Braunberger: Lester Braunberger passed away peacefully on Monday, February 3, 2003 at the Colonel Belcher Veteran¹s Care Center at the age of 82. Lester will be lovingly remembered by wife Lucille (nee Grenier), son Dwight, daughters JoAnn, Denise and Karen, six grandchildren Melissa, Justin, Jason, Stephanie, Jennifer and Paul, one brother Buck (Thelma), nephew Wayne (Lynn) and numerous relatives and friends. A funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Luke Catholic Church (1566 Northmount Dr. N. W. Calgary) on Friday, February 7, 2003 at 11:00 AM. Funeral arrangements in care of Commemorative Services of Calgary. Telephone1199.

Ireland: Elsworth George (Red) January 22, 1934 - February 2, 2003 Elsworth George Ireland was born to Will and Madeline Ireland, January 22, 1934, in St. Walburg, Saskatchewan. Red went to work at a young age and worked at anything that made a dollar. He did not let having one blind eye stop him from anything. His Uncle Joe gave him his first horse when he was 8 years old, and from then until 2002 he pretty well had at least one horse or more around, even if he had to board them out to rent pasture.  He loved to show off his pinto ponies pulling a decorated buggy in all the area parades. He worked in the oilfield in the 1950¹s. He has tried his hand at farming in Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Alberta. He worked in feed mills, sawmills, dairy farms, paving companies and has done almost everything in the oilfield. Red farmed on Hesketh Road and worked at Bumper Development Compressor Plant near Carbon from 1977 until 1994, when the doctors would no longer let him work because of all his health problems. Red will be remembered as a honest, hard worker, who loved his horses and farming.  He always felt that his off farm employment was his priority and made sure that work was done first and well.  He enjoyed going to the monthly Low Vision Support Group at Three Hills. He is survived by his loving wife and best friend of almost 25 years, Ruth of Carbon, AB; 1 daughter, Donna (Mark) Snider of Black Foot, AB; 1 son, Larry Ireland; 3 stepchildren:  Ken (Christine) Ireland of Verdant Valley, AB; Lenora Ireland of Drumheller, AB; Bill (Jane Boulanger of Vernon, B.C.; 3 brothers:  Gordon (Joan) Ireland of Oliver, B.C.; Mervin (Carol) Ireland of Cudworth, SK; Vernon (Eileen) Ireland of Wakaw, SK; grandchildren: Barry, Marilyn, Jason, Brandy, Marie, Kailen, Brooke, Leslie, C.J. and Dustin; nephews:  Nelson, Preston, Dean and Darren; and nieces:  Debra, Tannis and Jaime; sister-in-law Joan Dixon of Sundre, AB; brother-in-law Jim (Flo) Randell of Prince Albert, SK; as well as many cousins and friends. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 6th at the Carbon Community Centre at 11 a.m.  Interment to follow at Carbon Cemetery. Courtney-Winters Funeral Chapel entrusted with arrangements.

Lowen: Helene January 28, 1923 -  January 18, 2003 Of Dunphy, passed away quietly at Foothills Hospital in Calgary.  She was predeceased by her husband Tom Lowen in 1989. At her request there will not be a funeral, however, a celebration of Helene¹s life will be held on Saturday, February 8th at the Nacmine Hall, starting at 2 p.m.  Lunch will be available.

Woods: Mark Thomas March 27, 1953 - February 1, 2003  Mark passed away peacefully in the Drumheller Hospital on February 1, 2003. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Eileen, and their two children, Jennifer and Christopher.  Mark also leaves behind his brother Michael (Colleen, Paul, Kate and Gavin), and his sister Heather (Bob, Tracy and Morgan, and Aimee).  Mark was born in Winnipeg and lived in Regina, Saskatoon and Vancouver.  Mark and Eileen moved to Drumheller from Stony Plain, AB in 1985, at which time Mark was the morning man and program director at Q91.  They purchased the Radio Shack Dealer Store in 1992, and continue to run it today.  Mark was an avid hunter and fisherman.  He was involved in DeMolay, the Rotary Club, Scouts Canada and Ducks Unlimited.  A memorial service will be held at the Nazarene Church in Drumheller, on Saturday, February 8th at 1 p.m..  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Drumheller Fun Team Hockey, or the Drumheller Public Library.