Mrs. Edith Lyons Kernan's Obituary
Edith (Edie) Lyons Kernan, 70, passed away on November 2nd. Edie was born on April 14, 1938, in Courtown Harbour County Wexford, Ireland to John and Elizabeth Lyons. She was the 9th of 13 children and was raised in Derry, Ireland. She left Ireland at the age of nineteen to marry her husband of 50 years, W.P. (Pat) Kernan. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Thomas, Michael and Leslie, and her sisters, Betty and Kitty. She is survived by her devoted husband, Pat Kernan along with a son, Kevin Kernan; four daughters, Erin Kernan, Lynn Kaufhold and husband Kirk, Penny Rider and husband Eddie and Heather Kelly and husband Chris; grandchildren: Matthew, Kaitlyn, Carey, Joel, Michael, Daniel and Emilee; sisters: Sonia, Mary, Vera, Ann, Topper; brothers: John and Desmond. A memorial mass celebrating Edie's life will be held at Mary Queen Catholic Church, 606 Cedarwood, in Friendswood on Friday, November 7th at 1:00 P.M.
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