Obituaries

ZAHURSKY, Samuel “Sam” 1903 – 2002

Samuel “Sam” Zahursky, of Vulcan passed away December 5, 2002 at Vulcan Extendicare at the age of 99 years.
Sam was born August 21, 1903 in Max, North Dakota to Joseph and Salomea Zahursky. He had two brothers and two sisters. The family moved to the homestead in the Lonesome Butte, Saskatchewan area. Sam went to Alberta to work in the dry “thirties”. He met Jean Robertson of Queenstown and they were married December 9, 1935. Sam was a mechanic and worked at the Oliver Machinery Company, the garage in Queenstown and then became the mechanic at Allan Phillips garage

ZUEHLKE, Ruby Alice 1924 – 2002

Ruby Alice Zuehlke (nee: Verbaan), of Vulcan, Alberta passed away December 5, 2002 at the Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 78 years.
Ruby was born January 10, 1924 at Red Jacket, Saskatchewan to Louis and Susan Verbaan. She grew up on a farm at Red Jacket, and attended school there until grade nine. After quitting school she worked doing farmwork and housekeeping around the local community. In 1944 she moved to Picture Butte where she worked in the Sugar Factory. Ruby met Otto Zuehlke and they were married on January 31, 1946. From Picture Butte they lived in

GRAFF, Reinhold 1913 – 2002

Reinhold Graff, of Vulcan, Alberta passed away November 27, 2002 at Vulcan Extendicare at the age of 89 years.
Reinhold was born October 12, 1913, at Westerham, Saskatchewan, one of twelve children born to Ludwig and Maria Graff. He attended school at Westerham until grade four and then helped his father on the family farm. Reinhold began working the land when he was just seven years old, driving four horses and a gang-plow. As a young man in 1936, he purchased his own farm near Estuary, Saskatchewan, and in 1940 moved to Meadowlake, Saskatchewan, where he established a mixed farming operation.

BRINTON, Lillian May 1916 – 2002

Lillian May Brinton of Vulcan passed away November 19, 2002, at the Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 86 years.
Lillian was born August 20, 1916 at Cayley, Alberta to Robert and Phoebe Houlden. She received her schooling at the Cayley School. On October 18, 1935 she married Wentworth Brinton in High River. In 1939 they moved to Kirkaldy. She was involved in the community and at one time played the piano and drums in a local band. In 1955 Wentworth passed away and Lillian moved her family to Vulcan. Throughout the years she worked at many jobs including

WILSON, Elizabeth Anna 1909 – 2002

Elizabeth Anna Wilson, (nee: Dingwall) passed away suddenly Sunday November 17, 2002 at the Lethbridge Regional Hospital at the age of 93 years.
Elizabeth was born April 10, 1909 at Vulcan, Alberta to Robert and Tressia Dingwall. She attended Richmond Hill School and Henderson’s College for one year. Elizabeth worked at the High River Hospital for many years. She worked in the laundry department first and then as a cook. On November 12, 1970 she married John Wilson and moved to the farm at Champion. Elizabeth loved to entertain. Her family and friends will always remember her wonderful tea parties with

MORSE, Jeremy Christopher 1955 – 2002

Jeremy Christopher Morse of Vulcan, Alberta passed away at home on November 11, 2002 at the age of 47 years.
Jeremy was born October 25, 1955 at Westchester, Pennsylvania to Tom and Laure Morse. He moved with his parents to Montreal where he attended Lower Canada College. He completed University with a degree in economics at the University of Western Ontario. He worked for Buroughs Computers and Intergraph Canada, at first selling computers then on the technical side working in Ottawa and Calgary. After a few years he began his own business Jeremy Morse & Associates Inc. He attended University of

NEWMAN, Lonnie Lorraine Olive 1950 – 2002

Lonnie Lorraine Olive Newman, of Champion, Alberta passed away suddenly 10 kilometers south of Vulcan on Highway 23 on November 1, 2002 at the age of 52 years.
Lonnie was born June 18, 1950 at Brockville, Ontario to John and Cyrilla Newman. She attended many schools and finished her schooling in Kingston, Ontario. Lonnie married Mark Foley and from their union a son was born. Soon after she divorced and moved to Calgary, Alberta in 1977 to work as a legal assistant for a few years. She then began working at numerous jobs, including Trout Unlimited. In 1990 she met Bill

SLETTO, David Oscar 1958 – 2002

David Oscar Sletto, formerly of Champion, Alberta passed away October 7, 2002 in Lethbridge, Alberta at the age of 43 years.
David was born December 5, 1958 in Vulcan, Alberta to Clayton and Elizabeth Sletto. He attended school at Champion for grades one through nine and completed his high schooling in Vulcan. He worked with his father on the farm and continued after completing his education. In 1977 he married Cindy Buchan and they began their union together on the farm. David began working for the County of Vulcan as an equipment operator in the early 1990’s. He then was employed

HEGLAND, Gordon Russell 1912 – 2002

Gordon Russell Hegland, of Champion passed away September 18, 2002 at the Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 90 years.
Russell was born January 6, 1912 at Carmangay, Alberta to Delmar and Lillian Hegland. He attended Plain Field School and worked with his father of the family farm. He joined the army reserve at the beginning of WWII and was stationed at Port Alberni, while home visiting he played the Violin and guitar at dances where he met Phyllis Chamberlin and they were married September 1943. Russell returned home in 1943 from the reserve Army and together they

LESLIE, Hugh “Sonny” 1915 – 2002

Hugh “Sonny” Leslie formerly of Mossleigh passed away August 12, 2002 at Vulcan Extendicare at the age of 86 years.
Sonny was born September 26, 1915 at Mossleigh, Alberta the youngest son of Hugh and Lilias Leslie. He attended Antrim school until quitting and began working on a tractor at Mossleigh, which was his life fulfillment. In the fall of 1941 he met Bernice Bertschy and on October 28, 1942 they were married at the Knox United Church in Calgary. They began their lives together at Mossleigh. The spring of 1943 they purchased land from his father SE1/4 29 20 24