April 21, 2020
By Obituaries on April 21, 2020.
1925 ~ ANNA DIETRICH ~ 2020 Anna (Kuntz) Dietrich died peacefully at the age of 94 years on Easter Monday, April 13, 2020, at the Medicine Hat Hospital in Medicine Hat, Alberta, beloved wife of the late Steve Dietrich. She was born on December 4, 1925 at Allan, Saskatchewan.She leaves behind her beloved daughter, Alice Dietrich; her brothers, Ted Kuntz, Tom (Danelle) Kuntz, Bill (Doreen) Kuntz and half-sister Vivian (Barry) Dooley; her daughter-in-law Delores (Wist) Dietrich; grandchildren, Kelly Dietrich, Steven (Cindy) Williams, Karla (Chad) Dietrich, Melissa (Peter) Heinisch, Kendra Dietrich, Christina Williams and Kerry (Russell) Dietrich; five great grandchildren; one great great grandchild and many close friends and extended family. She is predeceased by her parents, Frank and Eugenia Kuntz; her husband of 71 years, Steve Dietrich; her son Frank; her daughter Mary Williams and son-in-law Oliver Williams.
Anna was born to German settlers, Frank and Eugenia ‘Ida’ (nee Steckler) Kuntz in Allan, Saskatchewan. The family moved to Franks’ hometown, Richmound, SK by the time she was two years old. Her early years were spent working on the family farm, cooking, baking, and doing whatever chores were required. Anna went to school until Grade 8 at Haverhill School in Richmound, SK. She boarded with the Anton family in Fox Valley, SK until she completed Grade 11 and then went to the Normal School in Moose Jaw, SK to become a teacher in 1944. She started teaching in Port Reeve, SK for a short time to complete her training and was immediately posted at Keynote School, a one-room schoolhouse south of Mendham, SK, where she taught 17 students from grades 1 to 10. It was there that she met her husband Steve at a dance put on at the Dietrich farm close by and soon he asked her to marry him. In 1946 she quit teaching, was married and moved into the farmhouse on the Dietrich homestead.
Steve and Anna moved from the farm into Mendham in 1952, when Frank was ready to start school. They moved into town the way only resourceful farmers do – they dismantled the family farmstead and rebuilt the house in town re-using even the shingles on the roof. At that time they served as the town’s dairy. Steve and Anna would milk the cows and their children Mary and Alice would deliver the milk to the locals. This continued until about 1964 when pasteurization was required. Family was the most important priority to Steve and Anna who put off retiring fully until they watched their grandchild graduate high school at St. Angela’s Academy in Prelate, so they could remain close by until 1995 when they left Mendham and moved to Medicine Hat, AB.
When she wasn’t busy cooking, baking her signature bread or peanut butter cookies, helping on the farm in the red farm truck or on the combine, she loved to golf, curl, bowl, sing and play cards with family and friends. An impeccable cook, she could make anything from nothing – even making soup from burnt flour and water or from cooked tumbleweeds. She was known for her rice pudding with raisins and would can beef, chicken and prepare salt pork. She was an efficient and hard worker tending the garden and ensuring there was enough food canned, pickled or frozen to last the family through the winters.
A devout Catholic and volunteer, she served her communities of both Mendham, SK and Medicine Hat, AB with countless hours of community service. Anna was a member of the Catholic Women’s League of Canada for over 60 years. She started as one of the founding members of St. Anthony’s Parish in Mendham, SK. She held various positions on the local council and went on to serve at the Diocesan level in Saskatchewan. She continued with her service when they retired to Medicine Hat, both at Christ the King Parish and later at Holy Family Parish. Anna leaves behind a legacy of endurance, resilience, grace, humility, love and strength. As one person noted after leaving a visit with her and Steve, “They are pure love.” She will be deeply missed.
Those who wish to pay their respects may do so at the PATTISON FUNERAL HOME on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. A private family funeral mass will be celebrated in Holy Family Parish (1451 Strachan Road SE) with Father Iqbal Khurshid, Celebrant and interment will follow in the Hillside Cemetery. Those who wish to remember Anna with a donation may do so to the charity of your choice. To e-mail an expression of sympathy, please direct it to: pattfh@telusplanet.net subject heading: Anna Dietrich, 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
JIMMY SULZ 1944 ~ 2020 Mr. Jimmy Lloyd Sulz, beloved husband of the late Mrs. Rose Marry Sulz of Medicine Hat, passed away at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the age of 76 years. Jimmy was born to Frederick and Lydia Sulz on April 9, 1944, the youngest of six children in Irvine, AB. He married the love of his life, Rose Marry Weimer on January 19, 1981 in Medicine Hat. They both fondly remembered their honeymoon trip to Hawaii as well as numerous other trips together. As a young family, they enjoyed many summer vacations camping. Jimmy started work as an automotive mechanic with Gardner Motors before a life long career as a taxi driver with Deluxe Central. He loved to play cards, especially on his computer. Jimmy’s memory will be treasured in the hearts of his family; daughter, Joanne Sulz of Red Deer; grandson; Brandon Spackman (Skye Goldade) and their children, great-granddaughter, Claire Goldade- Spackman and step-great-grandson, Hudson Goldade; granddaughter, Haley (Riley)  Bourassa and their daughter, Talia Bourassa; and daughter, Darlene Sulz of Kimberly, BC., grandchildren, Cody Bignose, Tyrone Bignose and Chelsea Sulz as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He will be dearly missed by his puppy, Cookie. Jimmy was predeceased by his wife, Rose; parents, Fred and Lydia and his siblings, Anne, Alice, Rosie, Edward and Marion. A private family service will be held with Major Murray Jaster officiating followed by the interment at Hillside Cemetery. (Condolences may be expressed by http://www.cooksouth land.com) Honoured to serve the family is
Cook Southland Funeral Chapel Crematorium & Reception Facility, 901 – 13th Street S.W. Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 4V4 Phone 403-527-6455 http://www.cooksouthland.com
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LEONARD J. SILLER 1931 ~ 2020 Leonard Joseph Siller passed away peacefully at the Riverview Care Centre in Medicine Hat on Thursday, April 16, 2020, at the age of 88 years. Len leaves to cherish his memory a daughter, Cheryl (Randy) Rabb; granddaughter, Regan Hoko and her children, Sydney and Emery; grandson, Rob (Maria) Radke and their children, Sophia, Gabrielle and Matais. Len’s life will be honoured and his memory cherished without the proceedings of a formal service. (Condolences may be expressed by visiting our website at http://www.cooksouthland.com) Honoured to serve the family is
Cook Southland Funeral Chapel Crematorium & Reception Facility, 901 – 13th Street S.W. Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 4V4 Phone 403-527-6455 http://www.cooksouthland.com
"Locally owned & directed"
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