All Obituaries

  Helen passed away peacefully in her sleep and went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on November 9, 2019.   Helen Joyce was born on July 31, 1938 at the hospital in Pincher Creek to Ruth and Aron Ekelund of Twin Butte, AB.  She spent most of her formative years growing up the youngest of five children on the family cattle ranch at Twin Butte.   Helen’s mom, Ruth, taught school at various one room school houses in the Twin Butte-Waterton area....

Thomas James Best of Fort Macleod beloved husband of Audrey Best passed away peacefully on October 23, 2019 at the age of 88 years. Besides his loving wife Audrey, Tom is survived his 4 daughters; Linda (Colin) Emerson, Wanda Bennett, Shannon (Richard) Tetz, and Kathy Best, 3 step sons; Kevin (Dawn) Cleaver, Wayne (Sharon) Cleaver and Perry (Misty) Cleaver, 12 grandchildren; Bonnie, Jason, Jessie, Bradley, Corey, Shane, Chelsey, Jasmine, Thomas, Josh, Kristen and Jamie, 8 great...

Karen Poulsen passed away October 27 in Pincher Creek's Good Samaritan Vista Village. Mourning her loss is her son Ken Poulsen of Cowley, her sister Helen Taggart (99) of Brooks, her sister Isabel Hermanrude (95) of Edmonton, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Al Poulsen, her mother Annie Hermanrude (originally from England), her father Henry Hermanrude (originally from Norway), her brother Bill Hermanrude (Evansburg, AB), and her brother Ole...

Annie Sandberg of Fort Macleod passed away peacefully on Sunday October 27,2019 at 97 years of age.   Her legacy lives on as she is survived by her sons Chuck "Charles" (Carol) Sandberg of Armstrong B.C. and Eric (Maryanne) Sandberg, and daughter Lynn (Helder) Mendes of Calgary; 7 Grandchildren: Cindy (Brian) Nielson (Rainbow Lake), Rob (Diane) Sandberg (Fort St. John, B.C.), Tammy (Tyler) Broderson, Dale Sandberg, Matthew (Susan) Mendes (Calgary), Kaitlynn Mendes (Ben...

Evelyn “Adel” Cotton, beloved wife of Roland Cotton, passed away on October 30, 2019 at the age of 79 Years. A Family Service will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Thursday November 7, 2019 at Eden’s Funeral Home, 2424 5th Ave, Fort Macleod, followed by a wake service between 7:00 P.M. and 11:00 P.M. at White Calf Hall, Stand Off, Alberta. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday November 8, 2019 at White Calf Hall in Stand Off, Alberta. Interment to follow in the...

Roberta (Bobby) Wiley of Fort Macleod beloved mother of Troy and Terry passed away suddenly on October 29, 2019 at the age of 78 Years.   Bobby is survived by her sons Troy and Terry, grandchildren; Amber, Stephanie, Chace, Branden, Justin, and Jordan, great grandchildren Olivia and Hudson, sister Irene (Jim) Thompson and nieces and nephews Lana, Greg, Darren and Tara. Besides her husband Kenneth, Bobby was predeceased by her parents Ellen and Bob Hilliard.   Bobby was born in...

Florence Leah Segboer of Lethbridge, beloved wife of the late Jacob Segboer, passed away after a lengthy illness on October 31, 2019 at the age of 96 years. Leah is survived by her daughter Marie (Jim) Butler, sons Gary (Myrna) Segboer and Rick (Tracy) Segboer, 17 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren as well as numerous nieces, nephews and their families. Besides her loving husband, Leah was predeceased by her brother Dave and Charlie, sisters Trudy and...

   Marg was born in Netherhill, Saskatchewan to Walter and Dorothy Anderson on September 18, 1927. She passed away at Fort Macleod Extendicare on October 10, 2019.    Marg was raised on the family farm until leaving home at sixteen to complete school in a larger centre. After high school, Marg headed west to Alberta and British Columbia, working at various jobs including the famed O’Keefe Ranch where she became good friends with Betty O’Keefe. She met Herb in...

“A mother and a daughter always share a special bond, which is engraved on their hearts.”   Nieves Brister of Pincher Creek, AB, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at the age of 81 years. She was born December 6, 1937, in Edmonton, AB, and grew up on the family ranch near Pincher Creek. She married Robert Lawrence (Bob) Brister in 1969 after first meeting in Hawaii. Nieves was predeceased by Bob in 2012, followed by her much-loved daughter, Joy Ann Skierka, in...

  Joan Glen passed away Oct. 15 in Pincher Creek’s Crestview Lodge at the age of 87. Mourning her loss are her brother, Bill Webb, daughters Heather Dodd (Norman), Laurie Glen (Norm Hilbert), Barbara Glen (David Schritt), Tracy Glen (Warren Akitt), grandchildren Jamie Dodd; Melissa, Dan, Stephanie and Travis Graham; and great-grandchildren Jayden, Brandon and Tyler Hayward, as well as several nieces and nephews. Joan was predeceased by her husband, David B. Glen, her sister...