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EDITH SVANHILL
Born: May 11, 1922
Date of Passing: Jan 31, 2018
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryEDITH SVANHILL Edith passed away peacefully on January 31, 2018 at the age of 95 in Mission, BC. Born in Denmark on May 11, 1922 she immigrated to Canada in May, 1927 and and settled in Steep Rock, Manitoba. Edith graduated from the Grace Hospital School of Nursing in 1944 and then completed a one year program in Public Health Nursing at the University of Manitoba in 1949. She joined the Victorian Order of Nurses from which she retired in 1988 after a long and successful career. Edith loved painting, knitting, travelling, gardening, cooking and being with family and friends. She is survived by her nephew Denis (Bev), niece Debbie (David), sister-in-law Dorothy, great-nephews Jeff (Jasmine) and Steven, and great-niece Amanda. Edith was predeceased by her parents Christian and Kirsten, and by her brother Ejgil. The family would like to extend their thanks to all the staff at The Residence in Mission care home. In respect to Edith's wishes there will be no service, a time of remembering will be held in Manitoba at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the charity of your choice.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 10, 2018
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Please accept my condolences on the passing of Edith. We fondly referred to Edith as Savanny. I worked as a case co-ordinator with Svanny at HSC Home care from 1985 to 1988. I am surprised to see it was only for 3 years, but she left a lasting memory of her compassion for our patients and her love of nursing. She spoke very fondly and proudly of her niece and nephew, you were very dear to her heart, always. - Posted by: Nancy C. Landry (fellow nurse) on: Feb 28, 2018