Llewellyn Parsons “Wendy” Alden (née Hall)
1935-2018
Llewellyn Parsons Alden (née Hall), affectionately
known by her nickname, Wendy, aged 83, of Wolfville, passed away
peacefully in her sleep during the night of Thursday, October 11,
2018. Wendy was the beloved wife of John J.W. Alden, a retired
professor of history at Acadia University, Wolfville. She has been
predeceased by her son, John Wenham Alden (Jack); and is survived by
her husband, John; daughters, Mary Alden-Allard and Sarah
Alden-Liversidge; and her sister Elizabeth Hall Hutz. She is also
survived by her grandsons, Thomas W. Liversidge and James S. Allard;
and also by her granddaughter, Llewellyn Parsons Liversidge. Wendy was
born in New York, NY on August 20, 1935, the eldest child of Clayton
Morris and Llewellyn Parsons Hall of 27 Bondinot Street, Princeton,
NJ, USA. As a young girl in a park near her home, she had a brief
meeting with Albert Einstein, remarking to her Nanny that he appeared
to have a halo over his head (perhaps a reflection of the sun), an oft
recounted remembrance which her family enjoyed. An intelligent
student, Wendy attended Miss Fine’s School, the Princeton
Day School, St. Timothy’s School in Stevenson, Maryland and
Smith College, Northhampton, Massachusetts, along with Sylvia Plath
and Gloria Steinem. During her third year at Smith, she studied abroad
in Paris, France. She also received an M.A. degree from Harvard
University. She made her debut at the Bachelors’ Cotillion
in Baltimore, Maryland and was a member of the New York Junior
Assemblies and the Chilton Club of Boston. Wendy met her husband,
John, at a reception at Christ Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, while
both attending graduate school at Harvard (Radcliffe). They were
married at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church in Kennebunkport,
Maine on September 5, 1959. Her favorite color was green and her
favorite flower was the chrysanthemum. Her favorite writer
was Molière and her favorite music was by J.S. Bach. She
spoke fluent French and taught that language at both elementary and
secondary school levels. She also had a passion for the study of
theology. She was a keen member of both the Episcopal Church, USA and
the Anglican Church of Canada. She was elected to attend three Synods
of the Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and
also a National Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. She will be
forever missed in this life by her family and her friends. Her funeral
service will be held at the St. John’s Anglican Church,
Wolfville, at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 17, 2018.
Burial will take place in St. John’s Anglican Church
Cemetery, Wolfville. A reception will follow in the church. Donations
may be made in her name to the World Wildlife Fund, UNICEF, the
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention or the Anglican Church of
Canada. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted
to the White Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
Kentville.
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Death notice for the town of: Kentville, Province: Nova Scotia