PERKS, Richard (Dick) Albert

August 31, 1940 – January 13, 2023 Dick Perks, of Nanton, AB, passed away peacefully at the High River Hospital on January 13, 2023 from lung cancer.He is survived by his best friend and special partner, Karen Crawford. His daughter Kelly (Mark) Fox and their daughters, Bailey (Daniel) Craig and Sydney Fox. His son Chris (Veronique) Perks and their daughters, … Read more

Hargreaves, Lee

1937 – 2023 (Margaret) Lee Hargreaves (nee Williams) passed away quietly at home January 26, 2023. Lee was born in 1937 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. She was a highly decorated Senior Girl Scout, and a member of her High School Art Club and Debaters Club, and played the bassoon in the band. After Graduating in 1955, Lee studied at … Read more

Borsy, Ida

August 18, 1938 ~ January 22, 2023 Born to Lajos and Emilia Monus and baby sister to Gizike in Doge, Hungary when Europe was at war. Graduated from high school in Kisvarda. Ida was 18 years old when she escaped the “Iron Curtain” to Austria. Her life started in Canada as a domestic and then agricultural labourer in Norfolk County, … Read more

Madsen, Henning Børge

February 2, 1940 to December 10, 2022 The family of Henning Madsen announces his sudden passing as of December 10, 2022, at the age of 82 years in Stavely, Alberta. In early 1940, Henning was the twelfth of 14 children born to Katrine Louise and Marinus Madsen, in a simple white house in northwest Denmark in the first year of WWII. … Read more

Stewart, Elaine Patricia

April 3, 1934 – Fort McLeod, Alberta January 19, 2023 – Calgary, Alberta Elaine Stewart of Calgary, AB, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at the age of 88 years. Elaine was born in Fort McLeod, Alberta on April 3, 1934, the only child of Ed and Agnes Pitt.She was raised in Claresholm and married her high school sweetheart, … Read more

Kelly, Alvin Wesley

August 4, 1935 ~ January 20, 2023It is with great sadness that the family of Alvin Kelly announce his passing on Friday, January 20, 2023 in Calgary.As a boy, Alvin made the trek from Alberta to Port Coquitlam with his family in an old car, finding their future home when they ran out of gas.  As a young man Alvin … Read more

Hudson (Slettede), Sonja Lillian

September 28, 1936 – January 21, 2023It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Sonja Lillian Hudson (Slettede) and honour her life. She was the eldest child of three and was born Sept. 28, 1936, to Joe and Lilly Slettede.She was born in Claresholm and raised in town. After High School, she went to Normal School in … Read more

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