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Our dear loved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, PHYLLIS ANNE SULLIVAN, passed away at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Monday, May 30th, 2016 at the age of 84 years. She is survived by her son Wayne (Sue) Spence of Duncan, B.C., their children Greg Spence of Victoria; Carmen (Nathan) Wilson of Duncan, B.C., their children Blaze and Zoey; Sherry Spence of Duncan, B.C.; her daughter Charlene (Erik) Thomsen of Lethbridge, their children Jason Arnold of Calgary; Kimberley (Rob) Laidlaw of Lethbridge, their children, Payton, Dawson & Brevin; Michael Thomsen of Lethbridge; Randall Thomsen of Calgary; Dan (Tammy) Thomsen of Lethbridge and their children Jace & Lily.

JOHANNES " JOHN" SCHIMANSKI passed away at his home at Roberts Creek, Sunshine Coast, Vancouver, B.C. on Sunday, May 15th, 2016 at the age of 62 years. John was predeceased by his parents Herman and Marianne Schimanski, brothers Hank (Liane), Horst (Eva-Gene), Herman Jr., sisters Ursula (Franz-Josef) Op De Laak, Barbara (Horst) Kipnik, Ingrid (Reinhold) Gron, Doris (Steve) Gfrerer, sister-in-law Diane (Gary) Shimanski, brothers-in-law Horst Kipnik and Reinhold Gron, nephew Jim Hillyer Jr.

HARVEY SR. SWEETGRASS, beloved husband of Adeline Sweetgrass, of the Blood Reserve, passed away at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Friday, May 20th, 2016 at the age of 62 years. Besides his loving wife, he is survived by his children: MJ (Johnathan) Williams, Charlene (Quentin) Sweetgrass, Lynn (Rodrigo) Sweetgrass, Harvey Jr. Sweetgrass, Kyle Sr. (Lisa) Sweetgrass, Zachary Sweetgrass, and 11 grandchildren. He is also survived by his adopted daughters: Jasmine & Kristin Blood, and Shawna & Deanna Dayrider.

DOROTHY IRENE SVENNES, (nee Ledoux) of Lethbridge, passed away at the Fairmont Extendicare, on Tuesday, May 10th, 2016. Dorothy was born in southern Saskatchewan. She married John Obert Svennes and together they raised three children; Peggy, Daniel and Sherry. She worked for many years as a care giver at Edith Cavell Nursing Home and the Lethbridge Auxiliary Hospital. She prided herself for a job well done and was always there when someone needed help.

THOMAS LADELL SANDERS, loving father of Shanon and Bill, passed away at the Foothills Medical Centre, on Saturday, March 26, 2016 after a brief battle with cancer at the age of 63 years. Tom was born April 17, 1952 in Lethbridge to Ladell "Dude" and Alexina "Zena" Sanders. He married Wendy Berglund with whom he shared some wonderful years. Many summers were spent taking the kids camping and fishing. He also enjoyed bow hunting and was quite skilled.

SCHMIDT 1969-2016 SHELLEY DAWN SCHMIDT, of Lethbridge, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 at the age of 46 years. A Celebration of Shelley's Life will be held at CORNERSTONE FUNERAL HOME, 2800 Mayor Magrath Drive South, Lethbridge, AB on Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 at 11:00 A.M.

JULIA FRANCES SCHILE, of Lethbridge, beloved wife of the late Paul Lawrence Schile, passed away at the St. Therese Villa, on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at the age of 101 years. Julia is the loving mother to sons Clarence (Bonnie) of Lethbridge and Ron (Marion) of Cochrane and daughter Sharon of Lethbridge as well as five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brothers George (Eleonor) and Henry (Shonnie) as well as survived by a large extended family.

MR. WILLIAM "BILL" HOBERT SHARP, of Lethbridge, beloved brother of Frances Schultz of Lethbridge and Frank Sharp of Lacombe, passed away at the Chinook Regional Hospital, on Friday, February 12, 2016 at the age of 78 years. He is survived by his sister, Frances Schultz of Lethbridge, his brother Frank (Ollie) Sharp of Lacombe, his sister-in-law Bonnie Sharp of Devon, and was predeceased by his brother Robert Sharp, his brother-in-law Arvid Schultz, and his parents.

GERALD RAYMOND SHENTOWSKI of Stirling, AB, passed away at Raymond Health Center on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at the age of 82 years. Gerald was born in France, on August 4, 1933. He was educated in France. After College he worked for Renault Car Company. On a sight-seeing tour of Canada, he arrived in Alberta and decided that Alberta would be his home. He became a Canadian citizen in the 1960's.

ORA SOMMERFELDT, beloved husband of Rose Sommerfeldt, of Magrath, passed away at home after a lengthy illness, on Friday, February 5, 2016 at the age of 82 years. Ora grew up in Whiskey Gap with five sisters and two brothers, as his parents farmed in this area. After his years of farming he then worked with his brother Darrel in the John Deere business and then went to work driving truck for the MD of Cardston for 17 years.