Educator.
Born at Raglan, Ontario in February 1908, daughter of John Wadge (1874-?) and Ethie “Etta” Wadge (1879-?), she taught school in Ontario before moving to Manitoba where she was the Principal of Rosser Village School (1939-1940). She later lived in Winnipeg and graduated with a BA from the University of Manitoba in 1946. She was a member of the Home Street United Church and the Canadian Club. She died, unmarried, at the Winnipeg General Hospital on 9 April 1973 and was buried in Brookside Cemetery.
1911 Canada census, Ancestry.
“Convocation,” Winnipeg Free Press, 14 may 1946, page 6.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 11 April 1973, page 43.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 24 April 2015
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