SOPHIA ELLEN SNIDER 1915-2009

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SOPHIA ELLEN SNIDER 1915-2009 Ellen Snider died peacefully at the Health Sciences Centre on April 5, 2009, after a brief battle with cancer. She is survived by her son Donald (Helen), daughter Brenda, grandsons Gregory and David and great-grandson Adrian. She was predeceased by her husband Gordon, parents Stanley and Sophia Ellen Mack and brother Stanley Mack Jr. Born and raised in Fort William, Ontario, Ellen graduated from the School of Nursing, McKellar General Hospital, Fort William, in 1935. Soon after, she married and moved to Windsor, Ontario. Widowed at the age of 43, she returned to the Lakehead and worked as a graduate nurse at the McKellar General Hospital. She studied nursing textbooks at night and passed the Canadian registration examinations on her first attempt, becoming a registered nurse. Later, she attended the School of Nursing, Windsor University, Windsor, Ontario. After completing her studies, she was hired as the supervisor of the psychiatric unit of the Greater Niagara Falls General Hospital. Two years later, she accepted the position of Director of Nursing of the Lennox and Addington County General Hospital, in Napanee, Ontario, where she remained until her retirement in 1980. She enjoyed decorating, gardening, painting, sewing, watching the antics of birds and animals, star-gazing and entertaining friends and family. She had a keen interest in arts, politics and current affairs. She will be missed by those who enjoyed her sense of humour and zest for life. Special thanks go to the nursing staff of H3, Dr. Mackay and his medical residents and clerk who provided comfort at the end of her life. THOMSON FUNERAL HOME 669 BROADWAY, WINNIPEG, MB R3C OX4 783-7211 Send expressions of sympathy at www.mem.com

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Apr 08, 2009