SANDE, FLOYD ARTHUR PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY OCTOBER 30, 1996 AT CARMANGAY, ALBERTA AT THE AGE OF 81 YEARS.
FLOYD WAS BORN FEBRUARY 13, 1915 ON THE FAMILY FARM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF LOMOND. HE WAS THE SECOND OLDEST OF FIVE CHILDREN BORN TO OLAF AND LULU SANDE. HE BEGAN FARMING ON HIS OWN IN 1937 AND CONTINUED UNTIL HE HAD A SERIES OF STROKES IN 1994. FLOYD MARRIED EDITH FROST IN 1943 AND THEY CONTINUED TO FARM.
FLOYD WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE LOMOND COMMUNITY. HE WAS A CHARTER MEMBER AND PAST PRESIDENT OF THE LOMOND LIONS CLUB. HE WAS THE FIRST SECRETARY AND WAS ONE OF THE COMMITTEE OF SEVEN SET UP TO ORGANIZE THE BUILDING OF THE LOMOND COMMUNITY CENTRE. WHEN THE BOY SCOUTS WERE ORGANIZED IN LOMOND HE WAS A LEADER. FLOYD SERVED ON VILLAGE COUNCIL, WAS A DIRECTOR FOR THE LOMOND CREDIT UNION AND HELPED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOMOND SUNSHINE DROP-IN CENTRE. WHENEVER HE COULD HELP, HE WAS THERE.
FLOYD’S MAIN INTEREST WAS THE FARM, HE WAS A VERY HARD WORKING, CONSCIENTIOUS FARMER AND INVENTOR. HE REBUILT MOST OF THE MACHINERY HE BOUGHT TO MAKE IT BETTER SUIT HIS NEEDS AND HE BUILT SPECIAL TOOLS FOR THE GARDEN AND SHOP THAT HIS FAMILY STILL USES ALL THE TIME.
HE LOVED SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY, ESPECIALLY HIS GRANDCHILDREN. FLOYD ENJOYED PLAYING POOL AT THE DROP~IN, CURLING AND PLAYING CHESS. MR. FIX-IT, AS FLOYD WAS AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN, WILL BE MISSED.
LOVING FATHER OF A SON DAVID AND HIS WIFE MARJORIE OF LOMOND THEIR CHILDREN WANDA (KEVIN) THURLOW OF LETHBRIDGE, KENT (PATTI) SANDE OF LOMOND AND TANYA SANDE OF LETHBRIDGE, A GREAT GRANDSON TYSON THURLOW, A BROTHER MERLE (GERRY) SANDE OF VULCAN AND THREE AUNTS.
FLOYD WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS WIFE EDITH IN 1988, HIS PARENTS, A SISTER BERNICE AND HER HUSBAND BASIL GODBALL, TWO BROTHERS IRWIN AND GORDON AND HIS WIFE RUBY.
FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2, 1996 AT 2 P.M. AT BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH, LOMOND WITH PASTOR ED FISHER OFFICIATING.
INTERMENT LOMOND CEMETERY.
IF FRIENDS DESIRE, MEMORIAL TRIBUTES IN FLOYD’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO THE LOMOND COMMUNITY CENTRE AG SOCIETY, LOMOND, AB. T0L 1G0.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME, DIRECTORS.