Educator, community activist.
One of five children of Genevieve Belanger (?-1986) and Thomas A. Lonergan (c1905-1982), in 1968 she graduated with an Architecture degree from the University of Manitoba and earned a Masters degree from the Technical University of Nova Scotia in 1972. She later taught at the University of Manitoba School of Architecture.
She worked to preserve the heritage of St. Boniface, serving as President of the Residents’ Association of Old St. Boniface, and fighting against expansion of Provencher Boulevard, site of her family home, and the Provencher Bridge. In 1987, she oversaw renovation of St. Mary’s Cathedral. In recognition of her contributions to the community, she received a City of Winnipeg Appreciation Award. She is commemorated by a plaque in front of the Old St. Boniface City Hall.
She died at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital on 5 March 1992.
Marriage registration [Genevieve Belanger, Thomas Lonergan], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Thomas A. Lonergan], Winnipeg Free Press, 19 August 1982, page 45.
Obituary [Genevieve Lonergan], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 December 1986, page 31.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 6 March 1992, page 21.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 September 2025
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