VINEY

RONALD F. VINEY SR. beloved husband of 56 years to Dolores Viney, of Lethbridge, passed away at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Monday, September 15th 2014, at the age of 91 years.
He is the loving father of Ron Jr. (Sylvia) Viney of Lethbridge, Malcolm Viney (Crystal Larson) of St. Albert, Glenn (Vesta) Viney of Lethbridge, Mary (Michael) Watkins of Calgary, Theresa (Brent) Mead of Lethbridge and Trevor (Amy) Viney of Lethbridge. He is also survived by 18 grandchildren: Tammi (Josh) Foreman, Kayla Viney (Stephen Kearney) and Travis Viney (Chelsea Emsley) all of Lethbridge; Byron Patrick, Cassidy Patrick & Nikki Patrick (Mike Gommerud) all of St. Albert; Jared Viney, Taylor Viney & Ciana Viney, all of Lethbridge; Stacey Watkins and Graham Watkins (Chloe Guy), all of Calgary; Tyler Mead, Brett Mead, Kurtis Mead and Clayton Mead (Claudia Van Diemen), all of Lethbridge and Payton Viney, Teagan Viney and Griffin Viney, all of Lethbridge. As well as 2 great grandchildren: Corbin Patrick of Abbotsford, BC and Justice Gommerud of St. Albert, and a soon to be born great grandson Leo Gommerud.
Ron is also survived by 3 nephews: Aubrey Marthaller of Salmon Arm, BC, Windsor Viney of Waterloo, ON and Peter Viney of Vancouver Island, BC as well as his special friend, his dog, Tido.
Also surviving Ron is Dolores' family: Howard (Connie) Yanosik, Maxine (Ross-predeceased) Stafford, Louise (Jerry) Beaton, Ron (predeceased) and Peggy Yanosik and all of their families.
Ron was predeceased by his siblings: Father Louis Viney O.M.I., Henry (Jean) Viney, Connie (John) Marthaller and in infancy, Windsor Viney as well as a niece Marie Marthaller.
Ron was a WWII veteran and a member of the Royal Canadian Legion for 60 years. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus for 65 years and he performed many, many civic duties and cared for his community. Ron was an avid sports fan and loved watching all of his family's sporting events. He was an award winning gardener, and spent a great deal of his time (37 years) at Shuswap Lake at his cabin (his Hidden Treasure).
A Prayer Service will be held at CORNERSTONE FUNERAL HOME - 2800 Mayor Magrath Drive South, Lethbridge, AB. on Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 7:00 P.M. .
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH - 2405 12th Avenue South, Lethbridge, AB. on Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. with Father Nathan Siray, Celebrant.
Interment to follow at Mountain View Cemetery.
In memory of Ron, donations may be made to: Colonel Belcher Long Term Care/Calgary Health Trust- 10101 Southport Rd SW, Calgary, AB T2W 3X4, SOCA (Save Our Churches Association) - c/o Don Demers: 1014 34th Street South, Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 3A9 or The Heart and Stroke Foundation, P.O. Box 2211, Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4K7.
Honoured to serve the family, CORNERSTONE FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 2800 Mayor Magrath Drive South, Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 7B1. Telephone (403) 381-7777. E-mail: care@cornerstonefh.ca