Obituaries

Koch – Harold Alexander Koch of Glendon, Alberta passed away in Edmonton on Monday, February 11^th, 2018 at the age of 66 years.

Cremation is entrusted to Smith Funeral Home Ltd. and Crematorium, Brooks.

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Funeral arrangements entrusted to:

SMITH FUNERAL HOME LTD. AND CREMATORIUM BROOKS, ALBERTA 

Condolences may be forwarded through   www.sfh.ca

Telephone 403-362-4636 or Toll Free (866) 362-4652

“Our Families Serving Your Family Since 1951”

Desjardins – Roger DeWayne Desjardins of Brooks, beloved husband of Cindy Desjardins, passed away in Brooks on Monday, February 4^th, 2019 at the age of 59 years. Son, brother, husband, father, uncle, grandfather, friend., these are all names we have known him by. No matter what relation you had with him, he would have welcomed you with the same warm smile. Roger was born on March 3^rd, 1959 in Rimbey, Alberta to John and Donna Desjardins. The family moved to Tilley in 1969, with 10 year old Roger starting in grade 5. He went on to work at Mr. Dairy Bar and JBS restaurant in high school, while competing on various Tilley Tigers teams. His athletics and academics continued as he played college volleyball and curling in Lethbridge, while studying culinary arts, before moving back to the County of Newell. Roger married Cindy Gihan on November 13^th, 1982, in Brooks. He was deeply involved in the Catholic Church, school, athletic programs, Knights of Columbus, Prairie Pioneers and countless other community programs. Roger’s warm smile greeted passengers of the Handi-Bus and his mentoring extended beyond his family, through volunteering as a coach for multiple sports teams. He was one of the most seasoned and longest standings soccer referees in town, a career that extended long beyond his children’s involvement in the sport. Roger’s dedication and commitment to his family, friends and work are something he showed in his everyday interactions. He was faithful, loyal and wise. 36 years as a devoted husband, 34 years as a committed father and 28 years in his career at IPL. Roger spent countless hours visiting, laughing, sharing wisdom and enjoying all the people he surrounded himself with. He always saw the good in everyone he met and strangers were just friends he had not met yet. Roger had an unprecedented ability to draw the smiles of children, especially his grandchildren. Roger will continue to be remembered for his fierce passion for his family. He was predeceased by grandparents, John and Mary Lee and Alexander and Della Desjardins, and father-in-law, Gib Gilham. Roger is survived by his loving wife Cindy; children, Courtney (Chris), Sheldon (Lykke) and Brendon (Stacy); parents, John and Donna Desjardins; grandchildren, Zayden, Everleigh, Ashten and Madelynne; siblings, Richard (Lori), Angela (Greg), Melody and Eugene (Bojana) and numerous other family and friends. He will be greatly missed and never forgotten. Roger’s family is finding comfort in their faith and his victory of being welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven. Funeral Mass will be Celebrated on Saturday, February 23^rd at 11:00 AM from St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Rev. Marino Infante Celebrant. Luncheon to follow at Heritage Inn and Convention Centre. In memory of Roger, if friends desire, memorial tributes may be made to either St. Vincent de Paul, c/o St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Box 578, Brooks, Alberta   T1R 1B5 or STARS, Suite 100, 1519 – 35^th Avenue East, Edmonton International Airport, Alberta   T9E 0V6.

Cremation is entrusted to Smith Funeral Home Ltd. and Crematorium, Brooks.

Funeral arrangements entrusted to:

SMITH FUNERAL HOME LTD. AND CREMATORIUM

BROOKS, ALBERTA

Condolences may be forwarded through   www.sfh.ca

Telephone 403-362-4636 or Toll Free (866) 362-4652

“Our Families Serving Your Family Since 1951”

Hawkins – Merlie Jean Hawkins of Brooks, formerly of Rolling Hills and beloved wife of the late Harold Hawkins, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer in Brooks, on Monday, February 11^th, 2019 at the age of 77 years. Born on July 31^st, 1941 in Trochu, Alberta. Merlie retired in 2008 from running the family farm with Harold. Her interests included gardening, knitting, playing cards, reading to the children at Upland’s School and spending time with her granddaughters. Merlie’s greatest joy in life among all these other things was her great granddaughter Henley, who always brought a smile to her face. She was predeceased by her son, John, beloved husband, Harold, and parents John and Edith Radomske. Merlie is survived by her loving family, son Dean and his wife Susan of Brooks; granddaughters Chelsey (Daniel) and their daughter Henley all of Brooks and Kayla (Leighton) of Calgary; stepmother Elsa; sisters, Donna (Dennis) and Carol (Ken); brothers, Doug (Chris) and Dan (Patiana) and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Friday, February 15^th, 2019 at 2:00 PM from Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. John Thiess officiating. Interment at Brooks Cemetery. In memory of Merlie, if friends desire, memorial tributes may be made to the charity of your choice.

Cremation is entrusted to Smith Funeral Home Ltd. and Crematorium, Brooks.

Funeral arrangements entrusted to:

SMITH FUNERAL HOME LTD. AND CREMATORIUM

BROOKS, ALBERTA

Condolences may be forwarded through   www.sfh.ca

Telephone 403-362-4636 or Toll Free (866) 362-4652

“Our Families Serving Your Family Since 1951”

Schultz – It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our wonderful son, brother, uncle and friend, Jason Lee Schultz, on Wednesday, February 6^th, 2019 in Brooks, at the age of 46 years. Jason was born on September 13^th, 1972 in Geraldton, Ontario to Dennis and Isabel Schultz. He resided in Calgary for the first 7 years of his life, then moved to Brooks in 1979 with his family. Jason received his schooling in Brooks and graduated in 1991. His passion was moto-cross racing and he was amazing at it, he started when he was 15 and he rode for 6 years and was at the top of the charts. Hazards with trying to be the best were the crashes and many broken bones, some he broke more than once! Most recently, Jason found a love in remote vehicles, not only racing them but fixing them as well. He was employed with Excalibur Drilling, until his accident in 1996. Doctors performed miracles just to keep him alive. After a long recovery, he tried to go back to the rigs, but it was just too hard on his broken body, he did some hot shot and other small jobs, but was not able to keep them due to his chronic pain. Jason will always be remembered as a fun loving, generous and caring guy that loved his family and friends with every ounce of his being. He was predeceased by his father Dennis Schultz in November, 2018. Jason is survived by his loving mom Isabel; sister Wanda; brother Darryl (Lori); nieces, Jacquelynn (Terry) and  Katie (Graham); nephew, Devon (Tamara); great nieces, Gracie, Brooklyn and Preslee; great nephews, Zachery, Tristan and Finley and many aunts, uncles, cousin and lifelong friends. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 21^st at 11:00 AM from Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. John Theiss officiating. Internment will take place at a later date in Scapa, Alberta. In memory of Jason, if friends desire, memorial tributes may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, Box 2211, Lethbridge, Alberta   T1J 4K7.

Cremation is entrusted to Smith Funeral Home Ltd. and Crematorium, Brooks.

Funeral arrangements entrusted to:

SMITH FUNERAL HOME LTD. AND CREMATORIUM

BROOKS, ALBERTA

Condolences may be forwarded through   www.sfh.ca

Telephone 403-362-4636 or Toll Free (866) 362-4652

“Our Families Serving Your Family Since 1951”

DAVIS – Donald William Davis of Brooks passed away peacefully at Sunrise Garden in Brooks on February 4th, 2019 at the age of 91 years surrounded by his loved ones.  Born in Lethbridge, Alberta on January 5, 1928 he married Elaine on March 3^rd, 1948 .They resided in Lethbridge, moving to Calgary, Regina and to Medicine Hat in 1969, where they resided until 1982.  From Medicine Hat they moved to Duchess then Peachland, BC and finally to Brooks in 2005.  Don will be remembered for his love of his family.  He loved his time in Mesa with his wife Elaine. Don loved spending time at the lake boating, water skiing and spending time outdoors. His sense of humour and laughter was incredible. Don had a successful sales career and then ventured out as an entrepreneur in 1969 by buying a Pepsi Cola distribution and never looked back.  Don is predeceased by his wife Elaine, son Troy Ryder Davis, granddaughter Tammy and his parents Queenie and Lloyd Davis. Don is survived by his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren – Randi Lee (Don) Mark – Randon (Jennifer)Mark / Cole (Brenda) Davis – Damyan (Julie) Davis – Hunter & Haris, Channing (Janene) Davis –  Peyton, Cruz & Maxx, Nathan (Nichole) Davis –  Nixon & Nash /   Heather Davis (Keith Finkbeiner) – Travis Finkbeiner – Zaylynn, Dane (Amanda) Finkbeiner – Mia / Clayton (Nelma) Davis – Dylan (Brianne) Davis  / Troy’s daughter’s – Tanashia (Aaron) Petrick  – Ryder  and Tammy’s sons Tyrece & Trey.  Celebration of Life was held on Friday, February 8, 2019 at 2:00PM at Thom’s Funeral Home and Reception Centre. Pastor Joel Goodnough Officiating. In memory of Donald, memorial tributes may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Alberta by visiting the memorial page setup for Donald at www.thomsfuneralhome.com. For further information, to leave a message of condolence or to light a candle in memory of Don, please visit www.thomsfuneralhome.com or call us at (403) 501-1010.

CHELTE

NORMAN WAYNE NICHOLAI CHELTE, of Lethbridge, passed away peacefully at the St. Michael’s Health Centre – Palliative Care Unit, on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at the age of 80 years.

Norman is survived by his children Robyn (Cory Gunness) Chelte of Lethbridge and Ryan (Alicia) Chelte of Aberdeen, Scotland; and grandchildren Cecilia and Harris of Aberdeen, Scotland and Taylor and Tanner of Lethbridge.

He was predeceased by his mother Dorothy Smid (Soper), sister Karen Smid and parents Arthur and Mary Chelte.

Norman was born on October 8, 1938 in Brooks, Alberta. As a child, he grew up in the Rainier and Scandia area, as well as Hope, BC. He attended school in Rainier at Alcoma to grade 11, and completed grade 12 in Brooks. He then went to SAIT in Calgary, where he completed a two year course in Survey Technology. Norman worked as a surveyor prior to purchasing his ranch in Scandia in 1972. He was married in 1973 and the births of his children followed soon after; Robyn in 1974 and Ryan in 1976.

When Norman moved to Lethbridge in 2014, he opened his home to renters and formed many caring relationships with the people who rented from him. A special thank you to Tonette, Jing and Joerem for their care and support over the past few years.

The family of Norman Chelte would like to thank the staff at the St. Michael’s Heath Centre – Palliative Care Unit, Lethbridge Home Care, and the Jack Ady Cancer Centre, as well as Dr. Claire Forestell for the excellent care provided to Norman.

A Celebration of Norman’s Life will be held at CORNERSTONE FUNERAL HOME, 2800 Mayor Magrath Drive South, Lethbridge, AB, on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. with Pat Siedlecki celebrating.

In memory of Norman, donations may be made to the Alberta Cancer Foundation or the Jack Ady Cancer Centre, both c/o Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation, 960 – 19 Street South, Lethbridge, AB, T1J 1W5.

To send a condolence, please visit www.cornerstonefuneralhome.com

Cornerstone Funeral Home Ltd.

2825 32 Street South

Lethbridge, Alberta

T1K 7B1

403-381-7777

Smith – Zelma Lillian Smith, of Brooks, AB., beloved wife of Leo Smith passed away suddenly in Calgary, AB. on Thursday January 31^st, 2019 at the age of 78 years.  Zelma was born June 4^th, 1940 in Brooks, to Vera and Glenwood Holden.  She joined big brother Nephi. After Zelma, Gwen and Al joined the family.  After an accident, Vera was left alone with 4 young children.  Vera married Jim Perry in July, 1949 and he became a father to Zelma and her siblings.  Art, Susan and Scott soon joined the family.  After high school, Zelma worked as a telephone operator in Brooks, Strathmore and Banff, for a short while.  She married Leo Smith on January 9^th, 1959 in Rainier, AB.  Soon after her family started to grow.  Barry arrived in Aug. 1959, Glenn in Nov. 1960, Clifford in April 1963, Cody in Dec. 1964, Carl in Aug. 1968 and finally Zelma got her girl Sandra in Apr. 1970.  During the early years of their marriage, Bow City was home but, Zelma also lived in a trailer depending on where Leo was working with his gravel truck. They moved to Milo in 1965and they lived there for 10 years.  They returned to Rainier in 1974 and made it their home until 2004, when they moved into Brooks.  Family meant everything to Zelma.  She could put together a meal quickly for whomever dropped by.  Her home was always open for everyone.  She enjoyed playing cards and games, dancing, knitting and gardening but, most of all taking care of her family.  Zelma was predeceased by her parents Jim and Vera Perry, her siblings Al Holden, Nephi Holden, Gwen Hobson and brother-in-law Jack Hobson and her mother and father in law Robert and Mary Smith.  Zelma is survived by her husband of 60 years, Leo; her children Barry and his wife Patsy, Glenn and his friend Helen, Clifford and his wife Dianna, Cody and his wife Tammy, Carl and his wife Lisa and Sandra Redpath and her husband Clint. She is also survived by her 12 grandchildren, Dean, Raemona, Naomi, Garrett, Carson, Jenni, Blake, Rachelle, Ethan, Kelsey, Nolan, Will and Lisa. Her siblings Art Perry (Janice), Susan MacRae (Craig) and Scott Perry (Debbie) and her brothers-in-law Robert Smith (Arlene) and Kelly Smith (Raffaella) and sister-in-law Jean Holden.  Also she had 13 great grandchildren and a very large extended family.  A Celebration of Life will be held at the Cassils Community Hall on Wednesday, February 6^th, 2019 at 1:00 PM.  Rev. John Theiss officiating.  A private family internment will be held at Bow City Cemetery.  In memory of Zelma, if friends desire, memorial tributes may be made to either STARS, Suite 100, 1519 – 35^th Avenue East, Edmonton International Airport   T9E 5Y7 or a Charity of Choice.

Funeral arrangements entrusted to:

SMITH FUNERAL HOME LTD. AND CREMATORIUM

BROOKS, ALBERTA

Condolences may be forwarded through   www.sfh.ca

Telephone 403-362-4636 or Toll Free (866) 362-4652

“Our Families Serving Your Family Since 1951”

Fulton – Helen Margaret Fulton of Duchess passed away at Brooks Health Centre on January 28, 2019 at the age of 105. Helen Married Warren Fulton on May 31st, 1943. They ranched in the Wardlow and Duchess communities and it was there they raised their family. Helen is survived by her son Terry and his wife Joan of Duchess; granddaughter Cara Layne; grandson Layton T. and his wife Nicky of Duchess and great grandchildren Caedra, Kessa, Dax and Jetta. To light a candle or to leave a message of condolence, please visit www.thomsfuneralhome.com or call (403) 501-1010.

WILSON, Ken
June 15, 1956 – January 5, 2019

Suddenly and without notice the most wonderful, kind, generous
husband, father, son, brother and friend left this earth to travel the next.
Ken was born in Sioux Lookout Ont. and spent his youth there. He loved
hunting, fishing, hiking and girls. At 18 Ken began his career with the C.N.
as a Brakeman and then took his Engineer training and remained with the
C.N. until an ATV Trike accident left him a quadriplegic in 1985.
An entrepreneurial spirit led Ken to many different business ventures and
collections over the years.
Ken, his wife Eva and their children Ted and Patricia moved to Brooks AB
and called it home from 1990-2005. Ken and his family have many fond
memories of their lives in Brooks.
In 2005 Ken and Eva retired to a wonderful neighborhood in the Comox
Valley and have enjoyed many years of West Coast Living.
Ken was in a wheelchair for 33 years, but that never stopped him from
living life to the fullest. He was always game to do and learn new things.
Everyone he met felt instantly at ease with his outrageous sense of
humour, relaxed wit and strong common-sense point of view.
Ken will remain in the hearts of too many people to list here. He always
said he was very lucky to have his and Eva’s family to help him through
his tough times.
Ken was “SuperUncle” to many nieces and nephews and he loved them all.
Flowers gratefully declined. Please make donations to Comox Valley SPCA
or The Comox Valley Therapeutic Riding Society.
Kens family is so very grateful for the kindness, love, and support that they
received from everyone at the Comox Valley Regional Hospital.
The generosity of neighborhood friends has also made this very difficult
situation a little easier.

Hart, Oliver Frederick, formerly of Lomond, peacefully passed away at the Vulcan Extendicare on January 18, 2019 at the age of 91 years.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 1:30 pm at Lomond Multipurpose Facility (Lomond School), Lomond, AB, Rev. Gordon Cranch officiating. Interment Lomond Cemetery.
Any tributes in Oliver’s memory can be made to the Lomond Lions Club, Box 153, Lomond, AB T0L 1G0.
Arrangements in care of Vulcan Funeral Home. Telephone 1-403-485-2633. E-mail condolences through www.vulcanfuneralhome.ca.