Obituaries

November 22, 1929 – January 30, 2021

Ernest (Tim) Newton Smyth, a professional storyteller and teaser, sports loving, animal adoring, Whiskey sipping, garden enthusiast, passed away on January 30, at the age of 91. Tim the youngest of four boys, was born at home on the family farm east of Trochu on November 22, 1929 to parents Tom and Margaret (Greta) Smyth. Though still a farm boy at heart, Tim eventually moved into town, where he built his life and raised his family.Throughout his

Elsie Baerg Barkman was born to John L and Margaret Wiebe Baerg on August 3, 1931. She passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, during a beautiful sunset the evening of January 10, 2021 at Westview Care Community. Mom received her education at the Antler School, riding there on horseback together with her siblings. In her younger years she helped with the milking and other chores on her parent’s farm. Her father was her hero and her mother a quiet and gentle teacher. On Decembe

August 1, 1948 – January 14, 2021

Doug passed away after a seven-year courageous battle with cancer. Born in Swalwell, raised on the farm in Sunnyslope, he started his welding apprenticeship in Linden and then at Renn Cupid in Calgary; starting a portable welding business in 1979. He worked at many gas plants and facilities throughout Alberta and enjoyed golfing after work at countless courses. He retired in 2014. Doug loved his work, but he also enjoyed rodeo, golfing, skiing, boating, c

April 17, 1922 – January 12, 2021

Family Internment January 20, 2021 at the Trochu Cemetery

Our beloved sister and aunt passed away peacefully in St. Mary’s Health Centre in Trochu. She was born at home in Pfeilsdorf, West Prussia (Germany) and came to Canada with her parents Franz and Katherine Jakob and sister, Anneliese, arriving in Trochu, Alberta August 10, 1924. The family briefly lived in Trochu and then moved about twelve miles southeast to farm. Christel attended Trochu, Ha