Yvonne Klinkhammer

At the age of 93, Yvonne Edna Klinkhammer, beloved wife of the late Bernard Joseph (BJ) Klinkhammer, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 25, 2016 with her family at her side.

Yvonne is the loving mother of Gail Gibb, Gerry (Colleen) Klinkhammer and Ken Klinkhammer, all of Lethbridge, Alberta. She leaves behind seven grandchildren: Dawne (Mike) Klemke of Goodyear, Arizona, David (Char) Gibb, Darren Gibb, Michelle (Danny) Gibb, Rob (Jessica) Klinkhammer of Minsk, Belarus, Corbin (Chantelle) Klinkhammer of Spokane, WA, Tyler Klinkhammer of Calgary, AB and five great grandchildren: Stephanie and Alexandria Klemke, Ayla Gibb, Audrey Carter, Gunnar Klinkhammer. She is survived by one sister Maxine Stauth of Ontario.

Yvonne is predeceased by her parents Ernest and Edna Stauth, her son Donald Klinkhammer, her brothers Gerald Stauth, Wilfred Stauth, Bernard Stauth, Eugene Stauth and her sister Phyllis Buchan.

Yvonne was born October 17, 1922 at grandma Hempel’s farm in Retlaw, Alberta. She attended Turin Elementary and High School. She moved to Lethbridge in 1940 and worked at St. Michaels Hospital, Richie Patterson Accounting and Horne & Pitfield Wholesale. She married Bernard on October 17, 1946 and they shared 55 loving years together. They started a family in 1947 and had four wonderful children. She was a stay-at-home mom until her youngest child started school. Yvonne then worked at United Motors and at the Canadian Cancer Society until she retired in 1989. She lived in the family home until 2012 when she moved into Martha’s House where she met many new friends and always looked forward to “ice cream night”.

The things Yvonne cherished most were spending time with her family as well as entertaining friends and cheering on her favorite teams the Blue Jays and the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Yvonne grew up playing numerous sports and was a member of the Catholic Women’s League (CWL).

Yvonne was a strong-willed, loving and caring individual who touched the lives of everyone she met. She will be sadly missed and remembered by all who knew her.

Vigil Rites (Prayers) will be held at 7:00pm on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at MARTIN BROTHERS RIVERVIEW CHAPEL, 610-4 St. S., Lethbridge, AB.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00am on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2405 12 AVENUE S., Lethbridge, AB, with Father Kevin Tumback, celebrant.

Interment will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society, #402 740 4 Avenue S., Lethbridge, AB T1J 0N9; the Canadian Cancer Society, 317 10 Street S., Lethbridge, AB T1J 2M7; the Heart & Stroke Foundation, Box 2211 Lethbridge, AB T1J 4K7; or to STARS, PO Box 570, 1441 Aviation Park NE., Calgary, AB T2E 8M7.