Deceased Brethren
Joseph Kerrone was initiated in Temple Lodge, No. 33 in 1920. He was Raised to a Master Mason in 1923 and remained a member of Temple Lodge, No. 33 until his death in 1965.
He served as an alderman on City of Duncan Council in 1956-60.
Here is a brief biography of Joseph Kerrone taken from his obituary in the Cowichan Leader newspaper:
“Joseph Kerrone was high rigger
A resident of Cowichan and Shawnigan Lake for the last 45 years, Joseph Kerrone died Wednesday in King’s Daughters’ Hospital at the age of 78 years.
He was born in Pennsylvania, and came to Five Acres, Nanaimo, with his parents at the age of two years. He was a high rigger and logging operator for more than 30 years and was one of the few men in the this area who had rigged trees up to 12 feet in diameter at the butt.
Mr. Kerrone was lifetime member of Temple Lodge, A.F. & A.M., Duncan.
He is survived by his wife, Gertrude; one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Flett, Maple Bay; three brothers, Jack, Tacoma; Thomas, Lake Cowichan, and James, Duncan; two sisters, Mrs. Vern Goodman, Oakland, Calif., and Mrs. Kate Leggett, San Bruno, Calif., five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held from Hirst Funeral Chapel, Saturday, with Rev. R.B. Knipe officiating, followed by interment in Mountain View Cemetery, Somenos.”
(Source: Cowichan Leader, 7 July 1965 – from Cowichan Valley Museum & Archives collections)
Joseph Kerrone is buried in Mountain View Cemetery, North Cowichan.
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