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CLARENCE KELLN

CLARENCE LUTHER KELLN passed away on his 66th birthday, July 31, 2008 at St. Michael’s Palliative Care, the beloved husband of Roslyn. He is survived by daughter Rhona (Darren) Dundas and grand-daughters Madison & Paige of LaBroquerie, MB, stepsons Kevin (Lyndsey) Brees and Neil (Erika) Brees and grandson Owen of Lethbridge, AB. Also mourning his passing are his mother Lydia Kelln and brother Herb (Viola) Kelln, nephews Rick & Jason together with numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. He will also be greatly missed by the mother of his daughter Sharon Irvine and his ‘brudder from anudder mudder’ Cliff Irvine. He was pre-deceased by his father Samuel Kelln (1996), fathers-in-law Bill Passey (1991), Bruce Davies (2001) and mother-in-law Verna Davies (2007). Clarence was born on the family farm in Duval, SK on July 31, 1942 graduating high school and entered the University of Alberta where he attained his Chartered Accountant degree in 1972. He has been a proud member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta since that time. He practiced in this field in private industry until 1988 when he began his own practice with his beloved ‘unofficial’ partner Roslyn until illness forced retirement in 2007. He was also a proud member of the Lethbridge Country Club and will dearly miss all his golfing buddies. Over the years he has served on the Board of Directors of the Lethbridge Minor Hockey Association and the South Country Treatment Centre. Friends and clients are welcome to meet with the family at a memorial reception to share their thoughts, stories and memories at the LETHBRIDGE COUNTRY CLUB on Tuesday, August 5th from 6:00 -10:00 pm. Memorial services will be held at the EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH, Hwy 4 on August 6th at 3:00 p.m. If so desired, memorial donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 317 - 10 Street S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 2M7.