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The family of Jack Deans have lost a wonderful man.  Jack passed away at Vulcan Community Health Centre on June 9, 2009 at the age of 81 years.  John Wesley Deans was born in Vulcan on August 20, 1927 to John Henry and Ruth Alice Deans.
Jack is survived by Joyce, his loving wife of 60 years, his children Jacquie (Jim), Jerry-Lynn (John), James (Dawn), Joel (Cyndi) and their families, his sister Ruth Alice Deans, brother Robert Louis Deans, an extended family and a large circle of friends who loved his dearly.
Jack was predeceased by his parents, brothers Bill and Jim

Oberholtzer, Ralph Hubert died May 27, 2009 at Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 79 years.
Ralph was born December 17, 1929 at Calgary, Alberta to Fred and Alberta Oberholtzer.  He attended school at Arrowwood.  In conjunction with high school, Ralph had a small dairy with a milk delivery route in Arrowwood.  After graduation from high school, he attended Agriculture College at Vermillion.  Ralph worked in Calgary for a short time then returned to Arrowwood to farm.  He married Irene Bertschy at Arrowwood in 1952.  They had a dairy and raised pigs on the farm but later sold the

Louis Edward Shaw passed away May 27, 2009 at his home in Edmonton at the age of 85 years.
Louis was born on October 22, 1923 at Vulcan, youngest son of Frank and Marion Shaw.  Louis grew up on the family homestead three miles west of Vulcan.  He attended the Harvey School and later the Vulcan School.  In 1943, Louis joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, became a trained navigator and reached London on VE Day.  In 1946 he married Margaret G. Gerding and they set up their home one mile east of his parents farm and began farming.  Louis worked

Thiessen, Elizabeth “Betty”, beloved wife of Jacob, passed away peacefully May 23, 2009 at Lethbridge, Alberta at the age of 91 years.
Betty was born August 23, 1917 at Hague, Saskatchewan to Frank and Elizabeth Dyck.
Loving mother of two daughters Marjorie Thiessen (Karl Pasowesty), Hannah (Jim) Dann, four sons Henry (Joan) Thiessen, John (Maureen) Thiessen, Peter (Linda) Thiessen, Roy (Gail) Thiessen, eleven grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren and one great grandchild, eight brothers Cornie (Mary) Dyck, Henry (Susie) Dyck, John Dyck, Frank Dyck, Peter (Margaret) Dyck, Claus (Elizabeth) Dyck, Abe (Mary) Dyck, George Dyck, sister Mary Bickert and numerous nieces and nephews.
Betty

Marsollier, Berthe Marie passed away May 8, 2009 at Vulcan Community Health Centre, Vulcan, Alberta at the age of 90 years.
Berthe was born On March 20th, 1919 to Alma L’Heureux and  Honore (Henri)Alain of Delmas Saskatchewan. Berthe’s parents were early prairie pioneers. Her father was born in Quebec; her mother born in St. Boniface Winnipeg. When Bertha was 11 years old her parents moved to White Poplar (later renamed Veillardville) in the Hudson Bay area to homestead, where she learned to speak English with her many siblings. Berthe moved to Flin Flon Manitoba at the age of 16. She met

Haga, Omer passed away April 17, 2009 at Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 92 years.
Omer was born March 29, 1917 at Calgary, Alberta to Albert and Rose Haga.  He attended Derry and Vulcan Schools.  Omer helped out on the family farm and when he was 16, Omer moved to Crossfiled and worked at the OK Ranch for a short time.  After the death of his father Albert in 1938, Omer returned home.  He and his brother Lawrence helped their mother raise the family and took over the operations of the farm.  Omer retired from farming at the

Middleton, Frank Blain, beloved husband and father passed away April 15, 2009 at Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 70 years..
Blain was born on February 20, 1939 at Vulcan, Alberta  to Bob and Irma (Rannels) Middleton. His early years of school were at Kirkcaldy and he finished high school in Vulcan. Blain married Lynn (Spaeth) in 1960 and they began their married life on the family farm near Kirkcaldy.  He loved to farm and his joy was driving the tractor or combine.  Blain couldn’t wait to start seeding in the spring and enjoyed watching the crops grow and