All Obituaries

Mr. Gordon John McLarty, born on January 18, 1935 in Coronation, Alberta, passed away at the Coronation Long Term Care on Monday, May 25, 2020 at the age of 85 years. This is a quote from a family history book: “I am told that when my mother and father, Jack and Ella McLarty, got the “good” news from the doctor that I was on the way, they arrived home to find that they had been totally hailed out. This was the summer of 1934, so when I arrived in January of 1935, my baby...

Mr. John Victor 'Vic' Hatheway of Veteran, Alberta passed away peacefully at the Coronation Hospital and Care Centre on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at the age of 86 years. John will be lovingly remembered by his family and many dear friends; especially those at the Nosehills Gun Club North of Consort, Alberta. Arrangements in care of Coronation Funeral Home, Coronation, Alberta. Phone: 403.578.2928.

David Pennington July 14, 1921 to March 24, 2020 Dave passed away peacefully at the Coronation Long Term Care Centre in Coronation, Alberta on the afternoon of March 24th at the age of 98 years. Dave was one of ten children born to Andrew and Agnes Pennington at their farm south west of Veteran. His early years were spent going to school and helping around the farm. He and his brother Allan spent their free time riding and training horses. This eventually led to trying his luck at bronc...

Mrs. Lila Irene Merchant (nee Brigley) (Hampton) of Red Deer, Alberta passed away at the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta on Friday, March 13, 2020 at the age of 69 years. Lila will be lovingly remembered by her son, Jodi (Bobbi-Gayle) Hampton of Falun, Alberta; her daughters, Shelly (Jason) Priest of Calgary, Alberta and Tracy Abel of Leduc, Alberta; her step daughters, Kathy (Brian) Flasch and family of Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Barb Merchant of Red Deer and Sharon (Pat) McMurray and...

Theresa Mary Lakness of Nokomis, Saskatchewan passed away at Coronation Health Center on Monday, March 9, 2020 at the age of 79 years. Theresa was born to Emmanuel and Lillian Hagel on December 16, 1940. Theresa is the second oldest of five children, George, Leonard, Dorothy, and John. Theresa was born on the home quarter in the Allan District. She attended Lime Stone Hill School. Theresa often told stories to her family about how she disliked riding the horses or taking the cutter to...

Mr. James Sidney ‘Jim’ Walker passed away suddenly at Consort, Alberta on Friday, January 24, 2020 at the age of 77 years. Jim was born on May 9, 1942 at Camrose, Alberta, to John and Margaret Walker.  He was the eldest of seven children. In April of 1951, the family settled in Consort; where Jim attended school and formed many life long bonds. On October 20, 1962, Jim married his High School sweetheart Margaret ‘Peggy’ Gould. They were married for fifty-five...

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 family....

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...