We Remember

Reath, Jean (Nee: Tindall), of Lethbridge, formerly of Vulcan, and beloved wife of Jim, slipped peacefully away and entered into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior at the Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge on August 28th, 2016 at the age of 91 years.
Jean was born May 7, 1925, third oldest child of eight, to Harold and Ula Tindall, on the family farm east of Champion. Jean attended Yale and Harmony High School.
On Oct. 19, 1943, she married Dorn Ruggles and together they raised 5 children, Kenneth, Harold, Jerry, Keith and Karen. Dorn passed away on December 13, 1975

Seabrook, Melvin Hayward, of Vulcan, beloved husband of Karen, passed away at the Vulcan Community Health Centre June 27, 2016 at the age of 71 years.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 2 pm at Lake McGregor Estates Clubhouse, (on Highway 534  – 48 KM East of Vulcan).
Tributes in Mel’s memory can be made to the Vulcan County Health & Wellness Foundation, Box 28, Vulcan, AB T0L 2B0.
Arrangements in care of Vulcan Funeral Home. Telephone 1-403-485-2633. E-mail condolences through www.vulcanfuneralhome.ca.

Schneider, Esther, of Vulcan, peacefully passed away at the Vulcan Community Health Centre June 18, 2016 at the age of 93 years.
Esther was born on September 18, 1922 to George and Maria Schneider of McCook, Nebraska. She was the only girl in the family and had eight brothers who thought the world of her. Esther took her schooling in McCook and graduated in 1938 at the age of sixteen.
After school, Esther’s family moved briefly to Washington, then to Portland, Oregon where she took a job as a bookkeeper for a furniture store. Esther met Alex at a church conference in

den Tuinder, Sally Ann, of Vulcan, beloved wife of Jake, passed away suddenly at home on June 5, 2016 at the age of 64 years.
Besides her husband Jake, Sally is survived by her mother – Doris Schlaphoff, her three children – Braden Sproule, Rachel (Jaben) Sproule and Sandi (Daryl) Richard, two grandchildren – Bonnie & Ellis, her siblings – Sue (Jim) Marquand, Fred (Inga) Schlaphoff, Linda (Len) Gedak, Jeanie (Ken)  Warkentin and Bill Schlaphoff, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father Erwin “Fritz” Schlaphoff.
Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 1:30 pm at

UMSCHEID, Margaret Alma (nee: Garland) passed away peacefully at the Vulcan Community Health Centre on June 5, 2016 at the age of 86 years.
Margaret was born in Regina, SK on April 18th, 1930, the only child of Ralph and Maggie (Andrews) Garland. When she was two years old, her parents moved to Flat Valley, SK where she lived for thirteen years, returning to Regina to finish high school. In 1951, she graduated as an R.N. from the Regina General Hospital School of Nursing. In 1953, Margaret moved to Calgary and worked at the Calgary General Hospital for four years. She

Ripley, Sybil Leona, currently of Vulcan and formerly of Strathmore, passed away at the Vulcan Extendicare on June 3, 2016 at the age of 81 years.
A Memorial will be held at a later date.
Tributes in Sybil’s memory can be made to the Alberta Cancer Foundation, 1331 – 29 St. NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N2.
Arrangements in care of Vulcan Funeral Home. Telephone 1-403-485-2633. E-mail condolences through www.vulcanfuneralhome.ca.

Morley, Eric Claude, of Vulcan, passed away peacefully at the Vulcan Community Health Centre May 31, 2016 at the age of 87 years.
Eric was born September 5, 1928 in Georgeville, Ontario to George and Doris Morley. He took his schooling in Georgeville and Grade 7 in Morton, ON. In the early days, Eric worked at the Steel Factory making propane tank ends, then worked at a lumber camp near Napanee where he had his own team of horses. In 1947, Eric came west on a Harvest Excursion and in 1948 he came to Carmangay where he worked for Mrs. McFarland.

Wittenberg, John Philip , of Vulcan, beloved husband of Sher, passed away suddenly at home on May 15, 2016 at the age of 61 years.
John was born in Vancouver then moved to Summerland, BC in his teens and then on to Calgary where he began his career with ATCO Gas. He resided in Calgary until he transferred to Vulcan in 2006. John retired from ATCO in 2012, after 34 years of dedicated service.
Some of John’s numerous interests included scuba diving, darts, pool, stained glass, and cooking; but his biggest love was his garden, both vegetables and flowers. His other great