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Leo W. Laddison

Birth
Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Death
10 Sep 2021 (aged 81)
Hermon, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Burial
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Hermon, NY

Leo W. Laddison, Jr., 81, of Pyrites-Russell Road, died early morning September 10, 2021 at his home while under the comfort of his loving family and Hospice and Palliative Care.

Leo was born on December 3, 1939, at home in the Town of Canton a son of the late Leo, Sr. and Thelma D. (Brabaw) Laddison. He graduated from Knox High School in Russell on 1958.

On June 30, 1962 he married Janet Marie Gilson. The couple were married 59 years.

Leo began working at Kraft Foods, Canton while attending high school. He owned a gas station for a short-time; belonged to the Laborers Union Local 322, and worked on several projects including: Canton College, St. Lawrence Seaway (repairs), high rises in Ogdensburg, sewer plant in Watertown, cross country pipeline for natural gas. He later worked and ran the Dexter Hydro power plant in Pyrites for 25+ years; worked underground in the mines in Edwards; ran the landfill for the Town of Canton for a year and a half; and owned and operated his own trash removal service for many years. Leo was also a lifetime hobby farmer and was a beekeeper for over 50 years.

Surviving are his wife, Janet of Hermon; three sons, Gregory (Amy) Laddison of Canton, Kevin (Kate) Laddison of St. Albans, VT and Joseph (Meredith) Laddison of Manassas, VA; three daughters, Sarah (Morgan) Farr of Hermon, Dawn Butler of Potsdam and Peggy Laddison of VA; sixteen grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by an infant daughter, Katherine Anne; and infant grandson, Gregory and two sisters, Dorothy Dean and Helen Durham.

Source: Lawrence Funeral Home, Canton, NY
Hermon, NY

Leo W. Laddison, Jr., 81, of Pyrites-Russell Road, died early morning September 10, 2021 at his home while under the comfort of his loving family and Hospice and Palliative Care.

Leo was born on December 3, 1939, at home in the Town of Canton a son of the late Leo, Sr. and Thelma D. (Brabaw) Laddison. He graduated from Knox High School in Russell on 1958.

On June 30, 1962 he married Janet Marie Gilson. The couple were married 59 years.

Leo began working at Kraft Foods, Canton while attending high school. He owned a gas station for a short-time; belonged to the Laborers Union Local 322, and worked on several projects including: Canton College, St. Lawrence Seaway (repairs), high rises in Ogdensburg, sewer plant in Watertown, cross country pipeline for natural gas. He later worked and ran the Dexter Hydro power plant in Pyrites for 25+ years; worked underground in the mines in Edwards; ran the landfill for the Town of Canton for a year and a half; and owned and operated his own trash removal service for many years. Leo was also a lifetime hobby farmer and was a beekeeper for over 50 years.

Surviving are his wife, Janet of Hermon; three sons, Gregory (Amy) Laddison of Canton, Kevin (Kate) Laddison of St. Albans, VT and Joseph (Meredith) Laddison of Manassas, VA; three daughters, Sarah (Morgan) Farr of Hermon, Dawn Butler of Potsdam and Peggy Laddison of VA; sixteen grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by an infant daughter, Katherine Anne; and infant grandson, Gregory and two sisters, Dorothy Dean and Helen Durham.

Source: Lawrence Funeral Home, Canton, NY


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  • Created by: Wanda Parker
  • Added: Sep 10, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231918903/leo_w-laddison: accessed ), memorial page for Leo W. Laddison (3 Dec 1939–10 Sep 2021), Find a Grave Memorial ID 231918903, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Wanda Parker (contributor 48440507).