We are saddened to announce the passing of Elden “Eldie” Willard
Witt on March 11, 2022 - he died peacefully surrounded by his wife,
daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter at 93 years of age. He
received exceptional care at the South Health Campus hospital in
Calgary, AB but after suffering a heart attack in January of 2022, his
beautiful heart was unable to recover. We count our blessings that
Elden was able to remain healthy and vibrant right up until his heart
attack and are grateful to report that his passing was unrelated to
Covid-19.A man like Elden is hard to sum up in few words - everyone
who knew him knew his zest for life and adventure - always one to
enjoy a good time with friends and family, anything maple (particularly
fudge and ice cream) a nice drink (a smash, a fiver, or a sherry), the
first to offer a whiskey the second you walked through his door and
the “Witt wave” as you walked out. Always ready with a memory and
story from his past, he worked hard and played harder. He loved his
church and a good game of cribbage, cards or a puzzle. He excelled
at gardening and took such pride in his beautiful yard and home - the
home he was able to live in everyday of his life despite his recent
illness thanks to the supportive medical care of his wife and best
friend, Florence, his daughters Kathy and Tricia, and his attentive
son-in-law and number one “Chum” Harry. Elden was born to Ferdinand
(Fenny) and Martha Witt (nee Biederman) on October 5, 1928 at home
in the Alice Fraser Township. He is predeceased by his brother Kellard
(Shirley) and parents, and his special sister (Aunt) Edith. He met his
forever best friend Florence in 1946, and they married June 22,1949.
They had a blissful 73 years of marriage and 76 years of love. He was
a doting and loving husband, never an unkind word to say and always
trying to make life easier for his family. He lived in Okotoks, Alberta
for the last 23 years of his life after many years in Pembroke, Ontario.
Elden leaves behind a wonderful legacy - he had three beautiful
children, Katherine (Harold) Waldron, Patricia (Eddie -2012) Baptista
and Jeffrey (Pamela Mirehouse) Witt - his love and pride for them was
unending. Elden’s heart never did seem to recover from the loss of
his beloved son, and they are now reunited 3 months after Jeffrey’s
passing in December of 2021. He is also survived by his many grand
children - Amy (Tyler) Wasylenko, Lucas Waldron, Lacey (Jordan) Fox,
Lauren (Jason) Hargreaves, Claire (Spencer) Trapp, Jennifer (Kevyn)
Murray, Jordan (Katie) Witt, Stacey Witt, and Kirsten Brown (Mike
Gropp), Hana (Evan) Eckert. He was fortunate enough to have 13 great
grandchildren near and far. He filled so many roles in his nearly
94 years - son, brother, cousin, husband, father, uncle to many nieces
and nephews, grandfather (Bumpa) and great grandfather, and a loyal
friend to so many. He will be greatly missed by everyone lucky enough
to know and love him. In lieu of flowers, his family asks that a donation
be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. A celebration of life will be
held in June.
