Born in 1909, he worked as a general contractor, initially as the proprietor of Louis Ducharme and Associates and later in partnership with William R. Hamilton in the firm of Ducharme and Hamilton, until retirement in 1967.
In 1936, he married Mackalena “Lena” Andreychuk (1914-2009) and they had three children: Albert Louis Ducharme, Gerald “Gerry” Ducharme, and Jeanette Ducharme. The family lived at 191 Kingston Row (c1963). He served as a St. Vital alderman (1958-1962) and chaired the Health and Welfare and Public Works departments.
He died at his home in Hemet, California on 28 February 1970 and was buried in the St. Vital Cemetery. He is commemorated by the Ducharme Waterplay Park in Winnipeg.
See also:
Manitoba Business: Ducharme and Hamilton Company
Birth registration [Machalena Andreychuk], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Ducharme - Ryan,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 June 1962, page 16.
“Business world,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 November 1962, page 33.
“Business world,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 December 1962, page 43.
Obituary [Jean Louis Ducharme], Winnipeg Free Press, 4 March 1970, page 39.
“Street-renaming clamor demeaning: Ducharme,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 February 1976, page 4.
“Park dedicated,” Winnipeg Free Press, 30 June 1992, page 82.
Obituary [Mackalena Ducharme], Winnipeg Free Press, 7 February 2009.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 May 2025
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