Loving Tribute to Ethel Albrecht

Ethel was born in 1930 in rural Ontario. After finishing high school, she enrolled in a private business college where she got her certification in secretarial and bookkeeping.

Ethel married Phillip Albrecht in 1953 and moved west to southern Saskatchewan. After a few years they picked up and moved to southern Alberta.

Ethel Albrecht moved to the Two Hills area in the fall of 1967. During these early years Ethel was busy raising her 4 children Wayne, Grant, David and Sheila, as well as working hard on the family farm.

Ethel started her volunteer work shortly after moving to Two Hills as the Treasurer for the Morecambe Rural Electrical Association. When her youngest, Sheila was old enough to start school Ethel decided to go back to work and got a job in the office with Diachuk Concrete in Two Hills. From there she moved on to work at the admitting desk for the Two Hills Hospital.

Prior to retirement Ethel started to get involved with more local groups, such as the Two Hills Swimming Pool and Two Hills United Church. Ethel retired from the Hospital in the early 1990's. Looking for more challenges, Ethel decided to refocus her time on more volunteer work. In 1993 she became Treasurer of the Two Hills Senior Center and before long she was the President of the Two Hills Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Treasurer for the Two Hills Swimming Pool, Treasurer for the Two Hills United Church, Member of the Two Hills Hospital Auxiliary and Board Member for the Two Hills Family and Community Services Society. According to her husband, Philip, Ethel always had her nose in the books! Ethel is well known for her many hilarious antics at various funding raising campaigns: such as dressing up as a clown. And we all remember the time Ethel stole the runway at the local charity fashion show dressed as a bag lady.

Ethel has provided dedicated volunteer service to our community for the last 50 plus years and in return has received many hours of satisfaction knowing that she has done her part to make our community a better place to live.