OBITUARIES

Herb Bown

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...

Dr. Michael Shuster

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...

Bernice Dorion

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 Elliott

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...

Caroline Stefaroi

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...

Ellie Church

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...

Mel Gascoyne

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...

Suzanna Lakeman

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

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 Hoar

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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Lorraine Gordey

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...

Percy Hergott

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 Edmonds

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...

Yumiko Taura

Christopher Hugh Smith

Christopher died peacefully in Canmore Hospital after a short illness

He leaves behind his wife, Judith and son Robert.

He was predeceased by his daughter Anna.

Funeral service arrangements will be announced in the future.

Services provided by Russ Reynolds and Bow River Funeral Service.

Mary G. Andrews

Mary Garnham Andrews, born in Montreal, was a leading Canadian weaver and gifted teacher. She first discovered that she was

a natural weaver while she was a Senior Counsellor at the Taylor Stratten Camp in Algonquin Park in the early 1940's. She went on

to study weaving in Korea and Japan while serving with the...

Richard Morris

Richard Hart Morris was born in Coral Gables Hospital in Miami, Florida. Growing up with his family, he attended Coral Gables High School before joining the United States Air force right out of high school at the age of 19. He remained in the Air Force for several years and retired to work for many years in sales of...

Donna Swift

Donna Shirley Swift (nee Glaim) passed away peacefully at the Canmore hospital after her battle with cancer. She will be sadly missed by all her friends and family. Donna will be remembered in the Canmore community as a good organizer who helped out in the minor hockey program, Canmore C.G.I.T. and the annual Miners Reunion as well as an...

Arthur Fry

Sadly, Arthur Joseph Fry died suddenly in Scotland at the age of

92 years. He is greatly missed by his wife Nora and two sons.

Art and Nora spent over thirty years visiting Canmore and on Art's retirement lived here for nine years. He will also be remembered for doing a little substitute teaching at...

Don Wilcox

The Wilcox family announce, with great sadness, the loss of their beloved father and grandfather Donald Lester Wilcox. As many of you know he had being struggling with dementia for some time now and

we are relieved that his passing was peaceful.

Don was predeceased by the love of his life Marlene in 2013 and...