| Last Name: | McDonald |
| First Name: | Ross |
| Second Name: | Faskin |
| Third Name: | |
| Title: | |
| Sex: | Male |
| Birth Date: | Sep 05, 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Hamilton, ON |
| Death Date: | Aug 19, 1991 |
| Death Place: | Orillia, ON |
| Education: | Hamilton high school, one year teachers collage. |
| Residence: | Hamilton as a boy, Toronto & Oakville then Orillia |
| Occupation: | Publisher and salesman - VP of Saunders of Toronto |
| Closest Friend: | Vic Marrit as a kid, Bill Marsh later - Mom always |
| Neat Traits: | Loved cookies, opera, dashounds, snoozing, peace & quiet |
| Misc. Information: | Wrote book on histroy of street names in Orillia. |
| Branch: | Bellevue |
| Notes: | Although he was of the right age, he never served in the war because of a limp that he had from when
he was born. It was almost corrected thru surgery as a child but he never quite got the hang
of doing athletic things. Couldn't really throw a ball and didn't drive. Although he usually took a new
car out for a quick spin just to say that he drove it.
After a year teaching, he joined Saunders of Toronto publishing firm. He worked as a salesman travelling across
Canada multiple times a year and frequently to New York to meet with publishing houses Saunders
represented such as Scribners. He also represented Frederick Warne bringing Peter Rabbit to Canada.
After he retired, he and Vivienne moved to Orilla at the advice of friends there. He researched and wrote a short
book published by the Orillia Historical Society on the history of the street names of Orillia.
His passions were Vivienne, the kids, opera, puppies and cookies in more/less that order.
Photo provided by John McDonald - 01 2021 |
| Cemetery: | St John's on the Humber |
| Section: | 2 |
| Plot: | 27 |
| Individual record created: | Jan 09, 2000 at 4:46:55 PM |
| Individual record last updated: | Jan 12, 2025 at 8:37:00 PM |
| Spouses: |
Denison/Dorothy Ida Vivienne |
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| Ross McDonald - 1948 @ 24 Sunnylea. |
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