It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Sharon D. Bunnin (nee Hollar) on Sunday, October 02, 2022 at the Strathcona Care Centre, Harvest House. Sharon has gone to be with her beloved Dad “Pat” Hollar and Mother Aileen Prossar (Parker).

Sharon worked many years in Edmonton: Film Services, Northwest Color Labs
(Supervisor), the Bay (Manager) and AGT / Telus Manager of Credit and Collections. Sharon was a person of influence and loved to be busy; thus, her many, many volunteer hours after early retirement in 1989.

Sharon was a very competent and confident speaker who MC’d many events. Sharon loved and worked tirelessly at her volunteer activities, which included:

• Participation on a pilot project to take credit counselling in to Edmonton schools.

• Edmonton Red Cross Society, Equipment Loans, two years.

• The Society of Retired and Semi-Retired, Edmonton, four years (Travel Club Chair, Board of Directors, Finance Committee).

• Project work with then Edmonton Mayor, Jan Reimer, working to shorten business
application requirements and times down to a more reasonable level.

• Capital Health and the Strathcona Community Health Council (1999-2005) on the Supportive Living Quality Council (ensuring licenses and inspections were in place).

• Involved in the projects to create Health First Strathcona Primary Care Centre (2004), to get a hospital in Sherwood Park, and CASA House (for troubled youth).

• Seniors Advisory Committee (2007-2011), planning the annual Senior Jamboree for Strathcona County.

• Strathcona County Social Services, part of the group who developed protocol to deal with family violence, abuse and bullying.

• Family and Community Services Active Living Conferences.

• President and Board Member for Summit Pointe Condo Corporation, Sherwood Park (1998-2014).

• Many Trade Fairs for the Health Council, Cathy Oleson as MLA and Mayor, and for Roxanne Carr in her bid for Mayor.

• Appointed to the Affordable Housing Implementation Committee and the Housing Needs Assessment Committee (2008-2011).

In 2011 Sharon received a Stars of Alberta Volunteer Award for her outstanding
community service in the volunteer sector.

Sharon loved animals, especially horses, dogs and birds. She was a big fan of the Edmonton Oilers. Sharon was generous, kind, and always willing to listen to others’ point of view. She was a great person and a wonderful friend.

Besides her parents, Sharon was predeceased by a son, Alan Guse. Sharon leaves to mourn her passing her best friend Shirley Kopp, and the Kopp family; son Doug Guse;
siblings Linda and Lawrence Hollar and Yvonne Ewasiw; numerous nieces, nephews,
grandchildren; plus, many friends and colleagues.

We wish to thank Sharon’s caregivers, where she was treated with dignity and respect, at SCC Harvest House since May 2018 and Dickensfield in 2017.

Sharon was cremated and will be interred with her father in the Erskine, AB cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make a donation please consider the Strathcona Care Centre, the SPCA, the Alzheimer’s Society, or a charity of your choice.

OBITUARY: PATRICIA MAY BELL (Patsy)
(nee Stringer)

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Patricia May Bell of Sherwood Park, Alberta, on October 3, 2022 at Rivercrest Hospice, Fort Saskatchewan Alberta.

She was born on April 21, 1934, to George and Edith Stringer, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The family moved to Vancouver, where she lived until she married Donald Edward Bell in 1954.

She moved to Ardrossan, Alberta with Don, where she lived for 57 years. Together they raised their family, farmed with Don’s family, and were actively involved in the community.

She had five children: Eileen, Alexander, Susan, Jean, and Douglas.

Education was always very important to her, so when all her children were in school, she went back herself and finished high school. She then graduated from Grant MacEwan College.

She worked for Imperial Oil as a library tech until she retired. Then she worked in the library at the Grey Nun’s Hospital for a number of years. Finally, she retired again, even though they desperately wanted her to stay.

After her final retirement, she took courses at the University of Alberta that included Middle Eastern religion and culture, and Indigenous studies, because she wanted to better understand how life is for people with a variety of backgrounds and lived experiences.

She loved music, and was a member of the Sherard Musical Theatre in Sherwood Park for a number of years, performing at Sherwood Park’s Festival Place and at the Fringe Festival. She and Don had season’s tickets to the Edmonton Symphony, and in the last five years of her life, she never missed a performance of her grandson Sam with the Kokopelli Choir.

She loved to travel, curled most of her life, and loved the Edmonton Oilers passionately. She was also passionate about the province of Alberta, and was politically active right to the end of her life.

Patricia is survived by her children Eileen (Harold), Susan (Joe), Jean (Tony) and Doug (Charlene),; her grandchildren Jon, Jessica, Donald, Alexander, Nicholas, Mitchell, Sean, and Samuel; and her great grandchildren Rosie, Lucy, Sacha and Nico.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings, her son Alexander, her great-grandchild Sera, and her husband, Don in 2010.

Funeral services will be October 15, 2022, 2 PM, at the Salisbury United Church, 2 Mission Street, Sherwood Park, Alberta, with Britt Aerhart officiating.

Please join us for light refreshments after the service. Interment will follow at 4 PM at the Cloverbar Cemetery, 2025 Yellowhead Trail, Edmonton.

Donations to to the Youth Emergency Shelter, Edmonton, in lieu of flowers.

On Monday, September 19, 2022, Lloyd Edward Wright passed away at the age of 80. He was at home surrounded by his loving family.

Above all else, Lloyd loved his family and friends; especially spending time with his grandchildren. He was their biggest
supporter; whether it was hockey, softball, soccer, football, 4H, school, Christmas
concerts, fishing trips, or advice. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing. He was always up for an adventure. Lloyd was a die-hard Roughriders and Blue Jays fan. Lloyd, who was born in Saskatchewan, had a long career with Transport Canada/NavCanada in Regina, Cambridge Bay and Edmonton. In his retirement, he was always busy with many projects and travels but always had time to lend a hand and spend quality time with family and friends. He was a member of the Legion for the last 54 years and a 49-year member with the ANAVETS. Lloyd was a competitive curler participating in Provincial and National bonspiels as well as golf tournaments.

He will be dearly missed by his wife Karen; daughters Tanis (Warde), Beverly (Jeff), Susan (Darcy), Susie, and Jodi (Darrel); his cherished grandchildren Darren, Nick, Will, Camila, Emma, Paige, Jackson, and Samuel; brothers Harley (Lynn), Aron (Colleen), and Jim (Shawna), and sister Barbara Ann and their families; his Arctic brothers and sisters and their families; and numerous friends and colleagues. Lloyd was predeceased by his wife of 42 years Dora, parents Peter and Dorothy, and brothers Peter, Dick and Wade.

An intimate service of life has been held with immediate family members. Family and friends are invited to a Celebration Of Life on Saturday October 8, 2022 to share fond memories and celebrate his life. Please contact the family for details.

A family service will be held for Lloyd in 2023 in Tuktoyaktuk, NT.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to your local chapter of the Salvation Army in Lloyd’s honour.

Alex Tymchak passed away peacefully the morning of September 28, 2022 at the age of 86 years. He was born September 2, 1936 in Lamont, AB.
He is survived by his wife Dolores, sons Bob (Jeanie), Greg (Fay), and Don (Terri), grandchildren Michael, Nicole, Troy, Dustin, Ryan, Samantha and Ami, and 8 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
He was pre-deceased by his parents, Sophie and Roman Tymchak, brothers John, William, Joseph, and Russell and sister Ann.
Alex will interred at Russo Greek Orthodox Church of St. Michael cemetery in Peno, AB. As per his wishes, there will be no memorial service.

Suddenly, on September 6th, 2022 in Devon, Alberta, Joan Alison Desjarlais at age 52 passed on and left this world. Joan was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and resided in Devon, Alberta.
She was predeceased by her father – Andre George Desjarlais.

Leaving to cherish her memory are her to beloved sons, Jamie and Justin Desjarlais. Also, to mourn her loss is her Mother-Marie Thelma Rosalie Corneau (Dennis Corneau) and seven siblings: Vernon Delorme, Richard Delorme, Lorraine Kehler (Rudi Kehler), Claudette Hinett, (Dave Hinett), Wanda Hum, Rosalie Wittemann (Richard Field), and Andre Desjarlais. Leaving behind numerous nephews and nieces, to whom she loved, other family members and friends.

Joan’s biggest loves in her life were her two precious sons Jamie and Justin to whom she loved and cherished the most with all her heart and soul, there was nothing Joan would not do for them. She loved being a Mom; her boys were everything to her. A very close-knit family, through good times and hard times Joan has always been there for them.

Joan was compassionate and caring, and she shared that with the people around her. Wonderful memories of family get-togethers, going down to the river to fish and BBQ, was one of Joanie’s favourite things to do, Joan also enjoyed cooking, her famous meatballs will be missed. Her love of nature was very precious to her, especially her love for wolves and tigers.

Throughout Joan’s life, she always loved challenging people to a game of pool or darts. Joan was a sports enthusiast; when it came to hockey – Edmonton Oilers, Nugent-Hopkins being her favourite, Edmonton Eskimos (when they were the Eskimos) she
enjoyed going to the football games with her sister Wanda and Joan also liked the Toronto Blue Jays.

Joan was very out-going, a fun loving person with a sarcastic sense of humour, when in her company she would tell jokes, make people laugh and just have fun with people. She also, would go battle of the wits with anyone; she loved playing board games and just hanging out and going to garage sales. Joanie loved spending quality time with her family and friends. All that knew “Joan,” “Joanie” or “Just Joan” her will miss her laughter and her wit. You could not help but be drawn to her magnetic personality and her good heart. She truly was a blessing to all that knew her, and the people that she met on her journey. Sadly, Joan’s earthly journey has ended.

Footprints in the Sand
One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.

For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand:
one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path of his life
there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest
and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it.
“Lord, You said that once I decided to follow you,
You’d walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don’t understand why, when I needed you most, you would leave me.”

The Lord replied,
“My son, My precious child, I love you and I would
never leave you. During your times of trial and
suffering, when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried You.”

A memorial service for Joan will be held at Devon United Church, 2 St. Clair Street, Devon, AB, on October 12th at 2:00 p.m., with a reception to follow at St. Maria Goretti Parish, 8 St. Clair Street, Devon, AB, at 3:30 p.m.

Lon Dudley Cooper
Born – August 26th, 1948, Lethbridge
Passed Away – August 12th, 2022, St Albert

Lon is survived by his son, Andrew Cooper; his brothers Randal Cooper and Gary (Shirley) Cooper; his sister Mary Ann (Ron) Johnson; and his sister-in-law Carol Cooper, in addition to numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his mother, Mary Adele Tanner, and his twin brother, Jon Cooper.

Lon owned and operated Crowsnest Glass and Building Supplies in Blairmore for many years. He also spent several years working in the trucking industry. Lon enjoyed hunting, fishing, and golfing. He will be deeply missed and fondly remembered.

With respect to Lon’s wishes, no funeral service will be held.

In Loving Memory

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts the family of Henri John Pidborochynski share his unexpected passing on July 13 2022, in Edmonton, Alberta.

He was predeceased by his parents Nick and Amelia (Mazey) Pidborochynski, Brothers in-law Walter and Stan. Survived by his loving partner Tara and stepdaughter Maddison; sisters Victoria. Pauline, Sonja (Bob),Julianne(Blaine) and brothers David(Josie) and Timothy Pidborochynski. Henri will also be missed by his many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and friends.

Henri was born on June 3, 1958 and grew up on a farm in Meath Park, Saskatchewan, where he attended primary school, later moving to Prince Albert for his high school years. After graduating, Henri moved to Edmonton, Alberta to work the next 25 years in the Oilfield Industry- starting at Hyalog and ending his career with Shaw Pipeline. He
attended numerous course for Welding and Pipefitting.

Henri loved life and lived it to the fullest! His love of sports; especially Hockey, Baseball and Pool took him on many tournaments within Canada and all around the world to England, Hong Kong, Hawaii and Austria. His happy go lucky personality made him many lifelong memories and friends.

Henri was very generous of his time and enjoyed volunteering for the Edmonton Firefighters, Taste of Edmonton, Fringe and Football games. He always made time to help his family and friends. He loved to entertain and enjoyed hosting BBQ’s, family dinners, Christmas get togethers and Hottub parties. His love of baking will be missed by all,
especially his lemon meringue pies, butter tarts, chocolate cookies and squares.

A Celebration of Life will be held on September 23. 2022 at 6:30pm at Bellevue Community League Hall in Edmonton, Alberta. There will be a short program and
refreshments to follow. There will be a private family burial in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Prostate Cancer Research, through the Canadian Cancer Society, or the Heart and Stroke Foundation

We are greatly saddened by the passing of our husband, dad and grandpa, Earl Wayne Bolichowski, on September 11, 2022, after a long and difficult battle with illness. Earl passed away at home in Sherwood Park, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife, Connie; children Ryan (Heather), Kelly (Val), and Shannon; grandchildren, Warwick and Gwendoline; and younger brother Richard. Earl was predeceased by his father, John, mother, Nancy, and youngest brother, Robert.
Our family is comforted knowing that he is at peace and able to be at rest. There will be a private memorial with only family members at a later date. In honour of Earl’s memory, we ask that in lieu of flowers a donation be made to the Cross Cancer Institute. Earl was deeply loved and will be greatly missed.