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ANDERSON, William Donald
On June 3rd, 2016 William (Bill) Donald Anderson of Grande Cache, Alberta passed away in Grande Cache at the age of 77 years.
Bill is survived by his children; Cheryl (Mark) Hafso of New Sarepta and their children Keriann and David; Jenny (Boris) Cherviakoff of Red Deer County and their children, Miranda and her daughter Adabel, and Kyle; Heidi (Lance) Tofsrud of Cochrane and their children Ethan, Emma, and Liam; Darcy (Gloria) Anderson of Beaverlodge and their children Devin (Chandra) and their daughter Abigail, Kelsey (Shanna) and his sons Camden and Holden, Brett (Amanda), Torren and Madison.
Also surviving are his siblings: Bob (Liz) Anderson and family of Edson, Victor (Edith) Anderson and family in Arizona, and Gladys (Arne) Simon and family of Evansburg.
There are numerous other relatives and a host of friends left to mourn.
Bill is predeceased by his wife Yvonne on October 19th, 2014, his parents Harold and Henrietta Anderson and siblings Roy, Jim, Gerald, Donald, Harold (Dewey) and Bruce.
Following cremation, a memorial service was held on Thursday, June 9th, 2016 at 2:00 PM at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Edson, Alberta.
Interment of cremated remains followed in Glenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of other tributes, donations if desired may be made to The Whispering Pines Senior Lodge, 10210 Shand Ave., Grande Cache, Alberta, T0E 0Y0 in memory of William Donald Anderson.
SCHNEIDER, KEITH EDWARD
January 14, 1958 - February 10, 2005
Keith is survived by his loving wife, Sandy, daughter; Bobbie, son; Chad (Lisa), grandson; Justin, step-son Shawn Martin; step-daughter Desiree (Mike) Irving and their children Nigel and Ayden, and mother-in-law Mary Chymboryk. His parents, Maxine and Edward, his brother and seven sisters, numerous nieces and nephews survived him. Special mention to his six brother-in-laws (the “Brotherhood”). He is predeceased by his grandparents and numerous aunts and uncles. Keith was an employee of DMI, Peace River for 13 years. prior to that he operated Schneider’s Enterprises. He was a man of many interest, namely, rodeo, fishing and hunting. Interred at Waterhole Cemetery February 17, 2005 with Rev. C. Mortimer officiating. Celebration of life was held at the Dunvegan Motor Inn. Donations may be made to ALS Clinic for Patient Care. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Moran Funeral Home, Fairview.
Rosemary Lane, of Sechelt
LANE, ROSEMARY SHEILA. 58, of Sechelt, B.C. died on February 19, 2005 in Palliative Care at Shorncliffe Residence in Sechelt. She was diagnosed with advanced cancer in January, 2004. Rosemary was predeceased by her stepdaughter, Dana Bennett, in 1997; by her mother, Roberta Lane in 1998; and by her father, Ross Lane, in 2003. She is survived by her sister Janet Lane, of New Westminster; her brother Philip Lane and his wife Helena, of Edmonton; her uncle Jerry and his wife Nancy, many cousins, her friend of 39 years Beth Hutchinson of Vancouver, and her beloved dog Isabelle. Rosemary was born in Peace River, the first child of Ross and Roberta Lane. She completed high school in Peace River in 1964 and then attended the winter leadership session at Naramata School. She graduated with a BA from the University of Alberta in 1970. Rosemary’s love of babies and young children led her to work for several years in infant and childcare. Then she followed a childhood goal of becoming a nurse, completing the RN program at Grant McEwan College in Edmonton in 1977. Her nursing career began in 1978 in Grande Prairie. She moved to Vancouver in 1980 where she worked in various facilities and discovered her love for the geriatric discipline of nursing. After retiring from nursing, she volunteered at Totem Lodge and Shorncliffe in Sechelt for several years. In the early 1990’s Rosemary and her husband Jim Bennett, moved to Gambier Island, B.C. where they lived for four years. Rosemary later moved to Gibsons, Roberts Creek, and finally to Sechelt. She loved the Sunshine Coast for its saner pace of life, for its active arts, naturalist, and education programs, and for the community. She belonged to the Sunshine Coast Natural History Society, BCSS, and Elder College. Naturalist, birder, knitter, gardener, traveler, dog lover and cake baker extraordinaire, there was no activity she enjoyed more then reading. She read volumes, both fiction and no-fiction, and always had recommendations and reviews for her family and friends. She was an enthusiastic regular attendee of the Sechelt Festival of the Written Arts. We remember Rosemary for her empathy, her kindness and generosity, her bright and analytical mind. We respect Rosemary for her social conscience, her volunteer activities, her example of living as a friend of the earth. We admire Rosemary for her extraordinary emotional support of others during their troubled times, while she struggled most of her life with depression. We Honour her life and her example. Rosemary was able to spend much of her last year in her own home with the support of her sister Janet, her friends Beth Hutchinson and Marilyn Hathaway, her exceptional doctors, and the Palliative Care Program. At Rosemary’s request, cake was served at her memorial on February 26 in Sechelt. Memorial gifts may be made to Oxfam.
Marge Koch, of Grande Prairie
MARGE KOCH, resident of Grande Prairie, Alberta passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at the age of 73 years. She was the best mother one can have and will be dearly missed by; son Dave and Della; grandchildren Nicole, Dallas and Carrie; daughter Bev and Art, grandchildren Troy, Doug (Jamie); son John and Lorraine; granddaughter, Michelle; son Frank and Barb, grandchildren Blair and Staci; son Jim and grandson Tom; daughter Donna and Brad; stepson Robert Koch and his family; her grandpets were very dear to her and include; Shady her constant companion and Keya, Rusty and Kiwi, OJ and H. Renfrew. She also leave to mourn her brothers Russell Hilkewich and Paul Hilkewich and sister Betty Podolchuk and their families, plus numerous special friends. Her kind heart and caring spirit touched all that knew her. Marge was predeceased by her husband Frank in 1990. She was an avid shopper, loved to travel, loved kids and gardening, loved visiting, going for coffee and was always putting everyone ahead of herself. Oh, and lets not forget her love for the casino. Her organizational skills and craftsmanship and professional sewing skills were done to perfection. She enjoyed life to the fullest and will truly be irreplaceable. A candlelight memorial service was at Oliver’s Grande Prairie Funeral Chapel (10005-107 Ave.) Grande Prairie on Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. with Reverend Blake Field officiating. Memorial donation may be made to the Grande Prairie Cancer Clinic. Oliver’s Grande Prairie Funeral Chapel and Crematorium (10005-107 Ave.) Grande Prairie, Alberta, T8V-1L8\.
Clarence McKenzie, of Grimshaw
July 16, 1933 to January 31, 2006
Clarence McKenzie passed away suddenly at his home in Grimshaw on January 31, 2006 at the age of 72. Clarence was born on July 16, 1933 at Peace River. He was the oldest son of James and Florence McKenzie. His father, the late James McKenzie gave him the nickname “Zule” Clarence resided in the Peace Country all of his life, where in 1956, he met his wife Violet. They shared a life together for 49 years, and raised nine children. During their marriage Clarence and Violet lived in Peace River, Grimshaw and in 1976 they bought a farm in Dixonville where they lived 29 years. Here Clarence enjoyed working with animals and there were times when the animals gave him a big headache. One headache in particular involved his goat “nanny” and some young spruce trees. Clarence planted the trees along the edge of the lawn and his goat nanny enjoyed eating the needles of the trees. Clarence wanted to save his trees and was going to teach his goat a lesson. Putting tobacco sauce on the spruce needles believing, that this would stop the goat from eating them, but nanny liked the sauce and continued to eat the spruce needles, they were just a little spruced up. And then there was “stupee” Clarence’s cat. He would bribe her with treats until she mastered the art of “sit pretty’. Clarence helped out at various community events. One of Clarence’s favorites past times was going to the rodeo, where he enjoyed the horse races, the arena events, and the thoroughbred, chariot and chuck wagon races. Some of the interests Clarence had were gardening, fishing and hunting. Each year he planted a garden during the May long weekend, Clarence would intend to plant a small garden but as he was planting the garden it seemed to grow and grow and grow. Clarence liked to fish whether it was ice fishing in the winter or from a boat or a dock in the summer. It didn’t matter what size of fish he caught or released he always had a whopper of a story to tell – the fish was a whopper too.
When hunting Clarence only took what he needed he did not believe in hunting for sport. Clarence shared his veggies, fish and meat with his children, family and friends. Nothing was wasted not even the scraps and bones they were fed to his dog spot.
Survived by his wife Violet 3 sons James (wife Sandra) Allan, Alfred (wife Robin) 4 daughters Gloria (husband Al) Brenda (husband Jeff) Thelma, Connie (husband Murray) Clarence had 23 Grandchildren and 21 great Grandchildren. His mother Florence brothers Raymond, Donald (wife Sylvia), Ivan (wife Lisa), His sisters Alice (late husband Tommy) Lorna Ann (husband James), Audrey (husband Walter) and Patsy along with countless nieces and nephews.
Clarence was predeceased by his son’s Darcy and Clarence his father James and his sister Violet and 3 brothers Gilbert Gordon and Jerry and 2 grandchildren Mark and Job.
In summary Clarence lived his life to the fullest, he enjoyed sharing his knowledge, food and humor with his family friends and neighbors.
