It is with extreme sadness and love that the family of Katherine (Kay) Duchnicki, 95, recently of Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont., announces her peaceful passing on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 at Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. in Fort Frances. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Walter, […]

God Brought an Angel Home. Laura Marie Donaldson (nee Shaw), 94, a long-time resident of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances. She was born in Barnhart, Ont. on Jan. 2, 1917. She moved to Fort William, Ont. as […]

Donalda Marguerite Sharpe passed away Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. Donalda was predeceased by her parents, Glen and Frieda Stewart; husband, George Sharpe in 1988; and daughter, Susan in 2007. Donalda is survived by her daughter, Leslie Sharpe (Bill Gallant); grandson, William Mark Boles; and great-granddaughter, Kara Boles. She also is […]

David Walter Ironfield, 67, of Rainy River, Ont., formerly of Ottawa, Ont., passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 at the Rainy River Health Centre after a courageous battle with cancer. David was born in Ottawa on May 20, 1944 to Walter and Helen Ironfield. David worked for the […]

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Leonard Jordens. Dad was carried home in the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011 with family by his side. Leonard was born Oct. 5, 1927 to Joseph and Julia Jordens in Saskatoon, Sask. In 1951, Leonard married […]

With her family by her side, Margaret Jean Pollard, 77, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Margaret was born Feb. 14, 1934 in Virden, Man. to the late Robert and Isabella Lochrie. In Fort Frances, Marg enjoyed a […]

Elizabeth Kathleen “Kay” Boucher, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully at her residence on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 with family and friends at her side. Kay was born in Rainy River, Ont. to the late Samuel and Mary Jane Foster. In her earlier […]

Elmer Irvine passed away peacefully on Aug. 21, 2011 in Poole Hospital, Dorset, England. He was born Dec. 30, 1917. Elmer is survived by his wife, Grace of Bournemouth, England; daughter, Jan, son-in-law, George Gray, and their children, Georgina-Bath and Hannah Leigh; and son, Robert, and his children, Vanessa and […]

After a courageous battle with cancer, Thomas William Nugent passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 with his wife, Phyllis, by his side at his home in Emo, Ont. Thomas was born on Feb. 16, 1937 and raised in Montreal, Que. He later relocated to the Thunder Bay/Rainy River […]

It is with deep sorrow that I announce the passing of my love and best friend, David Gordon Saunders, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 in his 73rd year after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Loving husband of Cathy (Cuthbertson); loving father to Stuart Saunders (Kristina, Emily, and Matthew), Craig […]

It is with deep sadness that the family announces the sudden passing of Bill Brown, 85, of Barwick, Ont., on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. Bill was born Feb. 11, 1926 in Winnipeg, Man. to Rose Lakatos. He subsequently was adopted by William A. and Ethel Brown of Stratton, Ont. On […]

Adele Fichuk, 83, passed away Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, with her family by her side, at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Born Nov. 23, 1927 to Melanie and Giovanni Lovisa, she attended Fort Frances High School and worked at Bernardi’s Grocer until she married William Fichuk on June […]