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Ronald G. (Ron) Jones
Nov 9, 2021
1949 –2021Ronald G. Jones of Rocky View County, AB, passed away from a heart attack on October 13, 2021.Born in Yorkton, SK in 1949, to the late Albert & Lillian (Dorey) Jones, Ron grew up on a farm until the age of 12. He then moved to Surrey BC, where he completed high school, and attained his BSc degree from...
Catherine “Kay” Anderson Gowans
Nov 9, 2021
February 1929 – November 2021With aching yet gentle hearts we announce the passing of CATHERINE “Kay” ANDERSON GOWANS at Bethany Cochrane, Alberta, on November 24th. She was 92 years old.Kay was predeceased by partner Robert Desjarlais, her devoted sister Margaret, brother Leonard, and parents. She is survived by children Susan (Stephen), Andrew, and Julie (Franck); grandchildren Jennifer (Ryan), Branden (Vince),...
Della Marlene Robertson
Nov 9, 2021
1953-2021Della passed away peacefully on November 21, 2021, after a nearly 17-month battle with brain cancer. She was 68 years old. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Patrick, three daughters, Heather, Robyn and Holly, sons-in-law Mark Sin and Matthew Williams, granddaughters Grace Della and Wren Mary Rose as well as her devoted cocker spaniel, Opie. She will...
Karl Sauerbier
Nov 9, 2021
1926 – 2021Karl Sauerbier age 95 passed away in Calgary, Alberta on September 30, 2021. He was born in Germany to Anton and Maria Sauerbier. He was predeceased by his wife Doris of 66 years.Karl leaves behind his children, Beatrice(Brock) Snider and Douglas Sauerbier; his grandchildren, David (Nicole) and Janel Snider; his great-grandchildren, Graham, Morgan, and Leland Snider; as well...
Ross Noble
Nov 9, 2021
1948 – 2021With great sadness we announce the passing of Ross Noble, devoted husband, loving father& grandfather and considered a man with a heart of gold, by all who knew him. Ross went peacefully in his home of 14 years in Cochrane, AB on Monday August 23, 2021, in the arms of his devoted wife Lynn, of 53 years, whom...
Stuart Alexander Begg
Nov 8, 2021
June 14, 1941 – November 8, 2021Stuart was born in Kamloops B.C. on June 14, 1941 to Marjory and Alexander Begg. In 1950 Stuart moved with his family to Merritt, B.C. It was here that he met and married Margaret Tingle in 1962. Stu and Margaret were blessed with 2 children while living in B.C. In 1973, employment prospects lured...
Peter William Newsome
Nov 6, 2021
May 17, 1946 – November 6, 2021Peter William Newsome, 75, of Cochrane, Alberta, was called to heaven after a short but courageous battle with cancer on November 6, 2021. He was born May 17, 1946 to Frank and Mary Newsome of Bearspaw, where they had a dairy farm. He attended Bearspaw and Glendale schools then the family moved to farm...
Colleen Antoinette (Toni) Ratushny
Oct 18, 2021
January 2, 1935 – October 18, 2021It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Colleen Antoinette (Toni) Ratushny on Monday, October 18, 2021 at the age of 86 years. She was the pillar of our family, beloved wife of Fred, and Mother, Nana and SuperNana to a family of twenty-four. Her impact in this life was exceptional…and...
Delbert Lloyd Tittemore
Oct 18, 2021
March 17,1927 –October 18,2021Del was born to Hazel and Ernest Tittemore on the farm near Liberty, Saskatchewan on March 17, 1927. Between 1944 and 1951 he began his undergraduate degree at the University of Saskatchewan and completed his degree in medicine at the University of Alberta, specializing in anesthesiology.He interned at the Saskatoon City General hospital from 1951 to 1952. ...
Yvonne Constance Davidson
Oct 16, 2021
January 22, 1928 – October 16, 2021Yvonne Constance Davidson passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus, October 16, 2021. Yvonne was a woman of faith who was loved by all. She was a faithful companion for our father in his different endeavours. She married Darrell on September 28, 1948, where they lived at the coal mine Dad owned since...
David George Hanna
Sep 29, 2021
January 29, 1933 – September 29, 2021With great sadness we announce the passing of David Hanna of Cochrane, Alberta on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at the age of 88.David was born in Calgary, Alberta. He retired from AGT after 37 years of service. David was a long-time member of Masonic Order as well as a member of the Alazhar Mounted...
David Alan Wilton
Sep 26, 2021
August 28, 1943 – September 26, 2021It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Dad, Grampi, Husband, and friend, David Alan Wilton, September 26th, 2021, in Calgary, AB., with his loving wife of 54 years, Rae, and son Rob, by his side.David was born August 28th, 1943, in London, England, to Liliann (née...
Daniel Klatt
Sep 24, 2021
March 28, 1935 – September 24, 2021It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our loving father, grandfather, and friend. Dan passed away peacefully in Calgary, Alberta on Friday, September 24, 2021, at the age of 86.He was born on March 28, 1935 in Sunnybrook, Alberta. Dan was a hardworking man all his life. He spent time...
Andrew (Pete) Peter Reid
Sep 20, 2021
August 8, 1956 – September 20, 2021Pete passed away comfortably at home on the morning of September 20thsurrounded by his family. He had a long battle with gallbladder cancer and everyone who knew Pete, knew he was a fighter. Days prior to his passing, family and friends gathered around the home he had built 30 years ago and shared memories,...
Ruth Myrtle Guday
Sep 13, 2021
May 23, 1930 – September 13, 2021It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Ruth Guday. A beloved mother, grandmother, sister, great-grandmother, and friend. Ruth was born in Dodsland, SK and passed away at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, AB at the age of 91 years.Ruth is survived by her children; daughters, Robyn (Mike) Bagby, Colleen Boschee,...
Anna Helen (Nee Driedger) Lenstra
Sep 4, 2021
April 29, 1950 – September 4, 2021Anna Helen Lenstra passed away on Sept 4th, 2021 peacefully at her home, with her family by her side, in Calgary Alberta. She leaves behind, her husband Nick, her son Christopher, her daughter-in-law Loy Bartusek, her cherished granddaughter Charlize Lillian Lenstra (Charlie), as well as many friends, nieces and nephews, and cousins, whom she...
Josephine “Joey” Hyde-Wilson
Sep 3, 2021
February 6, 1941- September 3, 2021It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our loving mother Joey on Friday, September 3, 2021 at her home in Cochrane, AB, at the age of 80.Joey was born in Birch River, MB. She raised her family in Winnipeg before moving to Peachland, BC, where she met and married her...
Patricia Maureen Gledhill
Sep 1, 2021
December 15, 1938 – September 1, 2021It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Patricia Maureen (Hipkin) Gledhill on September 1, 2021, at the age of 82.Pat was born December 15, 1938 in Carstairs, Alberta to Ben and Marion Hipkin. Growing up on the farm nurtured her love of animals, and even as she approached the end of...
Marlene Grace Wych
Aug 23, 2021
February 21, 1943 – August 23, 2021It is with tears in our eyes, and broken hearts, that we announce that Marlene Grace Wych passed away peacefully surrounded by family, on Monday August 23 at the Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary, Alberta.Marlene was born in Bassano, Alberta. She was a hard working farm girl until moving to Calgary where she met...
Beverly “Bev” Joan (Nee Purdy) Bladon
Aug 17, 2021
December 18, 1949 – August 17, 2021It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Beverly Bladon. Bev was born and raised in Trail, BC and moved to Calgary in 1968. She worked long and hard to establish herself in her successful career as a Professional Accountant while raising her children. Her practical and logical mind served her...
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