Victor LAVOIE b. 15 Apr 1924 Eastview, ONTARIO d. 29 Mar 1969 Ottawa (Montfort Hospital), ONTARIO: Lavoie Whissell connection

1924 - 1969 (44 years)

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Name	Victor LAVOIE
Born	15 Apr 1924	Eastview, ONTARIO
Christened	20 Apr 1924	Eastview (St-Charles), Ottawa, Ontario
Gender	Male
Died	29 Mar 1969	Ottawa (Montfort Hospital), ONTARIO
Buried	1 Apr 1969	Ottawa, ONTARIO, Notre-Dame de Lourdes cemetary Plot 2191 Sec L
Person ID	51	main
Last Modified	12 Jan 2024

Father	Antoine-Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE, b. 18 Jul 1891, Ottawa,,,ONTARIO,, , d. 20 Jan 1973, Ottawa,,,ONTARIO,, (Age 81 years)
Mother	Marie-Anne PILON, b. 24 Mar 1892, Ottawa,,,ONTARIO,, , d. 16 Jun 1973, Ottawa,,,ONTARIO,, (Age 81 years)
Married	21 Sep 1913	Ottawa,,,ONTARIO,,Notre-Dame Cathedral
Family ID	110816	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Aline Rita WHISSELL, b. 5 Sep 1927, Eastview,,,ONTARIO,, , d. 23 Nov 1991, Rockland,,,ONTARIO,, (Age 64 years)

Married 7 Sep 1946 Ontario,,,,,Ottawa (Notre-Dame de la Presentation,Overbrooke)

Children

	1. Robert LAVOIE
	2. Paul A LAVOIE
	3. Claudette LAVOIE
	4. Diane LAVOIE
	5. Pierre LAVOIE
	6. Jeanne LAVOIE
	7. Denis LAVOIE, b. 15 Feb 1955, Vanier,,,ONTARIO,, , d. 16 Oct 2022, Ottawa Général hospital, Ottawa, Ontario (Age 67 years)
	8. Huguette LAVOIE
	9. Guy LAVOIE
	10. Lorraine LAVOIE
	11. Roger LAVOIE, b. 17 Mar 1959, Vanier,,,ONTARIO,, , d. 20 Jul 2013, Ottawa,,,ONTARIO,CANADA, (Age 54 years)
	12. Maurice LAVOIE, b. 26 Feb 1960, Vanier,,,ONTARIO,, , d. 20 Nov 2014, Ottawa,,,ONTARIO,, (Age 54 years)
	13. Lise LAVOIE
	14. Roland-Lucien-J LAVOIE

Last Modified 24 Nov 2020

Family ID 109433 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos » Slide Show		Victor Lavoie On his honeymoon at Niagara Falls, Ontario
		Wedding day 1946 They were married at Notre-Dame de la Présentation church in Overbrooke area of Ottawa.
		Wedding picture 1946
		Victor Lavoie as a toddler with his father Antoine and sister Laura circa 1927
		Victor Lavoie circa 1944. Never participated in the war. Was stationed in Halifax, ready to depart, when the war ended.
		Victor Lavoie 1924-1969
		Victor Lavoie Capitaine Zouaves Pontificaux Canadiens
		G-D: ?, ?, ?, Victor Lavoie & sa soeur Laura
		Victor Lavoie 1924-1969
		Zouaves parade on St-Jean-Baptiste day celebrations 24th June in Eastview, Ontario. My dad Victor Lavoie is in the forefront.
		Victor Lavoie lors de son voyage de noces aux chutes Niagara, Ontario

Documents

Mariage de Victor Lavoie et Aline Whissell 1946

Albums

Victor Lavoie & Aline Whissell photo album

Baptism

Victor Lavoie bapteme 1924

Military

Army discharge 1946

Obituaries

Ottawa Citizen obituary

Notes

He died at a very young age. I was told that he was born with a hole in his heart. He was a smoker and had asthma. We received a letter saying he was accepted at the heart institute in Montreal, 2 weeks after his death.

According to the 1949 Ottawa City Directory, Victor worked as a truck driver for Mahoney and Rich, same time as his father Antoine.

He was a very religious man. Loved to fish, small game hunting. Loved by everyone who knew him. Fabulous human being. Hard worker who loved the simple things.

I think of him every day (today is Nov 15 2004, which is 35 years later) and I still do Jumble puzzles in the Ottawa Citizen in his honor, which makes me think of him again. He loved to do those and when young I used to try to complete them. That was one of his ways to make us learn English. I loved the guy, wish he was still here. I never knew him as much as I would have wanted to. I knew him as a loving father, but he died before we had a chance to talk and mingle as equals. He was too busy raising a family. He was a great father, taking Bob and I fishing and hunting everytime he went. That in itself was a great memory. He wouldn't take the 2 of us each time, but only one.. and he would alternate. Of course both of us knew that the other was hiding in the car so as not to be seen, and I remember crying because I couldn't go with him and I knew that Bob was hiding in the car. Such great memories. Thanks Dad. Hope you saved a spot in heaven for me. Everybody you knew knows you bypassed purgatory and went directly there. Say hi to mom for me. Love her too.

Army Record: Department of National Defence: This is to certify that No. C-121470, Rank Pte., Name: Lavoie Joseph Francois Victor, Unit: R.C.O.C is entitled to wear War Service Badge "General Service Class", Number 833691, issued 23 February 1946. His duties were that of an instructor.
He enlisted in the army in Kingston Ontario on the 10th June 1943, and was discharged on the 23 February 1946.

*Note: On his wedding picture, it is very clear as to the name of the church, i.e. N-D de la Presentation, which was in Overbrooke. Twice in Marriage Register books, I see his wedding as part of Cyrville (N-D de Lourdes) ????? N-D de Lourdes, Cyrville was founded in 1946. The marriage probably took place in the basement of the school.

In the picture of Victor (3 or 4 yrs old?) in front of the Lavoie tombstone, I noticed that the front of the stone only carried the name of Marie-Louise Lavoie. The name of Phelonize Lafleur still hadn't been placed there. Phelonize died in 1924 the year that Victor was born.
Was Phelonize remains moved later on? Was this a new stone to replace an older one?

Victor apparently (so says uncle J-Paul) initially bought the lot at 36 Joliette (maison Lefebvre, subsequently had money problems and had to sell it. He later bought the lot on Garneau St for $50.00 from the city.