Obituaries

Brown, R. Ervin passed away at Vulcan Extendicare November 2, 2013 at the age of 84 years. He leaves to mourn his passing a wife Sheila, four children; Stephen (Marilyn), Patricia, Eleanor (Ross) and Eric (Michelle), eight grandchildren, two great grandchildren, two sisters Elsie Hickey and Anna Roth, two brothers-in-law Len and Malcolm (June), a sister-in-law Sandra (George) and numerous nieces and nephews.
Ervin was predeceased by his parents Eric and Lydia, and infant son David, a sister Ruth McMurdo, two brothers-in-law Lyle Hickey and Jim Roth and sister-in-law Susan.
Memorial service November 8, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church,

Allen Adam Mueller
Dec 9, 1948 – Oct 24, 2013
With great sorrow the families of Allen Mueller announce his passing after pancreatic cancer had taken him from us all too early, at the age of 64.
Allen was born the second child to Bernard and Rita in Vulcan, Alberta.  He is survived by his wife Brenda, his brothers Gerald, Keith and Kenneth.  His sons Laine, Bradley, Wesley and daughter Janell, as well his grandchildren Kaley, Mason, Rhys, Jasmine, Jorja, Dakota, Grayson, Linden and Alexandrea.
Allen spent his early years in the farming community with his brothers around the Champion and Vulcan area before

SMITH, Lynda Diane Smith (nee Jones)
1951 – 2013
Lynda Diane Smith (nee Jones) of Red Deer, while surrounded by her loving family, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, October 18, 2013 at the age of 62 years. Lynda is survived by her daughter Carmell (Daniel) Johns; siblings David Jones, Elgin Keith Jones, Evelyn Jones, Brian Jones and Pamela Jones. Also to cherish Lynda’s memory are numerous nieces, nephews, family members and friends. Lynda was predeceased by her parents Robert Lloyd and Doris May Jones. A Celebration of Lynda’s life will be held at the Balmoral Bible Chapel, located

Culp, Anna Marie Elizabeth ( Marie ), of Okotoks (formerly of Arrowwood), beloved wife of Verlyn, passed away in Okotoks October 18, 2013 at the age of 84 years.
Marie is survived by her beloved husband of 63 years, Verlyn,  son Darryl  Culp of Calgary, Candace ( Wayne ) Bohnert of Mossleigh and son, Darcy Culp of Leduc, five grandchildren, Chelsea, Jace, Melissa, Jenae and Tyce, sister Irene Oberholtzer, sister-in-law Nancy Bertschy, and numerous nieces and nephews. Marie was predeceased by her parents Frederick and Tillie Bertschy, brothers Bob (Muriel) and Fred Bertschy, sisters Violet (Bill) Armstrong, Meta (Ed) Robinson, Louise

Richardson, Margaret Isabel, of Vulcan, passed away peacefully at Vulcan Community Health Centre on October 16, 2013 at the age of 93 years.
Beloved wife of the late Ed Richardson, loving mother of daughters Helen (Bill) Olinik of Regina and Lynne (Bill) Sharp of High River, eight grandchildren; Debra (Dennis) Meyer, Dawna Skagen, Dwayne (Andrea Henry) Sparks, Denise (Les) Paul, Jan Loree (Derrick) Hurl, Darren (Stacey) Sharp,  Brent (Cathy) Olinik, Garth (Sharon) Olinik, fourteen great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral service Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Vulcan United Church, 210 – 2 Ave  S, at 1:30 p.m. with Sue MacDonald

Hartung, Lillian passed away at Vulcan Extendicare October 14, 2013 at the age of 94 years.
Lillian was born October 21, 1918 near Burstall, Saskatchewan to John and Mary Schierman.   The family moved to Queenstown where she attended Griffen School  and took several subjects by correspondence. She worked in Calgary, Alberta from 1936 to1941.
Lillian married George Hartung on the Schierman family farm, east of Vulcan, where Terry and Linda Schierman reside, and after their marriage, they lived on a farm east of Champion before moving six and a half miles north of Vulcan.  In July 1973, they moved into Vulcan. George

Frederick Henry Selland passed away peacefully at Vulcan Extendicare on Friday, September 27, 2013 at the age of 84, three months after the passing of his beloved wife Peggy.
Fred was born November 10, 1928 in Champion, Alberta. He attended school in Champion and attended the University of Alberta obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree. He was an accomplished musician playing the piano and clarinet. He traveled in his younger days and it was on a ship to Europe that he met a British nurse who was returning to England from working in California and Toronto. They corresponded for some time