PATRICIA MARGARET ”PAT” DINGWALL OF RED DEER, FORMERLY OF VULCAN, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY FRIDAY JULY 13, 2001 AT THE AGE OF 73 YEARS.
PAT WAS BORN OCTOBER 29, 1927 IN VULCAN THE ELDEST OF FIVE CHILDREN TO GEORGE AND ROBINA HUTTON. SHE ATTENDED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SAND-PIT, TWIN-COULEE, BOYNE AND HIGH SCHOOL AT ALSTON. BEFORE COMPLETING SCHOOLING SHE BEGAN WORKING FOR MIDLAND PACIFIC GRAIN CO. IN CALGARY. IN 1944 SHE MARRIED TED OLDFIELD AND TOGETHER THEY HAD A DAUGHTER DOUANNE. IN 1948 SHE DIVORCED TED AND MOVED TO VULCAN. SHE STARTED WORKING IN FLEMINGS GROCERTERIA FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THEN BEGAN WORKING FOR ALBERTA GOVERNMENT TELEPHONE COMPANY IN VULCAN. IN 1954 SHE MARRIED GEORGE DINGWALL AT THE HIGH RIVER UNITED CHURCH . TOGETHER THEY BUILT THEIR FARM ON THE HOME QUARTER WHERE PAT CONTINUED TO RESIDE UNTIL GEORGE PASSED AWAY IN 1996. PAT MOVED TO RED DEER NOVEMBER 1996 AND BOUGHT A LOVELY FIFTY-PLUS HOME, WHICH WAS HER PRIDE AND JOY.
PAT WAS A VERY FAMILY ORIENTED, PEOPLE PERSON. SHE WAS INVOLVED IN THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE FOR MANY YEARS AS WELL AS SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE BRANT PTA FOR SEVERAL TERMS.
PAT ENJOYED SEWING, KNITTING, MUSIC AND TRAVELING. CHRISTMAS WAS ONE OF HER FAVORITE TIMES OF THE YEAR AND SHE WOULD SPEND HOURS LOOKING FOR THAT SPECIAL GIFT FOR EACH PERSON ON HER LIST. MANY HOURS WERE SPENT BAKING AND PREPARING FOR THAT SPECIAL DAY. MOST PRECIOUS TO HER WAS BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE FAMILY GATHERED TOGETHER, HAVING FUN WITH ONE ANOTHER.
LOVING MOTHER OF FOUR DAUGHTERS AND THEIR HUSBANDS DOUANNE (JACK) BROWN OF COQUITLAM, SHIRLEY (RANDY) BUEHLER OF OLDS, WENDY (RAYMOND) FORSHNER OF FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. AND GWEN (BRYAN) BUEHLER OF RED DEER, NINE GRANDCHILDREN, HER MOTHER, SISTER, THREE BROTHERS, NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
PAT WAS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND GEORGE AND DAUGHTER SHARON.
FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO VISITATION SATURDAY JULY 21, 2001, ONLY, AT THE VULCAN FUNERAL HOME AT 7:00 P.M.
SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE OF PAT DINGWALL’S LIFE WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY JULY 24, 2001 AT 2:00 P.M. AT VULCAN UNITED CHURCH WITH SHIRLEY COLLARD D.M. OFFICIATING.
INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY.
IF FRIENDS DESIRE TRIBUTES IN PAT’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO EITHER THE HEART & STROKE FOUNDATION OF ALBERTA 1825 PARK RD. S.E. CALGARY T2G 3Y6 OR S.T.A.R.S. 1441 AVIATION PARK N.E. BOX 570 CALGARY T2E 8M7.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME. DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 485-2633 OR E-MAIL CONDOLENCES TO vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.