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William J. Turchan was born in Port Colborne, Ontario (Canada), the son of Pavol (Paul) and Margaret Turchan from Podkonice village, in the Banská Býstricka (Slovakia). Pavol, a laborer, soldier and a cabinetmaker, left his village in Slovakia in 1923 for Canada. His wife followed him in 1926.
William Turchan attended Western University. He played for the Ottawa Rough Riders until he left his career as a professional footballer for teaching. He taught in Ottawa at the South Carleton High School and in Baden-Baden, Baden-Wurttenberg (Germany) for the Department of National Defence. He and his wife have a son Kurt.

Peter Šuffák was a prominent member of the Slovak community in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Alongside Andrej Potosky, he co-authored an article in the Fort William Daily Times Journal on April 12, 1958, highlighting the contributions of the Benedictine Fathers to St. Peter's Parish between 1934 and 1950. This article emphasized the establishment of a firm foundation for the parish and the nurturing of its spiritual welfare during that period.

Mary Manks Middlemore (1810-1883) was born in Ballyculter, Ireland and married Robert Middlemore (1800-1880) in Belfast, Ireland in 1827. In the 1840s, Mary, along with her husband Robert Middlemore, their son Thomas Middlemore, and her niece Mary Manks (1829-1850) emigrated to New Brunswick (St. John). Mary Manks married Thomas Middlemore in 1849 and died a year later. The elder Mary died in 1883 in St. John.