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Alphonse O'Leary



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Unnamed paper, hand dated 1955:

Struck By Tree - Queensport -
Alphonse O'Leary, 64, was found Tuesday morning
lying dead near a felled tree in The Backlands,
about three miles from his Queensport home.
The body was discovered by one of his two sons,
who began a search for their father when he failed to return
from a wood cutting expedition on Monday. Coroner Percy Moulton empanelled a jury
and adjourned his inquest one week.
Mr O"Leary had set out alone early Monday. When he did not return Monday
his family became alarmed and began a search of the Backlands,
a district he frequented on wood-cutting trips.
Surviving besides his wife are seven daughters,
Mrs Roy Dobson of Half Island Cove, Mrs Mary Casey of Queensport,
Mrs Helen Turnbull in Ontario, Mrs Fancy of Liverpool,
Mrs Durant of Pomquet, Mrs Percy George of Whitehead and Mrs Nick Carter of Queensport.
Two sons, Thomas and Osborne also survive.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

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Obituary submitted and typed by Peggy Feltmate

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