Allied campaign in Battle of Britain, Edge was north-west Europe. awarded the DFC. After the war, he went to farm Gerald Richmond Edge was in Kenya.

In 1963, he settled at born on September 24, 1913, at Pinhills Farm, Inkberrow, in WorCodsall, Staffordshire. He was cestershire, where he bred a sent to school at Oundle and in prize Jersey herd. 1931 began work with the family He married, in 1948, Sonia Fosmetal business at Wolver- ter; they had a daughter. hampton. In 1936 he was commissioned The Daily Telegraph, London about 1 million Azerbaijanis into refugees.

Elchibey himself was forced to flee Baku in June 1993 when a small uprising at a military base threatened to plunge the country into civil war. He was succeeded as president by Geidar Aliev, the country's communist boss under Soviet rule. Aliev cemented his control later that year in an election that Elchibey denounced as fraudulent. In an interview just last month in Baku, Aliev said last month he had agreed to assume the office of president at the personal insistence of Elchibey. He quoted Elchibey as saying Aliev was the only person who could hold the country together and avoid a bloodbath.

Aliev was dismissive of his predecessor, describing him as a professor who lacked the experience to run a country and deal with the hired by Mary Pickford, and was responsible for the special effect by which that actress kisses herself in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921). Though he soon divorced Nancy's mother, he continued to look after his daughter's interests. His association with Mary Pickford enabled him to land Nancy roles (under the name of Dorothy Rosher) in The Little Princess (1917), Johanna Enlists (1918), Daddy Long Legs (1919), Pollyanna (1920), Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921) and Tess of the Storm Country (1922). Although Pickford had been born in 1893, she played a 14-yearold waif in Daddy Long Legs, and a 12-year-old in Pollyanna, when she was 27. Nancy never viewed her as anything but a contemporary, and when Pickford's husband, Douglas Fairbanks, turned up she concluded that he must be Pickford's father.

Hepburn, Jane Russell, Sir Robert Helpmann and Rudolf Nureyev. Throughout this period, he exhibited extensively his glamour portraits and nudes and lectured to camera clubs. When the Sydney Opera House opened, Hearder produced a blackand-white photographic mural for the opera War and Peace that, at the time, was probably the largest ever made. One of his favourite overseas assignments was to photograph the Taj Mahal by moonlight, which resulted in an India Collection, exhibited throughout Australia. Hearder was deeply involved in Sydney yachting.

He raced on the harbour and his business interests included developing the Cammeray marina. When he retired in 1976, Hearder turned to pottery. It became his new great interest in a studio built at his Central Coast home. He is survived by Margaret, his wife of 51 years, their children Tony and Susie, and a son, Michael, from his first marriage. Tony Hearder Nancy Evans, OBE Singer 1915 2000 The mainstays of Hearder's photographic business were glamour portraits and weddings.

His reputation grew and he accumulated a clientele of celebrities, including local radio stars Jack Davey and Margo Lee. He also won photographic assignments with the Australian Ballet, the Australian Opera, the Phillip Street Theatre, the Theatre Royal, the Tivoli Theatre and the touring Old Vic Shakespeare Company. Stars photographed at the height of their careers by Hearder included Vivien Leigh, Katharine The mezzo-soprano for whom Benjamin Britten created the role of Nancy in the opera Albert Herring, Nancy Evans has died aged 85. Hers was a vibrant, evenly produced mezzo, which she deployed expressively and with an innate musicality. Whether singing Bach, Mozart, Schubert or Britten, she projected her tone on a pure legato and with a sense of the text.

Evans was born into a family of enthusiastic amateur musicians in Liverpool. As a child she was passionately fond of ballet, and used to act Shakespeare plays for her own enjoyment alone in her bedroom until she pulled a wardrobe over on top of herself. By the age of 14 she had turned to music and was taking singing lessons. At 17 she made her first professional appearance as the Sorceress in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. In 1933 she gave her first solo recital in Liverpool and the next year made her London debut with Gerald Moore at the Aeolian Hall.

Her first appearance on the London stage followed in 1935, in Sullivan's Rose of Persia. The same year her father commissioned Decca to record her voice for her family. The company decided to sign her to sing the title role in the first ever recording of Dido and Aeneas. She was still only 19. In 1938 she sang in the Glyndebourne Chorus, where she means The surname Aliev is shared by a great many Azerbaijanis, and the two presidents were not related.

Elchibey went to Baku at 19 and studied Arabic at the university. He later became a history professor. He was also an active dissident and was jailed briefly in 1975 after protesting against Soviet policies in the region. As chairman of the national Popular Front party, he was swept into office by anti-Soviet sentiment in June 1992. Unlike leaders in neighbouring Georgia and Armenia, he was successful in forcing the removal of most Russian troops and bases from his country and moving Azerbaijan away from Russian dominance.

He realigned the country with Turkey, an alliance that remains strong today. He also changed those days) and was adapted from Alphonse Daudet's Sappho none of which saved it from being dire. In the same year, Marsh joined William Holden, Joan Crawford and Clark Gable in the gangster thriller Dance Fools Dance, which created a furore because Crawford stripped to her underclothes to dive into the sea from a yacht. Marsh also was the stupid wife who drove Adolphe Menjou to adultery in Bachelor's Affairs (1932). If she had a decent part, it was always in an unimportant film.

Her role as Lili in Anna Karenina (1936) gave her another opportunity to observe Garbo, though she was frustrated by the star's penchant for surrounding herself with screens on the set. Later that year, though, Marsh shared the lead with Ben Lyon in Dancing Feet, as a society girl who becomes a taxi driver in or- Summary Aldred A A Altmann Anivitti Barrelle Bathe Benson Birchell MC Bird Bouas Brown IT Brown Bugeja Busby Callow I Carter Cavanagh Coleman of death Cramer Daley A Davies A Davies Del Grande A Douglas Fenton A Finney Franks I Freeman ARP Gill I Gow A Griffiths BH Hennessy A Higgins Higgins Hodge I BIRTHS The baby is here and your FREE copy of 'Practical will be arriving soon. Thank you for placing your birtn notice with us. WIEBE. David and Katherine are proud to announce the arrival of Jackson Hugh (9lb 3ozs) on Sunday night (27th August.

2000). A brother for Alexandra and Laura. DEATHS ALDRED, Andrew Alfred (Andy). August 25, 2000. passed away peacefully at War Veterans Nursing Home.

Collaroy. Loving husband of Phyllis. brother of Joyce. father of Bryce and Phillip and father-in-law of Norma and Mavis. Grandfather to Stephen, Glenn.

Karen, Dale. Donna and Andrew and great -grandfather and great -grandfather of their children. Aged 87 years. Relatives and friends of ANDY are warmly invited to attend his funeral service, to be held in the South Chapel of Northern Suburbs Crematorium on Thursday (August 31. 2000).

commencing at 11.15 a.m. BRUCE MAURER FUNERALS. 325 Pacific Highway. Crows Nest. Roseville 9955 6121.

9417 0509. A.F.D.A. ALTMANN. Suse. Died peacefully on August 29, 2000.

dearly beloved, wife of Paul. mother of Ralph and Vivien. mother-in-law of Janis and Peter and grandmother of Suzanne with Tim. Lisa. Jeni.

Claire and Chris. We will miss her greatly but rejoice at the full life she shared with us. The funeral service for MRS SUSE ALTMANN will be held at the Le Pine Chapel. 741 High St. (cnr Oswin Street).

East Kew. Melbourne, on Friday (September 200). commencing at 2.30 p.m Private cremation. Le Pine Funeral Services East Kew, Melbourne 03 9859 9431 ANIVITTI. Nita Beatrice.

August 2000. beloved daughter of Zillah and Louis (both deceased), loved sister-in-law and sister of Mary and Louis (deceased) and Maurice (deceased). Much loved aunt of Louis and Kay. Aged 89 Years. Forever In Our Hearts Privately Cremated.

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died peacefully in hospital, aged 82 years, on August 25. 2000. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Donna and Winstone. Ron and Jan. Diana and David.

adored grandmother of Kate. Mathew and Andrew Barrelle and Mark. Fiona and Simone Lindfield. BATHE, Henry Evan. Passed away suddenly, August 29, 2000, at his home in Bexley.

Beloved husband of Isabella. loving father of Morag and Evan, beloved brother of Hazel. loving father-in-law cf Bill and Gail and loving grandfather of Alison. James and Heather. Aged 85 years.

Deeply missed and always loved. Date of funeral to be decided. J. C. HARDY FUNERALS Hurstville 9580 1554 BENSON, Nancy Nymbool (Benny).

August 29. of Summer Hill and Woodfield Lodge. Haberfield. Loved and sadly missed by her family many friends. BENNY'S funeral service will be held in a chapel of Rookwood Crematorium.

Memorial Avenue. Rookwood. tomorrow (Thursday 3 August 31. 2000), commencing at WALTER Pty. Ltd.

Australian CARTER, Owned 9389 3499. 9389 3367 BIRCHELL, Meredene May Curtis. August 27. 2000. late of Manly and formerly of Nyngan, treasured daughter of Rita and Bill.

adored sister of Cherie Rose (deceased). loving, auntie of Shereen and special friend of Ron. Loved by her godparents Con and Betty and all her relatives and friends. Aged .37 years. At rest.

The relatives and friends of MEREDENE are invited to attend her funeral, to be held in its entirety at St. Matthew's Anglican Church. The Corso, Manly, Thursday (August 31. 2000). service appointed to commence at 2.30 p.m.

F. Tighe Co. Cnr Whistler Raglan Streets. Manly. 9977 8011 BIRD, John (Peter).

Aged 56 years. Died peacefully after a long illness. August 27. 2000. dearly loved by his wife Rhylle and her children Nora.

Pippa and Tony, and Lynne and their children, son of Frank (deceased). JOHN'S relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral service, to be held in its entirety in All Saints Anglican Church. cnr. Sydney Road and Boyle Street. Baigowlah.

on Thursday (August 31, 2000). commencing at 2 p.m. Donations to. Cancer cology, Sydney Cancer Centre, RPA Hospital. Camperdown, in lieu of flowers.

ANUS AUSTRALIAN WILSON OWNED FUNERALS FDA of NSW 9971 4224 BOUAS. August 26, James Demetrious. 2000, suddenly, at his residence and late of Haberfield. dearly beloved father and father-in-law of Parissa and Carl. fondly remembered by his stepson Dale, loving friend and former husband of Frances.

dearly loved brother to Spiridoula and Nick and their families in Greece and Australia James will be deeply missed by all his relatives and friends. The relatives and friends of JAMES are kindly invited to attend his funeral service. to be held in the East Chapel of the Rookwood Crematorium. this Thursday (August 31. 2000).

commencing at 2.15 pm. Please assemble at the Crematorium office. A. O'HARE Family Owned Operated 18115 Since 1942 9569 1995 9569 BROWN, Irene Thelma. At peace August 27.

2000. Loved wife of Reg. beloved sister of Arthur. cherished mother and motherin-law to Penny and Stephen, and Toni and Rob. adored and adoring Nanna of Anthony, Jeffrey.

Catherine. Jennifer, Peter. and Emma. Aged 83 years. Sadly missed by all.

Relatives and friends of Thelma are invited to attend her funeral service on Friday (September 1. 2000). at St. Johns Anglican Church, corner Beecroft Road and Chapman Avenue. Beecroft, at 2.30 p.m.

In The Care Of WHITE LADY FUNERALS 402 Pennant Hills Road Pennant Hills 2120 9980 9935 notices Hope I Howe Hull MM Hyslop A Kaldy Krauklis A Laguzza Lawrence Loveridge EJ Lowe Lyford A Mason McCauley McDiarmid McDonald McGeehan A McMillan McShane-Kirkham Morris RV O'Brien Quigley Readford Richards I Ridley Rigo Shepherd Singleton Skinner Smith Spillett Stachiewicz Stennett Suringa Swift GRANDE, Albert Joseph. August 27. 2000. Late of Pens- hurst. formerly of Matraville.

Beloved husband of Valetta (deceased). loving father and father-in-law of Kevan and Anita. loved Papa to Shaun and Alicia. Sadly missed by his many relatives and friends. Aged 88 years.

Forever now in God's loving care. Requiem Mass for the repose of Albert's soul will be celebrated at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Croydon Road. Hurstville.

Thursday (August 31, 2000), commencing at 10.30 a.m. At conclusion of prayers following the Mass the cortege will BOLAND FUNERAL HOMES AFDA 9519 8272 9553 8560 9314 2778 DOUGLAS, Walter James (Wal). August 27. 2000. late of Toongabbie.

Loved son of Walter and Helen (deceased), loving brother and uncle of Sylvia. George (deceased), Lesley (deceased), Ruby. Ida, Helen (Nell, deceased). Grace and their families. Relatives and friends of WAL are invited to attend his funeral service, to be held in a chapel of the Pine Grove Crematorium commencing at 10.30 a.m..

Thursday (August 31. 2000). Following the service the cortege will proceed to the adjoining cemetery for interment. Timmins Funeral Choices 2 Fennell Street. North Parramatta 9630 6444.

FENTON, Alexandra Valerie. to Late of Pymble. Darling daughter of Roger and Penny and much loved sister of Lucy and Emma. Aged 22 years. All of ALEX'S friends are invited to attend a service, to be celebrated at the Gordon Uniting Church, corner of Pacific Highway and Cecil Street.

Gordon, on Friday (September 1, 2000). at 2 p.m. Private cremation will follow. Gregory Carr Funeral Choices Kuring-Gai 9498 4455. FINNEY.

Winifred Florence (Wyn). August 26. 2000. late Homebush, beloved wife of Kenneth (deceased), dear mother Joyce and Ken, mother-in-law of Doug and Lorraine. loving grandmother of Sandra.

Jennifer and Paul and great- grandmother of Matthew and Philip. Aged 91 years R.I.P Privately cremated at Rookwood Gardens Crematorium. on Tuesday (August 2000). Dignified Funerals 9744 2178 FRANKS. Iris Elsie.

Late of Minamurra Drive. Harrington. passed away August 28. 2000. aged 86 years.

Loving wife of Norman (deceased) and loved mother of Marie Broadhurst. Her funeral service to be held at The Manning Great Lakes Memorial Gardens Crematorium, commencing at 10.30 a.m. Thursday (August 31. 2000) W. T.

HOWARD FUNERALS, (02) 6552 1057. FREEMAN, Alfred Richard Palmer. August 28. 2000. passed away at Gymea Bay Nursing Home, formerly Miranda.

Beloved husband of the late Nora. Loving father and father-in-law of John. George and Martine and Jocelyn and Stephen. Will be sadly missed by his family and friends. In God's loving care.

The relatives and friends of ALFRED are kindly invited to attend his funeral service in the Leslie S. Andrews Chapel on Thursday (August 31, 2000), at 11 a.m. At the conclusion, cortege to proceed to Rookwood Independent Cemetery interment. LESLIE S. ANDREWS, Markham Place, Ashfield through arcade.

Opp. Presbyterian Church. 9798 6222. 9798 6222. GILL, Edna Irene.

Late of Booroongen Home. Kempsey, and formerly of 15 Lord Street. East Beloved wife of Howard (deceased) and loved mother and mother-in-law Judith and John. Alan and Elizabeth. Geoff and Lorraine.

Brendon and Elizabeth and loved grandmother and greatgrandmother of their families. Funeral to be held at the Uniting Church. Kempsey, on Friday (September 1. 2000). service commencing 11 a.m..

thence for interment in the East Kempsey Cemetery. ROBERT WALKER FUNERALS KEMPSEY DISTRICTS 02 6562 4329 GOW. Peter Allan. After a short illness. on August 28, 2000, aged 57 years Dearly beloved husband of Katrin, loved son of Rose.

brother of Phyllis. Denis and Jennifer, father of Vanessa Tiffany, stepfather of Daniela and Iris and father-in-law of Frank and Scott. Loved by all his family and friends. PETER'S relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral service. to be held this Friday (September 1, 2000), at Eastwood Uniting Church.

16 Lakeside Road. Eastwood, commencing at 10 a.m. Following the service the cortege will proceed to the Northern Suburbs Crematorium. Delhi Road, North Ryde. In lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated to the Australian Cancer Research Foundation In the care of WHITE LADY FUNERALS.

4 East Parade, Eastwood. 9874 4714. A.F.D.A. GRIFFITHS, Beryl Heather. August 28 2000.

peacefully at home. of Kiama. Dearly beloved wife of Frank (deceased), loving mother of David. dearly loved sister of Betty, Bill (deceased) and Bob. Dear sister-in-law of Margaret and Fay.

Aged 73 years. "To live in hearts we leave behind iS not to die" Private cremation service held. By request no flowers. in lieu donations are invited to Palliative Care Nursing. STAN CRAPP FUNERALS Kiama.

Phone (02) 4232 2371. HENNESSY. John Aeneas (Jack). August 27. 2000.

At hospital, of Fairy Meadow. Requiem Mass for the repose of his soul will be celebrated at St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral. Harbour Street. Wollongong, on Thursday (August 31.

2000). at 11.00 a.m. Following the Mass the funeral will proceed to Wollongong Cemetery. Swan Street, Wollongong. Relatives and friends of the Hennessy family are invited to attend.

By request. no flowers or condolences. H. Parsons Wollongong (02) 4228 9622 HIGGINS, Gordon Frederick. August 28, 2000.

of Bowdenbrae Retirement Village and Killarney Heights. dearly beloved husband of the late Edyth, much loved father and father-in-law of Tony and Donna, loved grandfather of Tim. Erin and Scott and loved brother of May and Cecil (deceased). A wonderful man and a thorough gentleman. In God's loving care.

Family and friends of GORDON are kindly invited to attend his funeral service, to be held in its entirety at the chapel of Gregory and Carr. 850 Pacific Highway. Gordon, on Thursday (August 31. 2000). commencing at 12 noon.

No flowers by request. Gregory Carr 9498 Funeral Choices Kuring-Gai 4455. A Swift Symonds HR Thornley Tickner DV Toby Tolnay Walsh Ward A Whyms A Williams Wong Worral Worsley I Zelma A DEATHS BROWN, John Henry William (Jack). August 29, 2000. late of Padstow, beloved husband of Beryl.

loving father and father-in-law of John and Jeanette. and Bill, treasured Pop of Angela, Anthony. Jason and Joanne, fond brother of Dorothy and uncle of Roger. Aged 86 years. Loving memories of days together hold memories that last forever.

Lest we forget. The relatives and friends of Jack are kindly invited to attend his funeral service, to be held Thursday (August 31. 2000). in the North Chapel of Forest Lawn Way. Crematorium.

Camden Valley at Leppington, commencing 2.00 p.m. Please meet at chapel. LABOR FUNERALS ALL SUBURBS Bankstown A.F.D.A 97901 1668 BUGEJA, Nancy. August 26. 2000, late of Panania, loving husband of Joseph.

Mother of Michelle. Mother-in-law of David. Adored Nanna to Samuel and Oliver. Also Mum to Mary. Anthony.

Ronald. Yvonne. Leslie and Jeffrey. Sister of Patrick and Yvonne. AGED 75 YEARS.

FOREVER IN SO OUR HEARTS. Nancy will be sadly missed but always remembered by all her family and friends. The relatives and friends of the late NANCY BUGEJA are kindly invited to attend her funeral service to be held at St. Christopher's Catholic Church, Tower. Street.

Panania, on Friday (September 1, 2000), commencing at 11 a.m. At the conclusion of Service the funeral cortege will leave for the South Chapel, Woronora Crematorium. No flowers by request, donations to S.I.D.S. Envelopes will be provided at service. G.W.

Kelly Family Funerals Australian Family Owned ALL SUBURBS REVESBY 9773 0637 MACQUARIE FIELDS 9829 5725 BUSBY. William Robert Learmonth (Bob). August 27. 2000, of Currabubula. Much loved husband of Winsome (deceased), loyal brother of Carol and Noel (both deceased), loved father and father- of Bill and Libby.

Caroline and Peter and Rob and Anabel (deceased) and special grandfather to Sophie. Will and Georgia Shepherd and Damien. Robert. Peter. Charlie.

Andrew and Emily Busby. 89 great years. BURKE HAMILTON FUNERALS FDA of NSW 45 Gunnedah Rd. Tamworth Ph. (02) 6765 3999 CALLOW.

Gladys Isabel. 28. 2000. peacefully at Spring. wood Nursing Home.

of Springwood, formerly of Mittagong. beloved wife of Ted (deceased), loving mother and mother-in-law of Ted and Margaret, Joyce and Bob. Paul and Shirley. Robyn and John and loved Nana to their families, fond sister of Ivy. Aged 94 years.

At peace. The relatives and friends of Gladys are invited to attend her funeral service. to be held at Springwood Uniting Church. Lewin Street, Springwood, tomorrow (Thursday, August 31, 2000). commencing at 2.30 p.m.

Private cremation. By request no flowers. DON TILDEN'S BLUE MOUNTAINS FUNERALS KATOOMBA. (02) 4782 2922 SPRINGWOOD. (02) 4751 6166.

Member F.D.A. (NSW) A.A.F.D. Proudly Australian Personally Owned CAVANAGH. Donald Cecil. August 28.

2000. Beloved husband of Joan and loved father and father-in-law of Michael and Helen, Lorraine. Marvanne and Les, Catherine and Paul. Brendan. Geraldine.

Much loved Poppa to all his grandchildren, and loved brother-in-law of Pat. Aged 81 Years. Mass of Christian Burial for MR DONALD CECIL CAVANAGH will be celebrated in Cardinal Gilroy Village Chapel. Barcom Street. Merrylands, on Thursday (August 31.

2000), commencing at 1.30 p.m. The funeral will leave the chapel at the conclusion of the Mass for Pine Grove Cemetery W. N. BULL PTY. LTD.

Cnr. Pitt and Argyle Streets. PARRAMATTA A 9519 5344 A.F.D.A. 24 Hrs. COLEMAN, Stuart Murray.

At Young on August 26. 2000. Loved son of the late Mark and Ruth Coleman. Loved brother of Heather Fisher (Wagga) and Jeanie Brooks (Cowra). Aged 69 years.

TEMORA DISTRICT FUNERAL SERVICE F.D.A. 02 6977 1332 CRAMER (nee Brodie), Dorothy Winifred. Died peacefully, aged 88 years. on August 29, 2000. Much loved wife of Charles (deceased), loved elder sister of Russell (deceased).

Marjory, Max and Elaine (deceased), fond aunt of her nephews and nieces. Family and friends are warmly invited to attend DOROTHY'S funeral service. to be held in the East Chapel of the Northern Suburbs Crematorium, tomorrow (Thursday, August 31. 2000). to commence at 8.45 a.m.

At the conclusion of the service. the cortege will proceed to the Macquarie Park Cemetery. Gregory Carr Funeral Choices Mona Vale 9999 1522. DALEY. Anne Elizabeth.

Caloundra, Qid. formerly of Cremorne. Passed away suddenly August 27 2000. beloved wife of Michael (deceased), mother of Jonathan (deceased) and loved sister of Margaret Raper. A Requiem Mass will be held for ANNE on Friday (September 2000).

in Caloundra, Qid. GREGSON WEIGHT 1 Caloundra Caloundra. Phone 07 5491 1559 DAVIES, Arthur Edward. August 26. 2000.

late of Koolewong. Beloved husband of Kathleen. Loving father and father-in-law of Jane and Paul. Alan and Georgette. Adored grandfather of Dale.

Ellyse and Taylor. Aged 75 years. relatives and friends of ARTHUP are invited to attend his funeral service, to be held in its entirety at St. Nicholas' Anglican Church. Brook Street, Coogee.

Friday (September 1, 2000). commencing at 11 a.m. WALTER CARTER PtY. Ltd. Australian Family Owned 9389 3499.

9389 3367 DAVIES, William John. Peacefully at Willoughby, late of Wollongong. on August 27. 2000. Devoted husband of Jennie (deceased).

loving father and father-in-law of Joan and Ron (both deceased). Kay and Gordon. Bill (deceased) and Bronwyn. Dear Da of Glenn. Andrew.

Emma, Roslyn and Brendan. Aged 92 years. The relatives and friends of BILL are invited to attend his funeral service. to be held at St. Mark's Anglican Church.

Crown Street. West Wollongong. on Thursday (August 31. 2000). Prayers commencing at 2 p.m.

HANSEN COLE, A.F.D.A. Woliongong. (02) 4272 4900. HIGGINS. Vera Henrietta.

August 28. 2000. late of Hunters Hill. Dearly loved wife of James (deceased), much loved mother of Olive (deceased) and James. Will also be sadly missed by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Aged 100 years. VERA'S family and friends are invited to attend her funeral service. to be held in the South Chapel of the Northern Suburbs Crematorium on Friday (September 1. 2000), to commence at 11.15 a.m. SIMPLICITY FUNERALS 871 Pacific Hwy.

CHATSWOOD 9413 3552 A.F.D.A. HODGE, Mary Cecilia. August 28. 2000. peacefully at John Paul Village, Engadine, formerly of The Entrance, dearly beloved wife of Cecil (deceased), much loved mother and mother-in-law of Mary and Hughie Brien, Kevin and Anne-Marie Hodge.

Barbara and David McAlpine. devoted grandmother of Jenny. Michael, Chris. Matt. Holly, Mark.

Luke. Michelle. Anthony. Shane and Lennie, loving great -grandmother of Pierra and Emerson Aged 85 Years Deeply Loved And Always Remembered A Requiem Mass for the eternal repose of the soul of MARY CECILIA HODGE will be conducted at St. John Bosco Catholic Church, corner of Banksia Street and Waratah Road.

Engadine. Friday (September 2000). at 12.30 p.m. Following the Mass the cortege will proceed to the Woronora Lawn Cemetery. Linden Street.

Sutherland OLSENS Australian Owned FamiliA Business Since 1944 A.F.D.A. Sutherland. 9545 3477 met Peter Pears. At Covent Garden in 1940 she appeared in Tosca (as the Shepherd Boy in a production which included the Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli), Parsifal and Die Walkure. It was there that she met Walter Legge whom she married in 1941.

A daughter was born in 1942, but the marriage was short-lived. They divorced in 1948. During the war she sang in camps, armaments factories and air raid shelters; later she toured Holland, Belgium, France and the Middle East. Back at Glyndebourne in 1946, Evans shared the lead in the first production of Britten's The Rape of Lucretia with Kathleen Ferrier, who became a lifelong friend. It was there that she met her second husband, Eric Crozier, the producer-librettist and co-founder with Britten and Pears of the Aldeburgh Festival.

The Croziers bought a cottage near Aldeburgh, and from the beginning were intimately involved in the running of the festival. Between 1934 and 1967 Evans made more than 300 broadcasts for the BBC and appeared in Prom Concerts in the Albert Hall for 13 consecutive years. For years she and Crozier, especially after the death of the founders, were wise counsellors in the affairs of the Aldeburgh Festival, where she had many friends. Crozier died in 1994; Evans is survived by her daughter. The Daily Telegraph, London the alphabet from Cyrillic to Roman.

But Elchibey faced insurmountable difficulties in the heavily Armenian section of western Azerbaijan known as Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijan military suffered stunning defeats at the hands of Russian-backed Armenian troops and lost the region. He was driven from office in June 1993. He spent the next four years in internal exile. In 1997, he returned to Baku and tried to regain his influence as a leader of the opposition movement.

Though he remained chairman of the Popular Front, he had little real power and opposition to Aliev has remained weak. Douglas Frantz The New York Times der to demonstrate to her sceptical grandfather that she can make a living on her own. She was also Dimples in Road to Zanzibar (1941), with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. That was her last film of any note. In 1930 she married Charles Belden, a scriptwriter, but it didn't work out.

In 1939, after a liaison with Cubby Broccoli (later the producer of the James Bond films), she married George Morrill, a businessman. In the 1950s they spent a lot of time sailing with their two sons off California. Later, they bought a ranch at Ojai, northern California. Morrill died in 1977, but Marsh remained there, preferring to garden rather than mix in Hollywood society. "I never chose to be in films," she said.

The Daily Telegraph, London HOPE, Irene Gladys. August 26, 2000. peacefully at St. George Hospital. late of Kogarah Bay.

devoted wife of James (deceased) loving mother and mother-in-law of Joan and Michael. Richard (deceased) and Terry, John and Margaret. Cheryl and Malcolm cherished Nan to all her grandchildren and great -grandchildren Aged 88 years Some people come into our lives and quietly go. Some leave a footprint on our heart and we are never the same IRENE'S family and friends are invited attend her funeral service. to be held at the Woronora Crematorium, Linden Street.

Sutherland. Saturday (August 2. 2000). at 11 am. OLSENS Australian Owned Family Business Since 1944 A.F.D.A.

Hurstville. 9580 6030 HOWE, Harold Douglas (Doug). August 28, 2000, peacefully at Leura, formerly of Gordon. Loving husband of Joyce. Beloved father of Ron and janet and father- inlaw of James and Anne.

Much loved grandfather of Alice. William. David and Christopher and great-grandfather of Oscar. Sadly missed. The relatives and friends of the late HAROLD DOUGLAS HOWE are invited to attend his funeral service.

to be held at Leura Memorial Gardens and Crematorium. Kitchener Road, Leura, on Friday (September 1, 2000). commencing at 2.30 p.m. Entrusted to the Care of LEURA MEMORIAL GARDENS FUNERAL SERVICE Leura: (02) 4784 3399 Springwood: (02) 4751 8000 Proudly Australian Owned HULL, Mima Miriann. Passed away August 28, 2000, of Nelson Bay and formerly of Ashfield.

dearly loved wife of Charles Allan Hull (deceased). Aged 87 years The relatives and friends of the late MIMA HULL are invited to attend her funeral service. to be held in All Saints Anglican Church. corner of Church and Tomaree Streets. Nelson Bay.

tomorrow (Thursday morning. August 31. 2000), commencing at 11.00 a and thence for the Newcastle Crematorium, Anderson Drive. Beresfield. JONAH BEVAN SON.

STOCKTON. NELSON BAY. (02) 4928 1522 (02) 4981 4488 HYSLOP. Alan Thomas. August 28.

2000. late of Willoughby, beloved husband of Gaye. loved father and father-in-law of Peter and Roz. Joanne and Robert and much loved grandfather cf Ashley Page and Monique. ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS The relatives and friends are invited to ALAN'S funeral service.

to be held on Thursday (August 31. 2000). at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium, North Chapel. commencing at 12 noon. In lieu of flowers please make donations to Cancer Research LIBERTY FUNERALS 222 Sydney Street, Chatswood.

9413 2722 Proudly Australian Owned KALDY. Zoltan. August 26 2000. beloved husband of Gabriella. loved father and father-in-law of Lillian Michael.

Adrienne and David and loved Papa of Sean, Elizabeth, Anika. William and Max. loved brother of Tibor. ZOLTAN'S relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral service at the chapel of Simplicity Funerals. 230 Anzac Parade, Kensington (corner Darling Street).

on Friday (September 1). at 9 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Sacred Heart Hospice. 170 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst. political complexities of leadership.

Elchibey was born in the small town of Keleki in the enclave of Nakhichevan, a section of Azerbaijan cut off from the rest of the country and surrounded by Iran, Turkey and Armenia. His original surname was Aliev, which he later changed to Elchibey, which Nancy was not confined to Pickford's films. She. was also in Women's Weapons (1918) and The Young Mrs Winthrop (1920). She retired from the cinema when she was eight to undertake some education but was back on the set when she was 17, under the name of Joan Marsh.

In 1930 she appeared, if only as a poster girl, in one of the greatest of all Hollywood films, All Quiet on the Western Front. The next year she signed a contract with MGM, which publicised her as "the biggest event since Jean Harlow oozed glamour and sex appeal; Marsh, 157cm tall, tended, despite her good looks, to be dismissed as cute. In the 40-odd films in which she appeared over the next 13 years she rarely had more than a supporting role. In 1931, for instance, was glimpsed in Inspiration. This film starred Greta Garbo, cost (a colossal sum for SIMPLICITY FUNERALS THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA KENSINGTON 9662 0600 A.F.D.A.

MEMBER KRAUKLIS, Austra. August 26, 2000. peacefully at Chesalon Nursing Home, Jannali, formerly Caringbah, dearly beloved wife of Janis (deceased). loving mother of Lidia. John and Peter.

devoted Oma to Chris, Anita and Stephen Aged 88 years. Deeply loved and greatly missed. AUSTRA'S family and friends invited to attend her funeral service. to be held at St. John's Latvian Lutheran Church.

30 Bridge Road, Homebush, Thursday (August 31. 2000), at 11 am. Following the service the cortege will proceed to the Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood OLSENS Australian Owned Family Business Since 1944 A.F.D.A. Sutherland. 9545 3477 LAGUZZA, Samuel (Sebastian).

August 27. 2000. late of Eastwood. Dearly loved son of Sam and Diana. loved brother of Michael and Alex, loved grandson of Sebastian and Carmela Laguzza and Bruno and Adriana Zilli Cherished nephew of John and Gina Laguzza and family, Nick and Maxine Laguzza and family, Tony and Amanda and Luigi.

Remembered and loved by all his family and special friends. Samuel you were our special boy and we miss you very much. Love Mum and Dad. Requiem Mass for the eternal repose of the soul of the late SAMUEL (SEBASTIAN) LAGUZZA will be celebrated at St. Kevin's Catholic Church, 36 Hillview Road.

Eastwood. on Friday (September 1. 2000). appointed to commence at 11 a.m. The adjoining school grounds are available for offstreet parking.

At the conclusion of the prayers following the Mass the cortege will proceed to the Vault Section of Field of Mars Cemetery, Ryde. In lieu of flowers, donations to Westmead Hospital Intensive Care Unit would be appreciated. Envelopes will be provided at the Church. Family and friends wishing to pay their last respects and to recite the Holy Rosary may do so in the Holy Cross College Chapel, Victoria Road, Ryde, tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. JOSEPH MEDCALF.

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