Educator.
Born at Altona on 9 October 1906, son of Gerhard G. Neufeld and Elizabeth Martens (c1886-1962), brother of George Melvin Newfield, he taught at Spencer School (1925), Silberfeld School (1928-1929), and Stonewall School (Principal, 1936-1939). He was a long-time teacher in the Winnipeg School Division, serving at Hugh John Macdonald School (1939-1945), Lord Roberts School (Vice-Principal; 1954-1956), Principal Sparling School (Principal; 1956-1959), and Victoria-Albert School (Principal; 1959-1963, 1964-1972). He died at Winnipeg on 7 August 1977 and was buried in the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 9 August 1977, page 24.
We thank Gerald Neufeld and Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 13 September 2023
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