David Lawrence Cairns

1919 - 1979  (60 years)

• Name	David Lawrence Cairns
  Born	12 Mar 1919	Holmefield, Manitoba, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2
  Residence	1971	Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-481187
  Died	6 Oct 1979	Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada
  Buried	Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada
  Person ID	I481187	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Hulda Louise Wylie,   b. 6 Dec 1920, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada ,   d. 12 Oct 2022, Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada  (Age 101 years)
  Married	1946
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F63315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David Lawrence Cairns On Saturday, October 6, 1979 at the Portage General Hospital, Mr. David L. Cairns, beloved husband of Mrs. Louise Cairns of 309-701 Crescent Road East, Portage la Prairie. Funeral service conducted by the Reverend Colin Chapman will be held on Wednesday, October 10 at 2 p.m. in St. Mary's Anglican Church. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Mr. Cairns was born on March 12, 1919 at Holmefield, Man. son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cairns. He received his education at Holmefield and Killarney where he joined the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce at the age of 19. He served with the Canadian Army in the R.C.E.M.E. from 1940 to 1946 after which he rejoined the bank. During his forty years of service with the bank Mr. Cairns was branch manager first at Holland, Man. and then Rainey River, Ont. before becoming bank inspector at Winnipeg. After six years in that position he moved to Flin Flon as manager and since September of 1970 was manager of the branch in Portage la Prairie. He retired in February of this year. Mr. Cairns was also well known in the community life of this city. He was a former treasurer of the Portage Rotary Club, was active in the Central Plains United Way and the Red Shield Campaigns, and was a member of the Portage Progressive Conservative Association. He was a member of St. Mary's la Prairie Anglican Church and had served as treasure for a time. Besides his loving wife, the former (Hulda) Louise Miller of Preston, Ont. who he married in 1946, he is survived by two sons, Richard and his wife Elaine of Calgary, Alta. and Jeffrey of Nelson, B.C., granddaughter Elizabeth, three sisters, Mrs. Wm. Stringer (Nora) of Winnipeg, Mrs. J. Hodgins (Dorothy) and Mrs. G. Chapman (Corinne) both of Killarney and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his mother in 1942, his father in 1943 and two brothers Charles and John. If friends so desire, contributions to the Extended Care Unit, Portage General Hospital would be appreciated. Arrangements are by the Trimble Funeral Chapel, Ronald Moffit director.

  
  

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  Residence - 1971 - Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada Died - 6 Oct 1979 - Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada Buried - - Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Portage La Prairie, , Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth