Edith Adeline BRAITHWAITE

EDITH ADELINE BRAITHWAITE 'Peter' (Mitchell)
Direct descendant of Canadian heroine Laura Secord dies at 105 years old. Peter (her preferred name) was born in Clarksburg, Ontario on November 27, 1912, and passed away peacefully in her home in Brampton, Ontario on January 20, 2018. Peter was the daughter of George Herbert McCarroll Mitchell and Caroline Cartwright Carthew of Clarksburg, Ontario. Her sister, Carroll (Mitchell) Davidson, 104 years old, is now the oldest living direct descendant of Laura Secord.
Peter attended MacDonald Institute at the University of Guelph and later worked as a dietician at Eaton's College Street. She married William Kenneth Braithwaite of Meaford, Ontario on July 29, 1939, raised 2 daughters, and became a lifelong volunteer. She offered her time for many years with veterans at Sunnybrook Hospital, volunteered for over 50 years at Peel Memorial Hospital, and was also involved with the chancel guild at Christ Church after moving to Brampton in 1964.
She was always active in the community, enjoyed playing bridge with her friends, and remained capable and independent throughout her life - still driving her Cadillac and mowing her own lawn until she was 102. Peter was loving, kind, and generous to her family, friends and associates and will be fondly remembered by all. She will be sadly missed by her two daughters, Suzanne (Braithwaite) Wylie and Dianne (Braithwaite) Shackel; her grandchildren, Cesilee Thompson, Lanny Wylie, Daniel Burrows, Michael Burrows and Angela Shackel; her 8 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews - all of whom she inspired with her great spirit.