January 27, 2023

By Obituaries on January 27, 2023.

EMILE LOUIS PELCHAT

EMILE LOUIS PELCHAT 1933-2023
Emile Pelchat, beloved husband of Joyce Pelchat of Medicine Hat, passed away Thursday,
January 19th at the age of 89, with family by his side. He also leaves to cherish his memory
Sister, Gay Pelchat; children, Dean, Terri (Morgan), Sherwin (Destiny), Tim (Donna); 8
Grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
The Celebration of Life will be held at Chinook Village on February 1st, 2023 @ 2:30pm with luncheon to follow.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s and MS societies in Emile’s name.
donorserve@alzheimer.ca / mssociety.ca.
We would like to thank the staff of Aged Care Riverview for the wonderful care and compassion
they provided Emile and his family.
To leave condolences and to view Emile’s full life story, please visit http://www.gracememorial.com. Arrangements are made by GRACE MEMORIAL AFFORDABLE BURIAL & CREMATION 1924 10th Ave NW, Medicine Hat, Alberta T1C 1T5 403-905-0440 info@gracememorial.com.

Grace Memorial Affordable
Burial & Cremation
1924 10th Ave N.W.
Medicine Hat, Alberta T1C 1T5
http://www.gracememorial.com
403-905-0440

CHERYL O’HARA

1951 – CHERYL O’HARA – 2022 It is with tremendous sadness we say goodbye to Cheryl Ann O’Hara. She passed away peacefully on December 30, 2022 at the age of 71 years. She was born in Trenton ON to parents James and Dorothy O’Hara, along with two sisters, Sandra (Steve), Bonnie (Dan); and one brother Allan (Elaine). She leaves behind her only daughter, Amanda (Greg) and two beautiful grandchildren, Ryker and Rhya. Throughout Cheryl’s life she has always had a special bond with books and music. As a child if she wasn’t catching bugs or skating she would be dancing to the latest music of James Brown. Even my first memory of my mom is dancing to loud music in the kitchen to Bon Jovi. In her 20’s, she moved from Belleville, ON to Medicine Hat, AB to explore new possibilities. She worked for many years at the Auxiliary in the Medicine Hat Hospital. She loved working with seniors and those who needed constant care. But more importantly she loved who she worked with, many of those relationships continued to the end of her life. Mom eventually moved to Burstall, SK, where you could see her walking her favourite companion, Scooter. I remember her love of books continued with her interest in crime and science fiction. It always brought joy to her that myself and both grandchildren had a passion for reading as well. She was also well known for her baking and coffee sessions with the girls. If I close my eyes I can still hear her contagious laugh. Not only did mom find special bonds with so many friends in Burstall but she did find peace in her heart with her relationship with God. In late 1990’s Mom went deaf. This was a hard time in her life. She felt isolated and lonely. Many of her friends and myself helped her through this difficult time. Being deaf never stopped mom from enjoying her books but thanks to closed caption Mom found a passion of movies and TV shows; science fiction of course. We would sit for hours talking about the latest movies and TV shows. The top of the list was The Walking Dead. I am laughing now at how many hours we bonded over zombies. In 2010, mom could no longer care for herself and she moved into assisted living. She moved around to different homes but spent the last eight years in River Ridge retirement home. She was known for being goofy with them and playful. Saturday afternoons were ice cream days and she relished in her favourite; chocolate. Much of the staff was a second family for her. As per Cheryl’s wishes her ashes will be taken back to Belleville to be laid to rest with her mother and father and no service will be held. If friends desire, donations can be made to the Medicine Hat public library to honor her memory of love for the written word. Condolences may be sent through http://www.saamis.com or to condolences@saamis.com subject heading Cheryl O’Hara. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to

SAAMIS MEMORIAL FUNERAL
CHAPEL CREMATORIUM &
RECEPTION CENTRE,
“The Chapel in the Park
#1 Dunmore Road SE,
Medicine Hat, AB T1A 1Z5
(403)528-2599
http://www.saamis.com
inquiry@saamis.com
Locally owned and directed
CGR Holdings Ltd.

LINDA HAMEL

LINDA HAMEL 1949 ~ 2023
Linda Hamel, 74, of Medicine Hat passed away on January 23, 2023, in the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, of pneumonia brought on by Covid 19, with her husband and daughter by her side. She is survived by her husband, Andy Hamel; daughters, Cheryl (Marc) Andrews and Darlene Day (Doug Hammel); eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren; two brothers; her half brothers and sisters; one sister-in-law as well as many nieces and nephews. Linda was predeceased by her mother, Mary (Cozicar) Lanferman, father, Colin Boudreau; four sisters, her half brothers, two brothers-in-law and Andy’s parents, Roger and Germaine Hamel. Linda was born on January 17, 1949 to Colin and Mary Boudreau in St. Paul, Alberta. After high school, Linda went to Edmonton and took a hair styling course. In 1970, Linda and Andy Hamel met, fell in love and were married July 29, 1972 at St. Paul, Alberta. Linda had two children from a previous marriage, Cheryl and Darlene. In 2009, Linda retired and spent her time relaxing, crocheting, playing bingo and enjoying her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Those who wish to pay their respects, may do so at the PATTISON FUNERAL HOME on Friday evening from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Prayers will take place in it the PATTISON CHAPEL on Friday at 7:00 p.m. Live stream of the prayer service will begin at 7:00 p.m. Please visit pattisonfuneralhome.com and select live streaming, then select the youtube (arrow). The funeral mass will be celebrated in the Holy Family Parish (1451 Strachan Road SE) on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. with Fr. Naveed Arif celebrant. The funeral mass will be live streamed. You are invited to watch on http://www.youtube.com/Medicine Hat Holy Family Church or follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6zK-XzuXdDHj79rV6ut_Q. Private interment will take place at Hillside Cemetery. Those who wish to remember Linda with a donation, may do so to Holy Family Parish or to the Alzheimer Society https://alzheimer.ca/en/take-action/donate (select Alberta and Northwest Territories for donations to stay local). 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

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