Leonard “Len” Angus, of Colonization Road West, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2000.
He was born Sept. 27, 1914 in Burriss Township at home to the late Earnest and Edna Angus. He resided in Burriss Township until moving to Fort Frances in 1994.
Len grew up on the family farm and at an early age, he started working in the logging industry. He eventually established his own logging and gravel contracting business. In 1950, he purchased a Drott Skid Loader, which was one of the first hydraulic loaders in the district.
Over the years, he logged in the Wasaw/Boffin Lake area, Manitou Sound on Rainy Lake, and south of Flanders.
As a young man, he was an avid baseball player with the “Burriss Hayseeds” and after his retirement, he took up golfing and curling. Throughout his life, he enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Len also was a member of the Manitou Lodge at Emo.
Len was united in marriage Nov. 18, 1939 to the former Violet Chaval, his wife of 61 years, who survives.
Also surviving are his sons, Gary and wife, Lorna, of Dryden, Ont., and Brian and wife, Wendy, of Fort Frances, Ont.; and his four grandchildren, Julie and husband, Bob Morrice, Jamie and fiance, Elaine Jaggar, and Melissa and Sarah Angus.
He also is survived by his two sisters, Anna Mose of Emo, Ont., and Helen Hyre of Fort Frances, Ont.; one brother, Derward Angus and his wife, Helma, of Fort Frances, Ont.; sister-in-law, Mary Strachan of Abbortsford, B.C., and numerous nieces and nephews.
His parents predeceased him.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000 at 2 p.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. Patrick Playfair officiated, with interment in Burriss, Ont.
A Manitou Masonic Lodge service was held prior to service time.
Friends visited from 1 p.m. until service time at Green Funeral Home.
Honourary pallbearers were his nephews, Ray Mose, Leslie Mose, Wilbur Mose, Marvin Mose, Don Angus, and Larry Angus.
In memoriam donations may be made to Riverside Foundation for Health Care, c/o La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont., P9A 2B7.
A special thanks to family and friends for their support during Len’s illness. To the staff of the CCU at La Verendrye Hospital, our heartfelt gratitude for their kindness and consideration.