Author: David Swan

Nelson, Kacy Michele passed away suddenly near Vulcan, Alberta on  July 17, 2011 at the age of 17 years.
Kacy was born March 10, 1994 in High River, Alberta to Wade and Kathy Nelson. She attended Hope Christian School from grades one through eight with grades nine and ten at CCHS in Vulcan. Grade eleven being completed at Prairie Christian Academy in Three Hills, Alberta.
While attending Hope Christian she went on a mission to Costa Rica and while at Prairie Christian Academy she went on a mission  to Greece.
Kacy was active in sports participating on the track team, CCHS Basketball Hawks

HEELEY, Charlene Rachelle passed away at home suddenly on August 4, 2011 at the age of 56 years.
Charlene has been David Filipchuck’s companion for the past nineteen years. Together they have enjoyed farming. Her hobbies included riding everywhere with David on the quad and motor cycle. She enjoyed cooking. She loved the farm animals and raised chickens, named the cows and had a flower garden.
Graveside service will be held on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Travers Cemetery at 11 a.m. with Rev. Gordon Cranch officiating.
Arrangements in care of Vulcan Funeral Home. Telephone 1-403-485-2633. E-mail condolences through www.vulcanfuneralhome.ca.
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Lance Annderso passed away on June 2, 2011 at his home. A CELEBRATION OF LIFE for Lance will be held at the Vulcan Legion Hall on Monday, June 6, 2011 at 2:00 pm. Graveside Service will be held at the Shouldice Doukhobor Cemetery on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 12 noon.
If friends so desire, tributes in Lance’s memory can be made to either the Vulcan Royal Canadian Legion Box 175 or the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood Cemetery Box 623 Vulcan, T0L 2B0.
Funeral arrangements in care of Vulcan Funeral Home telephone 403-485-2633. E-condolences through www.vulcanfuneralhome.ca

Kuypers, Adrian “Harry” of Vulcan, passed away Sunday May 29, 2011 at the age of 70 years.
Beloved soul mate and husband of Paulette Kuypers of Vulcan, loving father of daughter Tina (Mike) Graus and their daughter Sydney of Okotoks, son Tom (Susan) Kuypers and their children Daphne and Ashton of Sherwood Park, two sisters Audrey Wallace, Doris (Henning), Theo (Fran) Kuypers, numerous in-laws, nieces and nephews.
Harry was often seen walking his beloved dog George.
Harry was predeceased by his parents, sister Rita Nyhaus, nephew David Nyhaus, brother-in-law Jack Wallace
Funeral Mass Saturday June 4,

Anton (Tony) Gerst peacefully passed away on May 28th, 2011 at the Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 77years.
Tony was born on April 1, 1934 in Fazekasboda, Hungary to Peter and Maria Gerst. At the age thirteen, Tony and his mother were displaced during the Second World War from their home in Hungary to Erbach, Germany where they later reunited with his father. The family settled there. Tony finished school where he achieved his trade in construction. He married Waltraud (Trudy) in 1958 and they built their first home in Erbach. Over the next seven years,

William “Bill” Fodor, passed away at Vulcan Community Health Centre May 24, 2011 at the age of 86 years.
Beloved husband of Madeline, loving father of three daughters Esther (Chuck) Wong, Ruth (Allan) Brown and Rose Fodor, three sons Jim (Janine), David (Sharon) and Micheal, five grandchildren Chris and Laura Brown, Danyel, Shawn and Madeline Fodor, two brothers Steve (Helen) and Frank and (Heidi) Fodor, five sisters Mary (Fred) Binder, Olga (Steve) Albu, Elizabeth (Bob) Pavkov, Margaret (Eckhart) Denzinger and Julie Fodor, numerous nieces and nephews.
Bill was predeceased by his mother Esther, stepmother Elizabeth, father Steve, two brothers David and Jasper,

Edith Garriock Canning formerly of Milo passed away May 27, 2011 at Didsbury, Alberta at the age of 89 years.
Edith was born August 23, 1921 on the family homestead at Arrowwood, third child of John and Annie Goldthorpe. She attended Eastway School for ten years when she quit to stay at home and help her mother on the farm. She assisted with the cooking and cleaning and chores for several years due to her mothers failing health. She eventually began working for numerous farmers throughout the community as a homemaker. In the spring of 1943 while working at Castle’s, Alberta

Gordon George “Jordy” Petronech of Champion, Alberta passed away May 17, 2011 in Calgary at the age of 67 years.
Gordon was born December 9, 1943 in Coaldale, Alberta to Gordon and Betty Petronech. He attended school in Coaldale and Champion. Once he moved to the farm at Champion, Gordon knew that was where he always wanted to be.
Following his leg surgery and the loss of his father, he carried on farming. Gordon married Maxine in 1978 and they raised their family in Champion. He was very community minded and was always helping or doing projects to assist his

Flight is freedom in its purest form,To dance with the clouds which follow a storm;To roll and glide, to wheel and spin,To feel the joy that swells within.
To leave the earth with its troubles and fly,And know the warmth of a clear spring sky;Then back to earth at the end of the day,Released from the tensions which melted away.
Should my end come while I am in flight,Whether brightest day or darkest night;Spare me no pity and shrug off the pain,Secure in the knowledge that I’d do it again.
For each of us is created to dieAnd within me I know,I was

Joyce Ann Birch passed away surrounded by her loving family April 27, 2011 at Vulcan, Alberta at the age of 74 years.
Joyce was born on May 29, 1936 Calgary, Alberta to John and Agnes “Nan” Black. Her early years were spent on the family dairy farm. She grew up learning the values of family, work and honesty. She was involved in the Bearspaw 4-H Club and showing her Ayrshire project. Her 4-H highlight was going to Toronto as part of the Alberta judging team and winning. After high school she attended secretarial school and then