On July 13, 2001, Sharon and Mike Kovacic said the saddest of goodbyes to their precious baby, Michael Kovacic. Michael is lovingly survived and dearly missed by his parents; grandparents, Marg Frenette, Marija Markovic, Jerry Frenette, and Aileen Kreczmer; great-grandmother; Anne Frenette; great-aunts, Peggy Martinson, Mary Benson, and Flora Frenette […]
Obituaries
Jerry Wodell, 58, of 241 Elizabeth St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly Sunday, July 15, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Aug. 24, 1942 in Fort Frances and had lived here most of his life. Jerry had worked as a broadband technician […]
Jenny Opheim Williams, 84, of Lac La Croix First Nation, Ont., passed away Monday, July 9, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Jenny was born Dec. 25, 1916 in Basswood Lake, Mn. to the late Jack Kingfisher and Nora Pete John. She lived at Lac La […]
Eunice Mildred Booth, 80, of 557 Elm Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, July 12, 2001 at McKellar Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. She was born March 3, 1921 in Emo, Ont. to the late Noble and Annie Hyatt. Mrs. Booth lived all her life in Rainy River District. […]
Walter Henry Roulston, who was born April 13, 1914 in Burriss, Ont. and who resided in Abbotsford, B.C. since 1978, passed away at the age of 87 on Sunday, July 1, 2001 with Ruby, his wife of 62 years, at his side. Words cannot express the depth of personal loss […]
Mr. Nickolia Michael (Nick) Plichta, 61, a resident of 123 Black Bay Crescent, Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away unexpectedly Sunday, July 8, 2001 at the family cottage on One Island Lake. Born in Sundown, Man., Nick spent his first 20 years in Fort Frances, Ont. but has resided in Thunder […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Edward Kelly Jr. announces his passing on Sunday, July 1, 2001 at Onigaming First Nation. Edward was predeceased by his father, Edward Kelly Sr., on Aug. 1, 1990; infant brother, David; and his grandparents, Harry and Mary Kelly, and Bert and […]
Mark Hopkins, 39, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly Sunday, June 24, 2001. Mark was born in Iroquois Falls, Ont. on Aug. 11, 1961. He currently was working at Lakeland Personnel. He was an avid sports lover who enjoyed hockey, baseball, fishing, and golf. Mark was married to Sandy […]
Rachel Violet Ducharme, 95, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Monday, July 2, 2001. She was born Jan. 3, 1906 in Sleeman, Ont. to the late Lionel George and Rachel Jane Armstrong. Violet attended high school in Rainy River. […]
In loving memory of Dorothy Biggs, 71, of Fort Frances, Ont., who passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2001 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Dorothy was predeceased by her husband, Bob; father; Cliff; son, Robbie; special friend, Jim Donovan; brother, Bud; brother-in-law, Barry; and nephew, Dana. She will […]
With great sadness and regret the family wishes to announce that local business man and legend George Armstrong passed away peacefully al LaVerendrye Hospital on Thursday, June 28, 2001, with his family at his side. George Ansley Armstrong was born to Sarah and Edward Armstrong on November 27, 1915, on […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Marcel Joseph Lavigne announce his sudden passing on Tuesday, June 26, 2001 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He leaves behind his spouse, Irene Bobczynski; son, Jody Lavigne and wife, Renee; daughter, Marcelle and husband, David Crosley, of Vancouver, […]
