Obituaries

Phyllis May Bramley (King) passed away peacefully on January 18, 2023 in Drumheller, AB with her son Keith (Sheila) by her side. Phyllis was born on May 15, 1925 to Mr. and Mrs. James King on a farm located 10 miles north of Carbon. The third of five daughters, Phyllis attended Webb School until Grade 10. After school she kept busy with housekeeping, hairdressing and a number of other odd jobs for many families in Carbon. Phyllis was also employed for eleven years by the Bank of Montreal as a j

We remember Floyd Sillito, originally of Orton, AB, who passed peacefully at Three Hills Health Centre on January 9, 2023. He is survived by: sons Morgan and James Rion, both of Calgary, and Mark (Carol Ramey) of Cardston, AB; grandchildren Ruth (Nick King) of Invermere, BC, Dolly (Patrick Sperry), Wyn, Hannah (McCrae Iles), Beth and Rory, all of Calgary; and great grandchildren Emily and Nevica. He was predeceased by his beautiful wife and mother of their boys, Eileen (Ridley), and his late-in

Lyle was born September 7, 1952 at St. Mary’s hospital in Trochu to Albert and Henrietta Peterson. Lyle was the eldest of his 11 siblings. He was raised on a farm west of Trochu and attended Pontmain and Trochu Valley schools. He was an exceptional student skipping grade 3 and graduating from high school when he was 16 in 1969. He attended University of Calgary at the same age for a short time in the faculty of engineering. Lyle was employed with Christie Brothers Pork and Jim Christie fo

Elizabeth (Betty) May Dole of Olds, Alberta passed away December 20, 2022 at the age of 82. She will be greatly missed by her husband Danny of 56 years, children Darcy, Deeadra (Todd), Kelly (Teresa) and grandchildren, Mathew, Abagael, Hunter and Ella. Betty was born and raised in Vegreville, Alberta. In 1966, Betty left her job with the US Consulate in Calgary to marry Danny and move to the Allingham area where they farmed together until 2015 when they retired from farm life and moved to Olds.