Educator, school inspector.
Born at Rapid City on 21 May 1917, son of Charles F. W. Bollman (1882-1970) and Jeannie Elliot (1888-1956), he was educated at Moline School, Rapid City School, Brandon College (BSc), and University of Manitoba (BEd). In 1939, he began a teaching career at the Glenboro High School. He was Principal of the Manitou High School (1946-1954) after which he was appointed a provincial school inspector. He served in this capacity at Winnipegosis (1954-1962), Virden (1962-1972), and Brandon until retirement in 1983. On 29 December 1941, he married Vera Isabel Nattress (1912-1999) at Glenboro. They had two children. He died at Brandon on 1 February 1986 and was buried in the Rosewood Memorial Gardens.
Marriage registration [Charles F W Bollman, Jennie Elleit], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registration [Charles Douglas Bollman], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 6 February 1986, page 40.
Obituary [Vera Isabel Nattress Bollman], Winnipeg Free Press, 15 August 1999, page 48.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 1 April 2025
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