Mrs. Vera Connell passed away on Monday, June 24, 2024, at the Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary Alberta at the age of 93 years. Vera was born at the Medicine Hat Hospital on April 3, 1931. She had two older sisters, a younger sister and a brother. Vera lived and went to school in Hatton, Saskatchewan until the age of 14 years, at which time the family moved to the Neutral Hills area North Consort, Alberta. She went to the Neutral Valley School and then to Consort High School. After graduation, Vera worked at the local Pioneer Store and played on the ladies’ softball team and went to local sports days. In 1951, she met and then married Mr. Patrick Connell and moved to the family farm just outside of Monitor, Alberta. Vera was a mother, homemaker, and assistant homebuilder, as she and Pat raised five children and farmed and ranched on the family farm together for forty-six years. In 1996, they sold their farm to their son, Stanley and his family and they retired to a lovely acreage just outside of Innisfail, Alberta. They remained in Innisfail and Vera enjoyed sewing and looking after the pets they acquired. Though there were some health issues over the years, Vera loved being a part of the Innisfail community and was a long time and devoted member of the Innisfail Alliance Church. Vera and Pat were married for sixty-two years until Pat’s passing in 2013, at which time, Vera moved to the Autumn Glen Lodge. She remained happily at the Autumn Glen and waited patiently for Autumn Grove to open its doors. Vera loved being at the Autumn Grove lodge until health issues took her into Calgary, Alberta in February 2024. She remained in Calgary until the time of her passing. Vera is lovingly remembered by her children, Don (Mary), Dave (Sheila), Stan (Cheryl), Louise (Dan), and Noreen (Kim), her fourteen grandchildren and twenty-nine great Grandchildren. She will also be deeply missed by her sisters, Ella and Marj. Vera was predeceased by her loving husband Patrick, her parents William and Alma Forbes, her siblings Raymond and Lil, a grandchild, Wesley, and her son-in law, Dan. A Funeral Service was held at Autumn Grove Lodge, 4035 – 50 Avenue, Innisfail, Alberta on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Vera was laid to rest beside Patrick at Lakeroad Cemetery, Consort Alberta on Thursday July 4, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. If desired, Memorial Donations may be made to the Parkland Foundation in care of Autumn Grove Lodge at parklandfoundation.ca. Condolences, memories and photos may be shared and viewed at www.heartlandfuneralservices.com. Arrangements in care of: Heartland Funeral Services Ltd., 4415 – 49 Street, Innisfail, Alberta. Phone: 403.227.0006

• Date : 2024-07-07
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