Lucia Webb
| Lucia Webb | |
|---|---|
| née Cailean | |
| Born | 1915-02-23 |
| Died | 2013-02-16 |
Lucia Webb (died 16 February 2013) (née Cailean; born February 23, 1915) was a resident of Thunder Bay, Ontario, and the maternal grandmother of Olympic aerials skier Amber Peterson.[1]
Life
Known as "Lucy", she was born in Creighton Mines, Ontario, one of five children of Pintilie and Domnica Cailean. She married Howard Webb in 1939, and they raised three children. The family lived in Timmins, moved to Noranda, Quebec, in 1952, and settled in Kenora in 1957. She was widowed in 1968 and moved to Thunder Bay in 1995, where she lived at Jasper Place for eleven years. She was passionate about music, golf, bridge and entertaining, and loved history and political debate.[2]
Family
- Husband: Howard Webb (died 1968).[2]
- Children: Carole Willis, Sheila Peterson (wife of Warren Peterson) and Gordon Webb.[2]
- Grandchildren include Amber Peterson (married to Cord Spero), Ryan Peterson and Whitney Peterson.[2]
See also Big Thunder Ski Jumping Center, where her granddaughter Amber trained.
References
- ↑ The Chronicle-Journal, 18 February 2013, p. 9(B)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Lucia Webb" (obituary). Sargent & Son Funeral Home, Thunder Bay, February 2013.