WILSON “WILLIE” STEEPER OF VULCAN PASSED AWAY JULY 11, 2001 AT VULCAN EXTENDICARE AT THE AGE OF 89 YEARS.
WILLIE WAS BORN AUGUST 8, 1911 AT PARKHILL, ONTARIO THE OLDEST OF SIX CHILDREN TO ALEC AND EDITH STEEPER WILLIE ATTENDED SCHOOL IN THE NEARBY VILLAGE OF CORBUTT. HE HELPED HIS FATHER ON THE FARM OPERATING THE THRASHING OUTFIT, SO HIS ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL WAS ALTERED DURING HARVEST AND EARLY SPRING. IN THE FALL OF 1948 HE MOVED TO NORTHERN ONTARIO AND WORKED IN A LUMBER CAMP UNTIL MOVING TO ALBERTA IN THE SPRING OF 1949 WHEN HE MOVED TO HIS SISTERS
SCOTT, Arthur Gordon “Art” 1913 – 2001
ARTHUR GORDON “ART” SCOTT OF VULCAN PASSED AWAY JULY 6, 2001 AT VULCAN EXTENDICARE AT THE AGE OF 87 YEARS. ART WAS BORN NOVEMBER 5, 1913 AT TRAVERS, ALBERTA TO ORRIS AND MABLE SCOTT.
IN 1939 ART MOVED TO VULCAN WHERE HE BEGAN WORKING AS A MECHANIC AT BILL BROWN’S GARAGE AND IN OCTOBER THE SAME YEAR MARRIED MARY McCLIMENT. HE JOINED THE NAVY IN 1943 AND SERVED IN HALIFAX. IN 1945 HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE NAVY AND RETURNED TO VULCAN WHERE HE PURCHASED THE BLACKSMITH SHOP WHICH HE OPERATED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IN 1962 HE BEGAN WORKING FOR THE
RUGGLES, Wayne Ardell 1915 – 2001
WAYNE ARDELL RUGGLES OF LOMOND, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY JULY 1, 2001 AT VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE AT THE AGE OF 85 YEARS.
WAYNE WAS BORN JULY 16, 1915 AT OSAIS, MINNESOTA TO JOHN AND VIOLET RUGGLES. HE CAME TO ALBERTA WITH HIS FAMILY IN THE SPRING OF 1917 FROM OSAKIS, MINNESOTA. HE LIVED ON SECTION 35 SO THEY WERE KNOWN AS THE 35 KIDS. WAYNE’S FAMILY MOVED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT ALWAYS CAME BACK TO THE LOMOND DISTRICT. A COUPLE OF THE PLACES THEY LIVED WERE YAHK AND KINGSGATE B.C. WHERE HE WAS EMPLOYED TAKING OUT PROPS FOR THE C.P.R.
HEIDE, Jacob “Jake” 1913 – 2001
HEIDE, JACOB “JAKE” FORMERLY OF ENSIGN, ALBERTA WAS CALLED HOME TO HIS LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST JUNE 17, 2001 AT THE AGE OF 87 YEARS.
JAKE WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 25, 1913 AT OSLER, SASKATCHEWAN TO CORNELIUS AND KATHERINE HEIDE. HE ATTENDED WARMAN SCHOOL AND WORKED ON SEVERAL FARMS IN THE AREA. AT THE AGE OF NINETEEN HE ATTENDED BIBLE SCHOOL AT DALMENY, SASKATCHEWAN, THEN MOVED TO ROSEMARY AND IN 1937 MOVED TO THREE HILLS FOR BIBLE SCHOOL. IN 1940 HE MOVED TO VULCAN AND BEGAN WORKING FOR DICK WILLIAMS WHERE HE MET DOROTHY DUGUID AND THEY WERE MARRIED IN
ROE, Orville Muckle “Pat” 1919 – 2001
ORVILLE MUCKLE “PAT” ROE, OF VULCAN PASSED AWAY AT THE VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE JUNE 13, 2001 AT THE AGE OF 82 YEARS.
PAT WAS BORN JUNE 5, 1919 IN VULCAN TO ORVILLE AND VIOLA ROE. HE ATTENDED SCHOOL IN VULCAN AND WAS GIVEN THE NICKNAME “PAT” EARLY IN HIS SCHOOL YEARS. HE HELPED HIS FATHER ON THE FARM AND AFTER COMPLETING HIS EDUCATION BEGAN WORKING FOR CALGARY POWER. PAT JOINED THE NAVY IN 1942 AS A STOKER AND LATER SERVED AS AN ELECTRICAL OFFICER. WHILE IN SERVICE HIS OPERATIONS INCLUDED LANDING TROOPS ON THE NORMANDY BEACHHEAD “D- DAY” JUNE
WEBB, Orvel Lawrence 1915 – 2001
ORVEL LAWRENCE WEBB, OF VULCAN PASSED AWAY AT THE VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE JUNE 1, 2001 AT THE AGE OF 86 YEARS.
ORVEL WAS BORN THE ELDEST OF EIGHT CHILDREN, FEBRUARY 15, 1915 IN LANGDON, ALBERTA TO ORVEL AND HILDA WEBB. HE ATTENDED LANGDON SCHOOL AND LATER HELPED HIS FATHER ON THE FARM. HE BEGAN WORKING IN CALGARY FOR MODEL DAIRIES AS A MILKMAN WHERE HE MET MAY ORCUTT WHO WAS WORKING IN THE OFFICE. THEY WERE MARRIED ON JULY 28, 1945 AND THEY CONTINUED WORKING THERE UNTIL 1951 WHEN THEY MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE. TOGETHER THEY BEGAN WEBB TRANSPORT WITH THEIR
ROBERTSON, Cameron “Cam” Lorne 1918 – 2001
CAMERON “CAM” LORNE ROBERTSON, OF HIGH RIVER, FORMERLY OF MILO, PASSED AWAY MAY 24, 2001 AT THE HIGH RIVER HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME AT THE AGE OF 83 YEARS.
CAM WAS BORN JANUARY 2, 1918 ON HIS FATHER’S HOMESTEAD NEAR MILO TO JOHN AND JESSIE ROBERTSON. HE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT LAKE McGREGOR SCHOOL UNTIL HE WAS OLD ENOUGH TO TAKE OVER THE FAMILY FARM. IN 1945 CAM MET HELEN BROWN nee: KINGSMITH AND HER CHILDREN AND THEY BEGAN THEIR LIVES TOGETHER. THEY LIVED ON THE FAMILY FARM AND HAD SIX MORE CHILDREN. TOGETHER THEY FARMED THEIR LAND UNTIL 1994 WHEN
AUVIGNE, Joanne Dorothy 1946 – 2001
JOANNE DOROTHY AUVIGNE, OF ARROWWOOD WAS CALLED HOME TO HER LORD AND SAVIOUR MAY 23, 2001 AT THE VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE AT THE AGE OF 54 YEARS.
JOANNE THE ELDEST DAUGHTER OF CHARLES AND THELMA BANNISTER WAS BORN DECEMBER 7, 1946 IN CALGARY, ALBERTA. SHE LIVED WITH HER PARENTS IN THE TOWN OF ARROWWOOD UNTIL MOVING TO THE FARM SOUTH OF TOWN IN 1955. SHE ATTENDED ARROWWOOD AND VULCAN SCHOOLS. UPON COMPLETION OF HIGH SCHOOL SHE MET EARL AUVIGNE AND THEY WERE MARRIED ON NOVEMBER 26, 1966 IN CALGARY. THEY STARTED THEIR LIVES TOGETHER IN EDMONTON AND LATER MOVED
SOKVITNE, Edwin “Ed” Robert 1918 – 2001
EDWIN “ED” ROBERT SOKVITNE, OF VULCAN, FORMERLY OF LOMOND PASSED AWAY MAY 21, 2001 AT VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE AT THE AGE OF 82 YEARS.
ED WAS BORN DECEMBER 18, 1918 IN LOMOND, ALBERTA TO NELS AND JOHANNA SOKVITNE. HE ATTENDED SNAKE VALLEY SCHOOL COMPLETING GRADE ELEVEN. ED THEN ATTENDED OLDS AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL FOR A YEAR, AND THEN MOVED TO CALIFORNIA WHERE HE TOOK A DIESEL MECHANICS COURSE. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS EDUCATION HE MOVED BACK TO THE LOMOND DISTRICT WHERE HE FARMED WITH HIS TWO BROTHERS. IN THE EARLY 1950’S HE PURCHASED LAND FROM HIS UNCLES ANDREW AND PAUL SOKVITNE
CONNON, Henriette “Harriet” 1920 – 2001
HENRIETTE “HARRIET” CONNON OF VULCAN, FORMERLY OF CHAMPION PASSED AWAY MAY 17, 2001 AT THE VULCAN EXTENDICARE AT THE AGE OF 81 YEARS.
HARRIET WAS BORN MAY 10, 1920 AT HENGELO, HOLLAND TO CORNELIS AND ANS DEKKER. AS A YOUNG GIRL SHE ENJOYED MANY OUTINGS WITH HER FAMILY, TOURING THE COUNTRY ON BICYCLE. EVEN AT AN EARLY AGE SHE LOVED TO READ AND KNIT. SHE OVERCAME SHYNESS TO FOLLOW IN HER FATHER’S FOOTSTEPS TO BECOME A TEACHER. WORLD WAR II ARRIVED ON HER TWENTIETH BIRTHDAY AND DESPITE HAVING MINIMAL FOOD, SHE CONTINUED TEACHING HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN HILVERSUM. SHE MET HER FUTURE