ALBERT L. HOOPFER
Gadsby, June 15—At the farm of J. Ruth, nine miles south of town, Albert Lawrence Hoopfer was instantly killed June 7, by being kicked on the head by a horse. The late Mr. Hoopfer, a native of Wroxeter, Ontario, was 72 years of age. He left Ontario when he was 21 years of age, and located in Alberta in 1904. He was one of the pioneers of the Big Knife district, where he homesteaded and hauled all the lumber for his buildings from Lacombe before the present C.P.R. line was built. He was affectionately known as "Dad" among his friends. He leaves his widow, two daughters, Mrs. L. Wiltse of Jacksonville, Oregon, and Mrs. Ross Currie of Monitor, Alberta; two sons, W. S. of Monitor, Alberta and Dewey of Gadsby, Alberta; several grandchildren and two brothers living at Wroxeter, Ontario.
The Calgary Daily Herald, June 15, 1932, page 16
Alberta Death Reg. #1932-08-403419
Gadsby, June 15—At the farm of J. Ruth, nine miles south of town, Albert Lawrence Hoopfer was instantly killed June 7, by being kicked on the head by a horse. The late Mr. Hoopfer, a native of Wroxeter, Ontario, was 72 years of age. He left Ontario when he was 21 years of age, and located in Alberta in 1904. He was one of the pioneers of the Big Knife district, where he homesteaded and hauled all the lumber for his buildings from Lacombe before the present C.P.R. line was built. He was affectionately known as "Dad" among his friends. He leaves his widow, two daughters, Mrs. L. Wiltse of Jacksonville, Oregon, and Mrs. Ross Currie of Monitor, Alberta; two sons, W. S. of Monitor, Alberta and Dewey of Gadsby, Alberta; several grandchildren and two brothers living at Wroxeter, Ontario.
The Calgary Daily Herald, June 15, 1932, page 16
Alberta Death Reg. #1932-08-403419
ALBERT L. HOOPFER
Gadsby, June 15—At the farm of J. Ruth, nine miles south of town, Albert Lawrence Hoopfer was instantly killed June 7, by being kicked on the head by a horse. The late Mr. Hoopfer, a native of Wroxeter, Ontario, was 72 years of age. He left Ontario when he was 21 years of age, and located in Alberta in 1904. He was one of the pioneers of the Big Knife district, where he homesteaded and hauled all the lumber for his buildings from Lacombe before the present C.P.R. line was built. He was affectionately known as "Dad" among his friends. He leaves his widow, two daughters, Mrs. L. Wiltse of Jacksonville, Oregon, and Mrs. Ross Currie of Monitor, Alberta; two sons, W. S. of Monitor, Alberta and Dewey of Gadsby, Alberta; several grandchildren and two brothers living at Wroxeter, Ontario.
The Calgary Daily Herald, June 15, 1932, page 16
Alberta Death Reg. #1932-08-403419
Gadsby, June 15—At the farm of J. Ruth, nine miles south of town, Albert Lawrence Hoopfer was instantly killed June 7, by being kicked on the head by a horse. The late Mr. Hoopfer, a native of Wroxeter, Ontario, was 72 years of age. He left Ontario when he was 21 years of age, and located in Alberta in 1904. He was one of the pioneers of the Big Knife district, where he homesteaded and hauled all the lumber for his buildings from Lacombe before the present C.P.R. line was built. He was affectionately known as "Dad" among his friends. He leaves his widow, two daughters, Mrs. L. Wiltse of Jacksonville, Oregon, and Mrs. Ross Currie of Monitor, Alberta; two sons, W. S. of Monitor, Alberta and Dewey of Gadsby, Alberta; several grandchildren and two brothers living at Wroxeter, Ontario.
The Calgary Daily Herald, June 15, 1932, page 16
Alberta Death Reg. #1932-08-403419
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