Obituary of Lyle Keith Harke
Lyle Keith Harke
(August 31, 1943 – September 30, 2020)
Lyle Keith Harke of Hay Lakes, Alberta, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at the age of 77 years.
Left to cherish his memory are his companion Sigrun Lyseng; children Charlene Harke of St. Walburg, Saskatchewan, Dale (Jody) Lyseng of Edmonton, Sonja (Marc) Braim of New Norway, Kurt (Karen) Lyseng of Camrose; twelve grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and siblings Laverne (Boris) of Victoria, BC, Phyllis (Jacque) of St. Edward, Ontario, and Wendy (John) of Hay Lakes.
Lyle was predeceased by his brother Dennis, and parents Lawrence and Meta.
At Lyle’s request, no formal service will be held.
If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Lyle’s memory may be made to the Cross Cancer Institute, or to Parkinson Association of Alberta.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Lyle
Keith
Harke 1943 2020..
Death notice for the town of: Camrose, Province: Alberta
Memories of Lyle are so much about the stories.
Friendly and outgoing, Lyle always had something on the go. We remember his cars, especially his first hot rod, later his Cadillac convertible.
Years working in the far north brought harrowing stories of polar bears attacking the work camp. Flights on small planes every few weeks didn’t help his fear of flying, which became almost unbearable after helping to recover victims of a horrific plane crash. He met and chatted with Pierre Trudeau there, and looked after his son Sasha while he was touring the site.
Lyle had a very tender side. The birth of Charene was his bright star, and brought him much happiness. He always loved and respected our parents, and was glad Charene was part of the family home when he was away working.
A small memory, but nice: he lent me his Elvis Christmas album for my first Christmas away from home… and phoned me on the day Elvis died.
Jacques, Rob and I enjoyed our visits and chats with Lyle and Sigrun on our trips to Alberta. Remembering my big brother Lyle with love, Phyl
Phyllis Levesque, Point Edward, Ontario