July 2003
ALLEMANG, Margaret Fernie
Margaret “Peggy” passed away July 21, 2003 at the age of 96
years.
She was born June 4, 1907 to Alexandria and James Black of Bowden, Alberta.
She married Anson Allemang on November 12, 1929. She and Anson resided
in
Bowden until his passing in 1991. In 1993 Peggy moved to Regina to be
near
her only son and resided in Palliser Place until her passing. While
in her
own home, her favorite activity was her flower garden which earned her
many
awards at the local fair. She is survived by and will be greatly missed
by
her only son Ronald of Regina. A graveside service will be held at a
later
date in Bowden where her ashes will be scattered over the graves of
her
mother and father. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be given to
the
William Booth Special Care Home, 50 Angus Road, Regina, SK S4R 8P6.
Arrangements in care of Speers Funeral Chapel and Crematorium Services,
Regina. E-mail condolences to the family may be sent to
reception@speersfuneralchapel.com
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GJERDE - Linda Jeanette Gjerde beloved wife of Gerald
Gjerde, passed away on
July 4, 2003 at the age of 54 years. Besides her loving husband, Linda
is
survived by one son and one daughter; Shawn (Leanna) Gjerde of Bowden,
Alberta, Tracy (John) Barbas and grandson William Barbas of Vancouver,
B.C.
Also surviving are Linda’s parents, Jack and Alice Cowell, Saskatoon,
Sask;
two brothers and three sisters, Richard (Louise) Cowell, Kindersley.
Sask.,
Louise (Larry) Fedirko, Regina, Sask., Danny (Carol) Cowell, Rose Valley,
Sask., Debbie (Dale) Evjen, Saskatoon, Sask., Lana (Gordon) Dalshaug,
Saskatoon, Sask.
Linda Jeanette Gjerde was born September 23, 1948 to proud parents Jack
and
Alice Cowell. She graduated at Rose Valley High School in June 1967.
Linda
went on to the University of Saskatchewan to pursue a career as a Lab
Tech
in the hospital.
Linda married Gerald Gjerde, her high school sweetheart April 13, 1968.
From
that union two amazing children were born. Shawn and Tracy were definitely
the highlight in Linda’s life. Recently she had another addition
to her
family, which totally inspired her. William, her first grandson was
an
experience that gave her even more strength.
Creativity, versatility and entrepreneurial spirit were just a few of
the
strengths that drove Gerald and Linda on their ever-changing pursuit
of
success.
As the tides of life transpired, Linda continually sought out challenges
with an exuberance that could be matched by no one. Her strength and
humour
radiated a positive influence on all those who touched her life, and
there
were many.
Being a leader in all her pursuits, Linda was a major part of the 4-H
club
in Saskatchewan. She bred, showed and trained horses for a number of
years
while farming with her parents.
In February 1986 Linda and Gerald moved to Olds. Alberta to open a
photography shop. They became a part of the community quickly as they
forged
ahead building many powerful relationships.
Linda’s passion for horses led her on a journey of learning, teaching,
coaching and building strong friendships. She excelled in her connection
with animals as well as people. She had a keen interest in training
horses
with body language using absolutely no restraints. She rode with no
reins or
halter. She always led by your side, never in the lead.
Linda always gave so much of herself in everything she did. Living in
Vancouver was yet another source of learning and teaching for her. Her
need
to help others was evident in the hypnosis clinic they ran.
Recently the couple returned to the Calgary area to pursue yet another
enterprising experience. A new page of learning was unfolded before
her. She
embraced this chapter like all new adventures she loved.
Family and friends were of the greatest importance to her. And now a
new
tide has come in. What was so strong is now stronger spiritually. Never
to
be forgotten, always to be cherished.
A memorial service will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion, 5241 -
46
Street, Olds, Alberta on Wednesday, July 9. 2003 at 11:00 a.m. with
Pastor
Harold Hunter officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may
be made
to the Tom Baker Cancer Center, 1331 - 29th Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta,
T4N 4N2.
Arrangements in care of Olds Funeral Home and Crematorium
As a memorial tribute, a tree will be planted in the Tree Memorial Park
(Olds) by Olds Funeral Home and Crematorium, 5303 - 50th Ave., Olds,
Alberta
Telephone: 507-8610.
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Jeffery - It is with sadness that the family
announces the
passing William Henry Jeffery at the Olds Hospital on July 8, 2003 at
the
age of 78 years.
Bill was a husband, dad and grandfather and will be greatly missed by
all.
He is survived by his loving wife Robenia, three sons; William and wife
Patricia of Drayton Valley, Alberta, Daniel and wife Dorothy of Ponoka,
Alberta, Robert and wife Cheri of Evansburg, Alberta. Also surviving
are ten
grandchildren; Laura, Kevin, Scott, Erin, Andrew, Sarah, Emily, Carmen,
Tamara and Brandon. Bill is also survived by a brother; Barry and his
wife
Edna of Creston, British Columbia as well as numerous nephews, nieces
and a
host of friends.
William (Bill) was born in Calgary on April 20,1925; one of four sons
born
to William George and Ida Jeffery.
During World War II he served in the Canadian Army Medical Corp in England.
After the war Bill returned to Calgary and married Robenia
Chishlom and together had a family of three sons. He worked for the
Calgary
Police Service for fifteen years and then farmed west of Olds for twelve
years before retiring, moving to Olds in 1979 where he has resided until
his
death.
A memorial service was held at the Royal Canadian Legion, 5241 - 46th
St.
Olds, Alberta on Saturday, July 12, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend
Ed
Mullen officiating. If friends so desire memorial donations may be made
to
the Intensive Care Unit, Olds Hospital. Arrangements in care of Olds
Funeral
Home and Crematorium.
As a memorial tribute to William Henry Jeffery a tree will be planted
in the
Tree Memorial Park (Olds) by Olds Funeral Home & Crematorium 5303
- 50th
Avenue, Olds, AB Telephone 507-8610 Fax 507-0018
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Lengyel George Stephen passed
away peacefully at the Claresholm Auxiliary
Hospital on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 surrounded by members of his family.
George was 84 years of age, and he led a good full life. George was
born in
Lethbridge on August 23, 1918 living most of his life in Stavely with
his
wife of 55 years, Marge. George was a farmer, taking over the family
farm
after returning from Europe where he fought for Canada during the Second
World War. George's regiment during the war was the Calgary Tanks. Being
from a farm, George was given the job of driving a tank. Farm boys knew
how
to keep things running. George was very active in the community and
a strong
supporter of family and friends. George was a life member of the Stavely
Elks Lodge No. 112 and the Claresholm Royal Canadian Legion No. 041.
He was
a true fan of sports, always enjoying the time spent at the curling
rink,
ball diamond or hockey arena. George will be dearly missed by all of
his
family and friends. George is survived by his brother Andrew Lengyel;
children and their spouses: Julaine and Ter Hamer, Sharen and Bill McLean,
Karen and Jack Smith, Terry and Larry Nelson, RoseMary and Gary Vandergrift,
Edward and Karen Lengyel, Kenneth Lengyel and Maureen Loven, Pat Lengyel,
Cathy and Randy Wright, Betty and Danny Egger, Glenda Thompson, and
Brenda
and Bill Kuhl; his grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great
grandchildren: Coralee, Jeff, Josh, Nathan and Evan Round; Tara and
Tom
Naugler; Blair and Laurie Hamer; Stephen McLean and Tarah Wright; Keith
McLean and Josine Van Blommestein; Angela, David, Dana, Eric, Alyssa,
Renee
and Neil Brinker; Sandra, Neil, Declan and Bryden O’Flaherty; Charlotte,
Marc, Jocelyn and Emily Chartrand; Shannon, Darren, Kaya (Curly) and
Kale
Sanders; Kimberly and Robyn Vandergrift; Renee and Jarrod Lengyel; Conrad
and Amanda Loven; Shayne and Tyson Lengyel; Richelle and Sean Wright;
Jordy,
Brady and Brandon Egger; Ryan and Greg Thompson; and Kyle and Jason
Kuhl.
George was predeceased by his wife Marjorie Rose; parents James and
Bertha
Lengyel; adoptive parents Uncle John and Aunt Ellen Lengyel; sisters
and
brothers Bertha Bodnar, Helen Balazs, Margaret Mikla, Anne Tucker, Vera
Banks, Katie Bobchak Bill Lengyel, John Lengyel, Joseph Lengyel, Chester
Lengyel, Jim Lengyel, and his grandson Wade Hamer. In lieu of flowers
memorial tributes may be made to the Stavely Elks Lodge No. 112. You
are
invited to Prayers at LEYDEN-S FUNERAL HOME "Chapel of Remembrance"
Claresholm at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, 2003. Funeral mass was
celebrated at Christ the King Catholic Church in Claresholm at 11:00
a.m. on
Monday, July 28, 2003. A social gathering catered by the Stavely Royal
Purple was held at the Stavely Community Hall following the funeral.
All of
George's friends and family are welcome. Condolences may be e-mailed
to the
family c/o leydens@telusplanet.net
subject heading: Lengyel Family.
Arrangements entrusted to LEYDEN'S FUNERAL HOME, Claresholm
Director of Services. Telephone (403) 625-3212.
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Price - Mary Lavina May - Formerly
of Kitchener, passed away, following a
brief illness, in Olds, Alberta, on Saturday, May 31, 2003, at the age
of 79
years.
Mary was born October 28, 1923 in Midland, Ontario. Raised in a small
community to a large Irish family, Mary completed Domestic Arts at Guelph
College at age 16 and moved to Kitchener to accept employment. There
she met
and married Herbert Price of Abernethy, Saskatchewan. Herbert passed
away on
August 15, 1995 after which time Mary moved to Alberta where she resided
until her passing on May 31.
Mary had three children, William and Reginald, both deceased. She leaves
to
mourn her daughter, Elaine (Jace) Price-Cornell of Olds, Alberta; two
grandchildren, Steven (Cheryl) Gerth of Waterloo and Angeline (Curtis)
Reid
of Olds, Alberta.
Six great-grandsons, Cameron, Brendan, Kevin, Wayne, Charlton, and Calvin;
a
step granddaughter, Natashia and four great-great-step-children. She
also
leaves to mourn three sisters, Florence Sooley, Helen Burkhart and Barbara
Warry, residing in Kitchener-Waterloo.
Mary is predeceased by her mother, Lucy (Clark) and her father, Herbert
Hamilton; five brothers, Charles, Reginald, Roland, Jack and Tommy and
two
sisters Pansy and Irene.
Mary was a member of First Baptist Church in Olds, Alberta and previously
a
member of Glen Acres Baptist Church in Kitchener. She was a member of
the
Royal Canadian Legion. She was also a lifelong member of the Progressive
Conservative Party of Canada. Mary was an avid reader and followed all
aspects of politics, both local and worldwide. She was a supporter of
P.C.
Premier Ralph Klein, who in her eyes, could do no wrong. Mary loved
to
debate politics and world events.
Independence was important to her and with support from family and the
community she remained in her own apartment until her passing. Mary
adored
her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She loved music, particularly
Country and Western and quickly adjusted to her new home in Alberta
where
she will be sorely missed by her new friends. Her final experession
was that
she had the love of a "real family." Her strength and independent
nature
will be missed by all.
The family received freinds at visitation services June 4th and 5th,
2003.
The funeral was held in the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel on Friday, June 6, 2003
at 1
p.m. with Rev. Bill Horne from Glen Acres Baptist Church officiating.
Interment in Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener. A reception followed at the
home
of Grandson, Steven Gerth, in Waterloo.
As expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian
Diabetes Association #1010 - 10117 Jasper Ave., Edmonton, Alberta T5J
1W8 or
Project Read Soon B3 5030 - 50th Street, Olds, Alberta T4H 1F1.
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Maclean - Victoria (Vickie) May MacLean
After a brief illness, Victoria MacLean passed away peacefully on Friday,
June 27 at the Didsbury Long Term Care Facility where she had resided
for
the past eight years. Vickie had been a long time resident of southern
Alberta prior to her move to Port Coquitlam where she resided for twenty
years and retired from her career as a psychiatric nurse.
Vic will be remembered by her children Kathy (John) Doyle and children
Carol, David, Brian and Amanda of Olds: Alastair (Dale) MacLean and
children
Haidee and Deryck of Lethbridge: her brother Len (Jean) Copeland and
family
of Fort St. John, B.C.; sister Donna (John) McGarva and family of
Lethbridge: brother Don Copeland and family of Okotoks; Pat (Edwin)
Hochstein and family of Pincher Creek; Wes Copeland and family of Campbell
River, B.C.; Dermy Copeland and family of Medicine Hat as well as numerous
nieces, nephews and friends.
Vic was predeceased by her mother, Leota Copeland; father, Andy Copeland;
sister, Mary Clark and Len Copeland who was both her great lifetime
friend
and uncle.
Olds Funeral Home and Crematorium is handling cremation arrangements
for the
family. Friends and family will meet at the Didsbury Care Facility on
Friday, July 11 at 10:30 am for a memorial tea. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made in Vic’s memory to purchase needed items
for the
Didsbury Long Term Care Facility or to the charity of one’s choice.
Donations for the facility can be allocated to the estate of V. MacLean,
c/o
John Doyle at Box 7, Site 7, RR3, Olds, Alberta T4H 1P4.
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Rice - Milton Rice of the Linden Nursing
Home, Linden, Alberta passed away
at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary on July 5, 2003 at the age of 83
years.
He is survived by nephews, Norman Sedman, Norman Rice, Larry Rice, nieces,
Nancy Bjorkman, Ruth Ireland, Thelma Ingram and Evelyn Rosehill.
Milton was predeceased by his parents William and Daisy Rice, brothers
William, Henry and George Rice, sisters Suzy Rice, Tilly Casey, Alta
Benson,
Phebe Draeger, and Lillie Sedman, nephew Alfred Benson, nieces Liliam
Griffith, Karen Plested, great nephew Danny Lockrem and great-great
nephew
Callum Murphy.
Milton was born January 29, 1920 the tenth and youngest child born to
William and Daisy Rice of Olds, Alberta.
He spent his childhood and young adult life growing up at Rice's Coulee,
eight miles west of Olds. Milton took all of his schooling at Hainstock
School. He worked throughout his life as a cook, baker and ran several
butcher shops. Milton was a soft spoken, kind hearted man who was very
generous especially to his nieces and nephews and was always available
to
lend a hand to his family and friends when needed.
When he worked at the bakery in Sundre all the left over donuts and
buns
from Saturday night were taken out to his brother, George's family.
Milton
loved having red vehicles and had a soft spot for cats, kittens and
horses.
His favorite flowers were pansies and he enjoyed picking berries out
west in
his spare time. Milton was very fond of his desserts especially pie
a la
mode. The last eight years of Milton's life was spent in the Linden
Nursing
Home at Linden, Alberta.
A memorial service was held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses,
6220
- 53rd Street, Olds, Alberta on Thursday, July 10, 2003 at 2:00 p.m.
Arrangements in care of Olds Funeral Home and Crematorium.
As a memorial tribute to Milton Rice, a tree will be planted in the
Tree
Memorial Park (Olds) by Olds Funeral Home and Crematorium, 5303 - 50th
Avemnue, Olds, Alberta. Telephone 507-8610 or Fax 507-0018.
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Weir, Alice B. - Alice Weir
was born on June 23, 1908 in Calgary, the oldest
daughter of Frank and Maggie Collicutt. She died in Red Deer on June
30,
2003. She spent her childhood in Calgary and on the family ranch west
of
Crossfield. She attended Normal School in Calgary and taught at Crossfield,
a number of rural Alberta Schools, at Bowden and for many years at the
Olds
Elementary School.
In 1939 she married Alex Weir and moved to the farm just west of Olds
where
they raised their family. She is survived by her four children, Donna
Draves
(Dick) of Red Deer, Sandy Hasinoff (Dan) of Edmonton, Bob (Rita) of
Cochrane
and Bill of Didsbury. She is also survived by nine grandchildren, Karen
Draves, Leanne Schlachter, David and Michael Hasinoff, Krista and Grayson
Weir, Sara Garett and Tegan Weir, and six great grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband Alex, her parents, a brother and
two
sisters.
Alice was a loving mother and grandmother always ready to support her
children's activities. She was a dedicated teacher and strived to make
learning interesting and successful. She was one of the founding members
of
the Annie Wood WI and worked with the St. Andrew's Evening Auxiliary.
After her retirement she became a hard working member of the Olds Hospital
Auxiliary. She thoroughly enjoyed the activities of the Olds Evergreens
and
joined many senior travel groups. Throughout her life she had a keen
interest in world events.
She moved to Red Deer in 1993 to be near her family and resided at the
Red
Deer Nursing Home until her passing.
Funeral services for Alice Weir were held at St. Andrew's Presbyterian
Church in Olds at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 5, 2003 with Rev. Diane
Beach
officiating. Graveside service to follow at the Olds Cemetery. In lieu
of
flowers, memorial donations may be given to the Heart and Stroke Foundation
or to the charity of choice. Arrangements were entrusted to Mountain
View
Funeral Chapel, Olds. 403-335-4773.
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