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Janice Margaret Blayney

Janice Margaret Blayney

Mar 2, 2020

Blayney, Janice Margaret (nee Bates) Janice was born on June 14, 1951 the only daughter of Reg and Ruth Bates. Janice passed away at home March 2, 2020 in Calgary. Janice is survived by her two daughters; Darla Blackmore and Christa (Rick) Barnhart ; two grandchildren, Osten and Sophia; two brothers Murray (Carol) Bates, Robert (Betty) Bates as well as...

Winnie Neely

Winnie Neely

Mar 1, 2020

Winnifred (Charlton) Neely was born July 25, 1922 to W.W. (Bill) and Maude Charlton of Millicent. She grew up in Millicent, surrounded by five brothers, Tom, Hank, George, Frank and Bob. Her schooling was in Millicent and Duchess where she must have learned beautiful penmanship since later in life, she would hand write thousands of letters to missionaries all around...

Agnes Wiebe

Agnes Wiebe

Feb 24, 2020

Agnes Hiebert Wiebe was born on June 9, 1930, to Min. Frank and Katherine Toews Hiebert. Mom peacefully passed away in the early hours of February 24, 2020 at Westview Care Community.Mom grew up on the family farm, the fourth youngest in a large family. As a child, she loved playing with kittens. Together with her younger sister Mildred and...

Michael Stephen Page

Michael Stephen Page

Feb 16, 2020

On the eve of Family Day, our loving Dad passed away surrounded by his family at the age of 93. Michael Stephen Page was born in Didsbury to Eli (Captain) and Dorothy Page. He was raised on the family farm with brothers, Richard, Brian, Derek, Geoffrey and little sister Mary. A beautiful young lady, Vera Nielsen caught his eye, and...

Milton Toews

Milton Toews

Feb 15, 2020

(Alvin) Milton Toews was born to Minister Isaac and Helen Bartel Toews, thirty minutes before midnight on Dec. 31, 1930, at the farm his parents homesteaded two miles North of what is now the town of Linden, Alberta. He passed away at the Jubilee Care Home, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan on February 15, 2020 after a long, gradual decline, having reached the...

Lorne Allen Thiessen

Lorne Allen Thiessen

Jan 30, 2020

Lorne Allen Thiessen was born to Gerhard and Minnie on June 24th, 1934 in the log house at Crooked Creek AB. He peacefully passed from this life in the wee hours of the morning on the 30th of January, 2020, at the Ridgevalley Home. Dad was the eldest of the Thiessen children and grew up on his parent's homestead. His...

Elsie Kathleen Berreth

Elsie Kathleen Berreth

Jan 26, 2020

Elsie was predeceased by her husband Roy, their son Wayne, her son-in-law Ian Keppie, her parents Phillipp and Katharina Hixt and her siblings Ron (Laura), Jack (Marie), Leah Tetz (Eiger), Alma Saunders (Grant) and Delora. She is survived by her children Virginia Keppie, Lynn Harty (Peter), Jane Hushagen (Brian) and Russell Berreth (Linda), her 7 grandchildren Troy, Jill, Trevor, Jason,...

Venice Friesen Baerg

Venice Friesen Baerg

Jan 24, 2020

Venice Friesen Baerg was a precious Wife, Mum, Grammi, Sister, Aunt, Anchor, Prayer Warrior and Confidante. She filled so many roles to so many of us, in her steady, quiet way. Mum was born in Matsqui, British Columbia on October 16, 1955 to Benjamin and Rozella (Toews) Friesen. She often told us of her memories of the fields of daffodils,...

Beryl Eunice Gelinas

Beryl Eunice Gelinas

Jan 22, 2020

BERYL EUNICE (VICKERY) GELINAS passed away suddenly on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at the age of 99 1/2 years at St. Mary's Health Care Centre, Trochu, Alberta. Mum was born on June 20, 1920 at Trochu, Alberta, to her parents, Ernest and Gertrude (Burroughs) Vickery. She was raised on the family farm northwest of Trochu and attended Hogadone School, 1...

Frederick Lavern Whitford

Frederick Lavern Whitford

Jan 18, 2020

Frederick Lavern Whitford passed away peacefully on January 18, 2020 in the presence of his guardian Gaylene Archibald and several of his care givers from Rehoboth Christian Ministries. Fred was born August 11, 1948 to Leon and Ardelle Whitford in Trail, BC. Early in Fred's life it became clear that he had developmental disability. At age 4, under the recommendation...

Florence Janet Regehr

Florence Janet Regehr

Jan 11, 2020

Florence Janet Wiebe Regehr was born on February 24, 1938, in Steinbach, Manitoba, to William & Anna Sobering Wiebe. She peacefully passed away on January 11, 2020, at Westview Care Community, Linden, AB, with family by her side. Florence grew up with her parents, three sisters and two brothers on the family farm in the Blumenort area and attended the...

Landon David Thiessen

Landon David Thiessen

Dec 12, 2019

Funeral Service 1:00 pm Saturday, December 21, 2019 Smithers Canadian Reformed Church 2788 Upper Viewmount Rd Smithers BC, British Columbia, Canada

John Rosager Moldrup

John Rosager Moldrup

Dec 7, 2019

John Rosager Moldrup was born on February 12, 1960 in Kirke Helsinge Denmark at the home of his parents Svend Aage and Magda Moldrup. John was the eldest of three children and was raised on the farm which essentially was his greatest passion. After his schooling, John worked on grain, dairy, beef and hog farms. John was a training Sargent...

Raymond Curt Arnold Schaan

Raymond Curt Arnold Schaan

Dec 2, 2019

Ray was born on the family farm to Arnold and Marie Schaan. He was the second eldest of six children. Ray grew up in MacNutt, SK. When he was of age he moved to Fort St. John, BC. He was a milk man for a while and had a few other jobs before he started working for the gas company...

Magdelena Mary Northcott

Magdelena Mary Northcott

Nov 30, 2019

Northcott Magdelena Mary, born July 27 1931. We sadly said goodbye to her on November 30/2019 after a courageous battle with cancer. Lena was the eldest daughter of William and Mary Schwengler and was born on a farm Northwest of Beiseker. Lena married George Northcott who farmed near Bircham where she has resided for over 65 years. Lena spent her...

Clinton Thomas Haining

Clinton Thomas Haining

Nov 28, 2019

Clinton Thomas Haining was born at the Red Deer Hospital January 7th , 1961 to Beth Thomas and Delmar Haining. When Clinton was young in the Sunnyslope /Acme area we spent a lot of time at the Thomas /Reboul farm. Brad, Lea, Carol and John were more like siblings than cousins. He spoke highly throughout the years of the fun...

David Chan

David Chan

Nov 25, 2019

It is with great shock and sadness that, on Monday, November 25th, 2019, David Chan, loving husband, son and brother, passed away suddenly at the young age of 57. David will be forever loved and remembered by his wife of 21 years, soul mate, spiritual partner, best friend and partner in everything, Norma, and by his Rottweiler, Meika, and by...

Melvin Edward Lindeman

Melvin Edward Lindeman

Nov 19, 2019

Mel was born November 20, 1924 east of Trochu. He was raised on a farm near Huxley. As a young man, he played ball and later became a die-hard Blue Jays fan. At the age of 21 he set off to Toronto and worked in a radio factory. He returned to Alberta and purchased his farm from Troy Collins in...

Verna Wiebe

Verna Wiebe

Nov 16, 2019

My loving wife, our mother and grandmother, Verna Penner Wiebe, was born on November 25, 1933, to Peter J. and Marie (Loewen) Penner, at Morris, MB. She quietly went to meet her Saviour on November 16, 2019, at the age of eighty-five years. Mom enjoyed a happy childhood on the family farm, growing up together with her siblings. At the...

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