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Hilda Wells

Hilda Wells

Passed in: Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Passed on: August 3rd, 2010

It is with great sorrow that the family of the late Hilda Doris May (Whent) Wells of Grand Falls-Windsor announce her passing at the Central Nfld. Regional Health Care Centre August 3, 2010 at Age 90.Born in Weymouth, Dorest, England, June 27, 1920, Hilda joined the Women's Royal Naval Service, (WRNS) during World War II where in September of 1943 she met her future husband, Neal Wells of Grand Falls-Windsor serving in the Royal Navy. Hilda and Neal were married February 9, 1946 in Dagenham, Essex and as a young War Bride she travelled with Neal by the S.S. Lady Rodney to Newfoundland July 26, 1946 to begin their 64 years of married life together. Left to mourn, husband, Neal; Children: David (Beulah) Michelle (Peter Glavine) & John; Pamela (Calvin Sacrey) Nell (Curtis Flynn); Craig & Shane; Clyde (Augustine); and Maureen (Gordon Kennedy) David & Brian. Nephews: Gordon (Phyllis) Ludlow; Bruce Ludlow and Neal (Kathy) Ludlow and families. Special Friends: Joyce Nichols-Bailey and Blanche Bishop-Guppy. Predeceased by parents: Henry and Dorothy Whent, Dagenham, Essex, England; Father and Mother In-Law: Winfield and Clara Wells; Brother and Sister In-Law: Herbert and Marjorie Ludlow; Grand Falls-Windsor.Funeral took place Friday, August 6, 2010 from Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Grand Falls-Windsor, with Reverend Randy Lockyer officiating. Pallbearers: Members of Branch 12, Royal Canadian Legion. Internment at a later date. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Jim Maidment of Central Funeral Homes. Donations may be made in her honour to the Holy Trinity Anglican Church Memorial Fund.

 

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