A group of six siblings in their sixties and seventies are still hoping to find their long-lost sister.
The eldest of the siblings, Ron Conway, first spoke to Sudbury.com about their story in 2018 in the hopes that someone might have some information about his birth sister, a tiny toddler whose siblings knew her as Brenda.
Conway said he's since learned a bit more about her adoption.
Brenda, whose last name at birth was Conway or Deslaurier, was born in August 1956 in Sudbury, the daughter of Mary Madge Conway and Bill Deslaurier.
Her adoption was finalized May 29, 1958, through the Children's Aid Society (CAS) in Sudbury, when she was 21 months old. She'd now be 62 years old.
Brenda's six birth siblings, who all have the same birth mother (Madge), are Winston Deslaurier, Linda (Larocque) Rahn, Julie (Larocque) Griffin, Jerry Larocque, Robert Conway and Ron Conway.
It was only about nine years ago that the whole sibling group (minus Brenda) met in person.
“Our search for sibling Brenda has been ongoing for many years,” Ron said in a recent email to Sudbury.com.
“This family group came together a few years ago, and continue today as a closely united family.
“Sibling Brenda, adopted in 1958 at 21 months old, is the missing piece to complete our Family group. We are sure Brenda had a loving adopted family, and good life, and hoping she is still out there. All of us look forward to the day we can welcome her as a missing, but not forgotten, loved Sister.”
Anyone who may have a information that could help the family is asked to email [email protected] or [email protected] or phone 613-443-3767 or 613-407-2939.
Any information will be held in the strictest confidence.
