All Obituaries

With heavy hearts the family of Donna Burger of Colinton, AB announces her passing on October 19, 2021. Donna Burger was born in Edmonton, AB on February 22, 1946 and was raised in Winterburn, AB on a farm. She was the youngest of six children. In 1986 Donna and her family moved to the farm in the Colinton area. Here they raised their children and many farm pets. Donna worked with insurance for many years until she was able to retire and enjoy her life. She was loved by all and will be...

The family of Dewayne Quesseth are deeply saddened to announce his passing at the Athabasca Healthcare Center on October 19th, 2021 at the age of 71 years. Dewayne was born in Stettler, AB and raised on his family’s farm in Donalda, AB. Dewayne is survived by his beloved wife: Cathy; his daughters: Tracey (Jerry) Lacusta and Lisa Brown; his grandchildren: Donavan, Sydney, Melanie, Madison and Ashlyn; his sisters: Nadine Mills, Sharon (Don) Warner, Donna (Scott) Williams, Debbie (Bob)...

With saddened hearts the family of Virginia Maximnuk of Boyle, AB announces her sudden passing on October 18, 2021. Virginia is survived by her husband, Leon; three children: Keith (Deanna), Maurice (Lana), Nicole (Peter); five grandchildren: Hunter, Lydia, Austin, Wiley, and Marshell; one great grandchild, Milo; as well as brothers, sister, other relatives and friends. As per Virginia’s request there will be no funeral service.

MY OBITUARY   KELLY FRED JOHNSTON   FEBRUARY 29, 1952 – OCTOBER 9, 2021   Was I loved? And, Did I love well? Most people’s epitaphs are written after they're gone but, leaving things to others has never really been my style.  I would think that it hardly makes sense to change that now.  My 69 years of life has been busy and productive with many personal trials and triumphs along the way.  There's nothing like incurable illness to have...

The family of Hugh Witney are deeply saddened to announce his passing at the Athabasca Healthcare Centre on October 9th, 2021 at the age of 87.  Hugh was born and raised and remained on his family’s homestead in Donatville. Hugh is survived by his beloved partner: Sharon Grimard; his sons: Marty (Carmen) Witney, Larry (Leanne) Nadeau, Wayne Nadeau (Lori Zallas); extended family: Maurice (Lana) Grimard and Nicole (Peter) Gilbertson; grandchildren: Martine (Derek) Botten, Schuyler...

Sharon passed peacefully on October 6th, 2021 after a long battle with cancer at the age of 71 years.   Mourning her loss is her daughter: Janelle (Jason) Belcourt of Athabasca; her sons: Aaron (Sabrina) Belcourt of Bolton and Trevis (Anne) Belcourt of Hamilton; grandchildren: Amy-Grace Belcourt of Bolton, Cecilia Belcourt of Hamilton, and Hubert Belcourt of Athabasca.   Sharon was predeceased by her parents: Conrad and Cecilia Letendre of Athabasca.    A...

The family of Florence Nippshank is saddened to announce her passing at the Athabasca Healthcare Centre on October 4th, 2021 at the age of 89 years. Florence is lovingly remembered by her children: Glen, Dave, and Shannon; as well as her siblings: August, Arthur, Gordon, Lyle, Don, Patsy and Eileen. She also leaves to mourn her numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews, many of which were fortunate to live close and spend a great deal of time with their precious...

Wilma “Jim” Cooke passed away at home Monday, October 4th, 2021 at the age of 88 years. She is survived by her sister Gail (Roy), and numerous nieces and nephews. Jim was predeceased by her husband: Leonard Cooke; first husband: Tony Korble; her son: Gary Korble; parents: James Dean and Katherine Galloway; and siblings: Norma, Patricia, Donna, Auld, Dale and Daniel. Jim was born in Athabasca, AB and enjoyed growing up there and spending her summers at the family cabin at...

The loving family of Pearl Anderson is saddened to announce her passing on October 3rd, 2021 at home in Athabasca, AB.   Pearl is survived by her spouse Jack; children: Leanne, Larry, and Terry (Nicole); grandchildren: Dustan, Torri, Tylee, and Herizon; siblings: Laura, Jim (Valerie), Teresa, and Velma; as well as numerous other relatives and friends.   She was predeceased by her parents: James and Elsie; her brothers: Jack, Gordon, and Gary; and her sister: Lillian.

With great sadness we announce the passing of Ralph Crawford on September 28, 2021, at the age of 94.  Since there will be no funeral service or eulogy please let us share a little of Ralph’s story. Ralph was born on February 8, 1927, in Athabasca, Alberta.  He was raised at Calling Lake and on June 18, 1949, he married Lucy Camuso in Toronto, and brought her back to her new home. They raised a family of six children, 4 girls and 2 boys.  His occupations involved...