Charles Frederick Goodeve, 21 February 1904 - 7 April 1980

Charles Frederick Goodeve was born on 21 February 1904 in the small town of Neepawa . This stood on the eastern edge of the prairies one hundred miles west of Winnipeg . When he was three the family moved to Stonewall some twenty miles north of Winnipeg . In those days such distances were substantial journeys especially in winter and spring , even if one were the lucky owner of a Ford . But Chalres ’s father, F.W .Goodeve, M.A.,was an Anglican clergyman with means that did not run to a family car. So Charle s ’s early ears were small town years but there were compensations: he was one of a family o f five, with two older sisters and two younger brothers . His mother, Emma (née Hand ), was a woman of skill and energy , who determined to do the very best for her children despite her husband ’s slender income.