Vulcan Funeral Home

CAROLINE ANNA “CARRIE”GRAHAM, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY APRIL 20, 2000 AT VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE AT THE AGE OF 85 YEARS.
CARRIE WAS BORN MAY 13, 1914 AT CARSTAIRS, ALBERTA TO ROBERT AND ANNA REID. THEY RESIDED ON A FARM IN THE CREMONA AREA, FOLLOWING A FARMING ACCIDENT HER FATHER BEGAN TEACHING. AT THE AGE OF 13 YEARS, CARRIE MOVED TO ATTEND SCHOOL IN ONTARIO. SHE RETURNED HOME AFTER THREE YEARS, AND ANNOUNCED, SHE WAS NOT GOING BACK AND COMPLETED HER GRADE 12 IN EDMONTON. SHE COMPLETED NORMAL SCHOOL AND BEGAN TEACHING IN RURAL ALBERTA DURING THE THIRTIES. CARRIE PLANNED COMMUNITY DANCES

VERNE FRANCIS VOLESKY PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY AT HOME IN LOMOND SUNDAY APRIL 16, 2000 AT THE AGE OF 71 YEARS.
VERNE WAS BORN MARCH 20, 1929 AT BASSANO, ALBERTA TO ANTON AND ALICE VOLESKY. HE ATTENDED MIDWAY AND LOMOND SCHOOLS. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS SCHOOLING HE STARTED HIS OWN TRUCKING BUSINESS IN 1947, HAULING COAL AND WHEAT. IN 1949, WHILE CONTINUING HIS TRUCKING BUSINESS, HE STARTED FARMING EAST OF LOMOND, ON THE WEST SIDE, WHICH IS NOW KNOWN AS BADGER LAKE. ON OCTOBER 10, 1952 VERNE MARRIED ISABEL BAHSLER AT IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN LETHBRIDGE. THEY THEN MOVED ONTO THE

WILLIAM “BILL” SAWCHUK Born September 27, 1911 at Arron, Saskatchewan Died April 15, 2000 at Vulcan, Alberta.
Memorial held on Thursday, April 20, 2000 at 1:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home, 1708 – 16 Avenue NW, Calgary, AB.
If friends so desire, donations in Bill’s memory may be made to the charity of your choice.

RUSSELL LAMONT FINDLAY, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT VULCAN EXTENDICARE APRIL 5, 2000 AT THE AGE OF 74 YEARS.
RUSSELL WAS BORN AT SAND POINT, IDAHO MAY 4, 1925 TO LAMONT (MONT) AND VERA FINDLAY. THEY MOVED TO MOUNTAIN VIEW, LOMOND, THEN TO BLACKIE, WHERE HE BEGAN SCHOOL AND CAME TO VULCAN IN 1939 WHERE HE COMPLETED HIS HIGH SCHOOL. IN 1945 HE BEGAN WORKING AT BILL BROWN’S GARAGE, WHERE HE BEGAN LEARNING AUTO BODY WORK. RUSSELL APPRENTICED AT RAE’S AUTO BODY SHOP UNTIL 1952. THEN HE WORKED FOR STAN SCALE’S MOTORS ON MAIN STREET. HE JOINED WITH ROY

EILEEN DOROTHY GALLOWAY PASSED AWAY AT VULCAN EXTENDICARE MARCH 16, 2000 AT THE AGE OF 80 YEARS.
EILEEN WAS BORN JULY 18, 1919 IN LACOMBE, ALBERTA TO GERHART AND DORA BURKLAND. AT THE AGE OF THREE THE FAMILY MOVED TO SOUTH VANCOUVER. AFTER GRADUATING FROM RIDGEWAY HIGH SCHOOL SHE WORKED AT THE FRONT COUNTER OF A BAKERY IN NORTH VANCOUVER. EILEEN MOVED TO CALGARY AND WORKED AR SOUTHERN ALBERTA DAIRY POOL TAPPING HONEY. WHILE SHE WAS WORKING IN CALGARY SET MET EARL GALLOWAY AND THEY WERE MARRIED JANUARY 24, 1947 IN NORTH VANCOUVER. AFTER THEIR MARRIAGE THEY FARMED AT KIRKCALDY. THEY

McKAY, GLEN CARSON, PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME IN VULCAN MARCH 14, 2000 AT THE AGE OF 79 YEARS.
CARSON WAS BORN AUGUST 8, 1920 AT VULCAN, ALBERTA TO GORDON AND AGNES McKAY , TOGETHER THEY RESIDED ON THE FAMILY FARM IN THE REID HILL DISTRICT. CARSON ATTENDED MARSHALL SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL IN VULCAN WHERE HE BOARDED WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER SARAH MARSHALL. HIS FATHER DIED IN 1938 AND CARSON FARMED WITH HIS MOTHER UNTIL JOINING THE R.C.A.F. IN 1942. HE RECEIVED HIS WINGS AT DOLPHIN, MANITOBA AND WENT OVERSEAS IN SEPTEMBER OF1943. HIS FIRST POSTING WAS AT OPERATIONS

GERALDINE ETHEL “GERRY” SANDE PASSED AWAY AT THE PETER DAWSON LODGE MARCH 12, 2000 AT THE AGE OF 82 YEARS.
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GERRY WAS BORN NOVEMBER 13, 1917 AT HAVRE, MONTANA TO ALBERT AND INGA LOUISE RUSHFELDT. SHE CAME TO VULCAN TO TEACH IN 1938 AND STAYED WITH HER AUNT VIOLA AND UNCLE EMANUEL RUSHFELDT, WHO LIVED NORTH OF VULCAN. IN 1939 SHE MARRIED CLAY SNOW, WHO PREDECEASED HER IN 1973. GERRY WAS KNOWN FOR HER SEWING EXPERTISE AND TAUGHT SEWING CLASSES AT CALGARY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF VULCAN. SHE MARRIED MERLE SANDE IN DECEMBER 1974

LEONARD ALBERT “LEN” ENGEN, OF VULCAN PASSED AWAY AT VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE ON FEBRUARY 20, 2000 AT THE AGE OF 83 YEARS.
LEONARD WAS BORN JUNE 1, 1916 AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA TO ARTHUR AND ANNA ENGEN. HE MOVED WITH HIS PARENTS TO VULCAN AT THE AGE OF THREE. HE RECEIVED HIS SCHOOLING IN THE REED HILL DISTRICT. FOLLOWING SCHOOL LEN WORKED AS A HIRED HAND ON A FARM IN THE SAME AREA FOR FIVE YEARS. IN 1940 HE WENT TO WORK FOR THE COUNTY WITH HIS FATHER AS ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKERS BUILDING AND LOOKING AFTER THE ROADS.

RYAN DARIUS HOFER, OF LITTLE BOW COLONY CHAMPION, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY IN HIS SLEEP FEBRUARY 20, 2000 AT SIX MONTHS OF AGE.
SURVIVED BY HIS LOVING PARENTS DARIUS AND DOROTHY HOFER, TWO BROTHERS DARREN, CALVIN, TWO SISTERS DIANE, LORRAINE, GRANDPARENTS REV. DARIUS AND MARY HOFER ALL OF LITTLE BOW COLONY, FRANK AND RACHEL WIPF OF WARBURG COLONY, NUMEROUS AUNTS, UNCLES AND COUSINS.
FUNERAL SERVICE WAS HELD MONDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2000 AT LITTLE BOW COLONY CHAMPION, AT 1:00 P.M.
INTERMENT LITTLE BOW COLONY CEMETERY.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME. TELEPHONE 485-2633.

JOSEPH HENRY BEATTY, PASSED AWAY JANUARY 25, 2000 AT THE AGE OF 76 YEARS AT PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.
JOE WAS BORN NOVEMBER 4, 1923 AT RED DEER, ALBERTA TO JOSEPH AND AGNES BEATTY, WHERE HE ATTENDED VALLEY CENTRE SCHOOL. JOE WORKED MANY FARMS AND AT THE AGE OF 18 YEARS JOINED THE CALGARY HIGHLANDERS. HE SERVED IN CANADA UNTIL BEING DISCHARGED IN 1944. THAT SAME YEAR HE MARRIED HELEN ANN BRAUTIGAN AT PRELUDE, SASKATCHEWAN. TOGETHER THEY WORKED ON FARMS AND MOVED TO MANY PLACES INCLUDING PENHOLD, ALBERTA WHERE HE WORKED AS A CARPENTER AT THE AIR PORT. THEY MOVED