MARY'S GENEALOGY TREASURES
Pete came to Canada as a young man, and settled in Taber,
In 1931 the family moved to Coalhurst, and farmed on the
All four children attended the Rolling Hill School, which
Pete worked in the Coalhurst and Shaughnessy mines,
Pete's oldest son married and operated the old White
Pete and another son took over the Service Station
Pete passed away on February 22, 1944 at age fifty-three,
We have many happy memories of our life in Coalhurst -
Alberta. Florence, who was born in Sikeston, Missouri,
was four years old when her family came to Taber, and
homesteaded there. Pete and Florence were married on
November 6, 1920. Although she was only fifteen years
old, Florence was a good wife and mother. Pete worked
in the coal mines and farmed while they lived in Taber
where three children were born, two sons and one daughter.
Park Lake Road. Florence's parents, William and Annie
Hipp, and her sisters, Myrtle Pontarolo and Rebecca Berry,
also had adjoining farms on the Park Lake Road. It was here
in 1932, that a fourth daughter was born.
was about a mile and a half from home. In the
summertime they walked or rode their bicycles to school.
The wintertime, transportation was by horse and buggy.
as well as on the farm. He was a friendly man, and a
good mechanic, who helped anyone who needed him.
Quite often, late into the night, he was helping a neighbor
or friend fix a broken down piece of machinery during
the harvest season.
Rose Service Station, on the west side of Highway No. 3.
They had living quarters in the rear of the station. He
joined the army in 1942 and after he left, the family gave
up the farm and bought a house at the Riverbottom in
Lethbridge.
operation. They worked long hours, as it was a time of
gas rationing, and someone was always running, out of
gas-, that meant a tow home or to the gas station. With
his mechanical ability, Pete kept many a car in running order.
and Florence passed away April 14, 1982.
farm life- our Grandma's rhubarb and strawberry pie - on
Sunday, going to Uncle Paul and Aunt Myrtle's place on
picnics, and Aunt Myrtle making delicious homemade ice
cream for all us kids. We are always so happy when we
meet one of our friends from years gone by.
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