CLARKE, LeRoy Edward
In the comfort of his home and surrounded by family, LeRoy Clarke peacefully slipped away to his final rest on November 19, 2021. He was in his 99th year and was happy to live out his days in the home which he had built for his family so many years ago. Roy was the beloved husband of the late Julie Clarke (2015). Cherished father of Andrew (Sarah), Christine (Nick) and Philip. Adored by his grandchildren Ben, Atticus and Augustus and little Julia. Roy leaves behind a sister-in-law, nieces, nephews, plus friends and kind neighbours. Roy was born in Kingston and grew up with one sister and four brothers, all predeceased. He joined the navy in WW2 at age 19 as an Able Seaman in the RCNR and sailed on a destroyer in the North Atlantic. After he earned his electrician papers he then worked for three years in the tool room at the Ford plant in Michigan. In 1946 he worked at Cockshutt in Brantford for 15 years. He worked the next 28 years and retired from his job as a foreman at DeZURIK of Canada in Cambridge. Roy had been a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #29 for 65 years and was a member of Probus Brantford for 23 years. He enjoyed gardening, going on car trips with his family, and he was able to fix anything on his property as needed. He regularly chopped and piled wood to heat his house, even into his 90s. He wanted to be a helpful husband and even learned how to make sauerkraut from his Ukrainian father-in-law. In his final years, he enjoyed visits from family, friends, and neighbours with whom he could share stories of the past. His memories of seeing his first car on the roads of Kingston were often a highlight to his grandchildren.
