ARVIDSON, Margaret Elizabeth
July 1924 – November 2013
Margaret passed away peacefully on Sunday, 24th November at the Linden Nursing Home at age 89 years. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Oscar of 69 years. She was the second child of Austin and Alma McKibbin and grew up on a farm just south of Three Hills with her siblings: Mabel (Parker), Donald (Shirley) McKibbin and Katherine (Len) Brookwell. Margaret attended school in Three Hills and then earned a certificate in hairdressing at the Marvel Hairdressing School in Calgary in 1941. She owned and operated a hairdressing shop in Trochu and continued to “do hair” throughout her life. She enjoyed going to peoples’ homes, having clients at her farm home and especially enjoyed “doing hair” for seniors in the Golden Hills Lodge in Three Hills for many years. She married Oscar Arvidson in 1944 and farmed in the Mount Vernon school district area until they retired and moved into Three Hills after 50 years of farming. She had two sons: Gordon and Wayne. Gordon is married to Judy and has two children, Candace (Jean) Roux and Ryan (Anne) Arvidson. Wayne is married to Donna and has two children, Vincent (Cristina) Arvidson and Heather Arvidson (Chelsea Jennings). Margaret has six dearly beloved grandchildren: Paige and Sydney Roux (Candace), Liam and Jake Arvidson (Ryan) and Cora and Marin Arvidson (Vince). Margaret was a founding and active member of the Ghost Pine Community Group. She was also active in various church activities and Mount Vernon school community activities. She was an avid seamstress and loved knitting, needlework and crocheting. She also enjoyed the activities of Gordon and Wayne as they were growing up, especially baseball, skating and Boy Scouts. Funeral services will be held in Knox United Church in Three Hills at 1 pm on Saturday, 7th December 2013. Kneehill Funeral Services will be handling all arrangements. Remembrance donations may be directed to the Linden Nursing Home.
