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Robert Almer Wilson, of Calgary, AB
Wilson: Robert Almer Wilson passed away in Calgary, Alberta on Monday, January 24 at the age of 68 years.
Robert is survived by: his loving wife Hazel, one son Dan and his wife Jennifer Wilson; six grandchildren: Aleasha, Amanda, Jenna, Courtney, Luc and Jared; one daughter-in-law Marcy and Kim Hanson; one brother Tom Wilson and his wife Jean; sister-in-law Mavis McLeod as well as numerous other relatives.
The funeral service for Robert will be conducted from the Grace United Church, Lloydminster, Alberta on Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at 10:00 a.m.
Donations in memory of Robert may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
McCaw Funeral Service Ltd., will administer the funeral arrangements.
Donald Duncan Whitmore, of Lloydminster, SK/AB
WHITMORE: Donald Duncan Whitmore passed away in the Lloydminster Hospital on Sunday, January 16, 2005 at the age of 78 years.
Donald is survived by his wife Lilian; his children: Terry Whitmore, Sandra McNichol, Liana and Albert Robons; his grandchildren: Cody and Lacy Robons, Robin McNichol, Lotus Oswell and Courtney Whitmore; his great grandchildren: Chelsea, Sydney and Haley; Lilian’s family: her son Everett and Heather Ray and their children: Larry Ray, Gail and Jeff Fenske, Cindy and Derrick Ferricks and their children Carly and Davis; Ashley and Eddie Hardes; her daughter: Janice Ray and her children: Sherry and Daryl Carpenter, Charmaine, Daniel and Micheal; Bryan Barker and his family.
Donald’s brothers and sisters: Hugh Whitmore, Howard Whitmore, George Whitmore, Ben Whitmore and Alberta; sister Fran Stein, Eleanore and Jake Coulthard.
The funeral service for Donald was conducted from The Church of Christ, Lloydminster, Alberta on Thursday, January 19, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. with Rolland Bouchard officiating.
Hymns sung were “This World Is Not My Home,” “O They Tell Me of A Home” and “Abide With Me.”
Active pallbearers were: Alan Ash, Hugh Whitmore, George Whitmore, Bryon Barker, Terry Whitmore and Joe Nicodemus.
Interment followed in the Paradise Hill Cemetery.
McCaw Funeral Service Ltd., of Lloydminster administered the funeral arrangements.
James (Jim) Parfett, of Maidstone, SK
1922-2005
James (Jim) Parfett passed away peacefully in the Maidstone Union Hospital on Monday, January 17, 2005 at the age of 82.
Jim is survived by two daughters; Bonnie Shearman of Maidstone; Colleen (Jack) Reckwell of Maidstone; two grandsons; Brad (Jody) Freyman of Loon Lake, SK and children Jaida, Tanner and Hunter; Kurt (Chelene) Freyman of Maidstone and children Daegan and Kaelin; one brother; Don Parfett of Cornwall, ON; sisters-in-law Orpha Parfett of Calgary, AB; Mary Parfett of Ft. Saskatchewan, AB; brother-in-law Don McFadyen of Rimbey, AB; as well as many nieces and nephews.
Jim was predeceased by his loving wife Betty in 1991, as well as sisters Ruth, Peg, and Shirley and brothers Jack, Bill, and Bud.
At his request, no funeral service will be held. A private internment at the Maidstone Cemetery will be held at a later date.
Jim was born on August 16th, 1922 in Watson, Sk. The Parfett family moved to the tiny town of Bruce, Alberta in 1927 and this is where they remained, with all eight Parfett children growing up and schooling there. Many happy childhood memories were made in Bruce, crocus picking, turning in gopher tails for one penny each, heading to the “Old Swimming Hole” in the summertime, going to the Edmonton Exhibition, and camping at nearby Cooking Lake. The big event in Bruce was always the Stampede. The Parfetts operated a food booth and Jim and all of the siblings were expected to help out. To this day the Bruce Stampede attracts thousands of visitors to the small town of a few hundred. Jim was very proud when, in the summer of 2000 at a Parfett family reunion, he had every member of his immediate family there in the hometown he grew up in to see him ride in the Stampede parade.
The railway and rail depot played an important role in those days. Being on the main line many special trains passed through Bruce including passenger, circus, exhibition, military and even Royal trains. What an impression this must have left on young Jim, as this interest and curiosity manifested itself when he chose as his career railway telegraphy and agency work. He would go on to work for Canadian National Railway for approximately 30 years.
In 1940, at the age of 18, Jim enlisted in the army. His brother Jack to whom he was very close enlisted a month later. They joined the Edmonton Infantry Battalion and from there Jim was transferred to Victoria, BC to operate radio and Jack was with the First Special Service force. By pure chance, four years later and thousands of miles from home in the middle of WWII, the two ended up stationed within fifty miles of each other in Italy. They were able to contact each other and visit in Naples during a lull in the battle of Rome. We can only imagine how happy they must have been to see each other!
Jim was later transferred to Belgium in 1945 and was there when the war ended. Jim was discharged and came home to Bruce, and this is where he met Betty Poaps, a young school teacher. Two years of courtship cumulated in marriage in Edmonton in 1947.
Jim then completed his various railway courses and started work for CN. Jim and Betty moved to Edmonton and soon after had their first child, a daughter named Bonnie. Following a transfer to Snaring, Alberta near Jasper, their second child, daughter Colleen, was born. Four more transfers and a few years later, they ended up in Maidstone, Sk. Jim continued on with his CN work, Betty taught school, and their two daughters were suddenly growing up and leading lives of their own. Bonnie went to school in Edmonton at Nait and Colleen married and blessed Jim and Betty with two grandsons, Brad and Kurt.
Jim and Betty moved back to Edmonton in 1970 and purchased a home in the city. Jim loved visits to his new home from his children and grandchildren, taking pride in his house, yard, flowers and garden. It would be a very special visit if he had tickets to take the grandsons to Edmonton Eskimo or Oiler games over the years as Jim absolutely lived for his sports and was quite the fan. He was also an avid golfer who spent many hours on many different courses, and later in life when he was unable to golf, he still loved to watch golf on TV.
Jim retired in 1978 from CN. He and Betty then had the pleasure of taking trips together to far away places and truly enjoying each others company in retirement. They toured Canadian battle gravesites in Italy, Northern Europe, and the D-Day landing site. They toured Atlantic Canada, Mexico, Portugal, and traveled on numerous occasions to Hawaii. Jim also loved to camp and they toured each summer in RVs throughout Western Canada and the US.
Jim and Betty celebrated their 40th Wedding Anniversary by renewing their vows in the same church they had wed in. It had since been declared a historical building and was moved to Fort Edmonton Park when they held this special celebration.
Jim’s beloved Betty passed away in 1991. In 1995 Jim moved back to Maidstone to be closer to his family. He enjoyed bowling and curling in the winter and golfing in the summer. Always an avid gardener he tended to his yard and garden, loving this hobby.
In these later years Jim was happy to be living near Colleen and Bonnie, Brad and Kurt, and his five young great grandchildren. He loved watching his great grandkids play and goof around at Christmas or family birthday parties. Jim will be remembered always as a loving companion, devoted father, wonderful grandpa and great grandpa. His sarcasm and wit always got a chuckle out of friends, family and even the odd stranger. We as a family have many, many happy memories of special times with “Grandpa Jim”, and those memories we will cherish and hold near to our hearts forever.
Keith McCoy, of Lloydmister, AB/SK
McCoy: Keith having in his words lived a good life, passed away peacefully and without regret, surrounded by family, on January 17, 2005.
Keith is survived by: his loving wife of 54 years Bernice; four children: Heather, husband Ron Walker of Colonsay, SK; Maureen, husband Ed Wald of Lloydminster; Cam, wife Sandy McCoy of Bonnyville; Ian, wife Donelda McCoy of Lloydminster; nine grandchildren; five great grandchildren; one brother Ray McCoy, wife Victoria, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Keith was predeceased by his grandson Kenneth on July 10, 1999, three brothers, Angus, David and Waldo McCoy.
The full Royal Canadian Legion funeral service for Keith was conducted at the Grace United Church, Lloydminster, Alberta on Friday, January 21, 2005 at 10:00 a.m., Reverend Norm Laird officiating.
The eulogy was given by grandson-in-law Rob Svarich, a tribute was given by Keith’s son Cameron.
Honorary pallbearers were members of The Masonic Lodge.
Active pallbearers were grandchildren: Renee Maitland, Michelle Svarich, Travis Walker, Shaine Wald, Brett McCoy, Tyler McCoy, Brad McCoy, Alix McCoy and Richard McCoy.
Ellen Mary Kay nee: Glassel, of Lloydminster, AB/SK
Kay: Ellen Mary Kay passed away Friday, January 14, 2005 at the Misercordia Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta at the age of 85 years.
At her request a private family service was held from the McCaw Funeral Chapel on Friday, January 21, 2005 followed by a family burial.
Active pallbearers were grandsons: Cam Kay, Chris Kay, Vern Kay, Darryl Kay, Jonathon Kay, Chad Tawfik and Calvin Kay.
Ellen will be missed but leaves memories that will be treasured by her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and friends.
She is survived by her loving family: Ken (Jean) Kay, Lloydminster, Alberta; Chuck (Linda) Kay, Pictou, Nova Scotia; Dennis (Doreen) Kay, Red Deer, AB; Jim (Eleanor) Kay, Peterborough, Ontario; Kay (Noel) Godfrey, Sydney, Australia; Joan (Monib) Tawfik, Edmonton, Alberta; Candy (Martin) Gebbink, Edmonton, Alberta, brother Alfred Glassel, Kamloops, British Columbia.
She was predeceased by her husband Roy Kay and one brother Dave Glassel.
Abiding by Ellen’s wishes a tea was held for family and friends.
‘Remember me not with sadness but with joy as I have walked through the garden of life and have been blessed with the love and laughter of family and friends.’
James Allen Brown, of Lloydminster, AB
BROWN: James Allen Brown passed away in the Dr. Cooke Extended Care Center, Lloydminster, Alberta on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at the age of 82 years.
James is survived by: four children: Donna, Jim, Peter and John; their mother Marion; eleven grandchildren; one sister Betty Turner as well as numerous other relatives.
The funeral service for James Brown was conducted from the Paradise Valley Community Hall on Monday, January 17, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Fred Sirett and Pastor Gregg Peterson officiating.
Hymns sung were “The Old Rugged Cross,” and “Amazing Grace,” accompanied on the piano by Bev Haydu.
Active pallbearers were: Richard Haydu, Neil Brassington, Lloyd Flewell, Jim Brown, Peter Brown and John Brown.
McCaw Funeral Service Ltd., of Lloydminster administered the funeral arrangements.
