GARDNER, MARGARET JEAN WAS CALLED HOME TO HER LORD AND SAVIOUR JUNE 6, 1997 AT CALGARY, ALBERTA AT THE AGE OF 81 YEARS.
JEAN WAS BORN JANUARY 27, 1916 AT REID HILL TO JOHN AND GRACE WARDEN. SHE MARRIED GORDON GARDNER IN NOVEMBER 1937, THE FIRST WEDDING IN THE VULCAN CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST. JEAN WAS VERY INVOLVED IN THE CHURCH, SHE TAUGHT SUNDAY SCHOOL, PLAYED THE ORGAN AND SANG. THEY BEGAN FARMING, FIRST SOUTHWEST OF KIRKALDY FOR TWO YEARS, THEN THEY
MOVED TO SYLVAN LAKE IN 1946, WHERE THEY RESIDED FOR TEN YEARS. THEY RETURNED TO FARM IN THE REID HILL DISTRICT ON HER PARENTS HOMESTEAD AND LIVED IN HER PARENTS HOUSE, WHERE JEAN WAS BORN. THEY SOLD THE FARM AND MOVED INTO THE TOWN OF VULCAN IN 1976 TO THEIR HOME ON CHINOOK CRESCENT.
JEAN LOVED HER FAMILY AND HER CHURCH FAMILY. SHE ENJOYED SOME CAMPING, TRAVELING, GARDENING, READING, WALKING ON THE SANDY BEACHES AND MUSIC. MUSIC WAS A GREAT PART OF HER LIFE. SHE ALSO HELPED IN ALL AREAS OF FARM WORK, FROM DRIVING TRUCK TO FEEDING ANIMALS, AS WELL AS PREPARING MEALS AND BAKING.
BELOVED WIFE OF MR. GORDON GARDNER OF VULCAN, LOVING MOTHER OF A DAUGHTER CONNIE (RICHARD) KLASSEN OF PONOKA, A SON RALPH (DENICE) OF
SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, FIVE GRANDCHILDREN CATRENA KLASSEN AND LANCE KLASSEN BOTH OF RED DEER, MICHAEL (ANNE) GARDNER OF CALGARY, BRUCE OF LANGLEY AND JANICE OF VANCOUVER, FOUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, THREE BROTHERS CECIL (LINDA) WARDEN OF ST. ALBERT, ROBERT AND JEAN OF EDMONTON AND LESLIE AND SHIRLEY OF REGINA, TWO SISTERS VERNIE BUDD OF VULCAN AND HUGHENA (PETER) ROZENA OF CALGARY, NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
JEAN WAS PREDECEASED BY HER PARENTS, FOUR BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS.
FUNERAL SERVICE TUESDAY JUNE 10, 1997 AT 2:30 P.M AT VULCAN CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST WITH REV. DOUG BARRIE OFFICIATING.
INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY.
CASKET BEARERS WERE JEFFERY BUDD, DANA BUDD, MICHAEL GARDNER, BRUCE GARDNER, TIM WARDEN AND JOHN WARDEN.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE, TRIBUTES IN JEAN’S MEMORY, COULD BE MADE TO EITHER
THE HEART & STROKE FOUNDATION OF ALBERTA 1825 PARK RD. S.E. CALGARY T2G 3Y6 OR THE VULCAN CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, VULCAN T0L 2B0.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME.