OBITUARIES

Jacques Claude Pujos-Michel, age 83, passed away at his home in Banff, Alberta. He was born in Bordeaux, France to Jacques Jules and Irène (Pérez) Pujos-Michel, being the third youngest of nine children. After serving his country in the French Army for three years, he went on to attend culinary school in Bordeaux.

Jacques then voyaged by...

Following a brief time in the Banff Hospital, Arthur Melville Wray

passed away peacefully at the age of 85 years, with friends by

his side.

Art was born in Vancouver to Florence Ellen Wray (nee Parkin) and Arthur H. Wray. (both deceased). His family moved back to Banff when Art was a small...

Kenneth Lloyd (Mike) Mueller passed away on Wednesday August 21 surrounded by his family. Ken and his wife Cindy moved to Canmore in 1990 with their four children. He was a mechanic for Alberta Parks at Peter Lougheed Provincial Park and later for the Banff Springs

Golf Course before taking over the management of the FasGas service...

Connie Payne, beloved wife and mother, passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, in Canmore at the age of 71 years. She had been battling cancer for the last 8 months.

Connie grew up in Calgary and spent the majority of her life there.

She was married in 1973 to Warren Payne with...

Margaret Anne Bosinger (nee Godsal) passed away peacefully in Canmore, Alberta lovingly surrounded by her family after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis at the tender young age of 88.

Margaret was born in Sevenoaks, England to John and May Godsal. She grew up with her three brothers, David, Robert and Mike.

An adventurer from...

As hard as it is to say goodbye, all of Gord's family and friends know that he had a great life. To leave this world having had a loving marriage of 63 years, children whom you taught all you had to give, grandchildren who each felt "special", and countless loyal friendships, is a gift.

Gordon Wilfred Dorion...

Herbert Gideon Bown was born in the remote Newfoundland outport of Badger's Quay, and left at the age of 16 to pursue higher education in St. John's and later Halifax and Ottawa. He was intelligent, energetic, curious, and very down to earth, which lead him to a distinguished career in early computing and telecommunications in government and business. He...

Michael Shuster was born in Montreal in 1950. He began his career as an Emergency Physician in Hamilton, where, as director of the McMaster paramedic program, he worked with the Hamilton Fire Department to establish the first program in Canada to train and equip firefighters to use AEDs (automated external defibrillators). Throughout his career he contributed to improving survival...

Charlotte Bernice Dorion, known as Bernie to her many friends, was born on May 7, 1927 in Armstrong, BC. Her childhood was spent on the family farm in Nicholson, near Golden, BC. She attended a one-room schoolhouse in her younger days and one of her favorite memories was riding her cow to and from school. Bernie completed High School...

Jean Stewart Elliott (nee Kane) passed away at the Canmore General Hospital after a short illness.

Jean is survived by daughter Sharyn (Al) Hooper of Vernon, BC and grandsons Jordan of Vernon and Jason (Kristi) of Kamloops, and sons Phil of Canmore and Marvin of Calgary. She was predeceased by her husband Harry in 1986, and also...

Mary Caroline Stefaroi (nee Vanzant) passed away peacefully at the Canmore Hospital at the age of 82. She leaves behind her loving husband of 63 years, Alex; her son Doug and her granddaughters Tamara (Kenton) and Brittany (J.P.).

Caroline grew up on a farm in Stouffville, Ontario. She met Alex while walking home one day and he...

Margaret Elinore (Ellie) Church passed away peacefully at the

age of 80 in Canmore, AB.

Ellie was born in Goulais River, Ontario to Archie and Beatrice Young as the youngest with four siblings (Robert, Donald, Lloyd and Isabelle). She married the love of her life, Lloyd Douglas Church in 1957 and they started their family...

Melvyn (Mel) Gascoyne, 69, of Canmore, AB, passed away gently and peacefully with his wife Sim by his side, towards midnight on Saturday July 14. He was lovingly surrounded by his sons and daughters-in-law earlier that day. Mel had been suffering courageously and with dignity from Parkinson's disease and Lewy Body-type dementia for many years and, for the past...

Precious daughter, sister, wife and mother.

Suus was born in Ter Aar, the Netherlands, and passed away

peacefully in Calgary at the age of 100 wonderful years.

She was predeceased by her loving husband Rienk in 1993,

and survived by their sons; Lex, Rienk, and Martin, grandsons; Thomas, Christopher, Jonathan, numerous...

Flora Scoular was born Flora Doucet in Bathurst, New Brunswick.

Her father Abélard attended the Catholic Church daily, and was musical, loved carpentry and his family. Her mother Béatrice was also French Acadian, was a proud, hard working mother. Flora was born into a large family, her brothers Lou, Gerald, Clifford, Dolphous, Raymond and sisters, Lea and...

Marlis Anni Hoar (Eckert) passed away peacefully in her home in Canmore, Alberta.

She was born in Hanover, Germany to Herman Eckert and Minna Jordan. Marlis had two siblings, Wolfgang "Walter" (Gudrun) Eckert,

and Heidemarie (Horst) Langer.

Marlis liked to tell the story of how she one day spied a handsome

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Alta Lorraine Gordey was born to Cecil and Ann Short in Wetaskiwin, AB. and passed away at home in Canmore.

Lorraine is survived by her sisters, Shirley (Archie) Hubman and

Patricia (Sam) Kay. She had two children Terry (Cathie) Gordey

and Tammy (John) Brewster.

Lorraine is also survived by her grandchildren...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of

Percival Ronald Hergott, at the age of 86 years in Canmore, Alberta.

Percy is survived by his loving wife and best friend, Dana, and his adoring daughters: Kareen McCoy (Kevin), Kim Buchanan (Tom) and Wendy Hergott (Pat Cymbala). He is also survived by...

Elsie Mae Edmonds passed away peacefully at St. Martha's Place

in the Banff Mineral Springs Hospital, after a short stay there with kind and caring staff.

Born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Elsie worked with Alberta Government Telephones after high school, until moving with her parents and sisters to Banff in 1951. In Banff she worked for...