Alice “Jennie” Sockolotuk passed away early Monday morning, Dec. 16, 2019 at the age of 90. A complete obituary will follow.
Obituaries
It is with great sadness that the family of Lena Mercure announces her passing on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019 at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born on July 10, 1926 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Harry and Sophie Onichuk. She grew up in Fort Frances, finishing […]
We regret to announce the death of Johanne Marie Pierrette Anfossi McInerney, age 62, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 in Thunder Bay Regional Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. She has been cremated and a celebration of life will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 at the Rainy […]
Lana Joan Mainville was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer on March 12, 2019. She fought the fight of her life, swinging hard the whole way, but it is with great sadness that her family announces her fight ended on Dec. 8, 2019, at La Verendrye Hospital. Lana is predeceased by […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Edward Polz announces his passing on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019 at La Verendrye General Hospital. Ed was born on March 11, 1925 in Hochweis, Czechoslovakia to Jack and Francine Polz. In the midst of WW2, he and his family were forcefully […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Nellie Dolyniuk announces her peaceful passing on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019 at Rainycrest Long Term Care at the age of 96. A celebration of her life will be held in the summer of 2020. The family gratefully requests that in memoriam […]
Our dad was a man of few words, but if you got him talking about something he was interested in, he could talk your ear off about a wide range of topics, as he was educated by life. He was a hard worker and loved his concrete work over the […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Shirley Snowball announces her passing on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Shirley was born on May 20, 1954 in Fort Frances to George and Rose Snowball. She worked as a homemaker, translator and cook […]
Betty Jane (Myers) Cleroux was born Nov. 26, 1946 in Kansas City, Mo. She was brought as a newborn to live up the lake at Little Canoe River. Her parents later bought Camp Ontario on Rainy Lake. Her early years and the “Lake People” (as she liked to call them) […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear husband, father, and grandfather on Nov. 28, 2019 in Rainy River, Ont. Wilmer was born in North Branch. After the untimely death of his father when he was five, Wilmer, his mother and four siblings moved to […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Shirley Snowball announces her passing on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019 at LaV erendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Shirley was born on May 20, 1954 in Fort Frances to George and Rose Snowball. She worked as a homemaker, translator and cook […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Billy Wayash announces his sudden passing on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born on May 1, 1943 in Mitaanjigamiing First Nation to John and Mary Wayash. Billy worked as a trapper, logger […]
