DAVID CHARLES “DAVE”HEGLAND,OF LETHBRIDGE AND CHAMPION, PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY AT VULCAN, ALBERTA AUGUST 20, 1998 AT THE AGE OF 58 YEARS.
DAVID WAS BORN NOVEMBER 8,1939 AT CARMANGAY, ALBERTA TO EARL AND AGNES HEGLAND. HE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT CHAMPION AND WORKED WITH HIS FATHER AND BROTHER ON THE FAMILY FARM. HE MARRIED JOYCE HILL IN MARCH OF 1966 AND TOGETHER THEY CONTINUED FARMING IN THE CHAMPION AREA. HE PURCHASED HIS OWN PIECE OF LAND IN 1970. DAVID ENJOYED GRAIN FARMING, ESPECIALLY THE SPRING TIME. EVER SINCE HE WAS A CHILD AND HIS PARENTS TOOK HIM TO BALL GAMES, DAVID KEPT HIMSELF
FOWNES, Vilate Harriet (Nee: Kimball) 1902 – 1998
VILATE HARRIET KIMBALL FOWNES PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY JUNE 13, 1998 AT THE VULCAN EXTENDICARE, VULCAN , ALBERTA AT THE AGE OF 95 YEARS.
VILATE WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 20, 1902 AT SYNDERVILLE, UTAH AND CAME WITH HER PARENTS TO RAYMOND IN 1903 WHERE SHE ATTENDED SCHOOL. IN 1921 SHE ATTENDED NORMAL SCHOOL IN CALGARY. VILATE BEGAN HER FIRST TEACHING POSITION NEAR ALSASK, SASK. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AFTER GRADUATION IN 1922. SHE TAUGHT IN THE SIBBALD, ACADIA VALLEY AND EMPRESS AREAS.
VILATE MET AND MARRIED LEON SKILLEN FOWNES IN DECEMBER OF 1924, TOGETHER THEY FARMED AND RAISED THEIR FAMILY UNTIL RETIRING TO KINDERSLEY IN
BECKNER, Margaret Elizabeth “Bettie” 1924 – 1998
MARGARET ELIZABETH “BETTIE” BECKNER, OF HIGH RIVER, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY JUNE 11, 1998 AT HIGH RIVER , ALBERTA AT THE AGE OF 74 YEARS.
BETTIE WAS BORN MARCH 14, 1924 AT VICTORIA, B.C. TO THOMAS AND LAURA SUTHERLAND. SHE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT GRIFFIN AND MILO WHERE SHE RODE HER SHETLAND PONY TO ROUND UP CATTLE AND TO SCHOOL. SHE ALSO ATTENDED ST. MARY’S CONVENT IN CALGARY FOR TWO YEARS. AFTER SHE FINISHED SCHOOL AT AGE SIXTEEN, SHE RETURNED TO MILO TO WORK WITH HER FATHER WHOM SHE RESPECTED AND HELD MOST HIGH. HE WORKED WITH HORSES AND TAUGHT HER HOW TO
SANDBERG, George Henry 1907 – 1998
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
SANDBERG, George Henry 1907 – 1998
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
CAMPBELL, Marjorie Evelyn 1916 – 1998
Born October 17, 1916 at Wartime Saskatchewan
Died May 24, 1998 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Beloved mother of a son Ed Campbell (Bev Carlson) of Vulcan, a daughter Patricia Campbell of Saskatoon, two brothers Harvey (Thelma) Campbell of Elrose, Sask., Leo Campbell of Battleford, two sisters Connie (Jack) Elliott of Manitoba and Vera Elliott of Eldose Sask., numerous nieces and nephews.
Marjorie was predeceased by her sister Mona Harvey, two brothers Joe McDonald and Stafford McDonald and her parents.
LOCKEN, John 1907 – 1998
JOHN LOCKEN, PASSED AWAY MAY 18, 1998 AT VULCAN, ALBERTA AT THE AGE OF 90 YEARS.
JOHN WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 25, 1907 AT PALARMO, NORTH DAKOTA THE SECOND OF NINE CHILDREN BORN TO HANS AND RAGNA LOCKEN. AT AN EARLY AGE HE CAME TO BEAR BERRY AREA NEAR SUNDRE, ALBERTA WITH HIS PARENTS, BROTHERS AND SISTERS. IN NOVEMBER 1942 HE ENLISTED IN THE ARMY, HE SERVED IN CANADA, NORTH AFRICA AND WAS WOUNDED IN ORTONA, SICILY AND WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND. JOHN RETURNED TO CALGARY IN DECEMBER 1944 AND WAS DISCHARGED.
HE BEGAN WORKING FOR A SEISMIC COMPANY. HE MARRIED
BALOG, Della “Del” Elaine Dorsey 1943 – 1998
DELLA ELAINE “DEL” DORSEY BALOG, PASSED AWAY MAY 17, 1998 AT VULCAN, ALBERTA AT THE AGE OF 54 YEARS.
DELLA WAS BORN DECEMBER 4, 1943 AT VULCAN, ALBERTA AND WAS RAISED ON THE FAMILY FARM NEAR LOMOND WHERE DELLA ATTENDED SCHOOL. AT THE AGE OF SIXTEEN SHE MOVED TO CALGARY AND ATTENDED HAIRDRESSING SCHOOL. SHE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THE COURSE AND BEGAN WORKING IN THE FIELD, FIRST IN CALGARY THEN IN 1961 SHE MOVED TO WILLIAMS LAKE AND MANY OTHER PLACES, RETURNING TO VULCAN IN 1972. DELLA WAS EMPLOYED AT THE VULCAN HOTEL FOR MANY YEARS. IN 1978 SHE MOVED TO ROCKY
ANDREWS, Roger Francis “Andy” 1949 – 1998
ANDREWS, ROGER FRANCIS “ANDY”, OF CALGARY PASSED AWAY AT MILO, ALBERTA MAY 16, 1998. HE WAS BORN MARCH 17, 1949 AT ERITH KENT, ENGLAND
SURVIVED BY HIS LOVING WIFE SUSAN , A DAUGHTER EVE-MARIE, TWO SONS LEE-MARK AND DEAN ALL OF CALGARY, A GRANDDAUGHTER BRITTANY PAIGE, TWO BROTHERS ROBERT (FRANCES) ANDREWS AND KEN (JOAN) ANDREWS IN ENGLAND, NIECES AND NEPHEWS. ANDY WILL BE DEARLY MISSED BY ALL WHO KNEW AND LOVED HIM.
ANDY WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS PARENTS WALTER AND WINIFRED ANDREWS AND A BROTHER COLIN.
AT ANDY”S REQUEST FOLLOWING CREMATION THERE WILL BE A PRIVATE GATHERING AT A LATER DATE.
VULCAN FUNERAL HOME
JONES, Helen Leota 1912 – 1998
HELEN LEOTA JONES, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF VULCAN EXTENDICARE PASSED AWAY MAY 6, 1998 AT THE AGE OF 85 YEARS.
HELEN WAS BORN DECEMBER 3, 1912 AT BRANT, ALBERTA TO CLATE AND CANDACE WILLIAMS. SHE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT ARROWWOOD, RIDING TO SCHOOL IN THE FIRST MOTORIZED VAN IN ARROWWOOD. SHE MARRIED LEWIS JONES ON JANUARY 8, 1930, AND TOGETHER THEY FARMED UNTIL MOVING INTO ARROWWOOD IN THE FALL OF 1938. LEW PASSED AWAY IN 1964 AND HELEN CONTINUED TO LIVE IN ARROWWOOD UNTIL MOVING TO THE NEWELL NURSING HOME IN BROOKS IN 1971. IN 1979 SHE MOVED TO THE PARKLAND NURSING HOME