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Andrew Harvey (Harve) Hogarth was the eldest son of Robert and Mary (Elder) Hogarth, born October 2, 1911. Harve grew up with three brothers: William Elder (Bill), Robert John (Bob) and James Cecil (Jimmy). Jimmy died at 22 months due to pneumonia and was buried in the Cochrane cemetery.
The family lived on the land that Robert homesteaded SE Sec 24 Twp 27 Rge 5 W5M until 1913, when the family moved to Exshaw, where Robert had purchased a dairy from Adam Baptie. They sold the dairy and moved back to the homestead and lived there until about 1927. Then the family moved into Cochrane and operated a flour and feed mill.
Robert loved to fly fish even though he did not eat his catch, but gave it away. He raised sheep and would go to neighbors to teach them how to handle and raise sheep. Also, he raised draft horses and would show them in shows in Calgary. Robert raised cattle and his son Harve
would show the steers at the Calgary shows. Robert was a manager for the McConachie Ranch. He loved to curl and would travel to Canmore, Exshaw, Banff, Springbank and Calgary to compete in bonspiels.
Mary was a good Scottish cook, especially known for her scones. When asked how the food was, Robert would always reply “Fair to middling.” She loved to knit and was able to knit argyle socks as well as sweaters, skirts, and other clothing. Like many women of her time, she became an excellent seamstress, making her own curtains as well as clothing. Mary loved to put on Christmas Eve dinners. This was a double celebration as it was Robert’s birthday. They always celebrated April 2 with Dewey Blaney, as this was both Mary and Dewey’s birthdays.
Later Robert and his brother Jock Hogarth purchased a business from Robert Butler. This included a machinery agency for International Harvester and McCormick Deering, as well as a Union Oil Service Station. In 1933 Robert bought out Jock and the business became known as R. Hogarth and Sons. With the onset of the Depression, business fell off and Robert sold the business to move again to Exshaw and bought a dairy operation His boys Bill and Bob operated this until Bill left to join the R.C.A.F during WWII. Bill married Vernie in 1943 just before leaving for war, where he was killed in August of 1943.
Robert came back to the Cochrane area and took over the Bottrel mail route from W. Johnson. Robert did this until 1958 when his health failed. Robert and Mary lived north of Cochrane on the Armistead place for a while, and then moved back into Cochrane, building a small house on Fisher Avenue.
Robert and Mary’s son Bob went to work at the Exshaw Cement Plant. He married Marion Whitehead and they raised three children: William (Bill), Carol and Gary.
Robert and Harve bought a milk route from Jack Steel, and then Harve bought his Dad out in 1936.
The Hogarth family loved sports, participating in and supporting curling, fastball, hockey, golf, and track and field.
Violet Louise Buckler was born July 26, 1913 on the family homestead, to David and Lillie Buckler. Violet grew up with her sister Maggie and four brothers Albert, Stan, Roy, and Henry. They all attended Summit Hill School. They rode horses to school. Violet learned to play piano and loved sports. She played on the girl’s Bottrel Basketball team. She was taught a crochet by her mother. Violet moved to Cochrane and worked in the Cochrane Cafe with her sister Maggie When their mother Lillie became ill, Violet returned home to take care of her. On November 12, 1934 Violet and A. Harvey (Harve) Hogarth married and lived in
Cochrane. They lived in the old Catholic manse that had several vehicles crash into it. While the Hogarths were living there they were fortunate enough that only a bicycle had crashed into the house. They raised four children: Harvey David, Robert James, (Gloria) Louise, and John William. All four children went to school in Cochrane.
In the mid 1940’s Violet helped her brothers saw the lumber from the family sawmill that was used to build Violet and Harve’s home on Powell Street in Cochrane. Harve drove a transport truck, collected milk from dairy farms on the trip into Calgary, bringing groceries and other goods on the return trip to Cochrane. He also drove a school bus. Harve coached the men’s fastball and hockey teams.
Violet would coach the young boy’s hockey teams. Four of the boys that she coached made Junior B hockey teams in Calgary. Violet did not skate, but if she needed to have someone actually demonstrate, Harve would go up to the rink and perform the task. Violet and Harve were instrumental in having organized hockey and fastball leagues in the Cochrane area. Harve helped Bill MacLean organize men’s hockey in Morley.
Violet started the Cochrane Highland Dancing Association and was warden for the Calgary Highland and Cochrane Highland Dancing Association, as well as being a founding member of the Booster Club. This group mainly raised money for amateur hockey, keeping the outdoor rink functioning.
Whenever a master of ceremonies was needed Harve was called upon. This included calling bingo games in the Elks Hall, concerts, and amateur shows. He was the master of ceremonies for the Calgary Highland Games and Calgary Highland Dancing Association. Harve was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge. Both Harve and Violet loved to curl and went to a lot of bonspiels and represented Cochrane in playdowns. Harve died suddenly on June 14, 1959, after playing ball.
In the early 1960’s Violet came home to find the fire crew at her home fighting an electrical fire.
After being on her own for several years, Violet met and was engaged to August (Gus) Graff. They loved to camp and spent a lot of time at the campground near Seebe, where they would attend fastball tournaments and go to bingo in Exshaw. Violet had a stroke in 1986. She was at home for a year and a half before she moved to the Bethany Care Centre in Calgary. Violet passed away on June 14, 1997, thirty-eight years to the day after her husband Andrew Harvey (Harve) Hogarth.
The last year that Harvey Jr. played Junior B hockey, he and his brother Bob were picked to play for the Calgary Junior A team that was coached by Gus Kyle. Harvey
Jr. went on to play hockey in Vernon, Nelson, Lacombe and Olds before joining the Nanton Palominos for the Big Six Hockey League. Bob joined him there for two years. Harvey Jr. lost his sight in one eye on February 8, 1958 when he was hit by a puck that was shot by an opposing player in anger after the whistle was blown. This ended his career in hockey at that level. Harvey did play ball with the Cochrane Cardinals and Cougars as well as other teams. Harvey Jr. also represented the Bow Valley several times for curling playdowns.
Harvey Jr. took over the trucking business and ran it with his mother Violet until 1985. Then he ran the business on his own until 1996 when he sold it. Harvey married Heather Scott and they have two children, Harvey III (Chub) and Deanna.
Chub played Junior B hockey in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Later he returned to Cochrane, where he and his cousin Derek played for the Barons. Chub married Teresa Gibson and they have two daughters, Caitlin and Tristin. They live in Cochrane and Chub works as a millwright at the Exshaw Canada Lafarge Cement Plant. Chub and his cousin Derek, both work for Lafarge, where their great-great-grandfather William Elder had helped build the first section of the cement plant. The girls, Caitlin and Tristin are very active in soccer and volleyball. Tristin was named Best Junior Varsity Volleyball player in the high school league in 2007, while attending Bow Valley High School.
Deanna married Troy Sylvestre. They have two children, Talon and Dominique (Dom).
Deanna works for the Royal Bank of Canada in Cochrane and Troy works for the Town of Cochrane.
Deanna took highland dancing from her Aunt Louise and won several awards. She loves to curl. Both of their children are very involved with sports, especially ice hockey. Talon plays for the Cochrane Generals.
Robert (Bob) married June Suzliak. They lived here in Cochrane while Bob drove the school bus for his Uncle Roy Buckler as well as looking after the outdoor skating rink. Bob drove a truck for the family business, Hogarth Transport for two years. They moved to Calgary in 1963 and stayed there until Bob retired from Atco in 1997. He was shipping foreman for Atco Structures.
Bob and Harvey Jr. were both involved in coaching Cochrane fastball. Harvey Jr. and his brothers Bob and John played on the Provincial Champions teams of Intermediate B in 1962 and Intermediate A in 1963. Bob was a pitcher and Harvey was either catcher or first base and John would fill in where needed. Bob and June moved to Sundre, Alberta in 2000 to be closer to their daughter’s family. They have two children, Lorelei (Lore) and Robert (Bob). Robert married Stephanie Beck. Lorelei married Dale Nylund and they have three children: James (Jamie), Alexandra (Lexie), and Dale (Dude). They live near Sundre on a farm. Jamie plays basketball. Dude golfs and Lexie is a fastball pitcher, following in her mother’s footsteps. All the family enjoys participating in curling.
With the urging of her grade one teacher, Mrs. Miriam Callaway, at age eight, Louise took dance classes: Highland, Tap, Ballet, Characterist, Baton, and Acrobatics. Her dance teacher was Jean Murdock Simpson. The fact that Louise was interested in his native dances delighted her Grandfather Hogarth and she received tips on how to get rhythm in her jig from her Grandfather Buckler. Then at age ten, she took acrobatics and baton. Later she added singing and piano lessons. Her singing teacher was Norma Piper Pocaterra. Norma taught Louise to sing opera. Louise did competitive highland dancing and taught dancing classes in Cochrane and Calgary. Both she and her daughter Teresa have their Members in Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing. Louise taught the Cochrane Baton Core for four years, which included the Centennial Celebrations in 1967. She won several certificates, medals, and trophies for her Highland dance and other awards for her singing. She performed on radio and television and judged many talent contests in Alberta.
Louise married Gordon Lewis. They moved to Calgary in December of 1959 where they raised their daughter Teresa and son Derek. She taught Highland Dancing in Calgary and had many pupils win awards. Louise was president and secretary of the Calgary Highland Dancing Association and the Provincial Board of Highland Dancing Association. She was
awarded a Lifetime Membership to the Highland Dancing Association in 1968. They moved back to Cochrane in 1975. Teresa took her Grades 11 and 12 in Cochrane. Derek took his high school here. Louise was working for Hogarth Transport helping her mother Violet, doing the office work.
Louise met Jack Laird and they were married in September 1990. They live in Cochrane.
Teresa took after her mother taking highland dancing. She was Alberta Champion in 1979. Teresa married Terry Cummings and they had a son Dylan. Teresa and Dylan lived in Seebe until 2003 when the town site was sold. She worked in Canmore as manager of a drug store. Teresa and Dylan then moved back to Cochrane. Teresa works at the Cochrane Medical Centre. She remarried in 2006. Teresa and her husband, Tony Sylvestre, live in Didsbury. Dylan stayed in Cochrane with Louise in order to continue his schooling here. Dylan is very musical, playing piano, keyboard, guitar, saxophone, and oboe, and likes to sing as well.
Derek married Lisa Johnston and they have two children, Brendan and Danika. Derek remarried and lives in Cochrane with his wife, Dawn Biro. He works in Exshaw as shipping supervisor of the Canada Lefarge Cement Plant. He has a degree in Logistics. Derek and his cousin, Chub competed in Senior A fastball for Dome Petroleum in the early 1980’s. Then they, with cousin Bob, won the Senior B Western Canadian Championships in 1994. Derek was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. He plays goal for a senior hockey team in Cochrane. He has won many awards in several different leagues. Derek’s’ son Brendan plays hockey and is a goalie like his Dad. He also likes lacrosse and snowboarding. Danika is a fastball pitcher.
John was the youngest of the Harve and Violet Hogarth’s family, born September 6, 1947. He was very involved in sports including track and field, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, curling, badminton, fastball, skiing, and golfing. He has his ticket for umpire in slo-pitch and fastball as well as referee for hockey. He played hockey with his older brothers on the Cochrane Blades, then he played ball for the Cochrane Cougars, Canmore Merchants, and Seebe Bears. He played Oldtimer Hockey for the Centennials in Canmore. John was president of the Seebe Curling Club for two years.
John married Shirley Bateman of Springbank and they have three daughters: Lynn, Andrea, and Tina. John lived in Canmore until he retired in 2004 from TransAlta Seebe Power Plant. He is a millwright and started with the company in January 22, 1968 when it was known as Calgary Power Ltd. He was in charge of Dam Safety for the Hydro department for five years as
was a volunteer firefighter in both Seebe and more. John has his first aid ticket. When he retired moved to Sundre and he works as a foreman at Coyote Creek Golf Club.
Jan and Shirley’s girls Lynn, Tina, and Andrea all ended school in Canmore. The two oldest girls, Tina Lynn are very involved with riding horses. Andrea is involved in highland dancing and won several awards and she obtained her Associate Members of Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing
Thank you for the write up . So interesting.
Mona