Educator.
Born at Milden, Saskatchewan on 23 March 1912, daughter of Ethel Frances Martin and Charles Chappell, she came to Manitoba and taught at Reston School (1940s) and Orangeville School (1945-1946). She was the Principal of Woodlands School (1950-1951), Garson School (1952-1955), Langruth School (1955-1956), and Dominion City School (1956-1957), and she taught at McCreary School (1957-1958). She died unmarried at the Winnipeg General Hospital on 20 June 1967 and was buried in the Garry Memorial Park.
Birth registration [Florence Grace Chappell], Saskatchewan Vital Statistics.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 22 June 1967, page 29.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 May 2024
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