It is with profound sadness, but also rejoicing, that we announce the passing of Edythe Cowan from her earthly home to her heavenly home. Edythe passed away peacefully at the Long Term Care in Oyen, AB on October 15 at the age of 97 years. Edythe was born on June 13, 1924 on the farm near Spy Hill, Saskatchewan. She was the fourth daughter of Roy and Eva (Salkeld) Crosson. She had 3 older sisters and 2 younger brothers. Her family life was filled with love. On January 20, 1945 Edythe...

http://www.hdezwebcast.com/show/john-egeland John Egeland passed away peacefully on Friday October 8, 2021 at the Oyen Extended Care at the age of 92. He was born at home on the family farm near Acadia Valley on March 15, 1929 to Marcus and Lulu Egeland. John married the love of his life Twyla Dyck and together they ran the family farm. Farming was a passion of John's and he and Twyla worked endless hours together "As" they always were together and are once again. John...

https://www.hdezwebcast.com/show/doreen-stolz Doreen was born to Jake and Bernice Geiron at Empress, Alberta on December 28, 1938 and passed away peacefully at the age of 82 at Oyen Hospital. Doreen grew up in Acadia Valley and later went to Hanna, Alberta to take a secretarial course and boarded at the nunnery, upon returning she worked for John Lidjsman at the Oyen town office and also the insurance company. Doreen married the love of her life Ronald on May 28th, 1960 in Acadia Valley...

Maxine passed away peacefully on Thursday September 2, 2021 with her family by her side. As per her wishes, there is no service.

It is with profound sadness, the family of William Charles Heather share the passing of William on September 1, 2021 in Medicine Hat, Alberta at the age of 92. Bill was born on Sept 23, 1928 in Rutland, Saskatchewan to Nellie Irene (Bennett) and Frederick William Heather. Bill was predeceased by both his parents, Nellie 1932, Frederick 1939 and his younger brother Edgar Wallace who passed away in 1978.  Bill is survived by his older...

Much loved by family and everyone he encountered, Norm left this world peacefully on August 28, 2021 with his family present.  Born on September 10, 1944 in Dayton, Ohio to Rev Norman and Pauline Zimmerman Sr., he spent his younger years in Ohio and then attended Bethel College in Mishawaka, Indiana, where he met and married Donna (Hoskins), his wife of 56 wonderful years together.  Feeling a call upon his life, he entered pastoral ministry. After faithfully serving throughout the...

Born May 24, 1935, in Detroit, Michigan to Della and Clifford Doupe, George was the second of four children. He spent his early years on a farm in Hesperia, Michigan. When his widowed grandmother (Isabel Doupe) married George Nordblom, she moved to what became the family farm south of Oyen. In April 1947, Della, Clifford and their children drove two vehicles from Michigan to Oyen to become the next generations on the farm. George attended the Greenmound and Cappon schools, completed high...

It is with deep sadness that we say farewell to our dearest sister Kim as a result of a tragic house fire on the farm on August 11, 2021.  On August 22, 1962, Edwin and Alice welcomed Kimberley Sharon Mary to their busy family of two sons and two daughters. Throughout Kim’s childhood, she shared special connections with Melita, Dick, Dennis, and Karen. In her younger years, she was a very energetic and rambunctious child who kept our family on their toes. She loved running...

Crystal Anna (Harris) Huston was born the only daughter of six children to Leonard and Inez Harris on December 23rd, 1926. Being raised on the Oyen farm, she became a skilled horsewoman and could hold her own with her five brothers - Wayne, Bill, Lee, Jack and Alan. As a young girl, she was up at the crack of dawn filling milk bottles to deliver all over town with her horse and buggy; all before school started. While spending time in Calgary, she met and married Wallace Huston and moved to...

Mabel passed away peacefully with family by her side at the Oyen Long Term Care facility at the age of 97. Mabel was born to Charlie and Sarah Gilbertson in 1924 and raised mostly in Oyen. She had nine siblings, four brothers and five sisters. She married George Cordell at the age of 18 and they raised five children; Trevor, Sheila, Dwight, Cyril and Rosemary on a farm four miles west of Oyen. After all the kids married they moved into a house in town in the summer of 1972 and George...