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Camille J. Lerouge (1893-1971) was born in Lille, France to Auguste Lerouge and Marie Widar. In 1907, the Lerouge family emigrated to Canada, settling, initially in Innisfail, Alberta, but moving to Red Deer shortly thereafter. In 1910, Camille Lerouge found work with the Canadian Pacific Railway in Red Deer. He remained with the C.P.R. for 47 years. He married Catherine Mary Van Dyck (1913-2004) of Bluffton, Alberta in 1936, they had five children: Marguerite, Aline, Cecelia, Camille-Joseph, and Robert. Mr. Lerouge was active in the church and community, in the 1930s he served one term on the North Red Deer village council. From 1917 to 1951, he served on the Red Deer Separate School board, serving as secretary-treasurer for 31 years. At the Sacred Heart Church, he was choir director as well as a member of the Parish Council for over 25 years. In 1968, the new Catholic high school in Red Deer was named the Camille J. Lerouge Collegiate, and renamed Ecole Camille Lerouge in 1996. Both Camille and Mary Lerouge are buried in the Red Deer Cemetery.

George Scott Sr. (1856-1929) was born in Auchterorchie, Scotland. He married Anne Elizabeth Burton (1864-1902), and the couple had five children: Grace (Ford), Annie (McInroy), George Jr., Florence (Lawson), and Gilbert. After serving in the British Army in England and India, he joined the Royal Canadian Artillery in Kingston, Ontario in 1894 where he served for several years. In 1900, George Sr. and his family settled on a farm in the Grassy Lake district near Red Deer, Alberta. Fred Lawson (1892-1962) was born in Northumberland, England to John and Mary Jane Lawson. He came to Canada in 1911, working in Lipton, Saskatchewan for a year, before settling in Red Deer. He served in Europe with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I. In 1919, Fred Lawson married Florence Scott (1898-1989). The couple had four children, Frances (Belich), Nellie (Hollman) Wilfred, and Pat (Blair). Fred and Florence Lawson farmed in the Grassy Lake district until 1940. At this time Fred found employment with the Federal Government in Red Deer. Both Fred and Florence Lawson are buried in Red Deer.

Archibald W. G. Allen, b. 1873, was born in Portsmouth, England. He became an accountant. In 1897 he married Kate Minkinnick. They had four children, Marjorie, Blake, Grace, and George. The family emigrated to Red Deer, N.W.T. in 1904, and Archibald established an accounting business. He moved his family to a farm near Pine Lake, Alberta while he served in France during the First World War. In 1920 he accepted employment with the City Assessor's office in Calgary, while Blake managed and eventually took over the farm. In the 1930s Archibald and Kate were engaged in fruit farming in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. Blake married Edith Pierce

Joseph Reid McMullen, 1855-1942, was born and raised in Sarnia, Ontario, a son of Robert Clinton McMullen, fl. 1850, a notary public and coroner in that city. He married Mary Elizabeth Bradley in 1880. They had four children: Frank, ?-1935, Lillian, 1895-1896, Claude, ?-1916, and Louis, ?-1951. In 1896 the family left Port Arthur, Ontario after the death of Lillian and moved west. They finally settled in Calgary, Alberta in 1912, where Joseph became a soap company salesman. After the death of Louis, her husband, Ruby E. McMullen, 1911-1989, moved to Red Deer to reside with her daughter and granddaughter

Reginald Whyte (1895-1952), was born and raised in Brandon, Manitoba. In 1912, his father Andrew Whyte (1865-1960) moved the family to Edmonton, Alberta. Reginald served overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. His two brothers, Lieutenant Cecil B. Whyte (1892-1918) and Major Wilfred Whyte (1889-1918) were killed in France. After the war Reginald Whyte began working for Dominion Motors in Edmonton. In 1922, he married Ruth Peterson (1897-1948). They had three children: Cecil John (1922-1944), Charles Andrew (1930-1994), and Patricia Mortimer (?-?). In 1925 the family moved to Red Deer, where Reginald took over the Ford dealership under the new name of Whyte Motors Ltd. He married Lillian Lindskog in 1950. Cecil B. Whyte (1892-1918) was an engineer in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, from 1915-1917, before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in 1917. He was shot down and killed only 21 days after joining his squadron near the front

Hilda Sawyer was born in Seattle in 1903. She moved with her parents, John and Katrina Halverson, to Sylvan Lake in 1904. She attended school in Burnt Lake and married Dwight Sawyer in 1934. They farmed in the Burnt Lake area until 1986. Predeceased by her husband in 1989, she died in 1991

Margaret Catherine Simons (1876-1971) ran the Simons' Nursing Home in Red Deer, Alberta. Women used this home during their lying in period. The home was in operation from the 1920s to 1943. Prior to that Mrs. Simons had worked as a maternity nurse visiting patients in their own homes. The home was located at 4501- 48th Avenue and was one of two homes in the city. Tom Simons (1860-1937) and his wife Margaret had at least two children, Ina (Muir) being the youngest. The daughter of Norman and Ina Muir, Mrs. Simons' granddaughter, was the last child born at the home in April 1943.

Thomas A. Wiltshire (1882-1965) was born in Worcestershire, England, he came to Canada in 1912. In England, he received his master's certificate for baking, and upon his arrival, took a job with Standard Brands Company of Calgary selling baking supplies. In 1913 he came to Red Deer and took a job with the local baker, C.W. Hamilton. In 1916, Thomas Wiltshire and Mr. Hamilton entered a partnership, and by 1921, Mr. Wiltshire became the sole proprietor of Red Deer Bakery. Mr. Wiltshire's children, Agnes (1903-1998) and Harold (1907-1976) worked at the bakery with their father until his retirement in 1960. Agnes Wiltshire married Clifford Fowler (1907-1980) in 1943, the couple did not have any children. Harold Wiltshire married Alice Grant (1904-1997) in 1929, they too did not have any children. Harold also served with the Kings Own Calgary Regiment from 1941 to 1946. Following the retirement of T.A. Wiltshire, Clifford and Agnes Fowler, and Harold Wiltshire operated the Red Deer Bakery. The bakery provided a comfortable living for all involved, but in 1972 all three, Clifford and Agnes and Harold decided to retire, and they sold the business.