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Edwin G. Bricker
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Physician.
Born at Listowel, Ontario in 1883, son of Joseph K. Bricker and Annie Gowdy, he was educated at the Listowel High School (Listowel, Ontario), Canadian Horological Institute (Toronto, Ontario), Bennett Medical College (Chicago, Illinois), Pacific College of Medicine (Los Angeles, California), and College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (Los Angeles, California). He graduated from the latter in 1915, and came to Winnipeg in 1916 and specialized in ambulant proctology. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Ambulant Proctology, a member of the American and Canadian Osteopathic Associations, and a member of the Middle States Society of Electronic Medicine.
In 1922, he married Irene Farrell (?-?) and they had two daughters, ? Bricker (wife of F. R. Moore) and ? Bricker (wife of D. Thomson). The family lived at 84 Assiniboine Drive, Winnipeg. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Winnipeg (President), AF & AM (Assiniboine Lodge), Khartoum Shriners, and Benevolent Protective Order of Elks (Exalted Ruler, 1923). He served as President of the City of Winnipeg Baseball League for four years.
He died at the Winnipeg General Hospital on 21 November 1956 and was buried in the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925.
“Dr. E. Bricker dies in city after mishap,” Winnipeg Free Press, 21 November 1956, page 3.
“Free Press Necrology Files”, Winnipeg Elite Study, G. Friesen Fonds, Mss 154, Box 15, File 16, University of Manitoba Archives]
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 August 2024
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