Elizabeth Lesslie Blackwood

1917 - 2000  (83 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Lesslie Blackwood
  Born	1917
  Gender	Female
  Military	WW2 - CWAC  [1]
  Name	Elizabeth Lesslie Askin
  Name	Elizabeth Lesslie Burridge
  Residence	2000	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-120171
  Died	14 Jun 2000	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I120171	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family 1	John Salter Askin,   b. 1927,   d. 2001  (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Lesslie Ann Askin
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F176692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Harold Burridge,   b. Abt 1917,   d. Bef 2000  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F187453	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ASKIN, Elizabeth Lesslie (Betty) Peacefully, at St. Mary's General Hospital, on Wednesday, June 14, 2000, age 82 years and was a resident of Waterloo. Lovingly remembered by her husband of 48 years, John Salter Askin; her children, Lesslie Ann Askin and John Blackwood Askin; daughter-in-law, Joanne Mari Voisin; grandchildren Chandra Lesslie Corriveau and Elizabeth Louise (Libby) Askin and great-grandchildren, Dyami and Hannah Corriveau. Predeceased by her first husband, P.O. Harold Burridge, RAF and her parents, Lesslie Blackwood and the former Ethel McBride. She served in the CWAC in the Second World War. Betty was a talented painter in oils and watercolours; she had mastered the art of Chinese lacquer work. She enjoyed gardening and golf and was an accomplished curler for many years. A former member of K-W Granite Club and Westmount Golf and Curling Club. Betty taught elementary school in Galt and continuation grades at St. Mary's High School. Cremation with a private family burial to follow. A celebration of Betty's life will be held on Thursday, June 22, 2000, from 4-6 p.m. from the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St S., Waterloo. As expressions of sympathy, donations to St. Mary's Hospital Foundation would be appreciated by the family. The Record Newspaper 20 Jun 2000

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Elizabeth Lesslie (Betty) Askin - 20 Jun 2000.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 2000 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Jun 2000 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth