nett of Gypsumville in August, 1963. Bonnie now
lives in Alberta.

Thomas Olender’s brother, Dan, who had
come with him to St. Martin in the homesteading
days, had soon returned to Winnipeg where he
lived for number of years, later building himself
a small home in St. Martin, where he lived until
his final illness. He died in Ashern Hospital in
1961, and was buried in St. Martin Cemetery.

Tony and Beatrice (Foster) Olender
by Gail Olender and Carmen Dawyduk

Thomas Olender’s four sons formed the
Olender Brothers partnership and became involved
in commercial fishing, lumbering, the garage and
the store business. Tony, after marrying Beatrice
in 1930, at Fairford Church, took over the store
business. They had four children — George Albert
(Bert), June, Robert (Bob) and Patricia.

In August, 1954, Bert married Joan (nee
Sorochuk) from the Arborg area. They resided in
Winnipeg until three months later when they
moved to Gypsumville to temporarily help oper-
ate the store.

Bert and Joan had five children: Debbie, Bruce,
Steven, Susan, and Gail. Once all the children were
in school, the store became a full time job for both
Bert and Joan. In 1979, Bert and Joan celebrated
their 25th wedding anniversary with a trip to
Barbados.

Shortly thereafter, Debbie married and moved
to Edmonton and then Calgary. Bruce and Steven
worked at the Canadian Forces Base Gypsumville
until its closing in 1987. Bruce and his wife Deb-
bie (nee Michaniuk) moved to Portage la Prairie
where a sister Tiffany “joined” their daughter
April. Steven and his wife Vera (nee Stagg) moved
to Portage la Prairie and then to Winnipeg with
their son Mitchell. Susan and her daughter Am-
ber Lee moved back to Gypsumville to help the
family with the store in 1988 when Joan became
too ill to work. Gail moved to the Ashern area.

Bert and Joan were married 35 years when she
passed away.

Bob married Barbara (nee Tomchuk) from the
Arborg area in April, 1958. They had three chil—
dren: Karen, Carmen and Grant. Karen has two
children: Tyler and Janelle. Carmen married Ger-
ald Dawyduk in September 1981. They have two
children: Jessica and Chance, and live in Gypsum-
ville. Grant moved to Winnipeg after graduating
in Ashern in 1987 and works at Mac Don In-
dustries.

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June lives and works in Winnipeg.

Pat married Albert Thompson in June 1962.
They have four children: Kathy, Tammy, Rodney,
and Robin. They have three grandchildren. Pat and
Albert live in the St. Rose area.

The Edith and Harry Ozouf Family
by Edith Ozouf

Mrs. Edith Ozouf.

 

My husband, Harry, was already here work—
ing at the quarry when I came up Lake Manitoba
on the “Marvyl” and landed at Old Gypsumville,
October 29, 1909 and went back in July 1910. My
sister, Mrs. Garrioch and I came back in October
1910. We came to the Back Camp on a Sunday
afternoon on a hand car on the “Dinky Track”
with Ralph and Walter Clemons and Archie
Campbell. The next day we were driven to Fair-
ford with the Clemons team and wagon. The
Camp was comprised of one cook shack which
accommodated the cook, Willie Garrioch, who
served 45 men three square meals a day. I came
back here to help cook until the boarding house
opened.