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• Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956
  Mary Ann Lovin [Mary Ann Howden]
  Arrival 29 Jan 1952 Blaine, Washington, USA
  Residence Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Age 28, Birth 13 Oct 1923 Edinburgh, Scotland
  Race/Nationality Scottish (Scotish)
  Height 5' 5", Fair Commplexion, BLue Eyes, Light Brown Hair
  Accompanied by Husband
  Nearest Relatrive Brother-in-Law R G Lovin, Prince Rupert, BC
  
  Her obituary reports she was bornin Edinburgh-Leath, Scotland, a confusin name.  THey apparently meant Leith, an ancient town near Edionurgh, which is in the County of Edinburgh, Scotland.  Wikipedia gives us some backgournd on the town.
  
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  Leith (/ˈliːθ/ LEETH, Scottish Gaelic: Lìte) is a district and former town; burgh of barony and regality,[2] and then municipality;[3] to the north of the city of Edinburgh at the mouth of the Water of Leith in Scotland.
  
  Leith has a long association with Edinburgh; with an area of South Leith, the Port of Leith,[4] under the control of the Burgresses of the Royal Burgh of Edinburgh until 1833, and then again, subsequently, when in 1920 the town and municipal burgh of Leith itself was brought under the auspices of the County of Edinburgh.
  --  "Leith," Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leith
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  Mary Ann's obituary amazingly nowhere reports her maiden name.
  
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  LOVIN, MARY ANN passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 12, 2008.  She was born in Edinburgh-Leath [Leith, Ediburgh County], Scotland, on October 13, 1923.  Ann served in World War II where she met Clarence Brady Lovin, the love of her life.  Clarence and Ann were married in Prince Rupert, BC on December 28, 1946.
  
  She will be forever loved and remembered by her husband Clarence, her daughter Jean Sandham (Fred), her granddaughters Terri Day (Mike), Lori Nicholls (Paul Gervais), her great granddaughters Desiree, Kassidy and Kennedy Day and her great grandson Dakoda Gervais, all of Kelowna, BC.  The family wishes to extend sincere gratitude to all of the ladies at the Dogwood Unit - Cottonwoods for the extra care you have given to Mom and Dad.
  
  There will be no service by request.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Springfield Funeral Home.  Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-860-7077.
  
  Remember Mom, Dad told you he would meet you on Princess Street, between the railway tracks and the garden, where you shared your first kiss.
  --  Kelowna Capital News, Kelowna, BC, 12 Oct 2008, courtesy of David Hays on Ancestry.com
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Sources

• 1. Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956
• 2. Obituaries from Canada