In 1967, the Manitoba Centennial Corporation commemorated the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation by issuing a ceremonial scroll to 500 selected citizens over the age of 75 years. Each scroll featured a coloured drawing of a prairie crocus and was signed by Premier Duff Roblin, Provincial Secretary Stewart Edgertson McLean, Manitoba Centennial Corporation Chair Maitland Steinkopf, and a local community representative.
The following persons were inducted as members of the Order of the Crocus. This list is known to be incomplete and an ongoing, long-term effort will attempt to identify more members. If you are aware of an omission, please contact the MHS webmaster.
Name begins: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Member
Location
Alice Elizabeth Allen (1892-1987)
William Anderson
?
Frank Andreychuk (?-?)
Mrs. Frank Andreychuk (?-?)
Elena Andriosky (?-?)
Sydney M. Angus (c1878-?)
Humboldt (South Dakota)
B
Phoebe Bagley (1874-1972)
Alex Bain (?-?)
William George Ball (1884-1971)
Rachel H. Bateman (1865-1976)
Albert Beckett (1885-1970)
Skuli Benjaminson (1879-1970)
Isabella Henderson Birse (1881-1970)
Charles Montgomery Blair (1886-1977)
Tom Bobiak (?-?)
Bernadette Boivin (1889-1973)
Elsie Bushby Boulton (1884-1968)
Anne Boyesko (?-?)
Joseph Henry “Harry” Bremner (1884-1969)
Marino Pall Briem (1886-1970)
Ada Adeline Brown (1890-1988)
Charles Frederick Brown (1884-1976)
Percival “Percy” Bruce (1882-1976)
Olga Brunkal (1890-1968)
William Burrows (1888-1971)
Emil Buss (1894-1976)
Alfred Buzza (c1886-1979)
Anna Byman (1880-1969)
C
Burnham Calvert (1877-1968)
Mary Calvert (1882-1968)
Sarah Annie Cameron (c1880-1969)
Catherine Minnie Clinch Campbell (1878-1971)
W. D. “Bill” Campbell (1889-1984)
Maria Sikanda Charaton (1898-1993)
Gertrude Cook (?-?)
Mrs. Fred Cooper (c1881-?)
Richard Creber (1895-1968)
Joseph Czerniewcz (?-?)
Veronica Czerniewcz (?-?)
D
John Derhak (?-?)
Étienne Dheilly (1875-1967)
D. O. Didyk (?-?)
Leone Rosetta Stubbs Dixon (1892-1986)
John Domansky (?-?)
Mrs. Fedora Duchminsky (?-?)
Anna Dueck (1892-1982)
James Joseph Dunn (1882-1975)
E
D. P. Elichuk (?-?)
Mrs. D. P. Elichuk (?-?)
Frederick George Ellis (1883-1975)
Joseph Henry Ellis (1890-1973)
Thomas Eyres (1872-1968)
F
Sydney Annie Lillian Pritchard Fidler (1887-1977)
Miss Fisher (?-?)
?
Anice Mae Fitchett (1885-1968)
Nancy Rhoda Flanigan (1875-1968)
Caroline Frank (1877-1975)
Henry George “Harry” Franklin (1892-1987)
Agnes Fleming Stewart Freeman (1889-1981)
G
Jean-Léon Gagné (1881-1970)
Adelina Gagné (1886-1970)
Jack Garland (?-?)
Cleveland (Ohio)
Donald “Dan” Gillies (1883-1977)
Mathew Gregorash (1867-?)
Nick Gulchuk (?-?)
Mrs. Nick Gulchuk (?-?)
H
Francis Joseph “Frank” Hadfield (1884-1972)
Johanna Hallson (1884-1973)
Anne Smith Henley (?-1972)
John Thomas Henley (c1884-1975)
Anne Marie Horn (1880-1972)
Elmer Hornick (1892-1985)
Maria “Mary” Hryhorkiw (c1892-1974)
Anna May Hunter (1886-1967)
I
J
Jane Mann “Jean” Johnson (1889-1976)
Hannah M. “Molly” Johnston (c1909-2001)
Annie Margaret Grace Jones (1897-1988)
K
Victoria Kitler (1886-1973)
Fred Klym (?-?)
Sydney John Knights (1892-1977)
?
Nicholas Kofluk (c1890-1969)
?
Mrs. Tekla Koroscil (?-?)
L
Sarah Ann Lambert (1885-1975)
Anna Lashkowsky (1872-?)
Victor Alfred Joseph Leclerc (1891-1968)
Alice Lee (1880-1967, wife of S. C. Lee)
Eva Lieberman (1876-1968)
Simon “Sam” Lotecki (1887-1976)
Anna Lywicki (Lewicki) (1887-1974)
M
Wasyl Malech (1885-1972)
Mrs. Edna Marcischuk (?-?)
Joseph Masinda (1890-1968)
Marie Masinda (c1887-1972)
Donald Gunn Matheson (1887-1972)
Margaret Alzina Chisholm Matheson (1886-1982)
William May (1892-1974)
Harry Thomson Mayor (1880-1968)
Mable McDiarmid (?-1977)
Agnes Louisa McDonnell (c1889-1968)
Edward John McElroy (c1872-1969)
John Cameron McIntyre (c1880-1975)
Frank Arnold McKenzie (1883-1980)
Robert A. “Bob” McQuarrie (1871-1971)
Mrs. Anna Michalchuk (?-?)
Edward Henry Millis (1887-1972)
Elizabeth Sinclair “Lizzie” Morcom (1898-1988)
John “Jack” Morcom (1899-1983)
Jessie Morison (?-1968)
Everette Dexter Morse (1886-1970)
Flora Muir (1881-1973)
N
Rose Nash (1882-1968)
Mrs. John Norosky (?-?)
O
Clifton Howard Orr (1892-1972)
Frances Sophia Owens (1872-1972)
P
Thomas Paisck (1869-?)
Jean Burnett Penny (1889-1978)
John Pfiefer (c1875-1968)
Mary Edna Lawrence Phillips (1893-1985)
Anna Pochinko (1888-1971)
Mrs. Katherine Procyk (?-?)
Harry J. Prosken (?-?)
William Prosken (?-?)
Q
R
Leslie Robert Ramsey (1889-1973)
Bertha Gertrude Rand (1895-1981)
Edward Clifford Rosborough (1895-1976)
Myrtle A. Rose (1886-1971)
Grace Elizabeth Henry Ross (1900-1991)
Martha Ross (c1872-1969)
Robert Ross (c1890-1985)
Phyllis Rudiak (1874-?)
Gus Rystephanuk (?-?)
Mrs. Gus Rystephanuk (?-?)
Mac Rystephanuk (?-?)
Nick Rystephanuk (?-?)
S
Frank Saggers (1883-1969)
Herman Schalla (1892-1969)
Edward Schmidt (1875-1968)
Wilhelmina Schmidt (1882-1971)
Matilda Schultz (1887-1972)
Raymond Jesse Sellen (1883-1974)
Marie Payette “Mary” Sellers (1888-1976)
John Henry Shemilt (1881-1969)
Myrtle Webster Shemilt (1893-1987)
Jon Sigurdson (1885-?)
Margaret Simon (c1881-1974)
Ellen “Nellie” Sinclair (1895-1988)
Joseph Sneddon (1892-1970)
Nick Solonychney (?-?)
Johannes “Joseph” Sparman (1893-1977)
Blance Ethel Spear (?-?)
Harry Spitula (?-?)
Mrs. Anastasia Stachiw (?-?)
Stefan Helgi Stefanson (1894-1974)
Nicholas Swirski (1873-1968)
T
John Taylor (?-?)
William J. Thompson (?-?)
Mrs. William J. Thompson (?-?)
Robert Edgar Tindall (1884-1972)
Emily Towle (1887-1970)
Alois “Alex” Trost (c1892-1973)
U
V
Emily “Amye” Verschoot (?-1981)
Joseph Adelard Villebrun (1884-1980)
W
Bertha Elisabeth Wade (1894-1979)
Edith Salway Waldie (1886-1969)
George Clifton “Cliff” Wall (1889-1976)
Annie Watson
Frederick Ernest Watson (1882-1972)
Harold White (c1890-1973)
George Forbes Willett (1888-1976)
George Leith Wilton (1890-1970)
Daniel John Howard Wood (1888-?)
Victor Adwin Wilson Woods (1886-?)
X
Y
Mrs. Mary Yakowenko (?-?)
Mike Yosenko (?-?)
Z
Catherina Zanewich (1890-1983)
Adolf Zimmerman (1887-1974)
See also:
Manitoba Recipients of the King George V Jubilee Medal
Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
Manitoba Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division)
Manitoba Inductees to the Order of the British Empire
Manitoba Inductees to the Order of St. Gregory the Great
Manitoba Inductees to the Order of the Falcon
Manitoba Recipients of Knighthoods
Manitoba Recipients of the Canadian Centennial Medal
Manitoba Recipients of the 125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation Medal
Manitoba Members of the Order of Canada
Manitoba Members of the Order of Military Merit
Members of the Order of Manitoba
Members of the Order of the Metis Nation
Members of the Manitoba Order of the Buffalo Hunt
Recipients of the Manitoba Centennial Medal
Members of the Manitoba Order of the Crocus
Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Historical Preservation and Promotion
Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame
Recipients of Manitoba 150 Honours
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Order of Manitoba Monument (Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg)
“Province fetes pioneers,” Winnipeg Free Press, 21 October 1967, page 2.
“Order of the Crocus for Rivers pioneers,” Rivers Gazette, 26 October 1967, page 1.
“Order of the Crocus for Rivers pioneers,” Rivers Gazette Reporter, Volume 60, Number 17, 26 October 1967, page 1.
“Dinner honors senior citizens,” Brandon Sun, 30 October 1967, page 9.
“100 pioneers are honoured,” Brandon Sun, 30 October 1967, page 9.
“Gimli pioneer recognition tea very successful,” Arborg Lake Centre News, Volume 7, Number 44, 3 November 1967, page 1.
“Sandy Lake pioneer citizens attend centennial banquet,” Rossburn Review, 7 December 1967, page 2.
Obituary [Thomas Eyres], Winnipeg Free Press, 24 June 1968, page 30.
Obituary [Nicholas Swirski], Winnipeg Free Press, 14 September 1968, page 36.
Obituary [Anice Mae Fitchett], Winnipeg Free Press, 27 November 1968, page 42.
Obituary [Frank Saggers], MacGregor Herald, 13 march 1969, page 4.
Obituary [Jean Leon Gagne], Winnipeg Free Press, 7 February 1970, page 34.
Obituary [Emily Towle], MacGregor Herald, 9 April 1970, page 4.
Obituary [Albert Beckett], Winnipeg Free Press, 11 July 1970, page 34.
Obituary [Marino Pall Briem], Winnipeg Free Press, 31 October 1970, page 42.
Obituary [Adelina Gagne], Winnipeg Free Press, 21 December 1970, page 34.
Obituary [Wilhelmina Schmidt], Winnipeg Free Press, 23 January 1971, page 33.
Obituary [Anna Pochinko], Winnipeg Free Press, 6 March 1971, page 10.
Obituary [Francis Joseph Hadfield], Winnipeg Free Press, 23 October 1972, page 36.
Obituary [Anna Marie Horn], Winnipeg Free Press, 13 November 1972, page 13.
Obituary [Clifton Orr], Winnipeg Free Press, 17 November 1972, page 27.
Obituary [Donald Gunn Matheson], Winnipeg Free Press, 18 November 1972, page 41.
Obituary [Alois Trost], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 June 1973, page 16.
Obituary [Bernadette Boivin], Winnipeg Free Press, 11 June 1973, page 29.
Obituary [Harold White], Winnipeg Free Press, 14 July 1973, page 35.
Obituary [George Clifton Wall], Winnipeg Free Press, 15 March 1976, page 36.
Obituary [George Willett], Winnipeg Free Press, 23 April 1976, page 37.
Obituary [Jane Johnson], Winnipeg Free Press, 31 December 1976, page 39.
Obituary [Sydney Annie Fidler], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 July 1977, page 31.
Obituary [Jean Burnett Penny], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 September 1978, page 185.
Obituary [Bertha E. Wade], Brandon Sun, 17 January 1979, page 16.
Obituary [Margaret A. Matheson], Winnipeg Free Press, 15 June 1982, page 50.
Obituary [Mary Edna Lawrence Phillips], Winnipeg Free Press, 7 January 1985, page 39.
Obituary [Leone R. Dixon], Winnipeg Free Press, 14 April 1986, page 33.
Obituary [Annie Margaret Grace Jones], Winnipeg Free Press, 26 May 1988, page 46.
History of Lenore and Districts by Lenore History Committee, 2011, page 270.
Birth, marriage, and death registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Week 18 - Lizzie Sinclair Morcom, 52 Ancestors - 52 Weeks.
Week 19 - John "Jack" Morcom, 52 Ancestors - 52 Weeks.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Mitzi Amelon-Pawloski, Marlene Anderson, Patricia Benjaminson, Wade Benjaminson, Janet Bernat, Pat Bourbonnais, Nels Bremner, Gwen Brugger, Hedy Burke, Carol Burrows, Jessica Campbell, Beth Canart, Barbara Charney, Deanna Chura, M. Curry, Robert Davidson, Lesley Deane, Diane Dornez-Laxdal, Kristine Dyck, Kevin Dyer, Shel Finnen, Tammy Fisher, Liz Fleming, Amber Flett, Bernice Forster, Denise Freed, Delma Friesen, Patti Gair, Dave Green, Cathy Hall, Ros Hanes, Sharon Jacobs, Janice Janzen, James Jensen, Sheldon Johannson, Rebekah Johnson, Chantel Kowalchuk, Yvonne Krahn, Bev Masters, Joyce Mazur, Bev McConnell, Ralph McLean, Pat Miller, Marvin Millis, Debbie Montsion, Rolland Morier, Marlys Morse, Susan Nicholson, Carol Ogaranko, Rae Panayi, Dean Parsons, Donna Passey, Sharon Peters, Alanna Ragot, Linda Ross, Catherine Ruta, Jim Sattertwaite, Colleen Schmidt, David Schultz, Dianne Sellers, Justin Sim, Sharon Simms, Nancy Snyder, Tom Stefanson, Rick Thom, Brenda Trost, Sherry Vaillancourt, Lori Vondyck, Shawna Wade, and Kenda Wood for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 February 2024
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