GABRIEL GEORGE VAN TORNHOUT

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GABRIEL GEORGE VAN TORNHOUT 1931 2007 With great sadness, we announce the passing of Gabe on February 17, 2007 in Calgary. Gabe was raised in Winnipeg by his parents, Gabriel August and Eva (predeceased). He married Dorothy Cadman in 1951 and his sales career brought his family to Calgary in 1969. His 30 year marriage to Dorothy gave him four children, Chris (Donna), Robin (Doug) Hulme, Kirk (Debbie) and Sean; five grandchildren, Erin (Glen) Ellis, Jay (Janine), Megan (Garnet), Courtney (Darren) and Douglas; and great-grandson Brayden Ellis. Gabe married Sharon Ranger in 1988, and her children, Laurie (Harold) Toews, Kim (Darren) Bennetts and Trevor loved him like a father too. Through that bond, this love extends to six grandchildren, Mikayla, Keanna, Shalene, Jager, Shelby and Shastina. Gabe's love and sense of humour will be missed by everyone including his surviving brothers and sister, Dan (Gladys), Dave (Angie), Marlene Savage, and many nieces, nephews and extended family members. A celebration of Gabe's life will be held at the Wildrose United Church, 1317 1st Street NW, Calgary AB on Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Gabe's memory may be sent to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, 200, 119 14th St. NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1Z6. Special thanks to all the staff at the Foothills Medical Centre. PERSONAL ALTERNATIVE FUNERAL SERVICES Calgary, AB (403) 216-5111

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 20, 2007