Educator.
Born at Blyth, Ontario on 2 June 1896, son of Frederick V. “Fred” Denstedt (1866-1941) and Elizabeth A. Denstedt (1870-1936), he moved to Brandon with his family in 1904 and was educated there, including at Brandon College.
He became a school teacher, working at Lansburne School (1919), Boundary School (1919-1920), Corrall School (1923), and Cloverleaf School (1932-1937). He served as the Principal at Cloverleaf School (1937-1939), Woodnorth School (1946-1947), Ashern School (1947-1949), Brunkild School (1949-1950), Snowflake School (1950-1951), Lyleton School (1951-1953), Stockton School (1953-1955), East Poplar Point School (1955-1956), Grey School (1956-1957), Roseisle School (1957-1959), High Bluff Village School (1959-1960), and Makinak School (1960-1961). He retired at Makinak in 1962.
He died unmarried at Ste. Rose du Lac on 8 June 1979 and was buried in the Dauphin Riverside Cemetery.
1901 and 1911 Canada censuses, Automated Genealogy.
Death registration [Elizabeth Denstedt], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
Obituary, Brandon Sun, 28 June 1979, page 18.
Obituary, Dauphin Herald, 4 July 1979, page 11.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Pamela Forsyth and Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 March 2025
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