Wilfred Beattie

WILFRED BEATTIE married Helen Low of Togo; her father Alexander Low, a blacksmith by trade, had come from Scotland in 1899 and her mother Helen Lindsay had arrived from Scotland in 1904. The Lows had married at Rossburn in 1905 and by way of Grandview and then Roblin, settled at Togo. Wilfred and Helen Beattie farmed SW 15-27-29 and the west half of 17-27-29. Wilfred served as school trustee, member of the Pool Elevator and Church boards and the rink committee. Helen, a member of the U.C.W, held office as president on occasion. Wilfred died in 1985 and Helen in 1995, both are resting in the Makaroff Cemetery. They had four daughters and one son: Wilma, a teacher, married William Cowling and made their home at Crandall, Manitoba (Wilma died in 1970); Jean, an x-ray technician, married George Robertson, lived in Dauphin, went into social work and retired in Brandon; Evelyn, a teacher, married C. E. Rheaume and made their home in Portage la Prairie; Roberta, a nurse, married R. Kaspruk and lived at Eden, Manitoba. Wilfred and Helen’s son Douglas and his wife Geraldine remained on his parent’s family farm.