Thursday, January 8, 2026

By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on January 8, 2026.

NOWLIN, Everett “Evy”

EVERETT “EVY” NOWLIN 1940 ~ 2025 Everett “Evy” Wayne Nowlin, of Lundbreck, Alberta, loving husband to Patricia Nowlin, passed away at the Pincher Creek Health Center on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at the age of 85 years. He will be dearly missed and lovingly remembered by his friends and family.
Cremation has been entrusted to Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels.
A Celebration of Evy’s Life will be held later this Spring.
Visit http://www.mbfunerals.com to send a condolence.

PACK, Lambert “Murray”

LAMBERT MURRAY PACK (November 28, 1936 – January 4, 2026 ) (Lambert) Murray Pack, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 4, at the age of 89.
Murray was born on November 28, 1936 in Sudbury, Ontario, to Myrza and Mabel Pack.
He married (Alice) Lavonne Shaw on October 11, 1957, and they were sealed for time and eternity at the Cardston, Alberta Temple on June 8, 2010. Their life adventure took them and the growing family to Salt Lake City and the University of Utah, for a degree in Electrical Engineering. Edmonton where he worked as an X-Ray tech and in management with Picker X-Ray for over 20 years before returning to farming and moving to Etna where he also started his own X-Ray Inspection service travelling across the province with Lavonne doing the invoicing from home. Murray and Lavonne moved back to Raymond building their present home in 2006, a homecoming to their shared childhood as proud members of the Raymond High School class of 1955.
Throughout his life, Murray was known for his great integrity, attention to detail, and focusing on completing the job before him the right way. When Murray determined he was going to do something, or accepted an assignment, it was going to be done and done to standard. That applied to Home Teaching, preparing for and attending the Temple, pouring a foundation, constructing a home or barn, wiring a house, certifying x-ray equipment, maintaining a car, planting trees on a bare acreage, installing sprinklers and pumps or preparing for a drive in the winter. And if a son, daughter or son in law showed up in the winter without a shovel, and proper emergency equipment in the vehicle…well that was not good.
Murray is survived by Lavonne; his children Kevin (Loren), Chauna (Rick), Darren (Cory) and Monte (Shaunlee); 13 grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents Myrza and Mabel and brothers Alan and Dalen. He is also survived by brothers Ron, Gary, Devar and little sister Julie.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 9 at 2:00 p.m. in Raymond, Alberta, at the Westridge Chapel 221 North 400 West, Raymond. Interment will follow at Raymond Cemetery. Friends and family are invited to attend and celebrate a life well lived.
To send a condolence, please visit http://www.salmonandsons.ca

ZAJAC, Vicky

VICKY ZAJAC 1949 – 2025 Victoria “Vicky” Zajac, of Lethbridge, loving wife of Jerry Zajac, passed away at Foothills Medical Centre on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at the age of 76 years. Her life and memory will be cherished in the hearts of her friends and family.
Cremation has been entrusted to Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels.
Vicky will be privately remembered by her family.
Visit http://www.mbfunerals.com to send a condolence.

HOLTHE, Marie

MARIE HOLTHE October 20, 1935 to January 5, 2026 Leona Marie Holthe, beloved wife of the late Allen Holthe, passed away peacefully in Magrath, Alberta, early Monday morning, January 5, 2026, at the age of 90.
The eldest child of Bill and Melba (Litchfield) Wright, Marie, was born in Taber on October 20, 1935, and was raised on the farm outside of Vauxhall. She spent her married life farming with Allen at Turin, Alberta. For the past four years, Marie resided in Magrath, with the last two years spent at the Diamond Willow Lodge.
Marie married Allen Holthe on November 25, 1960. Together they worked tirelessly farming, gardening and raising a variety of livestock. Marie’s market garden was well known throughout southern Alberta, and summers were spent either working in the garden or selling produce at local farmers’ markets. She found it difficult to give up her garden when she moved to Magrath and continued to “farm” garden boxes of flowers and vegetables in the summers and took care of a hydroponic grow system indoors where she grew peppers, petunias, and tomatoes. She was particularly happy to share her tomatoes with her friends at the Diamond Willow. She also enjoyed raising Painted Lady butterflies; first in her Magrath apartment and later at the Diamond Willow Lodge. She was thrilled to be able to share this experience with all the residents at the Diamond Willow. Release day was quite an occasion this year and Marie was pleased to see the smiles on all the residents’ faces when her Painted Ladies took flight.
Marie was a loving mother to six children: Lorri (Wallace) Smart, Clancy (Cynthia) Holthe, Penni Kiss, Wendi (Greg) Smart, Virginia Holthe, and Dorthea (Duane) Mills. She was a proud grandmother to 19 grandchildren, along with 10 of their spouses, and a cherished greatgrandmother to 22 great-grandchildren. Marie knew each of her great-grandchildren and was delighted to have so many nearby and loved when they would stop in to visit.
Marie was predeceased by her husband, Allen, her parents, Bill and Melba Wright, her brothers, Ron Wright and Bruce Wright; her brothers-in-law, Charles Holthe, Ken Healey, and Roy Oseen; her sisters-in-law, Cherri Wright and Louienne Wright; and her granddaughter, Micaela Kiss.
She is survived by her siblings: Roy (Marlene) Wright, Louise (Roy) Michelsen, Bill Wright, Karyn Healey, Harvey (Marsha) Wright, and Glenda Wright; her in-laws: Sheila Wright, Gracemary Holthe, Shirley Oseen, and Larry (Joan) Holthe; her aunt, Dorothy Francis; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Marie found comfort and strength in her faith, holding close the belief that “families are forever,” and she looked forward to a promised reunion with those who went before her.
A visitation will be held at Christensen Salmon Generations Funeral Home (703-13 Street North, Lethbridge) on Friday, January 9, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Interment will take place at the Magrath Cemetery (south of Magrath on Highway 62) on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Following the graveside service, friends and family may visit with Marie’s family at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Garden Place Chapel (170 North Centre Street, Magrath) at 2:45. The funeral service will begin at 3:30pm in the chapel.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in memory of Marie, to the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation – Bringing Hearts Home Cardiac Campaign to help build a Cardiac Clinic in Lethbridge.
To send condolences, please visit http://www.generationsfh.ca

BRUNEAU, Simone “Terry”

BRUNEAU With deep sadness, we announce the sudden passing of SIMONE THERESE “TERRY” BRUNEAU (née Zook), of Lethbridge, at home on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at the age of 77 years.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at ST. MARTHA’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 355 Columbia Blvd. West, Lethbridge, AB, on Friday, January 9, 2026 at 11:00 A.M. with Father Valentine Suum celebrating.
To send a condolence, please visit http://www.cornerstonefuneralhome.com

LIPPA, Marie

LIPPA MARIE EILEEN LIPPA (née Brown), of Lethbridge, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at Chinook Regional Hospital on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at the age of 69 years.
Funeral arrangements will be announced once completed.
To send a condolence, please visit http://www.cornerstonefuneralhome.com