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But it says a lot about what she endured, and the spirit with which she lived.

Goose and her husband, Jerry, fled Poland with next to nothing, later opening the Dundas Street clothing store and running it for 50 years after initially selling clothes door-to-door. She published a book about her life called Rising from the Holocaust, and also spoke in schools about the journey to escape from Nazi occupation as a young Jewish woman.

“I knew my mother was an extraordinary woman and I’m just feeling a tremendous support from the community. She always told me as a young lad going through life, ‘What you put into your community and friendship and business associates, you’ll always get it in return in leaps and bounds,’ ” Garrison said.

Online tributes poured in for the well-respected Londoner, calling Goose an inspiration, an “authentic and courageous woman,” and a force of nature.

“There will never be another like Fanny and we loved her dearly,” former London mayor Dianne Haskett wrote on social media.

Goose was known for her kindness to newcomers and others who were struggling, often doling out free clothing or adopting a pay-what-you-can model and even keeping a stash of wedding dresses for brides who couldn’t afford one.

“She really put a high value on supporting new Canadians, as she herself had been a new Canadian,” her daughter-in-law, Michelle Campbell, said.

“She really was a lifeline for those who came to this community. She helped people find jobs, apartments . . . if people were struggling, they never left her store without her pulling a pair of pyjamas or a baby outfit off the shelf,” she added.