Vulcan Funeral Home

Hall, Joyce Elaine affectionately known as “Bonk” passed away peacefully at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary January 17, 2010 after complications following surgery at the age of 70 years.
Elaine was the eldest daughter of Harold and Clara Bride, born at Vulcan on June 16, 1939. She attended school at Vulcan until the family moved to the Brant/Ensign area where she attended Brant school. After finishing school Elaine started working for the CIBC Bank. She married Richard “Dick” Hall of the Blackie district on March 16, 1957. They moved onto Elaine’s parents farm and farmed with her parents.

Phillips, Lloyd, beloved husband of the late Dorothy, passed away January 6, 2010 at the Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 92 years.
Lloyd was born and raised on a farm east of Cayley, Alberta on January 1, 1918. The family moved to Valley, Washington in 1929 where Lloyd attended and graduated from High School . The family later returned to the farm at Cayley. Lloyd married Dorothy Ransom in 1948.
He was beloved by all his family and all made numerous visits to see him.
Beloved father of four children Gary (Sherlane) Phillips, Linda (Gerard) Gottselig,

Granlin, Lea Marie, beloved wife of the late Elwood Granlin, passed away January 3, 2010 at Vulcan, Alberta at the age of 90 years.
Marie Granlin was born August 11, 1919 at Champion, Alberta to Harold and Ada Matlock. She attended school in Champion and Normal School in Calgary. Marie taught for two years at Sanderson School and five years at Carmangay School. She moved to Calgary to work as a secretary and then moved to Seattle, Washington. Marie had known Elwood Granlin as a child for they were neighbors. They met again in Seattle and

Wilma Flitton, devoted mother and wife, spunky grandmother and inspiring aunt and friend, passed away peacefully at Vulcan Community Health Centre Long Term Care on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at the age of 93 years. She was born on December 12, 1916 in Archie Missouri to Mabel and William Ohler. Along with older siblings, Irene and Ivan, Wilma spent her childhood working on the family farm and going to the one-room Prairieville School. She received her grade 12 diploma by correspondence while working in Carmangay.
Wilma married Ray Flitton in 1941 and they had two children, Linda

Campbell, Stuart F passed away December 16, 2009 at Lethbridge, Alberta at the age of 91 years.
Stuart was born November 5, 1918 at Calgary, Alberta to William and Margaret Campbell. Stuart was raised on a farm in the Berrywater District and received all his schooling in Vulcan. He was involved in farming with his father and then entered the RCAF in 1942 as an Aero-Engine Mechanic Stuart was discharged in 1945. He married his High School sweetheart Nora Elizabeth Collier on November 21, 1941.
Stuart was active in the community as a past president of the Vulcan Lions

It is with sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Rita, beloved wife, mother and grandmother on November 28th at the age of 80 with her family by her side. Rita was born in Timmins, Ontario and moved to Calgary in 1956.
Rita is survived by Julius, her husband of 53 years, her older brother James Cuthbertson of Kingston, ON, her children Joey, Tamra (Tom) Hillis, Donna (Frank) Jakowski, Danny, Suzy (Kevin) Love, her beloved grandchildren, Tanya Hillis, Teresa (Sean) Mills (Hillis), Kimberly and Kelsey Jakowski, Jason, Kaitlyn and Robert Love and Cyhrus Horbachewsky.
The family wishes to express its

Schierman, John was called home to his Lord and Savior November 6, 2009 at Vulcan, Alberta at the age of 93 years.
John was born February 20, 1916 at Calgary, Alberta to John Sr and Mary Schierman. He attended Sandy Point School near Hilda, Alberta, Riverside Elementary in Calgary, Giffen School  near Queenstown, Langevin in Calgary  and SAIT.   He married Wilhelmina Rausch in Calgary in May 1942.  They farmed at Queenstown until 1947 when  they purchased the Charlie Hay farm  near Vulcan. John retired in 1975 and moved into Vulcan where he resided until his passing.
John loved gardening, tinkering, using his

Ed passed away peacefully Wednesday November 18, 2009 at the age of 86 years.
Ed was born September 16, 1923 in Birdsholm, AB to Henry and Leah Ully. The family moved to Picture Butte, AB when he was a boy, where he attended Bar Hill school. He married Ina Marttinnen November 1943 and together they farmed and raised their seven children at Bar Hill and Vulcan. In 1951 they moved to Vulcan where they continued farming and raising bulls. One of Ed’s greatest joys were his purebred Charolais’s for which he won many ribbons. The greatest attraction of his bulls was