Charles Gorrie was born in Brandon in 1885 and moved to
Wawanesa shortly afterwards with his parents.
C. C. (Charles) Gorrie was an active citizen of Wawanesa all his life,
most notably serving as mayor for twenty-two years, also a member of
the school board, chairman of the Wawanesa and District Hospital Board,
served as master of the Masonic Lodge, Noble Grand of the IOOF, member
of the United Church, director of the Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company.
His business career was equally busy. After attending school in
Wawanesa, and graduating in 1907 with a diploma in pharmacy from the
Man¬itoba College of Pharmacy, he purchased the drug store from Dr.
Vanstone in 1909. This busi-ness carried on till 1966, when the
business was closed out. After his second son Morley took over the drug
store in 1946, he carried on as adjuster for the Mutual, retiring at
sixty-five but carried on his own adjusting business, at the same time
continuing to serve on the board of directors and as property manager
for the Wawanesa Mutual.
An active sportsman "Chic" as he was known in his sporting days eagerly
participated in hockey, baseball, curling, hunting, fishing and golf.
Perhaps his proudest achievement in curling was going through the 1938
Wawanesa Open Bonspiel undefeated, skipping his family rink of Elwood,
third, Bill, second and Chuck, lead.
Evelyn Gorrie was just as active as her husband in the community. She
was regent of the I.O.D.E, and a Noble Grand of the Hope Rebekah Lodge.
A member of the church, singing in the choir, working with the W.A. and
the community group, kept her busy. A lover of beauty, her garden was a
showplace and one of her greatest enjoyments.
Adapted from Sipiweski, page 314
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