PARSLOW, LYNETTA VIOLET PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT VULCAN EXTENDICARE JULY 3, 2000 AT THE AGE OF 87 YEARS.
LYNETTA WAS BORN JUNE 4, 1913 AT VULCAN, ALBERTA TO RICHARD AND JOSEPHA PARSLOW. SHE RECEIVED HER SCHOOLING IN MANY HALLS OF LEARNING, BEGINNING AT HIGHLAND SCHOOL LIVING WINTERS IN TOWN AND SUMMERS AT THE FARM THEN SHE ATTENDED SUNDAY SCHOOL AT THE UNITED CHURCH. LYNETTA BECAME A CHURCH MEMBER AT AN EARLY AGE, SHE SANG IN THE CHURCH CHOIR, BELONGED TO C.G.I.T AND LATER THE YOUNG PEOPLE’S SOCIETY. SHE ENJOYED WORKING IN ALL THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. SHE TAUGHT SUNDAY SCHOOL, HELPED TO LEAD EXPLORERS AND U.C.W. FOR MANY YEARS. SHE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION AND WAS A PROUD RECIPIENT OF A LIFE MEMBERSHIP. SHE ALSO ENJOYED WORKING FOR FERRONDALE CHAPTER OF THE ORDER OF THE EASTER STAR #65 FOR MORE THAN SIXTY-THREE YEARS, AND WAS ALSO PRESENTED WITH A LIFE MEMBERSHIP, WHICH SHE TRULY TREASURED.
SURVIVED BY A NIECE DONNA SPANKE AND JIM GRAFF OF VULCAN, NEPHEW ERROL AND CHARLENE PARSLOW OF CARSTAIRS, NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS, GREAT NIECES AND GREAT NEPHEWS, A SPECIAL FRIEND CHRISTINE AND RICHARD HERTLING AND FAMILY OF EDMONTON AND MANY CLOSE FRIENDS.
LYNETTA WAS PREDECEASED BY HER MOTHER JOSEPHA IN 1973, FATHER DICK IN 1946, FOUR BROTHERS BOB IN 1995, IVAN IN 1926 AND TWO INFANT BROTHERS.
FUNERAL SERVICE MONDAY JULY 10, 2000 AT 1:30 P.M. AT VULCAN UNITED CHURCH WITH SUE MacDONALD D.M. OFFICIATING.
INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY.
CASKET BEARERS WERE HENRY HANSON, GORDON ROE, STAN KEHR, JIM McNIVEN, GLEN GRAHAM AND STUART CAMPBELL.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, TRIBUTES IN LYNETTA’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO EITHER THE HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF ALBERTA 1825 PARK ROAD S.E. CALGARY T2G 3Y6 OR THE ARTHRITIS SOCIETY #105, 1301-8 ST. S.W. CALGARY T2R 1B7.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME, DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 1-403-485-2633. E-MAIL CONDOLENCES TO vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.