Musician.
Born at Nikolaev, Russia on 4 July 1889, he came to Canada and was a cellist with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and conducted orchestras at the Fort Garry Hotel, Jasper Park Lodge, and Royal Alexandra Hotel. On 24 September 1932, he married Dorothy Gertrude Hooper (1903-1978) at Winnipeg. They had no children and lived in Apt. 402 - 59 Wilmot Place. He was a member of the First Church of Christ Scientist. He died at the Winnipeg General Hospital on 29 March 1965 and was buried in the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Birth registration [Dorothy Gertrude Hooper], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage [Irwin Alex Plumm, Dorothy Gertrude Hooper], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 31 March 1965, page 40.
Death registration [Dorothy Gertrude Plumm], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Dorothy Gertrude Plumm], Winnipeg Free Press, 13 November 1978, page 45.
Irwin Alexander Plumm, FamilySearch.
We thank Rob McInnes for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 May 2024
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