Irene Hill (died 2015)
| Irene Hill | |
|---|---|
| née Blaikie | |
| Born | 1917-02-25 O'Connor Township |
| Died | 2015-10-12 Thunder Bay |
| Occupation | teacher and banker |
| Employer | BMO |
| Father | |
| Mother | |
| Partner | |
| Children | |
Irene Hill (25 February 1917 – 12 October 2015 (aged 98)) was an O'Connor Township-born teacher and banker who worked in Dryden and Thunder Bay.[1][2]
Life and family
Irene Hill was born on February 25, 1917, to C.D. (Scotty) Blaikie and Ella Fraser. She was raised on a farm in O'Connor Township. She attended school in Flint and later moved to Fort William at age 11 for high school. She pursued further education at the Normal School in North Bay.[1]
Her professional life began as a teacher in one-room schoolhouses in O'Connor Township and Gilles Township. Following her marriage to James Lang Hill in 1942, she lived in Halifax, Fort William, and several locations in Alberta before moving to Dryden in 1960. In Dryden, she worked for BMO. She retired to Thunder Bay in 1977.[1]
She was predeceased by her parents, her brother Gordon, her sister Berna, and her husband James Lang Hill. She was survived by her children Mary Ellen and Donald, daughter-in-law Margaret, and grandchildren D'Arcy, Arlayna, and Brendon. Her family also included Wayne, Richard, Lisa Johnson, and a great-granddaughter Satu Jutila.[1]
She died in Thunder Bay on October 12, 2015. In her later years, she received assistance from workers at Bayshore. No formal funeral service was held, though a private interment was planned for a later date. Jenkens Funeral Home assisted with arrangements.[1]
Newspaper record
- Obituary notice in The Chronicle-Journal, 2015-10-15.[2]
- Recorded as occurring 12 October 2015.
- Birthday notice in The Chronicle-Journal, 2007-02-24.[3]
- Index note: 90.
Other records
The following was recorded under the title Irene Hill (née Blaikie) and is judged, from matching details, to refer to the same person.
Family
- Married James Lang Hill on 12 July 1942.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Obituary for Irene Hill, The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay), 2015-10-15, via Legacy.com. Archived copy on datum.locker.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Chronicle-Journal, 15 October 2015, p. 10(B)
- ↑ The Chronicle-Journal, 24 February 2007, p. 4(E)
- ↑ Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 14 July 1942, p. 7