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FRANK WAGNER

FRANK VAN WAGNER

FUNERAL HOME

Turner & Porter Funeral Directors

4933 Dundas Street West

Etobicoke, Ontario

FRANK WAGNER Obituary

VAN WAGNER, Frank - With sadness the family of Frank Van Wagner announces his passing on Monday, April 29, 2013 at 81. Beloved husband and best friend of the late Dorene (2009). Devoted father of Vicki (Elizabeth), Jodi, and Mark (Allison), loving grandfather to Estair (Kevin), Sophie, Nicole, Danielle, Tynan, Keenan, Léo, Rhiannan and Rachel and great- grandfather to Henry. Brother of John (Mary Jane), the late Helen and Alan (Sylvia). Brother-in-law to Sandra. Known for his intellectual curiosity, love of music and nature, and his quiet generosity. A master of reuse and recycle before his time, Frank could fix anything. Frank lived and died on his own terms, with dignity. Friends may call at the Turner & Porter Butler Chapel, 4933 Dundas St. West, Etobicoke Friday, May 10 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 1 p.m. Donations in Frank's memory may be made to Scleroderma Society of Ontario or Dying with Dignity. For those who wish, online condolence may be made through www.turnerporter.ca

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Published by Toronto Star on May 4, 2013.

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Adeleine Tyson

May 11, 2013

Condolences,
Addley Tyson

Adeleine Tyson

May 11, 2013

To the Van Wagner family,

Thinking of you and sending our love.

Deepest condolences,
Addley and Andre

rob boleychuk

May 10, 2013

Very sorry for the loss of a great man and grandpa.

Holliday Tyson

May 10, 2013

My condolences,
Holliday Tyson

Holliday Tyson

May 10, 2013

Two things Vicki said about her dad Frank reflect parts of who he was in ways I found moving and inspiring. One was about how after Vicki was born prematurely and her mom had to go home without her. For many weeks, her dad came in early every morning before work, on the very long streetcar ride to hospital and back to bring Dorene's
breast milk to Vicki.
The other was- one day in the midst of midwifery legislation politics, we were talking with 2 lawyers who asserted that health professionals needed to have a unique understanding of responsibility for people's safety. Vicki said " My father is a car mechanic and he has said that he knows every time he fixes brakes on someone's car, he holds responsibility for their life and safety. He understands and acts with responsibility for human life in his work as much as a doctor in theirs."
With respect,
To Frank and the Van Wagner family,
My condolences, Holliday

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Turner & Porter Funeral Directors

4933 Dundas Street West, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1B6