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ELPIDIO "DEL" DELFINO, JR. passed away peacefully on July 28th with his wife by his side. He is remembered for his deep love of family, sense of humor and good times that he loved to share with all. He was a caring and compassionate gentleman, always thoughtful and giving. He will be missed by all his loved ones. Beloved husband of Nieves "Babe" Delfino, beloved father of Cindy O'Neill and her husband Dermot, cherished grandfather (Lolo) of Damien Delfino and his wife Joanne, great-grandfather of Aria Delfino, brother of Corazon Delfino Beloy and also survived by many cousins, nieces and nephews, who called him "

DORIS JEAN DE GROOT (nee Moore) went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at the age of 92 years. Doris was born Oct. 16, 1922 on the Moore family farm near Ryerson, Saskatchewan. She and her twin brother Wesley followed older sisters Eileen and Edith and were later joined by younger brothers Ken and Vernon. Growing up on the farm, Doris was very skilled at milking cows, and loved to play soft ball at school.

VICTOR D'ANDREA, beloved husband of Maxine D'Andrea, passed away at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Monday, June 1, 2015 at the age of 79 years. Besides his loving wife Maxine, Vic is remembered by one son Cameron (Koreen) D'Andrea of High River and one daughter Terry D'Andrea (Darryl Robertson) of Lethbridge, two grandchildren Kaylee D'Andrea of High River and Tanner D'Andrea of Calgary, one great grandchild Tatum D'Andrea of High River.

The creator called home KYLE OSBORN DEVINE on April 28, 2015 along with his girlfriend Clarissa Michelle English and her brother Dakota Julius English. Kyle was born at the Foothills Hospital, Calgary, on December 17, 1987. He is survived by his loving parents Allen "Boyie" and Kristi Devine; brothers and sisters Geronimo (Kerri); Nathan; Ian (Melissa); and their children Kiara, Treyton and Derozen; Clifford; Erin "MaryJane", Tamara (Safraz) and their children Joseph, Aisha and Amirah and Angel.

ROBERT (BOB, BOBBY) ALAN DAVIES, beloved husband of Nancy Davies, of Lethbridge, Alberta, passed away January 15, 2015 at 58 years of age. Besides his loving wife, Bob is survived by his daughter Shannon (Keith) Dykslag and his two grandsons Maverick and Memphis of Lethbridge, son Shane (Justine) Davies of Lethbridge, his father and mother Edgar and Mary Davies of Picture Butte, his sister Cheryl (Denis) Leclair and family from Picture Butte, sister Kathy (Jason) Brown and family from Lethbridge, sister Joanne (Hugh) Sully and family from Edmonton and brother Michael Davies and family from Picture Butte.

HEATHER ARDELLE DORCHAK August 12, 1991 - January 5, 2015 "In our lives for too brief a time - in our hearts forever" Daughter, sister, beautiful human being. Heather is the beloved daughter of Joel and Gwen and sister to Holly (Kelton) Coates and Curtis. Heather will be sadly missed by her grandmothers; LaBelle Dixon and Vicki Dorchak, by her large extended family and many friends. Heather was predeceased by her grandfathers - Stewart Dorchak and Hiram Dixon, and by her aunt Lynne Dorchak.

CECILIA ELAINE DRAKE passed away peacefully on August 29, 2014 at the age of 84, surrounded by her loving family, following an eleven year battle with cancer. Celia was born May 7, 1930 to Cecil & Toots Gillies on the family farm at Picture Butte. She received her education in Picture Butte. In 1953 she married Gib Drake. Their family included three children: Shelley, Dawn, and Cal. She was employed by Alberta Government Telephones, Campbell's Hardware, & finally The Butte Dress Shoppe.

CALVIN (CAL) DUDER passed away peacefully at St. Michael's Health Centre, Palliative Care Unit, on Saturday, June 28th, 2014, after a courageous battle with cancer. Cal was born Nov. 15th, 1959 in Grand Falls, Nfld. but lived most of his life in Lethbridge and area. He especially enjoyed working at CEP Automotive for the past 13 years where he developed many good friendships. To Cal, the Management, staff and customers were all like family to him.

ANNA DOERKSEN (nee Dyck), beloved wife of the late David Doerksen, of Lethbridge, AB, passed away peacefully at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Monday, May 5th, 2014 at the age of 82 years. She is the loving mother of; Terry (Cathy) Doerksen, Elaine (Dean) Schumacher, Danny (Marlene) Doerksen, Rose (Joe) Cobbe, Madelaine (Ron) Trone, Roger (Cindy) Doerksen and Carol (Wade) Caldwell; 18 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

D’AL ILLES, beloved husband of Lee Illes of Lethbridge, passed away at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at the age of 54 years. Besides his loving wife Lee, D’al is survived by his son Brent Illes of Calgary and step-sons Christopher, Nathan and David of Lethbridge. He is also survived by his mother Irene Illes of Brantford, Ontario and his sister Laura (Robin) Richardson of York, Ontario.