ROGER GENE MIDDLETON PASSED AWAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2001 AT THE LITTLE BOW AUXILIARY HOSPITAL CARMANGAY AT THE AGE OF 75 YEARS.
ROGER WAS BORN JUNE 14, 1926 ON THE BILLY RANNELS FARM NEAR VULCAN, ALBERTA TO LESLIE AND EDNA MIDDLETON. HE RECEIVED HIS SCHOOLING AT KIRKCALDY AND VULCAN. WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL, HE BEGAN TRAINING AS A BUTCHER FIRST AT SIMINGTON’S LOCKER PLANT AND THEN AT THE MEAT MARKET IN THE FLEMING GROCETERIA. IN 1945, HE MET MARJORIE MARTIN WHEN SHE BEGAN WORKING AT FLEMING’S AND THEY WERE MARRIED JULY 26, 1946 IN CALGARY. TOGETHER THEY CONTINUED WORKING AT FLEMING’S FOR A YEAR WHEN ROGER BECAME THE MANAGER OF THE MEAT MARKET IN THE RED AND WHITE GROCERY STORE, OWNED BY THE FULTON BROTHERS. HE LATER BUILT THE COUNTY ABATTOIR AND PURSUED HIS TRUE PASSION OF OIL PAINTING. ROGER HOSTED SEVERAL SHOWINGS IN SOUTH CENTRE, WOODLANDS, LETHBRIDGE AND EDMONTON. IN 1982, THEY SOLD THEIR HOME AND PURCHASED A FIFTH WHEEL AND TRUCK AND BEGAN TRAVELING THE COUNTRY EXTENSIVELY. IN 1992, THEY SETTLED ONCE AGAIN IN THE TOWN OF VULCAN. IN 1999, ROGER MOVED TO THE LITTLE BOW AUXILIARY HOSPITAL IN CARMANGAY WHERE HE HAS RESIDED SINCE.
ROGER LOVED HIS FAMILY AND SHARING SPECIAL TIMES WITH THEM. HE ALSO ENJOYED HUNTING, FISHING, CURLING, GOLFING, TRAINING HUNTING DOGS AND OIL PAINTING.
HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE B.P.O. ELKS, MASONIC LODGE AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION.
BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARJORIE MIDDLETON OF VULCAN, LOVING FATHER OF FOUR DAUGHTERS – JUDY MIDDLETON (GARY) KENNEDY OF BOWDEN, WILMA MIDDLETON OF MEDICINE HAT, CATHY LEE MIDDLETON OF VULCAN, LYNN CHRISTIANSEN OF OKOTOKS, THREE SONS – FRANK (ADELITA) OF VULCAN, ROBIN (SHELLEY) OF LETHBRIDGE, BILL OF CALGARY, ELEVEN GRANDCHILDREN, SIX GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, A SISTER MARION (BILL) GREIG OF NANTON, A BROTHER BRUCE (HELEN) MIDDLETON OF WAINWRIGHT, NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS, SISTERS-IN-LAW, BROTHERS-IN-LAW, COUSINS AND A HOST OF FRIENDS.
MEMORIAL SERVICE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2001 AT 1:30 PM AT THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION HALL VULCAN.
INURNMENT VULCAN CEMETERY, VULCAN, ALBERTA.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, TRIBUTES IN ROGER’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO THE LITTLE BOW AUXILIARY HOSPITA BOX 160, CARMANGAY, ALBERTA T0L 0N0.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME, DIRECTORS, TELEPHONE 1-403-485-2633. EMAIL CONDOLENCES TO vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.