Memorable Manitobans: Bertil Frederick Larson (1911-1971)

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Bertil Frederick Larson
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Educator.

Born at New Westminster, British Columbia on 9 May 1911, son of Victor Larson and Anna Benson, he received a BA degree in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry from the University of British Columbia then was an engineer-officer with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve from 1939 to 1945. He became the first Principal of the Halifax County Vocational School in Nova Scotia, moving to Winnipeg to become Principal of the Tec-Voc High School (1953-1970). He retired in 1970. He and wife Barbara "Bobbie" Stark (?-1992) had two daughters. He died at his Winnipeg residence, 339 Cordova Street, on 11 June 1971.

Sources:

“Has over 24 years’ teaching experience,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 May 1964.

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 12 June 1971, page 41.

Obituary [Barbara Larson], Winnipeg Free Press, 3 October 1992, page 82.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 August 2023

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