She was born Sigrid Mainhard on December 16, 1927 in Hindenburg, Upper Silesia, Germany (now Poland.) The first of three children of Konrad and Regina Mainhard, Sigrid was 18 when the family fled to the West in 1945, settling in Landshut, Bavaria. The experience was to mark her for life. As a young woman seeking adventure, Sigrid emigrated to Canada on the Greek Line’s TSS Neptunia, arriving on May 15, 1956. After some years in Toronto, she established herself in the Vancouver restaurant industry. She completed her career as the respected catering manager at the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.
Sigrid enjoyed day-outings with friends to White Rock and Crescent Beach and she was an untiring international traveler, filling her apartment with memorabilia from around the world. In her long life she also made many dear friends in Canada and the USA, while returning often to family in Germany.
Sigrid was predeceased by her parents and her two younger brothers.
Special thanks to the kind staff at the Fair Haven Home in Vancouver, who cared for Sigrid in her final years.
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