Florella BERNDT

ZBITNEW, Florella (nee Berndt) Peacefully in Ottawa, after a short illness, Sunday September 17, 2006. Flo was born in 1923 in Ottawa but grew up in Blanche, Quebec. After service in the Air Force (1943-1946) she studied Home Economics at the University of Manitoba and received her B.Sc. in 1950. Flo started a second career as a teacher (1966-1984), working primarily at Merivale High School in Ottawa. Flo was an active member of the Roman Catholic Church, particularly after her retirement, most recently at St. Elizabeth's Parish. Flo was predeceased by her husband Walter Zbitnew in 1965. She is survived by her children, sons Kim, Kevin (Xiao Mei Lin) of Ottawa, daughter Athena Rushka (Brian) of Santa Rosa California, brother Ronald Berndt (Madeleine) of Skead, Ontario, sister Gwendolyn Byers of Montreal, as well as nieces, nephews and many cousins. Many thanks are extended to the staff at the Ottawa Civic Hospital during her recent illness. Friends may pay respects at the Kelly Funeral Home, 2313 Carling Avenue (west of Carlingwood) Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Wednesday to St. Elizabeth's Church for Mass of Christian Funeral at 9 a.m. Interment Notre Dame Cemetery. In memoriam donations to the Ottawa Hospital Foundation, Rehabilitation Centre, appreciated. Published in the Ottawa Citizen from 9/19/2006 - 9/20/2006