Willemina Christina LeMaire, 87, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Feb. 16, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital. She was born April 14, 1910 in Batavia, Dutch East Indies to the late Frederick and Maria Brinkman. Willemina is survived by her […]
Obituaries
Lana Kay Stevens passed away peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998 in Kamloops, B.C. after a long struggle with cancer. She was born Feb. 14, 1956 in Fort Frances, Ont. She leaves to cherish her memories her sons, Bill Lloyd, 14, and Curtiss, six; her special friend, Bruce Page, and his […]
Virginia Julie Wilson, a retired teacher from Bramalea Secondary School, passed away after a short illness on Friday, Feb. 13, 1998 at Queensway General Hospital in her 75th year. She is the loving mother of John Beaton. She was predeceased by her parents, Emma (nee Beaton) and Harold Wilson; and […]
Jeannette Beatrice Reid Davidson (Smith), 88, of Bear’s Pass, Ont., passed away in Dryden, Ont. at the home of her daughter, Jean Ramsay, on Thursday, Feb. 12, 1998. She was born at Smith’s Fisheries, Bear’s Pass, Ont., on Jan. 29, 1910 to the late Seth and Celena Smith. She lived […]
Mr. Clarence Elton Showalter, formerly of Keewatin, Ont., passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 7, 1998 at the Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Born at the Port Arthur General on March 23, 1922, he was raised and educated in Morson, Ont. He had lived in Emo, Ont. for 19 […]
Mike passed away unexpectedly Monday, Feb. 2, 1998. Born in Prelate, Sask. on Sept. 17, 1921, he was raised in the Port Reeve, Sask. area. After serving with the 8th Army during WWII, Mike moved to Fort Frances in 1946. He married Marvel Emma Amorde in 1949. Mike was predeceased […]
The family of Ron Balkwill are saddened by the passing of their father and grandfather on Feb. 1, 1998. Ron died peacefully at his home, as was his wish, surrounded by his family. Dad was born in Essex County (just outside Windsor, Ont.) on May 19, 1927. He was predeceased […]
Mrs. Colleen Elizabeth Rooney, 45, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away peacefully Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, surrounded by family, friends, and staff, after a long struggle with breast cancer. Her tenacious spirit was an inspiration to many people over the course of her illness. That same […]
John Delaney Wood passed away suddenly Jan. 30, 1998. “Dane” was born July 22, 1984 in Rainy River, Ont. to Colin and Sharilyn Wood, and lived in Rainy River until his passing. Dane loved all sports, winter and summer. When he wasn’t doing sports, he was hunting and fishing with […]
Judith Lynn Kirtland, of Leisure Hills Health Care Centre in Hibbing, Mn., and formerly of International Falls, Mn., passed away there Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998. She was born Nov. 11, 1942 in International Falls, where she grew up. She graduated from Falls High School and Rainy River Community College. She […]
Frances Johnson, 62, of Seine River First Nation, Ont., passed away Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Frances was born March 7, 1935 in Seine River First Nation, where she was also raised and lived her entire life. Frances enjoyed the outdoors, going […]
Helen Hickerson, 93, of 1032 First St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at Rainycrest Home for the Aged on Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998. Helen was born Aug. 5, 1904 in Morley Township, Ont. to the late Horace and Mercy Theker. She was raised in the Rainy River District and […]
