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It is with deep sorrow the family of Bob Coghlan announce he has passed away after a courageous battle against cancer, Sunday May 9, 2010. Bob was 59 at the time of his passing. He was predeceased by parents Bill and Rose as well as brother Bill. Bob is survived by sisters Audrey (Ray) Code, Betty Coghlan, Karen Rickert, Susan (Alex) Schwarz and many loving nieces and nephews. He will be remembered and missed by many good friends.

GORDON CAMPBELL COGHLIN, of Lethbridge and beloved husband of the late Eileen Gladys, passed away peacefully at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Monday, October 9th, 2017 at the age of 90 years. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. A further announcement will be made once confirmed.

GILL BENJAMIN COHEN, "The Captain" passed away peacefully in his home on November 1st, 2015. Predeceased by his wife Kristina and mother Gea. Survived by his daughter Allison, grand dog Lexi, his brother and sister-in-law Don and Trudi, sister and brother-in-law Chari and Alex, and his father Sam. Gill will be fondly remembered for his unique sense of humour and quick wit. A highly intellectual person who still loved to get his hands dirty, he was also a tech guy at heart.

LORNA COLBURN, beloved wife of Gerald Colburn, of Lethbridge, passed away peacefully at the Fairmont Extendicare, surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, August 20th, 2016 at the age of 71 years. Besides her husband, Gerry, Lorna is survived by her daughters Lesley (Ron) Swartz and Heather (Scott) Hadford, both of Lethbridge, brother Dr. Bruce (Ann) MacWhirter of Halifax, sister Elaine (Peter) Lines of Boca Raton, FL, granddaughters Katherine and Caroline Colburn-Swartz, and Meghan MacWhirter; nephews and nieces Bruce MacWhirter, Stephanie (John) MacHopkins, Peter MacWhirter and Stephanie Lines.

DINI COLE, born November 28th, 1925 in Hilversum, Holland to Evert and Aaltje (Alie) deVos, beloved wife of the late Clifford Cole, passed away peacefully at Extendicare Fairmont Park in Lethbridge on November 12th, 2015, sixteen days short of her 90th birthday. Dini fell in love with Cliff, a Canadian solider at the end of WWII and they were married on May 8th, 1946 in Hilversum, Holland. She then immigrated to Canada as a War Bride, travelling alone at 21 years of age.

The family of GRACE COLEMAN is sad to announce her passing after a very brave fight on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at the age of 74 years. She went peacefully surrounded by her family, and did everything her way to the very end. Grace was the third of seven children born at home in rural Northern Ontario to Chester and Edith Coleman on June 18, 1943. She grew up with her family on their small homestead and always had many fond memories of those times.

COLIN WHITLOCK, of Lethbridge, passed away on October 26, 2012 at the age of 81 years. Colin was born February 23, 1931, in Medicine Hat, AB. The family had homesteaded in Suffield, and then moved into Vauxhall. Colin went to school in Vauxhall, staying with his aunt Josie Dewhurst and riding the train home to the family farm at Ronalane on weekends. Early jobs included herding cows with an old cowboy who still wore a gun on his hip.

CHARLENE GAIL COLLIER, of Taber, AB passed away at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the age of 42 years. She is survived by her beloved companion Shawn Hart, Dean Campbell father of her three children Robert Collier, Chantel Campbell (Randy Kauenhowen) and Jessie Campbell (Kaisha Smith). Her two grandchildren Mariah and Ryley Kauenhowen, she is also survived by seven brothers, one of which is her twin, and one sister: Raymond Collier (Cathie McCabe), Ricky Collier (Debbie Collier), Randy Collier, Gary Collier, Michelle Duncan, Greg Collier (Karen Collier), (twin) Shanon Collier (Keli Collier), Troy Collier (Tara Collier), also six nephews, eleven nieces, eight great nephews and sixteen great nieces.

MR. DELBERT COLLIER beloved husband of the late Barbara Collier passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on March 12, 2010 at the age of 82 years. Del was born on May 23, 1927 in Shaunavon, Sask. He worked for the CPR for 44 years and enjoyed a life filled with laughter and love in the company of family and friends. He was an active member of McKillop United Church, Masonic Lodge and loved golfing at the Lethbridge Country Club with the “Veggs”.

COLLINS WILLIAM “BILL” COLLINS, of Lethbridge, passed away at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at the age of 67 years. He is the loving father of Dan Collins of Calgary, Penny (Bob) Woods of Lethbridge, Jodie (Allan) Bennett-Howe of Langdon, AB, and Cherie (Steve) Sargent of Calgary. He is also survived by mother Violet Collins, Shirley Stetar, Helen (Joe) McIsaac, Norma (Randy) Butterwick, and Jocelyn (Lynn) Barnaby.