Obituary of Bernice Luella Tucker

Bernice Luella Tucker 1921 - 2015 Bernice Luella Crum was born June 3, 1921 in Rolla, the third child of Roy and Lena Crum. They were living at the Rolla Landing on the Peace River at that time. They later moved to Pouce Coupe where Roy managed the hotel. Mom's dad died when she was six, so Gramma and five kids moved back to South Dawson to a quarter of land Roy had homesteaded, where Mom grew up and went to school. She married Bob Tucker on Christmas Eve in 1940. They moved to the Anderson quarter next to Gramma's when I was three. Our mom was little, but she was mighty! The house, a small log house had two bedrooms and imagine five Tucker kids, always a dog and two cats, no electricity, a water barrel for water, and mom never missed a beat. She could knit a pair of mitts in an evening for us kids. Our dad was very musical so we grew up singing and dancing in the few feet of floor space left. Mom was an unbelievable cook. She could make a meal out of very little and we always had dessert. Sometimes Rogers Golden Syrup out of the gallon can on thick slices of bread. Mom and Dad moved to town when Mom was 60. They took up curling and golfing, and traveling in a small truck and camper. Mom did other trips with her friend Eileen Nape to Mexico and various other places. Mom was a positive person with a "cup half full not half empty" attitude. When Dad died Mom lost some of her spunk, but she still managed on her own until she fell and broke her hip in March. We are forever grateful to the family and friends at Heritage Heights for their love and patience with our Mom. We would also thank each and every one of you for your support and thoughts through these last difficult months. Thank you. The Tucker kids Service 2:00 pm Thursday, June 25, 2015 Bergeron Chapel 10200-17th Street DAWSON CREEK, British Columbia, Canada V1G 4C2