June 19, 2025

By Obituaries on June 19, 2025.

JOHN WEIMER

JOHN WEIMER 1939 ~ 2025 John Weimer, beloved husband of Rose Weimer of Medicine Hat, passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at the age of 86 years. Family and friends will gather for prayers in the PATTISON FUNERAL HOME & CELEBRATION OF LIFE CENTRE on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. The funeral mass will be celebrated in the ST. PATRICK’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH (238 2nd Ave N.E.) on Monday, June 23, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. with Fr. Roque Pereira celebrant. A private interment will take place at Hillside Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, those who wish to remember John with a donation may do so to the Medicine Hat and District Health Foundation (mention that funds are to be allocated to: Palliative Care or Home Care). Cheques made payable to “MH&D Health Foundation” 666 5th Street SW, Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 4H6 or online at http://www.InYour Community.ca; donations may also be directed to the Margery E. Yuill Cancer Centre, Medicine Hat c/o Alberta Cancer Foundation 710 – 10123 99 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 3H1 or online at albertacancer.ca/in-memory. To leave a message of condolence you may visit http://www.pattisonfuneralhome.com.
PATTISON FUNERAL HOME
AND CREMATORIUM
540 South Railway St. SE,
Medicine Hat T1A 4C2

NORM BONIN

NORM BONIN 1934 – 2025
It is with great sadness that we share the loss of our dear father and grandfather. Norman “Norm” Nathan Oswald Bonin passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on June 12, 2025, in Calgary. Norm leaves to mourn his two sons; Norman Stuart (Luisa) and Steven (Antoine); as well as his beloved grandsons Benjamin and Matthew. He is also survived by one sister Norma Heinz and numerous nieces and nephews. Norm was predeceased by his parents Benvenuto and Justina and siblings Ruth, Rose, Isabelle and Ernie. He was also predeceased by his long-time companion Esther Wagner and the boys’ mother Alice Fischer.
Norm was born in 1934 in Medicine Hat to his father Benvenuto who immigrated to Canada from Northern Italy and his mother Justina, of strong German heritage. Mother, father and their six children grew up in a small house on Elm Street in Medicine Hat. The stories of growing up in the Hat and during the Second World War are endless. Dad’s true passions growing up were hockey (Tigers alumnus 1950s, “original six” NHL teams), fastball and a little later, cars. Many of these passions he carried on with for most of his life.
Dad met our mom Alice in high school in the 50s and married in 1957. They lived for some time on Riverside, before leaving their respective glass factory and flour mill jobs to move to Ralston, where dad started a long career as The Queen’s Printer at Defense Research Establishment Suffield (D.R.E.S.). In 1964, they started a family welcoming first Stuart, then Steven in 1966. These years were filled with a wonderful life in Ralston / CFB Suffield that was filled with frequent camping trips, extensive hockey playing and coaching and the endless activities only available in a small, remote, tight-knit scientific and military community in the middle of the prairie. In 1977, we all moved to Medicine Hat where Dad finally retired in April 1995. After our parents divorced, he met Esther and they spent many happy years together while living separately before taking the big step to move together to Chinook Village where they kept an impeccable home and entertained their families. Over the years, Esther’s family became Dad’s family and they cared for each other deeply. The passing of Esther and Alice in 2024 had a profound impact on him.
Dad loved his boys and would do anything to make sure their lives were the best they could be. His yard and home were always kept immaculately. He loved cooking, including Grandpa Bonin’s famous spaghetti sauce and sauerkraut and knipfla, which were always made in batches “big enough to feed an army”. He was always watching hockey and loved attending the Tiger’s games whenever he could. He looked forward to coffee with, and was a proud member of, the “Suffield Old Boys Club” having maintained many life-long friendships from his time living in Ralston and working at D.R.E.S. He loved his sisters and brother deeply, despite the fact that the family was dispersed across Alberta.
We were so fortunate to have had our dad in our lives for so long, but now it is time for him to rest. Thanks to the many friends and family who stayed connected and in his life over the decades. We are especially grateful to the many health care professionals who cared for our dad in his final days in Medicine Hat and at the Foothills palliative care unit in Calgary. Rest in peace Dad. Thank you for everything. We love you.
Family and friends who wish to pay their respects may do so one our prior to the service. The funeral service will be held in the PATTISON FUNERAL HOME & CELEBRATION OF LIFE CENTRE on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. The service will be live streamed. Those who wish to attend virtually, please visit Norm’s obituary page on our website, for the link. A private interment will take place at Hillside Cemetery. To leave a message of condolence you may visit http://www.pattisonfuneralhome.com.
PATTISON FUNERAL HOME
AND CREMATORIUM
540 South Railway St. SE,
Medicine Hat T1A 4C2

JOE BACHMIER

JOE BACHMIER 1931 ~ 2025
Joe Bachmier was the fourth child born to Joseph and Regina Bachmier on June 28, 1931. On June 4, 1966, he married Lorraine Hagel. Then on June 4, 1968, their son Neil was born.
Joe and Lorraine lived and farmed on the Bachmier Family Farm in Fox Valley, Saskatchewan, raising cattle, chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese until Lorraine’s passing on May 3, 1996.
After Lorraine’s passing, Joe stayed and farmed on the family farm with Neil right up until his passing on June 14, 2025, at the age of 93.
Joe loved farming, especially in the mornings. He would make his lunch and coffee and head out to work summer fallow. It needs to be noted that it wasn’t very often he would forget his snuff. If he did forget it, he would call Neil and tell him to bring it out. He loved combining! Neil said that Joe would stay out combining for hours. Joe would say “it’s not hard driving up and down a field combining.” He would always make sure to take one hour off for lunch, then back out to the combine he would go. He ran the combine right up until he was 91 years old.
Joe also loved working with Cattle. He would always help with roundup at home for brandings and getting them to the pastures. He also enjoyed going to Maple Creek often to watch the cattle sales and where he got to know a lot of people in the community.
Joe and Neil also liked to take their trips to Havre and Great Falls after seeding and then after harvest as well. It was a great break and getaway after each of the busy farming seasons that they both enjoyed so much.
To add to the list of things Joe enjoyed was driving the side by side. In February, he would say to Neil how he couldn’t wait to drive the side by side. And when it would warm up in the spring, he would be driving the side by side. He loved it!
As mentioned earlier, Joe always had snuff with him, but the time came when he had to quit, so slowly he did. It was then that he switched to Tic Tac’s, and he loved them.
Neil had bought Joe a cane about a month before he passed. He had suggested to Joe that he use the cane to help him with walking. Well, Joe used the cane to get up out of his chair and took it into his room and came back without it and said, “I don’t need that, that’s for old people”.
Years back, Joe broke his ankle and needed surgery in Medicine Hat. From Medicine Hat, he had to stay in Maple Creek at the Maple Creek Lodge for six weeks until his last cast came off. Joe was told by the doctor to wear an air boot for two weeks. After that, he could wear ordinary shoes again. So, Joe and Neil came home, and Joe went into the house and took off the Air Boot. Neil told him he had to wear the boot for 2 weeks and Joe said, “That darn thing is garbage!” He put his regular shoes on and that was it.
That same spring, Neil went to a branding. As Neil was driving home, he could see dust in the field near home. Neil thought to himself, it couldn’t possibly be Joe in the tractor. Well, sure enough, it was Joe. He was just finishing up and met Neil at the house. When Neil asked him how he got to the tractor, Joe said he drove the side by side out to the tractor and got in and started working summer fallow because it needed to be worked.
That was Joe. He didn’t like to sit still. He loved to keep busy and spend time with his son, Neil. Joe lived a full, long life because he always put family, faith, love, and hard work first and he valued those until the day he passed.
Family and friends will gather for Prayers at FOX VALLEY – ST. MARY’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. The funeral mass will be celebrated in the FOX VALLEY – ST. MARY’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH on Friday, June 20, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. with Fr. Prince Sarpong celebrant. Interment will take place in the Fox Valley Community Cemetery. To leave a message of condolence you may visit http://www.pattisonfuneralhome.com.
PATTISON FUNERAL HOME
AND CREMATORIUM
540 South Railway St. SE,
Medicine Hat T1A 4C2

JOE LITOWSKY

1940 ~ JOE LITOWSKY ~ 2025 Nicholas “Joe” Litowsky passed away at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital on Saturday, May 24th, 2025, at the age of 84 years. The Memorial Service was held yesterday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – Crescent Heights, with Bishop Aaron Milner conducting. Condolences may be sent through http://www.saamis.com or to condolences@saamis.com subject heading Joe Litowsky. Funeral arrangements entrusted to
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