Emil Ziegler
May 2, 2026
The family is preparing the official obituary, which will be posted here soon.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church, with a Graveside Service at Swalwell Cemetery. A Reception will be held at the Swalwell Community Hall.
If family and friends so desire, in lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made directly...
Ryan Robert Kuiken
Apr 30, 2026
The family is preparing the official obituary, which will be posted here soon.
If family and friends so desire, in lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made directly to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared and viewed with Ryan's family here.
Rebecca Ruth Thiessen
Apr 29, 2026
Rebecca Ruth Thiessen was born to John and Lillian Friesen in the house of her Grandpa and Grandma - John and Rebecca Schartner - at Crooked Creek, Alberta, on May 23, 1942. She was named after her grandma. She quietly passed away on April 29, 2026, at Grande Prairie Hospital in Grande Prairie, Alberta, at the age of 83. She...
Doris Becker
Apr 25, 2026
Doris Becker, known to family and friends simply as Doris, died on April 25, 2026, in Calgary, Alberta, after a courageous 2-year battle with breast cancer. She was born on May 3, 1962, in Kamloops, British Columbia. She spent many years with her family in Calgary before moving to her final home in Acme, Alberta. She lived a life marked...
Darel Edgar Pride
Apr 9, 2026
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Darel. He passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at the age of 92 years in the Red Deer Regional Hospital after a long 3-month stay. He was born on December 1, 1933, in Madden, AB, to Joseph and Edith Pride. He was the second youngest of 8 children....
Stephanie Diane Currie
Mar 31, 2026
Once upon a time, there was a Princess who loved books, puppies, smiles, rainbows, unicorns, 80s movies and her family. The Princess’s tale would be filled with many challenges to overcome and a long journey. You see, the Princess had lived across this vast land, in many enchanted places: Chateuguay, Whitby, Winnipeg and Calgary. Setting out on her quest, she...
Marcia Caroline Wiebe
Mar 23, 2026
Marcia "Caroline" Wiebe was born to Jacob and Linda Loetkeman on July 12, 1939, at Swalwell, AB. She passed away on March 23, 2026, in Vernon, BC.
Mom, with her family, moved from Linden, AB, to Abbotsford, BC. At the age of 12, she gave her heart to God and was baptized into the Church of God in Christ Mennonite. Although...
Margaret Ann Hanger
Mar 18, 2026
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Margaret Ann Hanger (nee Maerz), on March 18, 2026, after a hard-fought battle against illness.
Margaret was born on November 4, 1939, as the first child to Theophiel & Mary Maerz, in Three Hills, AB, where they farmed.
At seventeen years old, Margaret moved to Calgary, AB, where she worked as...
Diane Belt
Mar 15, 2026
Egberdina (Diane, Dietie) Belt was born May 30, 1933, in Nieuwleusen, the Netherlands, to Hendrik and Gerritdina (Timmerman) Belt, joining her sister, Altje (Allie) and brother, Roelof (Ralph). Her sister, Fenna (Fran), joined the family in 1946.
At age six, her world was impacted greatly by the effects of World War II. Following the war, Dietie was bedridden for several months...
Maria Laurette Lavallee
Mar 11, 2026
Maria "Laurette" Lavallee (nee LaJoie) was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, on March 8, 1953. She passed away on March 11, 2026, at the Three Hills Health Centre. She suffered a long struggle with various health complications, and she was recently diagnosed with metastatic bone cancer.
Laurette or " Rette" was kind, caring, compassionate, and she had the patience of a...
George Irving Francisco
Mar 11, 2026
George Irving, the son of Harold Delos Francisco and Edna (nee Edgerton), was raised in Bindloss, AB, along with siblings Helen, Bill, June and Ben.
In his early twenties, George heard the call of God on his life and moved to Calgary, Alberta, to enroll in Berean Bible College, where he met his wife, Jessie Drieidiger, and began his preaching career.
He...
Austin Karie McDougall
Feb 25, 2026
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our son, Austin, on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. He was born in Calgary, AB, on April 26, 1989.
He was predeceased by his brother, Chance, in 2019.
He leaves behind his parents, Chris and Denise McDougall; his brother, Cody McDougall (Faren) and their children, Blythe and Lennon; his brother, Branson ‘Bubba’...
John "Jack" Gordon Beach
Feb 24, 2026
We celebrate the life of Jack — a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend.
Jack was born on May 24, 1940, in Winnipeg, MB. At the age of two, he was lovingly adopted by George Wesley and Lena May Beach and raised in Southern Manitoba. From those early beginnings grew a man whose life would be defined by devotion —...
Katherine Helen Peters
Feb 16, 2026
Katherine Helen Peters (nee Goerzen) was called to her heavenly home on February 16, 2026. She was born at home in the Rosebud Coulee east of Crossfield, AB, to David and Susanna Goerzen on November 5, 1933.
A dedicated outdoorswoman, Katherine told stories of playing in the Rosebud coulee as a child, and later in life, she could often be found...
Bill Dau
Jan 13, 2026
William (Bill) Dau was born June 30, 1946, in Trochu, AB, to Ray and Margaret Dau. Bill was the second of four children and grew up on a farm east of Three Hills, AB. After graduating from Three Hills School, he completed studies in Ag Business at Olds College in 1966, and Ag Mechanics at SAIT in 1968.
While in college,...
William "Bill" Herbert Bauer
Jan 8, 2026
Bill Bauer passed away peacefully into the loving arms of his heavenly Father on January 8, 2026, surrounded by family. He was born to Jacob and Katherine Bauer, the youngest of a family of eight. His birth took place in a sod house near Burstall, SK. When he was a year and a half old, the family moved to another...
Leonida Strauss
Jan 4, 2026
The family is preparing the official obituary, to be posted here soon.
A Private family service will be held at a later date.
Memorial donations may be made to Westview Care Community in Linden, AB.
Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared and viewed with Leonida's family here.
Thomas Lee Peachey Sr.
Jan 4, 2026
The defining moment in the life of Thomas Peachey (Sr) was the moment he was gloriously saved by grace in the spring of 1968. It radically changed his life direction, values, and purpose, causing him to move his young family across a continent to pursue biblical education and follow God’s calling into a life of ministry. His testimony was that...
Marvin Floyd Loewen
Dec 29, 2025
Marvin Floyd Loewen, aged 89 years passed from this life at Westview Care Community on Monday, December 29, 2025.
He, along with his twin sister Marlene, were born at home while his parents, Ernest and Mary Loewen lived in the Acme, AB, district. One of eleven children Marvin's favourite memories of his early life centred around life on the farm at...
Lloyd Allen Boles
Dec 17, 2025
If life is a highway, Lloyd knew when to take it to the limit.
Born September 30, 1956, in Three Hills, Alberta, Lloyd was the second child of George and Doreen Boles.
In his late teens and twenties, he lived life in the fast lane, working on drilling rigs across Western Canada, where he discovered his passion for the open road and...
