MONNER, JOHN WILLIAM PASSED AT CALGARY, ALBERTA FEBRUARY 12, 1995 AT THE AGE OF 51 YEARS.
JOHN WAS BORN AT BASSANO, ALBERTA JULY 18, 1943. HE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT MILO. WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL HE WORKED WITH THE MILO TELEPHONE CO-OP. HE CONTINUED HIS EDUCATION AT OLDS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND THEN HE MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE WERE HE APPRENTICED AS A HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC. HE MOVED TO EDMONTON TO WORK PLANTING TREES AND AS A RESEARCHERS ASSISTANT ON A STUDY OF MENTALLY CHALLENGED PEOPLE.
JOHN MOVED TO CALGARY IN I975 AND WORKED WITH HIS FRIEND LEROY PETERSON DRY WALLING. IN 1974 HE MARRIED ROSEMARY MARKS AND IN 1977 THEY RETURNED TO THE FAMILY FARM IN MILO WHERE HE HAS WORKED SINCE. IN HIS YOUNGER DAYS, JOHN ENJOYED FIXING THINGS, WORKING WITH TOOLS, WORKING” ON CARS AND WITH WILD BIRDS INCLUDING HAWKS AND MAGPIES. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF CANADA, WITH CLIFFORD HELLEVANG AND WILBER MONNER AS LEADERS.
IN SCHOOL, JOHN HAD A REAL INTEREST IN CHEMISTRY. HE UNDERSTOOD HOW MACHINERY WORKED AND ENJOYED RESTORING MODEL “T” CARS AND DRIVING THEM AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH HIS FRIENDS.
HE WAS A GOOD FRIEND TO MANY AND WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP ANYONE.
BELOVED HUSBAND OF ROSEMARY OF MILO AND LOVING FATHER OF TWO DAUGHTERS CONNIE (JAY) HARASMOFF OF SURREY, B.C. AND ALAYNA OF MILO, A SON ROBERT OF MILO, TWO GRANDSONS JOSEPH AND JAKE HARASMOFF, TWO BROTHERS KEN OF OTTAWA AND GEORGE (PAT) OF FAIRVIEW, A SISTER DIANE, HIS MOTHER DOROTHY BOTH OF MILO, AND NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
FUNERAL SERVICE THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16, 1995 AT 1 P.M. AT MILO COMMUNITY HALL WITH DON HOLMES L.M. OFFICIATING.
INTERMENT O’ PERFECT PEACE CEMETERY, MILO.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME.