Mary Isabel Armitage (1902-2005)

Teacher.

Born in the New Haven district of Manitoba on 12 March 1902, she lived at Altamont for most of her life, where she taught school for 37 of her 41 teaching years. In 1970, she was awarded a Manitoba Centennial Medal by the Manitoba Historical Society for her contributions to Manitoba education. She died unmarried at Manitou, Manitoba on 21 February 2005.

Source:

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 24 February 2005.

Profile revised: 14 June 2009

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