A West Watford woman who worked at Sun Printers and as a dinner lady at Victoria Girls School has died aged 92.

Lilian Edith Oakins, known as Edie, was born in 1923 to Lily and Fred Baldwin and lived in Liverpool Road.

Edie met Dennis Oakins, who was also from Liverpool Road, and they married in 1950.

In Watford, the couple enjoyed spending time with friends and family, going for picnics, Sunday afternoon drives, walking their dog Kim in the woods and fishing on a Sunday afternoon with their daughters Lynda and Carole.

Edie worked at Sun Printers and was a dinner lady at Victoria Girls School, also a housewife.

Dennis worked at Scammells and British Leyland where he worked on trucks and buses. He also was in the Royal Air Force.

After 30 years of living in Watford Edie and Dennis decided to follow their two girls to Canada.

In 1980 Edie and Dennis uprooted their lives and moved to Vancouver to be with their daughters, who previously moved to Canada with their husbands Will Dixon and David Stevens, and that is where they lived for the remainder of their lives.

In Canada they had four grandsons and one granddaughter.

Lyn Dixon said her parents loved living there and never once regretted their decision to move.

She said: “Mum and dad enjoyed being surrounded by all the beautiful scenery and mountains and especially their annual week away to Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island, which is where this photograph was taken.”

Edie’s husband Dennis died in 1994 in Canada.

During their time in Canada the family enjoyed the outdoors and Edie loved her weekly keep fit with the ladies.

Lyn continued: “Along with Canada, they also loved their grandchildren and spending time with them.

“To this day the grandchildren all get along great and are very close.”

Edie’s family said they will miss her very much but are grateful for all that she did and for all the lives that she touched.