Obituaries

Ruth Lorraine (nee: Clark) Dann passed away in Vulcan on June 7, 2022 at the age of 97 years.
Ruth was born July 14, 1924 on a farm near Vulcan, AB, the second daughter of Percy and Etta Clark. She attended school with her older sister Eileen and two younger brothers Lloyd and Myrel at Boyne School, just two miles west of the farm. Both girls attended grades eight through twelve in Vulcan. Following school, Ruth trained to become a telephone operator at the AGT exchange in Vulcan, working there from 1942 to until around 1947. During the early war years,

Jerry David Wylie
Nov.12, 1937 – May 28, 2022
Jerry David Wylie of Vulcan, passed away at the Vulcan Community Health Centre on May 28, 2022 at the age of 84 years.
Jerry was the second child born to William and Mary Wylie. Jerry started school at Alston and attended the remaining school years in Vulcan. Through his working career, he was a parts-man for R & G, in the Royal Canadian Air Force stationed at St. John’s, Quebec and Clinton, ON. He was honor guard for Princess Margaret when she visited Canada. He returned to Alberta and started apprenticing for Ron Buehler

David Lawrence Lanktree of Vulcan, beloved husband of Terry, passed away unexpectedly at the Vulcan Community Health Centre on May 27, 2022 at the age of 60 years.
Besides his loving wife Terry, David is survived by his daughter Kellie (Michael), sons Owen (Kayley) and Clarke (Katie), granddaughters Ruby and Lily, mother Margaret, brother Brian (Carrie) and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father Percy, parents-in-law Ruby and Otto, nephews Eric and Kent, sister-in-law Marion, and brother-in-law Ron.
Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 1:30 pm at VENUE CHANGE: Vulcan Cultural Recreation Centre

Eva Frances McNicoll of Vulcan, beloved wife of Rene, passed away peacefully at the Vulcan Community Health Centre on May 5, 2022 at the age of 78 years.
Eva was born on July 9, 1943 in Bassano, AB to John and Frances Irwin of Arrowwood. Eva had a leather and craft business in Drayton Valley for a few years before moving to Calgary to open a new business in Exclusive Silk Ltd. This furthered her interest in art and flower sales. She met Rene McNicoll and they married in 1987.
Residing in Vulcan now for 22 years, Eva enjoyed being a member

Love, Marjorie (Evans), beloved wife of 67 years of the Late Frank Love, passed away on May 1, 2022 at the age of 89 years.
Marjorie was born November 23, 1932 on the family homestead of Casswallen and Ethel Evans near Strachan, AB. She was one of ten children.
After moving to the Berrywater area for work, Marjorie met, fell in love with and married Frank Love in 1951. They moved to the Love family farm where they farmed together for 67 years before poor health forced them to move into Vulcan.
Marjorie was an active farm wife and community member. She farmed

Joyce Jones (Christie), beloved wife of Ray Jones, passed away peacefully with family at her side, at her home in Vulcan on April 15, 2022, at the age of 81 years.
Joyce is survived by her husband Ray and their 3 children, Ronald, Marilyn (Gordon), Robert (Arlene) and their families, including 8 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Joyce is also survived by 3 brothers (Clark, Wayne & Max) and 1 sister (Sandy), as well as numerous nieces and nephews and other family and friends.
Joyce was born in Vulcan, Alberta. She married Ray, the love of her life, on December 4, 1959 and

Nellie Mae Hutton of Vulcan, passed away April 3, 2022 at the High River General Hospital at the age of 90, after a five year battle with cancer.
Nellie was born September 5, 1931, the youngest daughter of Ralph and Dora Salter, at Arrowwood, AB. She lived and worked throughout the County of Vulcan until she married Bob Hutton on March 1, 1952. They resided southwest of Vulcan for the remainder of their lives.
She is survived by her daughters – Donna (Allan) Hornberger and Deanna (Brian) Walker, granddaughters Crystal (Keith) Franklin and Robyn (Lloyd) Schlosser, great grandchildren Mackenzie Nellie Franklin, Liam

James was born November 26, 1935, to Wilson Andrew Will (Pete) and Alice (Battersby) Will in Vulcan, Alberta. He passed peacefully in High River on March 7, 2022.
James completed school at Milo and began working for Alberta Government Telephones (AGT) as an installer. In 1976 James left his position with AGT to farm with his brother Thomas. He moved into the original farmhouse with our mother and kept her entertained and cared for until she moved to Vulcan during her last years.
James was an active member of the community and volunteered his time to the church and numerous local projects.

Harvey Wenzel, beloved husband of Rose, passed away peacefully on Feb. 12, 2022 at the Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 93 years.
Raised in Sibbald, AB, Harvey was the fourth born of thirteen children. Harvey met the love of his life Rose Morgan in Little Gem, AB and they married in 1949 in Sylvan Lake, Alta.
Harvey worked for CP Rail for numerous years . Harvey’s stories of being roadmaster on the Calgary to Field track kept many people entertained, including chasing bears out of the famous spiral tunnels. His career on the CPR led him to many different

Agnes Angeline Zubach
Agnes passed away peacefully February 3, 2022 at Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 80 years. Beloved wife of 55+ years, to Nick and loving mother of two daughters Lisa Zubach and Tracy MacDonald, a son Jeff (Robin) Zubach, loving grandmother of Quinn, Ally, Brock, Olivia and Devon.
Agnes was predeceased by her parents, Anton and Rose Dierker, her brothers Richard and Edwin, and her sister Margaret.
Agnes was born in Cudworth, Saskatchewan on October 9, 1941 to Rose and Anton Dierker. Mom spent her childhood on the family farm, near Cudworth. When she was 19 years old,