Obituaries

Apr 24, 2021

Douglas Allen Thurn passed away early in the morning Saturday April 24, 2021 at Westview Care Community in Linden after a long, hard battle with cancer at the age of 58. He was the husband of Victoria Thurn nee. Falk, they had just celebrated 31 years of marriage. Doug was born June 22, 1962 in Calgary, AB to Norman and...

Apr 23, 2021

Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, Rosella Giesbrecht Baerg, was born in her parents home on February 24, 1926, at Grande Pointe, MB, to Solomon and Katherine Goossen Giesbrecht. Mom was the eldest child in a family of eight. Mom calmly, quietly, peacefully departed this life on April 23, 2021, with her daughter, Lorna, by her side. Mom received few years...

Apr 6, 2021

Mrs. Iris Dholarie Dharampaul was born on January 20, 1934 in New Amsterdam, Berbice, Guyana. She was truly a sojourner in the land, having lived in multiple places on two continents at various times. In her last years, she looked forward increasingly to going home to Heaven to be with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Our Mom, Iris, peacefully...

Apr 6, 2021

On the afternoon of April 6, 2021 mom got her angel wings. Mom was born in Drumheller and grew up on a farm near Morrin. She took her nursing training at Holy Cross Hospital, Calgary, and worked there private duty nursing until marrying dad, Jack. They both worked in Drumheller in the winter and farmed in the summer until our...

Apr 4, 2021

As daughter, sister, aunt, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Mary Harders life followed a path of formidable challenges and significant joys. She was born to David and Anna (nee Baergen) Wiens in a rural farmhouse near Sedalia, Alberta on July 28, 1933. This was during the Depression and the young family moved to Annas parents farm while David travelled in search...

Apr 1, 2021

Apr 1, 2021

Sandra Liegh Close passed away suddenly on April 1, 2021 in Calgary, Alberta. She is survived by her partner Marcel Robichaud, daughter Laura Labrecque (Keith), brother Kelly Close (Patty), and nephew Emmersen and niece Lindi, and grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents Leonora in 2015 and Bob Close in 2017, her first husband Norman Labrecque in 2009,...

Mar 25, 2021

Larry was born at home in Swalwell to John and Mae Empey on July 28, 1942, and passed away on March 25, 2021, at the Three Hills Health Centre after a full and interesting life. With his inquisitive mind, he invented many fascinating things and was interested in all things mechanical. He was also an artist at heart creating beautiful...

Mar 22, 2021

In loving memory of Bernice, my Wife, our Mom, Grama, and Gramama Bernice Ella Reimer was born to Aaron F. and Catherine Bartel Reimer on July 27, 1927 in Giroux, Manitoba. When she was 9, they moved to Crooked Creek, Alberta. Mom told us many interesting stories of homesteading days. Times were often hard, but we heard about the good...

Mar 20, 2021

Michael Douglas Vaughan valiantly fought as hard as he could for his life and loves, and on Saturday, March 20th his loving Lord and Saviour called him home. We have lost an exceptional man and we are heartbroken, but what a special soul heaven has gained! His memory will live on in the heart of his wife Shauna (nee Parker),...

Mar 13, 2021

Francisco Peters, affectionately known as Frank, 55, passed away on March 13, 2021 in his home in Whitecourt, Alberta. Frank was born on October 17, 1965, in Chihuahua, Mexico, and was raised with five brothers and five sisters. Growing up, he could be found doing farm work or making a new friend. At 21, he married his wife, Maria. Within...

Feb 26, 2021

Katharina (Kathy) Parker passed away peacefully on February 26, 2021, at the Bethany Care Centre in Didsbury Alberta, at age 86. Kathy was born near Hague Saskatchewan on September 8, 1934, and raised in Hague, in Coaldale, Alberta, and Shellbrook, Saskatchewan. Following school, she attended Business College in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, gaining a certificate of proficiency in the secretarial course...

Feb 21, 2021

Our mother and grandmother, Doris Josephine Bronson Eidse, was born on April 27, 1927, to Jasper Thornton and Anna Friesen Bronson, in Three Hills, Alberta. She peacefully passed away in hospital at Grande Cache, Alberta, on February 21, 2021, surrounded by her family. Her death was caused by a massive stroke, as well as complications of old age. She reached...

Feb 17, 2021

Margaret Luella de Beaudrap (nee McCarty) was born February 11, 1931 to parents Frank and Margaurette at Vegreville, Alberta, and passed away peacefully February 17, 2021 at the Vegreville Hospital at the age of 90 years. Luella was predeceased by husband Joe in 2015 and infant son James and leaves to mourn her six children: Francis (Lynn), Denise (Ed) Ogrodnick,...

Feb 13, 2021

We are saddened to announce the passing of Bob McKinlay of Huxley, AB on Saturday, February 13th. Bob was born September 13th, 1924. Dad lived in the Huxley area all of his 96 years. He was born in the coulees at home, where his parents owned and operated the McKinlay coal mine. Dad drove truck to deliver coal because his...

Jan 24, 2021

My beloved husband, our dad and grandpa, Dennis Lorne Toews, was born to William (Bill) and Margaret Baerg Toews, on December 6, 1940, in Swalwell, Alberta. On January 24, 2021, after a brief but intense battle with cancer, he peacefully passed away. Dad met the Lord in his youth and joined the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite. He was...

Jan 21, 2021

Norma Jean Blosser, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on January 21, 2021, surrounded by family in the home she and our Dad shared at Linden Lodge. Mom was born to Eric and Mae Elgert, January 19, 1939, at Smoky Creek, Alberta. She was raised on a rural homestead and attended a one-room school through grade nine at...

Jan 12, 2021

Jan 10, 2021

Elsie Baerg Barkman was born to John L and Margaret Wiebe Baerg on August 3, 1931. She passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, during a beautiful sunset the evening of January 10, 2021 at Westview Care Community. Mom received her education at the Antler School, riding there on horseback together with her siblings. In her younger years...

Dec 31, 2020

Our dear Bertha Wiebe, a beloved Sister, Aunt, Great Aunt, and Friend, was born October 1, 1939, to Isaac and Mary Friesen Wiebe at their home at Swalwell, AB. She passed into Heaven at the Three Hills Hospital at the age of 81 years after a short bout of illness. When Bertha was 11 years old, she gave her heart...