Born at Steinbach in 1927, son of Jacob J. Reimer (1900-1981) and Anne Friesen (?-?), he came to Winnipeg in 1935 and graduated with an Architecture degree from the University of Manitoba (1949). He worked as an architect, initially at Edmonton (Alberta) and later in London (England) before returning to Winnipeg in 1956. He practiced in partnership with Malcolm Donald MacLeod in the firm of MacLeod and Reimer until July 1965 after which he practiced alone.
On 29 August 1953, he married Cynthia Constance Russell at Middlesex, England and they subsequently had a son and two daughters. He died at the Tache Nursing Centre on 31 July 1981.
Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
Village Centre
Mennonite Village Museum, Steinbach
1964-1967
Church of Christ
220 Whitmore Avenue West, Dauphin
1965-1966
Steinbach City Hall
225 Reimer Avenue, Steinbach
1965-1966
736 Main Street, Winkler
1966-1967
Riding Stable Building
Bird's Hill Provincial Park
1966-1967
Resthaven Care Home
185 Woodhaven Avenue, Steinbach
1967
Rosenort, RM of Morris
1967-1968
Woodlawn School (addition)
410 Henry Street, Steinbach
1970-1971
Society for Crippled Children and Adults Building
825 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg
1971-1972
See also:
Manitoba Business: MacLeod and Reimer / MacLeod Webster and Berman
“Social and personal,” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 October 1953, page 19.
“Malcolm Donald MacLeod and Norman Earl Reimer,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 June 1956, page 36.
“The Mennonite Village Museum,” Steinbach Carillon, 13 March 1964, page 9.
“Church of Christ Building,” Dauphin Herald and Press, 13 October 1965, page 9.
“Tender notice [Garden Valley Collegiate Institute],” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 June 1966, page 46.
“New city hall opens next Tuesday,” Steinbach Carillon, 22 September 1966, page 1.
“Province of Manitoba tenders [Riding Stable Building],” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 December 1966, page 42.
“Tender notice [Rest Haven Apartments],” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 February 1967, page 52.
“Mennonite museum moving ahead,” Steinbach Carillon, 5 June 1969, page 13.
“Tenders [Woodlawn Elementary School],” Winnipeg Free Press, 21 July 1970, page 37.
“Funds committee for building,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 June 1971, page 3.
Obituary [Jacob J. Reimer], Winnipeg Free Press, 27 January 1981, page 51.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 5 August 1981, page 58.
“Pot-pourri,” Steinbach Carillon, 5 August 1981, page 6.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 31 October 2025
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