OBITUARIES

Michelle Wiebe

Michelle was born in Queensland, Australia and grew up on a pineapple farm. She studied nursing in Brisbane, a profession she found very rewarding and one she pursued with great passion and commitment. Michelle then moved to Canberra to work, and it was there she discovered the joys of winter sports. Yearning to experience a true winter, she left...

Jacques Marineau

Jacques Marineau died at the age of 90 years, at the Banff Mineral Springs Hospital, of chest problems.

Jacques was a great lover of the wilderness and of the Canadian Rockies, where he passed away. He served for four years in the Canadian Armed Forces, during WW II.

Jacques leaves behind his brother Gilles (wife...

Nelda Clarke

Nelda Marian Clarke, born in Granum, AB passed away peacefully at St. Martha's Place in Banff. Predeceased by her husband Christopher (Ted) in 1979 and her sons Gower in Jan. 2010 and Billy in May 1997, Nelda is survived by her sons Jackie (Diana), Ross and Neil (Wendy); daughter-in-law Judy as well as five grandchildren and four great grandchildren....

Hugh Gordon

It is with great sadness that we announce the quiet passing of our father and grandfather Hugh Smith Gordon, beloved husband of Jean who predeceased him in 2004, passed away at Cochrane, where he has made his home for the last few years.

Hugh and Jean came to Canmore in 1982 where Hugh worked for Parks Canada...

Manfred Lukat

In admiration, we say goodbye and aufwiedersehen to Manfred Roy Helmuht Lukat who kept his outlook on life and the beauty of living in the Rockies until his untimely demise. His passion for guiding was a window on Canada for many a tourist whom he hosted. He kept that window open while undergoing treatments for cancer. His struggles in...

Eva Mazel

Eva passed away peacefully at the Golden Eagle View care centre in the Canmore Hospital with her loving family at her side. She will be missed dearly by her children Elizabeth Hamilton, Madeleine Mantzavrakos and John Kadlec as well as her grand children, Katherine and Thomas Hamilton, Myrto, Christine and George Mantzavrakos and Robert Kadlec. Eva was predeceased by...

Hazel Olauson

Hazel was raised on her family's farm in Old Barns, Nova Scotia the 13th child in a family of 14. Her parents, Amos John Yuill and Ellen Elizabeth (Archibald) were descendents of original Scottish immigrants who settled in the fertile Cobequid Bay area in the mid 1700's.

Hazel was married on her 25th birthday to Gordon C....

Eleanor Battler

It is with deep sadness that we mourn the loss of our sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great great grandmother, aunt, great aunt, matriarch and friend. After a short illness, Eleanor passed away in her favorite place in the world, her beloved mountains with her family by her side in Canmore, Alberta at the age of 95 years.

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