Notes for Louis (Ross) KESSLER

Legal - Made ward of the courts at Bow Island on same day as brotherPeter
(Llewellyn) KesslerNote - "Louis was baptized on 28 September 1910 in
Medicine Hat by Rev.F.X. Emy at St. Patricks Church. God parents were Anthony
Schlachter andElizabeth Green.His mother passed away and his father orphaned
him and brother Peter.They were made wards of the court on August 9, 1920 at
Bow Island alongwith brothers Peter and Victor? Louis was adopted by Mr. and
Mrs. ArthurWilliam Ross and legally changed his, his wife and son's name from
Kesslerto Ross on 11 October 1957 in the Province of Alberta.Louis came to
Vauxhall from Suffield with Art Ross Mother in 1925, atthe age of 15 years.
He continued in school for a few years then laterworked in the Vauxhall
Trading Co. store and in several garages and in thePost Office. After he
married, he purchased Jack Hemsleys Meat Market.The first Bank of Nova Scotia
later opened in the same building and theproperty is now the present location
of the New Post Office.In 1942, Louis vrother Vic joined him and they worked
together until1959, operating a shool van, vulk oil business and handling
MinneapolisMachinery and also Alberta Hail Insurance. In 1957 he was an oil
agent inthe town of Vauxhall.He moved to Hope, BC where he owned Ross Drive
Inn which had footlonghotdogs and the coldest opo in town. Later moved to
Creston, BC just priorto his death. He died and was buried in Cranbook, BC.I
remember him as the best grandpa a little girl could ever dream of,driving my
brother and i into the town of Hope to the Post Office where wewould take
turns opening the mailbox with the key".Source - Kathy (Wentz) Kingrey via
email 8/6/2002 jdb