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Clifton “Ld” Eldon Aylward

Clifton “Ld” Eldon Aylward

Jul 24, 2018

Clifton “LD” Aylward passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at the age of 60 years. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife Mary; son Cliffie; step children Arlene (John), Perry (Candace), Donna (Mauricio) and Matthew (Kayla); 12 grandchildren; sisters Debbie (Tom), Bonnie (Gary) and Wendy; brothers Keir (Karen), Carl (Shelly), Wade (Nell) and John “Guppy”; many nieces and...

Doreen Alma Besplug

Doreen Alma Besplug

Jul 24, 2018

Doreen Besplug passed away at Southwood Hospice on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at the age of 83 years. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Keith Besplug, of Courtney, BC, Kathleen Giesbrecht of Spruce Grove, AB and Brenda (Jerry) McNally of Calgary, AB; grandchildren, Michael (Jackie), Matthew (Natalia), Daniel, Jordan (Alison), Tyler (Andrea), Joshua, Benjamin, Telisha and Sydney; great...

Daniel Marlin Borth

Daniel Marlin Borth

Jul 22, 2018

It is with heavy hearts that the family of Daniel “Dan” Borth announces his passing on Sunday, July 22, 2018 in Calgary at the age of 82 years. Dan is survived by his daughters Tracy and Trudi; his sisters Laura, Bert, and Chris; his special friends Donna, and Rosalind; his dear friend Jason; as well as numerous other family members...

Grace Dalwatan

Grace Dalwatan

Jul 15, 2018

Grace Dalwatan passed away on Sunday July 15, 2018 at the age of 62 years. She will be missed by her partner, Gary and many friends in Calgary.A Funeral Service will be held for Grace at Pierson’s Funeral Service (4121 17 Ave SE, Calgary) on Tuesday August 7 at 1:00pmMessages of condolence may be forwarded to the family at www.piersons.ca.

Hector Lloyd (“B”) Robinson

Hector Lloyd (“B”) Robinson

Jul 14, 2018

Hector Lloyd Robinson, “B” as he was known by some, 76 years old died unexpectedly July 14, 2018 at Foothills Hospital in Calgary Alberta Canada. He was born March 20, 1942 in Manchester Devon, Jamaica. He was the son of Septimus and Sarah Robinson. Hector migrated to Canada in the 70s and worked for CP Rail for over five years,...

Donna Jean Richter

Donna Jean Richter

Jul 13, 2018

Donna Jean Richter (71) passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday July 13, 2018 at Rocky View Hospital in Calgary, AB. She was born May 15, 1947 in Pembroke Ontario. Donna was born and raised in Pembroke until she met her husband and moved to Calgary in 1965. Donna is Survived by her children RoseMarie and...

Rocky River Guichon

Rocky River Guichon

Jul 13, 2018

Rocky Guichon passed away on Friday July 13, 2018 at the age of 3 days. He is the son of Kyle Guichon and Sherena Desjarlais and brother to Star Guichon. Rocky is survived by his paternal grandparents, Gary & Kathy Guichon and Caroline Meyer & Todd Christiansen; maternal grandparents, Pauline Roy, Duke Brertton, Robert Desjarlais; paternal aunts and uncles, David...

Dawn Lariviere

Dawn Lariviere

Jul 13, 2018

It is with much sadness that the family of Dawn Lariviere announces her passing on July 13, 2018 at the age of 59. Dawn is survived by her loving husband of 42 years David Lariviere; her three daughters Cindy Brown, Michelle (Rikki) Nelson, Nicole (Steven) Laszlo; her grandchildren Ashley, Hope, Lucas, and Luna; her brothers Lance Blades, Lyle (Melody) Blades,...

Irma Peters

Irma Peters

Jul 13, 2018

It is with sadness that the family of Irma Peters announces her passing on July 13, 2018 at the age of 86 years, in Calgary, Alberta. Irma is survived by her children Juergen (Heike) Peters, Egon (Joyce) Peters and son in law Mike Papp; grandchildren Steven Papp, Belinda (Mike) Goudreau, Bryan (Carrie) Peters, Roger Peters, Nicole (Dave) Sheldrake, Dennis (Twyla...

Linda Martha Mccharles

Linda Martha Mccharles

Jul 10, 2018

Linda passed away on Tuesday July 10, 2018 in Calgary, Alberta at the age of 64 years. She was born on November 21, 1952 in Swan River, Manitoba to Julius and Martha Jess. She will be missed by her husband, Tom; son, Shane and extended family and friends in Calgary.Graveside services will take place at Rockyview Garden of Peace Cemetery...

Louise June Manning

Louise June Manning

Jul 10, 2018

Louise June Manning (“Lou”), 73, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at the Rockyview General Hospital in Calgary, AB. She was born March 18, 1945 in Athabasca, AB.Louise was a resident of Calgary for over 60 years. She took great pride in her home where she especially enjoyed spending time with family and...

David Montague Gilchrist

David Montague Gilchrist

Jul 8, 2018

David Gilchrist passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at the age of 47 years. David is survived by his beloved wife Keri, his daughter Raena Hiebert and his mother Margaret. He will be missed so much by Keri and also by his family and many friends. He would do anything for Keri with the hugest of heart. He loved...

Darrin Jae Danyleyko

Darrin Jae Danyleyko

Jul 8, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Darrin Danyleyko announce his sudden passing on July 8, 2018 at the age of 58 years. Darrin was a gentle giant with a kind soul and a heart of gold. He marched to his own tune and lived his life accordingly. He would help a friend, neighbour, family member or stranger...

Mary Young

Mary Young

Jul 7, 2018

It is with heavy hearts that the family of Mary Young announces her passing on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at the age of 87 years in Cochrane, Alberta. Mary is survived by her children Kathy (Dale) Juett, Jannette Young-Laroque, Tony (Lisa) Young, Angela (Gord) Hart, and Jonathan (Shannon) Young; her grandchildren Taylor and Daniel Juett, Clint (Kala) Young, Stephanie Laroque,...

Donald Thomas Caves

Donald Thomas Caves

Jul 7, 2018

Caves, Donald Thomas October 25, 1926 – July 7, 2018Donald Caves, father, grandfather, husband passed away at the Foothills Hospital July 7, 2018. He grew up in Winnipeg, and moved to Calgary in the 50’s where he worked for most of his career in the Finance departments of a large Oil Company. He leaves behind his wife Dorothy, children Kim,...

Charles David Cantley

Charles David Cantley

Jul 7, 2018

David passed away peacefully at the Foothills Hospital on July 7, 2018, at the age of 59, surrounded by his family. David is survived by his mother May Johnson, sisters Diane and Karen and his brother Tom, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. David was born in Calgary, AB and lived his entire life there. In his...

Maria Hoogenboom

Maria Hoogenboom

Jul 4, 2018

Maria passed away on Wednesday July 4, 2018 with caregivers Wayne (Kim) and family. She was predeceased by loving husband, Len in 2009; son Edward and daughter-in-law, Valerie. Maria leaves behind Frieda Godlonton and Ingrid (Ron) Allan of Calgary; Len (Jean) of Jayden of Texas; Fred (Lynn) of Creston, BC; Terry (Kathy) of Groundbirch, BC; Rick (Shiela) of Watervalley, AB...

Jaime Alberto Hinojosa Bueno

Jaime Alberto Hinojosa Bueno

Jul 3, 2018

Hinojosa Bueno, Jaime Alberto 12 de Diciembre, 1948 – 3 de Julio, 2018Jaime Hinojosa falleci el Martes 3 de Julio del 2018 a los 69 aos de edad. El ser amorosamente recordado por su querida esposa de 21 aos de matrimonio Rosa; su hijo Brian; sus hermanos Jorge (Gladys) Hinojosa, Juana (Ernesto) Valencia, Javier (Denys) Hinojosa, Freddy (Juana) Hinojosa and...

Bill Corbett

Bill Corbett

Jul 3, 2018

“I was born a WASP and it has taken a life-time to shed this bigotry. The personal theme in my teaching career was that we are all Gods children. In the last quarter of my life I have been privileged, when traveling and in ESL work, to know and appreciate several Muslims. And now one of my dearest friend is...

Lynnette Johnson

Lynnette Johnson

Jun 27, 2018

Lynnette died peacefully within the loving arms of her family and friends after a courageous battle with cancer. At her passing, a most spectacular sunset comforted those with her. Lynnette fought with a fierce determination for the people and things in her life that mattered most. As a single mom, she pursued a degree at LU and proudly displayed her...