April 5, 2025

By Obituaries on April 5, 2025.

DENISE METZ

1968 ~ DENISE METZ ~ 2025 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Denise Metz, who left us on March 28, 2025, at the age of 56 years. Denise was born on September 29, 1968, in Medicine Hat, where she spent her entire life, creating memories and touching the hearts of those around her. Denise was preceded in death by Norm and Matilda Meier, who instilled in her a sense of family and the importance of love and kindness. Denise is survived by her daughter, Ashley Keith, and her grandchildren, Taylor, Zack, and Tyson. Denise also leaves behind a host of cherished nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles who will miss her dearly. As a fantastic cook and baker, she had a special gift for bringing people together over food. She loved to share her delicious creations with her neighbors, creating a sense of community and connection. Denise was an early riser who enjoyed starting her day with a cup of coffee and cherished conversations with her friends. Denise had a deep passion for plants and flowers, often surrounding herself with their beauty. Denise leaves behind not just a family, but a community that will carry her memory forward with love and gratitude. No funeral service will be held at this time. As we say goodbye to Denise, we take solace in the fact that her love will continue to inspire us all. She will be deeply missed, but her spirit will forever shine brightly in our lives. Condolences may be sent to condolences@saamis.com subject heading Denise Metz. Funeral arrangements by
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.

JIM CICON

1942 ~ JIM CICON ~ 2025
Stephen James “Jim” Cicon, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 30, 2025, in Medicine Hat, Alberta, at the age of 82 years with his loving wife by his side. Born on November 25, 1942, in Cereal, Alberta, Jim is survived by his devoted wife of 55 years, Eileen, who he knew was the love of his life when his dog Lucky kept running away to her house after they met. Eileen was continuously ogled by Jim throughout the years and fondly expressed “No one will ever love me more”. Jim boasted endlessly about his daughters Coralee (Ed) Rahn and Colette (Chris) Prosofsky and was immensely proud of his sons-in-law. “Softy daddy”, as the girls affectionately called him, always looked forward to family camping and boating trips. Jim adored his grandchildren, Calynne and Callen Prosofsky, and Gabriel and Lucas Rahn who loved his playful and teasing spirit, reporting back on their adventures and the lighthearted mischief they shared with “Papa.” Papa attended many of their activities including dance, cheer, Cubs hockey, MHHS and SEAVC volleyball. Jim was delighted with his “bonus granddaughter”, Melissa (Jon) Lampard and their children, Quinnlyn and Isabella. His favourite occasions were when the family would come together for dinner. Jim is survived by his brothers, Roger, Ralph, Harold (Lynn), Randy, and Ricky (Susie), brother-in-law Lavern Buchert, as well as Eileen’s siblings, Geri Polanchek, Audrey (Delmer Haggkvist), and Warren Doering (Marion). Jim was predeceased by his parents Stephen and Catherine Cicon, his sister, Brenda Buchert; Eileen’s parents, Karl and Alice Doering, her siblings, Clifford and Sandra (Tom Kelly), brother-in-law, Alvin Polanchek and their godson Garth Ziegler. Jim grew up in Scandia, moved to Onefour, and graduated from MHHS where he won many awards in football, basketball, volleyball and track and field. While in Air Cadets, Jim earned his private pilot’s license which he proudly referred to as his “wings”. For 25 years, Jim was known as the “Allstate Man”, earning numerous awards and preserving friendly relationships with his clients. As a charter member of the Saamis Rotary Club, Jim maintained perfect attendance for 47 years, even attending international meetings. Jim and Eileen created many beautiful memories through travel, particularly in Mazatlán where Jim was a fierce “barterer” and enjoyed a cold cerveza or a coffee and Kahlua in the warm sun. Collections were his passion and included: hats, stamps, golf balls, pins, stir sticks, eclectic pieces of money, newspaper articles, Crown Royal, and Mexican “Rolex” watches. Speed walking the same route in Ross Glen prepared Jim to compete at the Mayo Midnight Marathon in the Yukon. In Jim’s retirement, he found joy in golfing and collecting thousands of balls, earning him the nickname “ballhound”. His competitive nature was evident during cards, dice, pool games and coffee with the “old farts” and he was pleased when he could still win pool games in his wheelchair. Jim enjoyed watching his grandchildren during in-person and online games, as well as the Tigers. Special thanks to all his family, friends, Rotarians, Masterpiece and Homecare staff who supported Jim and felt the kindness and humor he shared so generously. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations to Diabetes Canada in Jim’s memory. A celebration of Jim’s life will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at the Medicine Hat Lodge from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. with a program starting at 1:30 p.m. Condolences may be sent to http://www.saamis.com or by email at condolences@saamis.com, with the subject heading Jim Cicon. 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.

ROBERT “BOB” DALE MCLAREN

ROBERT “BOB” DALE MCLAREN July 26th, 1940 April 1st, 2025
We are saddened to announce that Robert Dale McLaren passed away on April 1, 2025, at the age of 84.
He is grieved deeply by his beloved wife of almost 63 years, Patricia. He is also missed by his children and their spouses: Brenda and Geoff, Rob and Edith, Ian and Carolyn and Carolyn and Mike. He was a much-loved Grandpa to Kathleen and Matthew, Rob (Andrew) and Rosalyn, Laura, Alex, Ainsley, Heather and Josh, Emma and Bryce, Chris, Riley and Evie. He was an adoring Great Grandpa to Edward, Leon, Bobbi, Selma, Lionel and a baby expected in September. He will also be missed by his siblings and their spouses Wayne and Eileen, Sharen and Grant, Danny and Bonnie, Pat’s sister Joyce and her husband Doug and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents Bob and Thelma, his in-laws Arthur and Selma Tustian and Pat’s sister Barb and her husband Max.
Bob was born near Ponoka in 1940 and grew up on a farm surrounded by a close-knit and supportive extended family. He had many happy memories of living in the country and playing with his siblings and cousins.
When he was 18 Bob attended Baptist Leadership Training School, and two momentous events happened that would change his life. He met his wife Pat there and often spoke about how he immediately fell in love with her and felt so blessed to have found her. He also felt the call to ministry at this time and set the course of faith for his life.
Bob attended the University of Alberta and received a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Sociology. He sang in the University Men’s Chorus during this time and enjoyed living with a large group of friends at “the Villa”.
In 1962 Bob and Pat were married and a year later moved to Louisville Kentucky for Bob to attend Divinity School. This was an exciting time of study and meeting friends from all over the continent. Bob served a weekend church in Indiana during this time and enjoyed his first opportunity to serve a congregation.
Bob graduated from Southern Seminary in 1966 with a Master of Divinity and he was ordained in his home congregation in Ponoka. Over the next 35 years Bob served churches in Whitehorse, Peace River, Cranbrook, Saskatoon, Pincher Creek, Pigeon Lake and Edmonton. He was known as a caring pastor who loved his people dearly.
Bob and Pat retired to Medicine Hat in 2001 and enjoyed involvement in their new community. Dad loved to build things needed at church and was a worship leader and Pastor Emeritus. Music had always been a big part of his life and he thoroughly enjoyed his time with the Barbershop Chorus. He sang with a quartet of friends, and they enjoyed singing at numerous events in the community.
Bob embraced his role as a Dad, Grandpa and Great-Grandpa. He was fiercely proud of everyone in his family and immediately loved every member who joined it either by birth or marriage. He was particularly thrilled to be a Great Grandpa and often stated that he did not think he would live to see great Grandchildren.
In addition to his deep connection to the congregations he served, Bob believed in serving his community through involvement in service clubs and organizations like Emergency Measures.
Bob was known as a man who was deeply curious about everything round him and could find the silver lining in every situation. He had something good to say about everyone he met. He was a man of strong faith who modeled how to put your faith in action in service to others.
As his health declined and he dealt with pain and setbacks, he continued to be interested in his family and community and was always up on current affairs. He was thankful for the love and exceptional care provided to him by Pat during his last years.
Bob’s funeral will be on April 19th, 2025, at 11:00am at Temple Baptist Church in Medicine Hat with Pastor Ed Lehman officiating. For those unable to attend, a livestream will be available by visiting https://www.templebaptist.ca/church-online/. Donations in Bob’s memory can be made to the Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society (mhwss.ca), Canadian Baptist Ministries (www.cbmin.org) or a charity of your choosing. Condolences may be made at http://www.gracememorial.com. Arrangements are made by
Grace Memorial Affordable
Burial & Cremation
1924 10th Ave N.W.
Medicine Hat, Alberta T1C 1T5
http://www.gracememorial.com
403-905-0440

JOHN RAINE

JOHN RAINE John James Raine passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at the age of 65 years. Funeral arrangements will be announced once completed. (Condolences may be expressed by visiting 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”

STANDING.

STANDING Donald Herbert Standing and Janet Dianne Standing (née Manser) were rarely apart during their 67 years of marriage. And like in life, so they are in death. Don passed away in his sleep the evening of March 30th, 2025, and Jan followed within hours, the morning of March 31st.
They are predeceased by their youngest child, and only son, Greg Standing, and survived by their 4 daughters Kathryn (David) Judd, Dianne Standing, Kerri (Chris) Beitel, and Barb Standing. Their legacy lives on with 5(7) grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
To view the Service Details, please visit http://www.salmonandsons.ca

ADOLF SEILER

ADOLF SEILER 1942 – 2025 Adolf Seiler passed away peacefully on March 28, 2025, surrounded by his family and those he loved. He leaves to cherish his memory one daughter Andrea (Chris) Aarden and his grandchildren Zoe and Coen.
The funeral service will be held in the PATTISON FUNERAL HOME & CELEBRATION OF LIFE CENTRE on Monday, April 14, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. 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

SARAH GLOCKNER (NEE KRAFT)

SARAH GLOCKNER (NEE KRAFT) April 27, 1933 March 28, 2025
The family of Sarah Glockner are deeply saddened to announce her passing in Calgary, Alberta on Friday, March 28, 2025, at the age of 91.
Sarah was born in Leipzig, Bessarabia, Romania on April 27, 1933, the fourth child of Friedrich and Martha Kraft (nee Radke). Her parents had a farm, and her father also ran a cattle trade in the Leipzig area. Until she was eight years old, the family, including her sisters Emma and Ottilie, her brother Otto, and her grandmother lived in Leipzig, where she also started her school attendance.
The war in Europe disrupted the family’s life in Bessarabia. Under the protection of the Hitler-Stalin Pact, Bessarabia was occupied by the Soviet Union in the summer of 1940. At the end of 1940, many Bessarabian Germans responded to the call for resettlement to the “German Reich.” In October 1940, her family was resettled in Germany. Like so many Bessarabian Germans, they spent over a year in the Molkau resettlement camp near Leipzig, Saxony. From there they were settled in 1942 in Jägern, district of Kosten, Warthegau (Poland). Her father was drafted into the Wehrmacht and spent several years in Russian captivity. Her younger sister, Irene, was born in 1943 in Jägern.
When the Russians approached, her mother had to take the escape route with five children in January 1945, in the cruel cold and with horse-drawn carriages. As refugees, they made it to Güterfelde, near Berlin, before the Russians overtook them. There they experienced the end of the war and spent the next few months.With the help of the Protestant church, the family set off again in the spring of 1946. After a short stay in the transit camp in Eisenach, they were sent to the US occupation zone and were accommodated in Elpersheim, district of Mergentheim. Her father had found them there again, with the help of the Red Cross, in the summer of 1947.
After completing the eighth grade of elementary school in Elpersheim in the summer of 1947, Sarah began to work as a 14-year-old, first in the household and then in a spa. In November 1950, her parents immigrated to Canada with their three younger children, Otto, Sarah and Irene. They landed with the Canadian Pacific refugee ship, the Beaverbrea, on November 23,1950 in Quebec City. Her two older sisters were both already married and stayed behind in Weikersheim, district of Bad Mergentheim, where they still live today.
From Quebec City they took the train to Medicine Hat, Alberta, where her uncle, Rudolf Radke, welcomed them. He had already emigrated from Bessarabia to Canada in 1928. In the spring of 1951, Sarah began working in the pottery factory, Medalta Potteries Ltd., Medicine Hat, where she was employed for over three years until the closure of the business 1954.
While in Medicine Hat Sarah met Peter Glockner, another immigrant of German heritage. They married in 1955. On November 18, 1956, Sarah and Peter were blessed with the birth of their daughter, Marilyn Elizabeth Vernica Glockner. The family moved as Peter completed his academic studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Ann Arbour, Michigan. The family settled in Calgary in 1960, where Peter helped found the Faculty of Engineering at the new University of Alberta, Calgary.As a wonderful cook and fabulous baker, Sarah busied herself with the family. She was active with the University Faculty Wives’ Association, playing in the bridge club and meeting others in the lunch bunch. Sarah also accompanied Peter as he attended academic conferences around the world. Together they visited every continent except for Antarctica.Sarah is survived by her daughter Marilyn (Jack Dale), her brother Otto Kraft and sisters Emma Buchwitz and Ottilie Frank, as well as numerous nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband of 61 years, Peter, and her sister Irene Fode.Marilyn and Jack wish to thank the staff at The Manor Village at Varsity, where Sarah has lived for the past four years. She expressed a desire to live out the rest of her life in her suite at the Manor. While in the Manor she enjoyed watching her favourite sport, tennis, and staying current with world affairs on CNN.
The funeral service will be held at the PATTISON FUNERAL HOME & CELEBRATION OF LIFE CENTRE at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2025, with reception to follow. Those who wish to attend virtually, please visit Sarah’s obituary page on our website for the link. Interment will follow in the Hillside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, as an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to your local chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society. 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

LEONA DUCHCHERER

LEONA DUCHCHERER 1943 ~ 2025
Leona Ann Duchcherer of Medicine Hat, beloved wife of Irv Duchcherer, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2025, at the age of 81 years.
Leona was born on September 2, 1943, in Maple Creek Saskatchewan, daughter to James and Alotia Nikoleychuk. After attending her first few years of schooling at a rural school near Maple Creek, her family moved to Medicine Hat and then Redcliff where Leona continued her schooling and started working at Dominion Glass in Redcliff. It was during this time that she met and started a whirlwind romance with Irv which led to a lifelong commitment and marriage in November 1960. Together they created many memories enriched with good friends, traveling adventures, and the love of family. They were thankful to have celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary in November.
Leona had a love for the outdoors, with camping, fishing, and volunteering as camp cook for boy scouts. Always bringing joy and laughter to those around her. Leona was also an avid golfer and curler. She enjoyed both sports, however she was especially proud of achieving two hole-in-ones during her golfing years.
Leona was also proud of her educational achievements, earning a teaching assistant certificate and dedicating herself to working with handicapped children in Drumheller. Her work in this field was deeply meaningful to her, and she felt honored to make a positive difference in the lives of those she served. She also worked at Canada Post for many years greeting the many customers that came through the doors.
Leona is survived by her two children, Terry (Tina) Duchcherer of Hanna, and Vicki (Murray) Trollope of Medicine Hat. Her legacy also includes her grandchildren: Bryce, Sara (Randy), Terra (Trevor), Trista (Mohammed), and Samantha (Nick), as well as ten great-grandchildren who brought her immense joy. She is also survived by her sister, Donna Reagon of Redcliff, and her step-brother, Clinton Anderson of Redcliff.
Leona was predeceased by her parents, James and Alotia Nikoleychuk.
A funeral service will be held at PATTISON FUNERAL HOME & CELEBRATION OF LIFE CENTRE on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., with Pastor Dave Cartwright officiating. A private interment will follow at the Redcliff Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, to honor Leona’s memory, the family asks that donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, AJ’s Loan Cupboard, or the Tree to Remember program available on her obituary page.
The family extends their heartfelt gratitude to the caring and compassionate staff at Masterpiece Retirement for their exceptional support for Leona’s health, happiness and palliative care during her time there.
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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