Death of Father
His father Marlen Elzear (1907–1930) passed away on March 29, 1930, in Montreal, Quebec, at the age of 22. Marlen had not yet celebrated his 2nd birthday.
Early Years
Marlen was baptized at St. Cuthbert's Anglican in Montreal, Quebec on May 18, 1930.
Marlen was known as "John" from his youth and later in life as "the Captain." He grew up in Park Ex, a neighbourhood in the city of Montreal, Quebec, and attended Bickerdike School, later changed to Barclay School.
When Marlen joined the Merchant Marines he may have been underage. During his time with them they docked in the U.S.A. and were asked to do some work unloading a ship. He was given a social security number in order to do so. Because of his father being American, Marlen qualified for American citizenship so applied for it and held dual Canadian/U.S. citizenship.
Marriage
Family
He and Ruby resided on Jean Talon and later on Querbes Avenue and had six children: three boys and three girls.
Querbes Avenue is in Park Extension, located in the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension with a population of 35,000 and an area of 1.6 km². The name derives from the fact that it is situated at the north end of Park Avenue and is literally an "extension" of the artery. Being at the head of Park Avenue, Park Extension formed the northern end of Montreal's immigrant corridor and is considered one of Canada's most ethnically diverse neighbourhoods. Park Extension was a suburb, annexed by the City of Montreal in 1910.
The children participated in skating and baseball in the piggery, playing in the playground in what used to be Ball Park, going to the movie house on Ogilvy Avenue, visits to the rallies at the Gospel Hall, complete with prizes and hot chocolate, going to the Legion hall, PEYO events, and the old CPR Station on Jean Talon. On Sundays Marlen proudly marched his children to church.
Marlen dressed as Santa for many children outside of home and brought home people in need of a meal and at Christmas if they were alone.
His enjoyment of fishing once led to an adventure with his two oldest sons getting stranded all night in a thunder storm.
Marlen held several jobs:
He worked as a taxi driver when the children were young. He would take his oldest son to work with him when his asthma was bad and drive up to Mount Royal where the air quality was better.
He worked as a private chauffeur for the first Daniel Johnson.
He owned a car wash at one time and suffered the misfortune of it burning down.
He worked for Linton furniture as head shipper and coordinated deliveries with Danny Moore, the brother of hockey player Dickie Moore. He supervised staff including his friend Fred Black and his sons along with his own sons. He coined the phrase "never make a trip for nothing." [1]
Although he had no plans and no formal qualifications, Marlen built a country house in St. Hippolyte for the family. The cottage remains in the family and is enjoyed by his daughter, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Querbes Avenue is in Park Extension, located in the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension with a population of 35,000 and an area of 1.6 km². The name derives from the fact that it is situated at the north end of Park Avenue and is literally an "extension" of the artery. Being at the head of Park Avenue, Park Extension formed the northern end of Montreal's immigrant corridor and is considered one of Canada's most ethnically diverse neighbourhoods. Park Extension was a suburb, annexed by the City of Montreal in 1910.
The children participated in skating and baseball in the piggery, playing in the playground in what used to be Ball Park, going to the movie house on Ogilvy Avenue, visits to the rallies at the Gospel Hall, complete with prizes and hot chocolate, going to the Legion hall, PEYO events, and the old CPR Station on Jean Talon. On Sundays Marlen proudly marched his children to church.
Marlen dressed as Santa for many children outside of home and brought home people in need of a meal and at Christmas if they were alone.
His enjoyment of fishing once led to an adventure with his two oldest sons getting stranded all night in a thunder storm.
He worked as a taxi driver when the children were young. He would take his oldest son to work with him when his asthma was bad and drive up to Mount Royal where the air quality was better.
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| With daughter "S," about 1956 |
He worked as a private chauffeur for the first Daniel Johnson.
He owned a car wash at one time and suffered the misfortune of it burning down.
He worked for Linton furniture as head shipper and coordinated deliveries with Danny Moore, the brother of hockey player Dickie Moore. He supervised staff including his friend Fred Black and his sons along with his own sons. He coined the phrase "never make a trip for nothing." [1]
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| Marlen & his mother in law Winnifred Gladys at the country house |
Although he had no plans and no formal qualifications, Marlen built a country house in St. Hippolyte for the family. The cottage remains in the family and is enjoyed by his daughter, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Later Marlen and Ruby lived on Bloomfield Street.
Death of Mother
His mother Ruby Elizabeth Rosina (1904–1983) passed away on May 26, 1983, in Montréal, Quebec, at the age of 78.
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| 2008 Marlen Morin holding photo of his mom Ruby (nee Wade) |
Death
At 1:50 a.m. on September 4, 2017 Marlen Sidney M. died at Ste. Anne's Hospital in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, when he was 89 years old.
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Sources:
1. Marlen's daughter S., April 2019
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