Nov. 10, 1941 – April 25, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to Archie Dupuis who passed away at home on April 25, 2025.
Archie was born Nov. 10, 1941 and spent his early years in Guy, AB. He was the ninth of 10 children for Edward and Lily (nee Rickard) Dupuis.
At 14 years old, he moved to High Prairie which he made home for the rest of his life. He met his future wife, Phyllis Kruger, in High Prairie in 1964. They were married at St. Mark’s Anglican Church on July 12, 1967. The couple spent most of their married lives on their acreage just south of High Prairie raising their three children: Adele, Jesse and Michelle.
A man of many skills and talents, Archie held a variety of occupations starting with washing floors at Alma’s Café and continuing to other jobs such as at the dairy, driving ambulance, working in the yard at Richards Lumber as well as working and teaching carpentry in the communities of East Prairie, Peavine and Gift Lake.
Archie enjoyed sharing his skills and knowledge with anyone looking for help. His grandkids fondly remember his guidance working in his shop building the projects they imagined. Each one of these projects could not be started without completing the “blueprints” required by Grandpa. He could always be counted on to provide advice for any do-it-yourself repairs or builds and was just a phone call away.
Archie enjoyed many activities throughout his life. He enjoyed curling for a few years and was always willing to join in any type of card game. He never backed down from a grandchild’s cribbage game challenge and would always accept their “help” with his solitaire games.
For many years, Archie enjoyed hunting and would often bring home something for the freezer. He also wet many hooks in Lesser Slave Lake, whether on his boat or from Grouard bridge, catching his fair share of pickerel. He had many fishing partners and helped build the grandkids’ skills in hopes they would catch the fishing bug, too. In his later years, you would usually find Archie out cutting grass or working on one of many jobs in his shop.
Having a large extended family, Archie would often entertain many of his nephews and nieces. Many hours were spent with Uncle Archie either when he came to visit at their homes or at his acreage. All share stories of his kindness and the new and different opportunities they had with him.
Archie was a kind man who would never ask for help for himself but was always the first to offer his help in any way he could.
He will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by: his wife, Phyllis; children Adele, Jesse (Charlene) and Michelle (Greg); and grandchildren Joseph, Wyatt, Kyle, Kathryn, Kaleb and Hope; sister Rose Plante; best friend Tony Belli, as well as many nephews, nieces, friends and neighbours.
A funeral service will not be held as per Archie’s wishes.