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Barr, Stella Louise passed away peacefully January 6, 2009 at Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 94 years.
Louise was born on the family farm at Majorville, Alberta on December 3, 1914, the second daughter of eight children, to Fred and Tillie Bertschy.  She attended four schools through the years: Rocky Butte, East Majorville, Liberty and finally Robertson school which opened in 1928.  Louise would go to the Robertson School early as she was the janitor and responsible for starting the wood stove to warm the school house.  She had many responsibilities growing up as big sister to her

Smith, Douglas Burton passed away January 6, 2009 at Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 88 years.
Doug was born at Vulcan on September 14, 1920 to Donald and Hazel Smith.  He spent his early years in Washington State where his dad had a garage.  The family moved back to the Reid Hill District in time for Doug to start grade one.  He attended Marshall School until Grade 9 and Vulcan High School to Grade 12.  Doug went to Vancouver to Aeronautical Tech School and upon graduation was posted to #2 AOS School in Edmonton.  He was transferred to

Quick, Odelia “Tillie” passed away January 5, 2009 at Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 86 years.
Tillie was born December 24, 1922 at Fox Valley, Saskatchewan to Leon and Victoria Buye.  She attended school at Fox Valley until Grade 11.  Tillie then moved to Barons at the age of 16.  When she was 18 she moved to Medicine  Hat.  Tillie met Wes Quick at the age of 20 and they were married in 1943 at Vernon BC.  They moved to Kelowna then to Wetaskwin.  From there they moved to the Red Deer area then to High Level where

Christiansen, Phillip Kent passed away January 3, 2009 at Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary at the age of 52 years.
Philip is survived by his father Svend and a brother Gordon.
He was predeceased by his mother Grete in 2004.
A service was held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, tributes in Philip’s  memory can be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association, Calgary & District Branch, 204, 2323 – 32 Avenue NE, Calgary, T2E 6Z3.
Arrangements in care of Vulcan Funeral Home.  Telephone 1-403-485-2633. E-mail condolences to vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.

Lillian “Lil” Peterson formerly of Milo has lived the past 13 years at the Peter Dawson Lodge until her passing December 30, 2008 at the tender age of 97. Family and friends who have been fortunate enough to have her as part of our lives will miss her dearly.
She was married on September 12, 1936 to Conrad Peterson who predeceased her in April of 1996. Together they raised 3 children: Barry (wife Sheila), Jim (passed Jan ’02) (wife Dene) and Carol (husband Danny, passed Apr ’05) who went on to have families of their own, giving them 9 grandchildren and

Volesky, Marvin Earle passed away peacefully  December 24, 2008 at Brooks Auxiliary Hospital the age of 83 years.
Marvin was born December 31, 1924 to Anton (Don) & Alice Volesky on the family farm east of Lomond. He attended school at Midway (just east of his farm) and after it closed in 1939, he along with his brother Verne attended school in Lomond.  Marvin served in the Royal Canadian Artillery from March 1944 until August 1946 and was stationed in Halifax. After being discharged, he bought the T.J. Armstrong farm where his brother Verne and his family lived for sixteen  years. 

Stephenson, William Edward “Scotty” passed away suddenly in a tragic accident December 20, 2008 at the age of 65 years.
Scotty was born September 23, 1943 at Northumberland, England to George and Bertha Stephenson.  He received all his education in England.  After he graduated, Scotty worked on a sheep farm in England.  He immigrated to Canada on September 27, 1983 and worked with his brother George in Calgary as a sheep farm laborer.  Scotty worked with his brother for five years, then went to work for Ward Willard for a few years.  He went on to work for Murray Markert as

Lahd, Jerry Grant, formerly of Milo, passed away suddenly due to complications from a long-standing heart condition on December 15, 2008 at Red Deer at the age of 47 years.
Jerry was born August 27, 1961 at Vulcan Alberta to Grant and Betty Lahd. He was raised in both Queenstown and Milo.  Jerry attended school in Milo and County Central High School at Vulcan.  After graduation, he enrolled in the Radio Broadcasting program at SAIT in Calgary.  Jerry moved to Red Deer in 1989 where he eventually founded his own business, Elite Fleet Courier (Red Deer) Ltd.  An avid sports fan,

McIntyre, Dorothy, beloved wife of the late Everett McIntyre, passed away  December 15, 2008 at Vulcan Continuing Care Centre at the age of 82 years.
Dorothy was born October 4, 1926 at Leader, Saskatchewan to Conrad and Mary Deal.  The family moved to the Reid Hill District in 1929.  She attended Marshal and Harmony Schools and graduated from Vulcan High School.  Dorothy attended Garbet Business School and worked for CIBC in Vulcan.  She also worked at the Evangelical Church in Vulcan as secretary for many years.  Dorothy married Everett McIntyre at Calgary on November 27, 1948.  They moved onto the McIntyre

Crabb, Emelia Juanita, beloved wife of the late Bruce Crabb, passed away December 10, 2008 at Little Bow Auxiliary Hospital at Carmangay at the age of 95 years.
Juanita was born at Kamloops, BC on December 29, 1912, the second child of Ingmar and Emelia Skatrud. The family moved to the Reid Hill District when Juanita was three years old. She attended Prospect Slope School and took one year at the Claresholm College in 1929.   Juanita met Bruce Crabb at a dance in 1932 and they were married on August 10, 1934.  They farmed in the Milo area many years and