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EDE, Helen

May 29, 1936 - May 2, 2015


Helen passed away quietly at the Peace Arch Hospice after a time for loving farewells with close family and friends. She is remembered for her devotion to her husband Gary, and as a mother, nurse and community activist. A nursing graduate from Kingston General Hospital, Helen worked for many years at York Central Hospital near Toronto. As an activist, she helped found the Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre. She is survived by her children Andrew, Meghan and Joseph, and grandchildren Graham, Quinlan, Nirav and Rowan. She believed in the goodness in people and our collective duty to help others. Memorial donation in lieu of flowers, to the Peace Arch Hospice Society (www.whiterockhospice.org) or the Jane-Finch Community and Family Centre

(www.janefinchcentre.org).