Obituaries

Whalley, Alan Charlton passed away June 12, 2010 at Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 83 years.
Alan was born on August 10, 1926 at Farnworth, Lanshire, England to Alice and Charlton Whalley. He received all his education in England. Alan fabricated sheet metal parts for airplanes for a living. He retired in 1992 and immigrated to Canada.
Alan was an avid gardener and kept his house and yard clean. He enjoyed living alone but loved to share the fruits of his labor with his friends and neighbors. Alan kept physically active and still chopped

Schierman, John was called home to his Lord and Savior November 6, 2009 at Vulcan, Alberta at the age of 93 years.
John was born February 20, 1916 at Calgary, Alberta to John Sr and Mary Schierman. He attended Sandy Point School near Hilda, Alberta, Riverside Elementary in Calgary, Giffen School  near Queenstown, Langevin in Calgary  and SAIT.   He married Wilhelmina Rausch in Calgary in May 1942.  They farmed at Queenstown until 1947 when  they purchased the Charlie Hay farm  near Vulcan. John retired in 1975 and moved into Vulcan where he resided until his passing.
John loved gardening, tinkering, using his

Miller, David Lester was called home to his Lord and Savior March 6, 2010 at the Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 75 years.
David was born on March 31, 1934 at Saint John, New Brunswick. He was the youngest of eight children born to John Frederick and Annie Louise Miller. In 1955 David married Velma Audrey Ryder. They had two children, Peter David and Grace Kimberley. The family moved to Calgary in 1968 and to the Berrywater district in 1992. David instilled his love of carpentry in his son and grandson, the three

Russian, Armando Sr. passed away June 10, 2010 at Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 72 years.
Armando was born March 17, 1938 at Pazin, Croatia to Lucia and Antonio Russian. The war, which started shortly after, made life difficult for him and his family. The family was moved from on refugee camp to another. When the war ended, life for Armando did not improve as he had to grow up under communist rule. When he grew up, Armando knew he wanted to find a way out and start a new life in another country.

Poth, Irvin Rodney, beloved husband of Donna, passed away peacefully July 29, 2010 at Vulcan, Alberta at the age of 67 years.
Celebration of Life Service Saturday August 7,2010 at 1:30 pm at Vulcan Evangelical Missionary Church (529 Centre Street) with Pastor Peter Campbell officiating.
In lieu of flowers, tributes in Irvin’s memory can be made to either the Canadian Diabetes Association, 204, 2323 – 32 Avenue NE, Calgary T2E 6Z3 or Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta , NWT & Nunavut, 100, 119 – 14 Street NW, Calgary T2N 1Z6.
Arrangements in care of Vulcan Funeral Home. Telephone 1-403-485-2633. E-mail condolences

Marshman, Donald Clifford “Don” passed away July 8, 2009 at Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 78 years
Don was born at Champion, Alberta on March 10, 1931 to Clifford and Elizabeth Marshman. He was raised on the family farm one mile east of Vulcan. Don loved farming and took over the family farm. He married Rae Simpson on December 4, 1971 and she passed away on April 24, 1991. Don continued to live on the family farm until March,1998. He then became a resident in the Long Term Care Unit of the Vulcan Hospital and was one of

Fitzpatrick, Robert “Bob” John, beloved husband of Kay, passed away peacefully August 20, 2009 at the Vulcan Hospital at the age of 73 years.
Bob was born at Calgary on February 6, 1936.. He was the chosen son of Ed and Minnie Fitzpatrick of Queenstown, Alberta. Bob attended school in Queenstown, worked along side his father on the family farm and took on other jobs such as custom combining. He married Diane Holm and raised four children, Milton, Sherry, Charlotte and Wesley. Later in life Bob and Kay Zaystoff met and after 23 years celebrated their love with

WEST, Helen Elizabeth1920 – 2009
Helen West (Lindstedt), formerly of Lomond, AB, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Brentwood Care Centre in Calgary at 4:15 am on September 16, 2009 at the age of 89 years.
Helen will be lovingly remembered and dearly missed by her three sons: Ken (Sharon) and David (Patty) of Calgary, and Les (Karen) of Denver; her grandchildren Brad & Marla; Elizabeth, Jared, Shannon, & Nathan; Tessa, Caterina & Adam; their families plus numerous great grandchildren, nieces and nephews, her sister, Dagne (Stan Maertz) and by all her friends and relatives. Helen was predeceased by