Donald Gladwin Goltz

Donald Gladwin Goltz (1946-2024)

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Donald Gladwin Goltz, 77, on January 10, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta. Don was born on July 8, 1946, in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, and spent his childhood on the farm in Springside, Saskatchewan. He was born into a Christian home, accepted Christ and was baptized at West Ebenezer Baptist Church, Sask. He went to a small country school (Windsor School) with horse and buggy and graduated High School in Yorkton. He received and Bachelor of Education from the University of Alberta and a Master of Educational Administration from Bemidji University. Don was a farmer and a schoolteacher (and later a principle) and taught in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

Don met Anne Petrich at North America Baptist College, where he boarded, and they got married August 9, 1969 (54 years). Their family was completed with two children, Taunya and Timothy. Don is survived by his loving wife Anne; daughter Taunya, married to Brian Wirzba, and their children Isaac, Mira and Noa, and their son Tim, married to Angela (nee Sharratt). He is also survived by his siblings; brother Doug and sister-in-law Grace Goltz; sister Florence and brother-in-law Marvin Fried; brothers-in-law Harry and Rodney Petrich, and his beloved Aunt Joyce Effa. He cherished his many nieces and nephews. He grew up in a very close-knit family, with Aunts, Uncles, and double-cousins that felt like siblings.

Don loved the outdoors and cherished camping, hunting, and fishing trips. Don also loved travelling and adventures; and with Anne and a young family spent three years residing in Cameroon and Nigeria, Africa as missionaries for the North American Baptist Conference. Later in life they spent many winters as snowbirds living in Texas and California and have a large community of friends there as well. His warm and caring nature extended far beyond his family, creating lasting bonds with many friends, neighbours, and his beloved church community.

A Celebration of Life for Don will be held Friday, January 19, 2024 at 1:00 PM at Greenfield Community Church, 3712 - 114 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta.

Link for the livestream;

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