Necropolis cemetery Toronto

On my walk through Toronto’s Necropolis Cemetery in Cabbagetown, I stopped at the scattering garden where the cremated remains of Carol Anne Letheren rest. Carol Anne was born in Owen Sound, Ontario, and raised in Guelph. A natural athlete, she competed in a range of sports, including four years of varsity volleyball at the University […]

On my walk to the small but beautifully appointed chapel at the historic Necropolis Cemetery in Toronto, I stopped at the urn niche of diplomat Ken Taylor—whom Americans came to nickname the “Scarlet Pimpernel.” The name references the fictional hero Sir Percy Blakeney, the Scarlet Pimpernel, who used disguises and secret identities to rescue people […]

On my walk at Toronto’s oldest Cemetery, Necropolis Cemetery, Riverdale, I discovered the family plot of Edward Ned Hanlan.