Eleanor Aiken, 79 years old, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2021 in Edmonton, Alberta after a valiant battle with cancer. Eleanor was born in Bromley, England on March 26, 1942. Her parents, Peter Aiken (Pte. of 43rd Field Artillery, R.C.H.A.) and Bridgette Gaughan, met during WWII in England. Eleanor’s maternal family is from Blacksod in the County of Mayo, Ireland, where she spent her first impressionable years.

Eleanor, with her mother Bridgette at her side, took the long journey to join her father in Dunkin, Quebec. Travelling from Ireland to England, then onto the ship called the Mauretania, arriving at pier 21 in Halifax on March 27th 1946, the day after her 5th birthday.

Eleanor grew up in Dunkin and went to school in the eastern townships of Quebec. After graduating from Knowlton Composite Highschool in 1961, she went on to study nursing, with the support of her Aunt Marie Gaughan, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Montreal. Eleanor’s spark for nursing was ignited because of her father’s experience with the Red Cross during the war, a revered school nurse with a yearning to help others. She often spoke of her deep gratitude for having the opportunity to be a nurse, as she came from a family where finances were tight, so the help of her Aunt Marie is what made it possible to finish her costly nursing training.

She graduated from the Queen Elizabeth School of Nursing in June of 1965 as a Registered Nurse. During her nursing career she was a clinical instructor, clinical supervisor, and team leader. Her fondest experiences of nursing were regularly shared with family, the following hospitals left a resounding impact in her life; Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Royal Victoria Hospital, Brome Missisquoi Hospital, Maison Knowlton House, and the Misericordia Hospital. Eleanor practiced nursing in Quebec, Florida and Alberta.

Her first job as a registered nurse was at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, kicking off a nearly 50 year career as a well respected and accomplished registered nurse. Eleanor is a baby boomer, mother, aunt, sister, niece, grandmother to zoomers, and animal parent to many pets over the years. Her humour, wit, caring personality, resilience and strength will be severely missed.

After retiring in 2011, Eleanor moved in with her daughter, Rebecca Aiken. She spent quality time with her daughters, Jennifer and her dog, Burton (her favourite dog in the world), Rebecca, her husband, Aaron, and her treasured grandchildren, Arwin, Cassidy, and Eliana. Eleanor volunteered at a local school helping children, following her retirement in grade one classrooms, for as long as she was able. She enjoyed spending time with her five siblings whenever possible, reminiscing on special memories of Dunkin and growing up on the small country farm.

She is survived by her daughters Jennifer Aiken and Rebecca Aiken-Bailey (Aaron Bailey), grandchildren Arwin, Eliana, and Cassidy; siblings John Aiken (Lorraine Aiken), Violet Murphy (Dana Murphy), Lendy McLeod (Ken McLeod), Carolyn Aiken, and Tammy Aiken, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her father, Peter Aiken, and mother, Bridgette Aiken, and brother, Patrick Aiken.

Please consider a donation to the Canadian Wildlife Federation in Eleanor Aiken’s Memory. Eleanor loved Canadian wildlife, which was a favourite topic of conversation with her loved ones, particularly her children and grandchildren. Website is found here www.cwf-fcf.org which allows for donations in memory of, with the option of sending the family an ecard via 780becky@gmail.com if you choose.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, a celebration of life will be held at a later date when she can be honoured with everyone who loved her safely.

DEBRA ANNE KNYSH On Monday, April 05, 2021, Mrs. Debra Knysh passed away peacefully at the Misericordia Hospital in Edmonton, AB with her children by her side. She celebrated her 72nd birthday on March 21. She was born to Ray and Muriel Thagard in 1949 in Winnipeg, Manitoba where she met and married the love of her life Al Knysh. Debra was predeceased by Al in 2007 as well as by his brother Dennis and her mother-in-law Bunny, whom she loved dearly.

She will be lovingly remembered by her three children Kari (Cam), Kevin (Katie), Kristan (Kelly), and her grandchildren Kyle, Coby, Reihen, and Marin. She also leaves to mourn an older sister Randi (Gerry) and younger sister Marny (Jerry), as well as nephews and nieces Jamie, Lindsey, Dana, Sara and Allison, and her brothers in-law Bryan and Tom.

She was a retired nurse who loved her job and caring for others and still kept in contact with many of her nursing friends. Although her health had deteriorated over the last few years, Deb was a fighter and her strength and spirit showed right until the end.

We love you Mom!

In Loving Memory of
SHIRLEY ANN MOTKALUK
December 27, 1937 – April 4, 2021

Unfortunately Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder and it would take her from us too soon.

On April 4, 2021, Shirley passed away at the age of 83 years.
Shirley will be lovingly remembered by her daughters Penny (Tim) &
Darci (Eric), son Darrell, grandsons Michael & Thomas (Tiffani),
granddaughters Shannon, Ashley & Katie,
great granddaughters Annabeth & Tahlia, sister Doreen, brothers
Harvey & Ronnie as well as other family and close friends.

Shirley was predeceased by her husband Harry Motkaluk, her parents
Harvey & Alice Jesmer, her sister Doris Enge, her brother Ted Jesmer
and her daughter-in-law Janet Wade.

Shirley absolutely loved to travel and went on many adventures with
family and friends. She enjoyed walking and wandering around looking
at anything and everything that interested her—a beautiful garden, a
historic building or an odd animal!

Shirley you will be dearly missed

Cremation has taken place and a small family gathering may follow
at a later date.

On behalf of the family we wish to express a special thanks to the staff at Extendicare Eaux Claires for the care and compassion Shirley received.

It is with sadness that Margaret Barritt (Robie) of Edmonton Alberta passed away on January 7th, 2021 at the age of 92 years old. She grew up Netherhill Saskatchewan before moving to Camrose Alberta and then to Edmonton Alberta. She is predeceased by her son David Olson in 1993 and her daughter Karen Ness in 2017 also 4 brothers Earl, Melvin, Stan and Ken Robie and one sister Thelma Gilbertson. Survived by her daughter Julie Olson, 2 great grandchildren, 6 grandchildren, numerous nephew and nieces that she loved very much.

She will be forever remembered for her sense of humour, her infectious laugh and her kindness to everyone she met.

She is sleeping waiting for the day that she can be resurrected back to a paradise Earth where she will be young and in good health.

Douglas Charles Harris
June 24, 1954 – March 7, 2021

Doug Harris passed away in Edmonton, Alberta on March 7, 2021 at the age of 66 years from complications of metastatic prostate cancer. Doug was born in Ontario but had lived in Edmonton for the last 30+ years. He is survived by four daughters, brother Alan, sisters Barb and Susan, half-brother Ted and friend Rosalea.

Thank you to Dr. Griffin and the nurses on 8 East at Misericordia Hospital for their care of Doug during his last hospital stay and to the staff of Villa Marguerite where Doug resided for the last 2 years.

Cremation has taken place and there will be no funeral service.

It is with profound sadness that we announce that the passing of Kathe Schauerte on March 2, 2021. Kathe is survived by her husband Jack, daughters Kyla (Chris) and Krista (Cody), grandchildren Logan and Evelyn, siblings Jim, Judi, Kandace and Joel, extended family and many friends that were like family. Kathe is predeceased by her parents, Tom and Connie Pagonis, and her brother Tommy.

Kathe moved to Yellowknife as an infant in 1955 and was the oldest of six Con camp kids. She eventually met and married her husband and the love of her life, Jack and welcomed two daughters, Kyla and Krista. Together, Jack and Kathe raised their girls at their home on Pontoon Lake in a family filled with love, laughter, and many great memories. Eventually, Jack and Kathe welcomed two grandchildren, Logi and Evie who will fondly remember the fun-loving and silly nature of their Yia Yia and will cherish all the walks and adventures that they embarked on. Throughout their 36 years together, Kathe and Jack built a beautiful life with many fond memories and travels, both on road trips to visit friends and family and to faraway destinations like the Bahamas, Jamaica, China, and Peru. One of Kathe’s greatest passions involved adventuring to various hot springs. Jack made this dream come true by taking her to nearly every hot spring possible during all their travels together.

In her 65 years, she made this world a much better and brighter place with her kindness, generosity, and honesty. Kathe was a straight-shooter who always told things like it is, whether you liked it or not. She was impossible not to love and loved her family and friends fiercely. Her strength and unwavering faith, especially in the last couple of years, was an inspiration to many. Kathe always went above and beyond and had a way about her that just exuded genuine kindheartedness. She was a remarkable woman who could light up a room with her incredible smile and infectious laughter. Although words may never be enough to truly express what she meant to us, we can say she was our absolute everything and we are going to miss her so much.

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude and appreciation to Judi Pagonis, Wanda Carpenter, Shelly Acton, Corrie Bernard and Kim Pelley for spending countless hours with Kathe providing care, comfort, attention and kindness throughout her life and while she was in hospital. We are forever grateful to each and every one of you for the love and compassion you shared with Kathe. Special thanks to Jamie and Melissa Pye, Jeannie Rocher and Yves Charbonneau for putting on a beautiful firework display in honour of Kathe and for your continued love and support.

We would also like to thank the Medicine Unit of Stanton hospital. This team of incredible health professionals took such amazing care of our family every step of the way, and most importantly they took the most amazing care of Kathe. From the bottom of our hearts, Thank You.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, a celebration of life will be held at a later date when she can be honoured with everyone who loved her safely.

Our hearts were broken and our lives forever changed on February 8, 2021, when Lloyd Alexander Harvie (dob. May 26, 1970) died unexpectedly at age 50 in Edmonton. Lloyd is survived by his much-loved son Alexander (Alex), sister Dawn, brother Andrew (Diana), niece Emma, and former wives, Stephanie (mother to Alex) and Anne. He was predeceased by his parents Francis (Frank) Lloyd Harvie and Barbara (Barb) Ann Harvie (nee Mercer). Lloyd was kind and generous, had a great sense of humour, and loved helping others. He had a tremendously creative side to him, and he loved to cook. He so enjoyed dinners with his son, Alex, where he would cook up a feast. He always had man’s best friend by his side, most recently Tessa and Bailey, and they were only too happy to eat anything that dropped on the floor. Lloyd was a very likeable guy and he had lots of people in his corner including Darryl and Tanya, Sharon and Chris, Jeff, Larry, Brian, Linda, Dan, Soper, and so very many others. He had a great appreciation for all the people in his life.

Donations in Lloyd’s memory may be made to the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta at https://www.schizophrenia.ab.ca/how-i-can-help.

Our lives will never be the same as Christopher (Chris) Russell Bishop December 29, 1985 – February 27, 2021.

Christopher touched many people in his short time. He is              predeceased by his grandparents Gary Drysdale and Debra             Drysdale (nee Bishop). He leaves to mourn; his partner Kelsey Sampson and their fur babies Mimi, Momo. His Mom Sheri Bishop, His brother Kyle Ton (Jessica Scott and her family), his Niece Avari and numerous other nieces and nephews through extended family and friends. Chris touched the lives of so many people, when he left our world he left a void that will always be felt and he will be remembered fondly.

A life long friend he referred to as aunty Sylvia reminded us: “He gave the best hugs” They were full hugs, never half hugs, because he meant it. If he loved you you knew it          because he told you.

An online celebration will be held soon please keep in touch with the family, as well as gatherings with friends and family in both provinces when covid restrictions are lifted