Tuesday, August 09, 2022

By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on August 9, 2022.

BLACK PLUME

BERNICE BLACK PLUME, beloved wife of Gregory Plain Woman, passed away on July 30, 2022 in Lethbridge, AB at the age of 52 years. A Wake Service will be held at Senator Gladstone Hall, Blood Reserve on Thursday, August 11 from 7:00 pm continuing all night. The Funeral Service will continue at Senator Gladstone Hall on Friday, August 12 at 11:00 am with interment to follow at Pioneer Cemetery, Levern, AB.

To send a condolence please visit http://www.legacyfuneralhome.ca.

DE VRIES

ALBERTHA “BERTHA” DE VRIES, of Lethbridge, Alta., beloved wife of the late Adrian De Vries, passed away peacefully at Legacy Lodge on Monday, July 25, 2022 at the age of 95 years.

A Funeral Service will be held at WESTMINSTER CHAPEL, 329 – 19 Street North, Lethbridge, AB, on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Rohan Crown officiating. The Service will be livestreamed and available via Bertha’s obituary on the Cornerstone website.

To send a condolence, please visit

http://www.cornerstonefuneralhome.com

Johanna “Jo” Dyck

1927 – 2022

Mrs. Johanna “Jo” Dyck of Coaldale, beloved wife of the late Mr. F. David Dyck, passed away peacefully at the Sunny South Lodge in Coaldale on Friday, August 5, 2022, at the age of 94 years.

Funeral arrangements to be announced when completed.

Visit http://www.mbfunerals.com to send a condolence.

Lowell Francis

1942 – 2022

 Lowell Howard Francis, beloved husband of Trish Francis, passed away in Spruce Grove on Thursday, August 4, 2022 at the age of 80 years.

 A private Funeral Service will be held at Southland Funeral Chapel, Taber on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. A private burial will follow at the Taber Memorial Garden. Condolences may be forwarded by visiting our website at http://www.southlandfuneral.com. 

 Due to the fact that in person attendance at the service is limited and by invitation only, those who wish to view the service may do so by visiting Lowell’s obituary page on our website and clicking on the livestream link that will be available at 1:45 P.M. on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. The livestream will begin at 2:00 P.M.

 Besides his loving wife Trish, Lowell is survived by his children Jody Francis of Taber, Jill Francis of Calgary, Jan (Greg) Tajcnar of Taber, Kim (Peter) Glosli of Burnaby, British Columbia, Tara (Kelly) Morrison of Grande Prairie, Cori Francis of Barnwell, Shawn (Mickyla) Francis of Sexsmith, Russell (Phyllis) Francis of Vulcan; thirty grandchildren and twenty nine great grandchildren. He is also survived by brothers James (Kellie) Francis and Paul (Ruth Wilson) Francis both of Lethbridge; sisters Margaret (Terry) Stewart of Bloomington, Illinois and Kelly (Eric) Jensen of Lethbridge; brother-in-law Bob (Dianne) Hamshaw of High River and by numerous nieces and nephews. 

 He was predeceased by his sister Diane (Bob) Hamshaw, father Howard Francis, brother Larry Francis and his dear mother Viola (neé Hansen) Francis.

 Lowell was born January 10, 1942 at St. Michael’s Hospital in  Lethbridge, to Howard and Viola (neé Hansen) Francis; he was the first born grandchild of Edwin and Evaline (neé Larsen) Francis. Lowell enjoyed spending time alongside his Grampa Ted, participating in 4-H and Boy Scouts, playing center for the Taber High School basketball team and driving the school bus his last two years of school. Growing up, he was very active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was assigned in 1961 to serve in the Sydney, Australia Mission.

 Lowell married Alma Lynn Baker on June 26, 1963 in the Cardston Alberta Temple. They had eight children. They divorced in 1981 and in 1983, he married Colleen Lypkie and they raised two step children, Shane Lypkie and Michelle (neé Lypkie) Kerr. He was divorced from Colleen in 2001 and on May 10, 2006 he married his beloved Trish Stevens. They remained inseparable until his passing.

 Lowell loved animals and worked for a veterinarian early in his first marriage. Through his twenties and thirties, he sold farm equipment and farmed his own land in Taber, Vermilion and Mannville. He owned and operated gravel trucks in the early 80s with his brother Larry and helped to build many of Alberta’s highways. Eventually trading in the gravel box for a log trailer, he hauled logs in the Edson area until he and “Old Kenny”, his 1985 Kenworth, retired in 2010. 

 Lowell loved the outdoors; camping, hunting, fishing, trapping, exploring the wild – a love passed down to his children with family campouts and hunting and fishing adventures. He loved to garden and grow vegetables and beautiful flowerbeds on his acreage near Spruce Grove, Alberta, another love that is shared by many of his children today.  Hardworking and practical, he could “MacGyver” a fix for just about anything. A shy and reserved man, he valued loyalty, self-reliance, independence and family. Some of his interests included photography and genealogy and in his later years, making sure that each of his kids, grandkids and great grandkids, knew that he was thinking of them on their special days – a practice he carried on for his mother Viola, who never missed a birthday card or Christmas greeting.

 If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Lowell’s name may be made directly to Little Warriors, PO Box 3184, Sherwood Park, Alberta  T8H 2T2 (http://www.littlewarriors.ca).

 Arrangements in care of Southland Funeral Chapel, Taber. Telephone: (403) 223-8778. 

LAMANÉ

HUGUETTE JEANNE LAMANÉ passed away peacefully at Chinook Regional Hospital on Sunday, August 7, 2022 at the age of 92 years.

Arrangements will be announced once completed.

To send a condolence, please visit

http://www.cornerstonefuneralhome.com

Karen Nelson

1951 – 2022

Mrs. Karen Nelson of Warner, beloved wife of Mr. Terry Nelson, passed away at The Good Samaritan Society Prairie Ridge in Raymond, on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at the age of 70 years.

Cremation has been entrusted to Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels.

Visit http://www.mbfunerals.com to send a condolence.

Larry Provost

May 9, 1938 – July 20, 2022

Larry Provost of Piikani Nation, passed away peacefully at the Pincher Creek Health Centre, on July 20, 2022, at the age of 84

A Wake Service will be held at Eden’s Funeral Home, 2424 5 Ave, Fort Macleod, on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, from 6:00 P.M. until 11:00 P.M.

A Funeral Service will be held at Eden’s Funeral Home, Fort Macleod, on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at 11:00 A.M. Following the Funeral Service, Larry will be laid to rest at Piikani Cemetery, Brocket.

Condolences may be sent through http://www.edensfuneralhome.com.

SORGE

Diane Laverne Sorge beloved wife of Don Anderberg of Pincher Creek passed away peacefully with her family by her side on July 31, 2022.

In honoring her wishes, a private Family Service will be held. A come-and-go reception will be held starting at 1:30 PM at the Pincher Creek Legion on Saturday, August 13, 2022, to allow extended family, friends and community members to gather and share stories and memories of Diane.

Memorial Donations in honor of Diane can be made to the Pincher Creek Humane Society:

Box 2647, Pincher Creek, Alberta T0K 1W0.

Condolences may be sent through http://www.edensfuneralhome.com.

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