1. NORMAN FULTON2 WRIGHT (RICHARDPHILIP1)1 was born November 15, 1914 in Oak Lake Manitoba, and died April 09, 1981 in Transcona Manitoba. He married ELLEN DARLING SUTHERLAND May 30, 1941 in ?. She was born January 02, 1918 in Brandon Manitoba.
Notes for NORMAN FULTON WRIGHT:
Recollections of Norman by his son, Raymond - March 2000:
The family moved from Oak Lake Manitoba to the Dugald district in 1921. He attended Suthwyn School (later closed, to make way for the Winnipeg Floodway) and worked the family farm with his brother Douglas. He married "Nellie" in 1941 and they resided in the family farmhouse, along with his parents.
They bought 80 acres of land from Fred Van Slyck as well as farming rented land from the Greater Winnipeg Water District. In later years he bought 120 acres of adjacent land from the Kalina family, removing the old house and building a new home on the site, around 1965. During his farming years he also worked at the C.N. Railway shops in nearby Transcona.
The land on which their new home was built was expropriated in 1968 by the water district to make way for a new reservoir serving the expanding needs of Winnipeg. Sad to have to leave their new home, Norman built an almost exact replica of this home in Transcona. They took great pride in thier yard, winning many landscaping awards and Ellen "Nellie" still lives and gardens there today.
Norman had many hobbies, including building furniture and water fountains and always loved a challenging game of pool on his regulation sized table. In 1978 he took early retirement from the CNR due to health, travelling to California the following year. In 1981, they took a trip to Hawaii and two weeks after returning, Norman died from a heart attack, at home.
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The following is an excerpt taken from a centennial book - page 410
"SPRINGFIELD -
!st Rural Municipality in Manitoba 1873- 1973"
" . . . Norman Wright and his wife Nellie and thier children, Ray and Carol, farmed this and adjoining land until 1965. When they purchased property on 24-10-4E, they built a house. In 1970 this property was expropriated. It was required for the construction of a storage reservoir for water required to meet the needs of the City of Winnipeg. Norman and Nellie then moved to Transcona. Norman served as school trustee at Suthwyn School. . ."
Notes for ELLEN DARLING SUTHERLAND:
Nellie, as she has always been known, is now a Great - Grandmother - with 5 great grandchilden now...Janelle Bobula, Kayle Bobula, Davis Lenover, Kara Lenover & Aidan Wright.
Nellie sold her home earlier in 2006 and is living in St. Michaels Villa in Transcona
More About NORMAN WRIGHT and ELLEN SUTHERLAND:
Marriage: May 30, 1941, ?
Children of NORMAN WRIGHT and ELLEN SUTHERLAND are:
