Educator.
Born at Isabella on 14 June 1922, son of Jacob Henry Finkbeiner (1885-1956) and Bertha Ann Chapman (1888-1953), he began his teaching career at Scarth School (1940-1941), after which he worked at Strathclair School (three years) and was Principal of Virden School (1948-1953). He taught for 34 years at Pine Falls School until retirement in 1987 and was Principal of the elementary school (1962-1969, 1970-1983). In July 1948, he married Shirley Hazeldyne Head (1929-2019) and they had two daughters. He died at Pine Falls on 23 June 2005.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 24 June 2005, page 42.
Obituary [Shirley Hazeldyne Head Finkbeiner], Winnipeg Free Press, 27 April 2019.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Lorie Finkbeiner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 17 October 2023
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