Mr. Joseph "Joe" Willis of Lacombe, AB passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at the age of 87 years. Full obituary details to come. Memorial donations in honour of Joe may be made to a charity of one's choice.                        

Gail was born in Belleville, Ontario on May 25th 1949. She grew up in Bowmanville with her two sisters Donna and Bonnie. She had a very special relationship with her parents Enid ‘Sally’ and Don Tripp and loved to watch Alfred Hitchcock and Twilight Zone with her mother. She would play with her sister Donna and when Bonnie came along, they would play with her like a toy doll. Gail’s family then moved to Oshawa to the house on Anderson Avenue. In her late teenage years, she...

Twyla May Rouse was born in Lacombe and raised in Alix, Alberta, growing up in the small tight-knit community. The Rouses were committed members of the Alix United Church - her father Glen even helped build it. Twyla practiced her faith throughout her entire life. She joined the church as a teenager, sang in the Junior and Senior choirs, taught Sunday school and was a member of the Church Board for many years. Never being afraid of hard work was a defining attribute of hers. She would tell...

Brian William McKilligan 1949 – 2022 Brian McKilligan of Rimbey, Alberta passed away in the Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre on January 6, 2022, from complications due to covid. He was 72 years old. Brian will be greatly missed and cherished by his family: Sisters Judy (Harvey) Weigelt of Edmonton; Wendy Belt of Red Deer; Sue (Dan) McKay of Eagle Lake, Ontario; Kathy Hart of Ponoka; Walter Hart of Ponoka; Brother Jim (Karen) McKilligan of Calmar. Also fondly remembered by numerous...

Robert "Bob" Joseph McDaniel 1955-2022 Bob died on January 4, 2022. Predeceased by father Kevin, sister Maureen, father-in-law Walter and brother-in-law Eric. Born in North Vancouver and raised in Edmonton, innate in Bob was a strong work ethic and a generous spirit. The beginning of a career at Alberta Transportation lead to joining two partners and successfully creating the Red Deer engineering firm EXH. His passions included a love of speedy motorcycles, cars and boats;...

William “Bill” Wildeboer May 4, 1941 – January 1, 2022 On January 1, 2022, the Lord called Bill home at the age of 80 after a long struggle with dementia.  Bill is survived by his loving wife Eleanor; sons and grandchildren David; Steven and Angela - Japheth, Mirryn; Daniel and Nicole - Samuel, Mason, Alicia; Timothy - Julien, Chloe, Seth and Emily, Ethan; Randall and Sue -Reuben, Joshua, Jayda, Caleb. He is survived by three brothers Henry and Jan, Alex and Ann,...

Mr. Donald "Dale" Thompson of Lacombe, AB passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022 at the age of 66 years. Dale was born in Bienfait, Saskatchewan. His passion for mechanics brought him to Edmonton where he went to NAIT to become a Red Seal Heavy Duty Mechanic.  Dale had a great love for the wilderness and his family. He spent many days and nights camping and quadding at Jackfish. When the family was there it was even better. Being with his family brought Dale the most...

Sarah Joy (Zondervan) De Jong, age 42, was born on May 12, 1979 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and passed on to Glory on December 31, 2021 in the Red Deer, Alberta hospital, in the arms of her beloved husband, Bindert. Also mourning her passing are: her son, Tucker; her father, Jim Zondervan, and stepmother, Caroline; her siblings: Samuel Zondervan, Anna (Justin) Barber, David (fiancée María) Zondervan, and Joseph (Lydie) Zondervan; her sister-in-law, Amanda Zondervan;...

Howard Townley Fredeen passed away on December 27, 2021 at home with his family at his side.  He had recently enjoyed his 100th birthday celebration with friends and family. Howard was born December 10, 1921 in the small town of Macrorie, Saskatchewan and grew up on a nearby homestead with four siblings.  Their mother was a schoolteacher so education was a priority – this included learning to play musical instruments and sing harmony.  Life on the homestead was...

  Leslie David Flinn 12/12/1943 – 25/12/2021 It is with great sadness that the family of Leslie David Flinn of Lacombe announce that he passed away unexpectedly on December 25, 2021 at the age of 78 years. Les was born in Turner Valley, and was raised in Lacombe AB. where he went to school and then at a young age started working with the Family business of water well drilling. In the 60s he took on a new adventure and moved to Dawson Creek BC where he started a career with BC...