Businessman, sports executive.
Born at Hamilton, Ontario in 1896, he came to Winnipeg in 1928 as President of the Western Vinegar Company. He served as Vice-President (1931-1936) and President (1937-1938) of the Winnipeg Football Club and President of the Winnipeg Rangers Hockey Club (?-?). He and wife Rena Gertrude Lyne (1895-1973) had a son, Allan Norman Isard. He died at the Misericordia Hospital on 10 December 1972 and was buried in the Garry Memorial Park.
“A founding father,” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 December 1972, page 104.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 13 December 1972, page 49.
Obituary [Rena Gertrude Isard], Winnipeg Free Press, 22 January 1973, page 33.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 April 2022
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