Obituaries

Mar 22, 2019

Vernon Boese was born to John and Mary Reimer Boese on July 2, 1927 at Swalwell, AB. He passed peacefully away at St. Mary's Hospital, Camrose, AB, on March 22, 2019, with family by his side, reaching the age of 91 years. Dad grew up near Linden, AB and received his schooling in a small, one-room school. As a young...

Mar 19, 2019

My loving husband, our dad and grandpa, Reginald Henry Colberg was born on February 4, 1950, to Nicolajs and Irina (Skulte) Colberg at Carlton County, Ottawa, Ontario. He left us unexpectedly in a tragic accident on the afternoon of March 18, 2019, doing what he loved best, running hoe. Reg grew up in Ottawa with his four siblings. It was...

Mar 19, 2019

Helen Katherine Josephson was born to Jacob Josephson and Louise Milton Josephson on June 15, 1931, in Brandon, Manitoba. She passed away in the evening on March 19, 2019, at Linden, Alberta, reaching the age of eighty-seven years. Mom's childhood years were spent in the Sinclair area. Her mother Louise died from tuberculosis when she was just 6 years old....

Mar 19, 2019

We say good-bye to (Stanley) Grant Elliott of Swalwell, AB. It is with sadness that we recognize that while he lost a battle to cancer, we are happy that he won at living 75 challenging years. We wish him well as he begins a new unknown journey on the other side. Grant was born in Calgary and brought to Swalwell...

Mar 8, 2019

It is with much sadness, that we announce the passing of our mother, Ethel Doreen Hunter. She passed away March 8, 2019 on her 83rd birthday, after having suffered a stroke in August of 2018. Mom was born in Luseland, Saskatchewan on March 8, 1936, to Reinhold and Nellie Kostrosky. She joined a family of brothers - Alfred and Don,...

Mar 6, 2019

Greta Friesen was born February 22, 1940 at home in Winton, California to Jacob and Greta Fast. She was the only girl in a family of five children. They moved to Abbotsford when she was twelve. She met dad when she was a few days old and dad was five. Nineteen years later they married in 1959. It was the...

Mar 5, 2019

Martha Keim of Acme, Alberta - beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and child of God, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2019 after a very brief stay in the Three Hills Hospital with pneumonia. She remained alert and aware, without pain or discomfort, and in the presence of her family until the end. She was always grateful to God for...

Feb 24, 2019

Betty Fisher was born Margaret Elizabeth Snell in Calgary, October 2, 1944. She went home to our Lord on February 24,2019. Betty was predeceased by her father and mother, Step father, brother Brian , infant daughter Colleen, son in law Paul and husband, Austin Fisher. She is survived by daughter Rosalee Rattai(Fred), daughter Suzanne Meadows(Ian), son Daniel Fisher(Brenda) and son...

Feb 23, 2019

Donna Marie Cook of Huxley departed from us on February 23rd at the Three Hills Hospital. Donna was born at Olds on Dec. 10th 1951 to Lucy and Bill Cook. Donna was raised in Hanna and has resided in Huxley since 1990. She is survived by Garry Hughes, sister Beverley Fraser, nephew Ryan Fraser (Kim) all of Huxley and niece...

Feb 22, 2019

Our Mother, Gramma, and wife Eva Annette Thiessen Toews was born in Grande Prairie, Alberta, January 4th, 1943. She passed away in the presence of her family at the Mazankowski Heart Institue ICU, in Edmonton, AB, about noon on February 22, 2019. Eva was the third child of the family of five children raised by George and Minnie Thiessen. She...

Feb 19, 2019

On February 19, 2019, Anne (Annie) Epp passed away peacefully in the early morning hours at the Three Hills Long Term Care, at the age of 94. She was born on November 23, 1924 in one of the Mennonite settlements in the Ukraine, the daughter of Heinrich and Anna (Penner) Klassen. She was one of ten siblings (two dying in...

Feb 16, 2019

Feb 7, 2019

Dewey Unruh was born March 18, 1934 to Walter and Anna Unruh at home in Swalwell, AB. He peacefully passed away in the morning on February 7, 2019. He was nearly 85. The Lord planned it so that death parted Doreen and him for only a day. Dewey had a happy childhood with his parents and 7 siblings on the...

Feb 6, 2019

Doreen Ruth Reimer Unruh was born to Dave L & Tina Reimer on January 16, 1936, at Swalwell, AB. On February 6, 2019, the angels came in the early morning hours to take her home. We had just celebrated her 83rd birthday. Doreen had a happy childhood on the family farm with 2 brothers and 2 sisters. She said the...

Feb 1, 2019

Having coffee with friends and in the beloved company of his wife Dorothy, Ray Ratzlaff died on the morning of February 1, 2019, a few miles from where he was born in 1931 to his parents, Sam and Marie. He grew up in a lively household, surrounded by music and his five sisters. Working with his dad, he learned to...

Jan 25, 2019

Henrietta Dorothy Louise (Jensen) Peterson Hank was born on January 27, 1933, the oldest of Carl and Leona Jensen's eight children. She grew up on a farm east of Trochu. Henrietta attended school at Alderside and Pontmain in Trochu. While at Pontmain , she boarded with the Sisters of Charity during the school week returning home for weekends. She graduated...

Jan 20, 2019

Alfred Gordon Toews was born February 21, 1926 to CC and Anna Toews at Swalwell, AB. He was the 2nd of 9 children. He received his schooling to grade 11 in Antler and Salem School. He spent a winter at Bible School in Yarrow, BC, then completed his Grade 12 in Rosthern Junior College, Rosthern, SK. He then attended MB...

Jan 8, 2019

Richard (Dick) Vickery was born on August 10th, 1921 in Calgary, Alberta to Ernest and Gertrude Vickery. The family headed north in 1919 to lay claim to their farm through the Soldier's Settlement Board at Huxley. Dad attended Hogadone School which was located 1.5 miles north of the Vickery farm. When he was older, he was responsible for starting the...

Jan 4, 2019

It is with great sadness mixed with even greater joy that we share the passing of our dear mother, sister and friend Debby Mcletchie - sadness at our loss, but joy that she is in heaven in the presence of the Lord she loved and served. Safely home. Debby was born in Lethbridge, AB, on June 3, 1951, to Spencer...

Jan 4, 2019

Margit Nielsen was born April 26, 1929 in Denmark. She passed away Friday, January 4, 2019, in Three Hills, Alberta. Margit was predeceased by her loving husband Viktor in November 2016. Margit is survived by her three children: Inger (Don Smith), Bent (Jeanette Nielsen), and Hanne (Earl Paget). Margit also leaves to mourn her five Grandchildren: Chris Paget, Jackie Trentham,...