Flying Officer Lawrence Harvey Ollenberger

Air Force

Macklin, Saskatchewan

Grosswerder, Saskatchewan

Vancouver, British Columbia

Died: Dec 6, 1956

Commemorated at Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Burnaby, Canada

Lawrence Harvey Ollenberger was born June 5, 1931 at the family homestead north of Saint Anthony’s Church near Grosswerder, Saskatchewan and grew up in the Macklin district, attending Palm School near Grosswerder. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia with his family in 1943 where he enlisted July 28, 1948.

Ollenberger served with the Royal Canadian Air Force attached to the No. 423 All Weather Fighter Squadron (Quaerimus Et Petimus) as a Flying Officer during the Cold War. Based at RCAF St. Hubert near Montreal, Quebec, the squadron flew CF-100 Canuck aircraft on air defence duties over North America.

On December 4, 1956, Flying Officer Lawrence Harvey Ollenberger died following the crash of his CF-100 Canuck near Bedford, Quebec. Ollenberger is commemorated at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia. Son of Georgius George Henry and Agnes (nee Butvilofski) Ollenberger; brother of Joseph, Edward, Bernard, Albert, Arthur, Eleanor, Rita, Karl and Dolores Ollenberger; husband of Marie-Jeanne (nee Gill) Ollenberger and father of Deborah Charlene Ollenberger, both of Macklin, Saskatchewan; he was 25 years old.