JEANE MARGARET GRAHAM OF VULCAN, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY SEPTEMBER 6, 2001 AT THE VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE AT THE AGE OF 82 YEARS.
JEANE WAS BORN DECEMBER 23, 1918 IN THE VULCAN DISTRICT SEVENTEEN MILES NORTHWEST OF TOWN. SHE ATTENDED SUNSET SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST SIX YEARS, COMPLETING HER HIGH SCHOOLING IN VULCAN. FOLLOWING GRADUATION SHE MOVED TO CALGARY WHERE SHE ATTENDED HENDERSON’S SECRETARIAL SCHOOL. FROM 1940 TO 1946 JEANE WAS EMPLOYED AS A RECEPTIONIST SECRETARY FOR AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON. IN 1946 SHE MOVED TO VANCOUVER WITH A FRIEND AND BEGAN WORKING FOR THE BANK OF MONTREAL. IN 1950 JEANE TRANSFERRED TO CALGARY DUE TO HER MOTHER’S ILLNESS AND WORKED IN THE MAIN BRANCH FOR THE BANK OF MONTREAL FOR FIVE YEARS, THEN TRANSFERRING TO THE DIVISIONAL OFFICE WHERE SHE REMAINED UNTIL RETIRING IN 1977. JEANE WORKED A TOTAL OF THIRTY-TWO YEARS WITH THE BANK. ON OCTOBER 15, 1977 SHE MARRIED WELDON JOSEPH GRAHAM AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN CALGARY, THEN THEY BEGAN THEIR LIVES TOGETHER IN VULCAN WHERE THEY WORKED THE LAND ON THE FARM WHERE THEY STILL RESIDE TODAY.
JEANE WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN CALGARY, JEAN GORDON GROUP OF BAPTIST WOMEN, THE VULCAN UNITED CHURCH, BANK OF MONTREAL PENSIONS CLUB. SHE ENJOYED TRAVELING, PHOTOGRAPHY BEING A MEMBER TO TWO CLUBS IN CALGARY, PLAYING BRIDGE, HIKING IN THE MOUNTAINS, SNOW SKIING, NEEDLEWORK AND PAINTING.
JEANE WILL BE REMEMBERED BY HER FAMILY AS A VERY LOVING AND CARING PERSON. IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO HER TO KEEP TRACK OF EVERY ONES BIRTHDAYS, RIGHT DOWN TO THE GREAT, GREAT NIECES AND NEPHEWS AND TO KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING.
BELOVED WIFE OF WELDON GRAHAM OF VULCAN, LOVING SISTER OF SARA (BILL) FISHER AND CHARLES (EVELYN) CHRISTIE ALL OF CALGARY, NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS, GREAT NIECES AND GREAT NEPHEWS.
JEANE WAS PREDECEASED BY A SISTER HELEN(SYDNEY, KNOWN AS BUCK) COCKWILL, TWO BROTHERS JOHN (DORIS) , GEORGE (MARJORIE) , A NIECE, A NEPHEW, AND HER PARENTS.
FUNERAL SERVICE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 AT 2:30 P.M. AT THE VULCAN UNITED CHURCH WITH SUE MacDONALD D.M. OFFICIATING.
INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY, VULCAN, ALBERTA.
HONORARY BEARERS CHARLIE CHRISTIE, BILL FISHER, LLOYD GRAHAM, GLENN GRAHAM, JOYCE JONES AND MARILYN JONES.
CASKET BEARERS BUD COCKWILL, BOB COCKWILL, CLARK CHRISTIE, HAROLD McILWAIN, RAY JONES AND WAYNE CHRISTIE.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE MEMORIAL TRIBUTES IN JEANE’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO EITHER THE ALBERTA CANCER FOUNDATION 1331 – 29 ST. N.W. CALGARY, ALBERTA, T2N 4N2 OR A CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME, DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 1-403-485-2633. E-MAIL CONDOLENCES TO vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.