Philip Ingvald Vatter Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Philip Ingvald Vatter (Drayton Valley, Alberta), who passed away on April 19, 2026, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Otto and Mabel; his sister Laurie; and his brothers-in-law, Dennis and Ron.
He is survived by: his wife Jeannette; his daughters, Cheryl (Rik) and Tracey (Paul); his grandchildren, Alyssa, Lee, Vickie, Katie and Amy; his great grandchildren, Luke and Kepler; and his sister Carol. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Phil spent a lot of years working in the oilfield in the Drayton Valley area and knew the oilfield area very well – there was hardly a pipeline or wellsite he did not know – he repaired pumps, sold oilfield equipment and did oilfield contracting ending his 24 years with Amoco Canada (BP) Donations can be made to DVCF (Riopel Family Fund).
