Sheldon “Obie” OBERMAN (1949-2004) Born in Winnipeg on 20 May 1949, he was the son of Allan Oberman (1916-1995) and Dorothy “Dot Dobie” Stein (1925-2008). He attended St. John’s High School then studied literature at the University of Winnipeg and University of Jerusalem. He returned …
Sir Augustus Meredith NANTON (1860-1925) Born in in Toronto, Ontario on 07 May 1860, he was the son of Augustus Nanton (1831-1873) and Louisa Botsford (1831-1906), and brother of Harry W. Nanton. He was educated at the Toronto Model School. He commenced business in a …
Caroline Irene (McLEOD) QUEEN (1906-1993) Born in Winnipeg on 23 February 1906, she was the daughter of Jessie Waldie Conquergood (1869-1947) and Murdock Lauglau McLeod (1860-1918, later Superintendent of the Orpheum Theatre). She lived at 502 Spence Street (1911) and 265 Patrick Street (1921). She …
Leopold Raymond LABOSSIERE (1913-1969) Born at Somerset on 15 February 1913, he was the son of Charles Labossiere (1887-1976) and Helene Brisson (1890-1958). He received an elementary and secondary education at Somerset and a BA degree from St. Boniface College (1936). He taught at St. …
Maurice Peter Kalushka (1918-2002) Born at Emerson on 04 February 1918, he was the son of Peter Kalushka (c1888-1982)and Barbara ? (1892-1981). He lived with his family in Michigan during his early childhood and then returned to Manitoba and settled in Tolstoi. He attended school …
Donald Grant JACKS (1924-2010) Born “in a ditch on the way to the pump in McTaggart, Saskatchewan” on 14 September 1924, he was the son of Douglas and Mary Jacks. He was raised in Brandon. He played hockey for the Brandon Elks (now the Wheat …
George Douglas ILIFFE (1901-1967) Born in Lutterworth, England in July 1901, he was the son of Joseph Cooper Iliffe (1866-1937) and Edith Sarah Iliffe (1869-1949). He accompanied his parents to Canada in 1907. After a few years at St. James, Elm Creek, and Wawanesa, they …
Eva (FINKELSTEIN) ABREMOVICH (1877-1953) Born at Radishevka, Volhynia Province, Russia on 10 June 1877, daughter of Tevel Finkelstein (1840-1929, one of the early Jewish arrivals in Winnipeg in 1882) and Rytsa Gold (1843-1919). She arrived in Canada in 1883 with her mother and sister. She …
George Alexander Eakins (1877-1957) Born in Strathroy, Ontario on 01 September 1877, he came to Manitoba and attended Manitoba College. He was called to the Manitoba Bar in 1910 and moved to Minnedosa. In 1915, he was appointed a crown attorney for the northern judicial …
Born in Combermere, Ontario on 08 March 1866, he was the son of Calvin Wesley Dafoe (1842-1916) and Mary Anne Elcome (1840-1913), and brother of Rance G. Dafoe. In 1890, he married Alice Parmelee (1866-1961) of Ottawa, Ontario with whom he had seven children: Mary …