Warren H. Rusk (1924-1990)

Merchant, municipal official.

Born at Maryfield, Manitoba on 20 December 1924, he served 5½ years in the Royal Canadian Air Force, 3½ of which were as a Flight Engineer in England during World War Two. He returned to Maryfield after the war where he operated his family’s general store until 1965. He then sold insurance until 1976 when he joined the Union of Manitoba Municipalities as its Secretary-Treasurer, serving until 1989. He died of cancer at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba on 4 May 1990.

Source:

“Warren Rusk” Keystone Municipal News, June 1990, page 2. [Association of Manitoba Municipalities]

This profile was written by Gordon Goldsborough.

Profile revised: 28 August 2009

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