O'BRIEN, Elda May March 5, 1922 - October 5, 2012 The family of Elda May O'Brien (nee Sandercock) sadly announces her passing on Friday October 5, 2012, at the age of 90 years. Elda suffered a major heart attack and passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after living with a progressively disabling condition for nearly ten years. She was predeceased by Wilton (Obie), her devoted husband of 62 years in 2011 and by her brother Elmer. She is survived by two sisters Vera and Verna, brother Hugh, son Ellis, grandchildren Heath, Damon, Timothy and Stacia, and great-grandchildren Quinn and Evey. Elda was born in Markinch, Saskatchewan, the eldest of 5 children to Stacia Elda and Charles Edward Sandercock. She completed her high school education in Markinch and then attended Normal School in Regina to become a qualified teacher in 1941. After teaching school for a time, Elda attended the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon and earned an Arts and Science degree in Biology in 1945.
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