George Wood, 67, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital here Friday, Sept. 7, 2001. George was born Nov. 28, 1933 in Emo, Ont., but has been a resident of Fort Frances since he was four. He attended Fort High, then worked at his dad’s company, […]
Obituaries
Jennie Cave, 94, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., and formerly of Heritage Home in Rainy River, Ont., passed away peacefully at her residence Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001. She was born Sept. 19, 1906 in Jarpen, Sweden to the late Josephina Erickson. She moved […]
It is with great sadness that the family of the beloved Leon Charles Bertin, 68, of Marathon, Ont., announces his passing on Aug. 3, 2001 at his home. Leon was born in Athoville, N.B. on April 11, 1933 to the late Lea and Larry Bertin. When he was 17, he […]
Sylvia May Olsen, 91, of Emo, Ont., passed away Thursday, Aug. 30, 2001 at the Emo Hospital in Emo. She was born May 16, 1910 in Barnhart, Ont. to the late Arthur and Annie West. Sylvia moved to Barwick, Ont. in 1950 and lived there until 1956, when she moved […]
In loving memory of Julie Covell, who passed away Saturday, Sept. 1, 2000 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. A long-time resident of Ear Falls, Ont., Julie was born in Fort Frances, Ont. and received her education there. Julie is survived by her daughters, Linda (Ed) […]
It is with utter sadness and grief that we announce the unexpected passing of Dianne Herod on Aug. 27, 2001 at the age of 56 years. She was born May 7, 1945 in Hamilton, Ont. as the only child to Stan and Aletha Jerome. For many years, she worked as […]
Edwin French, 88, passed away peacefully at home Thursday, Aug. 30, 2001. He was born in Bethune, Sask. on Nov. 30, 1912 and moved to Emo, Ont. with his family in 1922. Edwin spent his whole life in Emo, where he farmed, as well as worked as manager of the […]
Ray Frederick, 72 years old, passed away from lung cancer on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001. He was born in Fort Frances, Ont., and came to Sudbury in 1958 to play hockey for the Senior Sudbury Wolves and to work for Northern Ontario Natural Gas. Ray was a “goal tender” and […]
In loving memory of Ilene Emma (Armstrong) Rivard, age 86 of Dryden, who passed away Saturday August 18, 2001. Ilene was born June 25th, 1915 in Rainy River District, the second daughter of Les & Ethel Cooper. She was raised in Emo, and Pipestone Lake where her parents operated a […]
Born in Emo, Ont., and raised and educated in Barwick, Ont., Rodney met and married the love of his life and best friend, Marlene (McRitchie) of Fort Frances on March 30, 1963. In his early years he was employed as a bartender at various local hotels and latterly by Saskatchewan […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our son and brother, who was born on April 14, 1978 and was taken suddenly by the great spirits at his home on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001. He suffered and bravely battled a rare form of cancer for […]
In loving memory of Gurlie Ellen Christiansen, age 69, of Fort Frances, Ont., who passed away on Monday, Aug. 20, 2001 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Gurlie was born on March 12, 1932 to Uno and Ellen Odahl in Fort Frances, Ont. She attended school here and […]
