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Alice EDMAN Obituary
EDMAN, Alice R.
In Hospital of St Raphael, New Haven, January 13, 2012, Alice R. Edman, 79, of Madison. Beloved wife of Paul K. Edman. Born in Hartford, September 23, 1932, daughter of the late Thomas I., Sr and Dorothy Elizabeth (Brown) Crilly. Mother of John E.F. (Linda) Edman of Madison, Jane C. (Sean) Phillips of Longmont, CO and Nancy E. Edman of Madison; and brother Charles (Susan) Crilly of Southport, FL. Also survived by grandsons Owen Phillips and Hunter Krebs; and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by infant son Carl G.E. Edman, brother Thomas I. Crilly Jr, sisters Barbara J. Ruhe and Joan Beverly Crilly. Graduate of Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, Alice served her country in the US Air Force as a registered nurse in Texas and Tachikawa AFB in Japan. She worked as an office nurse for H.B. Birnbaum, MD full time in the years that the Conn. Turnpike was being built through Madison and for several summers. She also worked at several hospitals in CT on staff, was a private duty nurse at Yale New Haven Hospital, and then six years weekends at Conn. Hospice when at Burban Dr, Branford. Alice enjoyed genealogy, knitting and scraping. She was an avid fan of UCONN women's basketball.
Friends may call Wednesday, January 18 from 5-8 p.m. at the Guilford Funeral Home, 115 Church St, Guilford, CT 06437. A Graveside Service will be held on Thursday, January 19 at 11 a.m. in West Cemetery, Boston Post Rd, Madison, CT. In lieu of flowers contributions in memory of Mrs. Edman may be made to CT Hospice, 100 Double Beach Rd, Branford, CT 06405 or the Masonic Charity Foundation, PO Box 70, Wallingford, CT 06492. For more information or to place on-line condolences, please visit www.guilfordfuneralhome.com
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Joan Mooney
January 17, 2012
Dear Uncle Ken, Nancy, John and Jane, I am so sorry for your loss. Auntie Alice was so loved and I am going to miss her so much. She was a wonderful lady and I feel blessed to have known her and lucky to be her niece. Love you all.
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