WALTER JENNINGS PASSED AWAY AT VULCAN GENERAL HOSPITAL APRIL 11, 1994 AT THE AGE OF 82 YEARS.
WALTER WAS BORN MAY 16, 1910 IN ONTARIO, TO WALTER AND MARY JENNINGS. HE WAS ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN, THREE SISTERS EDNA, BESSIE AND ELIZABETH AND THREE BROTHERS FRANK, STANLEY AND ANTHONY. HE ATTENDED SCHOOL IN ONTARIO UNTIL GRADE 9 THEN WENT TO WORK IN KENDRA IN A LUMBER MILL. HE CONTINUED TO WORK DOING FARM LABOUR AND PAINTING. AS HE CROSSED CANADA COMING TO WETASKIWIN, ALBERTA IN 1938. IT WAS DURING THAT SAME YEAR HE WENT TO FORT SASKATCHEWAN AND TO PONOKA AND IN 1939 MOVED TO EDMONTON. HE CAME TO CLARESHOLM IN 1968 AND THEN TO VULCAN EXTENDICARE IN 1991 WHERE HE HAS RESIDED SINCE.
WALTER WAS A QUIET, POLITE, GENTLE MAN WHO ENJOYED TIME ALONE AND CONVERSATIONS WITH ONE PERSON AT A TIME. HE ESPECIALLY CHERISHED HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH JEAN STEELE AND BETTY HARASYM.
FUNERAL SERVICE FRIDAY APRIL 15, 1994 AT 1:30 P.M. AT VULCAN EXTENDICARE WITH FR. CONRADO BELOSO OFFICIATING.
INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY.
CASKET BEARERS WERE DAN RIVARD, RICK GOLDHAWK, GLEN SCHMEELKE AND
ANDY BROERE.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME.