LUFT, Donald “Don” Leroy
January 21, 1934 – February 12, 2019
Don Luft lived most of his 85 years in the Bottrel area, just north of Cochrane and passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of Tuesday February 12, 2019.
He is
survived by his sister Eleanor (Ray) Martin, his 3 children – Dixi (Ward)
MacKenzie, Jeff (Melisa) Luft and Keith (Sherri) Luft, as well as 6
grandchildren – Bryce, Gavin, Cayleigh, Ben, Meghan and Chelsea. He was predeceased by his wife Janice (nee
Owens) and his son Dallas.
Don was born
on a small farm west of Didsbury. In the
early 1930’s, the Luft family moved south, settling southwest of Cremona where
they built their new family homestead which continues in the family today. From an early age, farming was his
passion. Whether it was driving a team,
and later a tractor, hours in the field made him happiest. Don took great pride in not just harvesting a
crop but in farming spring, summer and fall.
Don met
Janice at a local dance and fell in love almost immediately, marrying on her
family farm west of Carstairs in the winter of 1960. Soon thereafter, they started what would
prove to be a wonderfully successful life and business together, carving out
first a living and then a successful mixed farming enterprise. Don farmed with Jan and their kids for over
50 years before spending the last few years of his life at the Big Hill Lodge
and the Bethany Care Centre in Cochrane.
Hard work, a
love of family, humor and a quick wit, an ever-present twinkle in his eye and a
true zest for life describes Don best.
A celebration of Don’s life will be held at 2:30 pm on Sunday February 17, 2019 at the Cremona Community Hall.
Arrangements entrusted to Cochrane Country Funeral Home, Alison Van Arnam, Funeral Director – Ph: 403-932-1039.
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de LUFT Donald “Don Leroy January 21 1934 – February 12 2019..
Décès pour la Ville: Cochrane, Province: Alberta