OBITUARIES

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...

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...

Eva passed away peacefully at the Golden Eagle View care centre in the Canmore Hospital with her loving family at her side. She will be missed dearly by her children Elizabeth Hamilton, Madeleine Mantzavrakos and John Kadlec as well as her grand children, Katherine and Thomas Hamilton, Myrto, Christine and George Mantzavrakos and Robert Kadlec. Eva was predeceased by...

It is with great sadness that we announce the quiet passing of our father and grandfather Hugh Smith Gordon, beloved husband of Jean who predeceased him in 2004, passed away at Cochrane, where he has made his home for the last few years.

Hugh and Jean came to Canmore in 1982 where Hugh worked for Parks Canada...

In admiration, we say goodbye and aufwiedersehen to Manfred Roy Helmuht Lukat who kept his outlook on life and the beauty of living in the Rockies until his untimely demise. His passion for guiding was a window on Canada for many a tourist whom he hosted. He kept that window open while undergoing treatments for cancer. His struggles in...

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....

Hazel was raised on her family's farm in Old Barns, Nova Scotia the 13th child in a family of 14. Her parents, Amos John Yuill and Ellen Elizabeth (Archibald) were descendents of original Scottish immigrants who settled in the fertile Cobequid Bay area in the mid 1700's.

Hazel was married on her 25th birthday to Gordon C....

It is with deep sadness that we mourn the loss of our sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great great grandmother, aunt, great aunt, matriarch and friend. After a short illness, Eleanor passed away in her favorite place in the world, her beloved mountains with her family by her side in Canmore, Alberta at the age of 95 years.