Civil servant.
Born at Winnipeg on 29 August 1911, daughter of Charles Comfort Quinn (1881-1926) and Margaret Rose Shannon (?-?), in 1943 she was appointed Private Secretary to Premier Stuart Sinclair Garson, subsequently serving his successors Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Charles Dufferin “Duff” Roblin, and Walter Cox-Smith Weir. In 1970, she became the administrative officer of the executive council in the governments of Edward Richard “Ed” Schreyer and Sterling Rufus Lyon, serving until retirement in 1979.
On 18 September 1943, she married schoolteacher Dominic Enrico Costantini (?-?) at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. They lived at 222 Horace Street and had no children. In recognition of her community service, she received a Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (1977) and Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002), and was invested into the Order of Canada (1980).
She died at Winnipeg on 14 April 2008.
Marriage registration [Margaret Rose Shannon, Charles Quinn], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registration [Margaret Theresa Quinn], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registration [Charles Quinn], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Charles C. Quinn, former athlete, died on Sunday,” Winnipeg Tribune, 13 December 1926, page 15.
Marriage registration [Margaret Theresa Quinn, Dominic Henry Costantini], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Holy Rosary scene of morning bridal,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 September 1943, page 12.
“Three named to Order of Canada,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 April 1980, page 2.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 26 April 2008.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 October 2024
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