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Although American born, Maizie lived in Bashaw, Alta. as a child. She met her husband in Washington. The couple and their young son Kenneth, along with Maizie's parents, headed north in 1919. She recalls that "diapers were her biggest problem" during the trip.
Arriving in Fort St. John in the late winter of 1919-1920, the Stokkes stayed until summer with Ivor Movick. She recalls that it was not a nice house but it was WARM.
From Movicks, the Stokkes moved to a homestead next to the Ogilvies. For more than ten years, they homesteaded, trapped, gardened, and later ran a hotel and restaurant where Maizie worked as a cook. In 1932, following the sale of the hotel, they moved to Fort Nelson. Maizie was the first white woman to live in that area. They returned to Fort St. John in 1939.
Maizie was a beautiful woman who was interested not only in fashion but also in quilting. The couple had two children; Kenneth and Lois.
