San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Lanam, Edna January 24 2005
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The Record  February 4, 2005
Stockton
Edna Lanam 
June 1, 1926 - January 24, 2005



Edna Lanam was born on June 1, 1926 in Andrew, Alberta, Canada. She passed away 
at a hospital in Stockton on January 24, 2005. She was 78 years old. 
She is survived by her son, Douglas Lanam of Mountain View and daughter, Heidi 
Lanam of Washington, D.C. and a daughter-in-law, Jennifer Lanam and 2 
granddaughters, Clare and Robin both of Mountain View. Also surviving are 1 
sister, Ollie Frank of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and 1 brother, George Kaye of 
Millet, Alberta; many nieces, nephews and cousins in Canada. Edna attended 
Willingdon High School in the early 1940's then entered Misericordia Nursing 
School and then graduating as a registered nurse in 1949. Then she worked as a 
medical and surgical supervisor at the hospital for 2 years. Then she attended 
the University of Alberta nursing program for a degree in teaching and 
supervising. Upon graduation she worked at the University of Berkeley teaching 
staff as an instructor in orthopedics until 1955. In 1955 she moved to Berkeley 
to work as head nurse at the Herrick Hospital in Berkeley. She married Trevor 
Lanam in December of 1981 and lived in the Bay area for 10 years before moving 
to Stockton in 1965. Her membership from the 1st Presbyterian Church where she 
was married was transferred to the Lincoln Presbyterian Church in Stockton 
in 1965. She was active in the Women's Association. At her church, the Chrisman 
Committee, the Banner Committee, bible study and the Visiting the Circle at her 
church. She also had memberships at the Stockton Rose Society, Gourmet Hookers 
Sewing Group, the Multiple Sclerosis Society, the California and Canadian 
Nurses Association. In Edna's free time she loved gardening and painting. 
There will be a Memorial service to celebrate Edna's life on February 8, 2005, 
at 3:00 p.m. The service will take place at the Lincoln Presbyterian Church, 
900 Douglas Road, Stockton, CA. There will be a private inurnment at Cherokee 
Memorial Park Lodi, CA. Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of the 
arrangements. 
 





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