Daughter of Col. William Bradford Bend and Isabella Tomes Bend. Sister of Isabella, Harold, Charles, and Mary.
Drowned in Lake Pepin along with her best friend, Nettie McKey, during an excursion with several other girls from St. Paul. Although neither of them could swim, Nettie and Edith courageously went to the aid of a friend, Amelia "Amy" Horn, who had cried for help after accidentally slipping into deep water. Amy was eventually rescued and survived.
Edith and Nettie were buried together in "a single grave, dug in the boundary line of two plots".
Drowned in Lake Pepin along with her best friend, Nettie McKey, during an excursion with several other girls from St. Paul. Although neither of them could swim, Nettie and Edith courageously went to the aid of a friend, Amelia "Amy" Horn, who had cried for help after accidentally slipping into deep water. Amy was eventually rescued and survived.
Edith and Nettie were buried together in "a single grave, dug in the boundary line of two plots".
Daughter of Col. William Bradford Bend and Isabella Tomes Bend. Sister of Isabella, Harold, Charles, and Mary.
Drowned in Lake Pepin along with her best friend, Nettie McKey, during an excursion with several other girls from St. Paul. Although neither of them could swim, Nettie and Edith courageously went to the aid of a friend, Amelia "Amy" Horn, who had cried for help after accidentally slipping into deep water. Amy was eventually rescued and survived.
Edith and Nettie were buried together in "a single grave, dug in the boundary line of two plots".
Drowned in Lake Pepin along with her best friend, Nettie McKey, during an excursion with several other girls from St. Paul. Although neither of them could swim, Nettie and Edith courageously went to the aid of a friend, Amelia "Amy" Horn, who had cried for help after accidentally slipping into deep water. Amy was eventually rescued and survived.
Edith and Nettie were buried together in "a single grave, dug in the boundary line of two plots".
Gravesite Details
Shared grave with Nettie McKey. Their parents already owned adjoining plots. Nettie's body may have been moved later to Massachusetts, where her parents are buried.
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