Skip to content

Grace Tucker

By Anglican Journal
Published January 1, 2004

Grace Tucker, who worked as an Anglican church missionary to the Japanese community in Canada, died in Richmond, B.C. on Dec. 4 at the age of 100.

Her church work began in Vancouver in 1934 and continued through the Second World War, when she ministered to Japanese-Canadians who were evacuated and imprisoned on the West Coast as potential security threats. Her work in the Japanese-Canadian community continued even after her retirement in 1968. In honour of her work during World War II, she was made a member of the Order of Canada.

Ms. Tucker was godmother to a large number of Japanese-Canadian children and her death notice in the Globe and Mail newspaper said “she will be greatly missed by her extended Japanese-Canadian family.” She was predeceased by two sisters and long-time friend and co-worker Peggy Foster. “The generous support of Joy Kogawa, the St. Andrew’s Japanese-Canadian congregation along with the congregation of the Holy Cross Canadian-Japanese church enabled Grace to enjoy her last years in comfortable surroundings,” wrote the family in the death notice. A memorial service was held Dec. 10 in Richmond, B.C.

Related Posts