CUTFORTH, ARTHUR QUINCEY “ART” OF VULCAN, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY , SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY AT THE VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE FEBRUARY 5, 1998 AT THE AGE OF 88 YEARS.
ARTHUR WAS BORN ON THE FAMILY FARM HOME NEAR BARONS, ALBERTA SEPTEMBER 17, 1909. HE WAS THE FIRST OF TEN CHILDREN BORN TO FRANK AND EVA CUTFORTH. ARTHUR ATTENDED GARDEN PRAIRIE SCHOOL, AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE AT CLARESHOLM AND SOUTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN CALGARY.
IN 1937 HE MARRIED IRENE OHLER OF CARMANGAY AND TOGETHER THEY FARMED IN THE BARONS DISTRICT. IN 1944 THEY PURCHASED THE ISAAC JACOBSON FARM NORTH OF VULCAN. ARTHUR RAN A MIXED FARMING OPERATION, WITH EIGHTY HEAD OF CATTLE, A FEW HOGS AND THE REMAINDER IN GRAIN.
IRENE AND ARTHUR WERE BLESSED WITH THREE SONS. IRENE PASSED AWAY IN NOVEMBER OF 1979. ARTHUR CONTINUED TO LIVE ON THE FARM. IN 1984 HE MARRIED ADA VAAGE OF CHAMPION AND HE GAINED SEVEN MORE CHILDREN. BESIDES FARMING ARTHUR WAS INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY AND SERVED AS A COUNTY COUNCILLOR, WAS A MEMBER OF THE VULCAN LIONS CLUB, MASONIC LODGE, ORDER OF EASTERN STAR, WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN CHAMPION AND A MEMBER OF THE REFORM PARTY.
ARTHUR LOVED DANCING, HE ENJOYED GARDENING, OIL PAINTING, NEEDLE POINT AND MACRAME, MOSTLY LAWN CHAIRS. HE INVENTED A GARDEN HOE, WHICH HE MADE FOR MANY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS, THIS WAS TRULY HIS SPECIALTY.
IN 1980 ARTHUR WENT ON A HOLY LAND TOUR WITH HIS SON WAYNE AND WIFE LOUISE. THIS WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE WHICH HE SHARED WITH HIS FRIENDS. ARTHUR LOVED THE LORD AND HIS CHURCH. HE SHARED HIS FAITH EVERYWHERE HE WENT AND NOW WE KNOW HE RESIDES IN HEAVEN, HIS NEW HOME, WHERE HE CAN BE WITH ALL THOSE WHO HAVE GONE ON BEFORE. WE LOVE YOU DAD.
BESIDES HIS LOVING WIFE ADA, ARTHUR IS SURVIVED BY HIS THREE SONS AND THEIR WIVES WAYNE MARRIED LOUISE LUNDGREN OF CALGARY, BILL MARRIED DOROTHY SWAREN OF VULCAN AND GERALD MARRIED GLENDA FATH OF HIGH RIVER, ALSO YVONNE (JACK) LELOND OF DUCHESS, LOIS (ANGUS) McCULLOCH OF CHAMPION, DARREL (LYNN) VAAG, ALVIN (FAITH) VAAGE AND MARVIN (BEV) VAAGE ALL OF CHAMPION, DIANE (DAVID) LUNDGREN OF VULCAN, MYRNA (GORDON) TEBBUTT OF ST. ALBERT, THEIR CHILDREN DEVON (MIKE) PIPER, LISA (MARK) ANDERSON ALL OF CALGARY, CODY (LAURA) CUTFORTH OF VULCAN, KELLY (STACEY) CUTFORTH OF BROOKS, CHRISTOPHER, CHRISTINA OF VULCAN, GREG OF EDMONTON, GRANT OF CALGARY, LANCE AND WARREN (LAURA) LELOND, TERRI (MURRAY) NORTHCOTT, CALVIN (MARLA) McCULLOCH, KIM (CAM) FRASER, JULIE (DERRICK) ANNABLE, DEB (WES) HARTUNG, JIM VAAGE, JEFF, LIA AND MARLA LUNDGREN, JASON (LISA), TYLER AND AMBER TEBBUTT, SHANNON, CRYSTAL, JUSTIN VAAGE AND KAYLA, TAMRA, TYSON VAAGE, TWENTY-FOUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. THREE BROTHERS GEORGE (MILDRED) CUTFORTH AND HAROLD (JOANE) CUTFORTH ALL OF LETHBRIDGE AND WESLEY (BETH) CUTFORTH OF OLDS, FOUR SISTERS MURIEL CUTLER OF VULCAN, GRACE (BILL) THOMPSON OF CALGARY, OPAL (RALPH) ENSIGN OF CARMANGAY AND DORIS (BOB) SHEARER OF LETHBRIDGE, NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
ARTHUR WAS PREDECEASED HIS FIRST WIFE IRENE, TWO BROTHERS CHARLIE AND ROY, A GRANDSON GRANT LUNDGREN AND HIS PARENTS. ARTHUR WAS A GREAT DAD AND GRANDFATHER AND WILL BE MISSED BY ALL.
FUNERAL SERVICE WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 1998 AT 11:00 A.M. AT CHAMPION CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH WITH PASTOR KEITH BLACKMORE OFFICIATING.
INTERMENT ARCHMOUNT CEMETERY, LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA AT 3:00 P.M.
HONOURARY BEARERS WERE BOB SHEARER, FRANK CUTLER, GARY FLITTON, DARYL VAAGE AND ALVIN VAAGE.
CASKET BEARERS WERE CODY CUTFORTH, KELLY CUTFORTH, CHRISTOPHER, CUTFORTH, GRANT CUTFORTH, GREG CUTFORTH, MARK ANDERSON AND MIKE PIPER.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE, MEMORIAL TRIBUTES IN ART’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO EITHER THE CHAMPION CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH BOX 341, CHAMPION OR TO THE ALBERTA CANCER FOUNDATION 1331-29 ST. N.W. CALGARY, T2N 4N2.
VULCAN FUNERAL HOME DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 1-403-483-2633.