Edna Louise Vickey (Douglas)
11/4/2014

Edna Louise (Douglas) Vickey, born July 6, 1934 in Danvers, Mass. to Grace Esther (Trask) and William Douglas passed away today, November 4, 2014. She is preceded in death by her parents, her brother George Douglas of Brockton and her sister Diane (Douglas) Gusicoria, also of Brockton. Edna was formerly from the North Shore and Brockton but had lived in East Taunton for the past 53 years. She was educated in Danvers, Ipswich, and Brockton.
Edna was a housewife and devoted mother most of her life but when her youngest children attended high school Edna joined the work force as a waitress at Tane’s and Friendly’s. She moved on to work as a cashier at Stop and Shop where she retired in 2005.

Edna was very active in PTA serving various offices of County Street School as well as Walker School. She enjoyed bowling and played with the women’s league at Raynham Bowl. She also liked to travel and had made many visits to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Reno, Lake Tahoe, and Bermuda. She was also an avid reader, liked to crochet and sew, and in the past few years received great pleasure from her small garden with its whimsical solar lights and many bird feeders.

She is survived by her husband of 53 years, David Vickey, Sr. formerly of Stoughton and her 5 children: Denise Downey (Scott) Smith of Novato, California; Mary Lou Downey Prudhomme of East Taunton; Robin Vickey (Richard) Cardoza of Stoughton; David (Wendy) Vickey Jr. of Rehoboth; and Martin (Lisa) Vickey of East Taunton.
She will be missed by her 10 grandchildren: Nikolai Smith of Granada Hills, California Erin Leigh, and Sarah Smith of Novato, California; Eric Cardoza of Foxboro and Michael Cardoza of Taunton; Elizabeth and Sara Vickey of Rehoboth; as well as Kirsten, Austin, and Allyson Vickey of East Taunton. Edna was very proud of her 8 great-grandchildren as well; Brooke Smith of Novato, California; Nicolas, Alyssa, Micah, Tyler, and Skylar Cardoza of Foxboro and Rylie Vickey of Rehoboth as well as Madeline Cardoza of Taunton. She will be greatly missed by her brothers Ron Douglas of Ft. Lauderdale., Florida, Fred Douglas of Brockton and her sister Barbara Wenson also of Brockton.

A wake will be held at the Taunton Funeral Home, 8 Crapo Street, Taunton, Mass. on Thursday evening November 6th from 4-8pm to be followed by a funeral service at the funeral home Friday, November 7th at 11 am. Interment will follow in Mayflower Hill Cemetery in Taunton. Online Condolences may be made at www.tauntonfuneral.com
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