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INGER ELISABETH ATKINSON (TORLEN)
Born: Mar 16, 1932
Date of Passing: Sep 21, 2011
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryINGER ELISABETH ATKINSON (nee TORLEN) March 16, 1932 - September 21, 2011 Inger Atkinson, beloved wife of Dr. Thomas Atkinson, passed away at the Edith Cavell Care Centre in Lethbridge on September 21, 2011, at the age of 79 years. In addition to her husband, Inger is survived by her brother Ole Torlen of Winnipeg, her three children - Heather (Bob Milner) and Lisa (Phil Stokes) of Calgary, and Eric of Vancouver; three grandchildren - Sean Wilson (Melissa) and Rachel Stokes of Calgary, and Erin Friesen (Glen) of Lethbridge; and five great-grandchildren (Alysha, Gavin, Liam, Caleigh and Rory). She was predeceased by her father Alf (in 1988) and her mother Elisabeth (in 2009). If friends wish to make donations in Inger's memory they are encouraged to make them to the Alzheimer Society of Canada (www.alzheimer.ca) or the Canadian Cancer Society (www.cancer.ca) to help support new research towards treating and curing these two devastating diseases that so strongly impacted Inger's life. A celebration of Inger's life will be held on Saturday, October 22 at the Lethbridge Lodge Hotel, 1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 08, 2011