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May 24 2023 résidant dans la province Ontario pour le détail des funérailles
Muller, Cord Herman
(December 12, 1930 – May 24, 2023)
It is with profound sadness and much love that we mourn the passing of Cord Herman Heinrich Muller, peacefully in his sleep at Lakeside Health Ajax Pickering Hospital on May 24, 2023 at the age of 92.
Forever remembered by his wife of 62 years, Elfriede (Elfi); his daughters Audry Muller and Sandra Karl; grandsons Jason Karl and Ryan Karl; his niece Carola King (Tom) and their sons Adam, Wesley and Eric; his nephew Roland Mueller (Farida) and their daughter Sharlene; friends of over 60 years, Leo and Marianne Matz and their children Harold and Rosemary; childhood friend, Jurgen Meyer from Walle, Germany; neighbours Pat and Evan Andrews; and friends and relatives in Germany and America.
Cord and his identical twin brother Rolf were born on December 12, 1930 to their parents, Herman and Anna Muller in Bremen, Germany. As a teenager, Cord excelled in many sports, particularly in handball and sharp-shooting. He was very proud of being named various team captains by his peers and mentoring the younger boys. After finishing high school, Cord began apprenticing as an auto mechanic. In 1954, at the age of 24 Cord immigrated to Canada settling in Halifax before travelling out to Edmonton to work on the Canadian Pacific Railway. From there he made his way to Toronto where he married Elfi in 1960. In the next few years they welcomed their daughters, Audry and Sandra. Cord worked at a wide variety of jobs in his lifetime including owning his own moving company, but his passion was working on cars. In the early years in Toronto he worked as a mechanic at a Sunoco gas station before moving on to work at City Buick. Cord then worked for several years for the TTC at night, driving subway trains into Davisville Station for cleaning. This gave him the opportunity to be at home during the day and spend breakfast and lunch time with the girls while Elfi was at work.
In 1972 the family moved to south Pickering where Cord and Elfi purchased their first house. He began a job as a mechanic at Sheridan Chev Olds and then opened his own auto repair shop on Brock Road in Pickering. On weekends and evenings Cord continued to work on the house. Being a small fixer upper, the house provided endless opportunities for improvement. He was a largely self-taught jack-of-all-trades who prided himself on doing quality work that he said would last for a hundred years. He succeeded in turning the house into a lovely, comfortable home for his family. After his retirement, Cord continued updating the house and working on whatever car was parked in the driveway. Most days, regardless of the season, Cord could be found in his garage fixing, cleaning, building or taking something apart. He also believed in keeping everything, as you never knew “when it might come in handy”. He also spent a lot of time with his beloved rottweiler, Tyson, and after her passing he enjoyed shared custody of Audry’s rottie Bella, and more recently another rottie puppy named Payton. Cord had an endlessly cheerful disposition and positive attitude about life. One of his favourite phrases was “It could always be worse.” He valued his family and friends above all else. Cord was very proud of his German heritage and enjoyed hearty German cuisine and a good German beer or nice cognac. He also enjoyed a good glass of French, Australian or Chilean wine, shortbread cookies, waffles and jello (although not at the same time). He was an avid soccer fan, cheering on his hometown Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga and Arsenal in the Premier League. Cord was a die-hard Buffalo Bills fan, still believing that this would be the year they would win the Super Bowl. He also had a great love for horses and enjoyed going to the racetrack at Woodbine and Fort Erie and watching the Queen’s Plate on TV. In later years, he also became a Raptors fan, although he couldn’t (or wouldn’t) keep the players’ names straight. Fred Van Vleet became Fred Van der Fleet, then he and Scottie Barnes became Fred and Barney and OG Anunoby became OG Manitoba. Cord had that special gift of finding fun in any situation and demonstrating his quick wit and desire to make others laugh.
The family would like to thank the staff at St. Elizabeth’s Home Care, especially his primary PSW Taf, and the doctors and nurses in the ICU, 2West and 4F at Lakeridge Ajax Pickering Hospital for their excellent care of Cord. Special thanks to his oncologist, Dr. Anthony Woods at Oshawa Cancer Centre, Dr. Mills at Lakeridge Ajax Pickering Hospital and nurses Sheri and Liz on 2West for their compassion and humour during his final days.
As per Cord’s wishes, there will be no funeral service. If desired, donations to Lakeridge Ajax Pickering Hospital or the Canadian Cancer Society in his name would be appreciated.
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