Lydia Ann Marie Leis

1923 - 2008  (85 years)

• Name	Lydia Ann Marie Leis
  Born	1923	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Marie Leis
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-141806
  Died	17 May 2008	Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I141806	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Allan L. Leis,   b. 4 Aug 1898, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1981, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mary R. Roth,   b. 22 Dec 1898, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F27413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  FOLEY-MCGREGOR, Marie - Mrs. L. Marie Foley-McGregor, age 84, of Stratford, passed away peacefully at Stratford General Hospital, on Saturday, May 17, 2008. She was born in Wilmot Township, daughter of the late Allan and Mary Leis. Loving mother of Dennis Foley (Marilyn), Shakespeare. Devoted Nana of Steven Foley (Heather), Milverton, Shawn Foley (Sharon), Orr Lake, Stuart Foley (Kristin), London and to her five great-grandchildren, Seleena, Thomas, Cassie, Samantha and Maxwell. Also survived by six step-children, Dorothy Norris (Bill), Evelyn Lee (Les), Grace Holtz, Barbara Hartung, Donalda Horst, Donald Foley (Audrey) and their families. Several brothers and sisters and their families also survive. Marie was predeceased by her first husband, Thomas A. Foley (1979); by her second husband, Alastair MacGregor (1984) and by a step-son, Thomas H. Foley. Marie had worked at Sparr Plant producing parts for Mosquito Bombers during the Second World War, Federal Rubber and later Woodingford Lodge in Woodstock. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Stratford and past member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Tavistock Legion. Marie volunteered with the House of Blessing, loved to quilt and cook and enjoyed baby sitting the neighbourhood kids for many years. Friends and relatives may call at the W.G. Young Funeral Home , 430 Huron St. Stratford on Tuesday, May 20, (today) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Stratford on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Rev. Timothy Teuscher will officiate. Interment in Avondale Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society through the funeral home. A special thank you to Marie's neighbours Larry and Colleen Brickman, Pat and Sally Lynch, Bonnie and the late Andy Anderson, Dave and Ruby Singer, Doug and Ann Gilchrist, Francis and Sharon Maloney who she considered her extended family. Waterloo Region Record 30 May 2008

  
  

• Sources

  [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Marie Foley-McGregor - 30 May 2008.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1923 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 May 2008 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth