Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Joseph Leslie "Les" Johnstone

Male 1910 - 2001  (91 years)


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  • Name Joseph Leslie "Les" Johnstone 
    Born 1 Mar 1910  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Anglican 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-228977 
    Died 2 Sep 2001  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 4 Sep 2001  Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I228977  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John Thomas Johnstone,   b. Mar 1868, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Margaret Alice Bentley,   b. Aug 1881, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F222860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret H. Richards,   b. 17 May 1922, Mattawa, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1994, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F260592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • JOHNSTONE, Leslie

      On Sunday, September 2, 2001, at Pioneer Care Centre, Kitchener, in his 92nd year. Beloved husband of the late Margaret Richards. Dear brother of Marie Knack and Ellen Currie, both of Cambridge and Edith Munk of Fergus. Predeceased by his parents, John and Margaret Johnstone; four brothers, Eric, Herbert, Harold and William and three sisters, Florence Christie, Gladys and Irene. Mr. Johnstone was born in Preston and was a lifelong resident. He was a retiree of Preston Furniture and a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 126 Preston. The family received friends at the Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, Tuesday, September 4, 2001 (today) from 10 a.m., till service time of 11 a.m., when Rev. John Anderson conducted the complete funeral service. Interment followed at Park Lawn Cemetery, Cambridge.

      The Record Newspaper 4 Sep 2001 pg B11

  • Sources 
    1. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 18.

    2. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 050135 (1910).
      Name:Joseph Leslie Johnstone Date of Birth:1 Mar 1910 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:John Thomas Johnstone Mother's name:Margaret Alice Bentley

    3. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link .
      Johnstone/ Les/ Mar. 1, 1910/ [Masonic Insignia]/ Margaret/ May 17, 1922/ May 17, 1994/ Love And Memories Never Fade.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Mar 1910 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Sep 2001 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 4 Sep 2001 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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