It is with great sadness that the family of Frances Lorraine Hahkala (Ervick) of Fort Frances announces the passing at Rainycrest LTC with her family at her side on November 29, 2020. She was born June 15, 1948 in Fort Frances to the late Harold Marentius Ervick and Anne Gladys […]
Obituaries
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Beverlee Ann Cusson (nee Kuitunen) of Thunder Bay, Ontario, on October 16, 2020. Beverlee was born in Thunder Bay on November 10, 1942 to Donald and Edna Kuitunen, the oldest of four children. She grew up in Emo and trained […]
Mrs. Olive Eisenhauer, age 96, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 24, 2020 at the La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario following a short illness. Olive was born May 6, 1924 to Sid and Florence Ward in Fort Frances. She didn’t have long to settle in her new home […]
It’s with devastated hearts we announce the tragic and sudden passing of Matthew Denis Parise in the early hours of November 22,2020 at the age of 27. Matthew was born March 30, 1993. Matt leaves behind his two sons Coltin and Tatum, for whom he loved dearly and wholeheartedly. He […]
Ruth Nussbaumer of Emo, Ont. went to be with her Lord and Saviour on November 22, 2020 at the age of 96. She was born on September 3, 1924 in Basel, Switzerland to Daniel and Martha Gerber. She grew up on a farm in Switzerland and was the youngest of […]
Olive May Eisenhauer, 96, of Fort Frances, Ont. passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at the La Verendrye General Hospital. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Alvin Alexander announce his passing on November 18, 2020. Dad passed away at Riverside Long Term Health Care in Emo, Ontario after a courageous battle with cancer. Dad was born in Morley, Ontario to Edna Alexander and George Alexander on March […]
Naa-towh-bii-tung, Lynx Clan It is with deep sorrow that the family of Chuck Windego announces his sudden passing on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at his home. Chuck was born on October 28, 1990 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Charlie and Sandra Windego. Chuck spent his early years in Nigigoonsiminikaaning First […]
With great sadness the family of Anne Turgeon announces her passing on Thursday, November 12, 2020 with her family by her side. Anne was born February 9, 1924 in Cooks Creek, Manitoba to William and Sophie Luchka, one of seven children. She married Albert Joseph Turgeon in 1942 and together […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Marion Venne, age 89 of Emo, Ont. on November 9, 2020. Marion was born on September 7, 1931 in Emo to Violet and Albert Strachan, the middle child of three girls. She stayed close to her place of […]
Ron Sikkema passed away on Friday, November 6, 2020 at the age of 55. He courageously battled lymphoma and melanoma. Ron is the beloved husband of Christine (nee Kaemingh) Sikkema and loving father of Justin, Tyler, Ben, and Luke Sikkema. Ron’s comfort in life and in death is that he […]
The family of Arthur Rousseau announces his passing on November 2, 2020, at the age of 84. Arthur Joseph Rousseau (Art) joined his first baseball team when he was “called up,” on August 10, 1936, in Fort Frances, Ontario. Art had been the youngest and was the namesake of his […]






