Edith Christina Cook
Passed on: June 21st, 2008
57, Halifax/New Waterford We, the family of Edie Cook, are saddened to announce her sudden death on Saturday, June 21, 2008, in Halifax. Born in New Waterford, she was the daughter of the late Peter Cook from Reserve Mines and Bessie (Dickson) Cook from New Waterford. Edie attended Mt. Carmel School and later graduated from the Cape Breton Business College in Sydney. She was employed at St. Mary’s University in Halifax. Edie loved going to Tim Hortons on Dutch Village Road, Halifax, and her compassionate and caring nature will be sadly missed by all her family and friends. Edie is survived by three sisters, Catherine (Bernie Landry), Betty Anne (Murray Kirkpatrick), Ruth Gaudet and four brothers, Patrick ‘Paddy’, Peter (Aleta), John and Bernie. Also surviving is Edie’s brother-in-law, John William Fraser and several nieces and nephews. Edie was predeceased by the love of her life, Dean Edwards, four sisters, Margaret Fraser, Alice, Sheila and Patricia in infancy as well as three brothers, Jimmy, John and David in infancy. She was also predeceased by her grandparents, Peter Sr. and Catherine (MacEachern) Cook and John and Margaret (Morrison) Dickson. Cremation has taken place. A funeral service will be held Saturday, June 28, 2008, at 11 a.m. in the V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home Chapel, 380 Smith St., New Waterford, with Rev. Duncan Roach officiating. Interment to follow in St. Leonard, Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Condolences to the family can be expressed through the funeral home at: www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
