OBITUARIES

Mar 6, 2015

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Thelma

(Jo, or TJ to some of her closest friends and family).

Devoted wife, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother,

Thelma passed away peacefully at the Canmore Hospital

with her daughters by her side.

Thelma was born in...

Mar 4, 2015

A few weeks short of her 84th birthday, on March 4, 2015, with dignity, great strength of spirit, a clear mind and tremendous grace, Tracy passed on to the far side of the mountain. Her children were by her side. Tracy's long and active life was filled with many adventures, hard work, challenges and much raucous fun. From her...

Feb 28, 2015

On the evening hours of February 28th. 2015, Margrit Elizabeth Ramel passed away peacefully at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary with her niece by her bedside, following a battle with cancer. Margrit is survived by her two sister Agnes and Vreni, numerous nieces, nephews, grand nieces and nephews, all living in Switzerland, niece Marie-Therese Hegnauer, husband Beat Hegnauer, sons...

Feb 26, 2015

Sheila Maureen Powell ( nee White), beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully with family by her side in Invermere, BC on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the age of

80 years.

Sheila was born September 20, 1934 in Jasper, Alberta. She moved to Banff with her family when she was 14 and later...

Feb 26, 2015

Margaret Elizabeth Cartwright (nee Sheppard) passed away peacefully in the Golden Eagle View long term care in Canmore on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the age of 91 years. Margaret moved to Canmore from Belleville, Ontario in 1995 where she made many friends and experienced a full life enjoying the mountains.

Margaret, born in Brighton, Ontario on...

Feb 26, 2015

Doris Pasemko, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully, with her family by her side in Calgary on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the age of 80 years.

Doris was known for her sense of humor, her cleanliness and her drive to always succeed in the workplace.

Doris was predeceased by her loving husband...

Feb 14, 2015

Elaine died peacefully with her family around her at the Canmore Hospital after a long courageous battle with cancer. She fought endlessly to beat this overwhelming disease for a year.

Elaine lived in Scotland, she was brought up in Lenzie, a village northeast of Glasgow, with her two younger brothers, Craig and Gregor. She graduated from Glasgow...

Jan 24, 2015

It is with profound sadness we announce the passing of

Moira Thorburn Reid (nee Lewis) on January 24, 2015. She was born February 19, 1933 in Calgary, Alberta. Moira was raised by loving parents in what was then small town Calgary. As a child she enjoyed skating on a backyard rink that her father built for her...

Jan 24, 2015

Anne Marie Doll (nee Fleckenstein) passed away peacefully on

January 24, 2015 at the age of 85 years old, surrounded by her family. Anne was one of twelve siblings born in Fox Valley, SK to Lukas & Rosa Fleckenstein. Early in her childhood, the family moved to Medicine Hat, Alberta, where Anne first entered the work force...

Jan 17, 2015

It is with deep sadness that the family of David George Beattie share that he passed peacefully in his sleep in the early morning hours of Saturday, January 17, 2015 in the Canmore hospital at the age

of 70 years. Dave was comforted in his last days by the bedside presence of his children.

Dave...

Jan 16, 2015

Beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, relative and friend; Marie has passed on to her final resting place at the age of 92 years. Cared for with kindness, compassion, love and laughter for the past three and half years by the staff of St. Martha's Extended Care in Banff, Alberta; our family extends our heartfelt gratitude.

Predeceased by...

Jan 15, 2015

The Young family is sad to announce the passing of James Edward Gordon Young in Canmore on January 15, 2015. He was 95 years old. Born in Toronto, Gord had lived in various parts of Canada and the United States, but spent the last 14 years of his life in the Bow Valley. He leaves his wife Sally; his...

Jan 12, 2015

Lynne Starrs Lilley (Fernie) passed away peacefully

on January 12, 2015 after a courageous two year battle with cancer. She was comforted in her final moments by the bedside presence of her son and daughter, Robin & Jenna, close friend Penny Lawless and her life-long best friend Barbara Parkinson.

Lynne was born in Dundee, Scotland...

Jan 12, 2015

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of William Malcolm Charles Booth on January 12, 2015 at Golden Eagle View Long Term Care in Canmore. Predeceased by his beloved wife Patsy with whom he spent 63 years, he leaves behind his sister Eileen and his son David and daughter in law Susan. He will be missed...

Jan 1, 2015

Pauline Marra passed away in the early morning hours on

January 1, 2015 at the Canmore Hospital. Pauline was born

October 28, 1936 in Canmore and spent her childhood and part of her early adult life here. After a brief journey to the "big city" as a young woman where she worked for Prudential Insurance...

Dec 30, 2014

Paul Frank Ziska, resident of Canmore since 1993, passed away peacefully at the Canmore Hospital with his wife, daughter and granddaughter at his side, following an extended illness.

Paul is survived by his loving wife, Jeannie, two sons, Garry in Brampton, ON, Michael (Sharon) in Victoria, his daughter Suzie in Iqaluit, Nunavut as well as seven grandchildren;...

Dec 13, 2014

Ethan Johnson of Canmore, passed away peacefully in his home in the early morning of Saturday, December 13, 2014 in the presence of his wife and family after a 2 year battle with brain cancer.

Ethan was born in Los Alamos, New Mexico to Jon and Diane Johnson. His family moved to Montana in January of 1996....

Dec 11, 2014

Becky passed away peacefully in the Canmore Hospital on

December 11, 2014. She will be sadly missed by her daughters

Jacqui Cates of Canmore and Steph Cates of Vancouver as well as her granddaughters Serenity and Jazmine. Becky will be loving

remembered by her brother Mike Jordan of Calgary and her mother Joyce...

Dec 10, 2014

Catherine Riva, long-time resident of Banff, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at the Banff Mineral Springs Hospital at the age

of 92 years.

Predeceased by her husband Samuel in 1954, Catherine is survived by her son John (Julie) of Surrey, BC; her daughter Teresa (Frank) Banham of Vilna, AB; three grandsons, five great grandchildren...

Dec 4, 2014

Betty Louise Shellian, lifelong resident of Canmore, passed suddenly and peacefully at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary on Dec 4, 2014. She was predeceased by her parents, Walter and Goldie (Summerhays) Latvala, and her grandmother Jenny Niemi. She is survived by her sister Donna (Kevin) Heath, son Robert (Karina) Shellian, daughter Lindsay (Paul) Gammon and their families. She is...