Judy LaMarsh 

Judy LaMarsh
Ontario, Canada
Judy Verlyn LaMarsh (1924-1980)was a Canadian politician, lawyer, author and broadcaster. In 1963, she became the second woman to serve as a federal Cabinet minister. Under Prime Minister Lester Pearson's minority governments of the middle and late 1960s, she helped push through the legislation that created the Canada Pension Plan and Medicare.
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Her funeral was held in Niagara Falls in 1980. She had six female pallbearers including: Edith Druggan and Florence Rosberg, of Niagara Falls, broadcaster Barbara Frum, British Columbia Judge Nancy Morrison, lawyer Pamela Verill Walker, and Doris Anderson, president of the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
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Ontario, Canada
Judy Verlyn LaMarsh (1924-1980)was a Canadian politician, lawyer, author and broadcaster. In 1963, she became the second woman to serve as a federal Cabinet minister. Under Prime Minister Lester Pearson's minority governments of the middle and late 1960s, she helped push through the legislation that created the Canada Pension Plan and Medicare.
JOINED: 3 months ago
HONORS:
1
LAST 12 MONTHS: 1
AWARDED: 0
LAST ACTIVE: NEVER
Her funeral was held in Niagara Falls in 1980. She had six female pallbearers including: Edith Druggan and Florence Rosberg, of Niagara Falls, broadcaster Barbara Frum, British Columbia Judge Nancy Morrison, lawyer Pamela Verill Walker, and Doris Anderson, president of the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
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Honors Received
◄ Jo Leath ⊙3
[P7.2026.02] 12/01/2026
Honoured for changing Canadian life for the better, for everyone.
[P7.2026.02] 12/01/2026
Honoured for changing Canadian life for the better, for everyone.
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