Edith Covell

Edith Dinah "Williams" Covell

September-17-2008

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Obituary of Edith Dinah Covell

Covell; Edith D. (nee Williams) Edith will be returning to Lombardy, to be buried beside her husband Don Covell. Edith slipped away peacefully on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 in her ninetieth year. She moved to Sundre, Alberta three years ago to be near her family. She will be dearly missed by her daughter Betty Lou (Don) Petersen, her granddaughter Lori of Calgary and her grandson Michael and his wife Kelly of Sundre. Edith took moving to Alberta with her usual grace and style and appreciated every call, card, letter, flowers or visit from all her friends and relatives. Edith worked in Air Force Headquarters in Ottawa during World War ll. After her marriage to Don, they operated a dairy farm at Lombardy. She was Secretary-Treasurer for the School Board and was active in the Anglican Church Women, the Lombardy Women's Institute and Club 55. Funeral service will be held at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Lombardy on Friday, October 3rd, 2008 at 2 P.M. with interment in the Parish Cemetery. In remembrance donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Sundre Palliative Care Association would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to Blair & Son Funeral Directors, Smiths Falls, ON, 613-283-2800.