The following Memorable Manitobans died in 1981:
Alexander Adams (1887-1981)
Allan Alexander “Andy” Anderson (1892-1981)
Arthur Frederick Sheldon “Shel” Arnett (1910-1981)
John Nellson “Jack” Belton (1906-1981)
John Oliver “Jack” Blick (1915-1981)
Joseph Bere “Joe” Blostein (c1896-1981)
David Albert Bowles (1916-1981)
Gilbert Doud Box (1912-1981)
Florence May Rose Brown (1893-1981)
Amy Adelaide Ditch Browning (1893-1981)
William James “Jack” Burgess (1896-1981)
Thelma Jean Opseth Call (1928-1981)
James Hugh Cameron (1890-1981)
Francis Frederick Carruthers (1884-1981)
William M. Chimchak (1902-1981)
Harry Sherman Crowe (1922-1981)
Edwin Elcome “Ted” Dafoe (1894-1981)
Alfred Arthur De Cruyenaere (1893-1981)
Arthur Robert Devlin (1908-1981)
William Harry Down (1930-1981)
Bernard Bronislaw Dubienski (1891-1981)
Marjorie Isabel Edey (1913-1981)
Bertha Maud Patterson Emery (1887-1981)
Nicholas "Nick" Fletcher (1888-1981)
Benjamin “Ben” Foreman (c1898-1981)
Terrance Stanley “Terry” Fox (1958-1981)
Elgin Robert Garvin (1902-1981)
Arthur Oswald Glinz (1886-1981)
G. Richard “Dick” Goodwin (1923-1981)
Henry Joseph Grenon (1881-1981)
Cecil Victor Gunn (1894-1981)
Clarence Edgar “Curly” Heapy (1905-1981)
Stanley Neville Kennedy Jones (1893-1981)
John George Karasevich (1910-1981)
William George “Bill” Killbery (1904-1981)
Abram Arthur Kroeker (1892-1981)
Raymond Arthur Joseph “Ray” Labelle (c1931-1981)
Roy Bernard Lobb (1903-1981)
Clarence Victor McArthur (1893-1981)
Bessie Katherine McLean (1903-1981)
Martin Arthur “Art” McOuat (c1933-1981)
Kenneth Strath “Ken” Moore (1910-1981)
David Adrian Mulligan (1893-1981)
Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Olson (1898-1981)
Elbridge Doty Parker (1884-1981)
Hazel Alexina McDonald Parkinson (1898-1981)
Florence Ferris Pearce (?-1981)
Gustav “Gus” Pokrant (1907-1981)
Flora Isabell [Isabelle] “Flo” Pollock (1902-1981)
Arthur Milford Preston (1908-1981)
William Arthur “Bill” Pritchard (1888-1981)
Norman Earl Reimer (1927-1981)
Cecil Clarence Richards (1907-1981)
Bert Verschoyle Richardson (1891-1981)
Herbert Donald “Herb” Roehl (1932-1981)
Donald Alexander Ross (1892-1981)
James Chester “Jim” Scott (1908-1981)
Agnes Ellen Martin Sisler (1899-1981)
Valdimar Stefanson (1889-1981)
Ian Maclaren Thompson (1896-1981)
Norma R. Tissot (1900-1981)
Julius George Toews (1893-1981)
Garson Nathaniel “Gerry” Vogel (1918-1981)
Charles Hutchinson A'Court Walton (1906-1981)
David Malcolm Wardrop (1887-1981)
Russell Phillips Waters (1920-1981)
Reginald Frederick Wightman (1899-1981)
Arthur George Stanley Williams (1909-1981)
John Clarence “Kelly” Williamson (1903-1981)
William Elliott Wilson (1896-1981)
Steven “Steve” Zulak (c1922-1981)
If you know a noteworthy Manitoban who died in 1981, whose biography should be added to the Memorable Manitobans collection, please submit their information here. Criteria for inclusion in the collection are given here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 April 2024
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