OBITUARIES

John Seniuk

It's with great sadness that we share that, at the age of 69 years, following his long personal battle with cancer, our beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend has passed away peacefully in the Canmore Hospital. He was surrounded, as always and to the end, by his loving kids. Johnny has gone to heaven, with a smile on...

Pat Duval

Priscilla Joyce "Pat" Duval, longtime resident of Banff and life partner of Lyle Maddex passed away peacefully at the Mineral Springs Hospital in Banff surrounded by Lyle, her two daughters Laura and Sheila and her son Doug.

At Pat's request, cremation has taken place and a family memorial

will be held at a later date....

Marlene Wilcox

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Marlene May Wilcox on Sunday at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary.

Marlene was born in Starbuck, Manitoba where she grew up on the family farm. She met her loving husband Don as a young girl and they later married in 1953. Together they raised two sons,...

Wally Anderson

Wallace Reid Anderson, known to everyone as Wally, was born in

Michel, BC to Jim and Lily (Littler) Anderson. He was privileged to have grown up in Banff and truly had a wonderful life. Wally married Emma Ehret in 1948 and together they welcomed their daughter Laurie. Wally built the Spruce Grove Motel in partnership with the...

Jan Mackinnon

Janet Agnes MacKinnon was born in Petersfield, Manitoba, and was the only daughter of Edwin & Jean (nee Cunningham) Roy. She grew up in Maitland, Nova Scotia with her brothers (Alan (Audrey) Roy, the late Harvey (Marguerite) Roy, and the late Keith (Betty) Roy). After completing high school in Maitland, and secretarial training in Truro, Jan enlisted in the...

David Junker

On March 21, 2013 VE6DJJ went silent.

David Junker loving husband of Kimmiesu and father of Scott, passed away peacefully, with his family at his side, at the Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary after a successful double lung transplant in

October 2008.

David is also survived by his mother, Bonnie (Peter) Berger;

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Ron Waterhouse

On January 6th in Sydney, British Columbia our beloved Ronald James Waterhouse suddenly passed away at the age of 67 years.

Ron is survived by his brother, Ken Waterhouse (Alison) of Banff, AB and sister, Lois Willuhn (Erich) of Sherwood Park, AB. Ron leaves behind 7 nieces and nephews: Rick Waterhouse (Kelley) of Kelowna BC, Kendall Gregory...

Deborah Knox

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dearly beloved daughter, sister and mother.

Debbie is survived by her mother Caroline Knox, sisters Judy Petherick (Ted), Sandra Sherwood (Rob), son Tyson Miklos (Kana), daughter Tanis Palmer (Dan) and two grandchildren Saiya and Knox.

At her request, no funeral service will be...

Claude (Bud) Brewster

Few lived life as fully as Bud Brewster; cowboy, carpenter, businessman, entrepreneur, husband, father, grandfather and friend. Bud rode his last horse out of the corral from Buffalo Street at 83 years old.

His relentless work ethic, sense of humor and love of politics touched everyone who knew him. His business acumen and commitment to the visitor...

Carlyle Norman

The memorial service for the celebration of dear Carlyle's life was held

Friday, February 3, at the Radisson hotel on Bow Valley Trail in Canmore.

We will have slides, video, lovely stories, silence, song and who knows what else that will emerge, followed by a reception and maybe even some dancing. We will open the...

Peter Hotan

Peter Hotan, born in Basel, Switzerland, passed away peacefully in the Banff Mineral Springs Hospital following a personal struggle with cancer at the age of 63 years.

Peter has been in Banff for many years, during which time he worked as a cook, a waiter, a taxi driver and in retail sales.

He is survived...

Thomas Edward Yardley

We are very sad to announce the passing of Tom, who went to heaven at the age of 55 years.

He will be dearly missed by his wife Sheila, his two sons Mathew and Joshua and grandkids Maddison and Jimmy as well as his sisters Sandy and Susan (Brian) and brother David, Michael, Jim (Carolyn) and nieces...

Olga Forbes

Olga passed away peacefully at the Canmore Hospital surrounded by the mountains she loved.

Olga Forbes (neeWarwaruk) was born in the hamlet of Wein(Wayne) Alberta and lived in small farming communities as a child and young woman.

She married Edward Forbes in 1942 and they had a wonderful life sharing their passion for travel, golf,...

Hildegard Amann

Born in Moosdorf and raised in Hoexter Germany, Hildegard immigrated to Canada in 1952 where she worked as an accountant. Always an avid outdoor enthusiast, she met her loving husband Eduard while skiing at Sunshine Village in 1960. They were married in 1962.

Together, Ed and Hildegard pursued a life long joy for exploring the mountains. With...

Pat Cellars

Patricia Fern Cellars (nee Scott) lost her battle with cancer and passed away at the Agape Hospice in Calgary with her husband and daughters by her side, at the age of 70 years.

Pat, or Patsy as she was affectionately known by her family, was the only child born to Lily and Clarence Scott on March 3,...

Pieter Grobler

Remembering

Pieter Willem Adriaan Grobler

Pieter's life was wholeheartedly devoted to sharing his many gifts with all those who knew him. He was a loving husband whose attentive dedication spanned 41 years of marriage; a tremendously supportive father; and a contagiously enthusiastic grandfather whose playfulness and creativity were of epic proportion. Perhaps best known as...

Coral Meert

Coral Ruth Meert passed away peacefully at St. Martha's Place in Banff at the age of 99 years.

Coral was born in Sidney, Australia and immigrated to Canada in 1969 where she settled in Banff. Coral loved to travel and spent half of her year working so she could see the world during the rest of the...

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....