Tuesday, August 5, 2025

By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on August 5, 2025.

CLAYTON, Sandra CLAYTON Sandra Thomson Clayton, beloved wife of the late Kenneth Clayton, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at the age of 78 years.
Friends may meet with the family on Thursday, August 7, 2025, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Stirling, Alberta Chapel or prior to the service on Friday, August 8, 2025, from 10:00 to 10:50 am at the church. The Funeral Service will begin at 11:00 am with Bishop Drew Walters officiating. Interment will follow in the Stirling Cemetery.
To send condolences, please visit http://www.generationsfh.ca

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AUSTIE, Antonius “Tony” AUSTIE It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our dear sweet husband, Dad, Opa, and great-Opa, ANTONIUS “TONY” AUSTIE, of Picture Butte, AB, surrounded by family at St. Michael’s Health Centre on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at the age of 93 years following a brief illness with lung cancer. He was the beloved husband of Maria “Mia” Austie.
Besides his loving wife, Mia, Tony is survived by his children: Bernard of Lethbridge; Carolyn of Gainsville, FL; Denise of Calgary; John of Coalhurst and Michelle of Calgary; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild, as well as numerous nieces and nephews in Holland.
He was predeceased by his parents, 10 brothers and sisters, and his grandson, Scott.
After the initial shock and sadness over the diagnosis, he accepted it with great dignity and grace in keeping with his unshakable positive approach to everything in his life. He had a beautiful brain and a passion for using his creativity, ingenuity and perfectionism to craft wonderful works of art out of found materials. He enjoyed biking, curling, reading and keeping his body and mind strong and sharp. He cherished time spent with his family, especially his grandchildren.
He was a determined farmer who immigrated from Holland as a young man with Mia by his side to build a life in Canada. He taught us the importance of working hard and instilled a strong work ethic in all of us. He gave back to his church and community and will be remembered for his quirky sense of humor.
We will cherish the memories we have of him forever.
We’d like to thank the wonderful Palliative Care staff at St. Michael’s Health Centre for their exceptional care in his final weeks.
A Viewing will be held at CORNERSTONE FUNERAL HOME, 2825 – 32 Street South, Lethbridge, AB, on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 6:00 P.M., with a Prayer Service celebrating Tony’s life to follow at 7:00 P.M. with Sharon Hagel officiating.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2405 – 12 Avenue South, Lethbridge, AB, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. with Father Kevin Tumback celebrating. Both the Prayer Service and the Funeral Mass will be live-streamed and may be viewed through Tony’s obituary on the Cornerstone website.
Following the Funeral Mass, a private Family Interment will be held.

To send a condolence, please visit http://www.cornerstonefuneralhome.com

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MOLNAR, Carolyne MOLNAR Carolyne Mary Molnar, beloved wife of Aldan Molnar, passed away at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at the age of 81 years.
Besides her husband she is survived by her daughters; Lana (Dale) Peters and Krista (Rob) Terry and her grandchildren; Danielle Peters, Payton Terry (Dillon) and Hannah Terry (Zaid).
An interment will be held at a later date.
To send condolences, please visit http://www.generationsfh.ca

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SPEAR CHIEF, Julius JULIUS SPEAR CHIEF 1963 ~ 2025 Julius Joseph Spear Chief, of Kainaiwa, beloved husband of Cheryl Spear Chief, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at Chinook Regional Hospital on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at the age of 62 years.
A Wake Service will be held at OLD AGENCY HALL, BLOOD RESERVE, ALBERTA, from 6-10PM on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
A Funeral Service will be held at Old Agency Hall at 2PM on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
Julius will be laid to rest in the family plot at ONE SPOT CEMETERY, BLOOD RESERVE, ALBERTA, following the Funeral Service.
A Feast will be held at Old Agency Hall following the Graveside Service.
Visit http://www.mbfunerals.com to send a condolence.

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KUHL, Robert “Bob” ROBERT “BOB” KUHL 1937 ~ 2025 It is with deep love and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Bob (Robert) Kuhl, who left us on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at the age of 87 years. A loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. If something was broken, we took it to him, it almost always came back fixed, sometimes with spare parts and usually a few colourful phrases delivered as the operation progressed. He was a big saver and recycler way before it became the thing to do, he could have started the crumbled tire playground business without help.
A proud member of the Foremost Elks Club and later the Sage Club, he was involved in many community fundraisers and renovations. He was on the Foremost town council for a few years but never really took to the politics of it all. Bob loved playing golf almost daily in the summer with friends on the Foremost golf course.
Bob was a self-taught carpenter who kept busy renovating and building houses in his earlier years and later made things that we found pictures of and decided he could build. He found a new hobby after he moved from Foremost to Medicine Hat and became a very accomplished self taught Intarsia woodworker. You are a very lucky person if he gave you one of his pieces.
A farmer through and through, he was very proud to receive the one-hundred-year certificate for the family farm, south of Etzikom, it is where his legacy will forever live on.
He had a great love for speed, be it in the family car, the old farm Subaru or the combine. A favourite family memory is of him yelling at whomever was driving the grain truck and later the grain cart, “Go Faster – Ya Gotta Keep Up!”
He is survived by his wife of sixty-eight years Myrna, daughter Debra, granddaughter Daryl (Nathan), great grandchildren Jagger and Harlow, grandson Spencer. His special canine buddies, Gilbert, Saddie and Doug.
He was predeceased by his parents Herb and Helen Kuhl and his son Darrel.
In place of a formal service, we invite you to crack open a Kokanee or Pilsner, share a memory and raise a glass in his honour. Cremation has been entrusted to the Pattison Funeral Home and Crematorium.
To leave a message of condolence you may visit http://www.pattisonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by the PATTISON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 540 South Railway St. SE, Medicine Hat T1A 2V6. Please call 1-866-526-2214 for further information.

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HENDRICKS, Ernest HENDRICKS ERNEST RUDOLPH HENDRICKS, better known as “Ernie”, beloved husband of Susan Hendricks (née Hudson) of Lethbridge, passed away peacefully and with his family by his side, on Wednesday, July 30th, 2025, at the age of 83.
He loved and was loved by many.
According to Ernie’s wishes, there will only be a small private immediate gathering to celebrate his life.

To send a condolence, please visit http://www.cornerstonefuneralhome.com

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