Obituaries

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our father and poppa Keith Edward Taylor. Keith passed away peacefully at the Fort Macleod Health Centre surrounded by his family on Monday, December 26th, 2022, at the age of 86. Keith was born in Carmangay, Alberta on August 26, 1936. He worked for ATCO Gas (formerly Canadian Western Natural Gas) for 41 years and he worked his way through various positions, until his retirement as District Supervisor in Fort Macleod. Keith was always ver

With grateful hearts, tinged with sadness, we say farewell to Marjorie Isabel Carlson (Ludlow) who passed away in Calgary on December 23, 2022, at the age of 91 years. She is pre-deceased by her husband, Gus (1999), 3 stepchildren and their spouses: Connie and Sulo, Ron and June, Harold and Blossom, and Doreen, in addition, a grandchild and great-grand-children. She is survived only by her stepson, Edward, together with many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and even some great-great-grandchild

March 15, 1947 - December 2, 2022

Mary Jane “MJ” Stewart passed away on December 2, 2022, surrounded by her family at Surrey’s Laurel Place Hospice. MJ was born in Trochu, Alberta on March 15th,1947. She moved to Edmonton where she attended NAIT college, then lived in Sherwood Park, Alberta until 1992 before moving to Ocean Park, South Surrey where she spent the last thirty years. MJ was a “force of nature” and never shy about speaking her mind. She loved to debate

February 26, 1926 – Beiseker, Alberta

December 4, 2022 – Calgary, Alberta

Julianna Magdalena Perks (Hagel) passed away at the age of 96, on December 4th at SkyPointe Hospice. Julie was born on February 26, 1926 to Felix and Marianna (Schmaltz) Hagel on the family farm north of Beiseker. She was sixth in a family of 11 and was the last surviving child. Julie graduated in 1946 from the teacher education program in Calgary, teaching in a Bircham for one year before marrying Bill, her h