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At age .15. Lennard went out to work. This farm property was located The task was made somewhat easier when Mr. Ramer Sr. purchased a hand-operated milking machine. Helpingmilkhisfather's jersey herd was an ardu- ous job, Leonard recalls. because jersey cows' teats wene small. Leonard never attend~ ed high school. After completing Sr. Fourth, he stayed home and assisted on the home farm or hired out with other farmers. A junior room photo, dated 1925, is a prized possession. The teacher was Gertrude Wideman. HORSE AND BUGGY Traveling to and from school was, in itself, a dif- ficult chore, particularly in the winter. Most times, he walked. However, on occasions, he would make the two-km trip by horse and buggy or horse and cutter when the snow was deep. Leonard received his elementary education at Mt. Joy Public School, now at the Markham Museum. Asat present, itwasatwo- level building with the junior room on the bot- tom floor and the senior room above. Leonard feels fortu- nate to have five fam- ily members still living, a brother, Alvin, two sisters, Elsie McDowell and Grace Rainer of Stoufiville, and a brother Sidney at New Hamburg. An older broth- er, Ionas, died in 1987. And while they all shared the same house; “we ate at different tables”, he remembers, a common practice back then. Born in Markham, one of six in the fam- ily of Martin and Annie Ramer, Leonard recalls how his grandfather, Danâ€" iel Ramer, constructed the majority of buildings on the farm. ‘ On Jan 18, Mr. Ramer celebrated his 90th birth- day. “There are others worse off than I," he says. But he neiler stops moving, a determination that amazes friends and The problem was first detected in a left knee, a complexity later remedied through surgery. He now feels the pain in his left shoulder. And while it restricts his mobility, it doesn’t get him down. He moves about, sometimes aided by two canes, other times assisted by a walker. _or more years than he may wish to remem- ber, Stoufiville’s Leonard Ramer has been plagued by True to his roots, 90 years later With wishes for more happy birthday years to come. It was here. Ian. 18. that a wide circle of family and fn'ends. some from a distance, gathered to celâ€" ebrate his 901h birthday. He attends service reg- ularly atVVIdeman Church where he once served as secretary4reasure of the Sunday school. John and Florence Reesor willingiy provide him transportaâ€" tion. Despite seer] moves. Leonard has never forgot- ten his roots. In 1965, Leonard and Annie purchased a home on the Tenth Line, south of Main Street in Stoufiville. Mrs. Ramer passed away in 1988. A son Paul and wife Jane operate a farm on Reesor Road in north- ern Markham. TWO ador- able granddaughters, Rebecca and Hannah, are “apples of their grandfa- ther’s eye". For two years, leonard resided at Parkview Apart- ments on Rupert Avenue in Stoufiville. He now lives in Parkview Village. Following marriage. Leonard and Annie lived near Greenbank, then Stouffville and later King City. Leonard then switched professions, tak- ing a job at the Stouffville Bakery where he remained 18 years. When theSecondWorld War broke out, Leonard proclaimed himself a conscientious objector. He was required to work in several distant places, including a year spent in British Columbia. MET AT CHURCH Leonard and Annie (Hoover) were married Oct. 3, 1959. Annie had previously resided at the Hoover homestead, east side of Hwy. 48 and south of the Elgin Mills Road. They had formally met while attending Mdeman Mennonite Church. on Steeles Avenue. He viv- idly recalls riding a bicycle from Cedar Grove to Wide- man church, chalking up as many as 1,600 km in a single summer. Roaming Around with Iim Thomas low~smoke. 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