Obituaries

Lausen, Holger Walter, formerly of Strathmore and Carseland, AB, passed away peacefully at the Vulcan Extendicare on May 29, 1990 at the age of 91 years.

Beloved father of two daughters and their husbands – Lois (Mickey) Adams of Regina, SK and Wilma (Charlie) Way of Vulcan, a son Rick (Verna) Lausen of Strathmore, eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.

He was predeceased by his wife Loma in 1976, three sisters, seven brothers and his parents.

Holger was born October 10, 1898 at Cedar Falls, Iowa. He came to Carseland, AB in 1910. In March of 1923, he married Loma Kaupp and

LUCAS, PHILIP LEIGHTON, DIED ACCIDENTALLY AS A RESULT OF A FIREARMS MISHAP NEAR SANDPOINT, IDAHO, ON MAY 27, 1990, AT THE AGE OF 46 YEARS.

LEIGHTON WAS BORN AT EDMONTON, ALBERTA ON AUGUST 15, 1943, THE THIRD CHILD OF PHIL AND ALTHEA. HE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT VULCAN AND RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE PILOTS LICENCE IN 1962. HE CONTINUED ON TO COLLEGE AT ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON WHERE HE TOOK BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. HE RETURNED TO THE FAMILY FARM UNTIL 1967 WHEN HE BEGAN WORKING AS A FARM EQUIPMENT MANAGER. IN 1970, HE WAS INVOLVED IN ENGINEERED BUILDING SALES AND CONSTRUCTION. THEN IN 1978, LEIGHTON AND

ANDREWS, FREDERICK CLIFFORD “CLIFF”, FORMERLY OF VULCAN, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY FOLLOWING A LENGTHY ILLNESS AT THE HIGH RIVER HOSPITAL ON MAY 22, 1990 AT THE AGE OF 82 YEARS.
CLIFF WAS BORN ON THE FARM EAST OF NANTON, ALBERTA ON APRIL 29, 1908, THE ELDEST SON OF AN ORIGINAL HOMESTEADER FAMILY. HE ATTENDED HARVEY SCHOOL AND WORKED WITH HIS FATHER FARMING. IN 1927, HE ENTERED A FARM MECHANICS COURSE IN CALGARY. THE FAMILY WOULD TAKE A REGULAR SUMMER TRIP TO BANFF PARK, WHICH HE CONTINUED TO DO WITH HIS OWN CHILDREN. HE WORKED THRASHING CREWS, AND SENT MONEY BACK HOME

JONES, EILEEN HELEN, FORMERLY OF FOX CREEK AND CHAMPION, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY MAY 7, 1990 AT THE AGE OF 58 YEARS.
EILEEN WAS BORN OCTOBER 26, 1931 AT GLEN SOURIS, MANITOBA. SHE WAS EMPLOYED AS A BOOK KEEPER FOR SWEET 16 AND SEVERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES. THROUGH A FRIEND AND THE MAIL SHE MET ROBERT. THEY SAW EACH OTHER IN VANCOUVER WHILE HE WAS PASSING THROUGH ON THE CANADIAN FORCES TROOP TRAIN ON THE WAY TO KOREA, IN 1950. THEY WERE MARRIED IN VANCOUVER IN NOVEMBER 1952. THEY TRAVELLED AROUND TO MANY PLACES AS ROBERT WAS SERVING IN THE AIR FORCE.

HORNBERGER, ROBERT “BUD” DIED SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME IN VULCAN ON MAY 7, 1990 AT THE AGE OF 72 YEARS.
BUD WAS BORN AT LOMOND, ALBERTA ON APRIL 8, 1918. HE HELPED HIS FATHER AND BROTHERS TO MINE COAL FROM THE HILLS BEHIND THE FARM HOUSE ON THE BANKS OF LAKE MCGREGOR AND BREAK HORSES. JUST ABOUT THE TIME WHEN HE WOULD GET ONE BROKE, AWAY IT WOULD GO TO A NEW OWNER.
HE CAME TO VULCAN WHERE HE MARRIED HIS FIRST WIFE ELSIE. HE MOVED HOUSES FOR A WHILE THEN WORKED IN CONSTRUCTION. BUD ALWAYS ENJOYED WORKING ON MACHINERY. HE WAS

STAMP, WILLIAM FREDRICK “FRED”, FORMERLY OF THE TRAVERS AND ENCHANT AREAS, PASSED AWAY AT VULCAN GENERAL HOSPITAL MAY 3, 1990 AT THE AGE OF 91 YEARS.
FRED WAS BORN APRIL 13, 1899 AT IROQUOIS, ONTARIO AND CAME TO THE TRAVERS AREA IN 1908 WHERE HE RECEIVED HIS SCHOOLING. HE SERVED IN BOTH THE FIRST AND THE SECOND WORLD WARS. FRED MARRIED VERA IN 1926, AND FARMED IN THE TRAVERS AREA. THEN IN 1948 THEY MOVED TO CONDOR, ALBERTA TO OPERATE A GENERAL STORE FOR TEN YEARS. HE MOVED TO CALGARY THEN RETURNED TO THE FARM IN 1960 WHERE HE HAS CONTINUED

GROVES, JAMES LEE ( JIM) PASSED AWAY QUIETLY ON APRIL 14, 1990 IN THE VULCAN GENERAL HOSPITAL AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS, AT THE AGE OF 86 YEARS.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OPAL OF RED DEER, THREE SONS, BUD (LA REE) GROVES OF CHAMPION, MARVIN (DONNA) GROVES OF ALEX AND JAMES JR. OF RED DEER. THREE DAUGHTERS ELMA (MARJ) GROVES, LETHBRIDGE, DOROTHY (WALTER) HEILAND OF BUFFALO, ALBERTA, JEAN (FRAN) BALDWIN, CALGARY, 15 GRANDCHILDREN, 11 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE IN THE CHAMPION UNITED CHURCH THURSDAY APRIL 19th AT 2 P.M. WITH REV. BERT FREY OFFICIATING.

McCORD, AGNES MURIEL OF VULCAN, FORMERLY OF MILO, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY AT THE VULCAN GENERAL HOSPITAL APRIL 7, 1990 AT THE AGE OF 81 YEARS.
MURIEL WAS BORN AT MONTREAL, QUEBEC ON JULY 20, 1908, THE DAUGHTER OF JOHN AND AGNES COWAN. SHE TOOK HER TEACHERS TRAINING AT NORMAL SCHOOL IN CALGARY AND CAME TO THE MILO AREA AND TAUGHT AT CORBY HILL SCHOOL UNTIL SHE MARRIED NORMAN McCORD ON OCTOBER 3, 1933 AND LIVED ON THE FARM. THEIR HOME WAS OFTEN A GATHERING PLACE FOR FRIENDS AND STRANGERS WOULD RECEIVE A WARM WELCOME. ON OCTOBER 31, 1955 THEIR HOME WAS

Mr. Herbert (Herb) Casey Way, a former Champion resident, died Friday, March 23, 1990 at the Vulcan General Hospital at the age of 82.
Herb was born at Scott, Sask. on March 24, 1907. He was a farmer, and a commercial fisherman during the winter, in the North Battleford area until his retirement. In 1965 he moved to the Shaughnessy area of southern Alberta to be closer to his brother. He then moved to Carmangay in 1976 and to Champion in 1980. In the summer of 1989, he became a resident of Vulcan Extendicare.
Herb loved the great outdoors and particularly enjoyed

Lyle and Terri Magnuson are saddened to announce the passing of their newborn baby girls, Amanda Louise and Ashley Isabelle who were stillborn on March 20, 1990.
Funeral Arrangements in care of Vulcan Funeral Home. Funeral Directors.