Obituaries

SYLVIA LUIZA DEODITA BARBARA FURTADO, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026, at Legacy Lodge in Lethbridge, Alberta, at the age of 88.

It is with great sadness we announce that MORRIS HILLSTEAD passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at the age of 83 years. 

It is with heavy hearts that the family of Aloysius “Al” Vas, beloved husband of Evelyn, announces his passing in Lethbridge on Monday, February 9, 2026.

TRAVIS SCOTT TSCHETTER, of Lethbridge, beloved son of Sharyl Tschetter, passed away suddenly at home on Sunday, February 15, 2026 at the age of 44 years.

It is with great sadness we share the passing of our sister, aunt, great aunt and friend, LINDA SCHAFER at Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge, on Saturday, February 14, 2026.

It is with deep love and sadness that we announce the passing of MRS. BARBARA MOZGALA, who left us peacefully on Monday, February 9th, 2026 at the age of 77. Barbara was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother whose kindness, resilience, and unwavering love shaped the lives of all who knew her. 

It is with great sadness that we announce that MR. WILLIAM “BILL” THOMAS of Lethbridge, beloved husband of the late Sharon Thomas, passed away peacefully at St. Therese Villa on Sunday, February 15, 2026 at the age of 87 years.

BARRY LODERMEIER was born on February 11, 1954, in Lethbridge, Alberta, and passed away peacefully on February 10, 2026, in Coutts, Alberta, one day shy of his 72nd birthday.

HELEN MARJORIE GUNN passed away peacefully at St. Therese Villa on Sunday, February 8, 2026 at the age of 85 years.

Loretta Pearl Simmill (née Slemko), beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and devoted friend, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, surrounded by her loving family at the Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary. She was 70 years old.