Hilda W. Kaminsky

Hilda Winifred Kaminsky passed away at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Hospital on Oct. 7, 2015, one month shy of her 99th birthday. A service will be held at Anchor Park United Methodist Church, 2300 Oak Drive off Lake Otis in Anchorage, Alaska, on Nov. 7, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. Reception will follow. Hilda was born in Ansley Common, Warwickshire, England, to Leah (Hollis) and Charles Morris. She completed school at the age of 14 and worked in a hosiery factory until it got bombed. She then worked in an ammunition factory putting caps in bombs. In 1940, she joined the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. While stationed in Scotland, she met and married Louis Kaminsky, who was also stationed in Scotland. They transferred to Elmendorf Air Force Base in 1964, and retired here in Anchorage. She played Senior Softball, was a senior cheerleader and volunteered with RSVP. An avid bowler, continuing to bowl with the Over The Hill Gang, even after going legally blind. Hilda was preceded in death by her husband, Lou; and great-grandson, Raymond. She is survived by her two children, Marilyn and Richard; five grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.