Municipal official.
Born on a farm near Dumas, Saskatchewan on 5 December 1920, son of George Filteau and Cordelia Bessette, he was educated at a Model School near Dumas and Kelvin High School in Winnipeg. During the Second World War, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force (1942-1945). After his military discharge, he attended the University of Manitoba, graduating in 1949 with a BSA degree. He served as an Agricultural Representative at Steinbach (1949-1955) and Melita (1955-?), and was President of the Manitoba Agricultural Representatives Association (1959).
He served as Mayor of Melita (1966-1969) and was a member of the Melita Town Planning Committee and the Melita Chamber of Commerce. He was a Manitoba Director for the Agriculture Institute of Canada. After retirement, he returned to Winnipeg as a Coordinator of Programs and Policies for the Manitoba Department of Agriculture. He was an advisor on agriculture to the Yukon Territorial Government (1983-1986). In 1998, he was put on the Roll of Honour by the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame.
He died at Hartney on 24 June 2013 and was buried in the Melita Cemetery.
Birth registration [Joseph Romeo August Richard Filtean], Saskatchewan Vital Statistics.
History of Manitoba Agricultural Extension Staff, 1913-70 by Manitoba Agricultural Representatives Association, c1974, pages 135, 139.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 3 July 2013.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 26 December 2024
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