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Memorable Manitobans: John Douglas McFarland (?-2022)
Civil servant.
Born at Calgary, Alberta, son of Joseph Douglas “Doug” McFarland (1901-1984) and Ethel Mildred Peterson (1902-1994), he came to Winnipeg at an early age and attended Kelvin High School and St. Paul's High School. He received a BA degree (1960) from Concordia College at Moorhead, Minnesota and an MA degree (1980) from the University of Manitoba. His 22-year career in the provincial civil service including being Director of the Historic Resources Branch and Secretary of the Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba (1973-1984) then Head of the Heritage Properties Unit with the Manitoba Parks Branch (1984-1991). On 10 June 1961, he married June Phyllis Weber at St. Joseph’s Ukrainian Catholic Church and they had two daughters. He died at Winnipeg on 26 July 2022.
Sources:
“Engagement announcements,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 May 1961, page 29.
Death registrations [Joseph Douglas McFarland, Ethel Mildred McFarland], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Joseph Douglas McFarland], Winnipeg Free Press, 10 October 1984, page 45.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 5 August 2022.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 August 2022
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