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- Obiturary:
Alice Marion Weeks of Castor passed away at the Red Deer Regional
hospital on Monday, November 4, 1996. She was 73 years, 9 mos, 20 days.
Alice Holloway was born Jan. 15, 1923 at the farm home of Wilmot and Sarah Wideman, two miles North of Fleet and lived all her life in the Fleet and Arthurdale districts. She took her schooling in the Arthurdale School.
Alice's parents were John and Jessie Holloway. She had four brothers - Cliff, Jack, Bob and Dave and one sister Doris.
On May 10, 1945 she was united in marriage to Austin Weeks and to this union were born 10 children; 6 boys and 4 girls whom she cherished and loved very much. Alice and Austin lived in the old farm home for 48 years and then moved West one mile to where Emil and Amelia Adolph used to live. They resided here until the time of her death.
Alice was predeceased by her parents John and Jessie Holloway, infant brother Norman, infant sister Mary, brothers Clifford, Jack and Dave, sister Doris, son Richard in 1970 and daughter Irene Bartlett on Thanksgiving Day, October 14, 1996 at the age of 47 years.
Funeral services were held at the Castor Community hall on Friday, November 8, 1996 at 2 pm with Rev. Kevin Van Koughnett officiating. The eulogy was given by Betty Stauffer and a tribute to Alice was given by Rev. Willie Annett.
Interment was at Markham Cemetery
Cause of death - CVA (stroke)
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