Kenneth Farr Grasby

Kenneth Farr Grasby

Male 1914 - 1987  (73 years)


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  • Name Kenneth Farr Grasby 
    Birth 20 Feb 1914  Brandon, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Cremation 1987 
    Scattering of ashes at Harrison Lake by son Donald as promised. 
    _UID 0AD619D1133542A89C75FC2B5908C8AB0855 
    Death 28 Feb 1987  Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cremation 3 Mar 1987  Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Funeral: Burnaby Funeral Directors 4276 Hastings St., Burnaby
    Person ID I42899  The Maw Family Tree
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2017 

    Father Edward Farr Grasby,   b. 6 May 1886, Hull, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1966, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Mary "May" Dobson,   b. 8 Apr 1882, Teeswater, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1969, New Westminster, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Single 25 Nov 1910  Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13674  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 1. BD 20 Feb 1914 (at 10:30AM) at home.

      2. Attending Dr.: Dr. Edmison, Brandon - John Henry Edmison (1875-?) AF & AM, Knight of Pythias, Sons of England. Dr. Edmison was elected in 1923 to represent Brandon in Manitoba Legislature. Presbyterian. ...
      www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/edmison_jh.shtml

      3. Addresses:

      151 1st St., Brandon, MB
      Another house in Brandon (Pic of "Brandon House")


      New Westminster: 412 Louellan Street (1944)
      Coquitlam: 5 acres on 845 Smith Rd., RR2, later RR16, later Smith Avenue

      Worked:
      Drove a taxi as a young man
      Towboats (Engineer)
      Cariboo Hudson Mine (Stationary Engineer)
      Lucas Motors ( Bodyman / Mechanic )
      Started & operated own pheasant farm ("Pheasants - Plain and Fancy") at 845 Smith Rd., Burquitlam BC, which evolved into Smith Ave., Coquitlam BC
      Jack Marshall Motors Ltd. ( Bodyman / Mechanic ) until opened own business "Como Lake Motors Ltd." about 1957.
      Como Lake Motors Ltd. started as a 4-bay Chevron station with 2 islands & 4 old used pumps. He later renovated it and expanded it to 8 bays. He did normal repairs, body & paint, & front-end alignments.


      Addresses:

      New Westminster: 412 Louellan Street (1944)
      Coquitlam: 5 acres on 845 Smith Rd., RR2, later RR16, later Smith Avenue

      Worked at:
      Towboats (Engineer)
      Cariboo Hudson Mine (Stationary Engineer)
      Lucas Motors ( Bodyman / mechanic )
      Started & operated own pheasant farm ("Pheasants - Plain and Fancy")
      Jack Marshall Motors Ltd. ( Bodyman / mechanic ) until opened own business "Como Lake Motors Ltd." about 1957.
      Como Lake Motors Ltd. started as a 4-bay Chevron station with 2 islands & 4 old used pumps. He later renovated it
      and expanded it to 8 bays. He did normal repairs, body & paint, & front-end alignments.