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VIRGINIA HILLMER, beloved wife of the late Leonard Hillmer, passed away peacefully at Good Samaritans Garden Vista in Magrath on Wednesday, March 28, 2019 at the age of 98 years.

VIOLA "VI" BERNICE COCKBURN, beloved wife of the late Charles Cockburn, passed away in Lethbridge on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the age of 94 years.

VICTORIA ALICE SAILER, beloved mother of Victor & Larry Holtorf and cherished Nana to Taylor, Jayme, Brody, Austin & Riley, passed away at the Coaldale Health Centre, on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at the age of 69 years.

The family of MARILYN MILDRED VAN LOO (nee Dahl) announces her peaceful passing on Thursday, July 12, 2018. Born in 1928, Marilyn grew up in Standard, Alberta. The Dahl family moved to Drumheller where she met and married Jim Van Loo in 1948. They moved to Lethbridge where Jim established his business, Van's TV, and they built a home and raised their children. Marilyn was predeceased by her parents Laura Mae and Christian Dahl of Strathmore, and her sisters Beverly Holmes of Victoria, Carolyn Livingstone of Aldergrove BC, and Shirley Williams of Roseburg, Oregon.

CHRISTIAAN "CHRIS" VANDER WAL passed away in Lethbridge on Thursday, June 14th, 2018 at the age of 68 years after a short battle with cancer. Chris is survived by his daughter Sharon (Dave) Nieuwenhuis of Coaldale, sons Christopher (Kim) of Airdrieand Keith (Darlene) of Calgary. Chris also had 9 grandchildren - Joshua, Nathaniel, Sean, Sara, James, Anna, Matthew, Christianne and Bethelyn - and had numerous nieces and nephews. Chris was predeceased by his loving wife of 48 years Bess, his parents Gerard and Ybeltje Vander Wal.

EVERT VELDHUIZEN, beloved husband of Willemyntje "Meiny" Veldhuizen (née Vander Brink) of Lethbridge, passed away at St. Michael's Health Centre - Palliative Care Unit on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at the age of 85 years. Evert is survived by his loving children, Jennie (Gill) Hakze of Lethbridge, Willy (Wendy) Veldhuizen of Coaldale, Arie Veldhuizen (Rhea Thur) of Lethbridge and Evelyn (Tim) Donkersgoed of Readymade, as well as his ten grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, son-in-law, Len Rollingson of Lethbridge and numerous relatives in Canada and Holland.

JOHN VAN KEULEN, beloved husband of Jenny Van Keulen, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family on Tuesday, May 30, 2018 at the Chinook Regional Hospital at the age of 80 years. A Memorial Service will be held at MARANATHA CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH, 260 McGill Blvd. West, Lethbridge, AB on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. with Pastor Paul VanStralen officiating. John will be laid to rest at a Private Family Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.

ARTHUR "ART" CORNELIUS VAN PELT, of Lethbridge, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at the age of 83 years. Art is survived by his loving children, James (Jan) Van Pelt of Strathmore, John (Stephanie) Van Pelt of Lethbridge, Richard (Bernice) Van Pelt of Lethbridge and Patricia (Jeremy) Lane of Crowsnest Pass, as well as his 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

JOHN VANDER HEYDEN, beloved husband of Mary Vander Heyden, passed away peacefully at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Monday, February 12, 2018 at the age of 85 years. John was born September 12, 1932 in Gemert, Netherlands. The second son of Leonardus and Hendrica van der Heijden, John was raised on a farm in Holland with his six brothers and three sisters. Of these, he is predeceased by his parents, his brothers Leo, Piet, and Martien, and his sisters Diny and Christine, whose spouses Tiny, Leentje, Wim, and Theo, are still with us.

BOUKJE BESS VANDER WAL (nee DeHaan), beloved wife of Chris Vander Wal passed away in Lethbridge on Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 at the age of 68 years after a short battle with cancer. Bess was predeceased by her parents Bindert and Tina DeHaan. Also, predeceased by her in-laws Gerrard and Ybeltje Vander Wal, brother in-laws Bert Vander Wal, John Vander Wal, Henry Vander Wal, sisters-in-law Lena Koiter and Ann Vander Wal.