Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Calgary, AB, Southern Alberta, & Surrounding Areas
Kurt Voss Nagel
Jan 11, 2025
Kurt Voss Nagel passed away on January 11, 2025. Kurt was born on February 3, 1934, in Jerne, Esbjerg, Denmark, to Olfert Albin Nagel and Anna Kirstine Voss. In 1952, Kurt embraced The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and immigrated to Calgary, Alberta with his family.
In 1961, Kurt married his beloved Lila Patricia McIlmoyle (1940–2012) from Edmonton. As...
Glenda Fern Nixon
Jan 7, 2025
Glenda Nixon passed away at the Foothills Medical Centre on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at the age of 83 years.
Glenda will be dearly missed by her three daughters Shelley Gillingwater (Robb) of Moncton, NB, Darilyn Gaucher (Keith) and Allison Warga (Ray), all of Calgary; Eight grandchildren Mitchell Gillingwater (Adrienne), Courtnay Gillingwater, Jocelyn Gaucher, Cameron Gaucher, Zachary Gaucher, Logan Warga, Emerald...
Albina Margaret Krause (née Stokowski)
Jan 5, 2025
Albina Krause, beloved mother, grandmother and good friend to many, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at the age of 89 years.
Albina was born in Rodef, Alberta where she grew up on the family farm near St. Michael, Alberta along with three sisters Sophie, Adeline, Victoria and brother, Frank. Upon graduation from high school, Albina attended the University of...
Mary Isabel Twedt
Jan 5, 2025
The family of Mary Isabel Twedt (nee Hanson, m. Rennie) is sad to announce her passing on January 5, 2025 at the age of 98, surrounded in her final days by her family. Mary was born February 5, 1926 in Nanton, Alberta and was matriarch to a family of six children, nine grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren and significant extended family...
Robert George Williams
Jan 4, 2025
With deepest sadness we share with you the passing of our dad Bob (Robert) Williams. He passed away on Saturday January 4, 2025, at the age of 94.
Dad was born December 1, 1930, in Calgary Alberta to Richard and Jean Williams.
He attended Western Canada High School. He had a wide variety of jobs until he joined The Calgary Fire Department...
Frederick (Fred) Joseph Kodnar
Jan 2, 2025
It is with heavy hearts we announce our loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, Frederick Joseph Kodnar has passed on January 2, 2025. Our small family is feeling a great loss.
Fred was predeceased by his mother, Elizabeth who was born in Croatia and was a seamstress and his father, Michael who was born in Austria and was a steel...
Margaret Rose Tenor
Jan 1, 2025
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Margaret Rose Tenor on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at her home in Calgary, Alberta, at the age of 85 years.
Rose was born on September 17, 1939 at Chaplin, Saskatchewan to Samuel and Beatrice Greenfield. Rose was the youngest of six children, and lived with her family on farms in...
Patricia Ann and Sidney James Weale
Dec 30, 2024
With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Sidney James "Jim" Weale on Monday, December 30, 2024 at the age of 78 years, followed one day later with the passing of his beloved wife, Patricia Ann Weale, on Tuesday, December 31, at the age of 85 years.
Patricia and Jim were entering their 50th year of marriage. They were married on...
Joyce Jean Gardam
Dec 28, 2024
Joyce Jean Gardam, born on December 30, 1948, in Sweetsburg, Quebec, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2024, in Calgary, Alberta. She lived a life that embodied dedication, community involvement, and a love for family and friends.
Joyce began her professional journey at the young age of sixteen when she took her first job as a car hop at A&W. Throughout...
John Wilmet Butler
Dec 28, 2024
With great sadness we announce the passing of John Butler on Saturday, December 28, 2024 in Calgary, Alberta, at the age of 77.
Born in Bentley, Alberta, John also lived in Calgary, Victoria, Sooke and Olds. He was a free spirit that realised the best and most precious thing in life is the time you have with people. His greatest achievement...
Timothy Ronald Brooks
Dec 27, 2024
Tim is now resting in the ARMS of our LORD Jesus Christ for he was a very very STRONG Man of God...and taught the Love of Christ wherever he went demonstrating that Love to her since they met in 2020. He spent the last two years with his fiancee, Kathy, and they were to be wed on Valentine's Day 2025...
Leon Burt Root
Dec 27, 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Leon Root on Friday, December 27, 2024. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and friend to many people in his 85 years. He is survived by his four daughters and their husbands, Laurie (Bo), Karen (David), Holly (Michael), Janice (Joe), sister Glenda and many more...
Lora Zabot
Dec 26, 2024
Lori passed suddenly at the Rocky View Hospital on December 26, 2024 at the age of 65 years. Lori will be sadly missed by her partner and best friend Terry and cherished son Chad. Her siblings Fred, (Wendy), Wally, Hildie, (Leron), Rick and all her nieces and nephews; and her kind and caring neighbours and friends.
Lori was predeceased by her...
Chany Andrea Biar
Dec 25, 2024
Chany Andrea Biar, born on October 14, 1994, in Omdurman, Sudan and passed away on December 25, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta. He was a cherished soul whose life touched many hearts and whose memory will forever resonate within the lives he influenced.
Chany was an angel among us, a kind hearted person with a caring soul, a selfless person who loved...
Laura Jane Edwards
Dec 24, 2024
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Laura Jane Edwards on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, in Airdrie, Alberta at the age of 62.
Left to cherish her memory is her mother, Coral, her sister, Lesley, multiple extended family members and friends. Laura was predeceased by her father, Edward (Ted).
Laura loved to learn and it gave her great...
Esther "Anne" Hadford (née Urban)
Dec 23, 2024
Anne Hadford, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully at the age of 89 on Tuesday, December 23, 2024, in Calgary, Alberta.
Born on July 19, 1935, to Elek and Emma Urban, Anne was the youngest of five children, with two older sisters and two older brothers. The family moved from Coronation, Alberta, to a farm near Shaughnessy, Alberta,...
Luis German Gonzalez Largacha
Dec 23, 2024
Luis German González Largacha falleció el lunes 23 de diciembre de 2.024 a la edad de 90 años en la ciudad de Calgary.
Luis German nació en Cali, Colombia, el 24 de Julio de 1.934, en el hogar de los adorables abuelos Carmen Largacha y Gonzalo González. Lo acompañaron en sus días de vida familiar sus hermanos: Tulia, Nelson, Álvaro, Julio...
Kathleen "Kathy" Gail Dash (née Hansen)
Dec 22, 2024
With deep sadness we announce the passing of Kathleen Gail Dash on Sunday, December 22, 2024, in Calgary, Alberta, at the age of 72.
Kathy is survived by her husband James Dash; sons Michael (Kim) Dash, Steven (Kimberly) Dash, Brian (Shawna) Dash, and Jeff (Shannon) Dash; nine grandchildren; brothers David (Barb) Hansen and Bob Hansen; and sisters-in-law Audrey Michelsen and Elaine...
John Rupert Lyall Taylor
Dec 21, 2024
With great sadness we announce the passing of John Rupert Lyall Taylor on Saturday, December 21, 2024, in Vulcan, Alberta, at the age of 88.
John was born on July 4, 1936, in Selkirk, Manitoba, at Selkirk General Hospital. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from St. John's College (University of Manitoba) in 1958 and married Diana Elmhirst Lye on...
Mary Lyons McLaughlin
Dec 21, 2024
Mary Lyons McLaughlin was born on January 9, 1943, in Creighton Mine, Ontario. When she was 16, she moved with her parents and brother to Calgary. A dedicated worker in the print industry, Mary began her career at the tender age of 18 as a bindery worker, diligently contributing her skills until the age of 71.
Despite the demands of her...
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