We Remember

Speckeen, James Gordon, formerly of Vermillion, Alberta passed away peacefully at the Vulcan Extendicare on December 22, 2015 at the age of 76 years. He has joined his wife Wanda and his daughter Angela.
A special thank you to the Extendicare for their compassion and their kindness.
Graveside Service and Interment will be held Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 11 am at the Vulcan Cemetery.
Arrangements in care of Vulcan Funeral Home. Telephone 1-403-485-2633. E-mail condolences through www.vulcanfuneralhome.ca.

Healy, Marilyn (nee: Lahd), of Vulcan, beloved wife of Keith, peacefully passed away at the Vulcan Community Health Centre on December 16, 2015 at the age of 79 years.
Marilyn was born on April 14, 1936 in Wetaskiwin, AB. She was the eldest of Jesse and Margaret Lahd and they lived at Battle Lake, AB at this time. The family then moved to Dawson Creek, BC where Jesse worked on the Alaskan Highway. Marilyn began her schooling there and continued her schooling in Calgary. In 1947, the family moved to the Brown homestead in Queenstown. She walked the one and a

Ray, Ethel Mae, of Vulcan, passed away at the Vulcan Extendicare on December 11, 2015 at the age of 84 years.
Mae is survived by her daughter Judy Landry of Vulcan, 1 granddaughter Patricia (Cody) Sheaves of Calgary and 1 great grandson Ryker Sheaves, 3 sisters Viola Lee, Claudia Burnett and Hazel Kelly, all of Kelowna, B.C.
She was predeceased by her parents Virgil McCullough and Margaret Boivin, a sister Gaynelle O’Neil and 1 brother Virgil Guy McCullough.
Memorial Gathering will be held Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 1:30 pm at Vulcan Extendicare, Sue MacDonald, D.M. officiating. Inurnment Rocky View Garden of Peace,

Haga, Ivan , of Vulcan, peacefully passed away at the Vulcan Community Health Centre October 18, 2015 at the age of 96 years.
Ivan was born on May 21, 1919 , third of nine children, to Albert and Rose Haga of Vulcan. He attended Derry School and after his schooling, worked at the O.K. Ranch at Crossfield for three years.
In 1940, Ivan met Eileen Clark and they were united in marriage on March 19, 1942 in Vulcan. Ivan served in the Royal Canadian Army from 1942 and received his discharge in 1945 and returned to the family farm four miles south

FODOR, Madeline, passed away peacefully at Vulcan Community Health Centre October 16, 2015 the age of 92 years.
Madeline Gal was born in Arad, Romania January 12, 1923 to George and Magdalena Gal who emigrated to Canada in 1924. Initially arriving in Montreal, the young family moved further west to smaller communities in southern Ontario, finally settling in Rodney on a small farm . Madeline was the eldest of six children. She moved to Windsor, ON as a young woman and worked in domestic duties and then in a dry cleaners business.
She met her future husband, Bill Fodor in Rodney, ON

Irwin, Isabell Emily of Whitecourt, formerly of Champion, passed away peacefully in Whitecourt, AB on October 14, 2015 at the age of 79 years.
Isabell is survived by four daughters: Sandra (Del) Erickson of Columbia, South Carolina, Roxy Binns of Thompson, MB, Debbie (Robert C.) Martin of Wheatley, ON and Diane (Robert) Proper of Vanastra,ON, four sons: Robert Irwin of Cambridge, ON, Jeffrey (Melissa) Irwin of Whitecourt, AB, Robert (Patty) Wright of Port Hardy, BC and Allan (Trudy) Wright of London, ON, numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and cousins. She was predeceased by her parents and husband Robert “Bob” Irwin.
Family Visitation and Graveside

William Hamilton June 10, 1924 – October 10, 2015 passed away peacefully in his 91 year at his residence in Carmangay, Alberta. Bill was the youngest of seven boys. He enlisted in the Canadian Army following the footsteps of his father. Bill served during World War II.
William Hamilton met the love of his life, Janice Ronalda Macdonald and in 1955 they were married in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Bill was a long distant trucker and had many interesting stories of his journey in life. He was a lifelong trucker and spoke of the roouted he travelled along the Alaska Highway, across Canada

Currie, Karen Lynn (October 24, 1958 – September 28, 2015)
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved daughter and sister, Karen Lynn Currie, of Vulcan, AB, on September 28, 2015.
Karen was born in Calgary, AB. She was the chosen daughter of Victor and Helen Currie, from the age of 11 days. Karen lived and was educated in Calgary where she earned a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Psychology and a law degree from the University of Alberta Law School in 1995. Karen was admitted to the Law Society of Alberta in 2010.
Karen moved to