Marjorie Mitchell (August 27, 1948 in Glen Ewen,

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– October 18, 1983 in

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) was a Canadian curler. She was the

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for the winning team at the 1980

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, and the 1980 Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship, the forerunner to the

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. Mitchell died of cancer in 1983. The sportsmanship award at the

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is called the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award in her honour. In addition to her titles in 1980, Mitchell also won the CBC Classic in 1975 and a university championship in 1972, skipping the

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team. She also played

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, winning the Saskatchewan Senior A championship in 1971 and 1972, and played

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, winning provincial championships in 1973 and 1974 with the Saskatoon Baldwinettes. At the time of her death, Mitchell worked as a rehabilitation consultant with Armstrong and Associates. She had also worked with the government of Saskatchewan's Social Services Department as a vocational counsellor.

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