After 22 years of operating as Personal Alternative Funeral Services® and Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services®, our Franchise Agreement has recently expired. Accordingly, we are now changing our name here in Trail to Clark’s Funeral Services.
To the many families we’ve served over the years, please know that we’re the same people, at the same address and the same phone number. The only thing that has changed is our name and website address. Our people, phone number and address remain the same.
To contact us, please make note of our new website and email address below.
Bennie Switzer, beloved husband of Doris Switzer,
passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at the age of 85 years. Bennie was born
in Calgary and completed his grade 12 education at Western Canada High School. Bennie
met his wife Doris at a dance in downtown Calgary. The two were wed in 1956,
and fondly called each other “Joe” for their 56 years of loving marriage. While
raising three children in the community of Bowness, Bennie worked various jobs,
including co-owning and operating a dry cleaning/dye house business and working
as a boiler engineer at Atco Structures and the Grace Hospital. Bennie enjoyed
fishing, bowling, woodworking and playing crib. Bennie and Doris were long-time
members of the Forest Lawn Alberta Loyal Order of Moose as well as the Forge
Seniors Club, where they formed many close friendships over the years. Later in
life Bennie greatly enjoyed being a granddad. His eight grandchildren will miss
his stories, trickery and teasing. Bennie is survived by his wife, Doris; his
children, Deborah (Brian) Cook, Vivian (Mark) Klingbeil, Allan (Kimberley); and
8 grandchildren, Matthew, Annalise, Cailynn, Quinn, Aidan, Morgan, Alexandra
and Jacintha. A Celebration of Life will be held at Moose Lodge, 4885 Hubalta
Road SE, on Saturday, April 27 at 2:00pm.
Messages:
Sorry to here about Mr. Switzers passing.
I have many fond memories of him from the early years of my close friendship with Allan. Sleep overs, camping and fishing trips, etc.
He was a kind and patient man. Allan and I were quite the handful back then, but he had a way of dealing with us that I'm sure made us (me) a better person to this day.
God bless him and all the Switzer family.
Greg Stech.
Our deepest sympathies to Doris and the family.
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Sorry to here about Mr. Switzers passing. I have many fond memories of him from the early years of my close friendship with Allan. Sleep overs, camping and fishing trips, etc. He was a kind and patient man. Allan and I were quite the handful back then, but he had a way of dealing with us that I'm sure made us (me) a better person to this day. God bless him and all the Switzer family. Greg Stech.