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BOB BOURNE, beloved husband of 68 years to Donna Bourne of Magrath passed away at the Magrath Garden Vista on Thursday, December 4th, 2008 at the age of 91 years. Besides his loving wife, he is survived by Bruce Bourne of Portland, Oregon, Deanna Talari of Calgary, Wade (Arlene) Bourne of Lethbridge, Doran (Wanda) Bourne of Spruce Grove, AB and Kristine Derksen of Lethbridge, as well as 18 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.

ROBERT ‘BOB’ HILL, beloved husband of Gladys Hill, of Lethbridge, Alberta, passed away at St. Michael’s Health Care Centre on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at the age of 83 years. Besides his loving wife, Gladys, Bob is survived by his family Ronald (Mary) Hill of Texas; Bruce (Lisa) Hill of Texas; Kimberlee Hill of Colorado; Wayne (Chalean) Bates of Mississauga, Ontario; Bruce (Marilyn) Bates of Lethbridge; Sharon (Trevor) Walkden of Kelowna, B.

TED BOCHAN passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at the age of 65 years after a long battle with esophageal cancer. Ted was born in Calgary on October 26, 1945 and moved to Lethbridge that same year with his parents John and Mary Bochan. Ted received his elementary school education at Central and Bowman schools, later attending Hamilton Junior High and graduated from Lethbridge Collegiate Institute. He furthered his education in the field of business administration attending the Lethbridge Community College and University of Lethbridge.

LASZLO LESLIE BODI, beloved husband of Marion Bodi, of Lethbridge, passed away at the St. Michael's Health Centre, on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 at the age of 75 years. Funeral arrangements will be announced once completed.

ALEXANDER BODIE, beloved husband of Mary Bodie, of Coaldale, passed away at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at the age of 87 years. Besides his loving wife, he is survived by his children: Monica (Ken) Kearns of Lethbridge, Janice (Ken) McLaughlin of Kelowna, and Robert (Susan) Bodie of Coaldale. He is also survived by nine grandchildren; Barrett (Eisha) Kearns and their child Nicholas, of Lethbridge, Bonnie (Danh) Kearns-Tran of United Arab Emirates, Tiffany (Anthony) DeCecco of Calgary, Kristopher McLaughlin of Kelowna, Kevin McLaughlin (Kimberly Brown) of Lethbridge, Kyle McLaughlin of Medicine Hat, Colten, Mackenzie and Ashley Bodie of Coaldale.

BODIE CLARA CAROLINE BODIE, beloved wife of Arnold Bodie, of Coaldale, fought the brave battle of cancer and passed away with her family by her side at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at the age of 72 years. Clara was survived by her husband Arnold, their son Curtis (Jackie) of Calgary and their children Mathew and Zaden; daughter Carla (Terry) Palmer of Coaldale and their children Brock and Brooklyn.

ANNIE BOEHR of Coaldale, AB., passed away on Monday, December 30, 2013 at the age of 91 years. She was the oldest daughter and last born in the old country. Annie had 5 brothers and 5 sisters. She married Edwin Boehr in 1961, and raised their daughter Shirley together. Annie spent her life working and playing hard and always had a story to tell. She was a seamstress for Logan Garment, a nurse during the war, a member of the safety council, and a housewife.

It is with sadness that we announce that NEELTJE "NEL" BOEI, passed away on May 13, 2016, at the age of 95 years. Nel was born in Leerdam, The Netherlands and immigrated to Canada with her husband, Cornelius Adrianus "Cees" and 3 of their children in 1959. Nel and Cees settled in Calgary, where she lived until the last 5 years, when she resided in Lethbridge, Alberta. Nel is survived by her children, John Boei (Elvira), Bill Boei (Sue Martin), Lanie Fisher, and Len Boei, grandchildren Don Boei (Kelly), Wendy Boei Hahn (Brian), and Amanda Knight, and 7 great-grandchildren.

DOUWE JAN BOERSMA (April 21st, 1931 - January 12th, 2016) Douwe Jan Boersma went home to be with his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on Tuesday January 12th, 2016 @ 10am after his natural heart failed him. He will be greatly missed. He is survived by his wife Carol Boersma and his eight children and their spouses Wayne (Rose) Boersma of Lethbridge AB, Riny (Otto) Boss of Lethbridge AB, Diane (Bert) Voskamp of Atwood (ON), Simon (Julie) Boersma of Surrey BC, Hans (Janet) Boersma of Penhold AB, Annette (Kelly) Foster of Abbotsford BC, Rita (James) Knelsen of Fort McMurray AB, Henry (Lois) Boersma of Lethbridge AB, and his two step daughters Colleen Goetz, Calgary AB and Brenda (Keith) Walker as well as his 34 grand-children and 23 great grand-children.

YVONNE BOETTCHER, beloved mother of Kyle Hankinson of Lethbridge, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at the age of 45 years. Besides her loving son Kyle, Yvonne is survived by her mother Helen Boettcher of Lethbridge, one brother Gordon Boettcher of Charlotte, North Carolina, one sister Brenda (Bruce) Neuman of Edmonton, two nieces Olivia and Ella Neuman, as well as her special friend Rick Czarny and his two sons Andrew and Sebastian.