Olga Marion 'Ollie' Alexander
Lieu de naissance : Vernon, Colombie Britannique, Canada
Date de naissance : 29 juillet 1933
Lieu de décès : Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Date de décès : 17 janvier 2011
Peacefully at home on Jan. 17, 2011.
Born July 29, 1933, in Vernon, B.C. to Peter and Katherine (Shumsky) Mazur, she was raised in Coldstream and Kelowna, B.C.
She joined the RCAF in 1954 and was later stationed in Metz, France for three years. Upon returning in 1959 she met her future husband Vincent Joseph Alexander of Sydney, N.S. where both were stationed at RCAF Base St. Hubert, PQ. Upon leaving the Air Force, they were married and made their home in Downsview, later moving to Brampton in 1963.
She leaves a son, Ed of Etobicoke; a daughter, Corinne and a grandson, Zachary of Brampton.
She was predeceased by her husband Vincent after 41 years of marriage, by a younger brother Sgt. Larry (Helen) Mazur, RCMP, of Vancouver.
She leaves two sisters Mrs Sharon (Joe) Burkart of Vancouver, and Mrs. Susan Falle, of Scarborough; and a brother, Mr. Stan (Sylvia) Mazur of Kelowna, B.C. She also leaves many nieces and nephews across Canada and a niece in the USA.
She was predeceased by her parents and her in-laws, Edward and Bertha Alexander of Sydney, N.S.
A special thanks is owed to Eldersafe staff and Michelle at the CCAC.
Family and Friends will be received at the Ward Funeral Home 'Brampton Chapel', 52 Main St. South (Hwy 10), Brampton on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, from 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, in the chapel at 11 a.m. Interment Assumption Cemetery.
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