All Obituaries

Mr. Dale Purdy, beloved husband of Mrs. Denise Purdy of Coronation, Alberta, formerly of Taylor, British Columbia, passed away the University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at the age of 75 years.  Dale was born at Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan, June 10, 1944 to Charlie Smith and Lillian Mitchell.  He was married to Denise Levoie on June 10, 1968. Dale worked in the Oil Patch as a Heavy Equipment Operator. They moved to Coronation to live near...

Mrs. Kristy Hazel Antionette Walk sadly passed away on Monday, December 16, 2019 at the age of 45 years. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.coronationfuneralhome.ca. Arrangements in care of Coronation Funeral Home, Coronation, Alberta. Phone: 403.578.2928.

Mrs. Joanne Mary ‘Joey’ Sieger, beloved wife of Mr. Wes Sieger of Coronation, Alberta, passed away peacefully, with her loving family by her side, at the Red Deer Hospice, Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, October 18, 2019 at the age of 63 years. Joey was born on February 13, 1956, the fourth child born into the family. She was followed by two more brothers. Joey attended school through the years in Consort, Veteran and Coronation, Alberta. In Coronation, Joey met the love of her...

A Farmers’ Farmer Walter Marwin Fossum was born on September 4, 1926, in the Naco Hospital. He was the only child of John and Esther Fossum. He was the son of a Blacksmith; a Tool and Die maker. He said, “My Father could fix just about anything”, and so could he. This skill was no small part of the reason he never needed to call anywhere but Consort his home. His words on being a child of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl ‘30s: “We never considered ourselves...

Mrs. Edna Redelback passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019 at the age of 87 years. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.coronationfuneralhome.ca. Arrangements in care of Coronation Funeral Home, Coronation, Alberta. Phone: 403.578.2928.

It is with great sadness that the family of Mr. Keith Robert Blandford announces his passing at the Consort Health Centre on Friday, June 14, 2019 at the age of 56 years. Keith was a loving husband, an amazing Dad, and an awesome grandfather.  Keith was born at Brandon, Manitoba on Wednesday, April 17, 1963. He moved to Calgary, Alberta when he was young, and there met his loving wife of thirty-nine years. Together,they had three children and nine grandchildren.  The couple moved...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mr. Gordon Lloyd Twa of Coronation, Alberta on Friday, June 7, 2019 at the age of 74 years. He will be greatly missed by all his family and friends. Gordon was born on September 1, 1944 in Coronation, Alberta to John and Grace Twa, the second oldest of eleven children. He was raised on the farm in the Talbot District and attended schools in Talbot, Brownfield, Coronation, and Clive. Gordon married Lynda Milne on January 20, 1967 in...

Mr. Norman Bakkeli, beloved husband of Mrs. Marion Bakkeli, of Consort, Alberta, passed away peacefully at the Consort Hospital and Care Centre, Consort, Alberta on Monday, April 15, 2019, two days after his eighty-ninth birthday. Norman was born at Frontier Hospital, Frontier, Saskatchewan, at the start of the “Dirty Thirties”. He remembered and shared with his family, growing up in the dust and drought of 1936-37, and mosquitoes and hoppers of the early forties. Then in the...

Walter Bell passed away with family by his side, in his hometown, at the Coronation Hospital and Care Centre, Coronation, Alberta on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at age 89 years. He was only back for two weeks, from 30 years of retirement in Calgary and area. Walter was the Mayor of Coronation for most of the 1960s, as well as town councillor; assuming a leadership role or participating in the development of several community initiatives. He shares credit for the introduction of natural...

It is with great sadness to the family of Joan Isabel Riley (Turnbull), that she passed away on April 3, 2019 in Coronation, AB., at the age of 86. Born December 21, 1932, Joan grew up in Lethbridge, AB, and after high school she moved to Penticton, BC., where she met Robert Riley of Coronation, AB.  They were married March 28, 1959 and lived on the Riley family farm in Coronation.  Joan worked on the farm alongside Bob for most of her life, they enjoyed the outdoors, spending lots...