Goslin, George Arthur
November 15, 1926 - October 28, 2012
Our loving dad and dear friend passed away Sunday, October 28, 2012 at
the Colonel Belcher Care West, Calgary, where he had been living for
the past 1 1/2 years.
George was born and grew up on the farm at North Cooking Lake, east of
Edmonton. Upon leaving school, he took an aircraft technical course at
NAIT and worked for Canadian Pacific Airlines. He joined the navy in
WWII and worked as a mechanic on aircraft carriers. When discharged,
he continued aircraft mechanic work for 25 years in Alberta,
Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. With aircraft cutbacks in 1964, George
settled in Claresholm, where he operated the swimming pool, skating
rink, an electronics shop and worked at the Care Centre as a ward aide
for 20 years.
George married his sweetheart, Muriel Marshall, February 25, 1950 in
Edmonton. They shared 57 wonderful years together, until she passed
away in 2007.
George is survived by his older sister Lucia Gwilliams (Claresholm)
and younger sister Kay Dixon (Sherwood Park); son Sam (Eileen) Goslin
of Claresholm; daughters Patricia (Russ) Luke of Leduc and Mary Ellen
Goslin of Okotoks; 6 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren and many
nephews and nieces. George was predeceased by his mother Elizabeth
(Groves) and father Arthur Goslin, his older brother Earl who died in
the war and oldest sister Viola.
Funeral services will be held at Faith Community Baptist Church,
Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. Reception and burial to follow.
Memorial donations may be made to Missions Aviation Fellowship of
Canada, 264 - Woodlawn Rd. W., Guelph, ON N1H 1B6; or a charity of
your choice.
Arrangements entrusted to LEYDEN’S FUNERAL HOME, Claresholm. Tel:
403-625-3212. www.leydens.com.