VICTOR ARTHUR “VIC” ENGEN OF VULCAN, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY DECEMBER 28, 1998 AT THE PETER LOUGHEED CENTRE, CALGARY AT THE AGE OF 70 YEARS.
VIC WAS BORN MAY 24, 1928 AT VULCAN, ALBERTA AND WAS RAISED ON THE FAMILY FARM FIFTEEN MILES EAST AND TWO MILES NORTH OF VULCAN. HE ATTENDED SUNNY LAKE, REID HILL AND VULCAN HIGH SCHOOLS. VIC WORKED WITH HIS FATHER AND OTHER FARMERS IN THE DISTRICT. HE BEGAN WORKING FOR THE COUNTY OF VULCAN IN 1954 AND CONTINUED WORKING THERE UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1986. DURING THIS TIME HE RAISED TWO SONS WITH A FATHERS LOVE, COMPASSION AND CARING. VIC WAS A HARD WORKER AND WOULD WORK EXTRA HARD SO HIS BOYS WOULD SUCCEED. AFTER HIS RETIRING FROM THE COUNTY VIC BECAME INVOLVED WITH COMMERCIAL FISHING AND TOGETHER WITH HIS SONS THEY FISHED UNTIL HIS HEALTH WOULD NOT ALLOW HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE DAY TO DAY WORK.
VIC WAS INVOLVED WITH HIS SONS AND THE COMMUNITY AS A MEMBER OF THE CALGARY HIGHLANDER MALACCA, AT WORK WITH C.U.P.E LOCAL UNION WHERE HE SERVED ON THE BOARD, VIC WAS ALSO A LIFE MEMBER OF THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS LODGE # 121 VULCAN WHERE HE SERVED AS PAST EXULTED RULER AND THEN WAS PAST TREASURER FOR MANY YEARS. BROTHER VIC’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE ELKS WAS APPRECIATED BY MANY.
VIC IS SURVIVED BY HIS TWO SONS BRAD (LINDA) OF CHESTEMERE LAKE AND DARCY OF VULCAN, THEIR MOTHER MAE OF LETHBRIDGE, THREE GRANDCHILDREN CORY, JOSHUA AND ALICIA, TWO BROTHERS LEONARD (MARION), JOHN (CECILLE) ALL OF VULCAN, TWO SISTERS AGNES MORSETH OF VULCAN AND HARRIET (BOB) DEITZ, TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW PEGGY ENGEN AND RUBY ENGEN.
VIC WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS FATHER ARTHUR IN 1972, MOTHER ANNA IN 1974 AND TWO BROTHERS WILLIAM IN 1972 AND GORDON IN 1987.
FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD SATURDAY JANUARY 2, 1999 AT 1 P.M. AT THE VULCAN LEGION HALL WITH REV. DOUG BARRIE OFFICIATING.
CASKET BEARERS WERE LORNE MORSETH, ALLAN MORSETH, KEITH DEITZ, DALE DEITZ, RANDY GAWLEY AND BRAD LARKINS.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS TRIBUTES IN VICTOR’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO VULCAN HEALTH CARE AUXILIARY (YOUTH NON-SMOKING PROGRAM) BOX 299, VULCAN TOL 2BO
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME. TELEPHONE 1-403-485-2633.