In Memory Of

Walter Joseph Cardinal

Jan 20, 1955 - Oct 30, 2024

Service

Tuesday, November 5, 2024
11:00 am
Chapel of the Rocky Funeral Home
4804-48 Street
Rocky Mountain House, Alberta

Obituary

Walter was born January 20, 1955, in Bonnyville, Alberta to Marie Rose Desjarlais and Romeo Cardinal. He passed away October 30, 2024, at the age of 69 years.

Walter was a very wonderful person. He was a hard worker and loved to work on vehicles. Walter was a licensed mechanic and liked to help people. He was an awesome mechanic. Walter loved his family deeply. He had a lot of close friends and was loved by his family. Walter was well known in Rocky and eventually moved to Maskwacis. He did not have any children of his own, although he did have a lot of nieces and nephews that we would help in need.

Walter is survived by many siblings: Freddie Dumais of Rocky Mountain House, Martha Semeniuk (Dale Williamson) of Calgary, Gladys Bigelow (George Moritz) of Rocky Mountain House, Mary-Jane Desjarlais of Red Deer, Jimmy (Christine) Cardinal of Rocky Mountain House, Beatrice (Jim) Sterling of Rocky Mountain House, Shirley (Doug) Calvert of Rocky Mountain House, Bernice Cardinal of Innisfail, Clifford Cardinal and Rhoda Fortier of Calgary, Marlene Heavenfire of Calgary, and many nieces and nephews.

Walter is predeceased by mother: Marie Rose Desjarlais January 10, 1990; Father Romeo Cardinal July 1, 1997; Brother Martin Cardinal in 1979 and Brother Steven Heavenfire in 1989.

There will be a service:
Chapel of the Rocky Funeral Home
Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
November 5, 2024, at 11 a.m.
Condolences may be forwarded to www.rockyfuneralhome.ca.
Rocky and Sylvan Lake Funeral Homes and Crematorium, your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements.

Condolences

Anonymous :

Oh Walter, this is so sad, I'm going to miss you buddy! I often wondered what happened to you after you left the Esso. I miss you, rest easy.

Miranda Koens (Bigelow):

Heaven gained someone absolutely beautiful and words cannot express how saddened our family is.

Anyone who had the privilege of knowing Walter knew just how genuine of a human being he was and how unselfish he was to those around him. This man could light up an entire room with his laughter or his Elvis impressions. He would give his last dollar to someone if they needed it and not even blink an eye about it.

He raised me and my siblings as if we were his own and showed us love and nurture along the way and for that I am grateful. I am so thankful for my childhood weekends spent with him watching movies and eating take out, thankful for him being there for every milestone I had and for getting me my first car. I have so many great memories with him to cherish and share with my own children and knowing that warms my heart.

The world needs more people like you Walter. I hope you are at peace now and watching down over everyone who deeply loved you.

Dawn&Donn Mason :

Condolences to the entire family. Walter was a brilliant man with a heart of gold and his presence will be missed by all who had the pleasure to really know him

Terrance Coombes :

You sounded like a really nice guy from all the comments and the info I gotten on you may you rest in peace, I never ever did meet you but you're an uncle of mine, when you get up there say hi to your dad for me tell him Beano said hello and I miss him a lot... Condolences to all your family members

Keano dumais:

You have always been there for me. One of my bestfriends. I love you uncle walter. Keep fixing things up there for us.

Brittany Bigelow:

Uncle Walter, you may have left this world, but your spirit lives on in our hearts. You were a shining example of kindness and compassion. Your love for working on cars and Elvis impersonations brought so much happiness to those around you. May you rest in peace, and know that you will never be forgotten. Love you forever.

Shirley Calvert :

Until we meet again, you will always be in my heart!

Nikki Johnson :

Walter was a customer years ago and was always a nice guy and liked by many people. Rest in Peace.

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