GORDON RAY ALGATE, beloved husband of Denise (Walburger) Algate, passed away in Lethbridge, Alberta on Friday, August 21, 2026 at the age of 83 years.
Gordon Algate, born 4 July 1943 in Cardston to Hector & Leona Algate and was raised on the family farm in Jefferson, Alberta. He learned how to work hard. Gordon passed away peacefully on August 21, 2026 in the Lethbridge hospital with his wife, Denise of 60 years and his 3 children - Christina, Robert (Leah), and Shelley by his side. We will miss him.
He has 1 brother Gary who resides at Jefferson, AB. He worked many places and loved them all. He worked at the Cardston Creamery, the Cardston Feed Mill and many farmers in the area, also worked at Remingtons at Del Bonita. He liked working with cattle. He worked as a butcher for Pitcher Meat. He loved to make sausage and other things for his family, he liked to make pickled carrots. He loved hunting with his wife and son, and good friends. He liked making and building things like trucks, picture frames, etc. He carved birds & things. He liked doing taxidermy of animals & birds. He loved his lathe to make little bowls, flower vases etc. He had a quick sense of humor, telling a joke coming out of nowhere. He served in church callings as best he could. Serving a mission with his wife in the Canada Toronto Mission, serving in Ontario. He was a Temple Ordinance worker.
We would like to thank the doctors & nurses for the great care they gave him in the Cardston and Lethbridge Hospitals. He wasn’t one to complain. He liked them all.
Friends may meet the family on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 from 7 to 8:00 p.m. at Legacy Funeral Home in Cardston, Alberta. A Family Graveside service was held on August 27, 2026.
Gordon Algate, born 4 July 1943 in Cardston to Hector & Leona Algate and was raised on the family farm in Jefferson, Alberta. He learned how to work hard. Gordon passed away peacefully on August 21, 2026 in the Lethbridge hospital with his wife, Denise of 60 years and his 3 children - Christina, Robert (Leah), and Shelley by his side. We will miss him.
He has 1 brother Gary who resides at Jefferson, AB. He worked many places and loved them all. He worked at the Cardston Creamery, the Cardston Feed Mill and many farmers in the area, also worked at Remingtons at Del Bonita. He liked working with cattle. He worked as a butcher for Pitcher Meat. He loved to make sausage and other things for his family, he liked to make pickled carrots. He loved hunting with his wife and son, and good friends. He liked making and building things like trucks, picture frames, etc. He carved birds & things. He liked doing taxidermy of animals & birds. He loved his lathe to make little bowls, flower vases etc. He had a quick sense of humor, telling a joke coming out of nowhere. He served in church callings as best he could. Serving a mission with his wife in the Canada Toronto Mission, serving in Ontario. He was a Temple Ordinance worker.
We would like to thank the doctors & nurses for the great care they gave him in the Cardston and Lethbridge Hospitals. He wasn’t one to complain. He liked them all.
Friends may meet the family on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 from 7 to 8:00 p.m. at Legacy Funeral Home in Cardston, Alberta. A Family Graveside service was held on August 27, 2026.