Obituary of Lorne Emmanuel Swedberg
Lorne Emmanuel Swedberg
(May 6, 1954 - April 15, 2024)
Lorne was born in Stettler, AB on May 6, 1954 and passed away on April 15, 2024 at the Mazankowski Heart Institute after complications from heart surgery. The second son to Allan and Ruby, he grew up on the family farm near Meeting Creek. Lorne attended the Meeting Creek School and finished his grade 12 at Camrose Lutheran College. Following school, he went to work at Alberta Wheat Pool as a grain buyer in various locations.
He married Connie, the love of his life, on May 16, 1975. They were blessed with their first two sons, Jason and Michael and then moved to the family farm to start farming with his dad. Bryan came along once they were on the farm.
A few years later, Lorne and Connie finally got their daughters when Amanda and Christy married into the family. Then the family expanded again when the five grandkids were born within four years of each other. Lorne loved his entire family, but the adoration he had for Sarah, Josh, Matthew, Dylan, and Erika was next level.
Lorne continued to work and farm until he finally retired from his town job in 2020. He never regretted renting the farmland out because it gave him time to do the things he loved. He still enjoyed his cows though, even pulling a calf just two weeks before he went into the hospital. It made him happy to drive through the calves and tame them down and then give them trouble when they started to chew on the side-by-side.
Lorne was a practical man who enjoyed farming, tropical vacations, camping with family and friends, side-by-siding, but most of all his grandchildren. Whatever they were doing, Papa was all in on supporting his five grandkids.
Just a few weeks ago he was watching Josh’s hockey and Matthew and Dylan’s basketball finish up. He was bragging up Erika’s sketch book and rescuing wandering calves with Sarah. He was looking forward to the Oilers playoffs and baseball season. When he went into the hospital with pacemaker complications none of us ever thought he wouldn’t be coming home.
Lorne will be sadly missed by Connie, Jason, Christy, Josh, Erika, Mike, Amanda, Sarah, Matthew, Dylan and Bryan; his siblings Dwain (Arlene), Vern (Shelley), Myran (Adele), and Mary Ann (Dean); Connie’s siblings Duane (Mary Ellen) and Sandra (Gerry); as well as numerous nieces and nephews, their spouses and kids; and good friends and extended family members whom he cherished.
An Inurnment was held at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, April 20, 2024, at the Meeting Creek Cemetery, 43039 Range Rd 194A. A Funeral Service was held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 20, 2024, from the CityLights Church, 4920 48 Street Camrose, officiated by Pastor Jonathan Aicken.
If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Lorne's memory may be made to the Meeting Creek Cemetery.
