HUBBARD, MARGUERITE DOROTHY LOUISE, A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE VULCAN AREA, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT THE CALGARY GENERAL HOSPITAL ON JANUARY 31, 1990 AT THE AGE OF 85 YEARS.
MARGUERITE WAS BORN AT TOMA, WISCONSIN ON MAY 18, 1904 WHILE HER PARENTS WERE VISITING FAMILY. SHE ATTENDED SCHOOL IN NANTON THEN THEY MOVED TO THE BIG PRAIRIE DISTRICT, THEN THEY CAME TO THE VULCAN AREA WHERE SHE ALSO ATTENDED SCHOOL AND LIVED IN THE HIGHLAND AND SAND PIT DISTRICTS. THEN IN 1937, THEY MOVED WEST TO THE ALSTON DISTRICT. IN 1966, SHE MOVED INTO THE TOWN OF VULCAN WHERE SHE WORKED FOR THE MITCHELL FAMILY FROM 1968 TO 1977. SHE MOVED TO THE VALLEY VIEW LODGE IN CALGARY IN 1984. SHE REMAINED IN TOUCH WITH HER MANY FRIENDS IN VULCAN BY VISITING EVERY NOW AND THEN.
MARGUERITE WAS A MEMBER OF THE VULCAN LADIES AUXILIARY TO THE LEGION FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND SHE SERVED A TERM AS PRESIDENT. SHE WAS ALSO A PAST MEMBER OF THE CHAMPION ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION.
IN HER YOUNGER YEARS, SHE ENJOYED DANCING OFTEN IN THE ALSTON HALL. SHE LOVED HER FAMILY AD ENJOYED MEETING PEOPLE. SHE ALSO ENJOYED PLAYING CRIB AND BINGO. SHE WOULD ALWAYS CARE FOR ANY STRAY CATS AND DOGS AND WOULD SEE TO IT THAT THEY WOULD NOT GO HUNGRY.
SHE WILL BE REMEMBERED BY HER MANY FRIENDS AS A GREAT LADY WHO ALWAYS HAD A KIND WORD FOR EVERYONE AND WAS READY TO LEND A HELPING HAND TO ONE AND ALL WITH A HAPPY SMILE.
BELOVED MOTHER OF THREE DAUGHTERS – DOROTHY KENNEY OF CALGARY, VIVIAN MOORHEAD OF EDMONTON AND SHIRLEY (ROY) MANSON OF FORT ST. JOHN, BC, A SON LYLE AND HIS WIFE LILLIAN OF VULCAN, FOURTEEN GRANDCHILDREN, NUMEROUS GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
SHE WAS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND ROGER IN 1976, A SON CECIL IN 1984 AND AN INFANT SON KENNY, TWO BROTHERS AND A SISTER.
FUNERAL SERVICES MONDAY FEBRUARY 5,1990 AT 2:00 P.M. AT VULCAN UNITED CHURCH WITH REV. BEVERLY HILL OFFICIATING. INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY.
PALLBEARERS WERE HER GRANDSONS AND A GREAT GRANDSON – BRUCE MOORHEAD, KEVIN MOORHEAD, GRANT MOORHEAD, JAMES WOOD, ALLEN HUBBARD AND NORMAN HUBBARD.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE, MEMORIAL TRIBUTES WOULD BE APPRECIATED TO THE ALBERTA HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION, 1825 PARK ROAD S.E., CALGARY, T2G 3Y6.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME, DIRECTORS, PHONE 403-485-2633.