We Remember

The family of Patrick Garland of Champion, beloved husband of Sandra, are saddened to announce his passing at Lethbridge Regional Hospital on November 10, 2024 at the age of 77 years.
Pat was born September 11, 1947 at Brant, ON. He worked for the County of Vulcan for approximately 20 years as a Grader Operator and loved to meet and visit with the locals. Pat enjoyed camping and fishing, especially participating in the Badger Lake Ice Fishing Derby. His favorite pastime was watching his favorite hockey team, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Besides his loving wife Sandra, Pat is survived by his sister

Gertrude Braun of Coaldale, beloved wife of Jacob, passed away peacefully in Coaldale, AB on November 6, 2024 at the age of 94 years. Gertrude was born April 18, 1930 in Rosenort, Ukraine.
Besides her loving husband, Jake, Gertrude is survived by her son John Braun and daughter Carol (Otto) Lenz. She was a doting grandmother to David (Jen), Jaime, Stefan (Ashley) Lenz and Candice (Nathan) Jensen. She was blessed with 3 great grandchildren Jordyn, Rowan, and Fallon Jensen.
Gertrude is survived by 2 sisters – Mary (John) Braun and Elizabeth (Karl) Richter; In laws Elizabeth Klassen and Edna Neufeldt, and numerous

Neil Kenneth Ross “Bullet” recently of Champion, AB, native of Lake Louise AB, beloved husband of Rose, passed away at South Health Campus Calgary on October 13, 2024 at the age of 74 years.
Neil was born October 28, 1949 at Cranbrook BC, son of Kenneth and Barbara Ross. He was raised in Golden, BC and educated in Nanaimo, BC where he spent 20 of his adult years as a hair dresser and cofounded the Nanaimo Hair Dressing Association before returning to Golden, BC to raise his family and join Parks Canada.
Besides his wife Rose, Neil is survived by his mother

Robert Earl Gyorfi of Carmangay AB was called home to his Father October 15, 2024 at the age of 65. He was born May 27, 1959 to Mike and Grace Gyorfi.
Robert had three children, Adam (Danielle) Gyorfi, Jaimee Gyorfi (Stephen) and Kayla (Shaun) Courtney who loved him unconditionally and could not have been more proud to call him Dad. He was a man who never gave up. If he had a dream, he pursued it. He would never sit around talking about ‘how great it would be IF’. That IF always turned into a reality. He taught us that you

Stephen ‘Clive’ Edwards of Lomond, Alberta, beloved husband of Sharon, passed away peacefully at the Vulcan Community Health Centre on October 14, 2024 at the age of 74 years.
Clive was born July 25, 1950 in Birkenhead, England, son of Robert and Edna Edwards. At 18 months old the family immigrated to Montreal, QC. A year later they moved to Sydney, NS where Clive was joined by a brother, Robert and followed by a sister, Susan. In the early 1960s the Edwards family moved to North Vancouver, BC where they stayed for many years.
Clive was living in North Vancouver with his

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Dale Frank Wyatt on October 5, 2024 at the Vulcan Community Health Center at the age of 83 years.
Dale was born April 23, 1941 in Vulcan to Frank and Ruby Wyatt. He lived near the original homestead in the Buffalo Hills for most of his life, until moving to Vulcan about three years ago.
Dale attended school at Arrowwood until grade 11, then to Vulcan for grade 12. He attended Olds College after that and then married Jennie House in Arrowwood in 1962. They lived on the farm where they raise

Jane Brinston Lake (Smith) passed away peacefully on October 10, 2024 at South Health Campus Calgary at the age of 52 years.
Jane was born on December 29, 1971 to parents Edward and June Smith. Jane spent her childhood in Calgary in various communities in the city, spending the beginning of her life in Bridgeland, then moving to Radisson Heights, and finally to Marlborough. After getting married, she moved to Huntington then in 2007 Scott, Jane and Vic moved out to Vulcan where she spent the remainder of her life. She went to high school at Crescent Heights in Calgary and

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Ed Mackenzie on October 3, 2024 in Vulcan at the age of 83.
Ed was born July 14, 1941 in Vulcan but lived nearly his whole life in the Carseland area. He married his High School sweetheart Penny Malmberg in 1965. They spent two years in Herronton while she taught school in Brant and he ran the grain elevator. Shortly after, they moved to the Mace family homestead which he farmed for many years. In 1968 they were blessed with a son Marc, followed by Derek in 1970, as well as

The family of Bill Steiner of Arrowwood, AB are saddened to announce his passing at home on September 29, 2024 at the age of 90 years.
Bill was born August 3, 1934 in Arrowwood, AB, son of Walter and Edith Steiner. He was raised and educated in Arrowwood. Bill later attended Olds School of Agriculture for two years where he won an award for Highest Standing in Farm Mechanics. In 1945, he spent the winter in Calgary taking a Welder’s course. In the summer of 1954 Bill participated in an exchange trip between the F.U.A. and Scottish Association of Young Farmers

The family of Sheila Brown are deeply saddened to announce her passing on August 7, 2024 at her home in Vulcan, at the age of 91 years.
Sheila was born December 19, 1932 at London, Ontario. Due to her father’s job with CPR, they moved to Hamilton, ON and then back to London to start her schooling. She completed Grade 11 before getting a job as a telegraph operator for CP Rail.
Meeting on a blind date, she met her future husband R. Ervin Brown. They married on November 16, 1957 in Hamilton, ON. After the wedding, they moved to the family