Obituaries

Fannie “Mae” Newans passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at the age of 89 years. Prayers will be held at Evan J. Strong Funeral Services (5502- 2 St SW) on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at the Holy Name Catholic Church (2223 34 St SW) on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.

With sadness, we announce the passing of John Iwasiw on May 24, 2023 in Calgary, Alberta at the age of 64 years.   John is survived by his son Shane; his mother; his brother Keith; and his sister Pat. He will be missed. There will be no services held at the family's request.

On Sunday, May 21, 2023, Mary passed away in the company of her family, near and far, at Foothills Hospital in Calgary, to be welcomed into the arms of her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Mary loved cooking, baking, sewing, knitting, crocheting, and gardening. She was a devout and loyal Roman Catholic and loved being a bookkeeper. She is survived by her children, Heidi Grzesina, Kathy Grill (Joe), Peter, Andrew (Leigh-Ann), Edward (Rachelle), and James Kreutz; nine grandchildren; and...

Graeme McColm passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at the age of 41 years.  Graeme was born in Kamloops, started his life living in Savona, BC, a great place to grow up on Kamloops Lake where it flows out to the Thompson River. It was like Graeme was the town’s grandson when he was little, he was always getting around. He was lucky to be close to grandpa and grandma, Bert and Esther, and their wonderful love and influence, as well as other family including Father Scott Hannah....

With sadness, we announce the peaceful passing of our father and grandfather,  James (Jim) Mitchell Romano, on the night of Tuesday, May 16, 2023, shortly after having family visiting all day.  Jim started life in Pine Falls, MB.  He was a successful businessman and really enjoyed doing the deal. He was widely sought after to negotiate real estate deals and manage finances for many companies such as Trizec and Great West Life. He also had a softer side interacting with the...

Entela Zarka passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023 at the age of 49 years.  Entela is survived by her husband Hektor; sons Albi, Elio, and Fabio; daughter-in-law Megi; and grandson Aiden.  Entela is also survived by her parents Llazar and Miranda; her brother Leonard, her sister-in-law Enkeleda, and their two sons David and Enea.  Funeral Service will be held at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church (1 Tamarac Crescent SW) on Friday, May 19, 2023, at 11:00 am. Graveside...

Richard Florian Szott, 73, faithful and adoring husband, extraordinary father, and friend to countless people both far and wide, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 15, 2023 after a long battle with cancer. Rick was born on June 23, 1949 in Daysland, Alberta to Lorne and Pauline Szott. The eldest of six children, Dad was destined to live his life loving people, entrepreneurship, motorbikes, hotrods, and most of all, Janice Arneen Anderson, who would become his wife just six months after...

Susan Francis Shores passed away peacefully on the morning of Sunday, May 7, 2023. Susan was born on May 5, 1952, in Lethbridge, Alberta, to Herb and Shirley Ellerman. Susan was a curious child and did well in school. She always had lots of friends and would tie up the phone for hours; and this was before call waiting. Even as a child and teen, Susan was nurturing and caring to her younger siblings, which included plenty of playful teasing, much to Jerry’s dismay. Susan moved to...

Carol Wiebe was promoted to Glory on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. She was born in Steinbach Manitoba on June 12, 1944. She was baptized while still in her teenage years and remained true to her faith. Carol was a natural musician and played music by ear. She bought one of the first amplified piano accordions in Steinbach. She was the founder of a Country Gospel Band which grew to thirteen musicians. Through this band, Vic and Carol became aware of each other. Early in their courtship, Carol showed...

With great sadness, we announce the death of Elizabeth (Betty) Flemming. She was born in New Waterford, Nova Scotia on February 1, 1940, and passed away peacefully, with her family at her side, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in Calgary, Alberta. She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond, in 2012. The eldest of twenty-two siblings, Betty was the second child born to Margaret (McPhee) and Arthur McMullin.  In 1957, at the age of seventeen, she was accepted to St. Francis Xavier (St. FX)...