Peter Cant - Obituary

Peter Cant

1934 – 2019

Suddenly, on Saturday October 26^th, 2019, with his loving wife, Sally, at his side at the Scarborough Centenary Hospital in his 86^th year. Beloved husband of Sally for over 62 years, predeceased by their only son, David Stephen Cant (2008).  Peter was born one of ten children and grew up in Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK.  He married Sally in March 1957 and immigrated to Canada in June 1957.  Peter worked in the Long Distance Engineering Department, Montreal, of Bell Canada and Bell Telephone Engineering Training School, Belleville for 34 years.  Subsequently Peter worked at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church before retiring.  Peter was an avid golfer, tennis player and curler, and enjoyed his membership at Whitevale Golf Club and Tam Heather Curling and Tennis Club.  Cremation has taken place.  A celebration of Peter’s life is being planned and will take place at a later date.  Memorial donations will be graciously received by the David Stephen Cant Graduate Scholarship in Stem Cell Research, University of Toronto.  Contact the Office of Advancement, Faculty of Medicine 416-946-3111. Condolences – www.oshawafuneralhome.com

Passing of Peter Cant

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Peter Cant on Saturday, October 26th.  More information will be provided once received. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends.

David Myrvold Junior Golf Fund

We are pleased to announce the establishment of the David Myrvold Junior Golf Fund as a tribute to all his efforts and support of junior golf at Whitevale.

Donations can be made to Diane in the administrative office or by cheque. Please make the cheques out in David's honour to "Whitevale Golf Club" and identify the "David Myrvold Junior Golf Fund" in the note section.

David's family would also like to thank those who attended his Celebration of Life on Sunday.

Mixed Event with String

Today was a great day for the inaugural Mixed Event with String.  Eleven teams participated to be crowned champions.  Congratulations to the team of Bob Adams, Anne Trimble, Ken Oley & Deborah Nesbitt shooting a winning net score of 48.  The team of Glen Mackie, Deborah Hamade, Brian Knowles & Linda Briggs finished second with a net score of 49.2 and in third place the team of Mike Harris, Anne Hill, Jeffrey Wood & Anna Lindsay with a net score of 50.1

The scores are as follows:

Adams, Bob Trimble, Anne  Oley, Ken   Nesbitt, Deborah - 48

Mackie, Glen  Hamade, Deborah  Knowles, Brian  Briggs, Linda - 49.2

Harris, Mike Hill, Anne Wood, Jeffrey Lindsay, Anna - 50.1

Fox, Bill  Oley, Elke   Leonard, David   Byrne, Jennifer - 50.4

Rennie, Nigel  Rogers, Barbara   Schuch, Peter   Wood, Barbara - 50.9

Cann, Micheal   Kajganich, Joanne   Diclemente, Angelo Pingree, Julie - 51.1

 Pingree, Art   Roncone, Nancy Hamade, Jody  Docking, Sandra - 51.9

Duckworth, Tom   Mackie, Lisa Nesbitt, David Byrne, James - 52

Bruce, Doug  Arbuthnot, Theresa   Fengler, Walter   Blais, Lucy - 52.5

Dickinson, Susan  Cowan, Ted   Brandt, Peter   Diclemente, Susan - 52.7

 Carpenter, Wayne  Columbus, Norma   Roncone, Paul   Hill, Tom - 52.7

Men's Night Shotgun Wrap Up

It seems like a going theme this year but we dodged another weather system and had a fantastic day to wrap up things for the men's section this year.  Congratulations go out to this year's champs Fred Calvert, Dec Dunn, Paul Cormier and Derek Retter!!  The scores are below.

1st - Fred Calvert, Paul Cormier, Dec Dunn, Derek Retter - 123 ($80 Each)
2nd - John Thompson and Bill Fox - 124 ($50 Each)
T3rd - Mark Crerar, Don Davis, Glenn Davis, Clayton Spahn - 125 ($30 Each) Retro
T3rd - Peter Cummins, Harry Cummins, Clayton Ricketts, Bryce Percy - 125
T3rd - Joe Beninato, Sam Beninato, Anthony Cioccio, Aris Medeiros - 125
T3rd - Brad Hewitt, Don MacDonald, Geoff Mitchell, Colin Mitchell - 125
T3rd - Tom Bermingham, Wayne Bourgeois, Danny Francoeur, Tom Gallagher - 125
8th - Mike Harris, Max Osuszek, Jim Tsantsoulas - 126
T9th - Peter Lambrinos, Steve Rodriguez, Bob Spahn - 128
T9th - Darryl Brown, Mike Fleming, Martin McLaughlin, Kevin Neild - 128
T11th - Luiz De Carvalho, Rick Johnston, Brian Murdock, Norm Woods - 129
T11th - Jared Docking, Bernie Docking, Craig Ferns, Pat Scanga - 129
T11th - Patrick Convery, Keith MacIsaac, Paul Thackeray, Geoff Wood - 129
T11th - Dan McConnachie, Brett McConnachie, Jay Petroff, Dave Whiting - 129
15th - Stephen DeSouza, Darren Friesen, Ken Oley, Chris Schnur - 130
16th - Ryan LaRose, Ryan McLean, Don O'Connell, Anthony Sgovio - 133
17th - Steve Campbell, Pat Lamanna, John Liska, Leon Lok - 141

Weekday Men's Closing Field Day

It was a cool day for the Weekday Men's Closing Field day, but we had a great turn out.  Congratulations to Terry Calder, Lorne Rogers, John Fleming & John Elia.  They shot a net score of 59.4 just to nudge off Kevin Hughes, Art Pingree, Peter Brandt & Wayne Wellman by point 4 strokes. Tied for third place goes to teams of Mike Harris, Travis Boughner, Ray Northey, Garnett Graham & Dennis Matton, Tom Kelly, Ian Bain & Dave Whiting both shooting a net score of 61.2.

The scores are as follows:

1st - Terry Calder  Lorne Rogers  John Fleming  John Elia - 59.4                        

2nd - Kevin Hughes  Art Pingree  Peter Brandt  Wayne Wellman - 59.8

T3 - Mike Harris  Travis Boughner  Ray Northey  Garnett Graham - 61.2

T3 - Dennis Matton  Tom Kelly  Ian Bain  Dave Whiting - 61.2

5th - Walt Lemon   William Harbaruk  Derek Phillips  Scott Hardacre - 64.5

6th - Nick Desimini  Tom O'Connor  Bill Fox  Tom Lindsay - 65.8

7th - Dave Convery  Peter Leaney  Fred Traer  John Dimopoulos - 65.9

8th - John McCormick  Al Kershaw  Brian Murdock  Kevin Murphy - 66.2

9th - Doug Bruce  Mike Fleming  Jefferey Wood  Norm Kotsopoulos - 66.6

10th - Norman Woods  Rick Johnston  John Pullam  John Cater Sr. - 67.4

11th - Wally Hayes  Grant Barret  Brian Sambleson Chester Sadecki - 68.1

11th

68.1

Weekday Women's Closing Field Day

As we continue to host our closing field days, today was the year end event for our weekday ladies. Congratulations to Sue Dickinson who finished in 1st place and Susanne Sambleson who was the runner-up. Great job ladies and we'll see you next year!

(Sue Dickinson, Susanne Sambleson & Temie Fry)

Women's Closing Field Day

It was a sunny, cool, dry day for the Women's Closing Field Day. With 37 players in 10 groups and with scores being no more that 4 strokes apart, the competition was tight! Congratulations to Josette, Joanne, Jill and Theresa for winning the Closing Field Day 2019.

1st - Josette Bell, Joanne Kajganich, Jill Fewster-Yan, Theresa Arbuthnot - 65.7
2nd - Kathy McGilton, Jan Pugh, Diane Packer, Susanne Sambleson - 65.9
3rd - Sue Dickinson, Elke Oley, Marianne Goss - 66.3
4th - Bonnie Cartwright, Linda Briggs, Barb Rogers - 67.3
5th - Chris Denysek, Lucy Blais, Michelle Miles, Terri Toms - 67.6
6th - Jodi Crerar, Sandy Docking, Veronica Raos, Dee Steinwall - 68.5
7th- Lauren Giles, Anne Hill, Jennifer Byrne, Kitty Braid - 68.8
8th - Lisa Brewer , Suzi Snow-Liska, Joanne Leier, Melodie Zarzeczny - 69.4
9th - Lisa Mackie, Mary Charlton, Julie Pingree, Maureen Cormier - 69.7
10 - Cathy Dorman, Darlene Doyle, Zona Pereira - 70.1

Along with a number of other prizes that went out today. Most notable would be the Ladies Most Improved Player who improved her handicap by 8.4 points! Jennifer Byrne! You've worked very hard on your game and it shows. Congratulations.

MENS CLOSING FIELD DAY

One of the last official men's event is the Closing Field Day which took place this morning.  There was a lot of doubt on the weather, but for the most part, the weather was good and the play was fierce.  When the scores were tabulated we had a very close finish.  Congratulations go out to this years champions, Geoff Wood, Paul Dunphy, Bob Tennyson and Jim Tsantsoulas!!  The final scores are below:

1st - Geoff Wood, Paul Dunphy, Bob Tennyson, Jum Tsantsoulas - 58.9  ($225 Each)
2nd - Craig Burrell, Mike Gritzin, Steve Major, Kevin Neild - 59.2  ($150 Each)
3rd - Jody Bevan, Ken Oley, Bob Spahn, Bill Fox - 59.8 -  ($125 Each)
4th - Mike Harris, Doug McIntyre, David Leonard, John Fleming - 60.8  ($100 Each)
5th - Adam Hudson, Leon Lok, Brad Hewitt - 61.4  ($75 Each)
6th - Mike Woolgar, David Bird, Paul Thackeray, Peter Wieser - 61.9  ($50 Each)
7th - Micheal Harris, Bob Adams, Brian Guenther, Wayne Carpenter - 62.0
7th - Steve Campbell, John Liska, Art Pingree, Garnett Graham - 62.0
9th - Paul Stephenson, Walt Lemon, Brain Morran, David Whiting - 62.2
10th - Glenn Davis, Brett McConnachie, John Alexiou, Jeffrey Wood - 62.8
11th - Chris Cummins, Tom Bermingham, Steve Spiers, Brian King - 62.9
12th - Chris Couch, Fred Calvert, Bob Grandmaitre, Patrick Convery - 63.0
12th - Clayton Spahn, Doug Bruce, Peter LEaney, Tony Iordanis - 63.0
14th - Ray McCorquodale, Mark Crerar, John Thompson, Nigel Rennie - 63.1
15th - John McCormick, Steve Rodriguez, Peter Brandt, Bill Getz - 63.8
15th - Dennis Matton, Al Swartz, Ken Fedosen, Don MacDonald - 63.8
17th - Dan McConnachie, Dave Convery, Derek Retter, Don Pickthall - 63.9
18th - Declan Dunn, Rob Connors, Peter Cummins - 64.0
19th - Don Davis, James Byrne, Tom Hill, Tim Charlton - 64.1
20th - Howard Cooper, Steve Hewitt, Brian Sharp, John Pullam - 64.9
21st - David Sutton, Jim Glover, Steve McDonald - 65.0

Men's League Champions

Tonight we hosted the Champion's Dinner for our winning team who took home top spot in this year's league. The team, captained by Mike Harris also included David Bird, Mike Cann, Dec Dunn, Stephen Ellis, John Fleming, Mike Fleming, Paul Green, Brian Guenther, Michael Harris, Ken Josling, Gerry Lawrence, Mike McGarragle, Doug McIntyre, Dan O'Neill, Niilo Schonfeld & Gordon Smith. Congratulations and thank you for your continued support!