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C6 TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2018 REGINA LEADER-POST mm a IfeflHk lr JPll EVR ik THE REGINA LEADER-POST NOTES THE FOLLOWING OBITUARIES IN TODAY'S PAPER. To view a notice online, share your memories or express condolences, go to: leaderpost.comremembering ENGSTROM, Raymond FITZPATRICK, Florence KEMBEL, Bryon POOLE, William SANDEN, Vernal Notices may not appear alphabetically due to space requirements. Van de BELT, Emily Mae May 11, 1927 -June 5, 2012 Oft and Oft our thoughts do wander To the grave far away Where we laid a dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-g reat-g randmothe Just six years ago today. Very sadly missed. Love Carol, Lee, and Families Kanye West recently released Ye, his first album in two years.

And of course there was a star-studded launch party, karent minasyangetty images Oh come, all Ye faithful KEMBEL, Bryon (Brian) Feb 27, 1949 -May 19, 2018 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bryon (Brian) Kembel, age 69, after a courageous battle with heart and stroke. He passed away peacefully in his sleep at Foothills Hospital in Calgary on Saturday, May 19, 2018. Bryon was predeceased by his mother and father (Helen and Richard Kembel), and in-laws (John and Lil Schmidt). He will be lovingly remembered by his wife Arlene of 48 years, his boys (and daughter-in-laws) Lee, Kris (Jo), Kevin (Lorena), and Jamie (Yana), grandchildren Oliver and Elise, and siblings Cherry Kembel, Darla Kembel, Barb Kembel, and Ted Kembel (Colleen). Bryon worked as a management accountant.

He competed in the first Western Canada Summer Games in 1975. His four boys were born in 1978-1984 and his life was filled with family activities including camping and boating since then. The funeral will be held at a later time. Kanye name-checks Stormy Daniels and Russell Simmons on new CD ft Celebrate a life with a personalized website where friends and family can contribute memories, video, photos, music and more. POOLE, William George George passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at the age of 97 years.

He was predeceased by his wife Kathleen; granddaughter Ashley Poole; siblings Kathleen Freestone, Mary Dollard and Earl Poole. George will be lovingly remembered by daughter Esther (Phil) Tempel; son Randy Poole; granddaughters Amber Poole and Stephanie Poole (Adam Paul); great-grandchildren Nashaun, Elijah, Bella and Ainsley; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and their families. George served in the navy in the Second World War then worked at Saskatchewan Transportation for more than 45 years. Donations in memory of George may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan, 2550 12th Avenue, Regina, SK S4P 3X1. A MEMORIAL SERVICE will be held at Regina Funeral Home and Cemetery, 4001 East Victoria Avenue, Regina, SK on Friday, June 8, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.

Family and friends are invited to sign the online obituary and tributes page at www.reginafuneralhome.ca. Arrangements entrusted to Regina 'W Funeral Home Cemetery by A'bi K''enofi3 SANDEN, Vernal Oscar February 5, 1924 June 1, 2018 Vernal passed away peacefully at the Craik District Health Centre at the age of 94. He will be greatly missed by his children, Boyd (Pam), Clem (Mina), Yvonne (Lyle), and Codey (Jody); his 11 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and many other family and friends. A Celebration of Life will take place on Monday, June 11, at 2:00 p.m. at the Craik Community Hall.

For those so wishing, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Vernal's memory to Craik District Health Centre or Iver Main Place in Central Butte. Arrangements in care of Hanson's Funeral Home, Davidson. ENGSTROM, Raymond Alden We announce the peaceful passing of Raymond on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at the Regina General Hospital at the age of 94 years. He was born September 30, 1923 at Wynyard, SK to Bertha and Olaf Engstrom. Raymond left school having completed grade 10 to work on the family farm.

In May of 1942, he enlisted in the army and became a Private. Raymond went to England and fought in World War II. He was discharged in January 1946. In June 1948, he married the love of his life, Mary. They were married for sixty-nine years.

Raymond retired from Canada Post after twenty-nine years of service. He enjoyed working in the garden and was also a self-taught musician learning to play various musical instruments such as the guitar, harmonica, keyboard and accordion. Raymond was predeceased by his wife Mary; parents; brothers Alvay and Larry; and infant grandson Brent. He is survived by his daughter Sharon (Giles) Addey; son Daryl (Bev); granddaughters Lyanne and Lauren; and great-grandson Jordan. He will be missed by all who knew him.

A FUNERAL SERVICE will be held at the Regina Funeral Home and Cemetery, 4001 East Victoria Avenue, Regina, SK on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 2 p.m. with interment to follow at Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery. Reception to follow interment. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Raymond may be made to the charity of one's choice. Family and friends are invited to sign the online obituary and tributes page at www.reginafuneralhome.ca.

Arrangements entrusted to Regina Ww Funeral Home Cemetery by K'erioia FITZPATRICK, Florence It's not happiness that brings us It's gratitude that brings us happiness. For 95 years, Florence (Flo) Fitzpatrick lived her life taking that motto to heart, approaching each day with joy and curiosity. Flo was born in Saskatoon, March 3, 1923 to William and Florence Williams, a sister to Joan and Rosalind and big sister to Jim. She was raised for 12 years in Saskatoon and then moved to Regina with her family. She began her teaching career at the age of 18 -a career that grew from teaching in a one room schoolhouse to becoming the head of the Speech and Language Program for the Regina Separate School Board until her retirement in 1983.

She married Howard Fitzpatrick in 1949. Her immense faith sustained her through the loss of her first-born son, James, in infancy, in 1955, and the untimely death of her beloved husband, Howard, in 1962. She died peacefully on May 31 2018 with her son Pat and daughter-in-law Gail by her side. Thank you to her many caregivers for their love and support in recent months. Flo will be remembered by her son Pat (Gail); her grandchildren Rob McCaffrey (Brandi), Mike McCaffrey (Justine) and Desiree Seime (Joel); great-grandchildren Kaesen, Deakin and Kiptyn McCaffrey and Barrett and Jacob Seime as well as her sister-in-law Syd, many nieces and nephews, life-long friends and colleagues.

In lieu of flowers, donations to MaterCare International or Operation Eyesight would be appreciated. The Vigil of Prayer will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5th and the Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 6. Both services will be held at St.

Mary's Parish (211 Ave. South, Saskatoon, SK) Condolences may be left at www.saskatoonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to SASKATOON FUNERAL HOME, Saskatoon, SK (306-244-5577) EL A HE IZADI Kanye West on Thursday night released his first solo album in two years. It's simply titled Ye. The period between albums has been quite a roller-coaster for the rapper, who cancelled his 2016 Saint Pablo tour following hospitalization and a mental breakdown.

Then, several weeks ago, he returned to Twitter after an almost year-long hiatus by spouting mindfulness mantras you first wake up don't hop right on the phone or the before joining the pro-Trump internet and telling TMZ slavery sounded like "a choice." Here's what you need to know about the new album: THE BASICS Your eyes are not deceiving you: The album indeed only contains seven tracks, which actually makes good on Kanye's April promise. And it's now available for streaming on Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal. Artists featured on the album, the shortest in Kanye's catalogue, include Nicki Minaj, Kid Cudi and Charlie Wilson. ABOUT THE LISTENING PARTY Kanye flew a couple of hundred industry insiders, musicians and random famous people to Jackson Hole, for Thursday night's listening party. Regular folks could watch a stream of it all on the WAV app.

The rapper apparently didn't address the crowd, and Chris Rock did the honours of introducing the album: "Hip hop is the first art form created by free black men, and no black man has taken more advantage of his freedom than Kanye West," the comedian said. Also there: his wife Kim Kardashian (duh), Pusha-T, Kid Cudi, 2 Chainz (and his dog), Nas, Dame Dash, Jonah Hill and conservative commentator Candace Owens. (Kanye's admiration of her, expressed via Twitter, sort of started all this recent Kanye controversy in the first place.) "Artists are expected to be liberal, but there is an underground railroad of conservatives in Hollywood," Owens told Pitchfork at the listening party. "People are worried they will get excommunicated, and he made people understand that they aren't alone." LYRICS A lot of people get name-checked on this album, including: Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who alleges she had an affair with Donald Trump. (All Mine.) Tristan Thompson, who got caught up in a cheating scandal just days before Khloe Kardashian gave birth to their child.

(All Mine.) Russell Simmons, who, after Kanye's comments about slavery to TMZ and to Charlamagne Tha God about a mental breakdown, said, "Kanye is suffering, he is unravelling in public." Simmons exited his companies after being accused of sexual misconduct (though a lawsuit against him has been dropped). On Yikes, Kanye raps: "Russell Simmons wanna pray for me too I'ma pray for him 'cause he got MeToo'd. Thinkin' what if that happened to me too Then I'm on News." Kanye also raps that being bipolar is his "superpower" and alludes to his previous admission of an opioid addiction (Yikes). The opening track, I Thought About Killing You gets into, well, that, but also his own suicidal thoughts. On the fourth track, Wouldn't Leave, Kanye addresses the fallout from his slavery comments: "Even if, publicly, I lack the empathy 1 ain't fmna talk about it, 'nother four centuries." He's no stranger to controversy for name-dropping famous people in his music after phone calls to clear the usage (cough, Taylor Swift, cough).

So maybe that's why Violent Crimes, which includes a Nicki Minaj reference, ends with what sounds like a phone call with Minaj rapping those same lines West had rapped earlier. "I don't know you saying it, but let 'em hear this," she then says, concluding the album. THE COVER Back in April, Kanye tweeted that the album cover would feature a photo of plastic surgeon Jan Adams, who operated on the rapper's mother the day before she died. Instead, he went with a very last-minute option that included the phrase "I hate being Bi-Polar its awesome" in neon green. Just last month, Kanye received blowback for the album cover of Pusha-T's latest, Day-tona, which he produced.

Kanye had apparently paid $85,000 to licence a photo of Whitney Houston's drug-littered bathroom counter to use as the cover for that album, drawing condemnation from Houston's estate and family. "To do something for a publicity stunt to sell records, it's absolutely disgusting," Houston's cousin Damon Elliott told People. The Washington Post In Loving Memory Of Thomas Grant Hughes February 25, 1 965 June 5, 201 7 As we loved you, so we miss you; In our memory you are near. Loved, remembered, longed for always, Bringing many a silent tear. Your Family.