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Elaine Gottschall - Peacefully in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, on September 5, 2005. Biochemist/Author of Breaking the Vicious Cycle (first released as Food and the Gut Reaction in 1987), which has sold over one million copies in seven languages. Predeceased by her beloved husband, Herbert; survived by her daughters Joan Gottschall of Chicago, Illinois; Judy Herod and her husband, Stew, and grandchildren Matthew and Meg Herod of Roseneath, Ontario. She will be missed by dear friends and countless others whose health and lives have been restored by her life's work on the relationship between intestinal health and food. Visitation will be held at the MacCoubrey Funeral Home, 30 King St. E., Cobourg, on Friday, September 9 from 7 - 9 p.m. A Service of Remembrance at the Funeral Home Chapel will take place on Saturday, September 10 at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Heritage Cemetery of St. Peter, Cobourg. Tax-exempt donations may be made in Elaine's memory, care of MacCoubrey Funeral Home, to the Elaine and Herbert Gottschall Foundation (dedicated to carrying on Elaine's work) or the Palliative Care Unit of Northumberland Hills Hospital. Condolences received at www.maccoubrey.com. Anyone wishing to attend the service, please notify the funeral home at maccoubreyfuneralhome@bellnet.ca or alternatively (905) 372-5132.