Obituaries

With much sadness and heavy hearts the family of Alice Wald announces the passing of our mother and grandmother, Alice Wald. She passed at the age of 97 years on, Friday, July 28, 2023 in the Palliative Care Center at the Fairview Hospital surrounded by her family and friends. Alice was a resident of Fairview/Highland Park area for the past 92 years.   The Kowalenko family moved from Saskatchewan in the early ‘20’s for work in the Detroit area where Alice’s...

Daniel Kosheiff Barnes was born in Grande Prairie, Alberta on September 12, 1983. Most of his growing-up years were spent in Spruce Grove. Some of his proudest moments were on the baseball field. In 2016 he moved North to spend time getting to know his birth father and, there in the tiny town of Fort Vermilion, he met the love of his life, Glenda Krahn. Together they built a life led by the dreams they shared. Most important to them was the family they created. To know him, was to gain...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bill Yeomans. Bill was born in Moncton, NB July 11, 1935, to Mike and Lois Yeomans, their only child. Bill attended school in Moncton. He was also a boy soprano and sang in the church choir. He entered and won many contests, being named the best in New Brunswick. At age 17 he joined the air force where he remained in communications for 25 years. Bill met Margaret Clinton whom he married on October 28, 1958, and together they had 3...

Derek Simpson, longtime resident of Fairview, Ab, passed away on July 31, 2023 at the age of 57 years. Derek was born in Fairview, Ab to Jerold & Faye Simpson on March 28, 1966. He attended school at FHS until he was 18 and then pursued a career in the oil patch. He moved to Edmonton in 1996 where he lived until 2008 when he returned to Fairview for the arrival of his grandson, Carson. He continued to live in Fairview up until his death. He was an avid gun enthusiast, loved to tell a...

Jack Newman was born in Kindersley, SK. on December15 1927. He was the second of five children of Ben and Dorothea Newman. In 1936 the family moved to Fort Vermilion where Jack was raised and eventually took over the family farm. In 1954 he married Pearl Schultz and they raised a family of four children Barry, Greg, Tori and Louise. Jack and Pearl continued to farm until their retirement to the Sherwood Park area in 1998. They remained there until Pearl’s passing in January of 2023, he...

It is with heavy hearts that I share the sad news of Kelly’s sudden passing. His death will leave a big hole in my life. Kelly graduated from high school in Grande Prairie. He worked in the oilfield for many years before he moved to Vancouver area installing flooring. When he came back from B.C, he went to work for the Grande Prairie Salvage and remained there for many years. He also went to work for Peace Steel, a sister company to the salvage. Kelly moved to Fairview in 2012. He...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother & soon to be great-great-grandmother, Bernice Elizabeth Lee, November 16, 2022 at the age of 91. Bernice was brought into this world on May 4th, 1931 with the assistance of her dad in the family log cabin in Marina, AB, to Oscar & Gunhild (Engstrom) Bjorklund; the 3rd of 6 children & the first girl! Bernice went to school in Marina, growing up in the Worsley area. For a...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Anton Lundquist on July 13, 2023 in Valleyview, AB at the age of 74.   Tony was born in Athabasca, AB, on June 30, 1949, to Berger & Olga Lundquist.  The family relocated to McLennan, where he spent his childhood and school years. He spoke fondly of playing hockey and building forts in the bush with his friends.   After obtaining his Heavy Duty Mechanic ticket, Tony found employment in his trade in Fort McMurray,...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved friend and neighbour, Paul Steve Durda, born on April 1, 1925. Paul was predeceased by his brother Francis Durda and sisters Mary Anna Bankhead and Margaret Eleana Durda.  Paul was a long-time resident of the County of Saddle Hill.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the charity of one's choice.  A funeral service will be held in the Peace & Prairie Hall at Bear Creek Funeral Home in...

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, Margaret Ruth Rasmussen (Rowe). She passed away peacefully July 8, 2023 surrounded by her family. Mom was born April 28, 1932 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, the second of nine children. Her early years were spent at the Fox Farm in Prince Albert. At age 14 she left home to live with her grandfather in Winnipeg Manitoba. At age 16, she returned to Prince Albert. There she met her future...