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TERRY, Edna Mary (Handy)

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Edna died peacefully in her sleep at the Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at age 96. Survived by her sons Christopher (Victoria) and Charles (Maryann), grandchildren Charles, Simon and Catharine, great grandchildren James, Piper, Audrey and Ingrid, nephews and nieces in the UK and Canada. Predeceased by her husband Fred and her parents. Born in Ilmington, Warwickshire in 1924, served as a WAAF Wireless Operator in the Royal Air Force 1942 to 1946.  Awarded the Bletchley Medal for her work in Signals Intelligence.  Edna and Fred were married in October 1946 and immigrated to Canada in 1957. Worked for many years as an a/v technician at King City Secondary School. Until age precluded extensive travel she enjoyed her vacation homes in Florida and on PEI. A person of great integrity, she cared deeply for her family and provided non-stop supplies of delicious baking and exquisite knitted things for all of them. She was also a charter member of the Georgian Bay British Car Club with Fred and was well known as his enthusiastic co-pilot in their vintage MGB. In her final years she was superbly cared for by the staffs of the Northumberland Hills Hospital, the Durham Regional Cancer Centre, the St Elizabeth Society, the Victorian Order of Nurses, the Central East LHIN, the Northumberland Family Health Team and Empire Crossing Retirement Community in Port Hope. Arrangements are in the hands of the Ross Funeral Chapel, 137 Walton Street, Port Hope.  A celebration of her life will occur in the spring of 2022 in Collingwood.  If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Northumberland Hills Hospital Foundation and may be received at www.rossfuneralchapel.com.

 




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