Obituaries

MAY 19, 1930 – Nov 3, 2023

Alton Parker passed on November 3, 2023, at the Three Hills Health Care Center at the age of 93. Alton was born May 19, 1930, in Swalwell, Alberta to Chesley (Ches) and Martha (Matty) Parker and was raised on the farm south of Three Hills. He attended school at Three Hills Rural School until grade 9 and then went to work for several years in the grocery store until his dad needed him on the farm. This started his lifelong farming career which saw the end of the

Roger Joseph Frere passed away on October 25, 2023, at the age of 68. He is survived by his wife, Donna; children Bryan (Tara), Amanda (Chad), Melissa (Darryl), Josh (Ashley); grandchildren Kate (Max), Kayla, Jarrid (Maddy), Lexus, Dyllyn, Elizabeth (AJ), Mitchell; Great Grandchildren Ashur and Taya; brothers Pokey (Cara) and Marcel (Fran); sisters Paulette (Blair), Elaine (Alan), and Rinky (Norman); numerous extended family and friends. He is predeceased by his father Pete, mother Helen, brothe

On June 6, 1948, in Tali, Yunnan, China, Vernon John was born to Norman and Evelyn Charter, missionaries under the China Inland Mission. Vernon spent his first 3 years in war-torn China, and retained many memories of that time, such as being hoisted onto a military truck by passing soldiers. Providentially, 5-year-old sister Ruthie ran shouting at the soldiers in Chinese to put her terrified brother down, and they obeyed. Fear gripped Vernon even after the Charters settled in Three Hills, when

Sept, Vern Dale (Vern), 69, of Three Hills, Alberta, passed away unexpectedly at home on September 17, 2023. A private family interment took place on September 27, 2023 at the Torrington East Lutheran Cemetery. Vern was born in Three Hills to Edwin and Alvina Sept on December 29, 1953. Once he completed his schooling, Vern made his mark in the oilfield. He explored many facets of this career from working offshore in the Beaufort Sea to consulting. Throughout his oilfield career, Vern always cam