MCMORRIS, Gary George 1947 – 2001

MCMORRIS, Gary George 1947 – 2001

GARY GEORGE McMORRIS OF MILO PASSED AWAY DECEMBER 27, 2001 AT THE VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY AT THE AGE OF 54 YEARS.
GARY WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 28, 1947 IN CALGARY, ALBERTA TO GEORGE AND LILLIAN McMORRIS. HE RECEIVED ALL OF HIS PRIMARY SCHOOLING AT MILO, GRADUATING IN 1965. GARY THEN ATTENDED S.A.I.T. FOR TWO YEARS TAKING AGRICULTURE MECHANICS. IN 1967 HE MOVED TO WILLIAMS LAKE WHERE HIS FATHER HAD PURCHASED THE RIVER RANCH AT RISKE CREEK, B.C. GARY WORKED AND RESIDED THERE UNTIL THE RANCH WAS SOLD IN 1970 WHEN HE MOVED BACK TO QUEENSTOWN

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KOCH, Milton Clarence 1916 – 2001

MILTON CLARENCE  KOCH OF VULCAN, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY DECEMBER 20, 2001 AT THE PETER LOUGHEED HOSPITAL IN CALGARY, AT THE AGE OF 85 YEARS.
MILTON WAS BORN FEBRUARY 24, 1916 IN KALISPELL, MONTANA THE THIRD OF TEN CHILDREN OF LOMOND FARMER C.F. (CHRIS) KOCH AND HIS SECOND WIFE, GLADYS KELLOGG. HE ATTENDED SCHOOL IN LOMOND AND MEDICINE HAT. WHILE GROWING UP, MILTON HELPED HIS PARENTS ON THE FARM AND LATER, FARMED HIS OWN LAND AT LOMOND. IN 1941 HE MARRIED ELIZABETH JEAN (BETTY) WILLIAMSON AND TOGETHER THEY RESIDED IN LOMOND AND RAISED THEIR THREE CHILDREN. IN 1968 BETTY PASSED AWAY AND

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LAWRENCE, George Edwin 1921 – 2001

GEORGE EDWIN LAWRENCE PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 7, 2001 AT THE AGE OF 85 YEARS.
BELOVED HUSBAND OF MYRNA OF VULCAN, FOUR DAUGHTERS LOREEN (GARLAND) THIELE OF CHAMPION, MARJORIE (KURT) BAUER OF ROCKY MTN. HOUSE, JOANNE (NORMAN) LEGGATT OF FT. ST. JAMES, B.C., BONNIE (BERT) GERST OF RIMBEY, SIX GRANDCHILDREN DAVIN (OKSANA) SKEEN , DANA (MIKE) SKEEN-SMART  ALL OF CALGARY, DARIN (SHAUNA) GATES OF ST. PAUL, CORRIE (DALE) SALLASTRON OF WHITECOURT, JODI LEGGATT AND JULIE (MARCELLE) LEGGATT-LEON ALL OF FT. ST. JAMES, B.C., NINE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, THREE SISTERS MARJORIE SCOTT OF VULCAN, OLIVE HEMPHREY OF BRAMPTON, ONTARIO, ERNA SWANSON OF CALGARY,

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GOTTENBERG, Martin Alfred “Mart” 1916 – 2001

GOTTENBERG, (MART) MARTIN, ALFRED, OF LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, BELOVED HUSBAND OF EDYTHE PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT HIS HOME ON NOVEMBER 19, 2001 AT THE AGE OF 85 YEARS.
MART WAS BORN IN MOSCOW, IDAHO AND MOVED AS AN INFANT WITH HIS PARENTS TO CHAMPION, ALBERTA. HE GREW UP AND FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL THERE. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL HE BEGAN FARMING, FIRST IN THE CHAMPION AREA, THEN IN VULCAN. HE REMAINED ON THE FARM IN VULCAN UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1976. MANY WILL REMEMBER HIS PROFICIENCY IN ADAPTING NEW IDEAS WITH FARM MACHINERY.
MART AND EDYTHE TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY. THEY SPENT MANY WINTERS IN

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MARONDA, Warren Douglas 1963 – 2001

WARREN DOUGLAS MARONDA, OF LOMOND, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY NOVEMBER 17, 2001 AT CALGARY, ALBERTA AT THE AGE OF 38 YEARS.
WARREN WAS BORN MAY 28, 1963 AT BROOKS, ALBERTA TO DARRELL AND JOYCE MARONDA. HE RECEIVED ALL HIS SCHOOLING IN LOMOND AND THEN WORKED ON THE FAMILY FARM AND FOR BATALDEN TRUCKING. IN 1986 HE MARRIED DANNIE McEATHRON AND IN 1993 THE UNION ENDED. IN 1994 HE MOVED TO WRENTHAM WHERE HE WORKED FOR KUBIK SEED FARMS. WARREN RETURNED TO THE FARM IN 1996 WHERE HE HAS CONTINUED TO RESIDE EVER SINCE.
IN HIS YOUNGER DAYS  HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE

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HENRICKSON, Leroy Norman 1936 – 2001

LEROY NORMAN HENRICKSON, OF LOMOND PASSED AWAY NOVEMBER 14, 2001 AT VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE AT THE AGE OF 65 YEARS.
LEROY WAS BORN JULY 5 , 1936 THE FIRST CHILD OF JERGEN AND STELLA HENRICKSON. THEY LIVED ON THE QUARTER NORTH OF THE SIGURD HENRICKSON RESIDENCE THEN MOVED TO THE CHARLIE SCHAUB FARM WEST OF LOMOND. HE ATTENDED ARMADA SCHOOL FOR HIS FIRST YEAR AND RECEIVED THE REMAINDER OF HIS SCHOOLING IN LOMOND. AT EIGHT YEARS OF AGE LEROY AND HIS FAMILY MOVED INTO THE TOWN OF LOMOND AND CONTINUED TO SPEND SEVERAL SUMMERS AT THE FARM. IN THE AUTUMN

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MURRAY, William George “Bill” 1923 – 2001

WILLIAM GEORGE “BILL” MURRAY OF VULCAN, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY OCTOBER 28, 2001 AT CALGARY, ALBERTA AT THE AGE OF 78 YEARS.
BILL WAS BORN APRIL 3, 1923 AT QU’APPELLE, SASKATCHEWAN TO ROBERT AND MARY MURRAY. HE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT WHITEWOOD, SASKATCHEWAN. AFTER FINISHING HIS EDUCATION HE JOINED THE ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY. FOLLOWING HIS DISCHARGE BILL MOVED TO BRANDON, MANITOBA AND WORKED FOR THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. IN 1948 HE BEGAN WORKING IN THE OILFIELDS AND ON JUNE 4, 1949 HE MARRIED ALICE CORK. HE CONTINUED WORKING IN THE OILFIELDS FOR TWELVE YEARS. IN 1960 HE MOVED

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JACKSON, Ethel Patricia Telfer (nee: WIsener) 1912 – 2001

ETHEL PATRICIA TELFER JACKSON, (nee WISENER), PAT PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT THE FATHER LACOMBE NURSING HOME ON CALGARY, ALBERTA OCTOBER 19, 2001.
BORN SEPTEMBER 30, 1912 IN MONAGHAN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. PAT MOVED WEST TO HIGH RIVER WHILE IN HER TEENS AND THEN ATTENDED GARBUTTS BUSINESS SCHOOL IN EDMONTON. SHE EMBARKED ON A SUCCESSFUL AND REWARDING CAREER WITH HER FIRST HUSBAND, FRANK TELFER, OWNING SEVERAL BUSINESSES IN THE BLAIRMORE, ALBERTA AND VERNON, B.C. AREAS. PRIOR TO HER RETIREMENT, PAT WAS A VALUED EMPLOYEE OF EATON’S IN VERNON AND CALGARY. FRANK SADLY PREDECEASED HER ON JULY 18, 1975 AFTER 40 YEARS OF

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MONNER, Dorothy 1912 – 2001

DOROTHY MONNER OF MILO, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY OCTOBER 18, 2001 AT VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE AT THE AGE OF 89 YEARS.
DOROTHY WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 3, 1912 AT GLEICHEN, ALBERTA TO WILLIAM AND AGNES JACKSON AND GREW UP ON THE FAMILY FARM WEST OF MILO. SHE ATTENDED LAKE McGRAGOR AND MILO SCHOOL’S. DOROTHY BEGAN WORKING IN CALGARY AT THE BAKER TB SANATORIUM AND MANY OTHER JOBS IN CALGARY AND MILO. SHE MARRIED LAWRENCE WILLIAM MONNER IN JUNE OF 1937. THEY MOVED ON TO AND LATER PURCHASED THE GLAMBECK PLACE NORTHEAST OF MILO. IN 1960 DUE TO POOR GRAIN PRICES, THEY BEGAN

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