Elsa Rose [nee Keefe] Batten,
February 1929 – June 2011.

Elsa died June 28, 2011 in the company of her family at the Grey Nuns Hospital in Edmonton. She is survived by Roy, her husband of 59 years, sons Garrett [Lenea], Darrell [Patricia], and Kevin [Elaine]; six grandchildren: Elizabeth, Margaret, David, Evan, Jason and Aidan; three great-grandchildren: Sara, Evelyn and Arthur; one sister Jeanette Keefe, of Toronto, and a large extended family. Elsa was predeceased by her parents A.A. [Gus] Keefe and Ethel Keefe of Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, six sisters; Ada, Gwendolyn, Mary, Irene, Marina, Edythe; and three brothers: Raymon, Irving, Calvin. Elsa was a graduate of the St. John’s General Hospital School of Nursing in 1951. Her career in nursing spanned 35 years retiring as an Asst. Administrator of the Misericordia Hospital in 1985.
At Elsa’s request there will be no formal memorial service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Cross Cancer Institute, or a charity of your choice.