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February 10, 1988
Birth

Holland Landing couple are proud parents of test tube quintuplets
Holland Landing will soon be home to Canada's first-ever test tube quintuplets, born early Saturday morning at a Toronto hospital. Remington, Lance, Wade, William and Maxine were delivered two months premature over a five-minute span that began at 3:59 a.m. Saturday morning to Wayne and May Collier, of Dutch Settlers Crescent in Holland Landing. While they're not the first quintuplets born in Canada they are the first to be conceived by way of the in vitro fertilization process, and theirs was also the largest multiple birth ever at Women's College Hospital in Toronto, according to the public relations officer there. Wendy Lewis said Sunday afternoon that the five babies were listed in stable condition and that doctors were pleased with their progress. The babies will remain on respirators and under close observation for at least another couple of months, she said. Ms. Lewis said that a team of 25 doctors and nurses were involved in the birth, which took place with relative ease, with children arriving about a minute apart. They ranged in size at birth from 805 grams (one pound, 12 ounces) to nearly 1,200 grams (Two pounds, 10 ounces). The public relations officer said that Mrs. Collier, a 33-year-old executive administrative assistant with a law firm, had gone through a carefully monitored fertilization and gestation process under the Toronto East General LIF (Laboratory Initiated Foetal Emplacement) program. She had been in hospital for two months prior to the birth, and anticipated the number of children and their premature arrival. "She actually knew after five weeks of pregnancy she was going to have quintuplets, " Ms. Lewis explained, adding that premature labor "is expected in multiple births." Om fact Mrs. May had gone into labor twice during the week before the actual birth, she said. It will be at least 11 weeks before the quintuplets can come home to father Wayne, 27, an air conditioning and heating apprentice. The couple have no other children. Mrs. Collier couldn't be reached by phone over the weekend, but was slated to appear at a press conference in Toronto sometime Monday.

February 10, 1988
Birth

Holland Landing couple are proud parents of test tube quintuplets
Holland Landing will soon be home to Canada's first-ever test tube quintuplets, born early Saturday morning at a Toronto hospital. Remington, Lance, Wade, William and Maxine were delivered two months premature over a five-minute span that began at 3:59 a.m. Saturday morning to Wayne and May Collier, of Dutch Settlers Crescent in Holland Landing. While they're not the first quintuplets born in Canada they are the first to be conceived by way of the in vitro fertilization process, and theirs was also the largest multiple birth ever at Women's College Hospital in Toronto, according to the public relations officer there. Wendy Lewis said Sunday afternoon that the five babies were listed in stable condition and that doctors were pleased with their progress. The babies will remain on respirators and under close observation for at least another couple of months, she said. Ms. Lewis said that a team of 25 doctors and nurses were involved in the birth, which took place with relative ease, with children arriving about a minute apart. They ranged in size at birth from 805 grams (one pound, 12 ounces) to nearly 1,200 grams (Two pounds, 10 ounces). The public relations officer said that Mrs. Collier, a 33-year-old executive administrative assistant with a law firm, had gone through a carefully monitored fertilization and gestation process under the Toronto East General LIF (Laboratory Initiated Foetal Emplacement) program. She had been in hospital for two months prior to the birth, and anticipated the number of children and their premature arrival. "She actually knew after five weeks of pregnancy she was going to have quintuplets, " Ms. Lewis explained, adding that premature labor "is expected in multiple births." Om fact Mrs. May had gone into labor twice during the week before the actual birth, she said. It will be at least 11 weeks before the quintuplets can come home to father Wayne, 27, an air conditioning and heating apprentice. The couple have no other children. Mrs. Collier couldn't be reached by phone over the weekend, but was slated to appear at a press conference in Toronto sometime Monday.

February 10, 1988
Birth

Holland Landing couple are proud parents of test tube quintuplets
Holland Landing will soon be home to Canada's first-ever test tube quintuplets, born early Saturday morning at a Toronto hospital. Remington, Lance, Wade, William and Maxine were delivered two months premature over a five-minute span that began at 3:59 a.m. Saturday morning to Wayne and May Collier, of Dutch Settlers Crescent in Holland Landing. While they're not the first quintuplets born in Canada they are the first to be conceived by way of the in vitro fertilization process, and theirs was also the largest multiple birth ever at Women's College Hospital in Toronto, according to the public relations officer there. Wendy Lewis said Sunday afternoon that the five babies were listed in stable condition and that doctors were pleased with their progress. The babies will remain on respirators and under close observation for at least another couple of months, she said. Ms. Lewis said that a team of 25 doctors and nurses were involved in the birth, which took place with relative ease, with children arriving about a minute apart. They ranged in size at birth from 805 grams (one pound, 12 ounces) to nearly 1,200 grams (Two pounds, 10 ounces). The public relations officer said that Mrs. Collier, a 33-year-old executive administrative assistant with a law firm, had gone through a carefully monitored fertilization and gestation process under the Toronto East General LIF (Laboratory Initiated Foetal Emplacement) program. She had been in hospital for two months prior to the birth, and anticipated the number of children and their premature arrival. "She actually knew after five weeks of pregnancy she was going to have quintuplets, " Ms. Lewis explained, adding that premature labor "is expected in multiple births." Om fact Mrs. May had gone into labor twice during the week before the actual birth, she said. It will be at least 11 weeks before the quintuplets can come home to father Wayne, 27, an air conditioning and heating apprentice. The couple have no other children. Mrs. Collier couldn't be reached by phone over the weekend, but was slated to appear at a press conference in Toronto sometime Monday.

January 18, 1988
Birth

IT HAPPENED, Stephanie & Jennifer Matys got a baby brother! Jonathan Joseph was born Monday January 18, 1988, at 5:38 am., at Mt. Sinai Hospital and weighed in at 8 lbs. 5 ozs. Proud father & happy mother are Joe & Nancy Matyrs [sic]. Thrilled grandparents are Mike & Julia Brinkos and Joe & Anna Matys. Excited great grandparents are Steve & Annie Brinkos and Julia Balamut.

February 3, 1988
Death

BROUWER, JANNETJE A. at York County Hospital, Newmarket on Wednesday February 3, 1988. Jannetje Brouwer in her 85th year, dear sister of Johanna Toorenaar, loving aunt of many nieces and nephews. Friends called at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford from Friday at 7:00 pm. Service was held at Holland Marsh Christian Reformed Church on Saturday at 2:00 pm. Interment Mt. Pleasant Cemetary [sic], Bradford.

January 11, 1988
Death

SEMPLE, Muriel M. Semple, 67, a clerk for the Arizona Department of Transportation, died January 11, 1988 in Phoenix. Services were held at 2:00 pm pm. Thursday in Memory Lawn Mortuary, 719 North 27th Ave. Muriel moved to Arizona in 1963 from her native Ontarion where she taught school. She worked for the state agency for 11 years, retiring in 1983. Survivors include her husband Don, a son Ted and 3 sisters. The family suggests contributions to Bephany Presbyterian Church, 7702 North 35th Ave., Phoenix.

January 12, 1988
Death

COGO, Denise at York County Hospital, Newmarket on Tuesday January 12, 1988. Denise Lapierre of R.R.-1, Gilford, in her 48th year, beloved wife of Louis Cogo, loving mother of Louise and her husband Kelly Ruttan of Innisfil and Michael and his wife Karen of Gilford, dear grandmother of Stephen and Timothy Ruttan, dear sister of Frances, Jean, Lisa, Theresa, Madeline, Emil, Alside, Marcel, Raymond, John Claude, Michele, Jack, Frank and Fred. Loving daughter of Mary Ann and the later Hector Lapierre. Friends called at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford.
Service was held at Ansnorveldt Christian Reform Church on Thursday January 14, 1988 at 2:00 pm. Interment Mt. Pleasant Cemetary [sic]. Donations to the Cat Scan at York County Hospital Foundation, Newmarket would be appreciated.

January 17, 1988
Death

CHISHOLM, Myrtle at Newmarket Extended Care Nursing Home, Newmarket on Sunday, January 17, 1988. Myrtle Chisholm in her 90th year, beloved wife of the late Arthur Chisholm, dear mother of Shirley and her husband Merle Woodcock and the late June Stesco, loving grandmother of 9 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Friends called at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service and committal was held in the chapel on Wednesday January 20, at 2:00 pm. Cremation[,] in memorium donations to the York County Hospital Foundation Cat Scan would be appreciated.

January 7, 1988
Death

PODGORSKI, MARTIN after a short illness at York County Hospital, Newmarket on Thursday January 7th, Martin Podgorski of R.R.-1 Newmarket in his 78th year, beloved husband of Rozalia, dear father of Kazimiera (Mrs. John Fraczyk) of R.R.-1 Newmarket, dear grandfather of Wanda (Mrs. John Rizzuto) of Newmarket, Henry and his wife Barbara of Bradford, Walter of Bradford, Ted and his wife Patricia of Holland Landing, Nelly (Mrs. Peter Thompson) of Bradford, Rick and his wife Robin of Newmarket. Also survived by 9 great grandchildren. Friends called at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Funeral mass was held at the Holy Martyrs of Japan Church, Bradford on Monday January 11, 1988 at 10:00 am. Interment Holy Martyr's [sic] Cemetary [sic].

January 2, 1988
Death

Marshman, Wilber (Ted) at York County Hospital Newmarket on Saturday January 2, 1988. Ted Marshman of Bradford, beloved husband of Leona Wright and dear father of Betty, Pat, Glen, Brian and Doug. Also survived by 10 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Friends called at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service was held in the chapel Tuesdday [sic] January 5, 1988 at 2:00 pm. Interment Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.