It is with great sadness that the family announces the sudden passing of Mrs. Betty Jean Martin of Fort Frances, Ontario, on Tuesday December 1, 2020 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances at the age of 83. Betty was born in Fort Frances on September 14, 1937 to Ned […]
Obituaries
Sharon L. Johnson (née Wagner), 76, of Atikokan, Ontario, Canada, passed away suddenly November 29, 2020 at Atikokan General Hospital. On March 13, 1944 Sharon was born in Hutchinson, Minnesota to Ralph and Lucile Wagner. She was raised on a farm outside of town. Being an active farm girl, she […]
Mrs. Jean Hyska passed away peacefully on November 10, 2020 at her home in Flin Flon, Manitoba with her family by her side. Jean was born in Fort Frances on August 28, 1942 to Ben and Evelyn Robinson. Jean was educated in Crozier school and Fort Frances High School. After […]
“I had a good run.” With sadness the family of George Alvin Howells announce his passing November 27, 2020 at La Verendrye Hospital due to complications of prostate cancer. He was known to some as George and others as Alvin since his father was George A. Howells. Alvin was born […]
Helen Jane Brown was born on May 9, 1928 in Bemidji, Minn., to Arthur and Anna (Olson) Brown, the youngest of five children. She very quickly picked up the nickname “Honey,” which has stayed with her nieces and nephews to this day. Her mother died when she was five, and […]
Dodem – Loon (Maang) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother who started her journey into the spirit world the evening of Monday, November 30 in the comfort of her own home. Her path was fully lit by the full moon while being surrounded […]
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Alfred Stillman Robert Benjamin announce his passing on December 1, 2020 at the La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario after a courageous battle with cancer. Alfred was born in Emo Ontario to David and Matilda Benjamin on August 28, 1940. […]
Mom was born in Fort Frances on November 9, 1919 and passed away at Rainycrest Home for the Aged on November 24, 2020. Her parents were Frances Maud Carnduff and Jessie Smeeth. She was baptized on April 9, 1920 with Pastor W. E. Egan officiating. She lived for a time […]
With great sadness the family of Hazel Strain announce her passing November 28, 2020 with family at her side. Hazel was born July 28, 1943 in Fort Frances, Ontario to Carl and Muriel Thesenvitz, one of six children. She attended nursing college and attained her Registered Nursing Assistant diploma in […]
It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of James (Jim) Sheloff, who passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 28 at the LaVerendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario. Jim was born in Brandon, Manitoba on June 7, 1940, the youngest of four boys, later followed by one sister, Anne. […]
It is with great sadness, that the family of Diane Parisien announces her passing early Thursday November 26, 2020, at the LaVerendrye Hospital, in Fort Frances, Ont. Diane was born in Fort Frances on December 31, 1952 to Sydney and Vivian Baldwin (nee Calder). She grew up in Fort Frances […]
Gordon Anson Jewett, lifetime logger and family man, with a heart of gold, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at his home with family by his side. Gordon was born on December 25, 1945, in North Branch, Ontario. He loved reading westerns, the outdoors, and listening to old records with […]
