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brothers Gordon and Matthew (Morgan Reid), her
father Frank Stacey (Roselyn) and little brothers
Anthony and Karl, grandfather Ralph Stacey,
partner Ryan Windatt, and numerous uncles, aunts,
and cousins in the Northwest Territories and across
Canada. Funeral services and a celebration of
Nicole’s life was held at the Holy Trinity Anglican
Church in Yellowknife on September 28, 2011 at
2 p.m., with internment at Lakeview Cemetery in
Yellowknife and a reception at DND Headquarters
at 4:30 p.m. The family would like to thank
everyone who assisted in the planning of the
funeral and the celebration of Nicole’s life, and for
supplying the food, refreshments, accommodations
and airline tickets. Special thanks to Jan, Mike and
AJ McCreadie, Dan and Lois Grabke. Thank you for
the comfort and care that you have given the family
during this difficult time. here were many others
who contributed but the list is too numerous to
mention, you know who you are and we give you
heart-felt thanks. Thanks to the Loyal Edmonton
Regiment C Company (the Yellowknife Company),
the Department of National Defense, Expedite
North, Canadian North, First Air, the northern
aviation industry, local businesses and community
support. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made
to the Canadian Cancer Society and the Yellowknife
SPCA. Nicole will be forever loved and remembered.
STICKEL, Private, Emanuel , LER, WW 2 , Medicine
Hat, Ab , 2005 , November/December 2005
THOMPSON, Private , John A. , LER, WW 2 , Quebec
, 2009 , March/April 2010
THOMPSON, William J. , LER, WW 2 , Ab , 2005 ,
November/December 2005
TOUROND, Private, Patrick D. , Calgary
Highlanders, LER, WW 2 , Ab , 2005 , November/
December 2006
TRENHOLM, Oswald, LER, WW 2 , New Brunswick ,
2008, September/October 2009
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WALL, Robert (Bob) January 14, 1943 - September
20, 2011. The family announces the sudden
passing of Bob. He is survived by his wife Iris of 19
years; son Robert (Yvonne); stepdaughters Tina
(Bill) Cormier, Heather (Berk) Bilgen; stepson Scott
(Christine) Orbell; six grandchildren; previous
spouse Heather Wall and brother Calvin. He was
predeceased by his brother Jim and sister Irene On
January 14, 1943, he was born in the OLD Royal
Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, AB to Dora and
Art Wall. He has three older siblings - Jim, Irene
and Calvin. He was raised in the town of Fawcett,
AB just north of Westlock, AB. He went to school
in Fawcett and completed grade 10 in 1960. He
joined the Army Cadets in 1953/1954. He went
to three summer camps in Vernon, BC. He took
junior leader, senior leader and driver’s course.
While he was in cadets he was in two military
tattoos in Vernon, where he learned to drive 3
ton trucks on the hills around Vernon. He made
several good friends while in cadets and kept in
touch till the early 1980’s. In June of 1960, he
joined the army in the Royal Canadian Service
Corp at the age of 17, with his parents consent (in
Camp Borden Recruit Training). He reached the
rank of cadet Lt. in our corp. It started as the 19th
Alberta Armoured car Regiment; it later changed
to 19th Alberta Dragoons. He was released from
the army in July 1961 on a medical discharge.
He was having problems with a kidney. He was
released in Toronto, and then came back to Fawcett
in the winter/ spring of 1962. He took the Army
National Survival Course and made some friends
he still talks to now and again. In September 1964,
he was married for the first time and had one son
Robert. He worked odd jobs from the pump jockey
to welder repair, milkman, truck driver, then with
the city of Edmonton for 32 years. There he worked
in the Water and Sewer Department. While with
the city he had various jobs - repair small motors
and tools, truck driver, trouble shooter, dispatcher,
foreman and equipment operator. During this time
he joined the Reserves; first in the Royal Canadian