It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Loretta Barboni on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Loretta was born Jan. 1, 1943 in Stratton Ont. Loretta will be sadly missed by her sons, Brad (Marlene) and Rick (Mel); stepchildren, Terry […]

William H. “Bill” Jourdain passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Sunday evening, Nov. 2, 2008 at St. Joseph’s Hospice in Thunder Bay, Ont. He was born Sept. 29, 1930. Bill was predeceased by his parents, Sam W. and Maggie (nee Godin) Jourdain; brothers-in-law, Robert Carriveau and […]

Dianne Lynn Caron, 55, of 1034 Scott St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly at her residence on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008. She was born Jan. 31, 1953 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Ernest and Harriett Wright. Dianne spent her early years growing up in Fort Frances. She later met […]

John Ernest Carmody passed away Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008 in hospital in Nanaimo, B.C. at the age of 68. Born in Fort Frances, Ont., he attended school in Fort Frances and Moose Jaw, Sask. He returned to Fort Frances, where he finished Grade 10 and then went to work in […]

Murray G. Jewett, 67, of Emo, Ont., passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct. 24, 2008 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Murray was born Feb. 15, 1941 to the late Lyle and Gennieve Jewett of North Branch, Ont. and was one of nine children. He attended the North Branch […]

Wayne Christopher Fraser, 28, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008 after a long battle with cancer at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. with his family by his side. He is survived by his mother, Evelyn (nee Maki) and brother, Robert (Stephanie) of Winnipeg, Man.; and nieces […]

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Gordon Macey (“Spike”) Cole on Monday, Oct. 20, 2008 at Riverside Health Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Due to dialysis treatment, Spike spent the last three years at Rainycrest in Fort Frances. Spike was a man who loved […]

It is with great sorrow that the family of Evelyn Perry announces her passing on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. Evelyn was born Oct. 13, 1926 to the late Grace and Donovan Westover in Fort Frances, Ont. Evelyn was predeceased by her husband, Lloyd Russel Perry; brother, Russel Westover; brother-in-law, Don […]

Peacefully, with his family by his side, Marain Kaczmar, 59, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. Marain was born Nov. 13, 1948 in Watenstedt, Germany. He moved to Canada with his parents when he was a baby. Marain lived in several places in Canada before […]

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the unexpected passing of Tracy Trudel (nee Lockman) on Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 with her family by her side. Tracy was born June 15, 1961 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Norman and Mildred Lockman. In 1983, she moved to Ignace, Ont. with […]

Kenneth Harold Wickstrom, of Kelowna, B.C., passed away peacefully at the Kelowna General Hospital on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008 at the age of 84. Ken is survived by his wife, Shirley; children, Judy Donnelly and Bruce Wickstrom (Betty); step-daughters, Sherry Moran (Tim) and Wendi Stewart (Nigel Coe); and stepson, Laurie […]

Peacefully, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont, Lyall Beninger, formerly of Chapple Township, Ont., passed away at the age of 92. Lyall was born Aug. 2, 1916 in Chapple Township to the late Robert and Elizabeth Beninger. He was united in marriage […]