BECK, Valeen “Val” Alberta 1938 – 2018

Beck, Valeen “Val” Alberta, of Vulcan, passed away at the Vulcan Community Health Centre on April 28, 2018 at the age of 79 years.

Val was born December 6, 1938 in Coe Hill, ON to Earl and Leatha (nee: Andrus) Warner. She was raised in the Oshawa area and in 1965 came west to Carievale, SK where she resided with her young family for about 5 years. After her divorce, Val came to Calgary in 1972 with her Uncle Glen Andrus.

Val then married her second husband Gordon Beck and they moved to Vulcan in 1975 where they opened a NAPA store (where the Recycling building is currently located). Val took over the EJ Café and then sold it in 1977. She worked at the Carmangay Grocery Store until 1985 then moved to Orillia, ON for a time to be with her mother, then moved to Whitby, ON. Eventually her son Rick was starting a family so she moved back to Vulcan in 1996 and has resided here since. She has worked at the Vulcan Legion, enjoying the people she met and worked with.

Through many good and bad times, it was her children that kept her going. She still had a very good friendship with her first husband and best friend Floyd Wannamaker.

Val is survived by her daughters Carol of Vulcan, and Janet (Ron) of Lethbridge, sons Doug, Jim (Kim), both of Ontario Rick (Nancy Humphrey) of Vulcan, many grandchildren and several great grandchildren, two brothers, three sisters and numerous nieces and nephews.

Val was predeceased by her parents, two siblings and her first husband Floyd Wannamaker.

Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, May 5th, 2018 at 1:00 pm at the Vulcan Lodge Hall (231 Center Street) with Pastor David Sarsons officiating. Inurnment Vulcan Cemetery Columbarium.

Tributes in Val’s memory can be made to the Vulcan Health Care Ladies Auxiliary, Box 299 OR Vulcan Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Box 1016, Vulcan, AB T0L 2B0.

Arrangements in care of Vulcan Funeral Home. Telephone 1-403-485-2633. E-mail condolences through www.vulcanfuneralhome.ca.