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Condolences to the family of Anne Beach (nee Duke)

 

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BEACH (nee DUKE)
Anne

March 17, 1926 - July 28, 2018

Anne Beach, resident of Grande Prairie, formerly of Drumheller, AB, passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2018 at the age of 92 years. Anne was born in the Ukraine on March 17, 1926. At the age of 51/2 the family moved to Drumheller where her father started a market garden. Anne married the love of her life Glen Beach on April 10, 1944. They were married 33 years and had 3 boys Richard, Allan and Ronald. Glen worked for Alberta Power and the family lived in Drumheller, Forestburg and Grande Cache. Anne always felt the most at home in Drumheller. She moved to the Grande Prairie Care Centre in 2012 to be closer to her son Allan. She enjoyed dressing up and accessorizing. She loved to dance and spent many weekends at community dances around the area. She also had a love of bingo and played a minimum of once a week, making family go with her if they were in town for a visit. Playing way more cards than most could handle! Anne is survived by her children Allan (Chris) Beach and Ron (Mary) Beach; granddaughter Melissa (John) Buck (nee Beach); and great-grandson Jace (Beach) Buck. She was predeceased by her husband Glen, son Richard, her parents and all but one of her eight siblings. A Celebration of Anne’s Life will be held on Friday, August 17, 2018 at 2:00 pm at Canalta Jurassic Hotel (conference room) in Drumheller (1103 AB-9. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Alberta & NWT (#102 9823 116 Ave. Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4B4). The Beach family would like to thank the staff at Grande Prairie Care Centre who took such good care of Anne over the last six years. Condolences may be sent by visiting www.oliversfuneralhome.com


Condolences to the family of Amanda Elizabeth Long

 

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LONG
Amanda Elizabeth

March 12, 1984 - July 26, 2018

Amanda Elizabeth Long, age 34, passed away at St. Michael’s Palliative Care, in Lethbridge, Alberta at 4:46 a.m., July 26, 2018. She was surrounded by her two daughters, Ava and Brooklyn, husband Tyler, her brother David, her sister Candida, her mama Marie and dad Glenn, as well as her niece Meadow. Amanda was born on March 12, 1984 in Drumheller, Alberta to Marie (Fayant) and Glenn Grenier and was the youngest of three children. Growing up, Amanda wanted to try as many things as she could and she did. She especially loved dancing, her cats and exploring wherever she went. From a very early age, Amanda was an independent, caring, loving, thoughtful, sentimental and courageous individual. Amanda was beautiful inside and out. All of Amanda’s traits truly blossomed when she met her husband Tyler. Being a mother and a wife became her first priority and she excelled at it. Amanda and Tyler married on July 7, 2007 in Banff and had 2 beautiful daughters. As a family, they took trips to Kuaui, Disneyworld and Costa Rica. Camping trips, biking and hiking through the mountains and in the winter, skiing and snowboarding were some of the many important ways to Amanda for strengthening family ties. Family was the most important thing to Amanda and she tirelessly worked and planned to keep it that way. About a year before Amanda started getting sick, she was enrolled in a program working toward getting her GED and Business Administration. She was so proud of her high marks and like everything else Amanda set out to do, she would have succeeded. Amanda leaves behind her two daughters, Ava and Brooklyn, husband Tyler, mama Marie, dad Glenn, brother David, sister Candida, nieces and nephews, as well as Father and Mother-in-law, Wayne and Karen Long, brother-in law Jason. Also, aunts, uncle, cousins and grandma Isa Grenier. Amanda was predeceased by her maternal grandmother Alma Jean Fayant and cousin Scott Heptonstal. Amanda’s wishes were to be cremated which took place on July 30, 2018 at Cornerstone Funeral, Lethbridge, Alberta. The family invites friends and others whose lives Amanda touched to a Memorial Service Friday, August 3, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Courtney-Winter’s Funeral Home, 199 2nd Street West, Drumheller, Alberta.

Condolences to the family of John Dykun

 

John Dykun

DYKUN
John

August 25, 1930 - July 8, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of John Dykun announces his passing at the age of 87. He is survived by his loving wife, Marguerite, daughter Sherri (Gary) Zimmermann and two loving granddaughters, Kiersten and Analea. He was predeceased by his mother, father, sister Mary and his son, Lane. John was born in Drumheller, Alberta. He graduated from the Drumheller Valley High School in 1948 and later obtained his Chartered Professional Accountant degree. Immediately following graduation, he joined the Drumheller Post Office and enjoyed a rewarding 32-½ year career. He held such positions as Postmaster in Estevan and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Methods and Standards Officer, Calgary. He also held the office of Comptroller at the London Ontario and Calgary District offices and an Area Manager at the Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatoon District Offices. In accordance with John’s wishes, no visitations or funeral services were held and cremation occurred in Edmonton, Alberta.