Grocer, hotelier.
Born at Winnipeg in 1924, son of farmer Leonard Sheldon Bloomer (1889-1966) and Kathleen Naomi Ruth Brittin (c1902-1955), his childhood was spent in Headingley. As a young man, he served in the Royal Canadian Navy then returned to Manitoba with go into the grocery business with his family. Later, in partnership with his brothers, he built and operated the Charleswood Motor Hotel. He later owned and managed other hotels and remained in the hotel business for the rest of his career. He served as President of the Manitoba Hotel Association and Western Hotel Association. He was a member of the Charleswood Curling Club (President, 1955-1956), Charleswood Golf Club, Warren Golf Club, and Royal Canadian Legion. He died at Winnipeg on 8 April 2012, survived by his wife and three of five children.
Marriage registration [Leonard Sheldon Bloomer, Kathleen Naomi Ruth Brittin], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Ruth Bloomer], Winnipeg Free Press, 12 March 1955, page 42.
Obituary [Leonard S. Bloomer], Winnipeg Free Press, 20 September 1966, page 28.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 14 April 2012.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 October 2023
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