Obituary of William (Bill) Penner

July 10, 1936 – Coaldale, Alberta

June 18, 2023 - Calgary, Alberta

William (Bill) Penner passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023 with his husband Grant Craig Clark by his bedside.

Bill, the youngest and the last of the nine children of Russian Immigrants, Mary Neufeld and David Penner from Tier Weida, Russia who built a farming empire in Southern Alberta.

Bill – a farmer – a pharmacist – a school trustee – an entrepreneur – a landlord – a father – a bon vivant – a world traveler – a giver – a remarkable person who gave to so many.

Besides his loving husband Grant, he is survived by his two sons and their wives, Vaughn (Carol) and Jason (Shana); and five grandsons and their wives, Clayton (Madeline), Donovan (Tere), Carson (Leah), Cameron (Nicole) and Logan (Megan); numerous nephews and nieces; as well as his Willms cousins. Also surviving are sister-in-law Sheila B. Cox and his namesake Dr. Bill (Ev) Neumann.

Besides his parents, he was predeceased by all his siblings, his sisters, Annie, Erna (John Dyck), Marie (Henry Thiessen), and Freda (Alex Neumann); and his brothers, Henry, David (Elaine), Willard (Erika) and Jake (Ella)(Edna). As well, predeceased by his in-laws Marret Sherman Clark and Maisie Brown Hall, and brother-in-law George A. Cox.

Funeral Services will be held at McInnis & Holloway (Park Memorial, 5008 Elbow Drive SW, Calgary, AB) on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Viewing prior to service. Entombment to follow at Queens Park Mausoleum. Condolences, memories, and photos can also be shared and viewed here.

In living memory of William Penner, a tree will be planted in the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area by McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes, Park Memorial, 5008 Elbow Drive SW, Calgary, AB T2S 2L5, Telephone: 403-243-8200.