Laverne Leonard b.1917 Ontario

[stlowrey1]

Hello,

I could kindly use some help with information regarding Laverne Leonard b.1917 Ontario. The 1921 census records
show Laverne (spelt Laburne) living with his mother Florence Ross Leonard (nee Hoskin) b.1895 Ontario, and his younger sister
Doris Leonard b.1919 Ontario.
 The head of household were the parents of Florence, William H & Susannah Hoskin. I believe Laverne was a WWII veteran,
and was married three times, one in British Columbia to Dorothy Murdoch (deceased) around 1954 & twice in Ontario. I cannot seem to find
 a marriage record for Laverne's mother Florence. The family are from Perth, Ontario. I did find some voters records for a Laverne Leonard
 living in Timmons, Ontario 1957,a Mrs Laverne Leonard & a James Leonard living in Fort William 1963 & again in 1974 James (firefighter)
& Mrs Laverne Leonard (secretary).
 William H Hoskin died on June 26 1928 in Mitchell,Perth County,Ontario & Susannah Hoskin died on Dec 13 1932 also in Mitchell. It
would be nice to know where & when Laverne passed away and any children would be a bonus.

Thank you very much.

[RunKitty]

Hi,

The person from the Timmins area with that name may still be alive.  He is mentioned in this obituary as a brother in law.  His wife Pauline has predeceased him.

http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/939971/Giroux-Yvette.php

There are several mentions of a Leonard family (names of relatives include Laverne and Pauline) in the Cochrane newspaper.  Cochrane is quite close to Timmins.

http://www.olsn.ca/cochrane/indexes/Letter%20L.pdf

RK

[..claire..]

Hi

Is this not him

Charles Donald Laverne Leonard born 12 January 1917   Mamora, Ontario,
DIED: 9 November 1980 Vancouver, British Columbia
Parents: James Leonard and Florence Hoskin

Death Registration:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12163-18576-26

claire

[stlowrey1]

Claire & RunKitty, your titles of rootschat "Aristocrats" are well deserved.   I can not thank you enough for the help you have provided. You have just made a certain somebody (the fellow who's family I have been researching) very happy. I have been conducting my own family studies for a number of years and the experts on rootschat  have helped me climb over that "brick wall" many times. The pieces of the Laverne Leonard mystery have just fallen into place.

Thank you again. 

S.L

[*Sandra*]

Older thread - 2014

Obit for Laverne Leonard - sister Doris Elizabeth Nethery was the informant.

Death Certificate :- https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/9307ce7b-b03c-492a-8c1a-356e668da1f2

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-obituary-for-leonard/66093421/

Father of Laverne Leonard - James Leonard passed 1959

The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  - Fri, 18 Dec 1959 - wife was informant on death certificate.
Page 32

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-james-fleming-leonard/66092776/

death cert :- https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/aad1ff84-674f-4230-9cba-beb9fc854dac

mother Florence Ross Leonard - passed 1980 - informant daughter Doris Elizabeth Netherly

https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/ea7d7374-ff25-4aa3-8c89-3aab4b9e685b

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Sister Doris Elizabeth Nethery - The Toronto Star
Toronto, Ontario, Canada -  Thu, 28 Nov 2013 Page 74

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-obituary-for-doris-neth/136473544/

https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/thestar/name/doris-nethery-obituary?id=43637563

The son Col Donald James Nethery.

The Toronto Star
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Sun, 23 Jul 2006 - Page 54

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/136473642/

https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/theglobeandmail/name/colonel-nethery-obituary?id=41718475

Sandra

[DianaCanada]

Just to clarify, you mentioned Perth, Ontario.  There is the town of Perth in Lanark County (Eastern Ontario) and the county of Perth in southwestern Ontario, which includes the town of Stratford, about 100 km west of Toronto.  The town of Perth is about an hour’s drive west of Ottawa.