It was with sadness that we hear of Frances’ passing. She was a lovely lady who will be especially remembered for her kindness when our mother was hospitalized in Grand Manan.

Fran's full obituary: Frances Jessie Hodge died in Montreal on May 11th, 2022, one month before her 92nd birthday. Born in Westmount to parents George Hodge and Margaret Wilson, Fran lived an active and exciting life even into her senior years. Though she would eventually settle in Montreal, she also lived in London while working as an editor for Vogue magazine, and had a passion for exploring the world. She travelled throughout Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railroad, visited India several times, and went to Vietnam for the adoption of her great niece. Fran was smart and independent, having even attended Harvard, and had a clever sense of humour and lots of friends. She spoke multiple languages, loved to ski, was an avid reader and an excellent drawer. She adored her cat Cass, and later on her cat Kitty, who was not really hers but liked her the best anyway. Up until her final years, Fran spent every summer in the place she loved the most - Grand Manan. Her house on Mudpatch Lane, close to her nieces and dear friend Lydia who planted lupines for her, was where Fran was the happiest. The island was one of the few things she would continue to remember even as her dementia progressed. Fran was preceded in death by her older sister Elizabeth and nephew Doug. She is survived by her nieces Susan, Paddy and Linda, and great nieces and nephews in Canada, the U.S. and England. Her family would also like to thank her companion and aide Stella for her kindness and for being a great comfort to Fran, and the Father Dowd Residential Centre where she lived over the last year and a half. Fran will be greatly missed by all who knew her. A memorial will be held on Grand Manan Island in the summer.

An obituary for Fran can be found here: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/montreal-qc/frances-hodge-10752711