Edna (Reid) Gell
March 27, 2010
View Tribute and Sign Guestbook SOMERSET, MA – Edna (Reid) Gell, 91, of Somerset, MA, and Vero Beach, FL, died Saturday, March 27, 2010, at the Grace Barker Nursing Home in Warren, RI. Born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Robert and Margaret (Booth) Reid, she was the wife of the late Arthur Gell and Norman Grime.
Mrs. Gell, a 1935 graduate of BMC Durfee High School, devoted her life to raising her family. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour in Somerset and was active at one time on the church’s Vestry and was a long time member of the Adult Choir. Edna was also a member of Christ Church in Swansea.
While wintering in Vero Beach, she was involved with the garden club and the senior choral group. Edna was also involved locally with the Fall River Women’s Club and the Somerset PM Club. Mrs. Gell enjoyed music and loved to play the piano.
She is survived by two daughters, Carole Murtagh and Sally A. Winslow, both of Rye, NH; two sons, Robert A. Gell of Somerset and William R. Gell of Little Compton, RI; two brothers, Thomas Reid, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and Edwin Reid of Fall River; eight grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Helene Mertzweiller and Robert Reid.
Funeral Information
Private services for Mrs. Gell will be held at the convenience of the family. All arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the HATHAWAY COMMUNITY HOME for FUNERALS, 900 Buffinton St., Somerset, MA. To LIGHT A CANDLE, SIGN THE MEMORIAL REGISTER, or consult THE GRIEF LIBRARY, please log on to www.hathawayfunerals.com., or telephone 508/672-3572.
Donations Information
Contributions in her memory may be made to the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, 910 17th St., N.W., Suite 1190, Washington, D.C. 20006.
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