dʒˈɑːn wˈɔltɚ fˈɪtsɛl wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, ɪn bˈæɹi, ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ, ænd mˈuːvd wɪð hɪz fˈæmɪli tə lˈɪnzi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən.
John Walter Fitsell was born on July 25, 1923, in Barrie, Ontario, and moved with his family to Lindsay in 1927.