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Abram W. Friesen
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Educator.
Born at Kronsgart on 6 February 1936, son of Nick and Helena Friesen, his family moved to a farm near Elm Creek in 1950. After completing high school, he attended the Manitoba Normal School and began a teaching career at Boyne School before moving to Winnipeg where he completed BA and BEd degrees at the University of Manitoba. He spent 30 years in the St. James-Assiniboia School Division, serving as a teacher at Lincoln School (1963-1964), Vice-Principal, and Principal of Bedson School (1968-1980) and Voyageur School (1980-1996) before retirement in 1992. He married Marie Penner in 1962 and they had four children. He died at Winnipeg on 8 December 2020 and was buried in the Elm Creek Cemetery.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 12 December 2020.
We thank Victor Krenz for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 November 2024
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