On Dec. 22, 2022, Florence Elaine “Lynn” Van Reede passed from this life at the age of 82 following a brief battle with cancer.
Daughter of the late Fred and Ella Cook she was born on Feb. 24, 1940, in Regina Saskatchewan.
As a young adult she moved to Edmonton, where she married the love of her life, Henry, in 1972. She was secretary to the late Julius Guild, Chief of Psychiatry at the Royal Alexandra Hospital until his retirement, and then became Graduate Student Coordinator in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta, from which she retired.
She leaves to mourn her passing her husband, Henry; brother, Brian (Violet); sisters-in-law, Wilma Van Reede, Joan Martens, Frances VanderWekken, Judy Duska (Halid); and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.
The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for the care they provided to Florence.
A viewing will be held at 11:00 a.m on Wednesday December 28, 2022, at Connelly-McKinley Funeral Home, 10011 – 114 Street NW.
A Memorial Event will take place at a later date.
Donations to honour her memory may be made to the Edmonton Food Bank, P.O. Box 62061, Edmonton AB, T5M 4B5.
We offer our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Florence “Lynn Van Reede 2022 and hope that their memory may be a source of comfort during this difficult time. Your thoughts and kind words are greatly appreciated.
Death notice for the town of: Edmonton, Province: Alberta