Hope Johnson, nèe Large

Hope passed away peacefully on August 24, 2010. She was predeceased by her husband Olafur who died in 1987. She is survived by her daughters Barbara Preston (Ed) of Ottawa and Margaret Noone (John) of Medicine Hat; her sons Lawrence (Brenda) of Switzerland and Robert of Medicine Hat, and by eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.  She was born Barbara Elizabeth Hope Large on March 17, 1916 in Sardis, B.C.  Her adoptive parents were Rachel and Herbert Large and she was raised in Victoria and attended Victoria College.  Prior to WWII, she was a stenographer for the B.C. Department of Education in Victoria. She joined the Canadian Women's Army Corps in 1941 and served in Esquimalt, B.C., Ste. Anne de Bellevue, P.Q. and Kitchener, ON, where she became 1st Lt., and in Ottawa, where she was an army instructor.  In 1943 she was posted to the newly established Suffield Experimental Station, where she married Olafur Johnson, a meteorologist, on September 5, 1946.  They lived in Ralston and had four children during the following four years.   Despite having a large young family, she quickly took up an interest in natural history, collecting and identifying local wildflowers, teaching herself geology and palaeontology and collecting fossils.  With the aid of visiting palaeontologists, she took up identifying and drawing fossils and in 1963 joined the Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology.  From 1978 to 1981, she was Curator at Dinosaur Provincial Park.  An expert illustrator of dinosaur fossils, she had her first book published in 1973, co-authored by Dr. J. Storer, 'A Guide to Alberta Vertebrate Fossils from the Age of Dinosaurs'.  Hope had a keen interest in art and was a founding member of the Ralston Art Club, where she gave instruction for over twenty years.  She had many exhibits of her paintings and drawings in the Medicine Hat area and her work was also shown in Canadian Nature Art exhibitions (sponsored by the Canadian Nature Federation and National Museums of Canada).  From 1967 to 1980 she served on the Board of Directors of the Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery and was also President of the Historical Society of Medicine Hat and District from 1976 to 1979.   In 1981, Hope was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws at the University of Lethbridge for her public education work in prairie plants and palaeontology.  In the same year, the Alberta Historic Resources Foundation recognized her as one of fifty women who have made an outstanding contribution to Alberta society.  Together with Hope Michael, she co-authored in 1981 the book ‘Down the years at Elkwater.  In 1983, her book of drawings of plants of the area, 'Prairie Plants of SE Alberta', was published and in 1997 she received the Loran Goulden Lifetime Accomplishment Award from the Federation of Alberta Naturalists.  She was awarded life membership by the Alberta Palaeontological Society in 1998. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s she gave art instruction at the Veiner Centre in Medicine Hat.   When her husband Olafur became afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, she became actively involved in the Alzheimer's Society, serving as President of the local Chapter from 1981-1992.  In 2009, her second book of drawings of dinosaur fossils, 'Guide to Common Vertebrate Fossils from the Cretaceous of Alberta'  was published by the Alberta Society of Palaeontology.  She remained actively involved in her work until the last few months of her life.  A memorial service will be held in the PATTISON CHAPEL (Medicine Hat)  on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.   As an expression of sympathy donations may be made to the S.P.C.A.  To e-mail an expression of sympathy, please direct it to: pattfh@telusplanet.net subject heading: Hope Johnson, or you may visit www.gonebutnotforgotten.ca  and leave a message of condolence.    Arrangements are by the PATTISON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 540 South Railway St. SE,  Medicine Hat T1A 2V6.  Please call 1-866-526-2214 for further information.

Mrs. Linda Weinmaster of Medicine Hat, beloved wife of Stanley Weinmaster, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at the age of 86 years.  A Celebration of Linda’s life will be held at the River Park Church, 503a Allowance Avenue S.E., Medicine Hat on Monday, September 6, 2010, at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Larry Enslen  officiating.  Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery.  (Condolences may be forwarded by visiting our website at www.cooksouthland.com)  Honoured to serve the family is

Mr. Richard L. Waldner, beloved member of the Alfred Egan Home family, passed away peacefully at the Bow Island Health Centre on Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at the age of 46 years.  Richard lived in a care facility in Calgary until 1969, when he was transferred to a new facility in Wetaskiwin.  He lived there until 1982, when he was admitted to Michener Centre at the age of 18.  This is where he resided until his move to the Alfred Egan Home in 1998.  It was there that Richard developed lasting relationships with other residents and his care givers.  He was a strong individual both in mind and body, and he will forever be cherished in the hearts of his Alfred Egan Home family.  A Celebration of Richard’s life will be held at the Alfred Egan Home, 941 - 1 Street East, Bow Island on Friday, September 3, 2010, at 11:00 A.M. with Reverend Father Fred Monk officiating.   Interment will follow in the Bow Island Cemetery.  (Condolences may be forwarded by visiting our website at www.cooksouthland.com)  If friends so desire, memorial tributes in memory of Richard may be made to the Alfred Egan Home’s Special Purposes Fund, Bag 3990, Bow Island, Alberta, T0K 0G0.  Honoured to serve the family is

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Willi Pomreinke, Father and Opa, passed away on Monday, August 30, 2010 at the age of 85 years, beloved husband of the late Florentine Pomreinke.   He leaves to cherish his memory his children, Waltraut (Casper) Myslicki and their children, Natasha and Michelle; Erika (Stan) Bertsch and their children, Jennifer, David and Lexie; Annemari (Lyle) Schafer and their children, Allan, Anita (Kelly) Herter and their children, Talyssa and Kierra.  He is also survived by his sisters, Adele Schwarz and Lena Liebig; sisters-in-law, Freda Heilman, Marie Pomreinke, Wilma Silcher and Lily Silcher.  He was predeceased by his beloved wife Florentine in 2004; his mother and father, Emilie and David; his brothers, Arnold, Herbert and Albert; his brothers-in-law, Chris Liebig and Albert Schwarz, Helmut Silcher and Erwin Silcher; and his sister-in-law Anni (Fritz) Voss.  Willi was born in Neu Paris, Bessarabia and immigrated to Canada in 1952.  He worked at the Dominion Glass Factory for 27 years, retiring in 1987.  In retirement he and Flora enjoyed many years of camping, fishing, and visiting with their family.  Due to his failing health Willi moved into the Good Samaritan on February 8, 2007.  Upon further declining health he moved to Cottage C on December 24, 2008.  Willi couldn’t say enough about the care he received, especially in the cottages.  The caregivers were exceptional, very caring and compassionate.  Family and friends who wish to pay their respects may do so at the PATTISON FUNERAL HOME on Wednesday evening from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.  and at the church on Thursday morning from 10:00 - 10:55 a.m.  The funeral service will be held in St. Peter Lutheran Church (758 8^th Street SE) on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Julianna Wehrfritz-Hanson officiating.  Interment will follow in the Hillside Cemetery.  As an expression of sympathy donations may be made to the A.J.’s Loan Cupboard c/o Box 45006, McKenzie Outlet, Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 0B1 or Alzheimer Society Palliser Chapter, 401D 3^rd Street SE, Medicine Hat, AB   T1A 0G8.  To e-mail an expression of sympathy, please direct it to: pattfh@telusplanet.net subject heading: Willi Pomreinke, or you may visit www.gonebutnotforgotten.ca  and leave a message of condolence. 

     1912 - Morrison - 2010 

Esther Amelia Morrison, born August 18th, 1912 in Stark County, North Dakota, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Riverview Care Centre on Sunday, August 29th, 2010 at the age of 98 years.  At Esther’s request, a private family gathering will take place and she will be laid to rest with her late husband, Edgar.

I think of you in silence, I often speak your name, But all I have are memories, And your picture in a frame.  My heart still aches with sadness And silent tears still flow, For what it meant to lose you No one will ever know.

The family wishes to thank the caregivers at Riverview Care Centre for their wonderful care of Esther and for their support during the past few weeks.  In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts in Esther’s memory may be made to the Bustin' Loose Race to End Breast Cancer 2010, 45 East Glen Drive SE, Medicine Hat, Alberta, T1B 2W1, or to the Alzheimer Society (Palliser Region), 401D - 3rd Street SE, Medicine Hat, Alberta, T1A 0G8.  Condolences can be e-mailed to saamisfc@telus.net, subject-heading Esther Morrison.  Funeral arrangements are entrusted to