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RITA TERESA FIORINO passed away peacefully with her family at her side at St. Michael’s Health Centre, Palliative Care on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at the age of 78 years. Rita Teresa Pedretti Fiorino was born in 1934 in Sluderno, Italy. Her family moved to Grimaldi, Italy a short time later. In 1954, she emigrated from Italy to Trail, BC and was married to Peter Fiorino. In the same year the family moved to Lethbridge, Alberta.

MRS. RITA ZEMEK, beloved wife, mother, grandma and great-grandma of Lethbridge, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Good Samaritans Park Meadows Village on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 at the age of 96 years. Rita was born to Joseph and Anna Rezac on June 2, 1917 in the Crowsnest Pass. She lived there until her husband passed away in 1970 and soon after she moved to Lethbridge to be closer to her family.

RITSUKO ‘RITS’ KIMURA, beloved wife of the late Minoru Kimura, passed away quietly at the Brentwood Nursing Home in Calgary, AB, on Monday, June 8, 2009 at the age of 90 years. She is lovingly remembered by her children George, Mikio, Aiko (Marshall), Phyillis and Vincent; and siblings Sadako Tagami; Toshiyuki, Sakae, Mary (Takayuki) and Susie (Minoru) Saruwatari and Jeannie Takahashi. Rits will be deeply missed by her seven grand children and eight great grand children and many nieces and nephews.

With heavy hearts and great sadness we say "good bye" to a beloved husband, father, grandfather & great-grandfather, RICHARD "DICK" GORDON RITTENHOUSE, on Friday, July 13, 2018 at the age of 93 years. Dick was born in Edmonton, Alberta on April 12, 1925 and raised on the family farm near Hardisty, Alberta. He attended a rural school called "Science Hill " and became the janitor of the school at age 11.

Our beloved BRIAN DALE RITZ was taken "Home" on October 28th, 2013, surrounded by his wife Debbi, his children Mike and Brandy, and loved ones. Besides his loving wife, he is survived by his son Michael (Esther) Ritz, his daughter Brandalyn (Christopher) Van Der Leest, and his grandchildren Zachary, Levi, and Joel Ritz, and Logan and Dylan Van Der Leest. He is also remembered by his parents Elmer and Joyce Ritz, mother-in-law Helen Gillrie, as well as many loving brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews.

KAITLYN HIEKE RITZ, beloved daughter of Michael and Esther Ritz of Picture Butte, passed away suddenly at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at the age of 11 months. Kaitlyn is survived by her big brothers Zachary and Levi, Pake and Beppe, Cor and Hieke van Gunst of Picture Butte and grandparents Brian and Debbi Ritz of Lethbridge. She is also survived by auntie Truus and uncle Tomasz Hulisz (Nora and Marlee), uncle John van Gunst, auntie Jill van Gunst, auntie Brandi and uncle Chris Van Der Leest (Logan).

MERLIN DELOY ROAN of Lethbridge passed away at the Chinook Regional Hospital, on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at the age of 68 years. He leaves to mourn his wife and best friend, Lee Ann Duce, children Wes and Marci Stockton and family, Shawn O'Sullivan, Jeff Ives and family, Allison and Gibson Satterswaite and family, Buffy Ives and family, Keri Stewart and family, brothers Jerry and Roger Roan, sisters Marlene Williams and Darlene Roan and numerous nieces and nephews.

ROBERT (BOB) JAMES GOLD of Lethbridge, loving husband of Sharyn Gold, passed away peacefully at home in the arms of his wife and surrounded by his family on Sunday, August 5, 2007 at the age of 53 years. Bob leaves to mourn his passing his loving wife Sharyn, his two daughters; Jennifer (Lawrence) Thenu and Simona Johnson, his stepson Heath (Heather) Helgeson and stepdaughter Serena Swidinsky. He also leaves to mourn his granddaughters; Teegan Zuffa, Christine Gold, Ashley and Marrissa Helgeson and his grandsons; Tyler Johnson, Talon Swidinsky, Donovan and Tristan Thenu.

ROBERT (BOB) WINSTON CURTIS beloved husband of Denise Curtis of Lethbridge, passed away peacefully at St. Michael’s Palliative Care surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at the age of 48 years. Besides his loving wife, he is the loving father of: Bart (Oralee) Curtis and their children Amari, Sidney and Lettie of Brandon, MB., Kelly Curtis (Jordan Miller) of Winnipeg, MB., Michael Waite (Sarah Farmer) and their children Nadria, and Dylan of Lethbridge, Andrew Waite (Jenni Kraemer) of Lethbridge, special daughter and son-in-law Vicki and Mike Reurink and their children Brooklynn and Nathan of Picture Butte, AB.

Robert (Bob) Ashmead of Lethbridge, Alberta passed away April 1, 2014 at the age of 67. Bob is survived by his brother Gary (Pat) Ashmead, son Jon Christopher (Tanya) Ashmead, daughter Robin (Len) Ashmead-Melvin, as well as his granddaughters Kalyka and Alexandra Ashmead. Bob was predeceased by his parents Sidney and Jessie Ashmead of Lethbridge. Bob will forever be remembered for his artistic talents in painting and woodcraft, his enthusiasm for his Yankees, Cowboys and Canadiens, as well as his unbounded sense of humor.