Alexandra Cummins
| Alexandra Cummins | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1920-10-09 Estonia |
| Died | 2018-08-10 Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Partner | |
Alexandra "Alex" Cummins (9 October 1920 – 10 August 2018 (aged 97)) was an Estonian-born woman who settled in Fort William after emigrating in 1957 and later lived in Kelowna, British Columbia.[1][2]
Life and family
Cummins was born in Estonia on 9 October 1920 and emigrated to Canada in 1957 by way of Germany and England, living first in Montreal and then in Fort William, where she worked as a homemaker and cook.[1] In 1979 she moved to Kelowna with her friend Hugh Cummins, whom she married in January 1980. They volunteered with the John Howard Society and with elder care in Kelowna.[1]
She died at the Village at Smith Creek in Kelowna on 10 August 2018, aged 97.[1]
Notes
- Identity rests on the name, the exact death date and the Chronicle-Journal publication; she lived in Fort William from 1957 until 1979 before moving to British Columbia.
- The existing Hugh Cummins page is a possible, unconfirmed match for her husband.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Obituary for Alexandra Cummins, The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay), August 2018, via Legacy.com. Archived copy on datum.locker.
- ↑ The Chronicle-Journal, 23 August 2018, p. 10(B)