Gordon Edwin Sylvester Leach

1914 - 1993  (79 years)

• Name	Gordon Edwin Sylvester Leach
  Born	1914	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-339276
  Died	30 Oct 1993	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	2 Nov 1993	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I339276	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Audrey G. Masters,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Winona Leach   2. Gordon Oliver Leach,   b. 1952, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Apr 1954, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F248028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Gordon Leach Long-time Ayr resident, Gordon Edwin Sylvester Leach, died suddenly at his home on Saturday, October 30, 1993, in his 80th year. Born in East Zorra Township, he was the son of the late Bernard Edward Leach and Abagail Force. Mr. Leach had worked at Scroggins and McNiece shoe factories in Galt and Preston. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and in his younger years was on the area boxing circuit. Dear husband of Audrey Chambers; beloved father of Winn and her husband, Howard Marshall of Ayr, Winona and her husband, Harold Klettky of Linwood, Barbara and her husband, Gordon (Jeff) Jefferson of Kitchener and Christopher and his wife, Cary of Kitchener; loved grandfather of 8 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and dear brother of Wilma Nichols of Meaford, Glen Leach of Brantford, Ellis Leach of Cambridge, Wilfred Leach of Alban and Marion Kalte of Clifford. In addition to his parents, Mr. Leach was predeceased by his son, Gordon Oliver Leach (1954); his brothers, Melvin and Roy Leach and his sister, Violet Wray. Reverend Fred Hagle of Knox United Church, Ayr, conducted funeral services at the Ayr Chapel, Win. Kipp Funeral Home on Tuesday, November 2, 1993 at 2: 00 p.m. Interment was in Ayr Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jim Marshall, Don Marshall, David Chambers, Wayne Chambers, David Wray and Richard Roberts. The Ayr News 3 Nov 1993 pg 14

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . In loving memory of/ Leach/ Gordon E. S./ 1914 - 1993/ Beloved husband of/ Audrey G./ Masters/ 1941 - 1984/ Gordon Oliver Leach/ 1952 - 1954/ Safe in the arms of Jesus [A] Gordie [B] Leach [corner lot marker]

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1914 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Oct 1993 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 2 Nov 1993 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth