Edna Golden

Edna Golden (Presley, nee Sharkey), a long time resident of the Metcalfe and Vernon area, passed away peacefully at the West End Villa Nursing Home on Jan. 18, 2007. She was 85.
She was born in Cumberland to John and Eva Sharkey on March 21, 1921. After finishing her schooling, she went to work for the federal government in Ottawa. In 1952, she married Howard Presley from Clarence, Ont. They bought a dairy farm east of Vernon in 1954, and made it their home for the next 25 years. In 1979 they purchased a house in Vernon and retired to a quieter lifestyle. Howard passed away in 1985, and for the next several years. Edna enjoyed spending her time with friends and family in the village. She married Fred Golden in 1999 and moved to the Stanley Apartments in Metcalfe, where they continued to enjoy going to the Old Time Fiddlers dances and other functions. In July 2006 they move to the West End Villa.
She is survived by her husband Fred Golden, and her children Keith (Deb Merkley), Grace (Lester Robinson), Rosemary (Don Dujay), and Janice (Bob Frederick). She is also survived by her grandchildren Shannon Reoch (Steve Pietschmann), Adam and Jason Presley, and by great-grandchildren Brayden and Cameron Pietschmann. She will be fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her son Bruce Presley, her sister Hilda (Stanley Edwards), and by her brothers Wilfred (Gladys), and Keith Sharkey.
Friends called at the Daley Family Funeral Home on Jan. 22, and 23 (until the time of the service in the chapel of the funeral home). A spring interment will take place at Springhill Cemetery in Metcalfe.
Donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.