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- Birth registration 010319 Archives of Ontario microfilm MS929 reel 98. Mabel's obituary has birth date of January 29, 1870. From Jean Hoffmann (a Connell descendent from Heidelberg, Ontario, Canada) who visited with Mabel in Neepawa in 1969, "She was a real sharp cookie and very interested in politics. She worked in a municipal office". Mabel was in Ontario with her three children in 1922 around the time of the death of cousin-in-law Emerson Joseph Cragg. Mabel and her sister-in-law, Helen Thomson built a cottage at Clear Lake. She willed her share to Helen. Mabel is buried in Lot 12, Block 5, Range 11A, Riverview Cemetery, Neepawa.
Mabel was born in Grey County, Ontario, Canada and at the age of one moved with her parents to Bruce County, Ontario. The Town of Chelsey was the closest place of business and it was here that she received her education. After Wilfred died Mabel moved in with Wilfred's parents then moved into Neepawa in 1921 when she was appointed Clerk of the County Court of Neepawa, Central Judicial District. Mabel held this position until the final sitting of the County Court of Neepawa in 1964. From her office in the Municipal Building, Mabel also served as agent for the Manitoba Vehicle Branch from 1922 until her retirement in 1967. She was also correspondent for the Winnipeg Tribune for twenty-five years. Mabel was an active member of Knox Presbyterian Church for more than fifty years, was a choir member for forty-eight years, a Church School Teacher for twenty-five years, a member of "Presbyterian Women" and the first president of the Edith Coulter Auxiliary of the Women's Missionary Society. She was a member of the Women's Hospital Board, a charter member of the Neepawa Business and Professional Women's Club and in early years, was an active member in the work of the Red Cross. She was a member of the Skating Club, the Snowshoe Club and a life member of the Neepawa Golf and County Club. The life of Mabel Thomson was of service to others. She was held in high esteem by all who knew her, and many lives were enriched by the knowing. (from the Neepawa History Book, p371).
The Neepawa Free Press, Thursday, May 7, 1970, page 8
Mabel Irene Thomson
Funeral services for Mabel Irene Thomson (nee Colwell) were held Tuesday April 28 at Knox Presbyterian Church. Rev. C.W. Quinn officiated. Interment followed at Riverside Cemetery, Neepawa. Pallbearers were W.R. Thomson and J.R. Thomson, grandson's of the deceased, Gerald Parrott, Jack Johnstone, Vic Murray and Cecil Bolton.
Mrs. Thomson, a retired county clerk, passed away suddenly at her home in Neepawa on April 25.
Born in Grey County, Ontario on January 29, 1870, Mrs. Thomson was educated and spent her childhood in Chelsey, Ontario. In 1910 she moved to Watrous, Saskatchewan, working as a clerk, where she married Wilfred Murray Thomson on September 14, 1912. From there they moved to Medicine Hat in 1915; Swift Current in 1916; Leader, Saskatchewan in 1917 and Neepawa in 1919.
While in Neepawa Mrs. Thomson served as Clerk of the County Court, shortly after the death of her husband in 1920, from 1921 to 1964. She was also agent for the Motor Vehicle Branch from 1922 until she retired in 1967 and for some time, a correspondent for the Winnipeg Tribune.
As a member of Knox Presbyterian Church, she was the first president of the Edith Coulter Auxiliary of the Women's Missionary Society. Also she was a choir member for 48 years, a Sunday School teacher for 25 years and a member of the "Presbyterian Women".
Aside from the church work, Mrs. Thomson was active in Red Cross work in earlier years. She was also a charter member of the Neepawa Business and Professional Women's Club and a Life Member of the Neepawa Golf and Country Club. Her other interests included gardening and sports, especially hockey.
Mrs. Thomson is survived by three brothers, James Colwell of Calgary, William Colwell of Westlock, Alberta, and Laverne Colwell of Olds Alberta; a sister, Ethel Crerar of Scarborough, Ontario; three children, William Harold Thomson of Neepawa. Margaret Harper of Brandon and John Thomson of Brandon; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Besides her husband, Mrs. Thomson was predeceased by two brothers, Howard Colwell in 1958 and Hugh Colwell in 1936.
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1890 - 1970 (80 years)
