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Memorable Manitobans: Maude Kerr Goodale (1879-1942)Community activist. Born in 1879, she taught on the Portage Plains for several years, including at Adelaide School (1900-1901). At the outbreak of the First World War, she served as a nurse overseas. On 19 December 1923, she married Jesse Goodale (1886-1946) at Winnipeg. They had three daughters: Agnes Goodale, Lola Goodale, and Jessie Goodale. She served as President of the United Farm Women of Manitoba from 1934 to 1937. She was also active with the IODE, Children’s Welfare, Women’s Institute, and Red Cross. She died at Winnipeg on 17 October 1942 and was buried in the Portage Hillside Cemetery. Sources:Marriage registration [Maude Kerr, Jesse Goodale], Manitoba Vital Statistics. “Mrs. J. Goodale dies in hospital,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 October 1942, page 20. Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 20 October 1942, page 17. Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 16 December 2022
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