Vanessa Leanne Neufeld
February 2, 1978 – September 10, 2019
Vanessa Leanne Neufeld of Cochrane, AB, passed
away on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at the age of 41 years.
Vanessa was born in Saskatoon, SK, on February 2, 1978 to Jake and Lorraine
Neufeld. She graduated high school at Aberdeen Composite School. She moved to
Calgary in 2010 and most recently moved to Cochrane in May, 2019. Vanessa began
her Stampede career in 2012 in broadcast rodeo production. She helped to run
the live rodeo production, and coordinated photography for the entire Calgary
Stampede, and in 2018 she briefly took a contract supporting the youth and
foundation team administratively. In December, 2016, Vanessa was also welcomed
into the Master’s College family in Calgary as High School liaison officer. She
really enjoyed her job with them. She worked at the school until her cancer
diagnoses in January 2019. Vanessa loved to do photography of all kinds but
became best known for her storm chasing pictures. Twice she has had her photos
published in National Geographic Photo of the Day. She was the winner of World
Wide Wow photo contest and has also been featured in Chatelaine magazine and
Readers Digest as well as in the UK in the Mirror, Metro, and Telegraph
newspapers. Planet Magazine of Saskatoon, SK, did an article on her. Saskatoon
Star Phoenix, the Regina Leader, and the Calgary Sun all featured her photos.
Vanessa is survived by her parents, Jake and
Lorraine Neufeld of Aberdeen, SK; her brother and sister-in-law, Bradley and
Louisa, their children, Amelie, Naiya, and Terran of Kimberley, BC; her brother
Jonathan and sister-in-law Shala, their children, Chayton, Junia, Corwin, and
Zipporah of Aberdeen, SK; paternal grandparents, Abe and Nettie Neufeld;
maternal grandmother Anne Fehr; and a large number of uncles, aunts, cousins,
and friends.
Vanessa is predeceased by her uncle Julius
Neufeld in 1977, maternal grandfather William (Bill) Fehr in 1994, and her aunt
Gertie Hamm in 2017.
Those wishing to pay their respects may do so at Dalmeny Funeral Home (139 3rd Street, Dalmeny, SK), on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. Graveside Service at Aberdeen Olgafeld Mennonite Church Cemetery (Aberdeen, SK), on Monday, September 16, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Memorial Service will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church (107 McWillie Ave, Saskatoon, SK) on Monday, September 16, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. followed by a light lunch in the Church Hall. Arrangements in care of DALMENY FUNERAL HOME 306-254-2022.
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Vanessa Leanne Neufeld..
Décès pour la Ville: Dalmeny, Province: Saskatchewan