EILEEN DOROTHY GALLOWAY PASSED AWAY AT VULCAN EXTENDICARE MARCH 16, 2000 AT THE AGE OF 80 YEARS.
EILEEN WAS BORN JULY 18, 1919 IN LACOMBE, ALBERTA TO GERHART AND DORA BURKLAND. AT THE AGE OF THREE THE FAMILY MOVED TO SOUTH VANCOUVER. AFTER GRADUATING FROM RIDGEWAY HIGH SCHOOL SHE WORKED AT THE FRONT COUNTER OF A BAKERY IN NORTH VANCOUVER. EILEEN MOVED TO CALGARY AND WORKED AR SOUTHERN ALBERTA DAIRY POOL TAPPING HONEY. WHILE SHE WAS WORKING IN CALGARY SET MET EARL GALLOWAY AND THEY WERE MARRIED JANUARY 24, 1947 IN NORTH VANCOUVER. AFTER THEIR MARRIAGE THEY FARMED AT KIRKCALDY. THEY REMAINED CLOSE TO EILEEN’S PARENTS AND SPENT MANY WINTERS IN VANCOUVER. IN 1947 THEY CUSTOM COMBINED THROUGHOUT THE STATES. THE SUMMER OF 1949 THEY MOVED FROM THE FARM INTO VULCAN. EILEEN WORKED AR VULCAN EXTENDICARE FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS; FIVE YEARS AS A PRACTICAL NURSE AND TWELVE YEARS AS SECRETARY, RETIRING IN 1984.
EILEEN WAS A QUIET AND EASY GOING PERSON FULL OF LOVE AND COMPASSION. SHE LOVED HER FAMILY AND THEIR SPECIAL TIMES TOGETHER. EILEEN ENJOYED TRAVELING AND AFTER HER RETIREMENT MADE MANY TRIPS TO THE WEST COAST AND CALIFORNIA.
EILEEN WAS A LIFE MEMBER OF THE ROYAL PURPLE GOING THROUGH THE CHAIR THREE TIMES. SHE WAS ALSO VERY ACTIVE IN HER COMMUNITY AS AN EXPLORER AND A C.G.I.T. LEADER.
LOVING MOTHER OF A DAUGHTER BARBARA (AL) BITTNER OF MILLARVILLE, A SON HARVEY (JANICE) GALLOWAY OF SHERWOOD PARK, FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND NINE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
EILEEN WAS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND EARL IN 1969, A BROTHER DELMAR AND HER PARENTS.
FUNERAL SERVICE MONDAY MARCH 20, 2000 AT VULCAN UNITED CHURCH AT 2:00 P.M. WITH REV. LORRAINE POWELL OFFICIATING.
HONORARY BEARERS WERE EDNA UHL, NORA LEBSACK, GEORGE BATEMAN, BARBARA GROVES, KEITH GROVES, RHODA MINTY AND JIM MINTY.
CASKET BEARERS WERE LEO BOUCHARD, AL BERTRAM, CEC LUKENBILL, ALLAN JOHNSON, WAYNE MRAKAVA AND ALLAN PHILPOTT.
INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE TRIBUTES IN EILEEN’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO VULCAN EXTENDICARE AUXILIARY BOX 810 VULCAN, ALBERTA TOL 2BO.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME. PHONE 485-2633.