B6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 26, 9003

HERE ‘N THERE:
YVONNE MOEN

IN THE beginning of Jan-
uary, I received a letter
wondering if I would be in-
terested in doing a write
up of the passing away of
Anne Ferguson {nee Lips).

Anne was part of a pio-
neer family in Terrace who
moved here from Unity,
Sask, when she was six
years’ old,

She completed her ele-
mentary schooling in Ter-
race and her secondary
education in Prince Rupert
and Chilliwack.

Upon completion of
high school, she thought
she would like to become
a nurse. And with that in
mind, she began training
with the Sisters of St. Jé6-
seph in Victoria.

However, her career
aspiration changed ‘tnd
with that came a move to
Vancouver. She lived with

the Sisters of Service Lips was born on Feb, 18, 1920. Their first hore was kite T Kermode Aula Sports lid. ° 4 hb
while completing the re- 1881, in Odelam, Belgium tome on Park Ave.; later, Ais Glass Kondolas —eee | The iLAVIOUS sty o
quirements ta become a and emigrated to Manitoba Mr. Lips took up a home- Alcan Ken’s Marine bi '
teacher at the Vancouver in about 1905, He heard of stead on the Old Remo Bor aeoration Frias Coage & Sorago A man ano bis socks
Normal School She taught homesteads being offered Road. They built a house Bear Creek Contracting = =Mr. M
at various schools around for the taking in Saskat- and barn and took along Bear Country inn NW. College .
ihe province and during chewan, with them a wagon, two Jes WenaTaocelmn | ork Wes fil
the Second World War, So in 1907, he applied. horses, a cow and some Canadian Freighways = Northern Mator Inn re
including for a short time for a 160-acre tract in the chickens. Cedarland Tire Save On Foods . .
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at Remo. district of Unity. He built a b rae the Lips moved Coron Wagonlit Peterbil Trucs . \
- ack into town, settling on Radio Shac -. ee

Anne returned to Ter sod shack and travelled 70 - g Curve ‘nat the Wes Radio Shack ‘ Directed by Robert Dugdale
race, taking over as princi- miles to North Battleford 4 Jatm on Pear St. They Coca-Cola Bottling Co. River indu strias \ Fa
pal and teacher at the Kit- for supplies. One day, he acquired the adjacent Canadian Tire Raincoast Cranes . to
sumgallum School a the went to visit @ neighbour Property from J.K. Gordon. Chevron Canada Ud. Spe ee, to March
commer of Hwy 16 west and three miles away. No one The Lips were well Denn 's festaurant ‘ Sheena Valley Golf °. a
Kenney St. was home and he froze his known throughout the dis- Dr. & Country Club » 14 20, Zi, Ze,

By 1946, she had her feet while returning’to his trict for their produce. Dyna Nebel Ta fee roel 4 "
BA and shortly afterward own place. It being winter, Many pioneers rememi- Finning Tractor TEN Pilot Services A ‘ 21, 28, 29
she acquired a high school he crawled about on his ber the Lips as hardwork J] fount” = Tan Ford At the 73
teacher certificate. While hands and knees to get ing people. John Lips used Gemma's Terrace Chrysler McColl Playhouse April 3, 4,&5
teaching school in Ter- firewood. a wheelbarrow to take his Hawkair Terrace Freightliner ‘ ay! oo
race, she met her husband, Unity was in the mak- produce to market. In her Images t by Karlene Wie ving & Storage :

Hugh Ferguson, who was a
school inspector,
..They were married | and,

then Anne devoted herself °

to raising their two child-
ren, Ian and Jeanie.

Once her children were
well established in school,
Anne went back to teach-
ing for a short time at
Sherwood Park Elementary
in North Vancouver. And
for a time in the 1970s,
she enjoyed working gs a
teal estate agent, as well.

Having her son, Ian,
living at home during the
past 12 years allowed
Anne to remain in the fa-
mily home in West Van-
couver, She was able to do
so many of the things that
were important to her —
tight until the end.

She passed away on
Oct. 21, 2002. She is bur-

A principal and pioneer F

ANNE FERGUSON was a member of the Hps fami-
ly, one of Terrace's pioneer families.

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ied at Capilano View Ce-
metery in West Van.

Now, a little about the
Lips family: Anne’s father,
Joannes (John) Baptiste

ing. Mr. Lips divided his
time between the farm and -

constriction. of the’ towne...

sile, where he dug many

‘basements by hand. He"
was a painter and decora-
tor by trade. He was also
fluent in five languages, so
was also called upon to in-
terpret.

He later rented the farm
oul and took a trip to his
homeland of Belgium,
where he married Herma-
nia DeRoo of Knesslaire.

Upon returning to Unity,
they built a home on the
farm. Their son, August,
was born on May-18, 1913.
The Lips had two more
children, daughter Anne
and son Hillaire, who be-
came a doctor.

After the First, World
War, Mr. Lips sold the
farm to veteran Art Han-

son. After an auction sale
of things, he Jeft for Ter-
race.

Mrs.. Lips and the three
children joined him in

later years, Hermania, his
wife, was almost doubled
“over with: crippling arthri-

‘tis, “She ‘still’ took: produce’ *

‘in'a child’s™ wagon to sell
to the local stores.

The orchard contained a_
great variety of fruit trees,
among the apples were
yellow transparents, snow,
Jonathon and crab apples.
There were sweet and sour
cherry trees, and a pear
tree. J.K. Gordon used: to
ship apples to Great Bri-
tain. from his orchard in
Terrace. The Okanagan

had nothing on Terrace for

its fruit.

The Lips family is still
long remembered in Ter-
Tace, as is Anne Ferguson,
as a principal and teacher
and as another member of
a pioneer family.

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