I’m very sorry to report that my mother, Nina Mae Willett, died yesterday morning in Weyburn at the age of 87 years. Here is the obituary I’ve written for her for the Weyburn Review. OBITUARY FOR NINA MAE WILLETT, 1926-2013 Nina Mae Willett died peacefully in her sleep on the morning of May 30, 2013, …
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Obituary for my mother, Nina Mae Willett, 1926-2013
- By Edward Willett in Blog
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May 31, 2013
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