Edna Cunningham

Passed away peacefully at the Dartmouth General Hospital on January 23, 2018. Born in 1928 in the small country village of Glassville NB, Mom was the second youngest of seven children and always had the support of a loving family. Early years were spent on the farm, with early education in the local one-room school house. With the help of relatives, she was able to board during the week to attend high school in Bath, NB, where she graduated in 1945 with the distinction of being class Valedictorian.

After high school, she trained as a Registered Nurse at the St John General Hospital and spent several years working in NB and ON. She graduated from the Public Health Nursing Program at Dalhousie University in 1955. While working in Saint Andrews, NB, she met our Dad, and they married a year later in her home town. They moved to Dartmouth and she worked briefly before taking on the full-time job of “Mom.” When we were older, she returned to the nursing profession, working several years at the Ocean View Manor in Eastern Passage before retiring in 1986. Mom was a long-time member of the UCW at Woodlawn United Church, and after retirement she volunteered at the IWK and the school breakfast program. She loved nature and being outdoors: up until several years ago, she could be seen with her group of lady friends out for a daily walk and a stop for coffee.She and our dad took in fitness classes with Top Hats & Roses, attended matinees at the theatre, enjoyed dining out, took tours to Norway, France, and the UK, and loved time spent with their grandchildren. Mom was a very sincere, lovely person with a beautiful smile and a desire to help others. Family and friends were very important in her life. She will be sorely missed. She is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Carl; daughter Ann (Craig Miller); son Gregg (Kathy Porter-Cunningham); grandchildren Bryan, Ainsley, Joëlle, and Mélina; sister Edith Park, and her nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by parents Wesley & Margaret McIntosh; and siblings Edward, Allan, Clarence, Agnes and Jean. A heartfelt thank you to the staff of 3 West in Dartmouth General Hospital, Always Home Homecare and Janet Goode for their loving care in her final days. A visitation will be held at the A.L. Mattatall Funeral Home (217 Portland St, Dartmouth) on Monday, January 29th from 7-9pm. The funeral will take place on Tuesday, January 30th at 10:00am at the Woodlawn United Church in Dartmouth. Internment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the charity of your choice. Online condolences may be viewed or sent to: www.mattatallfuneralhome.com