Born at Yorkton, Saskatchewan on 6 July 1920, son of Andrew Katelnikoff (c1884-1979) and Palageia “Polly” Maloff (1887-1977), he received a degree in Architecture from the University of Manitoba (1944). In 1947, in partnership with Ernest John Smith and Dennis Hampton Carter, he established the architectural firm of Smith Carter and Katelnikoff. He left the firm in 1958 and practiced with associates until July 1973 when he partnered with Melvin E. “Mel” Craven. He died in 1974, survived by his wife Marguerita Una Shaw, two sons, and daughter Leslie Diane Katelnikoff (1953-1983).
See also:
Manitoba Business: Smith Carter and Katelnikoff / Smith Carter Architects and Engineers / Architecture49
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Transcona Public Safety Building / Fire Hall No. 21 / Police Station No. 4 (730 Pandora Avenue West, Winnipeg)
Birth registration [Walter Lionel Katelnikoff], Saskatchewan Vital Statistics.
“464 graduates to get degrees and diplomas,” Winnipeg Tribune, 11 May 1944, page 5.
Advertisement, Winnipeg Free Press, 14 July 1973, page 28.
Obituary [Polly Katelnikoff], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 May 1977, page 59.
Obituary [Andrew Katelnikoff], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 May 1979, page 61.
Death registration [Leslie Diane Katelnikoff], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Leslie Diane Katelnikoff], Winnipeg Free Press, 24 September 1983, page 67.
Biography, Winnipeg Architecture Foundation.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 20 November 2024
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