Born at Winnipeg on 6 March 1936, son of John “Jack” Venables (c1901-1987) and Mildred Mahan (c1901-1994), in 1961 he received a degree in Architecture from the University of Manitoba. He practiced as an architect with the firms of Gaboury Lussier Sigurdson Venables Architects (1967-?) and Pratt Lindgren and Associates (?-?). On 1 August 1959, he married Margaret Rose “Peggy” Irwin at St. Aidans Anglican Church and they subsequently had two children before separating. He died after a lengthy illness on 10 March 1998.
See also:
Manitoba Business: Gaboury Lussier Sigurdson Architects
Manitoba Business: Pratt Lindgren and Associates / Pratt Lindgren Snider Tomcej and Associates
“Engagements,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 June 1959, page 19.
“Lussier Sigurdson Venables Architects,” Winnipeg Free Press, 14 September 1967, page 33.
Obituary [John Venables], Winnipeg Free Press, 19 July 1987, page 21.
Obituary [Mildred Venables], Winnipeg Free Press, 14 October 1994, page 33.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 12 March 1998, page 40.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 July 2023
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