EDNA PAULINE SOKOLIUK

On the morning of Nov. 22, 2014, God call His daughter, Edna Sokoliuk, to her eternal home.
Edna was born Aug. 19, 1922 in Birmingham, England, the oldest daughter of seven children born to Percy and Ada Lowe.
Edna was married to George Sokoliuk. Edna was training to become a professional singer, and was entertaining wounded returning soldiers at a convalescent hospital in February, 1945 in Birmingham.
There she met her future husband, George Sokoliuk. George was a Lance Corporal serving in Italy during WWII. George became wounded when he was a dispatch rider and was thrown off his motorbike into a bomb crater.
After the war ended, the servicemen returned back to Canada, and Edna arrived from England in 1946 at “Pier 21” in Halifax, N.S.
Edna was an active member of the Overseas Wives Club, and joined her fellow “War Brides” in her new homeland. These women became her Canadian family, and “sisters” who shared a family-like bond that sustained her in times of joy and sorrow.
Because of her voice training, Edna was involved in many of the music festivals in Fort Frances, and sang at many weddings and funerals throughout the district. She was actively involved in her church in her younger days.
Edna leaves to cherish her memory her daughter, Lorraine; son, Brent (Nina); grandchildren, Rebecca (Mike) and Jordan; and great-grandson, Parker Davis.
She also is survived by brothers- and sisters-in-law, both in Canada and in England, and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband, George Sokoliuk; son, Robert; parents, Percy and Ada Lowe; sisters, Zena, Doreen, Jean, and Joyce; and brothers, John and Ray.
She also was predeceased by her father- and mother-in-law, Mike and Lena Sokoliuk; and brothers- and sisters-in-law both in Canada and England.
Funeral services will be held Saturday Nov. 29, 2014 at 2 p.m. at the New Beginnings Fellowship Church in Fort Frances, Ont., with Sandy McEvoy officiating.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.
Pallbearers will be Jordan Sokoliuk, Doug White, Scott Ahrens, Paul Redford, Wayne Barron, and Doug Barron. The honourary pallbearers will be The Overseas Wives Club: The War Brides Pam Oliver, Monica Hanzuk, June Keddie, Dorothy Jones, Grace Armstrong, Nel Laur, Irene Redford, and Penny McFarland, and special friend, Elaine (White) Kiddle.
Interment will take place in Riverview Cemetery in Fort Frances at a later date.
In memoriam donations may be made to the New Beginnings Fellowship Church, the Rainycrest Activation Department, or the Rainycrest Auxiliary c/o Northridge Funeral Home, P.O. Box 89, Emo, Ont., P0W 1E0.
Online condolences may be offered at www.northridgefuneralhome.com