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Capt. Oscar Kermit Langdon

Male 1921 - 2013  (92 years)


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  1. 1.  Capt. Oscar Kermit Langdon was born in 1921 in Northern Arm (Botwood), Newfoundland (son of Caleb Langdon and Ethel Goodwin); died on 19 Mar 2013 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia; was buried in Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia.

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    Died:
    LANGDON, Capt. Oscar Kermit — Of Windsor, formerly of Hantsport, Hants Co. We are saddened to an­nounce the pass­ing of husband, father, grandfa­ther and great­-grandfather, at the age of 91. Oscar passed away peacefully on March 19, 2013, at home. He was born in Northern Arm (Botwood), N.L. on August 30, 1921. He was the eldest son of Caleb and Ethel (Good­win) Langdon and was the last surviv­ing member of his immediate family. In September 1939, he went overseas in the Newfoundland Forestry Corps. In 1940 he enlisted in the Royal Navy and saw service in the Atlantic and In­dian Oceans as well as the Mediterra­nean Sea. Oscar was discharged in 1946 when he joined his wife in Wind­sor. He took up employment with Gyp­sum Transportation Ltd. in Hantsport. He served as bosun for many years be­fore returning to his studies at the Ma­rine Institute in Halifax receiving his Master Mariners Qualifications and later served as mate and captain. He later went on to take the position of shore captain, retiring at the age of 68. Oscar was a member of the Company of Master Mariners of Canada and of The Royal Canadian Legion, Lucknow Branch 109 and Hants County Branch No. 9. Oscar was predeceased by his infant son, Gary Alan; infant granddaughter, Angelina Marie; sisters and brothers, Maxine, Bob, Hazel, Eric and son-in-law, Jim.

    Family/Spouse: Jessie Irene Arenburg. Jessie (daughter of George Joseph Arenburg and Jean Marguerite Ward) was born on 6 Feb 1927 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia; died on 27 Dec 2019 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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    11. Gary Alan Langdon died in infant.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Caleb Langdon

    Caleb married Ethel Goodwin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ethel Goodwin
    Children:
    1. 1. Capt. Oscar Kermit Langdon was born in 1921 in Northern Arm (Botwood), Newfoundland; died on 19 Mar 2013 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia; was buried in Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia.