GEORGE HENRY SANDBERG, PASSED AWAY AT THE VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE MAY 26, 1998 AT THE AGE OF 90 YEARS.
GEORGE WAS BORN OCTOBER 20, 1907 AT ELVERUM, NORWAY TO GUNNAR AND JOHANA SANDBERG. HE GREW UP IN HEREDSBYGD, NORWAY. IN JUNE OF 1925 AT THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN HE CAME TO CANADA TRAVELLING FIRST BY BOAT AND THEN BY TRAIN TO VISIT HIS AUNT AND UNCLE IN THE BROADWAY DISTRICT, EAST OF NANTON. WHILE THERE HE WORKED FOR HIS UNCLE UNTIL 1929. HE THEN WORKED FOR TROND BERGER UNTIL1932 WHEN HE PURCHASED FARM LAND IN THE BROADWAY DISTRICT. GEORGE MARRIED LOUISE FLUECK IN 1937 IN VULCAN. THEY FARMED THE RAY LIND LAND UNTIL IT WAS SOLD IN 1958. HE ALSO HELPED WITH CONSTRUCTION OF THE VULCAN AIR BASE. THEY MOVED TO VULCAN IN 1960. GEORGE BEGAN WORKING FOR KLASSENS TRAILERS AT THE AIR BASE AND IN 1963 THEY MOVED INTO THE HOUSE WHERE HE HAS RESIDED SINCE AND BEGAN WORKING FOR ATCO IN CALGARY, AS A CARPENTER, UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1978.
IN HIS YOUNGER YEARS GEORGE LOVED SKIING, ESPECIALLY SKI JUMPING AND CROSS COUNTRY, FOR HE WOULD RATHER BE ON THE SLOPES THAN IN SCHOOL. ALTHOUGH HE DID COMPLETE GRADE THIRTEEN. DURING THE LATE 1950’S AND 1960’S WAS A SKIING INSTRUCTOR. HE ALSO TAUGHT HIS CHILDREN TO SKI ON THE HILLS WEST OF NANTON.
HE LOVED HIS FAMILY AND ENJOYED FISHING, PLAYING CARDS ESPECIALLY CRIB AND CANASTA, GRORGE TRAVELLED HOME TO NORWAY THREE TIMES OVER THE YEARS. HE ENJOYED WATCHING HIS TEAM THE EDMONTON OILERS PLAY HOCKEY ON T.V., WOOD WORKING, WHERE HE MADE DOLL FURNITURE, LAWN ORNAMENTS AND AT THE AGE OF EIGHTY YEARS HE HELPED HIS SON GEORGE BUILD HIS HOUSE. GEORGE WAS AN INDEPENDENT PERSON WHO HAD A UNIQUE SENSE OF HUMOUR.
LOVING FATHER OF TWO DAUGHTERS JOYCE (LARRY) KREUTZ OF LETHBRIDGE AND SHIRLEY (GORD) GOLDHAWK OF VULCAN, A SON GEORGE O. SANDBERG OF VULCAN, EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN LAWRENA, TRACEY, KELLY, CHERYL, TROY, ROBIN, RICK AND SHAWN SIX GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, AMANDA, KEVIN, RIKKI, RONNIE, LAWRENCE AND MICHAEL, A SISTER GUNVOR SANDBERG OF HEREDSBYGD, NORWAY, NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
GEORGE WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS WIFE LOUISE IN 1995, TWO SONS BRIAN AND RON, TWO BROTHERS HANS AND MAGNAR, A SISTER ESTER, SISTER-IN-LAW ANNA, GRANDSON BRADLEY AND HIS PARENTS.
FUNERAL SERVICE FRIDAY MAY 29, 1998 AT 2 P.M AT VULCAN UNITED CHURCH WITH REV. DON WATT OFFICIATING.
INTERMENT IN FOLLOW AT VULCAN CEMETERY.
CASKET BEARERS KELLY KREUTZ, TROY KREUTZ, SHAWN GOLDHAWK, RICK GOLDHAWK, MIKE WOLLIN AND MURRAY POKOLM.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, TRIBUTES IN GEORGE’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO THE PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT C/O BOX 299, VULCAN TOL 2BO.
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