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Obituary ~ Velva Harriett Harding, 1923-2010
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Velva Harriett Harding was born May 29, 1923 and passed away in Edmonton April 2, 2010 at the age of 86 years.
Velva was predeceased by Tom, her husband of over 50 years, in 2002, but they are together again. Throughout their very full life together, friends and family rarely referred to one without the other.
After meeting Tom, Velva moved to High Prairie to work as an admitting clerk at the hospital. They were soon married and remained stalwart members of the community for over half a century. In addition to operating a local retail business, Harding’s Meat and Locker, they were faithful supporters of several community endeavours, including the annual Elks Rodeo and were major benefactors of the town’s Agriplex facility.
Velva also served on the High Prairie town council, held several positions in local service organizations and was a longtime member of the Order of the Royal Purple and the Royal Canadian Legion.
Velva was born in 1923. Her parents, Charles and Helen Daniel, homesteaded in the Stanger area west of Edmonton. She spent much of her childhood in Entwistle, then served as a WREN in the Canadian Naval Service during World War II.
She was predeceased by her brother Darold and sister Edna. She leaves nephews and nieces Craig and Kathi Holmes, Terry, Pat, Richard, Lorne and Darolyn Daniel, Susan Rose, Mary Lou Cutler and Wendy Milner plus their spouses, great-nephews and nieces, together with other relatives and close friends.
To the very end Velva led an active, independent and vital life. She will be missed by all.
The family would like express special thanks to the care provided by Dr. Marlene Hamilton and her staff at the Cross Cancer Institute and Dr. Sharon Vaselenak, as well as friends and staff at Terra Losa Lifestyles Options Senior residence in Edmonton, Alberta.
A memorial service will take place on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 1 p.m. at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 4633-52 Avenue, High Prairie, with Rev. Joan Schellenberger officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the CNIB, particularly for Macular Degeneration research, or to the Alberta Cancer Foundation to be designated for use at the Cross Cancer Institute-Patient Needs Fund (for patient comforts or equipment only) at 11560 University Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6G 1Z2.
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