Obituaries

May 8, 2016

It is with deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Anita Beverly Clare of Calgary, Alberta. She passed away on May 8th, 2016 at the age of 66. Anita was born September 19th, 1949 to Helena (Koop) and Adolph Toews in Steinbach, Manitoba, where she joined her four older siblings Joe, Judy, Danny and Yvonne, and became a caring...

May 7, 2016

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Glenna May Boulton (Page), beloved wife of Robert Boulton. Glenna passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 7th, 2016, with family by her side. Glenna was born at the family home in Elnora on June 15, 1931 to Nelson and Martha Page. She is predeceased by her three older sisters...

May 1, 2016

Olla Trentham was born to Sam and Olga Abramenko on her family's farm SE of Three Hills on August 5, 1921. She went to school at Mount Vernon rural school until her family moved to Calgary, where she attended the Balmoral School. She went on to study bookkeeping at Henderson college after which she returned to Three Hills to work...

Apr 27, 2016

Orville, beloved husband of Betty Anderson, passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Hospice on April 27, 2016 at the age of 85 years, after a courageous battle with cancer. Orville was born in Trochu on July 10, 1930. He grew up on his parents' farm east of Huxley. When he met and married Betty (Soppit), they continued to farm...

Apr 25, 2016

George Edward Larson entered this world on November 22, 1942, the only beloved child of Elmer George Larson and Lucille Marie (Johns) Larson, in Camrose, Alberta. He passed away at Three Hills Hospital on April 25, 2016 at the age of 73 years. George grew up in a number of small towns in southern Alberta as his dad was a...

Apr 23, 2016

Sopher, Douglas Kitchener 95, born April 13, 1921 went home to be with his Heavenly Father, peacefully at Westview Care in Linden Saturday April 23 following a battle with Dementia. Douglas was the last of 9 children born to Maud H (Bloor) Sopher, survived by his wife of nearly 69 years, Leola (Clayton) and 5 children Jo-Ann (Bruce) of Coldwater...

Apr 12, 2016

Stewart Henry Loewen was born on April 26, 1982 to Gary and Dolores Toews Loewen at Redvers, Saskatchewan. He tragically passed away on April 12, 2016 near Beaverlodge, Alberta, just weeks before his 34th birthday. He spent his childhood and youth in the Sinclair, Manitoba area, receiving his education at the Stony Creek School, and remaining there when the family...

Apr 6, 2016

Adolph Pauls March 7,1927 - April 6, 2016 Adolph was born in a farm workers house near Main Centre, Sk., to John and Tina Pauls. The family eventually grew to 10 children. Adolph graduated high school and went to Prairie Bible College for 4 years, graduating in 1950. He taught school in several places,including high school math, physics and sciences-...

Mar 21, 2016

Coral Ann Craig passed away peacefully on March 21, 2016 at the age of 53 surrounded by family. Coral was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and raised in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Coral married Mel Craig in 2000 and made a life in Elnora. She was devoted to and had an undying love for her husband, children, grandchildren, father, stepmother, sister, extended...

Mar 8, 2016

Mar 1, 2016

Yvonne Aglae Braconnier (Vasseur) Yvonne was born January 17, 1928 at Three Hills the eldest of five children to Arthur and Martha Vasseur. Grandma spent her child hood on the family farm east of Three Hills in the Ghost Pine Area. After the passing of her brother Art, Yvonne helped her dad with the farming. Grandmas fondest childhood memories were...

Feb 24, 2016

Arvid Verle Forsberg was born to Raymond and Mabel (Lapointe) Forsberg on October 23, 1941, in the Rose Brier Nursing Home. Dad slipped away peacefully in the evening hours of February 24, 2016. Dad's childhood was spent in the Ferintosh and Edberg areas. He was interested in mechanics at a young age and began his schooling to become a mechanic...

Feb 24, 2016

Art Taylor was a loving husband, grandfather and great grandfather. He was born at Elnora, Alberta on November 27, 1925. Art married the love of his life Lucille Collinge from Didsbury on October 19, 1949. He is survived by his wife (Lucille) of sixty-six years; daughter Maxine (Laverne) Piepke and grandchildren Kathy (Hans) Philipsen, Bryan (Nancy) Piepke, Todd (Jayme) Piepke;...

Feb 21, 2016

Doris Kathryn (Layden) Schneider left this world peacefully on February 21, 2016, at the Three Hills Health Centre at the age of 83 years. She was born in Innisfail, Alberta on March 16, 1932, the sixth of seven children, to Clarence Noble Layden and Anna Eliza (Flinn) Layden. Doris grew up and attended school at Maycity and continued her high...

Feb 20, 2016

Henry was born to Peter Plett and Magdalena Sobering Wohlgemuth in Landmark, Manitoba. He spent his younger years in Landmark on the family farm, where he had many interesting experiences. One experience happened at the age of fourteen. He, with his brother Albert, sat out a severe electrical storm, each holding a horse by the reins. Albert and both horses...

Feb 12, 2016

WHALEN, DONALD JOSEPH Ecclesiastic 3 - For every thing there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven. A time to be born, a time to die; a time to plant and a time to reap; a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance.... Dad's time came 87...

Feb 5, 2016

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Annette Lynn Tucker at the age of 48 years. Annette passed away peacefully February 5, 2016 with Michael, her beloved husband, by her side. She is survived by her children Eric (AJ), Jessica, Mark; stepchildren Heidi, Sarah, Makayla, Kelsie, Cameron and Megan. Her father, Skip Fuller (Joyce); brother Brent...

Jan 30, 2016

Florence Eileen Price passed away peacefully at the Dulcina Hospice Saturday morning January 30th, 2016 after a recent challenge with cancer. Born July 23, 1928 at Crossfield on her parent's homestead, she grew up during some very hard years. She learned from her father Francis Landymore the love of animals, especially horses, and from her mother Ellen (McIntyre), the love...

Jan 25, 2016

Kimberly Suzanne (nee-Gabriel) Connery was born to Klaus and Susan Gabriel on May 14, 1973. She was the second child of five. She was born in New Market, Ontario and moved to Alberta with her family when she was 5 years old, living in Calgary, Wetaskiwin, High Level, and homesteading in Tompkins Landing near La Crete, AB. Kim attended school...

Jan 21, 2016

Randall Allan Goettler October 8, 1950 - January 21, 2016