Edna-May peacefully entered the presence of her Lord and Saviour on September 25, 2021.
Born in Vancouver, she attended Queen Mary Elementary School and Lord Byng Secondary School. After graduating from high school, she attended the University of British Columbia for a year, and then went to the Provincial Normal School in Vancouver. She taught at Maple Grove Annex (now Sir William Osler Elementary School) before marrying Ray, the love of her life.
Edna-May is survived by her children Robert (Gloria), Greg (Julie), George (Lynn), Bronwyn, and Gwyneth (Oliver), her beloved grandchildren Spencer (Ana) and Kirsten Slade and Benjamin, Matias, Liam, & Skye Ebelt, her great-grandson Ethan, and numerous nephews, nieces, step-grandchildren, and step-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents, her beloved husband Ray, her daughter Fiona, and her sister Shirley (Don) Brown.
She loved her Lord, her family, her church, her cottage on Keats Island, cooking, entertaining, travelling, watching over her “boys” during the shelter program, and helping others. She will be missed by her family and friends in Canada, and by the friends she made during ministry trips to Belarus, Ukraine, and Croatia.
A memorial service is planned for late October. Due to the capacity limit at the venue, the family kindly asks those who wish to attend to contact her son Greg at greatwhitegrga@gmx.com. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations in Edna-May’s name to Keats Camps, Canadian Baptist Ministries, or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
“Honour her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring
her praise at the city gate.” Proverbs 31:31 (NIV)
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Edna-May Slade May 13th 1931 September 25th 2021..
Death notice for the town of: Aldergrove, Province: Colombie britanique