Obituary of Elina MacNiven

MacNIVEN, Elina Peacefully on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at the age of 74 after a short illness. Elina was the beloved wife of Charles Donald MacNiven for 52 years. Mother of Maia (Gordon Baird) and loving grandmother of Geoffrey, James and Andrew. She is lovingly remembered by her brother Hillar Kurlents (Helen) of Naples, Florida, her brother-in-law James MacNiven, her nieces and nephews and her many friends. Elina was born February 14, 1937 in Estonia and left Estonia for Sweden with her brother and parents, Erika and Alfred Kurlents, during World War II, eventually settling in Montreal, Quebec. Elina worked as a journalist for the Ottawa Citizen and The Globe and Mail and spent many years as editor of the CBC Radio Guide. Thanks to the staff of the CICU at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Family and friends may call at the HUMPHREY FUNERAL HOME - A.W. MILES CHAPEL 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Davisville Avenue) from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6. A funeral will be held at LEASIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 670 Eglinton Avenue East on Thursday, April 7 at 11:00 a.m. If desired, donations to the Sunnybrook Foundation, Schulich Heart Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto M4N 3M5 would be greatly appreciated. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com.