October 2, 2019

By Obituaries on October 2, 2019.

BEVERLEY DOLGOPOL

1948 ~ 2019
Beverley Ann Dolgopol of Consul, Saskatchewan, beloved wife of the late Donald Dolgopol, passed away at the Maple Creek Hospital on Friday, September 27, 2019, at the age of 71 years. Funeral arrangements will be announced upon completion. (Condolences may be expressed by visiting our website http://www.cooksouthland.com) Honoured to serve the family is
Cook Southland Funeral Chapel, 901 – 13th Street S.W. Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 4V4 Phone 403-527-6455

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BRYAN REHBEIN

April 8, 1968 ~ September 29, 2019

It is with extremely heavy hearts that the family announces the passing of Bryan Jonathan Rehbein at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital on Sunday, September 29, 2019, at the age of 51 years. Left to cherish Bryan’s memory is his birth mother, Wanda; sister, Adrienne (Mark); Wanda’s children, Michelle (Wade), Melissa (Guy), Jeff (Coralee), Stephanie (Matthew) and Sarah (Raymond) as well as numerous uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins and many close friends. Bryan was predeceased by his parents, Armin (Margaret) Rehbein; grandparents, John (Rose) Heine, Emil (Giselle) Rehbein and Alex (Olga) Stano. Bryan was born in Calgary on April 8, 1968 and was raised and educated in Medicine Hat. After graduating from college, Bryan worked at Witke Iron Works before seeking employment at Goodyear where he was employed for 29 years. He enjoyed dirt biking, fishing, kayaking, walking in the river valley… anything he could do outdoors to spend time with friends, family and his dogs. Bryan loved meeting and getting to know his birth family. He was also known as Mr. Fixit as he could fix (or attempt to fix) almost anything. Bryan was a jokester with a unique sense of humour who will be deeply missed. The family would like to thank Sherry for caring for Bryan in his last months of life. A Celebration of Bryan’s life will be held at Cook Southland Funeral Chapel, 901 – 13 Street S.W., Medicine Hat on Friday, October 4, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. with Life Celebrant Gerry Getz officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery. Memorial donations in Bryan’s name may be made directly to the SPCA, 55 Southwest Drive S.W., Medicine Hat, AB, T1A 8E8 or to the Margery E. Yuill Cancer Centre c/o Medicine Hat & District Health Foundation, 666 – 5 Street S.W., Medicine Hat, AB, T1A 4H6. (Condolences may be expressed by visiting our website at http://www.cooksouthland.com). Honoured to serve the family is
Cook Southland Funeral Chapel, 901 – 13th Street S.W. Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 4V4 Phone 403-527-6455

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DOLORES 'DODIE' BIKO

1931 ~ 2019
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Dolores “Dodie’ Rita Ann Biko, loving wife of the late, Roy Biko. Dodie passed away peacefully at Masterpiece Southlands in Medicine Hat on Monday, September 30, 2019, at the age of 88 years, surrounded by her loving family. She was born the second daughter to, Loretta and Wilfred Dahlstrom in Medicine Hat. Dodie is survived by her children, Larry (Joy), Randal (Sherry), Luanne, Thomas (Marjie); grandchildren, Shelly, Lisa, Lee (Clara), Kerry, Kevin, Cody, Haley, Kristen (Andrew), Kyle (Tanya) and nine great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters, Darlene (Ken), Sandra and brother, Bill (Elizabeth) as well as many nieces and nephews. Dodie was pre- deceased by her husband of 54 years, Roy; parents, Loretta and Wilfred; sister and best friend, Vivian Greenstein; in-laws, John and Elizabeth Biko, Tillie and Nick Weinberger, Alec and Vera Biko. The family would like to extend sincere appreciation to the staff at Masterpiece Southlands and to Dr. Shrives for the excellent care she received. “Mom left us as she lived, bringing loved ones closer together.” A Celebration of Dodie’s life will be held at Cook Southland Funeral Chapel, 901 – 13 Street S.W., Medicine Hat on Thursday, October 3, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. with Life Celebrant Gerry Getz officiating. Private Interment will take place at Hillside Cemetery. If friends so desire, memorial donations in Dodie’s name can be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association, #220, 6223 – 2 Street S.E., Calgary, Alberta T2H 1J5. (Condolences may be expressed by visiting http://www.cooksouthland.com) Honoured to serve the family is
Cook Southland Funeral Chapel, 901 – 13th Street S.W. Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 4V4 Phone 403-527-6455

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FRANK REEDER

1934 ~ 2019
Mr. Francis Nicholas Reeder, beloved husband of Patricia, passed away peacefully at his residence in Medicine Hat on Wednesday, September 25, 2019, at the age of 85 years. Along with Patricia, his beloved wife of over 58 years, Frank leaves to cherish his memory five children, Rosemarie, Kenneth, Bonnilee, John and Noelle. He is also survived by eleven grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, numerous extended family members and many friends. Frank was a Foster Parent for 35 years, fostering over 75 kids throughout that time. He retired after 35 years of service with the City of Medicine Hat as a Journeyman Gas Fitter providing him with additional time to travel with Patricia. He enjoyed opportunities to go exploring through Montana and Yellowstone, and especially enjoyed his trips to Nevada. Frank was a devoted husband and father whose greatest joy in life came from time spent with his grandkids and great-grandkids. He will be dearly missed. A Celebration of Frank’s life will be held at the Glenview Nazarene Church, 4072 Strachan Road S.E., Medicine Hat on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor David Skidmore officiating. (Condolences may be expressed by visiting our website at http://www.cooksouthland.com) Honoured to serve the family is
Cook Southland Funeral Chapel, 901 – 13th Street S.W. Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 4V4 Phone 403-527-6455

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HELLMAN

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of April Dawn Hellman on Friday, September 27, 2019, at the age of 34 years. April leaves to cherish her memory her best friend and husband Troy Hellman and her beautiful daughters Patience and Zarrah all of Richmound; her parents Lynn (Denny) Oakley and Brent Whiting (Rhonda Christianson); one brother Jay Lentz and one sister Tara Whiting; her mother-in-law Debbie Hellman; her grandmother Helen Mitchell and grandfather Gordon Lentz. Family and friends will gather for prayers in the PATTISON CHAPEL on Sunday evening at 7:00 p.m. The funeral mass will be celebrated in Holy Family Parish (1451 Strachan Road SE) on Monday, October 7, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Please wear bright colors in honor of April’s memory. Interment will follow in the Hillside Cemetery. To e-mail an expression of sympathy, please direct it to: pattfh@telusplanet.net subject heading: April Hellman or you may visit http://www.pattisonfuneralhome.com and leave a message of condolence.
Funeral Arrangements are by the PATTISON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 540 South Railway St. SE, Medicine Hat T1A 4C2

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KATHY HOPKINS

1947 ~ 2019
Kathleen Mayo Hopkins, beloved wife of Donald, passed away suddenly at Sunnyside Nursing Home in Medicine Hat on Monday, September 23, 2019, at the age of 72 years. A Celebration of Kathy’s Life will be held in the Wuerfel Auditorium at South Country Village, 1720 Bell Street S.W., Medicine Hat on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. (Condolences may be expressed by visiting our website at http://www.cooksouthland.com) Honoured to serve the family is
Cook Southland Funeral Chapel, 901 – 13th Street S.W. Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 4V4 Phone 403-527-6455

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LEER, Rockford John (Rocky)

Rockford John Leer, 55, of Medicine Hat, Alberta passed away on Thursday September 26, 2019 surrounded by his loved ones. Rocky fought courageously and inspirationally against his ALS diagnosis for the past 3 years. Rocky was born on May 5, 1964 to Judith and Freeman Jennen, the first of 2 boys with Steven Shane following in 1967. With the passing of their Father, Judith remarried Kenneth Leer and a sister Tammy was born in 1974.
In the fall of 2016, Rocky was devastatingly diagnosed with ALS. He tackled this disease head on, with his positivity, humour and his determination to never give up. He focused his time and energy on his family and friends, not wasting his time feeling sorry for himself. He was a huge supporter of the Bettys Run and was a strong advocate of ALS, often reaching out to support others with ALS.
Rocky’s legacy will live on in the hearts and minds of everyone he interacted with; he may be gone, but never forgotten. Rocky is survived by his 2 sons, Brandon Pitkanen (Carrie), Chase Leer (Diana) and 1 daughter, Amanda Irving (Alex), 3 grandchildren CJ, Annie & Ronan, his mother, Judith Leer, brother Shane Leer (Tina) and sister, Tammy Leer (Mike). 3 nephews, Zach Leer (Karna), Cole Kapak and Quin Kapak and 1 niece, Kacee Kapak, along with many loving extended family members. He was preceded in death by his Fathers, Freeman Jennen and Kenneth Leer, his Grandparents, John and June Senkyr and Claire and Frank Leer.
Funeral will be held at Red Deer Funeral Home & Crematorium on Friday, October 4, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the ALS Society of Alberta.
In honor of Rocky’s love of all thing’s hockey, all guests are invited to dress in their favourite hockey jersey.
For a full obituary, please go to the Red Deer Funeral Home & Crematorium website. Condolences can be left for the family at http://www.reddeerfuneralhome.com

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MORRICE

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Michael Steven “Mike” Morrice on Thursday, September 26, 2019, surrounded by his loving family at the age of 55 years. Mike is survived by his wife of 26 years Bonnie, his daughter Stevie (Donivan), and his son Reid (Shani). The funeral service will be held in the PATTISON CHAPEL on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. As an expression of sympathy donations may be made to the ALS – Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis, 7874 10th Street NE, Calgary, Alberta T2E 8W1 . To e-mail an expression of sympathy, please direct it to: pattfh@telusplanet.net subject heading: Mike Morrice, or you may visit http://www.pattisonfuneralhome.com and leave a message of condolence.
Funeral Arrangements are by the PATTISON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 540 South Railway St. SE, Medicine Hat T1A 4C2

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STAHL

It is with great sadness that Mrs. Evelyn Stahl of Mayfield Colony, beloved wife, mother, aunt and friend passed away peacefully to be with her Lord and Saviour on Monday, September 30, 2019, at the age of 56 years with her family by her side. Evelyn blessed many people with her happy heart and kind nature. Left to cherish her memory her husband, Jeramias and two beautiful daughters, Ashley and Priscilla of Mayfield Colony; her mother Magdalena J. Stahl; her brother, Jake (Susanne) of Earview; two sisters, Kathrina (Josh) of Wolfcreek and Lisa (Rev. Jeremias) of Wavy Lake; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Darius and Mary of Mayfield; sisters-in-law, Susie of Mayfield, Clara (Eddy) of Rainbow and Frieda (Johnathan) of Granum and her very special uncle and aunt, Elias and Annie of Mayfield. Evelyn was predeceased by her father, Jacob of Earview; her sister, Barbara of Mayfield; two uncles, Paul and Joseph of Mayfield and one brother-in-law, Jacob.

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“The moment that you died,
our hearts were torn in two
One side filled with heartaches,
the other died with you
We will often lie awake at night,
we will do it every day
And take a walk down memory lane,
with a tear upon our cheek
Remembering you is easy,
we will do it every day
But missing you is a heartache,
that will never go away
We will hold you tightly within our hearts, and there you will remain
Until the joyous day arrives,
that we will meet again”

The funeral service will be held at the Mayfield Colony on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in the Mayfield Cemetery. To e-mail an expression of sympathy, please direct it to: pattfh@telusplanet.net subject heading: Eveyln Stahl, or you may visit http://www.pattisonfuneralhome.com and leave a message of condolence.
Funeral Arrangements are by the PATTISON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 540 South Railway St. SE, Medicine Hat T1A 4C2

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VIOLA RINKE

1926 ~ 2019
It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Viola Florence Rinke at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital on Saturday, September 28, 2019, at the age of 93 years of age. Viola was born and raised in Irvine, AB., and spent the majority of her life living in the Medicine Hat area. She was predeceased by her husband, Fred Rinke in 1984; parents, Philip and Pauline Maser as well as three sisters and one brother. Viola is survived by her four children, Wayne (Mildred) Rinke, Paulette Fox, Merle Rinke and Betty Ann (Larry) Larson; as well her legacy extends to eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She will be missed by all. The family will celebrate Viola’s life with a private graveside service. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, #340A Maple Avenue S.E., Medicine Hat, Alberta. T1A 7L5. (Condolences may be expressed by visiting our website at http://www.cooksouthland.com) Honoured to serve the family is
Cook Southland Funeral Chapel, 901 – 13th Street S.W. Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 4V4 Phone 403-527-6455

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