Category: Bios & Obituaries

It is with great sadness, that I received word today of the passing of Lynn Guttman on October 28th. Lynn joined her husband Smokey just two weeks after his passing. Please check this link for details....

Please copy the link below for the obituary for Smokey Guttman. https://www.castanet.net/obituaries/GUTTMAN%2C_Kurt_%22Smokey%22/29419/  

Jim Thorsell was Banff’s first seasonal park naturalist who went on to become much, much more as you will read in this wonderful tribute. Check out this link. https://canadianrockiestrailguide.com/jim-thorsell-1940-2023/...

A Celebration of Life for Allan Stendie will be held at the Jasper Inn (upstairs) on October 1st 2023 from 4 pm to 8 pm.  

Barbara Gail Jeffrey Kun On August 7, 2023, Gail left us to join her cowboy Steve in the pastures of the unknown. Her departure could not have been closer to her plan. It was quick and peaceful, and at her own home until the...

A Celebration of Life for Emil Yurasek will be held at the Banff Light Horse Association BBQ shelter on Saturday June 3 at 4 pm-7pm. Bring your stories and songs for this casual gathering. Burgers and salads will be provided....

Gordon Peyto passed away suddenly on Saturday September 24th, 2022 at his home in Golden, BC.A hard-working man, Gord worked for Parks Canada in various capacities for 32 years before “retiring” to multiple jobs around town....

Colleen Coggins announces that a Celebration of Life for Frank Coggins will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, September 3, 2022 at the Elks Lodge (next to the museum), 113 – 1 Ave SW Sundre, Alberta. In lieu of flowers, donations...

Thank you to Rick Kunelius for composing and submitting this obituary for Monte Rose. Monte Rose quietly and peacefully reached the end of his trail, on Friday 15 July 2022, aged 83. Monte had an eclectic, even bizarre sense of...