Jenkins:  Sally 

Sally Jenkins passed away peacefully October 16, 2004 at her home in Bethany Harvest Hills, Calgary at the age of 86 years, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimers.  She is survived by her two daughters, Gloria (Pat) Kubinec (Three Hills) and Barbara Jenkins (Vancouver), two grandchildren, Darcie and Christopher Morrison (Calgary), and her very caring and loving companion for the last three years, Ida Spiegleberg. A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, October 20th, 2:00 PM at Parkdale United Church, (2919 ­ 8th Ave NW). In lieu of flowers memorial tributes may be made to: Bethany Harvest Hills , 19 Harvest Gold Manor NE, Calgary, AB., T3K 4Y1 or Alzheimer's Society of Calgary, (#201, 222 ­ 58 Ave. SW, Calgary, AB. T2H 2S3. Personal Alternative Funeral Services Calgary 1-888-216-5111

McIlwrick: Lena  1912 - 2003

Lena was born in Binscarth, Manitoba, on April 11, 1912. She married John McIlwrick and together they farmed in the Rutland, Saskatchewan district. Predeceased by John, on May 14, 1982, she is survived by the following: Lena's first child Maurice (Phyllis), grandson Len McIlwrick (Dawn), granddaughter Brenda Blain (R.C.M.P. Constable Les Blain), great grandchildren Melissa, Logan, and Zachary. Grandson Dale McIlwrick MBA (Connie), great grandchildren Nicola, Samantha, and Mathew. Granddaughter Debora Langhan B. Ed. (Alan), great grandchildren Lyndsay, and Corey. Granddaughter Karin Kinney (Troy), great grandchildren Korbin, and Alyssa. Lena's second child Shirlie Ursu (Joe), granddaughter Ronda Jessop, great granddaughter Brittney, granddaughter Audrey Gottfried (Darwin), great grandchildren Sarah, Adam, and Rebecca. Lena's third child Charles McIlwrick (Gail), granddaughters Dr. Joann McIlwrick MD, FRCPC (Dr. Cory Toth MD, FRCPC), and author Jackie Johnson (McIlwrick) cert. HR. Admin. The location of Lena¹s final resting place has not been shared with any of her family members mentioned above. Anyone able to provide details in this regard may contact Dr. Joann McIlwrick at psychiatry@shaw.ca. Information regarding Lena¹s younger children may be obtained from the obituary published October 2003.

Montgomery : Murray Murdoch     1923-2004

Murray Murdoch Montgomery, of Rosedale, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2004 with his loving wife, Elene by his side. Murray was born on August 30, 1923 in a stone house (now a historical site) built by his father in the Mount Ptolemy district of Victoria, BC.  He was the fourth of five children. Being a stonemason, his Dad took his family wherever he had work to do.  In 1926, Murray¹s family moved back to Ontario.  Here, his dad's work took them to London, Hamilton and Toronto areas where he worked on many of the churches and government buildings.  He was also at Niagara Falls where the stone wall still stands.

Like his father, Murray made his living with his hands ­ but his tools were paints and palette.  Many of his paintings are in private collections throughout the world.  In later years, he opened the Drumheller Art Gallery where as well as showing art works, he sold art supplies, books and did framing.  Sometimes it was a meeting place for young and old to enjoy good conversation and friendly arguments.  He also shared his talent with others and taught many Drumheller area people how to paint.

At age 17, Murray joined the Canadian Fusiliers.  He took training in Vernon and Vancouver, after which he was posted to Aleutian Islands at Attu.  When he arrived there, the Japanese had just left, leaving behind comfortable caves with matted floors, still stocked with food, rice oil and sake in niches carved out of the walls.  These were great shelters from the howling North Pacific winds. When he came back to Toronto, he joined the Queen's Own  Rifles as a Rifleman. He soon found himself in England and later on D-Day plus one, landed on the Normandy beaches.  From France, he fought through Belgium, Holland and Germany. 

During this time, he began exchanging letters with a young woman named Elene Madsen.  Soon after he came back to Canada, they were married.  They traveled to British Columbia where Elene had a teaching position, but ended up in the Drumheller Valley, first to East Coulee and finally to Rosedale where they set their roots.  Murray enjoyed traveling and there were many a weekend when they would pack up their VW van and later, their camper and explored small town British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.  He and Elene learned much about the area by visiting coffee shops and talking to the locals.  He also enjoyed fishing, whether to local lakes or to Fort Frances, Ontario to a long-time friend¹s cottage where they would catch walleye right off the dock and eat fresh fish for supper. His love for travel and discovery also took them to Chicago, Toronto, Mesa, Vancouver and Victoria.  He and Elene toured the Alaska Highway with Chris and Karen Ostergard one summer and the next traveled to Yellowknife with Eleanora and Bill Vogt and friends.  He also flew to Turkey with Jimmy Berlando, Mike Salvador and Frank Bernardo. He enjoyed watching birds and the bird feeder provided him with much entertainment as chickadees, nuthatches, finches and the odd blue jay fluttered and chattered over seeds and nuts.

Murray leaves to mourn his loving wife of 56 years, Elene, his son Loren, daughter-in-law, Janice, and precious granddaughter Jenna; brother Bill and Mira Montgomery, and nephew Jamie and Chizuru Montgomery and Sean; sister Ruth Haas; in-laws Bob and Edesse Madsen, Bill and Eleanora Vogt and nephews and nieces, Grant and Echo Vogt, Tiger and Errol, Lisa and Amber; Greg and Elaine Vogt, Hillary and Colleen; Terry and Pam Vogt, Sheena and Kyle; Suzanne and Darren McIntosh, Samara and Nikki; and Sheryl and Edward Loman, Justin, Jocelyn and Luke and many other relatives and friends.

The night Murray passed away, the Northern Lights danced in the sky, and the stars twinkled brightly.  We like to think his soul was guided by that wondrous celestial show. In lieu of flowers, please donate to a charity of your choice.

Pentelchuk: Constantine 'Gus²'  June 3, 1930 ­ October 7, 2004

Gus passed away peacefully at the Foothills Hospital with his daughters by his side.  He was 74 years old. He is survived by his daughters, Colleen Pentelchuk (Duane Kadey) and Tammy Katyi, nee-Pentelchuk, (Jason Katyi), children of Myrtle Christensen, and his two precious grandchildren Emily and Michael Katyi.   He leaves behind 2 sisters, Mary Bowles (Ontario) and Martha 'Marty' Christensen (B.C.), sister-in-law Elsie Pentelchuk, nieces Karen Ranville and Christine Pentelchuk, nephew David Pentelchuk and numerous other nieces and nephews across Canada. Gus was a strong, loving man who will be greatly missed by all those friends and family he has left behind.  May he find peace with the Lord our God. Services and internment were held October 12th, in Hussar, Alberta.  A tree will be planted as a living memorial to him. Donations may be made to the Alberta Heart and Stroke Foundation, 1825 Park Road S.E., Calgary, Alberta T2G 3Y6

Vaisnis: Richard Alan  April 11, 1955 - October 12, 2004

Richard Vaisnis passed away on October 12 in the Victoria, British Columbia General Hospital as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Richard was born in Drumheller on April 11, 1955 and resided in Duncan, B.C. He leaves to mourn his passing: his wife, Cindy, and four children - Scott, Danny, Samantha, and Kyle - of Duncan, B.C. He is also survived by his mother, Rae Vaisnis (Russell Styba) of Cowichan Bay, B.C.; two brothers: Tim (Shawna) Vaisnis of Drumheller and Tony (Pat) Vaisnis, as well as nieces Susan and Kimberley, of Calgary, Alberta; one sister, Raelene Vaisnis of Pinehurst, North Carolina. Richard was predeceased by his father, Vit Vaisnis, in 1975. A memorial service will be held at a later date. No flowers, by request. If anyone so wishes, a donation may be made to the Duncan, British Columbia SPCA in Richard's memory. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 7550 Bell-McKinnon Road Duncan, BC V6L 6BI (250) 746-4646.