Educator.
Born at Darlingford around 1903, he taught at Budka School (1928-1929) and was Principal of Brunkild School (1930-1931), Rathwell School (1931-1932), Holmfield School (1933-1936), Oak Bluff School (1936-1937), and Ashern School (1937). He moved to Winnipeg in 1942 and taught at Aberdeen School (1942-1947), Hugh John Macdonald School (1947-1950), Faraday School (1956-1957), Isaac Newton School (1957-1958), Elmwood High School (1958-1961), and Sisler High School (1961-1962). He also taught at Rivers Collegiate (1962-1963).
On 6 October 1932, he married teacher Eva Swartzman (1911-2007) at Winnipeg and they had two children: George J. Durnin and Aida Diane Durnin (1949-1976). He was President of the Breezy Bend Country Club (1973-1973). He died at Winnipeg on 16 March 1974 and was buried in the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
Marriage registration [Charles Edward Clare Durnin, Eva Swartzman], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 18 March 1974, page 27.
Obituary [Aida Diane Durnin], Winnipeg Free Press, 3 March 1976, page 44.
Obituary [Eva Durnin], Vancouver Sun and The Province, 7 July 2007.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 April 2025
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