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GEORGE EARL MCNICHOLL
Born: May 28, 1933
Date of Passing: Apr 23, 2024
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryGEORGE EARL MCNICHOLL
George Earl McNicholl, born May 28, 1933, in Saskatoon, passed away on April 23, 2024.
Earl was predeceased by his first wife, Eva May (Lindstrom), brother Morley and parents, George and Lorraine (Laycock) McNicholl. He is survived by his second wife, Barbara Lynne (Mills-Quinnell) and daughters, Lynn McNicholl (Art Keena) and Ila Kristjana McNicholl, grandchildren, Amanda (Markus Sullivan), Mark (Jazmine) McKeown and William Haddow and great-grandson Jesse (Sullivan), as well as sister Audry Gibson, sister-in-law Vicki McNicholl and many nieces and nephews.
Earl retired from Manitoba Telephones in 1988, at which time he became a full-time resident of Ingolf, Ontario. He wrote four books on the history of Ingolf and area. He served on the Ingolf Campers board of directors and on the snowmobile board. Earl was a canoer, skier and a snowshoer. He helped to clear and maintain many of the trails around Ingolf.
For 22 years, Earl did the scheduling of the Bonivital Minor Baseball and Softball Association. He was the president for four years and the vice-president for another four. He coached for 37 years, at the minor level and senior ladies. Earl was the Minor Chairman of the Manitoba Softball Association for several years. Earl also coached hockey, was involved in track and field and for a time was the president of a curling league. He was the president of Norberry Community Club for four years.
Earl remarried on the shore of Longpine Lake, in 2006, to Lynne, his neighbour of some 68 years. He moved from the log cabin that he’d built, to Lynne’s place.
A Celebration of Life will be held in honour of George Earl McNicholl on June 22, 2024, at the Ingolf Campers Hall, starting at 1:00 p.m. Everyone attending is encouraged to wear PLAID in honour of Earl’s time at Ingolf! Those who wish to speak a few words at the celebration are encouraged to do so.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on May 18, 2024, May 18, 2024
Condolences & Memories (2 entries)
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Earls legacy of writing the Ingolf books will be remembered forever. Many times, during my long distance phone calls with my father, Al Vanderpont, I’d read him passages from the Ingolf book and we’d reminisce about so many good times at the lake. Our deepest condolences to Lynne and family. From Archie & Joan. - Posted by: Joan Rafter (Friend ) on: May 25, 2024
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Earl was a good friend of our Family and a wonderful story teller and ambassador of Ingolf. Everyone who lived there or spent even just the Summers at Ingolf knew Earl quite well. His friendly face would show up at your dock to say hello and share stories of the amazing history of our small community. He even managed to get Roy on a snowmobile one Winter to check out a trail. Earl got ahead, Roy took a wrong turn and ended up in deep slush. I was riding in a toboggan behind Earl and we turned around and found Roy over his knees in slush trying to figure out how to get out! We managed then headed back stopping long enough to eat Lynn’s homemade cookies! My Roy died 3 days before Earl passed and Ingolf lost 2 wonderful men so close together. I wonder what adventures they are up to now! - Posted by: Tanyss Ward (Friend and neighbour) on: May 19, 2024