Civil servant.
Born at London, Ontario on 22 September 1900, she came to Manitoba in 1936 and lived at Flin Flon where, as an employee of the Town of Flin Flon for 25 years, she worked for public welfare, town planning, social services, committee and boards devoted to the city and northern development. She was a charter member of the Women’s Business and Professional Club. In 1968 she was given a Golden Boy Award for meritorious service to Manitoba. She died at Flin Flon on 6 September 1981.
“10 Manitobans get Golden Boy Awards,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 November 1968.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 19 September 1981, page 57.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
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