Educator.
Born in the Rural Municipality of Edward on 12 January 1906, daughter of Helen Margaret Clark (c1877-?) and Charles Frederick Dunning (c1875-?), she resided with her family at 33-1-28W (1926), attended teacher training [likely at Brandon Normal School], and became an educator. She taught at Lyleton School (1924-1925), Elva School (1928-1929, Principal), and Wassewa School (1929-1935). On 24 October 1935, she married Arthur Stanley McCallum (1905-1993) at Pierson. She died at Ninette on 6 June 1952 and was buried in the Boissevain and Morton Cemetery.
Birth registrations [Grace Dunning], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registrations [Helen Margaret Clark to Charles Frederick Dunning, Grace Margaret Dunning to Arthur Stanley McCallum], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registrations [Grace McCallum], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1926 and 1931 Canada censuses, Library and Archives Canada.
Brandon estate files (ATG 0064A), PR93-02-00058 Arthur Stanley McCallum, GR8071, Archives of Manitoba.
Boissevain and Morton Cemetery burial transcriptions, FindAGrave.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 28 February 2026
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