![]() ![]() (And they remained friends, imagine!) The house held a couple of secrets, however, as the basement always flooded and there were ants in the cupboards. It was the very same house that Bev’s brother Ron and his wife Bonnie had wanted to purchase. Lorraine and Bev were soon able to purchase a home on 4th Street in Chesley. Neither of the children liked living there and one frightening memory is of a beehive in the bathroom. They did not live long in the trailer as they then rented a big red brick house in Chesley. But sadly enough, they never did have cats. Speaking of dogs, the Gallinger family always had a dog, and indoor dogs too! In fact, they always had pets. Another story is told of the time Rob put a spoon in a socket while living in the trailer and of how Charlie the dog lived with them. By the time they were living in a trailer on the Schwartz farm little Renee had also joined them. The two newlyweds first lived in an apartment in Chesley and little Rob soon joined them. Apparently Lorraine was not so impressed. A really cute story is told of how Bev and his brother Ron had their hair permed, by Clara Schwartz, the day before the wedding. Their reception was held at the Royal Canadian Legion in Chesley. Ken Warmington and Katie Schwartz were their witnesses and The Rev. Even Aunt Bonnie knows little of it, and we all know that Aunts know all the secrets! Seemingly their courtship was in secret as the kids know little to nothing of that period of time in their parent’s life. Perhaps it could be said, however, that Bev’s claim to fame was helping to build the Harvey’s/Swiss Chalet in Hanover!īev met, dated, and married Nyhla “Lorraine” Schwartz. ![]() He spent a great deal of his work life at Heirloom in Chesley, He also worked at Durham Furniture, Findlay Pallet Factory in Scone and Wayne Schwartz’s recycling tire plant in Hanover. They were married October 3, 1942.īaby boy Larry joined the young couple in 1943, followed by Bev, then Ronnie was born in 1947, Sharon in 1949 and Jeff joined the family in 1956.īev attended Chesley Public School up until grade eight and to Chesley High School for grades nine and ten. His father Roscoe was born Apin Hanover and his mother Dorothy was born Januin Chesley. Beverley Robert Charles was the second eldest son, born Saturday Februin Hanover, to Dorothy Jean (Knapp) and Roscoe Blair Gallinger.
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