June 14, 1945 - March 22, 2025
In loving memory ~
Robert George "Bob" McFadzean, 79, passed away at the hospital in Wetaskiwin, Alberta on March 22, 2025. He is survived by his beloved wife, Marit; his children, Sara ( Wayne), Vegard (Heidi), Rebekka (Lauren), Jared (Ida), Jane (Nick), and Maria; 39 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; and his brothers, Bruce (Sherry), and Brian (Joanne). He was predeceased by his parents, George McFadzean and Mildred Hart, his eldest child, George (Cherilea), and his grandson, Maximus.
Robert was born June 14, 1945 in Edmonton and was raised in Tofield. In search of meaning and purpose as a young man, and after some trans-continental adventures and employment on Norwegian ships where he developed a love for the sea, Robert was led to Norway in 1969, where he joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and met and married Marit, embarking on the greatest adventure of his life: service to God, family and his community. Soon after his eldest child was born, Robert moved his new family to Alberta. He graduated from the University of Alberta with a Masters Degree in Agriculture Economics in 1984, and then moved his growing family to Vermilion where he taught at Lakeland College for 23 years. He spent the last few years in Wetaskiwin, closer to some of his posterity.
A service was held on Monday, March 31, 2025 at the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Wetaskiwin, Alberta.
Baker Funeral Chapel, Wetaskiwin, Alberta 780-352-2501 or 888-752-2501
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