Robert married Marty [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Upon gradualtion in medicine from the University of Manitoba with the gold medal in surgery, Bob enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1943 as a Surgeon Lieutenant. After serving with the Navy during the Second World War, he returned to Winnipeg and furthered his studies in pediatrics. As a specialist in the diseases of children, Bob maintained an active practice until his retirement in 1985.

Robert married Margaret Sarah KOTCHAPAW on 16 Jul 1943 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada. Margaret (daughter of William Gorsline KOTCHAPAW and Bessie Alison BROWN) was born on 10 Oct 1918 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; died in Mar 1991 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Margaret was the responsible oldest child that helped her mother organize the others to get the house work done. She became a WREN in WWII.

After her marriage, she raised two children and assisted her husband with the bookkkeping side of his pracice as a General Practioner MD who took mainly children as patients.

Margaret enjoyed golf at the St Charles Country Club and she loved to garden both at her home and later at the cottage in Lac du Bonnet. She was very enthusiatic and loved to laugh.

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Grandpa Bill. Bill was 8 when his mother passed on. His dad remarried but his stepmother reportedly was not very loving towards him.

My grandfather loved to farm and loved that particular farm but the tradition was that the older son inherited the farm. So as the second son, Bill had to go to town to get a job. In 1909 at the age of 18, Grandpa Bill went to Winnipeg and became a shoe salesman . One of the stories of how he met my Grandmother Bessie was while fitting shoes on her. Another story was that they met at a snow shoe club event. So definitely

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William married Bessie Alison BROWN on 23 Dec 1916 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada. Bessie was born on 14 Jun 1894 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; died on 7 May 1965 in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Bessie was born in Brown's Corners, Scarborough,Ontario. Her sister Kate was married and living in Winnipeg when Bessie moved there in 1912. Bessie was about 5' 5 tall with brown hair and cornflower blue eyes. Her appearance was similar to Scots women. She raised four daughters and one son - Margaret, Marion, Bill, Bettty and Alison.

In her own home, Bessie worked tirelessly . Every year, she made jams and jellies from all the currents and berries grown by her beloved husband. Bessie also played the piano for sing-a-longs when her five children were young. She had many close friends. She also enjoyed her cigarettes!

She was a member of Westminister United Church for many years. She served as President of the Board of Children's Hospital and was a member of the Lieutenant Melville Wood Guild of the Hospital and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Khatrurm Temple of the Shrine.

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Brookside Cemetary