My mother's side of the family tree.

I'm back today on this blog, I thought that I'd pick up where I left off with my dad's side, and move to 

my mom's side at least for this week, and even this month, then heading into September and autumn. 

Firstly, her family is mainly Italian, but her mom was Ukrainian and sadly, I don't know the year that  

my mom's parents immigrated to Canada, however, my mother's name was Florence, and she was 

named after the famous Italian city. She was born in 1943 and passed away back in 2016 at age 73. 

She had three siblings; a brother and two sisters, only her one sister out in Kelowna, British Columbia 

is still alive; Eleanor Gal, her other siblings have also passed away; Dorothy Peristy and Paul Santucci. 

Her late parents were Joseph and Mary Santucci. My mom's family lived in the "East End" of my 

hometown; Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (January 1st, 1970-present). Florence and her siblings were 

all born in Fort William, Ontario back in the mid 20th century, she and her sisters worked in a local 

hospital; two were nurses and one worked in the nursing floor/wing office of St. Joseph's Hospital in 

Port Arthur, Ontario; I mention the towns of Port Arthur and Fort William, Ontario because prior to 

amalgamation of the two towns on said January 1st, 1970, that's how they were known, and still are to

this day to locals including myself and my one brother Eric that remain in our family tree, other than

other extended family that moved away from this region of the Lakehead many years ago and never

returned. Following a very close referendum vote, the new city became Thunder Bay on said date. 

Florence attended Selkirk High School, and graduated from the St. Joseph's Nursing School in 1964,

her sister Dorothy graduated from the same nursing school also back in the 1960s, and sister Eleanor

was also employed at the same said hospital/school, the school in the same building as the hospital 

was demolished, and the new space became a mental health wing many years later. Florence's mother

was mainly a homemaker/housewife, as many women were back in the early to mid 20th century, and

her father was employed at CP Rail, of which as it turned out was right across the street from the 

family home on McTavish Street in the previously said "East End" of Fort William/Thunder Bay. 

Florence remained in nursing until the early 1970s, and then stayed home as a housewife to look after

her and her husband Kal's new home in the North Ward of Thunder Bay, and she of course looked after

me and my brother Eric in the same said home, until another move in April of 1985. I think that I will

wrap up today's post, I hope you enjoyed it, and there's much more to come in this story of my 

immediate and extended family tree. I will probably alternate between both sides in the days and

weeks to come, to be continued, until next time, and as always; thank you kindly for your support.