Margaret Isobel Thomson

1917 - 2000  (82 years)

• Name	Margaret Isobel Thomson
  Birth	3 Nov 1917	Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Mar 2000	Fairview Nursing Home, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
  Burial	6 Mar 2000	Rosewood Memorial Gardens, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
  Person ID	I11131	Whisperspast | Thomson
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2007

  
  

  Father	Wilfred Murray Thomson,   b. 5 Apr 1889, RM of Glendale, Manitoba, Canada d. 28 Jun 1920, Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada (Age 31 years)
  Mother	Mabel Irene Colwell,   b. 30 Jan 1890, Keppell Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada d. 25 Apr 1970, Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	14 Sep 1912	Watrous, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Family ID	F4430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward William Harper,   b. 7 Nov 1914, Lampman, Saskatchewan, Canada d. 20 Jul 1998, Assiniboine Center, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1941	WIlliam Harold Thomson's home, Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada
  Children	1. Carol Marie Harper   2. Rhonda Louise Harper   3. Susan Lynne Harper
  Family ID	F2448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Moved with her family to Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada in 1919. Educated in Neepawa. Attended Winnipeg Normal School in 1936-37 and began her teaching career at Osprey School, Manitoba, succeeding her brother Harold. Married Edward William Harper in 1941 and in 1952 they moved to Brandon, Manitoba. Was a member of First Presbyterian Church, was a life member of Women's Missionary Society, and continued to work with Church School and Youth Groups that had its beginning at Knox Church in Neepawa. In 1961 Margaret returned to the classroom as Junior High teacher at McLaren School, Brandon. In 1964 she moved to Earl Oxford Junior High and served as Teacher-Librarian until her retirement in 1979. Buried in Plot 272D3, Rosewood Memorial Gardens. Visited Mary Thomson in Minto Township, Ontario in 1922 with her mother and two brothers. She was reported to be a very pretty girl.