Eileen Laxdal
| Eileen Laxdal | |
|---|---|
| née Corbett | |
| Born | 1931-04-03 Fort William |
| Died | 2015-10-01 Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre |
Eileen Laxdal (née Corbett; 3 April 1931 – 1 October 2015 (aged 84)) was a Fort William-born woman who lived in Caramat and Manitouwadge before moving to Thunder Bay in 1984.[1][2]
Life and family
Laxdal was born, raised and educated in Fort William, the daughter of Earl and Annie Corbett. She married Mike Laxdal in 1953, and they lived for many years in Caramat and Manitouwadge, where he worked for American Can, before moving to Thunder Bay in 1984. Mike died in 1988.[1]
She loved working in her flower gardens and, later, her cat Alfie. She died at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre on 1 October 2015, aged 84. A memorial service was held at Sargent & Son on 29 October 2015, with burial of her ashes at St. Andrew's Cemetery.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Obituary for Eileen Laxdal (née Corbett), The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay), October 2015, via Legacy.com. Archived copy on datum.locker.
- ↑ The Chronicle-Journal, 24 October 2015, p. 2(B)