Obituaries

Cremation has taken place at Capital City Cremation in Edmonton, AB.

Cremation has taken place at Capital City Cremation in Edmonton, AB.

It’s is with great sadness we announce that John Bruce Colwell passed away peacefully on March 29, 2021, at the age of 70. He was born in Wingham, Ontario and grew up and raised his family in Lucknow. He was predeceased by his parents Currie and Doris (Eadie) Colwell. He will be sadly missed by his wife Shirley (Reid) Colwell, his children Chris (Mary) Colwell, Tarrin (Evan) Poll, Gavin Colwell, Ainsley (Curtis) Duplessis and his Grandchildren, Kieran, Kendahl, Teagan, Ronin, Everett, Braeden and Adalyn as well as his Mother in Law Margaret Reid. He loved his time with his grandchildren…. Read complete obituary here.

Cremation has taken place at Capital City Cremation in Edmonton, AB.

It is with heavy hearts that the family of Edward Ernest Sapinsky announces his passing on March 20, 2021, at the age of 75. He passed quickly, with his wife Janice at his side, at the Grey Nuns Hospital after a valiant battle with several ongoing health problems. Ed will be lovingly remembered and missed by his partner of 44 years, wife Janice Sapinsky;  son Jonathan Hanlen; brother John Sapinsky (Sally);  mother-in-law Diane Nickel; father-in-law Don Hanlen; sister’s in-law Jollean Bridgewater(Ray);  Simone Hanlen; Veronica Hanlen;  brother-in-law Dean Hanlen (Holly);  along with many nieces; nephews and great nieces and nephews. Edward… Read complete obituary here.

Cremation has taken place at Capital City Cremation in Edmonton, AB.

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our Mom, Elizabeth (Betty) Marshall.  She will be sadly missed by her children, Jim (Barb), Greg (Monica), Susan, Brenda (Doug); her grandchildren, Bradley, Nicole, Erik (Jackie), Kristin (Kelly), Mathew (Candace), Jill, Leigh (Greg), Blaire (Dan), Haley (Tyler), as well as 10 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Patsy Gibbons.  Due to COVID restrictions a private family celebration will be held.  In remembrance of Mom please have a caesar during happy hour.

Sharon got her wings in the wee hours of March 19, 2021 with her cousin Janice by her side. Sharon Lee Dressler was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on March 16, 1960, along with her twin sister Shanon, to her loving parents Daniel & Irma Dressler. Sharon was loved from the moment she arrived as the fourth of five girls. When the doctors told Irma that Sharon & Shanon had Down’s Syndrome she was told that they would never walk or talk and was advised to put them in an institution.  Irma knew that she could not let that happen, and… Read complete obituary here.

Born in Saskatoon, SK, Dawn Smith trained as a registered nurse in Prince Albert, SK. She then took outpost training at the Charles Camsell Hospital in Edmonton, AB, before going north to Fort McPherson, NT, to open the nursing station in 1948.  There, she met her future husband, Mike Zubko, whom she married in Aklavik, NT, on 02 December 1949. They resided in Aklavik until 1959, during which time they had five children. The family then moved to the new town of Inuvik, where the youngest was born. Dawn was pre-deceased by her husband, Mike, and grandson, Cade.  She is… Read complete obituary here.