Gordon Earl Palen

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Oct 2002; R.R. 3, Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada

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Palen, Gordon Earl, born 06 June 1924, Buried in Rosanna
Cemetery, located on Lot 18 Concession 11 of Norwich Twp (formerly South Norwich Twp) in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. Take Potters Road East out of Tillsonburg. The cemetery is 2 kilometers East of County road # 13

PALEN OBITUARY: SOURCE - LONDON FREE PRESS NEWSPAPER, OCTOBER 04, 2002
Earl G. Palen of R.R.#3, Tillsonburg passed away at the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital on Friday, Oct. 4, 2002, in his 79th year.
Loving father of Ruth Anne Boka and her husband Otto of Tillsonburg; Frank Palen and his wife Patricia of Crediton; Kenneth Palen and his wife Sally of Exeter; Mile Palen and his wife Cheryl of Tillsonburg and Thomas Palen and his wife Wendy of Mt. Elgin.
Cherished by 12 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Survived by 3 sisters: Ruby and Bert Piers of Strathroy; Freda Kelly of Vineland; Lorna McMillan of Tillsonburg and 2 brothers: Morley and Helen Palen of R.R. #7, Tillsonburg and Murray Palen of Tillsonburg. Also survived by several nieces and nephers. Predeceased by brother Mervin Palen (1993) and 1 sister Vera Neller.
Friends will be received at the Ostrander's Funeral Home, Tillsonburg on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm, where the funeral service will be held in the chapel on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2002 at 11:00 am. Interment in Rosanna Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Lung Association or to the charity of one's choice would be gratefully acknowledged.



In the 1890's, in order ot obtain postal service, families in the area along the 11 concession between lots 14 and 20 in South Norwich Twp. had to gather together to decide a name for their community. The name 'Rosehill' was chosen and applied for but another village by that name was already in existence. The name 'Rosanna' was offered and in 1896 a Post Office opened and mail arrived from Courtland twice weekly. In 1912 rural mail delivery started from nearby Tillsonburg.

School debuted in Rosanna in 1865 and a new building was constructed in 1895 just east of the cemetery. In 1908. the Canadian Order of Foresters remodeled and took over the new school.

The first church was erected in 1884 by the Evangelical Methodists. Soon after the local people gathered together to build a brick faced structure they called the Calvary Church.

Family/Spouse: Anne Josephine Van Heukelom. Anne was born on 27 Apr 1927; died on 21 May 1999. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: O. Boka. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: P.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sally. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Cheryl. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Wendy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]