EDMUND NIGHTINGALE

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EDMUND NIGHTINGALE Suddenly on July 4, 2007 at Concordia Hospital, with his family beside him, Edmund Nightingale, age 82, went to be with his Lord. He leaves to cherish his memory his beloved wife of 56 years Anne (Marian); two daughters, Candace and Andrea (Gary); three sons, David (Wendy), Dwight, all of Winnipeg and James (Heather) of Cobble Hill, BC; nine grandchildren, Kimberley (Erik) Hundborg of Fredensborg, Denmark; Kelly (Adam) Fraser of Edmonton, AB; Matthew, Jonathan, Lindy, David, Alex, Robert and Kayla all of Winnipeg; four great-grandchildren, Tristan, Aysha, Zoey and Jayden of Edmonton. He is also survived by brothers Albert of Pitt Meadows, BC, Jake (Anne) Dueck of Ste. Anne, MB, Ike (Edda) and sister Mary Kennedy of Calgary; sisters-in-law, Agnes and Vivian as well as many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his mother Marianna; father Isaac; brothers, John and Louis; sister Diane (Tillie); sister-in-law Rita and brother-in-law Gordon. Ed came to Canada from Russia at the age of four. He was a veteran of Second World War and went overseas to serve with the PPCLI. Ed was a barber for many years and his regulars enjoyed good conversations while visiting his shop. The funeral service will be held at Birchwood Funeral Chapel, 150 Penfeld Dr., Steinbach on Tuesday, July 10 at 2:00 p.m. with burial at Steinbach Memorial Cemetery. The family wishes to thank Dr. Ray Martens and the staff at Bethania PCH and Concordia Hospital. Arrangements by: Birchwood Funeral Chapel 1-888-454-1030 or 1-204-346-1030

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jul 08, 2007