Nixon, Annie (Ann) (nee Crawford)

January 1, 1970 — January 1, 1970

Passed away peacefully on September 22, 2012 at the age of 95, at the Village of Mill Creek, Kalamalka Residential Care Community, Kelowna, BC. Born December 1, 1916 in Crewe, Cheshire, England to William and Edith Crawford.

Predeceased by her beloved husband John (Jack) Alexander Nixon in 2003 of Colville, SK; her parents Edith in 1969 and William in 1971 of Crewe, Cheshire, England and sister Madge Cottrell (nee Crawford) in 2008 in Crewe, Cheshire, England. Survived by her sister Alma Svatos (nee Crawford) of Mission, BC and many relatives of the Crawford and Nixon families.

Annie attended school in Crewe, England. During her childhood, she walked or rode a bicycle to school and work. At age 14, she commenced in the labour force at the bakery and a printing shop, during the war years. In 1950 she came to Canada to visit her sister, Alma. She immigrated to Canada in 1954, was employed as a teller at the Credit Union in Kindersley, SK, where some relatives lived. It was here that she met her husband Jack, the love of her life and they married in 1959 in Crewe, Cheshire, England. They spent years on the farm at Colville, near Kindersley, until their retirement in 1969; then moving to Kelowna and Winfield, BC, where she resided until the present.

Annie loved to bake (a passion from the years working in a bakery), cook, read and knit, which she learned during her childhood in England. She also enjoyed card games, especially Crib and Bridge. She took up swimming and painting in her retirement as well as enjoying the outdoors – her rose gardens, walking and riding a bicycle. Annie volunteered at the Anglican churches wherever she resided. Travelling with her husband took them back to England, Costa Rica and the USA to visit relatives and friends. On her trips to England, she revelled in spending time with a childhood pal, the daughter of the bakery boss, Kathleen (Badger) Rowe. Many of their winters were spent in Indo/Palm Springs, California, USA.

Annie had been a resident of the Village of Mill Creek, Kalamalka Residential Care Community, Kelowna, BC since June 2010. The family would like to express gratitude and admiration to the staff for their respectful and compassionate care of Annie. They also extend their appreciation to friends for their time spent visiting and keeping in touch with Annie.

In respecting Annie’s wishes, cremation and a celebratory Memorial Family Service will be held. Her final resting place will be at the Colville Cemetery, Saskatchewan.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation – Eye Care Unit, 2268 Pandosy Street, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 1T2 or to the Alzheimer Society of BC, 865 Bernard Avenue, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 5P6.