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NEGODAEFF, Irene Edna (nee Graham) Our beautiful Mummie left us, peacefully, on Friday, October 14, just before noon, at the age of 89. Predeceased by our beloved father, Dmitri (Nick), she will be sorely missed by daughters Maggie Negodaeff (Peter) and Susan Risk (Brent) of Ottawa, nephews Davin Risk (Gayla), Geoffrey (Marsha), Brian (Janine), and Christopher (Barbara) Rowell, their mother and Mummie's sister Jean (Graham) Rowell of Etobicoke, brothers Norman Graham of Burlington and Peter (Hannelore) Graham of Nerja, Spain - plus a host of beloved great-nieces and nephews. Rene was loved by everyone who met her. Her sparkle and love of life brushed hundreds of souls and left them happier for her presence. She was a talented artist, singer, dancer and poet, and even scored a hole-in-one the first year she attempted golf! A veteran of WW II, Rene had spent 10 years working on London's Daily Express newspaper before she joined the Women's Land Army to help keep England eating. She met our Dad at the Overseas Club just after the War, and they married a year later. There will be private arrangements for her cremation and disposition, and a celebration of her life on November 10, 2005, at the library of the National Press Club, 165 Sparks St. Ottawa, between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Please call Maggie at 613-563-0518 for details. We would appreciate donations to the wonderful New Orchard Lodge, 99 New Orchard Ave., Ottawa, ON K2B 5E6, whose staff cared for Mummie with love and affection. Published in the Ottawa Citizen on 10/22/2005