MRS. GERTRUDE BATES of Lethbridge, beloved wife of the late Mr. Douglas Bates, passed away at the Edith Cavell Care Centre on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at the age of 95 years.
Gertrude is survived by her 4 children Betty (Harry) Huisman, Wayne Bates, Ella (Glenn) Wills, Ken (Annelies) Bates, along with 13 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchilren.
A Funeral Service will be held at 3:00PM, on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at the MARTIN BROS. RIVERVIEW CHAPEL, 610 - 4 St., S., Lethbridge, Alberta, with Reverend Trevor Potter, officiating. Interment will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lethbridge Humane Society, P.O. Box 783, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1J 3Z6.