HOWERTON, RICHARD HOWARD “DAHL”, LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF VULCAN, PASSED AWAY AT THE VULCAN GENERAL HOSPITAL ON NOVEMBER 3, 1993 AT THE AGE OF 78 YEARS.
DAHL, AS HE WAS AFFECTIONATELY CALLED BY HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS, WAS BORN ON THE FARM IN THE THIGH HILL AREA EAST OF VULCAN JULY 10. 1915 WHERE HE HAS CONTINUED TO LIVE HIS WHOLE LIFE AND WHERE HE ATTENDED THIGH HILL SCHOOL.
DAHL LOVED THE FARM AND FARMING, HE WAS ALSO VERY MECHANICALLY INCLINED. WHILE ON THE FARM, HE WOULD REPAIR, AT FIRST HIS OWN TRACTORS, CARS AND TRUCKS THEN LATER WORKED WITH HIS BROTHER IN THE GARAGE IN CHAMPION DURING THE OFF SEASON FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS.
IN HIS EARLY YEARS, HE ENJOYED PLAYING BASEBALL. HIS POSITION WAS CENTRE FIELD AND LATER HE ENJOYED WATCHING FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL. MOST OF ALL DAHL LOVED TO PLAY THE FIDDLE, BANJO AND ACCORDION, AND FOR MANY YEARS HE PLAYED WITH A FIVE PIECE BAND FOR WEDDINGS AND DANCES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SOME OF THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BAND INCLUDED JOE GERDING, SAX, HELEN WOODS, PIANO, AND DAVE BROOKS, TRUMPET. USUALLY THE FIRST SONG DAHL PLAYED WAS IN THE WOOD. A STROKE IN I981 ENDED DAHL’S PLAYING DAYS. HE STILL LOVED TO LISTEN AND SING IN THE HOME JAM SESSIONS WITH HIS STEPSON
PAUL.
DAHL WILL BE MISSED BY HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE NORA HOWERTON AND STEPSON PAUL (CHARLOTTE) WALD, ALL OF VULCAN, THEIR CHILDREN MELISSA (DARREN) WILLIAMS OF ARROWWOOD AND PRESTON AT HOME, A GREAT GRANDSON THOMAS WILLIAMS, TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW MAUDE HOWERTON OF EDMONTON AND FRANCES HAGG OF VULCAN, AND NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
DAHL WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS PARENTS MANUEL “JACK” AND ANNA (nee: LOVELL), THREE BROTHERS HOMER, ALBERT AND MANN, TWO SISTERS HAZEL AND ALBERTA “PINK”.
FUNERAL SERVICE SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6, 1993 AT 3 P.M. AT CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, VULCAN WITH REV. DOUG BARRIE OFFICIATING. CREMATION TO FOLLOW AND INURNMENT IN VULCAN CEMETERY AT A LATER DATE.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE, MEMORIAL TRIBUTES TO S.T.A.R.S 1441 AVIATION PARK N.E. BOX 570, CALGARY, AB. TZE 8M7.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME.