B4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 15, 1998

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AS SPRING comes forth

there’s one this year who
won't share it with us —
Jean Catherine Koehh.

Afier a hard working life,
Jean passed away in Decem-
ber. She’s sadly missed by

‘her husband Hans Koehl,
‘their children and many
’ friends.

Jean was born in 1919 in
Springfield, Manitoba. She
‘was the youngest child of a
‘Polish immigrant family —
‘the only girl with five
brothers.

Sadly she lost her mother
‘when she was just onc, and
‘grew up in the harsh winters
‘and searing summers of the
’ prairies,
| When Jean was young her
‘father remarricd and Jean
‘felt she was treated badly by
‘her new step-tnothers. So
‘She decided to leave her
‘home and the farm life at
rage 14,

‘ She moved to Toronto,
‘and found work there in a
‘department store. But she
‘soon discovered retail work
‘was too tame for her and
‘went on to become a
‘delivery truck driver for
‘Simpson Sears.

' Before long she felt she
‘knew the city well enough
ito apply for a job as a taxi
‘driver. She was the cily’s
‘first woman taxi driver!

: Jean stayed in Toronto
through the war years, tak-
ing a job delivering
dynamite for the army.

* While in Toronto Jean met
and married a man wilh the
last name of Phillpot, The
couple was blessed with a
baby girl. Unfortunately,

HERE ‘N THERE
_ YVONNE MOEN

family influence tore apart
thal marriage and in 1941
Jean headed west.

In Alberta Jean found her
broiler Emie who'd also
left home at an early age.
They hadn't seen cach other
for 13 years,

Together Jean and Emie .

drove to Vancouver. He

found work at the Burrard ..

dry dock and remained there
till his retirement.

Jean found a job driving a
laundry truck. Then over the
next few years she had a
number of jobs — logging
camp cook, waitress,
salesperson, taxi driver and’
business woman.

Eventually Jean ended up
in Terrace in the 1960s,
driving a taxi and doing
house keeping for Hans
Koehl and his five children.

In time love blossomed
and Jean and Hans were
married in 1976.

Their life together was ac-
tive, filled with the out-
doors, travelling, fishing °
and berry picking.

Jeau was astrong indepen-
dent person who found it

necessary td put on a hard-
. front,

She was someone
who’s first instinct was to
fight back, to protect herself
at all costs, something
she’d lcamed as a young
child.

Undemeath that front was
a heart of gold, a fragile
soul who would give her all,
She was a loyal aud loving
friend to those who earned
her trust.

‘ Jean Catherine Koehl

A funeral service for Jean
was held Dec. 9,

Her husband Hans plans to
return soon to his original
homestead in Lintlaw, Sas-
katchewan, as his brother
just passed away.

The government has pur-
chased the family’s land and
plans to make it a bird
sanctuary. There will be a
monument to the Koehl
family there.

Vitamin C
500 x 100g

TERRACE YOUTH SOCCER
Soccer Shoe Exchange

WHEN: Saturday April 18, 11:00 - 2:00
Bring shoes on Friday April 17,

WHERE:

6:00 - 8:00 pm
Christie Park Club Hut

This season all children in Under 12 Division and up
must supply their own black shorts.
We have a limited selection for sale at the soccer shoe exchange.

REFEREE CLINICS
Youth/Senior - April 25 - 26

9am - 4 pm each day
Recreational Referee (Terrace

- April 25 9am - 4pm

{Kitimat Riverlodge) - April 26

SOCCER COACHING
CLINICS
Level 3 Technical - April 17, 18 & 19

Level 1 Technical - May 2,9 am -4 pm
4 Hour Mini Soccer Clinic - May 3

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Produced by
Gordon Oates

May |, 2,

' Directed hy
Diana Braathen

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Dinner at 7:00 pm at the Terrace Curling Club
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