All Obituaries

PRIMROSE - Crystal May (nee: Clausen) September 30, 1923 - June 17, 2019   Crystal passed away peacefully at the age of 95 in Stettler, Alberta.  Crystal was the last surviving daughter of Chris & Eulalie Clausen's 6 daughters.  She was predeceased by her loving husband Glen of 66 years as well as her daughter Glenda and son Douglas. She will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by her children Donita, Marion (Bill), Anita, Twena, Jenny (David) & Anne...

SYMOWONIUK  Michael Sant   It is with shock, heartbreak and great sadness that the family of Michael Sant Symowoniuk announce his passing on Friday morning  May 31, 2019 while working away in Mayerthorpe, AB at age 56 years. Mike grew up in Rosedale and was the eldest son of Walter and Patricia  Symowoniuk and brother to John and Taras Symowoniuk.  Right out of High School Mike started working with Alberta Transportation as a surveyor and started his 38 year...

Patricia Lin Greaves – August 29th, 1976 Kelowna BC May 31st, 2019 Drumheller AB   It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Patricia Lin Greaves of Drumheller, AB on Friday, May 31st, 2019 at the age of 42 years.  Trish touched the hearts of everyone she met.  She faced many obstacles in her life and handled them with resilience, hope, and bravery.  Her strength, love and laughter will forever be part of our lives.  Trish is survived by...

  Jennie May De Mille (nee Morrow) December 18, 1926 ~ June 10, 2019   Jennie was born on December 18, 1926 at the family home near Big Beaver, Saskatchewan to Bert and Dollina Morrow, she was one of 13 children in the Morrow family.  Jennie took her schooling in the area. In 1948 Jennie moved to Morrin, Alberta to visit her brothers and seek employment.  She met and married her husband Winston De Mille on October 14, 1950 and they lived on the family farm. The...

Neil G. Hampton “FINISHED LIFE’S CHORES”   Neil passed away with family by his side on May 27, 2019, after a stoic battle with cancer.   He was the second son born to Dawn and Marie Hampton in June, 1954. He grew up on and continued to operate the family farm west of Rowley.  He can be described as a son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, friend and neighbour. Though generally a quiet man, content to observe from the sidelines, he was knowledgeable and up...

Pat Dalton was born May 29, 1937, to Stephen and Reta Schaffer.  Pat and her brother, Jack, attended school at the cottages in Newcastle and then on to Drumheller for high school. After her graduation, the family moved to Calgary where Pat worked at Imperial Oil.  While in Calgary she met and married Earl and they moved to Victoria, where their daughter, Lynn, was born. In 1968, Pat and Lynn returned to Calgary where she trained as a secretary but ultimately found her career as a...

Noel Anne Spooner Dec. 16th. 1954—May 28th, 2019 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our sister Noel Anne Spooner. She has gone to the light and our dad was with her to take her home. Noel was a bright light and had many accomplishments in her life. Modeling in Calgary and doing commercials for sports check and many others. She acted with some of the big Hollywood movie stars. She traveled with her bands across the country; some of their names were...

Wilfred George Craig Russell (Craig) of Drumheller, Alberta passed away at home with his family at his side on Saturday, May 18th at the age of 73 years.   Craig was born January 26, 1946 in Drumheller, Alberta; the second of three sons, to Norman and Margaret Russell. He was brought home to the family farm, north of Drumheller, where he proceeded to spend the majority of his life. His love for farming and classic cars started as a child: pouring over vehicle and farm machinery...

Scott Andrew Collett September 14, 1956 ~ May 15, 2019   It is with great sadness, and “a little shock”, that we announce the passing of Scott Andrew Collett, he lost his short, but strong fight against cancer on Tuesday May 15th, 2019 at the age of 62 years. Scott was born in the Bassano Hospital on September 14, 1956, he lived his entire life in Hussar where he attended and graduated from the Hussar School.  Scott worked hard and tried his hand at different jobs,...

Betty Read was born July 2, 1926 at the High River Hospital to Anthony and Catherine Read.  In 1928 the family of four including brother Jack Derry, moved to Craigmyle and opened up the Read Hardware store. Betty attended the Craigmyle School for all her schooling.  In March of 1944 she had to quit school and run the hardware store as both her parents were in hospital in Hanna and her brother was serving overseas.  She had to take one more course, French, the next school term...