a result of a heart condition. Her daughter, Heather Fullager, was by her side. Madeline was 89 years old.
Madeline was born in Kerrobert, Saskatchewan, in December 1926. Both her parents were born in Odessa, in what, at that time,
was known as Prussia, but only met when both their families had immigrated to Saskatchewan. Madeline grew up during the hard times of the depression and dustbowl of the Dirty Thirties giving her a sense of thrift and practicality so common to that generation. In her early twenties, she left the prairies in search of new opportunities on the West Coast where she worked in clothing stores, a doughnut factory and even did a stint at a cannery in Ocean Falls. During her time in Vancouver, she met Yukoner, Chuck Hankins. The two fell in love and were married, not once, but twice — once in Vancouver and exactly one year later in Whitehorse at The Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in order to keep the peace of the Hummel family. Together, Madeline and Chuck raised two children, Heather May and Gregory Charles. Later in life, they returned to the coast and lived for several years on Salt Spring Island. They moved a few more times after that, and
eventually retired to Vernon, BC, where both Madeline and Chuck were avid golfers and Madeline took up oil painting.
Madeline will be greatly missed by her family and friends. The Memorial Service will be held at Pleasant Valley Funeral Home on May 28th, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. with a reception to follow in the Tea Room.
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