Laurence Henry Lashomb

 1925 Brasher Falls, New York - 1989 Massena, New York

 

 

Continuation of tree (2nd child of Walter Herbert Lashomb/Mildred M. Monica); all known surname descendants:

                  10        Laurence Henry Lashomb  b: 26 April 1925  Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 9 June 1989  Massena, St. Lawrence, NY

                                      +Fleurette Marie Ange Lalonde  b: 5 October 1925  Alfred, Prescott, ONT; m: 30 May 1945  St. Patricks, Brasher, St. Lawrence, NY [Omer/Yvonne Bissonnette]; d: 26 February 2012  Massena, St. Lawrence, NY 

                              11          Sheila Lashomb  b: 20 November 1947  Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 8 December 2008  Massena, St. Lawrence, NY

                                               +Roger Harrod    m: 30 March 1968  (divorced)

                              11          Susan Lashomb  b: May 1949; d: Aft. December 2008

                                               +Victor Bader    d: d: Aft. December 2008

                              11          Roger L. Lashomb  b: 1950; d: Aft. December 2008

                                               +Julie Long    m: 26 May 1979; d: Aft. December 2008

                              11          Joseph R. Lashomb  b: 1954; d: Aft. December 2008

                                               +Karen Greene    m: 10 July 1982

                              11          Mary Lashomb  b: 1957; d: Aft. December 2008

                                               +Trevor Hall

                              11          Philip B. Lashomb  b: 1958; d: Aft. December 2008

                              11          Timothy Lashomb  b: 1962; d: Aft. December 2008

 

 

Notes for Laurence Henry Lashomb:

Census

- 1940 Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence, New York  Walter H. Lashomb 42 potman/aluminum plant, wife Mildred M. 35, James W. 16, Lawrence H. 15, Martha A. 8, William 2. 

 

- 1950 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY:  Laurence Lashomb 25 inspector in foundry/aluminium co., wife Fleurette 24, Sheila 2, Susan (May).

 

Obituary:  Ogdensburg Advance, Sunday, 11 June 1989:  Massena - Funeral services for Lawrence H. LaShomb, 64, 72 Grove St., will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church with the Rev. Msgr. John Pendergast, officiating.  Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Phillip's Memorial Home this afternoon and evening.  The Knights of Columbus 1141 will hold a special service at 7:30 p.m.  Mr. LaShomb died Friday (June 9, 1989) at his home.  He had been in failing health for the past 18 months.  He is survived by his wife, Fleurette; three daughters, Sheila Harrod of Massena, Mrs. Victor (Susan) Bader of Oriskany, Mary LaShomb of Massena; four sons, Roger, Joseph, Philip and Timothy, all of Massena; three sisters, Martha Barkley of Massena, Mrs. Edward (Patricia) LaDue of Rochester, Mrs. Dale (Janet) Deshane of Brasher; three brothers, James of Brasher, William of Massena, Gary of Balston Spa; eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.  He was predeceased by one brother, Gerald, and one sister, Dorothy LaShomb.  Mr. LaShomb was born in Brasher April 26, 1925, the son of Walter and Mildred (Monica) LaShomb.  He attended Brasher schools and served in the U.S. Navy Air Force during World War II.  He later worked as an inspector in Accessory Finish at Alcoa and retired in 1978.  Since his retirement, he worked part-time in electrical work.  He married Fleurette LaLonde, May 30, 1945 at St. Patrick's Church in Brasher with the Rev. John Kotter, officiating.  Mr. LaShomb was a past member of the Massena Rescue Squad and a member of the Massena Rod and Gun Club and the Knights of Columbus.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Massena Rescue Squad or the Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley.

 

Tombstone Inscription, Calvary Cemetery, Massena, NY:  LaShomb / Sheila M. Harrod / 1947 - 2008 / Timothy J. / 1962 - (blank) / Fleurette M. / 1925 - (blank) / Lawrence H. / 1925 - 1989

Lawrence H. LaShomb / S1 US Navy / World War II / Apr. 26, 1925 - Jun. 9, 1989

 

Obituaries for the children:

Sheila Lashomb:  Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY), Wednesday, 10 December 2008:  Sheila M. Harrod, 61, of 20 Rockaway St., died Monday at her home after a short illness with lung cancer.  Ms. Harrod worked the last few years at St. Lawrence County Chemical Dependency, Canton.  Born Nov. 20, 1947, in Massena, daughter of Lawrence and Fleurette LaLonde LaShomb, she attended school at Sacred Heart and Holy Family High Schools.  A marriage to Roger Harrod ended in divorce.  She enjoyed reading, knitting, cooking, and collecting donations for local animal shelters and Renewal House of Canton.  Surviving are a daughter and her husband, Kara and Jonathan Rourke, Arlington, Va.; a son and his wife, David and Patricia, Rixeyville, Va.; her mother, Fleurette LaShomb, Massena; four brothers and a sister-in-law, Roger L. and Julia, Joseph R. and Phillip B. LaShomb, all of Massena, and Timothy LaShomb, Potsdam; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Susan and Vic Bader, Oriskany, and Mary Hall, Massena; and two grandsons.  A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Phillips Memorial Home.  Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.  Donations may be made to the Humane Society, Renewal House or Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley.

 

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