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Obituary ~ Arthur (Pete) Smyth, 1920-2010
Arthur F. (Pete) Smyth, resident of Grande Prairie, passed away peacefully at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital March 11, 2010 at the age of 89 years.
Pete was born Nov. 18, 1920 in Creelman, Sask., and moved to High Prairie at the age of 12. Pete served in the Second World War. After the war, Pete returned to High Prairie and married Ruth March 17, 1948. Pete farmed successfully until 1974 when he retired to Grande Prairie.
Pete will be sadly missed by his beloved wife, Ruth; four children, Shirley (Bob) Dumont, Charles (Lorraine) Smyth, Darlene (Richard) Dahl, Janette (Rick) Ferguson; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held at Oliver’s Grande Prairie Funeral Chapel on March 16. Interment followed in the Grande Prairie Cemetery.
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