Elvin Nordhagen, longtime resident of Hythe, passed away at Beaverlodge Hospital on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at the age of 90 years. Elvin was born April 30, 1922 in Kindersley, Saskatchewan. The family moved to Halcourt for a brief period of time and then to Homestead where the family farm still exists. Elvin went to school at Ashdown and Valhalla Centre. He helped the family on the farm until he joined the Army and served in WWII. Elvin married Mildred Anderson in 1949. They farmed and raised their 6 children together near Hythe. Elvin will be forever loved and missed by his wife Mildred; his brother Norman and sisters in-law Lillian and Solveig; his children Jim and Ann, Lorna and Chris, Linda and Peter, Jane and Terry, Janet and Claus, and Marilyn and Philip; his grandchildren Kris, Daina and Cody; Samara, David and Larena; Carolyn, Thomas and Alexander; Jason and Ross; Britt; Bronwyn, Tavis and Caleigh, and their spouses; his 14 great-grandchildren nephews, nieces, friends and neighbors. Elvin was predeceased by his parents Christian and Caroline; his brothers Palmer, Oscar and Harold; his sister Ruth and sisters in-law Alice and Doris; his nephew Jack; his father and mother in-law Carl & Helen Anderson; and his brother in-law Bernard. A funeral service will be held on Monday, June 4, 2012 at 2:00pm at the Hythe Legion. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital or to a charity of one’s choice.
I have such fond memories of your husband, dad, and granddad. He was a wonderful gentlemen with such an understated sense of humor. Sincere condolences from Brad and I and our boys.