July 22, 2025

By Obituaries on July 22, 2025.

MARY ANN THURBER

MARY ANN THURBER (nee Chilibecki) 1944 2025 It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce the passing of Mary Ann Thurber on Monday, June 30, 2025.
Mary Ann will be missed and lovingly remembered by her son, Kelly; step son Vance; grandchildren, Shay and Darci; great grandchildren Quinn and Asher; sisters Bernice (Reg) and Jean; brothers Bill (Alberta) and Ed; along with numerous nieces, nephews and friends. She was predeceased by her step daughter Tracey and her parents Lena and Harry Chilibecki.
Mary Ann was born in Vegreville, Alberta, attended school there and later worked as a nurse’s aide at the Vegreville Hospital. She then moved to Edmonton and worked in the hospitality service until she moved to Medicine Hat where she lived for many years and worked at the Canadian Forces Base Suffield and later at the Medicine Hat Care Centre. Later, when her mother became ill, she returned to Vegreville to take care of her. After her mother’s passing, she chose to continue to remain there. Mary Ann crocheted beautiful afghans and donated them to the hospital, care centres or friends and family. She enjoyed bingo and loved all animals. She was a good person with a kind heart and will be sadly missed.
A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, July 25, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Autumn Rose Funeral Home with Fr. Chad Micik officiating. Inurnment to follow in the Riverside Cemetery Columbarium. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the “SPCA” or any animal rescue shelter.
To send condolences please visit http://www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com
AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD. Vegreville, Alberta 780-603-5800

CAROLE MASON (NEE SUTTON)

CAROLE MASON (NEE SUTTON) 1933 ~ 2025
Carole Bernice Mason (nee Sutton) passed away at Pinecrest Home for the Aged in Kenora, Ontario, on July 17, 2025, at the age of 91. Carole was born the third of six children to Richard (Dick) and Florence Sutton on September 21, 1933. It was a hard life in the days of the Depression, but the family survived, Life improved when
the family relocated from the farm in Wokepa to Killarney, Manitoba where Carole’s Dad found work at
the Hydro Electric Company. At a young age, Carole moved to Boissevain, Manitoba working as a telephone operator, where she met and married the father of her children, Elmer Pritchard. They eventually moved to Kenora, Ontario. Mom worked at Shop Easy before becoming a dental assistant for Dr. Brad Holmes.

After her first marriage ended, Carole partnered with and married Art Mason. Both worked very hard at
various undertakings including, buying and fixing up vehicles and houses to resell, owning and running
Rushing River Store, along with their regular jobs. Their success and hard work allowed them to travel
extensively, go boating on Lake of the Woods in their Apollo and later their houseboat, making many
fellow boaters their friends. Eventually, Carole and Art relocated to Medicine Hat, Alberta where Art retired from the pipeline. It was here that Carole took up the sport of golf which she enjoyed thoroughly (especially since she could consistently beat her daughter Debbie). Carole returned to Kenora after her husband Art passed away, to be where her three daughters were living.

Carole was predeceased by both parents and all of her siblings as well as her husband Art. She leaves to
mourn her loss her daughters, Debbie (Terry) Fairfield, Kim Pritchard (Peter Joseph), Terri (Todd) Sharples;
step-daughters, Susan (Paul) Finnsson, Wendy (Al) Martens, Kathy (Gregg) Martin; grandchildren, Cory
(Desmond) Turcotte (Mackenzie & Ally), Mandy Sharples (Mike Kraynyk), Cary (Dana) Sharples (Ryker &
Olivia), Chelsea (Alastair) Greig (Harrison); step-grandchildren, Dana (Jeff) Svane (Seanna & Tyler), Kristen (Jeff) Richards (Kenzie & Jace) and Dexter Martin. She also will be missed by good friends Loretta Fortner and Lorelie Gordon who both stayed true blue friends right up until her passing.
She also leaves her beloved fur baby Caylee.

We want to thank the staff at Pinecrest Home for the Aged for their amazing care and compassion to mom during her stay there, as well as to us, her family.

We send Mom off with much love and wish Carole peace and relief from pain.

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

WALTER PASICIEL

WALTER PASICIEL 1929 ~ 2025 Walter Gustav Pasiciel, beloved husband of the late Cecilia Pasiciel, passed away at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at the age of 95 years. Funeral arrangements will be announced upon completion. (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”

BONNIE SCHLINKER

BONNIE SCHLINKER 1937 ~ 2025 Bonnie Marjorie Schlinker passed away on July 18, 2025, at the age of 87 years. Bonnie was predeceased by her husband Harris Pahl in 1987 due to a farming accident. She was also predeceased by her second husband, Marvin Schlinker in 2013.
Bonnie will be greatly missed by her three children, Tom (Kathy) Pahl, Susan (Brent) Gutfriend, Greg (Joanne) Pahl; grandchildren, Tyrel (Heather) Pahl, Chance (Vanessa) Pahl, Amber (Mark) Shantz, Wyatt (Rae-Leigh) Gutfriend, Jackson (Robin) Pahl, Grace Pahl (Adam), Bennett Pahl; great grandchildren, Hally, Evyn, Margaret Pahl; Addy, Ransom, Noelle Pahl; Marshall, Elle Shantz; soon to be born baby boy Gutfriend; Hudson, Weston, Finn, and Corbin Pahl. She leaves behind her sister Jackie (Dann) Sodero and her sisters-in-law, Audrey (Lorne) Paccagnan, Delphine Schlinker and Sharon Schlinker. As well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Bonnie was predeceased by her parents, Walter and Hilda Hutchison; parents-in-law, John and Katie Pahl; sisters Frances (Don Hart), Jean (Glenn McKenzie) Glen Loewen ; brothers-in-law, David Thompson, William Schlinker, Vernon Schlinker; sister-in-law, Agnes Thompson; nephews, Don Hart and Lee McKenzie. As well as Vernon Pahl, Gerald and Kay Pahl and Phyllis and Bill Anhorn.
The funeral service will be held in the PATTISON FUNERAL HOME & CELEBRATION OF LIFE CENTRE on Thursday, July 24, 2025, 2:00 p.m. The service will be live streamed. Those who wish to attend virtually, please visit Bonnie’s obituary page on our website, for the link. A private interment will take place at Hillside Cemetery. Those who wish to remember Bonnie with a donation, may do so to the name Alzheimers Society or the 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

VERNON SHATZ

VERNON SHATZ Vernon Shatz, of Medicine Hat, passed away on Monday, July 21, 2025, at the age of 94 years. Funeral arrangements will be announced when completed. 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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