Aged sixty-nine, died peacefully at the Montreal General Hospital on November 27, 2009, after a short battle with cancer. She will be lovingly missed by her only daughter Rosemarie Keizer, brothers Alfred (Lillian), Abby (Connie), Rolland, sister Sherrill Brathwaite, many nieces and nephews, and her many co-workers who became life long friends made during a career spanning four decades at Federation CJA. Edna was predeceased by her devoted life partner Yvan Levesque, with whom she shared so many happy years, and by siblings Harry, Gert (Trudy), Herbie, Walter, Joe and Donald. The family wishes to extend a special thanks to the staff on the 17th and 15th floors of the Montreal General Hospital who paid special attention to her. For the convenience of friends and family, visitation will be held at Feron's Funeral Home, 2630 Notre-Dame St W., Montreal, QC (Lionel Groulx metro) on Tuesday, December 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial service honouring Edna's life will be held on Wednesday, December 2 at 11 a.m. in the chapel of the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Edna Brathwaite Memorial Cancer Research Fund at the Jewish General Hospital would be gratefully appreciated.

God's Garden

God looked around his garden
And found an empty place
And then he looked down upon the earth
And saw your upturned face

He put his arms around you
And lifted you to rest
God's garden must be beautiful
He only takes the best

He knew that you were suffering
He knew you were in pain
He knew that you would never
Get well on earth again

He saw the road was getting rough
And the hills were hard to climb
So he closed your weary eyelids
And whispered, Peace be thine

It broke my heart to lose you
But you didn't go alone
For part of me went with you
The day God called you home

Miss you forever - Rosemarie