HAZEL FLORENCE COWGILL, 1916-2000 FORMERLY OF CHAMPION, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY DECEMBER 1, AT VULCAN EXTENDICARE AT THE AGE OF 84 YEARS.
HAZEL WAS BORN JANUARY 31, 1916 AT VULCAN, ALBERTA TO JOHN “JACK” DAVID AND NELLIE MAUD McDOUGALL WHO FARMED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLEVERVILLE. HAZEL ATTENDED CHAMPION SCHOOL. SHE BEGAN WORKING IN THE AREA FOR A FAMILY UNTIL SHE MARRIED JOHN STEPHEN NOEL COWGILL, SON OF VICAR HARRY COWGILL OF SHIREOAKS, NOTTS, ENGLAND ON THE 30TH OF MAY 1939 AT THE VULCAN ANGLICAN CHURCH. TOGETHER THEY FARMED THE HOME PLACE AND. STEVE DIED IN 1971 AND HAZEL CONTINUED TO RESIDE ON THE FARM AS WELL AS OPERATE HER OWN CRAFTS STORE “ROSE GARDEN HOBBY SHOP”. SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ROLL OVER IN 1973 SOUTH OF SCHMEELKES ONE NIGHT IN THE WINTER WHICH LEFT HER IN THE HOSPITAL UNTIL THE SPRING. IN 1975 SHE PURCHASED LAND AND BUILT A NEW HOUSE IN VULCAN MOVED IN AND PLANTED A BEAUTIFUL ROSE GARDEN AND OPENED AT THE NEW LOCATION. SHE CONTINUED HER CRAFTS, UNTIL HER HEALTH WOULD NO LONGER ALLOW HER FREEDOM. SHE MOVED INTO THE VULCAN HOSPITAL IN JANUARY 1993 AND LATER TO VULCAN EXTENDICARE IN APRIL OF THE SAME YEAR WHERE SHE HAD ALZHEIMER’S, OSTEOPOROSIS AND HIP REPLACEMENTS AND HAS RESIDED SINCE.
HAZEL LOVED PEOPLE AND WAS AN EXCELLENT LETTER WRITER AND KEPT UP LETTERS WITH HER SISTER’S-IN-LAW IN ENGLAND. SHE ALSO ENJOYED MAKING CHOCOLATES, CROCHETING, GARDENING ESPECIALLY ROSES AND GLADIOLAS AND HAD A WORKING FISH POND. SHE WAS A PAST MEMBER OF THE AMITY CLUB OF CHAMPION.
HAZEL IS SURVIVED BY HER ONLY SON HARRY OF VULCAN, HIS SON BRENT (VELDA) COWGILL OF VANCOUVER, DAUGHTER CAMILLE (FIANCEE’ ROY RAND) OF BURNABY, B.C., THEIR MOTHER ERICA (DUNCAN) CAMPBELL OF SURREY, B.C.,TWO SISTERS ELSEY HOLLISTER OF CALGARY AND ETHEL MAECK OF SOUTH RIVER, ONTARIO, THREE NIECES BETTY (DICK) FRENCH OF CALGARY, HELEN EVERS OF SOUTH RIVER AND EVELYN AHOLA OF NORTH BAY, ONTARIO.
BESIDES HER HUSBAND STEVE, HAZEL WAS PREDECEASED BY A BROTHER CHARLIE, UNCLES CHARLIE AND KARL WILES AND DONALD McDOUGALL ,TWO BROTHERS-IN-LAW CALVIN HOLLISTER AND KARL MAECK AND HER PARENTS.
FUNERAL SERVICE THURSDAY DECEMBER 7, 2000 AT 1 P.M. AT ST. ALDHELM’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, VULCAN WITH FR. BOB GREEN OFFICIATING.
HONORARY BEARERS BRIAN TODD AND SIMON WIERSMA.
CASKET BEARERS TOM ELLIS, EDWIN HILZ, JOE DENBIGH, BRENT COWGILL, ALAN PASOLLI AND JERRY SANSOME.
INTERMENT AT 3:30 P.M. AT ARCHMOUNT CEMETERY, LETHBRIDGE WITH REV. DOUG BARRIE.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE MEMORIAL TRIBUTES IN HAZEL’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO ST. ALDHELM’S ANGLICAN CHURCH BOX 539 VULCAN TOL 2B0.
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