WILFRED HOWARD “WILF” BITTORF PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY MARCH 23, 1995 AT VULCAN, ALBERTA AT THE AGE OF 76 YEARS.
WILFRED WAS BORN AT FAITH, ALBERTA ON DECEMBER 6, 1915. HIS FAMILY MOVED TO THE HOMESTEAD IN THE REID HILL DISTRICT IN 1926, SO THE CHILDREN COULD ATTEND SCHOOL. WILF ATTENDED THE SUNNY GLEN SCHOOL. HE MARRIED GLADYS SODER IN 1940. WILF JOINED THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE IN 1941. WHILE STATIONED IN CALGARY, THEY WERE BLESSED WITH THE BIRTH OF THEIR DAUGHTER DONNA IN 1942, AND WHILE STATIONED IN DUNNVILLE, ONTARIO THEIR SON BRIAN WAS BORN IN 1943.
AFTER THE WAR, IN 1945 THE FAMILY MOVED TO VULCAN, THEN TO MILO IN 1948 WHERE WILF WORKED AS A MECHANIC WHERE HE OWNED AND OPERATED MILO MOTOR SERVICES. WILF AND GLADYS MOVED BACK TO VULCAN IN 1969 WHERE THEY HAVE RESIDED SINCE. DURING THIS TIME, WILF OWNED AND OPERATED FRANK’S E.J. SERVICE AND FOLLOWING HIS RETIREMENT HE WORKED ON CONTRACT FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
WILF THOROUGHLY LOVED HIS FAMILY, LIFE, PEOPLE, AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF MANY LOCAL CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS. HE WAS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE MILO LIONS CLUB, AND THEN A MEMBER OF THE VULCAN LIONS CLUB, THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION, AND THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF ODDFELLOWS.
WILFRED HAD A NUMBER OF HOBBIES INCLUDING WOODWORKING, GOLFING, FISHING, READING, PLAYING CARDS AND BINGO; MOST OF THEM HE WAS ACTIVE IN UNTIL VERY RECENTLY WHEN HE BECAME TOO ILL TO TAKE PART. HIS HOME AND GARDEN WERE A CONSTANT SOURCE OF PLEASURE. HE ALSO ENJOYED TO TRAVEL AND IF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY WOULD TRAVEL ANYWHERE, ANYTIME AND TO ANYPLACE.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS BELOVED WIFE GLADYS OF VULCAN, LOVING DAUGHTER DONNA (ALLAN) MCASKILE OF PARKSVILLE, B.C. SON BRIAN (MARILYN) OF ATHABASCA, SIX GRANDCHILDREN CLARK (ANNA ) MCASKILE OF HIGH LEVEL, KARA KEAM OF VANCOUVER, ALYSE FREY OF PARKSVILLE, EVAN MCASKILE OF EDMONTON, KENT BITTORF OF EDMONTON AND DERICE (JOEL) PETERSON OF LETHBRIDGE, FOUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN KYLAN MCASKILE, RACHEL FREY, KELSEY KEAM AND SHAYLA MCASKILE, FOUR BROTHERS BILL (JEAN) OF CALGARY, LLOYD OF INVERMERE, RALPH (MARY), KEITH (BEA) OF HAMILTON, TWO SISTERS MAE (JERRY) ST. PIERRE OF SPRUCE GROVE AND BERNICE (EVERETTE) DEWAR OF CRANBROOK, A SISTER-IN-LAW DOT BITTORF (STUART) OF CALGARY, AND NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
HE WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS FATHER BILL, MOTHER ETHEL AND A BROTHER STUART.
HE WILL BE FONDLY REMEMBERED BY ALL, FOR HIS LOVE OF BEING IN THE COMPANY OF HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND HIS GREAT PASSION TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST.
FUNERAL SERVICE SATURDAY MARCH 25, 1995 AT 1 P.M AT BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, VULCAN WITH PASTOR MURV KENTEL OFFICIATING.
INURNMENT IN THE FIELD OF HONOUR, VULCAN CEMETERY.
TRIBUTES IN WILF’S MEMORY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA PROGRAM C/O DR.WISE, FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL, CALGARY.
CREMATION AND FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME.
Gladys, thinking of you and your family at this time of sorrow. May you all find comfort knowing Wilf is in eternal peace.