Ethel M. served in the civil service in Ottawa
during W.W II and then married Reginald
Smith. They live in Toronto and have two
children;

Launi Lea Smith married David Whiting.
They have two daughters, Kimberly Dawn
and Karen Lea.

Patricia Dawn Smith married James Conlon.
They have two sons, Brendon and Cory and
a daughter Patti.

COOPER

George Cooper (1865-1951) was born to James
and Susan Hines Cooper at Wooton, Bedfordshire,
England and came to Canada in 1882. In 1884
George came to the Beaver district.where he farmed
for nearly sixty years. He married Margaret McMinn
(1860-1930). Margaret was born in Bondhead,
Simcoe County in Ontario and came west with her
parents in 1888. Margaret is buried at MacGregor;
George is buried at Beaver. They had seven children.
One child died as a baby; the others were raised on
the family farm and went to school at Beaver.
1. Nellie (1892—1973) married Preston Sells. They

lived in Ontario and had two children, Eva and

George.

     

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The Family of George and Margaret (McMinn) Cooper. Front L to R:
Stanley, George, Cecil Back L to R: Dolly (Baxter), Eva (Clayton),
Gladys (Hanna), Nellie (Sells)

2. Eva (1894-1994) married Maurice Clayton. They
lived their adult lives in Gladstone, Eva living to
be 100 years.

3. Gladys (1895-1971) married George Hanna ** of
Katrime.

4. Stanley (1897-1962) married Irene Dagg
(1904-1988) of Killarney, MB. They farmed in the
Katrime district until retirement to Winnipeg in
1959. Stanley and Irene are buried at Beaver.
They had two daughters; Maureen who married
Gordon Tario of Austin, and Glenda who married
Ken Blatz of Morden.

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Stanley and Irene (Dagg) Cooper

Glenda Blatz, a daughter of Stanley and Irene
Cooper, provided this commentary on life in the
Stanley and Irene Cooper household and in the
Katrime conununity during the 1930’s, 40’s and
50’s.

“Stanley and Irene Cooper lived in the Katrime
district from 1929 to 1959. Stanley was born in
1897 to George and Margaret McMinn Cooper of
Beaver. He attended Beaver School and when old
enough, like many young men his age, joined up.
He went overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary
Forces - later to regroup with the 44th Battalion.
He was wounded during action and spent some
time back in English Military Hospitals.

He was discharged in May of 1919 and
returned home to Beaver to farm alongside his
father and brother Cecil, later moving into the
Katrime district.

Irene was born to Frank and Elizabeth Dagg of
Killarney, MB. She attended the Killarney School
and took Teachers training at Brandon. She taught
in rural schools such as Crystal City, Griswold,
Beaver and Muir. While teaching at Beaver in
1925-26 Irene met Stanley Cooper. They were
married in 1929 and made their home on Stanley’s
farm in the house he built in 1928.

Stan and Irene took part in the community and
school affairs. They enjoyed the company of
neighbours and friends at the varied events in the
district. The Katrime Hall, though gone now, was
where most of those events took place; whist
drives, dances, concerts, teas, bazaars, wedding