Vulcan Funeral Home

Monna Harriet Hornberger passed away peacefully June 24, 2007 surrounded by her loved ones.
Monna was born May 14, 1934 to Robert and Irma Middleton in Vulcan, Alberta. She was raised on the family farm south of Vulcan with her three brothers Jack, Barry and Blaine. She attended school in the Vulcan area.
Monna married Lorne Gillette on August 2, 1952. They had 5 children; Susan, Vickie, Robert, Spencer and Pattie. Monna raised the kids on her farm northeast of Vulcan. Monna married Dick Baxter and later Bud Hornberger.
Monna’s greatest joy in life was her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She used to

Clarence Herbert Rhodes, life long resident of Champion, passed away June 22, 2007 at Vulcan Community Health Care Centre at the age of 91 years.
Loving father of three sons Merlin (Kathy) of Champion, Ron (Tina) of Langdon, Gordon (Cheryl) of Carmangay, numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren, two brothers Walter (June) of Champion, Glenn (Marion) of High River, two sisters Hazel (Stan) Lyckman of Claresholm, Doreen (Peter) Wiens of Calgary and numerous nieces and nephews.
Clarence was predeceased by his wife Viola, granddaughter Linda Rhodes, a sister Mary (Elran) Nelson, two brothers Cecil (Doris) Rhodes, Leonard (Iris) Rhodes and his parents.
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Langridge, Robert James, B.Sc, DVM, LLB (1944-2007)
Bob passed away suddenly June 19,2007 at Calgary, Alberta at the age of 63 years.
Bob was born March 24, 1944 at Vermillion, Alberta, the eldest son of Ted and Claire Langridge. The family moved to Banff in 1950 where he would later graduate from high school.  Bob attended the University of Calgary were he received a degree in Zoology, then a doctorate in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Guelph. As an outdoor enthusiast and horse lover, he paid for his education working as a back country guide in Banff National Park during the

Victor John “Vic” Brown passed away June 19, 2007 at Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 87 years.
Vic was born December 28, 1919 at Hackney, England to John and Ivy Brown.  When he was three, the family immigrated to Canada and settled around James River Bridge, Alberta.  Vic attended school there and helped his dad with their small farming and logging operation.  He ventured forth to Fort St. John, BC where he drove a flat boat during the time that the bridge was built there.  Vic joined the Armed Forces in 1942 but was medically discharged.  He then

Clara Theodora Cote,  beloved wife of the late Cecil Cote, passed away peacefully on June 16, 2007 at the Little Bow Continuing Care Centre, Carmangay, Alberta at the age of 95 years.
Clara was born on April 23, 1912 on the family farm at Queenstown, Alberta to Ole and Gunhild Nelson.   Clara married Cecil Cote in 1939 and moved to Carseland where she lived until moving to a Lodge in 2001.  Clara was the typical hardworking, modest, prairie-farm housewife and mother, always making the most out of both bad times and good times and always being the rock that kept the

NIMZ, HOLLY GAYE                      46 years
Born December 25, 1960 at Lethbridge, Alberta
Died May 27, 2007 at Vulcan, Alberta
HOLLY IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER TIFFANY (PETER WYATT) OF ARROWWOOD, HER PARENTS GAYLON ROBERT AND CHARLOTTE NIMZ OF KIRKCALDY AND A BROTHER ROBERT LEONARD NIMZ OF BRUSHTON, NEW YORK.
HOLLY IS PREDECEASED BY HER GRANDPARENTS.

Jay Albert Ryan Kolody passed away suddenly on May 9, 2007 at Lethbridge, Alberta at the age of 48 years.
Jay was born February 27, 1959 at Calgary, Alberta to George Ronald and Mildred Anna Kolody. He attended St. James Junior High School and graduated from St. Mary’s High School at Calgary.  Jay attended The University of Lethbridge and achieved a Bachelor of Science Degree, specializing in behavioral Psychology and Neuro-psychology, in 1984.  Prior to university, he competed extensively in speed skating, earning numerous awards and in 1974 proudly represented Alberta as a speed skater at the Alberta Winter Games.  While

WILLIAMS, STANLEY ARTHUR           91 years
Born April 14, 1916 at Summerland, BC.
Died May 9, 2007 at Carmangay, Alberta
Inurement Beachmount Cemetery, Edmonton
STANLEY IS SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS JEAN GIBSON OF NANTON, PATRICIA JENKS OF PENHOLD, A SON DAVID (WENDY) OF NANTON, SIX GRANDCHILDREN, FOUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, TWO BROTHERS FRANCIS (MURIEL) OF VICTORIA, DOUGLAS (LAURA) OF SUMMERLAND, A BROTHER-IN-LAW HERB GOLDI OF SAN MATO, CALIFORNIA, NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
STANLEY WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS WIFE MARGARET IN 1984, SISTER MIRIAM GOLDI AND HIS PARENTS.

Graff, Rudolph “Rudy” passed away May 2, 2007, at Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 88 years.
Rudy was born at Estuary, Saskatchewan, on August 21, 1918, the second youngest of twelve children of Ludwig and Maria Graff. The family moved from their Estuary homestead to Westerham, Leader, and to Mendham where Rudy attended Spire School. He married Alvena Lebsack on December 27, 1941 in Calgary, Alberta. In 1942 he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army Corps and was stationed mainly on the Canadian West Coast. After discharge in 1946, he worked for one year with the Canada Land

Elizabeth Kyle “Bette” Martin passed peacefully away at the Vulcan Community Health Centre on April 25, 2007 at the age of 80 years.
Bette was born on July 31, 1926 at Armada, Alberta to John and Elizabeth Grant. She moved from Armada in 1938 to Vulcan where she worked at the Vulcan Post Office.  Bette and her family endured the Depression beginning in 1930 but World War II had a significant impact on her life. She often recalled the telegrams that would come to the Post Office, telling families of the deaths of their loved ones overseas. Bette married Bob Martin