Memorable Manitobans: Edna Hellen Mackie McIvor (1902-1982)

Community activist.

Born at Keith, Banffshire, Scotland, daughter of William Mackie and Isabelle Gray, she married John McIvor in 1925, two years before coming to Canada. She was a Chaplain’s volunteer at the Stony Mountain Penitentiary for nearly 50 years, served for eight years on the local school board, and was chairman of the Centennial Committee for Stony Mountain, and a member of the Catholic Women’s League and Ladies Auxiliary of the Stony Mountain Legion. She operated the Western Express Lottery booth at the Winnipeg Airport and was an associate member of the Third Order of St. Francis. She initiated the Stony Mountain Pioneers and Veterans Monument. She was inducted into the Order of Canada (1981) in recognition of her long record of volunteer work in the criminal justice system. She died at Winnipeg on 30 December 1982 and was buried in Christ Church Anglican Cemetery.

Sources:

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 31 December 1982, page 51.

We thank George Henderson for providing additional information used in this profile.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 4 December 2011

Memorable Manitobans

Memorable Manitobans

This is a collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. We acknowledge that the collection contains both reputable and disreputable people. All are worth remembering as a lesson to future generations.

Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text:

Custom Search

Browse surnames beginning with:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z

Browse deaths occurring in:
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024


Send corrections and additions to this page
to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.ca

Criteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements

Help us keep
history alive!