August 6, 1957 ~ May 31, 2019

With heavy hearts the family announces the sudden passing of Karen “Kenneth” Nicole Lastiwka on Friday, May 31, 2019 at the age of 61 years. Karen “Kenneth” will be sadly missed by sister, Georgina (Chris); brothers, William, Ted, and Darrell (Mary); brother in-law, Jim; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Karen “Kenneth” was predeceased by parents, Alayne and George; brothers, Wayne and Patrick; and sister, Kerry.

Celebration of Life
Sunday, June 23, 2019
at 1:00 pm
13125 – 27 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta

Memorial Donations
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Suite 144, 5241 Calgary Trail NW
Edmonton, Alberta
T6H 5G8

November 13, 1989 ~ May 30, 2019

Gordon was born on November 13, 1989 and went home to Jesus at the age of 29 years on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Family left to mourn his passing are his Dad, Ralph (Carla); Mother, Karen (Don); Sisters, Belynda and Alicia; Brothers, Jacob and Ralphy; as well as his Grandma Shaner, Aunt Deb, Grandma Fehdrau and several other family members, friends and caregivers.

Before Gordon’s illness, he will be fondly remembered by many as the chatty young man who loved to dress up in a shirt and tie for any occasion, especially to spend time with his family for every holiday, birthday and event. He loved all kinds of music, almost as much as he loved riding his bike. Gordon was very involved in Special Olympics bowling, and Camp Health, Hope and Happiness. His favorite color was yellow, like his bowling ball.

Gordon was predeceased by his “Grandpa Shaner” – Ralph Kimball Shaner; his “farm Grandma” – Iris Ray; and his Brother, Ralph Gordon Shaner.

Celebration of Life
Friday, June 14, 2019
at 1:00 pm
Christian Fellowship Church
445 King Street
Spruce Grove, Alberta

Memorial Donations
Camp Health, Hope and Happiness (Camp He Ho Ha)
Po Box 182, Seba Beach, Alberta T0E 2B0
and/or
Muscular Dystrophy Canada
2345 Yonge Street, Ste 900, Toronto, On M4P 2E5

February 5, 1945 ~ June 3, 2019

It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of Allan “Skip Roger Joseph Davis on Monday, June 3, 2019 at the age of 74 years. Skip is survived by his wife of 51 years, Christine; two children, Jason Allan Davis (age 45) and Jennifer Dawne Davis (age 43); his four grandchildren, Felicia Dawn Christine Davis (age 24), Dylan Robert Allan Davis Jowett (age 19), Taylor Christopher Davis Jowett (age 17) and Christopher Allan Davis Jowett (age 13); brother Robert Gerald (Jean) Davis; as well as many cousins, extended family and friends.

Celebration of Life  

Thursday, June 13, 2019
at 11:00 am
St. Charles Catholic Church
17511 – 112 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta

November 21, 1927 ~ May 1, 2019

On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, Constance “Connie” Margaret Jane Rumsey of Edmonton passed away at the age of 91 years, surrounded by family. Constance will be lovingly remembered by her six children, Susan (Arney), Janet (Bill), Deborah, Gail, Christopher, and Maura; five grandchildren, Kirstin, Amanda, Rebecca, Simon, and Lucas; five great grandchildren, Sorcha, Callum, Dominick, Bowen, and Brannigan; as well as numerous extended family and friends.

Constance was predeceased by her husband, Frederick Dennis.

Celebration of Life

Friday, June 7, 2019
at 7:00 pm
St. Peter Council Knights of Columbus
2947 – 66 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta

July 5, 1923 – May 20, 2019

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Luigi Pietro Monai on May 20, 2019 at the age of 95 years. Luigi was born in Nimis, Udine, Italy on July 5, 1923. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Anita; his children, Silvia (Franco), Gianni, Caterina (Kelly), Gastone (Rose), Maria Rosa (Salvatore), and Arrigo (Ellen); as well as family in Italy, numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and friends.

Luigi is gone from this world, but his spirit will live with us forever.

Celebration of Life
Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 11 am
St. Alphonsus Catholic Parish
11828 – 85 Street
Edmonton, Alberta

1941 ~ 2019

It is with great sadness the family of Sharon Mabel Ross (nee Kennedy) announce her passing on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 in Edmonton, Alberta at the age of 77 years. She will be forever remembered by her husband, Patrick Ross; children, D’Arcy Leanne (Jacobus) Calvelage, and Michael Patrick (Janine) Ross; grandchildren, Christopher (Victoria) Calvelage, Meaghan Calvelage, Kelsey Laurel (Mark) Solis, and Dexter Colin Ross; great grandchildren, Kaiden Calvelage, Aubrey Calvelage, and McKenzie Calvelage; as well as numerous extended family and friends.

Sharon was predeceased by her daughter, Deborah Anne Kennedy; her mother, Mabel Brooks, father, Colin Kennedy and step mother, Ruth Chambers.

Celebration of Life
Friday, May 17, 2019
at 2:00 pm
Westmount Presbyterian Church
13830 – 109 A Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta

1972 – 2019

On Thursday April 18, 2019 David Chorney, aged 46, passed away after an aggressive battle with Parkinsons Plus. He leaves behind Stephanie, his wife of 21 years, and his two daughters that meant the world to him, Rebecca (age 17) and Alyssa ( age 14). His love of Star Wars will continue with them. He is also survived by his dad Desmond, his mom Gloria, his sister Michelle, his niece Carly (Jared), lots of aunts, uncles and cousins. He will also be missed by his wife’s family; father in law Louis, mother in law Connie, sister in law Christina (Murray), sister in law Nicole (Zen), brother in law David (Cora), nephew Jason, nephew Christopher, nephew Carter and niece Sarah. He is preceded by all of his grandparents.

Special mention should go to all of his friends and his co-workers at the City of Edmonton Ferrier garage. We also appreciate all the support we have received from Health Services especially his home care workers.

Funeral Service
Monday, April 29, 2019
at 11:00 am
St. Charles Catholic Parish
17511 – 112 Street
Edmonton, Alberta

Memorial Donations

An account has been set up with Royal Bank
to help fund the girls’ post secondary education.
Dave loved his daughters and wanted them to reach for the stars.
We will appreciate that over flowers.

“Soon will I rest, yes, forever sleep.
Earned it I have.
Twilight is upon me, soon night must fall.”

– Yoda On Death

March 27, 1932 – April 22, 2019

Our Dad passed away peacefully on April 22, 2019, a life well lived as a father, grandfather, uncle and good friend. Jack was an optimist with a captivating smile and a highly memorable laugh. He embraced life and those who shared it with him. Always up on current events, he loved to engage in good conversations with those that were lucky enough to have made his acquaintance. And no matter the person, Jack made them feel special after meeting him.

Jack was born in Kenora, Ontario the youngest of the three Manson brothers. Growing up with his family in Kenora and Fort William he developed a passion for the outdoors. In his youth he was proud of his paper route, loved the game of hockey, playing center for a number of teams and later raced stock cars as “Mad Man Manson”. Starting as a telegrapher in 1951, he had a highly successful career with CP Rail that spanned more than 38 years. After many promotions that resulted in transfers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Jack retired from the railroad in 1989 as General Superintendent of Grain Transportation. Over his career he was a respected and skilled leader sought out for his sage advice. After retirement he briefly consulted internationally in China and Kazakhstan. Jack was married to Maureen Douglas in 1956 and together they raised a family over the many places they lived including Thunder Bay (Fort William), Kenora, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw and Winnipeg. After Maureen’s untimely death in 1998 he was lucky to find love again, and married Corinne (Taylor) in 2000. Jack and Corrine resided in Winnipeg and spent many happy years with family and friends at their two happy places: Lake of Two Mountains and Puerto Vallarta Mexico. Throughout his entire life Jack enjoyed the log cabin his grandfather built and the camp he subsequently built at Lake of Two Mountains. In his 87 years he never missed a summer at his lake! His legacy to his family is the cottage and wonderful memories created over five generations. As evidenced of his love of the outdoors he spent many wonderful times with his lifelong friend Bert Johnson enjoying fishing, hunting and camping trips – especially the canoe trips to White Otter Lake. In his later life he was able to live out one of his lifelong dream and that was to farm. Facilitated through Corrine’s brother and sister in-law, Ted and Sharon, he was proud to become a cattle baron, owning a herd that peaked at four head. This gave him endless hours of joy and conversation.

Our family expresses our sincere gratitude to all of the care givers over the last several years who have cared for Jack both in Winnipeg and Edmonton. Special thanks to the staff and Dr. Leon at the Sturgeon Hospital for their care and compassion during his final days.

Jack is survived by his son, Scott (Myrna); daughter, Carol; step-daughter, Leslie (David); grandchildren, Meghan (Doug), Erin, Rhiannon (Jonathan), Caitlin, Andrew, Carter; brother, Hugh Manson; as well as numerous nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by the loves of his life Maureen (nee Douglas) and Corinne (nee Taylor); his parents, John R. and Felicie (nee Bavery) Manson; brother, George; sisters-in-law, Dorothy, and Margret.

At Jack’s request no service will be held at this time.
A private family celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Messages of condolence can be sent to JackWManson@gmail.com.

Memorial Donations
In lieu of flowers a donation to
a charity of your choice in Jack’s name would be appreciated.

May 4, 1932 – March 2, 2019

In Loving Memory of Elva Gavigan, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Aunt and friend. With heavy hearts the family of Elva announces her passing on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the age of 86 years. Following a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s and Dementia. Elva will be lovingly remembered by her sons, Edwin (Linda) Gavigan, Bill Gavigan, Robert Gavigan; daughter, Sharon Gavigan; grandchildren, Stacey (Chris), John (Colleen), Christopher (Roberta), Jason (Char Mei), Jonathon (Lindsay), Dillon, Taylor, and Alaina; 10 great grandchildren; special nephew, James Willow; lifelong pen pal, Patsy Cook; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and friends.

Elva was predeceased by her parents, Clarence & Alva (nee Connor) Willows; her son, Alan Gavigan; daughter, Virginia Deagle; brother, George Willows; sister in laws, Irene Willows and Betty Gavigan.

Elva was born May 4, 1932 in Plato, Saskatchewan to Clarence and Alva Willows. She was raised on the farm and attended school in Dorintosh, Saskatchewan until she was 16 years old, then moved to London, Ontario with her mother. While working at Kellogg’s making cereal she met and married her husband. They lived in Canada and the USA until they finally settled for good in Edmonton in 1965. Elva retired from Northlands in 1997, and gave retirement life a try on Vancouver Island, before returning to Edmonton to spend more time with her grandchildren. Elva’s greatest interests were her grandchildren, gardening and canning, doing cross-stitch, crocheting and knitting.

Celebration of Life
Saturday March 16, 2019
at 2:00 pm
Balwin Community Hall
12904 74 Street
Edmonton, Alberta

Memorial Donations
In lieu of flowers please consider a donations in memory of Elva to
the Parkinson’s Society or Alzheimer Society

May 13, 1943 – February 11, 2019

Torben “Ken” Kenneth Hansen passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 11, 2019 at age 75 years. Ken was born May 13, 1943 in Faaborg, Denmark to Ella Rasmine (nee Jorgensen) and Niels Emil Hansen. He will be greatly missed and is survived by his children, Krystal (Jeff) Belitsky and Jason (Alana Deren) Hansen; his grandchildren, Hannah Deren, David (Ashia Hunt-Mundy) Seibert, Rachel Deren, Ethan Hansen, Katherine Belitsky, and Ben Hansen; great grandson, Jackson Hunt-Seibert; siblings, Birthe Kristensen, Connie Jones, Erling (Ilsi) Hansen, and Arne (Shirle) Hansen; numerous nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Emil and Ella Hansen; brother-in-law, Jorgen Kristensen; sister-in-law, Karen Hansen; brother Svend Hansen; and brother-in-law, Cam Jones.

Celebration of Life
Saturday, March 2, 2019
at 1:00 pm
Kensington Community Hall
12130 134A Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta

Memorial Donations
In lieu of flowers donation can be made to the Diabetes Canada
https://www.diabetes.ca/donate