Educator.
Born at Winnipeg on 20 December 1914, son of ? Thompson and Susan Jane Rowe, he was educated at Winnipeg and New Zealand then taught at Miami School (1938-1940). After serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1941 to 1945, he was a teacher with the Winnipeg School Division at Lord Selkirk High School (1945-1954) and River Heights Junior High School (1954-1955). He was the Principal of J. B. Mitchell School (1956-1965) and Kelvin High School (1965-1974). He retired in 1975.
On 15 April 1938, he married Beryl Joyce Pemberton (1913-2005) and they subsequently had two children: Marilyn Joyce Thompson (1939-2025) and Brian Thompson (?-?). He served as President of the Winnipeg Division of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society and President of the Winnipeg Mentors’ Club. He was an active member of the Canadian College of Teachers and Manitoba Historical Society. He was a Life Member of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society.
He died at Winnipeg on 18 August 1990.
Birth registration [Marshall Roscoe Thompson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Marshall Roscoe Thompson, Beryl Joyce Pemberton], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 23 August 1990, page 49.
Obituary [Beryl Joyce Thompson], Winnipeg Free Press, 22 April 2005.
Obituary [Marilyn Joyce Thompson], Ethical Death Care.
We thank Nathan Kramer and Dorothy Young for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 July 2026
Memorable Manitobans
This is a collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. We acknowledge that the collection contains both reputable and disreputable people. All are worth remembering as a lesson to future generations.
Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text:
Custom SearchBrowse surnames beginning with:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | ZBrowse deaths occurring in:
1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026
Send corrections and additions to this page
to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.caCriteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements
Help us keep
history alive!
