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BIRCHALL, Sylvia Aileen (nee Oakley) - Died peacefully in Toronto on Monday, February 2, at 83, after a long illness. The daughter of the late Thomas Oakley and Aileen Boyd, Sylvia was predeceased by her husband, Tom, her sister Geraldine (Balint) and her brother, Douglas. She is lovingly remembered by her brother, Eric Oakley (Joan) and his family and by her sister Geraldine's family. Sylvia will be greatly missed by her children: Monica (Peter Jenset), Ian (Heather), Diana (John Harhay) and Margy (Bob Parker); her grandchildren: Tory Bandrowski (Mike), Hilary and Inger Jenset; Ross (Julia Auriemma), Angus (Ashley Wallace) and Ardith Birchall; Rupert and Duncan Davies; and Robyn Parker; and great grandchildren: Carter and Frances Birchall. Sylvia was born and raised in Toronto and spent summers in Bobcaygeon, Ontario, her mother's birthplace, and winters skiing in Collingwood Ontario. She was educated at St. Clement's School, Kings Hall Compton and Trinity College at U of T. After the war, she met and married Tom and soon started to raise a family. Never one to stay at home, she was also an enthusiastic volunteer, an inventor and entrepreneur, a top-notch real estate agent, a landlord and always a keen rider until her beloved horse, Brigham, died. Sylvia will be missed by a host of friends and relatives around the world. The family will receive friends at the MORLEY BEDFORD FUNERAL HOME, 159 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto (2 stops lights west of Yonge St.) from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday February 8. A service in the chapel will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday February 9. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital or the charity of your choice would be appreciated. 11405555