Sunday, April 23, 2006
Auntie Ethel will be remembered with great love and admiration. She showed a true pioneering spirit as she set sail for Canada as a War Bride to start married life with her new husband Eddie, leaving England behind. My dad (Richard Albert Tume) was Auntie Ethel's youngest brother and he and my grandparents (Walter and Lucy Elizabeth Tume) often recounted the day they said goodbye on the dockside as her ship departed. Through her life and actions Auntie Ethel demonstrated that we should always be positive; retain a sense of humour; and live life to the full. Over the years her letters to us painted a vivid picture of Marsden as a wonderful, caring community; and how much she loved being a part of it. Our heartfelt thanks go out to all those who befriended and supported Auntie Ethel and especially to those at Cut Knife who ensured that her final years were so pleasant and calm. May Auntie Ethel now finally rest in peace, reunited with Eddie. Carol, Dennis, Helen, Sarah and Alice
