We regret to advise of the death of John Robert "Bob" Dickson peacefully on 23 August 2005 at the Good Samaritan Care Centre in Stony Plain, AB at the age of 86.

Bob was born in Brandon, MB and raised in nearby Carberry, MB.  He joined the Army in 1941 and was a WW II veteran who served with the 21^st Field Company in France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany.

After demobilisation, he returned to Carberry and then moved to Flin Flon, MB where he was employed for 34 years mining underground with Hudson's Bay Mining & Smelting Company.  He retired in 1981 and settled in Stony Plain.

A Memorial Service will be held on 3 September in Carberry, MB at the Knox-Zion Presbyterian Church.  Interment to follow the service at the Carberry Plains Cemetery.  Donations may be made to the Good Samaritan Society, PO Box 8190, Edmonton, AB T6H 5A2 or the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, 10985 - 124 Street, Edmonton, AB T5M 0H9.  ^{{gdOct2016kh} [zpp]}