All Obituaries

Devida Rosanna O'Kute (Rose Pickens)   It is with sadness that we announce the sudden but not unexpected, peaceful passing of Rose on Tuesday July 21, 2020, our loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Sister and Aunt, at the Willow Creek Continuing Care Centre in Claresholm, Alberta, surrounded by loving staff.   Rose was born at Wood Mountain Lakota Sioux First Nation, Saskatchewan, April 29, 1930 to Caroline and Walter LeCaine who was believed to be a descendant of...

Barry Taylor January 17, 1928 - July 8, 2020   Barry was born in Birmingham England and always wanted to go to Australia but he ended up in Canada. He worked for Dominion Steel in Toronto, as a steelworker when he first came to Canada. He moved to Czar, Alberta and worked for Harold Semberg and developed his love of horses, hooked to a hayrack. One day, in the spring of the year, he was bringing back a sled with wood on it for a branding fire and slipped on some hidden ice and...

Doug Fletcher  July 22, 1943 – July 6, 2020   It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Doug Fletcher announce his peaceful passing on Monday, July 6, 2020 at the age of 76. Doug was born in Vulcan, Alberta on July 22, 1943.  He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Iris (nee McCutcheon), daughters Trisha (Peter) Gibson and Stacy (Rob) Kelly and son, Cody (Andrea) Fletcher, grandchildren, Kassidy, Russell, Fletcher, Megan, Ella, Johnny and Reid;...

Richard Doyle McPeak June 1, 1931 - June 24, 2020   It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the Family of Richard (Dick) Doyle McPeak, announce his peaceful passing on, Wednesday, June 24th, 2020 at the Willow Creek Continuing Care Centre at the age of 89. Richard was the first of 3 kids born to Doyle & Elma McPeak in Nanton, AB on June 1st, 1931. He attended school in Parkland, AB, where his family lived East of Parkland. Every year his family would attend the Calgary...

Brenda (Bean) Heppell Feb 25 1959 - June 17, 2020   It's with heavy hearts we must announce the passing of Brenda our beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and friend.   Brenda grew up on the family farm West of Barons, firstborn child to Glen and Marlene Hobbs. She spoke often of her horse, King. Brenda spent her whole life in the Barons area where she raised her family with her husband of almost 40 years, Peter. Brenda had a passion for hair-dressing and...

Justina (Tina) Burkey February 9, 1924 - June 3, 2020   Justina Burkey passed away on June 3, 2020 at the Willow Creek Continuing Care at the age of 96.   Tina is survived by her loving daughters, Robyn Kelley and Elizabeth (Anthony) Skierka, her grandchildren Tim Magistad (Liza DeWould), Melaney (Jason) Lietz and great grandchildren, Dalton Magistad, Karly (Adam) Lietz and Raya Lietz.   Thank you to Willow Creek Continuing Care Centre for their outstanding...

Michael Alexander Slovak Born September 27, 1921 in went to the Lord on June 2, 2020 in Claresholm Alberta. Mike was born on September 27, 1921 to his parents George and Agnes Slovak in Csanadapaca, BekesMegyae, Hungary. In 1929 Michael traveled to Canada with his parents and sister arriving in Lethbridge Alberta. He lived in the Picture Butte area and worked in the beet fields. Mike attended Hemp Hill Diesel school in Vancouver after he finished eighth grade in Picture Butte at the age of...

It is with sadness in our hearts that we announce the passing of Kaye (Kathleen) Fisher on Tuesday, May 26, 2020.  She was 89 years of age.  She died peacefully in her sleep while a resident of the Willow Creek Auxiliary Hospital. Kaye is survived by her son, Don; her daughter, Laurie; son-in-law, Pete Kisner; two grandsons, Erik Kisner (Sexsmith) and Joel (Wenoa) Kisner (Grande Prairie), and two great-grandsons; Gabriel (11) and Jaedon (10).  She also survived by two...

Robert Bell October 31, 1937 – May 21, 2020   Bob passed away in Claresholm on May 21, 2020at the age of 82. He was predeceased by his parents, Alexander and Elizabeth Bell as well as Sisters, Florence (John) Matz and Jean (Leo) Haugen. Bob is survived by his sister Anna Mae (Gordon) Mifflin as well as many nieces and nephews. He was born in Claresholm Alberta where he spent most of his life on the family ranch on Meadow Creek. Bob worked hard on the ranch and was committed to...

It is with great sadness that the family of Ken Lippert announce his passing on Tuesday May 19, 2020 at the age of 66. Ken was predeceased by his wife Mary Lippert, brothers Vern and Ron Lippert, sisters Pauline, Shirley, and Phyllis Reimer; mother-in-law Maria Reimer, and his parents Adolph and Hilda Lippert. His memory will live on through the hearts of his sons Curtis Lippert, Don Garden, Darcy (Tammy) Garden; sisters Pearl (Loral) Reiling, Corrinne (Gerald) May, Bev (Rusty) Mingo;...