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Helen Gail Barefoot

November 27, 2012

Helen Gail Barefoot (nee Morehouse)

January 17, 1918 ~ November 27, 2012


Helen passed away at Swan Valley Lodge on Tuesday November 27, 2012 at the age of 94 years, with family by her side.


Mom was born on January 17, 1918 to Ada and Stewart Morehouse at Prince Albert, SK. She moved to Calgary, AB when she was eight. Mom volunteered for the Canadian Red Cross Foundation, the Foothills Hospital and the Heart & Stroke Foundation.


Wife of deceased Calgary Police Inspector, Harold Barefoot, mother of only child, Harolyn Gail (Wayne) Long of BC, grandmother to Denton Craig and great-grandmother to Alexandra and Liam, all of Calgary, AB, mom’s favourite city.


A heartfelt thank you to Silver Willow Lodge, Nanton, AB and Swan Valley Lodge, Creston, BC for the compassion, care and good meals that mom spoke of often.

Be at peace Mom, and know you did your best for all you met and nurtured.