Obituary of Constance "Connie" Price

Constance “Connie” Price (nee Gourley) of Red Deer AB passed away at the Red Deer Hospice on June 22, 2020 at the age of 97 years.

Connie was born in Manchester, England on April 22, 1923. She came to Canada with her parents in 1929, settled on a farm east of Penhold and attended a country school. During the War, she worked on a cattle ranch west of Nanton in the Porcupine Hills area.

She moved to Red Deer in her twenties and worked at Jenkins Grocery Store. She met and married Leslie “Bud” Price in 1946 and settled in Red Deer, where Bud worked with CP Rail for 36 years.

Connie was a long-time active member of St. Leonard’s-on-the-Hill Anglican Church. She was a talented, patient, independent and hard-working woman who could put her hand to anything and accomplish it. Her passions were horseback riding, reading, wildlife and nature, and her family and friends. Connie was predeceased by her husband “Bud” and son-in-law Rex Turple.

She will be sadly missed by her children – Bev Turple, Ken (Grace) Price, Rhonda (Glen) Thomlison, her five grandchildren Garrett, Allison, Marnie (Ryan), Ryan and Steven, five great-grandchildren and long-time family friends Norreen and Bruce MacArthur.

Thank you to the staff on Unit 33 at the RDRHC and the Red Deer Hospice for your wonderful care. A special thank-you to Dr. Philpott and Dr. Conradie, who helped us along this difficult journey. Also, a heartfelt thank-you to Bruce and Norreen MacArthur from Meaningful Memorials Funeral Service and Reverend Chris Roth of St. Leonard’s-on-the-Hill Anglican Church.

A private family gathering will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Connie’s memory to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 - Arnot Ave., Red Deer AB T4R 3S6.

Condolences to Connie’s family may be emailed to meaningful@telus.net. Arrangements in care of Meaningful Memorials Funeral Service, Red Deer AB, serving Red Deer and all of Central Alberta, 587-876-4944.