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ARDEN WINGROVE:
By Arden Wingrove
I was born and raised in the Colchester District, seven miles southeast of Edmonton. My folks had a dairy
farm fronting on Highway 14 or more commonly known as the South Cooking Lake Trail.
I took my schooling at the Colchester school and completed my grade 11 and 12 at Strathcona and
Garneau High Schools.
I took two years at the Vermilion School of Agriculture.
In October of 1951, Dad bought the farm of Mrs Eva Marshall and her son Roy. As of May 17, 1952 we
became residents of the Sunniebend district.
July 25, 19xx I married Olga Shulhan. Olga was raised in the Cherhill district and we met at the VermilionSchool of Agriculture. We had six children, Deborah, Kimberly, Kent, Pamela,
Darcy, and Donnell Wingrove.
Deborah (Wingrove), the first of the 6 children was born in Westlock, August 26, 1954. She received her education in
Pibroch from Grades 1 through 6, and graduated from Westlock High School. Debbie then entered the
R.N. Nursing Programme at the University Hospital receiving an award with the highest marks in the last
of the 3 year programme. She then worked at the University Hospital for a year before she went back to
the University of Alberta to receive her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. She then lectured for a
year at the University Hospital. Upon moving to Calgary she spent a year at the Holy Cross Hospital as a
charge nurse. Debbie returned to lecture at the University Hospital until she married
Terry Svienson June
26, 19xx. They lived in Calgary for a year and are now in the process of moving back to Edmonton.Debbie will be working in Public Health.
Kimberly (Wingrove), the eldest boy, born July 26, 19xx received his education in Pibroch from Grade 1 through
Grade 4 and graduated from Westlock High School. He then joined the Armed Forces and took his basic
training in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, then being transferred to Trenton, Ontario. Kim was with the forces
for a year. He then spent a year with the Federal Department of Agriculture, blood testing for Brucillosis.
He then worked for Belcourt for 2 years before he started his apprenticeship in Air-conditioning,
Refrigeration, and Heating. He now has his Journeyman papers and is employed with Weathermakers in
Edmonton.
Kent (Wingrove) arrived on October 3, 19xx. He took grades 1 through 4 in Pibroch and graduated from Westlock
High School. Kent then worked for MacGregors Telephone and Power Ltd. for 3 years before joining
Calgary Power Ltd., now known as TransAlta Utilities. While working with TransAlta, Kent received his
Electrical Technicians papers as well as his High Power Linesman papers.
Both Kim and Kent are actively involved with the Pibroch Roadrunners fastball team for which Arden
also played and then later coached.
Pamela (Wingrove) was born October 23, 19xx in Westlock. She took from Grades 1 through 4 in Pibroch and
graduated from Westlock High School. Pam then furthered her education by taking her Respiratory
Technicians training at NAIT and the Royal Alexandra Hospital. She then worked for a year at the Royal
Alexandra Hospital. She then worked for a year at the Royal Alexandra Hospital before marrying
Dwight
Stephens on April 7, 1979. They live in Westlock, and Pam was working at the Central Medical Clinic for
4 years, and is now once again employed at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
Darcy (Wingrove), born in Westlock February 26, 19xx, received her education in Pibroch from Grade 1 to Grade 3
and graduating from Westlock High School. Darcy then went to the University of Alberta taking Special
Education for a year before entering the faculty of Physiotherapy, graduating with the award for the
highest marks in the 4 year programme. Darcy was involved with the handicapped camp for 3 summers.
She is now employed at the University Hospital in Edmonton.
Donnell (Wingrove) was born in January 8, 19xx. Donnell just took grade 1 in Pibroch before the school was
closed,
then graduating from Westlock High School. She then took her Animal Health Technology at NAIT and
Fairview college. Donnell worked at the Veterinary Clinic as a Vet’s assistant for 2 years. She then
received her Canadian Certificate in Instructing Gymnastics, which she instructed in the evenings for 2
years. She has now entered in the R.N. Programme in nursing at the Misericordia Hospital in Edmonton.
The children, while in school, were involved in different sports and in music taking piano lessons as well
as playing in the school band and taking part in different exchange programmes.
They were also very active in the Sunniebend 4-H club. They took part in the United Church Camp and
in their later years enjoyed their stay at the Gold Eye Camp.
We celebrated our 30th Wedding Anniversary on July 25, 19xx, and our family arranged an Open House
party for which we will always be grateful. We still live on the family farm and it is still home to the
family. They get back regularly to visit, enjoy family friendship and help whenever possible.
When Olga and I see such a happy and successful family we smile with pride!
Debbie and Terry
(Wingrove) provided us with our first grandchild - a son -
Brody Nicholas
(Wingrove)- born Nov. 6, 19xx
weighing 7 ˝ lbs.
Back Row:
Kent and Ken Wingrove
Front Row:
Pam, Darcy, Olga, Arden,
Debbie & Donnell Wingrove
from Lakeland
Review Fall/Winter 2001
Olga Shulhan wasn’t initially that taken with
Arden
Wingrove. It was the 1948/49 academic year and the two were in their first year of studies at the Vermilion School of Agriculture.
“He ran for class president and I didn’t even vote for him. I wasn’t interested in him, I had someone else in mind,” recalled Olga, who is
originally from Cherhill. Arden did win the election and later on he managed to change Olga’s opinion of him.
“We started going out in October 1949 during our second year of school,” she said. Olga was taking Home Economics while Arden, who was from south of Edmonton, was in Agriculture.
At that time, the only free night students at the Vermilion School of Agriculture had was on Fridays. “We usually went to a movie that
night and on Saturday night there was always a function at the school,” said Olga. During the week, the pair would meet after study period at the college concession.
The nature of the college naturally leads to many people pairing up and eventually marrying. “We were only allowed to leave the school for home at Christmas or after graduation so the
students were very, very close,” said Olga. “Every week they changed the seating plan in the cafeteria so we always socialized with different people.”
After grad, Olga moved to Edmonton where she got a job and Arden was 15 miles outside of the
city where he was a dairy farmer. They continued to see each other and in
19xx got married and moved to the Westlock area where they raised their six children.
The Wingroves are still involved with the college and enjoy returning each June for Homecoming celebrations. In fact, Arden is currently the president of the Lakeland College Alumni Association.
Any additional information on this family is appreciated
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