Obituaries

Kenneth Robert Pratt was born in Cereal, Alberta on May 17, 1945, the eldest of four sons born to Frank and Velma Pratt. He was raised on a farm in Esther, Alberta, completing high school at nearby New Brigden.  Ken attended NAIT then worked as a mechanic in Oyen before returning to farming. In 1967 he married Gisela Schroeder. During their farming years, Ken and Gisela welcomed a son and four daughters into their lives. In 1990, Ken and Gisela sold their farm and settled in Three Hills, Alberta

September 21, 1960 – February 22, 2018 - Marlene was born in Three Hills, Alberta to Ben and Lorraine Maerz, Sr. She grew up on the family farm west of Three Hills. Marlene was active in 4-H Sewing, music, sports and received many awards and scholarships through her school years. Marlene graduated from Three Hills High School in 1978. She went on to Red Deer College and graduated in May 1980 with an Education Diploma. She then transferred to University of Alberta and graduated two years l

Edwin (Ed) Lee Broadway was born January 21, 1927, at home near Golconda, Illinois. At age seventeen Ed joined the U.S. Navy and received the WW II Victory Medal for his navy service. After the war, Ed met and married Mary Erlean Collins, graduated from Prairie Bible Institute (1952), and started his lifelong ministry as a pastor in Alberta, Missouri, Tennessee, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Ed and Erlean had seven children; Diane (Ron Sauer) Ablonczy, Leslie (Meredythe), Edwina (Daniel) B

Deborah Doreen Henstell (Lipkind) - January 25, 1910 – February 13, 2018 - Born in Daysland, Alberta, Canada, and raised in Daysland, Calgary, and Three Hills, Alberta, Doreen passed away in her home in Forest City, Pennsylvania. She chose early on to live an active and social life. Her early career choices, first training as a teacher, then working in the Canadian Unemployment Insurance office in Calgary reflect her life-long love of people. In Calgary, she was an active community member,