George Douglas ILIFFE (1901-1967) Born at Lutterworth, England in July 1901, son of Joseph Cooper Iliffe 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 relocated to Winnipeg where …
Gerald Frederick HABING (1908-1984) Born at Tyndall on 18 August 1908, he was the son of Frederick George Habing (1884-1977) and Elizabeth Wilhelmina Hadaller (1888-1986). He married Lillian Maude Fisher (1914-2003) on 21 June 1935 and they had six children: Gerald Alfred Frederick (1939-2019), Elizabeth …
Patrick Joseph GALLAGHER (1884-1954) Born at Moncton, New Brunswick on 23 June 1884, he was the son of Patrick Joseph Gallagher (1847-1926) and Hannah McCann (1851-1919). A dentist by profession, he excelled in athletics as a shortstop and golfer. Educated at the University of St. …
Christian FAHRNI (1848-1915) Born in Switzerland on 07 August 1848, he moved to Iowa in 1867 then came to Fort Garry in 1873 where, in company with Charles Allard, he engaged in a horse-trading and livery business. Farmer On 12 July 1881, he married Priscilla …
George Languer EAMER (1868-1945) Born in Wroxeter, Ontario on 19 February 1868, he was the son of Peter Eamer (1837-1923) and Margaret Thompson (c1835-1880). He came with his wife to Manitoba in 1889. They rented farms for several years then bought land at 20-7-19, two …
Paul Peter BACCAERT (c1902-1949) Born in Belgium around 1902, he immigrated to England prior to the outbreak of the First World War, remaining there until moving to Canada in 1920. He settled in the Somerset district, teaching locally for several years. On 07 April 1931, …
Albert Clifford ABBOTT (1897-1983) Born at Stockton on 05 August 1897, he was the son of Albert E. Abbott (c1861-1950) and Annie Brown (c1870-1960), and brother of William Frederick Abbott. On 02 January 1925, he was married to Mary Eileen Bulman (1896-1980, daughter of William …
Dmytro YAKIMISCHAK (1888-1958) Born in Ukraine in 1888, he came to Manitoba in 1898 and was educated at the university of Manitoba (BA, LLB). He was director of the Ukrainian Publishing Company Limited, and was elected as a United Farmer to the Manitoba Legislature in …
William Bramwell WADDELL (1857-1942) Born in Harrow, Essex County, Ontario on 04 January 1857, he was the son of James Waddell (1818-1905) and Sarah Lockhart (1831-1915). He was educated at Harrow. On 12 March 1885, he married Agnes Elle Sanderson (1864-1942) and they had eight …
Joseph Gustave VAN BELLEGHEM (1901-1967) Born in St. Vital on 06 September 1901, he was the son of Desiderius “David” Van Belleghem (?-1936) and Louise Bossuyt. He attended Provencher School and St. Boniface College. After working railway construction with his father, he and his brother, …