Joan is survived by her loving family and spouse of 43 years Vern; children: Karen (Allan), Barry (Angel) John, Michelle (Rob); stepdaughters: Heather (Brian), Linda; grandchildren: Matthew (Lisa), Sarah, Maria (Eric), Kory, Jeremy, Amanda, Taylor, Alyssa, Danielle (Mason), Jason; great granddaughter, Payton as well as relatives and friends.

She is predeceased by her parents, Jack and Edith; sisters: Shirley, Jackie as well as relatives and friends.

The family would like to say a special thank you to the dedicated and wonderful staff at Foyer Lacombe.

There will be no service at this time.

Memorial Donations can be made in Joan’s memory to the Cross Cancer Institute, 11560 University Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1Z2.

Cecil passed away on May 31, 2019 at the age of 96.

He is survived by his children, Donald (Katherine Woodall) Stanski, Diane (Len) Fettig, Shelli Askin, and Ken (Colleen) Stanski.

He will be missed by his grandchildren, Victoria Stanski, Keith (Stephanie Coutrix-Stanski) Stanski, Elan Paulson, Laurel (Steve Meerman) Paulson, Adam Askin, Adrianna Stanski, and Julia Stanski. Cecil was also the proud great-grandfather of Brooke Meerman and T. Maurice Coutrix-Stanski.

Cecil was predeceased by his wife of 74 years, Margaret; and his siblings, Bernard, Ben, Elsie, Irene, and Edmund (infant).

Cecil was a gentle and kind husband, father, and grandfather. Special thanks to the staff at Laurel Heights, Unit 52 at the Grey Nuns hospital, and Grandview for their kindness and care.

A funeral service will be held at 9:30 am on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 9654 74 Avenue NW, Edmonton, with a private family interment to follow at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Kidney Foundation of Canada.

After a long battle with cancer, Murugi Kariuki Larsen of Edmonton passed away on Sunday, June 9 2019 at the age of 61 years. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 31 years, Carl Larsen; her precious son of 28 years, Mathangani Larsen; her brothers, Wacira, Muraguri and Gatonye; her one and only sister, Njeri; her two nieces living in Alberta, Wangu and Wairimu. Murugi will be remembered by her nephews and nieces living in Kenya and abroad, the Larsen family in Denmark and British Columbia; the Loeppky family in British Columbia; her supportive community of relatives and friends in Kenya, Canada, the United States of America and abroad.

Murugi was predeceased by her loving father Kariuki and mother Annah.

Murugi was born in the beautiful highlands of Nanyuki, Kenya. She started school in Nyeri. Nyeri is an area famous for lush coffee and tea farms and a classic view of Mt. Kenya. She completed her secondary school education in Eldoret. She entered the Forestry program at the University of Nairobi in 1978 and graduated in 1981 as the first female Forestry graduate. Murugi acquired her Masters in Forestry in 1986 from the University of New Brunswick (UNB).

Murugi met Carl in 1986 while attending the University of New Brunswick. They married in Kenya on February 4, 1988. Their marriage was later blessed in Canada in July 1988. On June 13, 1991, Murugi  gave birth to their beloved son, Mathangani.

Murugi had an extensive professional forestry career specializing in tree seeds. She got her start with the Kenya Forestry Institute (KEFRI) as a tree seed specialist. While with KEFRI, Murugi travelled all over Kenya and worked in Canberra, Australia. When she moved to Canada, she worked at the British Columbia Tree Seed Centre before coming back to Africa with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). She was part of a large tree seed development program in Southern Africa where she worked in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabwe and Tanzania while stationed in Namibia. Once the program was complete, Murugi moved back to Canada and worked with the Federal Government on several programs. The highlight was her trip to China. Murugi finished her career as a Professional Land Agent with ATCO.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Monday, June 17, 2019, at the Eagles Vision Fellowship Church on 9861-84 Avenue NW, Edmonton.

The family wishes to send a special thanks to the staff at the Cross Cancer Institute and the Sturgeon Community Hospital, and the other medical staff for their support and care during Murugi’s long fight against cancer.

It is with profound sadness that the family of Rosalind Ann Sydie announce the sudden passing of their beloved mother and grandmother at the Royal Alexandra Hospital June 10, 2019 in Edmonton, Alberta.

Born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, ‘Ros’ immigrated to Canada in the 1960’s to launch her career as a professor of Sociology. Predeceased by her husband of 48 years, Campbell Sydie, she lives behind two daughters, Annabelle Sydie-Smith (Kelly Smith) and Alexandra Sydie (Mark Davies) along with her adored grandchildren and her extended family of lifelong friends, neighbors and colleagues. Ros lived a life full of travel, dog walking and entertaining. In her retirement Ros was a pillar in the west end of Edmonton, remaining active as Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, volunteering for (and against) various development projects in Old Glenora and was a faithful figure at her grandchildren’s various sporting and school events.

In lieu of flowers the family ask that you please consider a donation in honour of Ros to the University of Alberta United Way campaign.

A Celebration of Life and a University Memorial are being planned for a later date.