Obituary of Ethel Irene Snelgrove

Passed peacefully away at the Carbonear General Hospital on Sunday, July 9, 2017, Ethel Irene Snelgrove of Lower Island Cove, age 75 years. Predeceased by: parents: William and Martha Park; son: Tony; brothers and sisters. Leaving to mourn, husband: Russell; one daughter: Suzanne (Sam) Whittaker, USA; two sons: Russell (Mary), St. John’s and Allan (Wendy), Halifax, NS; daughter-in-law: Tina Snelgrove, Lower Island Cove; eleven grandchildren: Jeffrey, Jeremy, Samantha, Rebecca, Sebastian, Tyler, Ryan, Brittany, Joshua, Lillian, and Mitchell; special friend: Dave Snelgrove; also a large number of other relatives and friends. At Ethel’s request cremation has taken place. There will be no visitation and no funeral service. Donations in her memory may be made to the Diabetes Association, 29-31 Pippy Place, Suite 2007, St. John’s, NL, A1B 3X2 or to donate online, diabetes.ca.

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