EGELAND, Gordon

GORDON EGELAND 1941 – 2024 Mr. Gordon Egeland of Enchant, beloved husband of Mrs. Carol Egeland, passed away suddenly on Friday, October 4, 2024, at the age of 83 years.
Dad was born on the family farm in Circle Hill, Alberta on May 12, 1941. He graduated from high school in Vauxhall, then went to work for Art and Phyllis Howg on their family farm in Enchant. He was a hired hand but was treated and felt like a part of the family.
Dad met Carol Geremia at a dance in Retlaw, and they were married in the spring of 1969 in the Catholic Church in Vauxhall. Together they homesteaded on a section of land Northeast of Enchant and remained there until selling the farm in 2008. From there they built a new house in Enchant where they remained until his passing.
Besides working in the fields and looking after his cows, dad loved both playing and coaching hockey and baseball. He also loved to fish, and you could often find him on the ice of Lost Lake, banks of Stone Hill or any other spot the fish were jumping, playing cards with his family and close friends at the Circle Hill Hall, playing Poker at the shack, or shooting the moon with family. Dad spent hours touring Circle E, checking the cows and grass with his trademark white hard hat. He never missed a game of his beloved Toronto Blue Jays and Calgary Flames. Dad’s favorite quote was “born to fish, forced to work”.
Besides his loving wife Carol, Gordon is survived by 2 sons Tracy (Nicole) and his boys Trent and Tyler; Allan (Holly) and their boys Parker and Noah; and Gordon and Carol’s only daughter Sandi. He is also survived by his siblings Taletta Dorchak, Maggie Egeland, Alma Osberg and Gladys Hagen; sisters-in-law Wendy Egeland, Donna (Jerry) Ellerman, Susan (Robert) Stauth and Diana Geremia.
He was predeceased by his parents Oscar and Anna Egeland; siblings Carl (Gloria), Olai (Suzy), Art (Kathy), Otto and Butch; brothers in law Orville Dorchak, Ray Osberg, Butch Geremia; parents in law Peter and Veronica “Minni” Geremia, and brother-in-law Gerald “Butch” Geremia.
A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Friday, October 11, 2024, at MARTIN BROTHERS RIVERVIEW CHAPEL, 610 – 4 STREET SOUTH, Lethbridge, Alberta.
Interment to take place in the Enchant Cemetery.
Flowers are gratefully declined. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent directly to Enchant Community Park, Range Rd 184, Enchant, AB T0K 0V0.
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