Memorable Manitobans: Edmund James “Ed” Grassick (1945-2021)

Draftsman, historian.

Born on 20 January 1945, son of Roy Clayton Grassick (1908-1990) and Evelyn Priscilla Short (1917-2010), he worked as a draftsman for Manitoba Hydro. In retirement at Pilot Mound, he assisted the Manitoba Historical Society in mapping historic sites around southern Manitoba. He died on 5 April 2021 and was buried in the Greenwood Cemetery.

Sources:

Obituary [Roy Grassick], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 February 1990, page 34.

Obituary [Evelyn Priscilla Grassick], Winnipeg Free Press, 20 February 2010.

Edmund James Grassick, FindAGrave.

We thank Heather Brewster for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 7 March 2024