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The family of Kaj Torwald Wickstrom (Papa) sadly announce his peaceful passing in the TBRHSC Transitional Unit on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Kaj was born in Kokkola, Finland on December 12, 1934. In 1957, at the age of 23, he decided to take a leap of faith and move to Canada with his young family. His journey brought him to Port Arthur where he began working in the bush camps. He then moved on to work at Wanson s Lumber, mastering his carpentry skills. Opportunity knocked and Kaj began a partnership with Mr. Olavi Makela. Together they went on to build and renovate many homes in Thunder Bay and throughout the region, including homes for his son and daughter. He was often called upon by family and friends to help repair things in their homes. Kaj was the ultimate “Mr. Fix It”.
Lakeville home is a modern take on traditional English Tudor style Tudor architecture is lightened, brightened and updated for 21st-century living. January 15, 2021 2:53pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Drive through an older urban neighborhood and the odds are good you ll see a few Tudor-style houses.
The bigger ones evoke posh manor homes while the smaller ones suggest cozy cottages. But big or small, they share some architectural DNA asymmetrical design with a steeply pitched roof, tall peaked gables and tall narrow windows.
Tudor architecture originated in England during the 15th to 16th century and enjoyed a burst of American popularity around the turn of the 20th century. By the 1920s, Tudor Revival homes were all the rage.