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Evelyn Dolina Blake Blakeman / Crofford

Birth	:	1930 Lamont, Lloydminster Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Death	:	17 May 2017
Burial	:	South Haven Cemetery, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	53.4879494, -113.3445129
Description	:	A great teacher, educator, artist, art critic, collector, traveler, life-long learner mother wife, friend and sorority sister died May 17, 2017. Evelyn Blakeman-Crofford was ever a teacher. After moving to Edmonton for university, she embraced the city and lived here for the rest of her life. She influenced, supported and inspired students teachers and support staff. Almost to the end she remembered every student every teacher she worked with. She specialized in younger grades and often taught Grade 2 including at Argyll. McKernan, and Grandview Heights before moving to central office in '64 as Assistant Supervisor of Art for Edmonton... Read More	A great teacher, educator, artist, art critic, collector, traveler, life-long learner mother wife, friend and sorority sister died May 17, 2017. Evelyn Blakeman-Crofford was ever a teacher. After moving to Edmonton for university, she embraced the city and lived here for the rest of her life. She influenced, supported and inspired students teachers and support staff. Almost to the end she remembered every student every teacher she worked with. She specialized in younger grades and often taught Grade 2 including at Argyll. McKernan, and Grandview Heights before moving to central office in '64 as Assistant Supervisor of Art for Edmonton Public School Board. She ventured into TV production with 'Creative Hands', four half hour programs done for CBC in the mid-6Os. Evelyn returned to teaching as Principal at Queen Mary Park Elementary She worked on Caernarvon Elementary School before its opening and served as its first Principal. In 1981 she moved to Malmo Elementary as Principal and worked there until her retirement in 1986. An artist, art lover and collector she wrote weekly reviews on visual art and twice-monthly columns on art for the Edmonton Journal from '72-82. She collected Inuit prints and sculpture and was a founding member and President of the Inuit Art Enthusiasts. She founded or volunteered with many groups like the Fine Arts Council and Mensa which were always tied to learning, teaching or art. In the late 70s she began to travel, and travel she did. Sometimes on tours, often by herself She made numerous trips to Papua New Guinea and built up a sizable collection of PNG and African masks She visited Senegal. Mali, Ivory Coast, Australia, India, Fiji, Thailand, Eleuthera, St. Lucia, Hong Kong and others. Closer to home, she visited Victoria and Baffin Islands and worked for a school term in Iqaluit. She was a member of the professional sorority Beta Sigma Phi for over 65 years and cherished the friends she made through this organization. Born in Lamont, Evelyn's first marriage was to Denis J. Blakeman with whom she had two children daughter Laurie (Ben Henderson), son Robert and stepson Richard Also left to mourn her passing is granddaughter Eva and sister Jean (Angus) Richardson of Vancouver. She was predeceased by her second husband, Doug Crofford, sisters Enid Blake and Yvonne (Hank) Jans and parents Carl and Dolina Blake. Evelyn and Doug had a wonderful life together and shared many happy memories following her career and family. In 2001 she suffered a massive stroke leaving her partially paralyzed after which she lived sixteen years at Good Samaritan Southgate. Her family thanks the staff and residents for their care and friendship.

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Evelyn Dolina Blake Blakeman / Crofford's memorial is located at: South Haven Cemetery, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Canada.
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Evelyn Dolina Blake Blakeman / Crofford death on 17 May 2017 in
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Latitude: 53.4879494
Longitude: -113.3445129

Family Members:

Parent

Carl David Blake

(1901 - 1977)

Dolina Catherine Thomson Blake

(1904 - 1994)

Spouse

Douglas Harold Crofford

(1924 - 2006)

Siblings

Enid A. Blake

(1932 - 1980)

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