LaVonne Joy Harrison passed away peacefully, into the arms of her Savior and Lord Jesus Christ, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Camrose, Alberta on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at the age of 89 years.
LaVonne was born on December 20, 1932 to Henry and Freda Pregitzer of the Earltown area and grew up on the family farm. She attended Earltown Elementary School and completed her education at Hanna High School. Upon graduation, she attended Normal School in Calgary, Alberta and received her Teaching Certificate. LaVonne taught at one room schools in Square Deal and Rose Lynn prior to getting a position at Hanna Elementary School, where she taught until her retirement in 1988.
In 1952, LaVonne married Leonard Harrison, and together they raised their two sons, Les, born in 1953 and Rian, born in 1955. During the following years, they moved several times, settling in Hanna, Alberta in 1961, where she lived until moving to Camrose, Alberta in 2021. LaVonne was very active in the Hanna Alliance Church, serving in several ministry positions over a span of forty-five years. She was an avid reader, scrapbooker, painter, artist, and enjoyed walking with friends, working out at Curves, and visiting with retired teachers at their weekly coffee times. LaVonne and Leonard enjoyed traveling on bus tours around parts of Canada and the U.S.; and she continued traveling on ocean cruises with friends after Leonard’s passing in 1999. LaVonne will be lovingly remembered by her sons, Les (Connie) and Rian (Barb), her five grandchildren, Stefani (Luke Peters), Jodi, Joel, Michael (Nellie), and Andrew, and her three great grandchildren, Cole, Reid, and Levi Peters. She will also be sadly missed by her brother-in-law, Ed Harrison, and her sister-in-law, Diane Pregitzer, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
LaVonne was predeceased by her husband, Leonard, her brothers, Lawrence and Raymond Pregitzer, and her parents, Henry Pregitzer and Freda Haller.
A Memorial Service will be held at the Hanna Alliance Church, 520 – 2 Avenue W, Hanna, Alberta on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. A reception will take place after the Service at the Hanna Round-Up Centre, east end of Main Street, 400 Pioneer Trail, Hanna, Alberta. A Private Family Interment will be held. If desired, Memorial Donations may be made to the Prairie Bible College, PO Box 4000, Three Hills, Alberta, T0M 2N0 or to the Canadian Bible Society at www.biblesociety.ca. Condolences, memories and photos may be shared and viewed at www.heartlandfuneralservices.com. Arrangements in care of: Heartland Funeral Services Ltd., 4415 – 49 Street, Innisfail, Alberta. Phone: 403.227.0006
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of LaVonne Joy Harrison Pregitzer Saturday October 1st 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Hanna, Province: Alberta