Wergena White-Edwards was born on January 6, 1955. She was the beloved first born child to Rudolph White, Sr. & Beatrice White. Wergena entered into her final rest at home on June 9, 2021. She was a loving and devout mother to Matthew, Eugene Jr., and Ashley. Her life’s joy was caring for and loving on her children as she sought to help them achieve their goals. Wergena was joined in marriage to her childhood friend and sweetheart Eugene Edwards, Sr. on August 25th, 1990. While married for only thirty years, their love story and friendship spanned a period of five decades.
From her humble beginnings as a NASA intern at the tender age of 17, Wergena epitomized hard work, leadership, kindness, and friendship in the workplace. In her 43 years of labor with St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Wergena touched the lives of many in a host of sectors until her retirement in August 2019.
Wergena was saved by grace through faith in Christ in her formative years. This faith lasted with her until the end of her days. Wergena loved the Lord her God with all her heart, mind, soul and strength and instilled the truth of God’s word and the gospel in her life, her household, and before others wherever she went. While absent in body with us in the physical realm, she is now present with the Lord.
Wergena is survived in love and precious memories by her husband, three children, her beloved mother, four younger siblings, and a host of nieces and nephews.
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