Obituary of Muriel Evelyn Young

YOUNG, Muriel Evelyn (Beth) née Teed Relict of Andrew Laurence Young, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at her apartment at Fountains of Mission, in Calgary, Alberta. Born 1919 in Saint John, New Brunswick, she was the daughter of the late John F. H. Teed and Mrs. Muriel Teed (Wetmore), of Saint John. Also predeceased by her two oldest children Margaret (David Wright) and Andrew (Karen Andrews) and one sister, Hazel Hazen. She will be sadly missed by her three sons: Ian (Angela Romany) of Ottawa ON, Tom of Parsboro NS, and Kenneth (Shirley Pasmore) of Calgary AB, and daughter Nancy (Randy Henderson) of Halifax NS. Grandmother of thirteen and great-grandmother of two. Sister of George, Hugh and Eric Teed, Mary Gillis and Gloria Trivett. Sister in law of Elizabeth and Lois Teed and Rev. Don Trivett. Beth also leaves several nieces, nephews and cousins to mourn her passing. Educated at Edgehill School for Girls in Nova Scotia, she graduated from McGill University in 1940. Beth taught at her alma mater in Nova Scotia for several terms before joining the Royal Canadian Navy at their Naval Intelligence Headquarters in Ottawa. Promoted to officer in the Wrens, she remained in Ottawa until the end of the war. In 1946, she was invited to join the International Air Transport Association's Head Office in Montreal, where she met her future husband, Laurence Young. Married in November 1947, Beth and Laurence had a marriage full of exciting travels, momentous events and interesting people. The traditions that were so much a part of Beth's life are a legacy carried on in the lives of her children and grandchildren. Visitations in Calgary will be on Wednesday, October 12, from 3 to 6pm, at McInnis & Holloway Funeral Home, Park Memorial Chapel, 5008 Elbow Drive S.W. Will later rest at Brenan's Select Community Funeral Home, 111 Paradise Row, Saint John, NB with visitation on Friday, October 14 from 2pm to 4pm and 7 to 9pm. The funeral service will be held at the Trinity Anglican Church, Charlotte Street, Saint John, NB, on Saturday, October 15, at 11am. Interment will follow at 1:30pm, at Lower Norton Anglican Church Cemetery, near Hampton, NB. Remembrances may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.