Born at Winnipeg on 25 March 1933, he studied architecture at the University of Manitoba, graduating in 1955. He worked as an architect in Winnipeg for 40 years, as a partner in the firm McFeetors Tergesen Sedun Architects until 1978 and MMP/Winnipeg thereafter, until retirement in 2002. He served as President of the Manitoba Association of Architects (1979-1980) and Chairman of Marymound Inc. He was a partner in the development and operation of the Russell Inn and Asessippi Ski area at Russell. He and wife Dorothy Elizabeth Ritzen (1936-2022) had three children. He died on 3 June 2014 and was buried in the St. Vital Cemetery.
See also:
Manitoba Business: McFeetors Tergesen Sedun Architects
Manitoba Business: Moody and Moore / MMP Architects
“MMP/Winnipeg,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 July 1978, page 216.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 7 June 2014.
Obituary [Dorothy Elizabeth McFeetors], Winnipeg Free Press, 23 July 2022.
We thank Kevin Rollason and the Manitoba Association of Architects for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 August 2025
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