Obituaries

THOMAS JOSEPH “TOM” HOLOBOFF PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME IN CALGARY ON AUGUST 7, 1990 AT THE AGE OF 40 YEARS.

TOM WAS BORN ON AUGUST 10, 1949 AT BASSANO, AB. HE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT ARROWWOOD, CCHS IN VULCAN AND TO CALGARY FOR HEAVY DUTY MECHANICS. HE WAS EMPLOYED AT MASSEY FERGUSON IN HIGH RIVER. HE MARRIED KAREN TARASOFF IN JULY 1972 AND IN 1973, THEY MOVED TO CALGARY WHERE HE WAS EMPLOYED WITH THE CITY OF CALGARY, FIRST AS A DIESEL MECHANIC AND LATER AS AN ELECTRICAL VEHICLE MECHANIC FOREMAN ON THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM.

TOM WAS AN AVID

TELFORD, EMILY OF VULCAN, AB PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT THE HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL, CALGARY, AB, ON AUGUST 3, 1990 AT THE AGE OF 85 YEARS.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER MABEL AND HER HUSBAND GEORGE WARD, GRANDSONS ALAN AND ROSS (BARBARA) WARD, GREAT GRANDSONS SCOTT AND RYAN WARD.

NO SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT EMILY’S REQUEST.

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE, DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO S.T.A.R.S. CALGARY, AB.

ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME.

LEONA KUNKEL OF VULCAN, FORMERLY OF LOMOND AND THE ARMADA DISTRICT, PASSED AWAY AT THE VULCAN GENERAL HOSPITAL ON AUGUST 31, 1990 AT THE AGE OF 78 YEARS.

LEONA WAS BORN AT BELLE VALLEY, OHIO ON MARCH 17, 1912, THE ELDEST CHILD OF JUSTUS AND ETHEL (NEE DUDLEY) SEALOCK. SHE CAME TO HOMESTEAD WITH HER PARENTS IN APRIL OF THE SAME YEAR TO WHAT WAS KNOWN AS THE BRUNETTA DISTRICT, LATER TO BE KNOWN AS THE ARMADA DISTRICT. LEONA RECEIVED HER SCHOOLING AT THE SUNNY PLAINS SCHOOL. IN 1933, SHE MARRIED NORMAN KUNKEL AND THEY FARMED IN THE DISTRICT UNTIL RETIRING

FRANCES HILDA “FRAN” LUSCOMBE PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY AT THE VULCAN GENERAL HOSPITAL ON JULY 27, 1990 AT THE AGE OF 83 YEARS.

BELOVED WIFE OF MR. HARRY LUSCOMBE OF VULCAN AND LOVING MOTHER OF THREE DAUGHTERS – MARION (BILL) MONTEITH OF NANAIMO, DONNA BASTIEN AND RAELENE LUSCOMBE BOTH OF GRAND PRAIRIE, AB, FOUR SONS ROY AND PAULINE BRISCOE OF NICOYA, CENTRAL AMERICA, RICK AND LESLIE LUSCOMBE OF SARDIS, B.C., BILL (BRENDA) LUSCOMBE OF COURTNEY, BC AND SHANE LUSCOMBE OF CHILLIWACK, BC, FOURTEEN GRANDCHILDREN, FIVE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, A SISTER IVY SOLNIK OF GIBSON’S LANDING, BC, AND NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS. SHE WAS

BARNES, WILLIAM “BILL” PASSED AWAY AT THE VULCAN GENERAL HOSPITAL ON JULY 20, 1990 AT THE AGE OF 89 YEARS.

BELOVED HUSBAND OF MRS. EDITH BARNES AND LOVING FATHER OF A SON RON AND HIS WIFE JOYCE AND THEIR CHILDREN JIM AND RHONDA, ALL OF VULCAN, A BROTHER CHARLES AND HIS WIFE JEAN OF GRANUM AND NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS. HE WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS PARENTS AND FOUR BROTHERS.

BILL WAS BORN IN GLASGOW, SCOTLAND ON NOVEMBER 18, 1900 AND CAME WITH HIS PIONEER PARENTS JOHN AND MARY BARNES TO GRANUM IN 1904. HE BEGAN FARMING WITH HIS BROTHER, STAMPER AT BINDLOSS

ARTHUR HAROLD “ART” MARTIN OF VULCAN AND FORMERLY OF LETHBRIDGE PASSED AWAY AT THE VULCAN HOSPITAL JULY 19, 1990 AT THE AGE OF 86 YEARS.

ART IS SURVIVED BY A STEP-SON LLOYD LEROHL AND HIS SONS MORRIS, JIM AND ARTHUR ALL OF MAYERTHORPE, ALBERTA, STEP-GRANDSON ROY AND HIS WIFE DIANE LEROHL OF VULCAN AND A STEP-GRAND DAUGHTER CAROL AND HER HUSBAND KEN NADOBNY OF VULCAN, SEVERAL STEP-GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR STEP GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

ART WAS BORN AT WINCHESTER, ENGLAND ON NOVEMBER 30, 1903. HE CAME TO LETHBRIDGE WERE HE WAS EMPLOYED BY TRANSPORT CANADA AT THE MUNICIPAL AIR PORT IN

Armstrong, Floyd James of Milo, Alberta passed away suddenly at High River, July 10, 1990 at the age of 63 years.

Beloved husband of Mrs. Byrla Armstrong, and loving father of a daughter Shannon (Doug) Kingsmith of Nanton, two sons Clint of Red Deer and Rod (Marianne) of Milo, seven grandchildren – Bradley, Cody and Chellah Kingsmith, Cassey, Ashley, Kimberley and Kayla Armstrong, a twin brother Lloyd (Betty) Armstrong of Milo, two sisters Elvera (Roy) Page of High River and Laurine Quigley of Calgary, numerous nieces and nephews and was a great friend. He was predeceased by his parents and a

Bouzyan, Ferris Nicholas “Shorty”, formerly of Champion, Alberta, passed away at the Vulcan General Hospital June 12, 1990 at the age of 87 years.

He is survived by his brother Glen of Stavely and a sister Eva Bell of Edmonton, numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

He was predeceased by his parents, a sister Libby Latiff and a brother Bill.

Shorty was born at Rugby, North Dakota on December 19, 1902 and came to Stavely in the spring of 1903 where he received his schooling.

He worked in the oil fields until 1931 then moved to Champion to operate the Champion

Clifford “Cliff” Owen Thompson of Lomond, passed away at Lomond, AB on June 9, 1990.

At Cliff’s request, no service was held. Interment in Vulcan Cemetery on June 13, 1990.

Arrangements in care of Vulcan Funeral Home.

RUGGLES, FRANK LYNN PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY AT VULCAN, ALBERTA JUNE 5, 1990 AT THE AGE OF 49 YEARS.

BELOVED HUSBAND OF MERLENE OF LOMOND AND LOVING FATHER OF TWO SONS, SHANNON AND HIS WIFE SHELLEY OF VAUXHAUL AND EVERETT AND HIS WIFE CHRISTA OF LETHBRIDGE, THREE BROTHERS AND THEIR WIVES – TOM AND HARRIETTE OF LETHBRIDGE, LYNN AND BOBBIE OF ZILLAH, WASHINGTON AND PHILIP AND E’MAE OF LOMOND, TWO SISTERS AND THEIR HUSBANDS CAROL AND DON NEUFELD OF ENCHANT AND IONA AND CALVIN RUTBERG OF VULCAN, NUMEROUS AUNTS, UNCLES, NIECES AND NEPHEWS, COUSINS AND A HOST OF FRIENDS.

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