Municipal official.
Born at St. Boniface on 6 December 1934, son of Theophile Felix Marius (1903-1974) and Louise Paul (1906-1993), he attended Provencher School and St. Boniface College after which he joined the family business (along with sibling Louis Gilles Marius and Gilles Marius) of Victor’s Wholesale Limited, where he served as Secretary-Treasurer.
He was actively involved in a variety of sports including lacrosse, football, and hockey. Among the teams he played for were the St. Boniface Canadiens (1951-1952), Winnipeg Barons (1953-1954), St. Boniface Flying Frenchmen (1955-1956), and St. Pierre Flying Frenchmen (1961-1962), as well as being a member of the 1952 Juvenile Footall All-Star team.
Later, he became active with politics, community, and lay ministry, serving as an Alderman (?-?, c1971) and Police Commissioner (?-?) for the City of St. Boniface, President of the Radisson Liberal Constituency Association, and Vice-President of the St. Boniface Federal Liberal Association. He was a member of the St. Martyrs Parish and was also Past Grand Knight an District Deputy of the Knights of Columbus. He and his wife Denise had three daughters and resided at 381 Speers Road.
He died while on vacation, at Waikiki Marina in Honolulu, Hawaii on 25 February 1975. His body was returned home for burial in the St. Boniface Cemetery. He is commemorated with Ray Marius Road in the St. Boniface Industrial Park in Winnipeg.
Marriage registration [Theophile Felix Marius to Louise Paul], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“St Boniface blanks West End Orioles,” Winnipeg Tribune, 7 June 1949, page 18.
“Summaries,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 December 1951, page 21.
“Juvenile Habs take ’Toba title,” Winnipeg Free Press, 26 March 1952, page 22.
“Juvenile grid All-Stars named,” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 October 1952, page 27.
“Wheat Kings surge to second place,” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 December 1953, page 24.
“"Frenchmen rally,” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 March 1956, page 22.
“Injuries hit St. Pierre,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 February 1962, page 16.
“Council elects Chairmen,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 January 1971, page 35.
“Knights unveil track plan,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 June 1971, page 56.
“House or tenant problem debated,” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 June 1971, page 3.
St. Boniface estate files (ATG 0064A), #11507 Theophile Felix Marius, GR5705, Archives of Manitoba.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 28 February 1975, page 31.
St. Boniface estate files (ATG 0064A), #11974 Raymond Joseph Victor Marius, GR5705, Archives of Manitoba.
Obituary [Louis Gilles Marius], E. J. Coutu Funeral Home.
St. Boniface Cemetery burial transcriptions, FindAGrave.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 3 July 2024
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