Obituaries

It is with the heaviest of hearts we announce the passing of Kluane Bear, beloved wife of Greg Anderson of Champion, AB.
Kluane is survived by her mother Mildred Bear (Varty), the late Leslie Bear, husband Greg Anderson, son Branden Scott Bear (Junghee Hyun), daughter Taylor Marie Bear (Ryan Meredith), daughter Cassady Jade Bear (Alex Gehring), son Phillip Gerald Mayer-Bear (Brianna Jays), stepmother to Logan Anderson (Kim Bercheid), sister to Scott Gerald Bear, Jodie May Bear, grandson Alexander R. McKay, granddaughter Serena Jade Meredith-Bear, Cats Tatonka, Blake, Sprocket and Princess, along with numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, extended family and good

Terry John Radakovitch of Vulcan, passed away peacefully at the Foothills Medical Centre on August 23, 2021 at the age of 63 years, after a long battle with an aggressive cancer.
Terry was a great man with an infectious smile that would light up the room. He was an amazing husband, awesome dad, a wonderful grandfather and the best friend anyone could ask for. Although he will be missed by many, he wouldn’t want us to mourn his death but celebrate his life.
Besides his loving wife Sandra Keller, Terry is survived by three daughters, one son and 6 grandchildren, whom he

Audrey Yvonne (Vonnie) Watson passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 24, 2021 in High River at the age of 92.
Vonnie is survived, and will be sadly missed, by her daughter Ellen Fraser of Aldersyde, son Ivan (Nancy) Watson of St. Albert, grandchildren: Kendra (David) Hillebrand of Elk Point, Shalon Watson (Alex) of St. Albert and Stephen Watson of Calgary, great grandchildren, Merrick Hillebrand and Ava Hillebrand, sister-in-law Doreen Jensen of Ottawa and many cherished nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and friends. She was predeceased by her husband Dan, son-in-law Dave Fraser, brothers Clifford and Bill and sisters Betty, Petrona

Richard ‘Rick’ Howard, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, succumbed to ALS after a long illness, on July 10, 2021 at the Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 70 yrs.
Originally from Edmonton, Rick with his wife moved to Vulcan in about 2005 with a tow truck and a dream of starting his own business. Towing did not work out when he injured himself, so he turned his attention to making the Sears, Purolator, Video Store into a successful enterprise until he retired. He loved the Town of Vulcan, was a councillor for seven years and

Rangvald Aanestad
October 26, 1932 – June 25, 2021
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rangvald Aanestad of Carmangay on June 25 at the age of 88. He was born and raised in Enchant, Alberta and in 2000 moved to Carmangay. Rangvald started building his insulation Plant in 1999 which he operated until 2019.
He leaves behind his partner of nine years – Dorothy Grenier, his son Randy (Dianna), his daughters – Karen and Wendy (Stan) and granddaughter Lindsey, his siblings Ruby, Esther, Mina, Clarence and Edwin. He was predeceased by his parents Elias and Ragna Aanestad

It is with profound sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Michael Fodor in his home in Vulcan, Alberta on June 21, 2021 at the age of 61.
Michael Fodor, fourth child of the late William and Madeline Fodor, was born and raised in Vulcan, where he also received his early education.
Mike worked as an Advanced Care Paramedic for the City of Edmonton for over 21 years, including working as a Flight Paramedic for STARS Air Ambulance from 1985-1996. He moved back home to Vulcan in 2009, where he continued as a paramedic for Alberta Health Services until he retired

LaRee (Causey) Jones took her last earthly breath and graduated to heaven on Wednesday, the 23rd of June, 2021 in Langley, BC.
She was born August 9th, 1943 in Carmangay, Alberta and was raised in the Village of Champion, Alberta by her parents, Dave and Louretta Causey. She was also very close to pioneers of the village, great grandfather Martin Clever as well as grandparents Fred and Oma Clever.
LaRee took her schooling at the University of Calgary and started teaching school in 1963. She married Skip Jones (now deceased) the same year.
LaRee will be missed beyond measure by her three precious

Ruth Davis, of Vulcan, passed away at Vulcan Extendicare on May 30, 2021 at the age of 95 years.
Ruth lived a life of adventure and did so with enthusiasm and an unshakeable positive attitude. She was a loving, involved mother, an adoring wife and generous friend. A very humble woman who never took credit for her many accomplishments and simply dismissed compliments.
She loved everyone and everyone loved her. Ruth grew up on a farm north of Vulcan with wonderful, hardworking parents. Rode to school on horseback and even dog sled. Although she lived many years in Calgary, the farm was

Stanley “Stan” Richard Howe of Champion, passed away at Chinook Regional Hospital, Lethbridge, AB on May 29, 2021 at the age of 80 years.
Stan was born January 21, 1941 in Carmangay, AB to Dick and Linda Howe. Stan went to school in Champion and began farming at a young age and became a way of life that he loved. He met and married Bev Decker in 1963 and together they raised a family of four on the family farm.
Besides keeping up with his children and grandchildren’s activities, Stan enjoyed trap shooting and golf and met many great friends over the

Lawrence Clements of Vulcan (formerly of Milo), beloved husband of Doris, passed away peacefully at the Vulcan Extendicare on May 18, 2021 at the age of 96 years.
Lawrence was born January 19, 1925 to Bill and Florence Clements in Provost, AB. In 1927, the family moved to the Milo District. In 1931, Lawrence started school at Corbie Hill until it closed and then went to Milo. In January of 1944, he enlisted in the Army and in April of 1946 he came back home to Canada from Germany. In June of 1948, he took over the Milo Café with the