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- She was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota. When she was about seven years old she went to Canada to live with her Aunt Stella. Aunt Nan's husband was Harold Cooke, who was the head of the Geological Survey in Canada. They had one son (my cousin) Terry.
Aunt Nan worked with the League of Nations (Volunteer) ___ was the head of Canadian Organization Refugee Committee -- made her chairman of the Ottawa group. It was her idea showing the Princesses dolls. There was an article about the organization that had two dolls to raise money (dolls given to Princesses by France). Clothes took 13 huge packing cases. Shown in stores from Victoria to Prince Edward Island.
She was the sister of my dad. After my mother died, Aunt Nan moved from Montreal to Vancouver, B.C.; so we saw her often. I had a great train trip with her across Canada. She was small but "mighty."
Sandy (her granddaughter) called me the night after Aunt Nan died. At near 97, it wasn't too much of a shock; but I have felt a little sadnes., She certainly was a remarkable woman in many ways for her age. She was a hard person o be with for a long period of time (even short!) but she was intelligent, fun, good sense of humor, and liked being with young people. Like her mother (my grandma Herriman), she didn't like being old -- and her MIND certainly wasn't! Well, as Sandy said, "It's like the end of an era."
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1890 - 1987 (96 years)