Obituaries

HOLOBOFF, Joseph “Joe” Jr. 1953 – 2002

Joseph Jr. “Joe”Holoboff, of Milo, passed away suddenly May 14, 2002 at home, at the age of 48 years.
Joe was born November 8, 1953 at Bassano, the youngest son of Joseph and Anne Holoboff. He attended Arrowwood school for grades one through nine and completed his high school in Vulcan. After high school he attended the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary where he took a welding course. He then began apprenticing for Seismic Service supplies in Calgary where he worked until the spring of 1974, when he returned home to help on the farm.
On November 1, 1975

GRENIER, Gerald Arthur 1936 – 2002

Surrounded by his family, Gerald Arthur Grenier of Carmangay, Alberta passed away May 13, 2002 at Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 65 years.
On September 10, 1936 Gerald was born to Arthur and Nellie Grenier on the family farm in Cowansville, Quebec.
Gerald married Dorothy Davis in July 5, 1957 at Richford, Vermont. Gerald worked at the Roxton furniture plant until he opened his own pizzeria in Knowlton, Quebec. When Gerald tool ill he sold the pizzeria and enjoyed his outdoor hobbies until the family decided to move to Carmangay, Alberta in 1995. Gerald worked along with his

REYNOLDS, Arnold Norman “Norm” 1931 – 2002

Arnold Norman “Norm”Reynolds, of Milo, Alberta passed away May 12, 2002 at the High River Hospital at the age of 70 years.
Norm was born July 10, 1931 at Old Ridge, New Brunswick to Harry and Jessie Reynolds. He attended the Blackland School until grade eight. Following his education he worked in the woods near his home, cutting pulp wood, Christmas trees and logging using horses. In the spring of 1952 he came out west working in the Nanton and Vulcan areas then returned to New Brunswick. The following year, he returned and started worked for Tom Houlton on the farm

MCDONALD, Hartley Brown 1930 – 2002

Hartley Brown McDonald, life long resident of Champion, Alberta was called home to his Lord and Saviour May 7, 2002 at Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 71 years.
Hartley was born June 16, 1930 at Vulcan, Alberta to Brown and Louise McDonald who homesteaded west of Champion and South of Vulcan. Hartley attended Hiawatha, Alston and Champion Schools, as well as Olds Collage and Calgary Technical School (S.A.I.T.). He continued to farm with his father and while attending a Farmers Union of Alberta meeting in 1957, he met Hannah May Anderson. Hartley purchased his fathers land and in

JOHNSON, John Allen “Bud” 1927 – 2002

John Allen “Bud” Johnson of Vulcan passed away April 21, 2002 at the Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 75 years.
Bud was born February 9, 1927 in Medicine Hat, Alberta to Gustov and Katherine Johnson. He attended Medicine Hat school. In 1945 he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and was stationed at Gimli, Manitoba where he trained as an aircraft mechanic, until his discharge in 1947. He returned to Medicine Hat and was working for a bakery when he met Marie Rapson and they were married December 27, 1947. After his marriage he worked for several

MILLIKEN, Vivian Almeda 1911 – 2002

Vivian Almeda Milliken, passed away peacefully April 7, 2002 at the Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 91 years.
Vivian was born January 8, 1911 at Carmangay, the youngest of five children born to Henry and Emma Frank. She was raised on her parents homestead and attended Blackspring Ridge School. While growing up, Vivian learned her homemaking skills at her mothers side. In 1931 she married Lynn Milliken and together they began their lives together at Carmangay. She enjoyed being a farmers wife, and soon began raising their family. In January of 1999, when her household chores became too

VINCENT, Evelyn 1905 – 2002

Vincent, Evelyn formerly of Carmangay, Alberta passed away April 6, 2002 at Vulcan Extendicare at the age of 96 years.
Evelyn was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba November 11, 1905 to Fredrick and Claribel Fox. In 1907 they moved to Isles of Pines in the West Indies, moving to the homestead near Kelliher, Saskatchewan in 1909. In 1917 they moved to Pontiac, Michigan the following year returned to the homestead, sold it and moved to Los Angeles, California in 1918, where Evelyn completed her schooling. She began working in a milliner shop making hats. During this time she attended a friends wedding

MCNIVEN, Fay Lois 1920 – 2002

Fay Lois McNiven, of Vulcan, went to meet her Lord and Saviour April 3, 2002 at the age of 82 years at the High River Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.
Fay was born on March 2, 1920 to Charles and Margaret Steiner. She received her early education at Cottonwood Grove School and then went to Western Canada High School in Calgary, staying with her grandmother. After her mother’s death in 1936 she came home to help her father. In 1939 Fay and her friend Megan Williams went to dressmaking school in Calgary. In 1942 she married her childhood sweetheart, Jim

BOOTH, Vivian Ada 1915 – 2002

Vivian Ada Booth, longtime resident of the Vulcan area passed away April 2, 2002 at Vulcan Extendicare at the age of 86 Years.
Vivian was born December 4,1915 at Reid Hill, Alberta east of Vulcan the second daughter of John Edward “Ted” and Selma Campbell nee: Balstad. She attended Sunny Glen School. On October 20, 1932 Vivian married Forrest Leonard “Bud” Booth and they started their life together on the farm on Snake Creek. They lived on the farm until the mid 1970’s when they moved to Vulcan.
Vivian lived her whole life in the Reid Hill/Vulcan area. She enjoyed farm life,

GORZITZA, Barbara 1935 – 2002

BARBARA GORZITZA, PASSED AWAY MARCH 24, 2002 SURROUNDED BY HER FAMILY AT THE VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE AT THE AGE OF 67 YEARS. BARB WAS BORN MARCH 19, 1935.
BARB WAS BORN MARCH 19, 1935 AT LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA TO EDWARD AND LOLA FLEXHAUG. SHE RECEIVED HER SCHOOLING IN THE LETHBRIDGE AREA AND WHILE ATTENDING McNALLY HIGH SCHOOL MET RON GORZITZA. AFTER COMPLETING HER EDUCATION SHE WORKED FOR THE TORONTO DOMINION BANK FOR FIVE YEARS. ON JUNE 5, 1955 SHE MARRIED RON GORZITZA IN THE LDS CHURCH IN LETHBRIDGE. THEY BEGAN THEIR UNION TOGETHER LIVING ON A FARM AT KIPP. IN 1957