Lieboris "Leo" Longo

1892 - 1967  (74 years)

• Name	Lieboris "Leo" Longo
  Born	16 Jul 1892	Palermo, , Sicilia, Italy   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Business	L. Longo and Co. Ltd, fruit wholesalers
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207686387
  Immigration	1902	, Canada   [1]
  Name	Leo Longo
  Naturalization	1911	, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1918	228 King St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Merchant
  Residence	1921	7 College St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-307624
  Died	10 Apr 1967	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I307624	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Gieusppe Joseph "Joseph" Longo,   b. 5 Sep 1857, Termini, Imerese, Sicily, Italy ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Caterina Battaglia,   b. 12 Jan 1869, Termini, Imerese, Sicily, Italy ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F58068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Agnes Semplice,   b. 9 Oct 1900, Termini Imerese, Città Metropolitana di Palermo, Sicilia, Italy ,   d. 16 Oct 1988, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	12 Feb 1918	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Catherine Anne Longo,   b. 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Sep 2004  (Age 85 years)   2. Joseph Leo A. Longo,   b. 7 Sep 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jul 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F240155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Fruit Company Head, Leo G. Longo Dies Leo Longo, 75, president of L. Longo and Co. Ltd., fruit wholesalers, died Monday at St. Mary's Hospital after a brief illness. The Longo name has been associated with the fruit and vegetable trade in the Twin Cities since 1896, when Mr. Longo's father and three uncles set up a wholesale fruit business that was later sold to Walker Brothers. Mr. Longo operated a retail food business at King and College Streets for 35 years, and managed the nearby Roma Theatre until it was sold. After the Second World War he formed L. Longo and Co., and remained president until his death. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Longo, and a native of Palermo, Italy. The family moved here from Toronto. Mr. Longo was a member of St. Aloysius RC Church. He lived at Edgehill Drive, Preston. Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Agnes Semplice who he married in Toronto in 1918; a son, Joseph of Preston; a daughter, Mrs. James (Catherine) Recchia of Kitchener; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Rose) Suppara of Toronto and Mrs. Matt (Josephine) Palumbo of Oakville, and five grandchilren. One brother, Samuel, predeceased him. The body is at the Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home where the rosary will be recited at Thursday and prayers offered at 9:30 a.m. Friday, followed by requiem high mass a St. Aloysius Church at 10 clock, Interment will be in Woodland mausoleum. Donations to the K-W Rotary Children's Centre or the Canadian Cancer Society will be ac epted as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener Waterloo Record 11 Apr 1967, Tue Page 19

  
  

• Sources

  [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 24 Page 11. [S2559] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1825-1960. Name:Liborio Longo Gender:Male Race/Nationality:Italian Departure Contact:Wife Mary Age:28 Record Type:Cards Birth Date:abt 1891 Birth Place:Termine Emerise Birth Country:Italy Arrival Date:12 May 1919 Port of Arrival:Buffalo, New York, USA [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Liboris Longo, 25, res. 228 King St., Kitchener, laborer, b. Termini, Imerese, Italy, s/o Guiseppe and Catharina Battahlia married Maria Seplice, 18, b. Termini, Imerese, Italy d/o Leonardo, & Gieuseppina Larrara married 12 Feb 1918 Toronto [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . In Loving Memory/ Leo Longo/ Born July 16, 1892/ Died April 10, 1967/ Beloved husband Of/ Mary Semplice/ Rest In Peace

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Jul 1892 - Palermo, , Sicilia, Italy Immigration - 1902 - , Canada Naturalization - 1911 - , Canada Residence - 1918 - 228 King St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 12 Feb 1918 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 7 College St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Apr 1967 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth