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COPELAND, ELEANOR CARRIE (Morgan) - Eleanor passed away peacefully on September 12, 2008 at Princess Margaret Hospital in her 80th year. She was the beloved wife of Dr. Gerald P. Copeland, loving mother of Lynda Bricker (Vonn), Susan Copeland and Andrew Copeland (Sandy), dear grandmother to Cal, David and Lyndsay Bricker, and Jordan, Jenna and Paige Copeland, and sister of the late Catherine Morgan. A 1950 graduate of Dental Nursing, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Eleanor earned her B. A. as a mature student from Laurentian University and later served as Vice-Chair of the Laurentian Board of Governors. Eleanor and Gerry lived with their family in Sudbury for nearly forty years, and summered on Manitoulin Island. Eleanor was an active volunteer at Sudbury Memorial Hospital and a member of the boards of Sudbury Children's Aid and St. Andrews United Church. After they moved to Toronto in 1989, Eleanor served on the board of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church working with the Christian Education Committee and Out of the Cold program. The family is grateful for the compassionate medical care given at Mindemoya, Sudbury and Princess Margaret Hospitals. Family and friends will greatly miss a gracious, quiet, caring and beautiful Eleanor. A celebration of Eleanor's life will take place at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe Street (at the corner of King Street West) on Saturday, October 4th at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the YWCA Toronto, 80 Woodlawn Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario M4T 1C1, or to the charity of your choice. Online condolences may be left at www.aftercare.org 11241740