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JONES, Robert Henry “Bob” 1931 – 2004

Robert Henry “Bob” Jones of Champion passed away suddenly at home on Friday May 7, 2004 at the age of 73 years.
Bob was born May 3, 1931 at Turtleford, Saskatchewan to Richard and Ethel Jones.
In 1948 he joined the Royal Canadian Army and began serving his country. In 1950 while traveling through Vancouver on his way to Korea, he met Eileen Elder. He joined the RCAF in late 1951 and in November of 1952 Bob and Eileen were married in Vancouver. Together they traveled around to numerous locations, serving and seeing Canada. In 1969 he retired from the Air Force

CHRISTIANSEN, Grete Marie 1931 – 2004

Grete Marie Christiansen of Champion passed away suddenly at home on Friday May 7, 2004 at the age of 72 years.
Grete was born September 20, 1931 in Banff, Alberta to Theodore and Emma Kobsted. She received all her schooling in Calgary.
Grete met Svend at the Danish Canadian Club in Calgary and they were married on September 20, 1954. Grete worked in a large department store in Calgary. In 1982 Grete and Svend moved to Champion where they owned and operated the Champion General Store until it closed in 1986. Grete then became librarian

TRIBBLE, Eric Noel 1922 – 2004

Tribble, Eric Noel passed away peacefully at home in Calgary May 4, 2004 at the age of 81 years.
Eric was employed by the C.P.R for over thirty-five years working in both Quebec and Alberta. While in Alberta he was associated with the livestock industry, working as General Manager and later as Vice-President of operations of the Calgary Public Livestock Market in Calgary until retiring in 1983.
Beloved husband of the late Doris Tribble and loving father of a son Joel, three daughters-in-law Lynda Tribble, Lynne Tribble and Cheryl Tribble, three grandchildren Michael (Cynthia) Tribble, Kari-Lee (Larry) Gibbons, Marissa Tribble all

DECKER, Rachel P. 1946 – 2004

DECKER, RACHEL PETER
58 years
Born March 1, 1946 at Rentham, Alberta
Died April 30, 2004 at Calgary, Alberta
RACHEL IS SURVIVED BY FOUR BROTHERS PETER (JUSTINA) DECKER, DARIUS (ELIZABETH) DECKER OF TWIN CREEK, CHRIS (MARTHA) DECKER AND ELI DECKER AND A SISTER ANNIE DECKER.
RACHEL WAS PREDECEASED BY HER PARENTS AND A SISTER MAGDELENA.

GOLDTHORPE, Ivy 1917 – 2004

Ivy Goldthorpe, formerly of Lomond, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2004 at the Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 86 years.
Ivy was born on May 17, 1917 at Lomond, Alberta to Herbert and Edith West. Ivy’s mother died when she was four so Ivy became a care giver at a very early age, helping her dad look after her brothers. When Ivy was a young girl, she belonged to the Women’s Institute Girls Club and shared her memories of those special times with her family. Ivy graduated from the Lomond High School in

ENSIGN, Opal Louise 1926 – 2004

Opal Louise Ensign, formerly of Carmangay, passed away Monday, April 19, 2004 in Calgary at the age of 78 years.
Opal was born on January 18, 1926 at Barons, Alberta to Frank and Eva Cutforth She was raised on the family farm with three sisters and six brothers. Opal received her education at Barons and Victoria, B.C. where the family spent the winter months. After high school, Opal went to Normal School in Edmonton where she received a teaching certificate. She taught school at Barhill and Barons.
Opal married Ralph Ensign on October 8, 1949.

LEBSACK, Victor Henry “Vic” 1923 – 2004

Victor Henry “Vic” Lebsack, of Champion, Alberta, beloved husband of Esther, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus, surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, March 28, 2004 at the age of 81 years.
Vic was born March 13, 1923 on a farm east of Champion, the eldest of six children, to Conrad and Katherine Lebsack. He attended Harmony School and Champion School for grades eleven and twelve. He was raised on the family farm where he worked with his father and brothers. In 1942 Vic joined the Royal Canadian Air Force which took him from Claresholm, Alberta to St. Thomas,

LENZ, Agnes 1926 – 2004

Agnes Lenz of Coaldale passed away suddenly in her home on Sunday March 28th at the age of 77 years.
Agnes was born May 10th, 1926 in Neuendorf, Ukraine to Jacob and Anna Siemens. In 1930 her father, a preacher was arrested and taken away from the family. At the age of four along with her mother and siblings were exiled to the small town of Blumengart. After her first seven years of schooling, Agnes enrolled in the Schőnwieser High School. Following the death of her mother in July of 1943, Agnes, her sisters and their children left Russia in October

SANDBERG, George Olaf 1940 – 2004

George Olaf Sandberg of Vulcan Alberta passed away at the Vulcan Community Health Centre on March 27, 2004 after a lengthy illness at the age of 63 years.
George was born on December 7, 1940 in Vulcan to George and Louise Sandberg. He was raised on the family farm near Nanton where he attended elementary and junior high school. The family moved to Vulcan in 1954 and George attended and graduated from senior high school in Vulcan. He helped on the family farm and worked for the Pool Elevators at Lyalta. From 1963 to 1966 George worked as a ranch hand

HENRY, Marion Melissa Deborah 1912 – 2004

Marion Melissa Deborah Henry of Bassano, Alberta passed away March 25, 2004 at the Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta at the age of 92 years.
Marion was born February 1, 1912 at Majorville, Alberta, second child of George and Anna Greaves. She attended Fawn Hill and Bassano Schools. On March 2, 1933 she married Alexander William (Sandy) Henry. Together they farmed in the Blackie area until 1935 when they rented and later purchased the Victor Betton farm in the Majorville area. They continued to farm there with their two sons until Sandy’s sudden death in May of 1970. Marion moved to her