Joseph Gonsalves Lenardo Sr.

Born December 9, 1915 - Died June 9, 2011 A lifelong resident of Humboldt County, he was born in the Azores Islands to John and Georgina Lenardo. He came to America in 1920 and settled in Crannell, attended school there and delivered milk for a local ranch. In 1928 the family moved to Ferndale, settling in Port Kenyon. While there he met and married the love of his life, Betty Legree on October 17, 1942. They had three children; Joseph Jr., Diane and Carol. Sadly, he lost is beautiful wife to polio seven years later in 1949. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and proudly became a U.S. citizen, in San Francisco on October 20, 1947. He was a sawyer and worked until retirement with the Pacific Lumber Company in Scotia. He also had two small ranches, one at Fernbridge that he leased, and one in Grizzly Bluff. He milked cows at both locations. Dad loved to hunt deer and did some duck hunting in his early years. He especially enjoyed the deer hunts with son Joe. He is survived by his two daughters; Diane and her husband Dean Blake of Rio Dell, and Carol and her husband Pete Fentress of Wilmington, Ohio. Grandchildren: Gary Lenardo, Colin Blake, Jackie Goodman, Jeremy Lenardo and Jodi Vogel. Great grandchildren: Heather and Ashley Goodman, Kylee and Alexa Blake and Nicole Lenardo, and numerous nieces and nephews. He is also survived by a loving sister-in-law Martha Lenardo and former daughter-in-law Mary Haas of Ohio. He was preceded in death by: His wife Betty Lenardo, father and mother John and Georgina Lenardo, son Joseph Lenardo Jr., brothers John and Frank Lenardo, sisters Mary Machado and Georgina Silva, grandsons Joey Lenardo and Brian Blake. Funeral Services will be at Assumption Catholic Church, Ferndale, California on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 10:00 AM. Rosary recital will be Monday, June 13, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Goble's Fortuna Mortuary, Fortuna, California. Arrangements are under the direction of Goble's Fortuna Mortuary, Fortuna. Please sign the guest book at www.Times-Standard.com, click obits.