Born at Minneapolis, Minnesota on 27 November 1930, son of Arthur P. Michener (1898-1970) and Lillian “Letty” Peaslee (c1901-1970), he came to Winnipeg as a baby and was educated at St. Paul's High School and the University of Manitoba. In 1954, he founded the architectural firm of Libling Michener in partnership with Gerald A. Libling, later known as LM Architectural Group. He was a member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and Manitoba Association of Architects.
On 16 August 1954, he married Mary Elizabeth “Pippy” Graham (1931-2020) at St. Ignatius Catholic Church had they had three daughters and a son. The family lived at 75 Darcy Drive, in a home that he designed. He served as President of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce (1974-1976), for which he received a City of Winnipeg Community Service Award (1976). He retired in 1996 and died on 11 October 2017. He is commemorated by the Mel P. Michener Architectural Fellowship at the University of Manitoba.
See also:
Manitoba Business: Libling Michener and Associates / LM Architectural Group
“Mary Elizabeth Graham marries Mel Michener,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 October 1954, page 14.
Obituary [Letty Michener], Winnipeg Free Press, 26 May 1970, page 27.
Obituary [Arthur P. Michener], Winnipeg Free Press, 6 July 1970, page 30.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 14 October 2017.
Obituary [Mary Elizabeth Michener], Winnipeg Free Press, 28 November 2020.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 September 2024
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