Johanna (Annie) Anselmia Pruys was born April 20, 1928 in Ulft, Holland to Elizabeth and William Nyland. She passed peacefully on Feb. 16, 2020. She was united in marriage to John Pruys in 1957. They spent their lives on the “farm” in Devlin. They had four sons; Leo (Kathy), Frank, […]
Obituaries
It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of a very big hearted man, Robert James Brown (Bob) Feb. 12, 2020. He peacefully passed into the arms of his family at the age of 85. Bob was born to John and Emma Brown of Stratton Ontario on Oct. 4, […]
David Wilfred Craven took his Saviour’s hand and walked into his eternal home on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 at 11:30 in the morning. David was born March 3, 1935 to Thomas and Mabel Craven of North Branch, Ont., the fourth child in a family of eight. Davie spent his childhood […]
Laura passed away peacefully on Feb. 16, 2020 with her family by her side at her home at Rainycrest. She was born on June 9 1922, in Kenville, Manitoba, the youngest of six children born to Annie May (Woolford) and James Best Gawley. As a child she moved with her […]
Adolph (Ed) Kliner of Kelowna, born on Dec. 13, 1927 near Fort Frances, Ont., went to be with his Lord on Feb. 2, 2020. Ed was united in marriage at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Winnipeg, Man. on April 15, 1950 to Ruth Claudia Kliner (nee Burron) and is survived by […]
Norma, in her 92nd year, passed away peacefully at Fairmount Home, Kingston, Ontario. She was born in Sinclair, Manitoba to Hiram and Mabel Wilson and the family moved to the Rainy River District in Ontario when she was a small child. She spent her formative years on the family homestead […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Carolyn Anne Linda Armstrong announces her passing on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. She was born on June 4, 1946 in Kirkland Lake, Ont. to Simon Joseph and Violet Meany. She was raised in Kirkland Lake and as a young woman moved […]
Cornelia Maria McLeod (nee Vos) peacefully passed away on Feb. 7, 2020 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. with her family by her side. Corry was born on July 26, 1931 to parents Gerrit and Metta Vos in Rijnsburg, South Holland (Netherlands), the oldest of eight children. Corry […]
Teresa (Terri) Ashworth passed away on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 at the LaVerendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Dick Lyons passed away peacefully at Rainycrest on Feb. 8, 2020 at the age of 85. Dick was born to the late Rose and Tim Lyons at the Border Mill on Rainy Lake, the middle child of seven. His siblings (Bill, Marie, Shirley, Tim, Wayne, and Carole), nieces, nephews, and […]
It is with broken hearts, that the family of David Stanley Marsh Jr. announce his unexpected passing on Feb. 1, 2020, in his fifty-fourth year. David was born in Fort Frances, on March 24, 1966. He was the only son of David S. Marsh Sr. and Winona Marsh (Carlson). He […]
With intense sorrow we announce the passing of Genevieve, (Genny) our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend on Jan. 30, 2020. Genny grew up at Long Sault as a child then moved to Manitou Rapids where she met and married Harold (Hank) McGinnis. They spent 49 years together […]
