Educator.
Born in the Rural Municipality of Silver River on 17 March 1901, daughter of Ella Anderson (1876-?) and William Henry Lang (1869-1908), she grew up at Silverton (1901) and Russell (1911), and attended Kelvin High School and Central Normal School at Winnipeg.
She began teaching during the First World War, her career including time at Dollard, Saskatchewan (1918) and at Stirling School (1920-1921), New Hirsch School (1922-1923, Principal), Tobacco Creek School (1924-1926), Skogan School (1936-1937), and Cossette School (1937-1940). She retired to Winnipeg, residing at 209 Colony Street and being a member of the Knox United Church and its Study Club.
She died at the St. Boniface Hospital on 22 April 1971.
Birth [Viola Uldene Lang] and death [William Henry Lang] registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 & 1911 Canada censuses, Automated Genealogy.
1926 Canada census, Library and Archives Canada.
Brandon estate files (ATG 0064A), #2295 - William H. Lang, GR0394, Archives of Manitoba.
“Silverton,” Russell Banner, 29 September 1918, page 2.
“[30 years ago - Issue of July 22nd, 1915],” Russell Banner, 19 July 1945, page 1.
Obituary [Helen Hilda Lang], Winnipeg Free Press, 17 October 1967, page 28.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 23 April 1971, page 17.
Winnipeg estate files (ATG 0025A), #1127/71 - Viola U. Lang, GR4907, Archives of Manitoba.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 4 August 2023
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