Gertie Wood, 72, of Fort Frances, Ont. passed away Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1997 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born May 14, 1925 in Emo, Ont. to the late Milton and Mary Fischer. Gertie was united in marriage to Roy Wood on April 12, 1944. […]
Obituaries
It is with deep sorrow that our family announces the passing of our dearly loved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Gertrude Tibold, on Nov. 5, 1997 after 88 active years. Gertrude was born on April 9, 1909 in Punichy, Sask. to the late Julius and Anna Molnar. She moved to North […]
On Oct. 28, 1997, John T. (Jack) Egan passed away at Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 77 years. He was the second-oldest in the family of Patrick Philbert Egan and Gertrude Rose Egan (nee Harrigan), and was born at Mazenod, Sask. on Nov. 17, 1919 “out on the […]
Irene Villeneuve, 75, of 632 First St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances on Tuesday, October 28, 1997. She was born April 1, 1922 in Bergland, Ont. to the late Norval and Alma Brusven. On Feb. 21, 1942 in Kenora, Ont., Irene […]
Irene “Molly” Martin, 85, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Oct. 27, 1997 at the C.C.U. in La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont. Molly was born June 6, 1912 in Fort Frances to the late Norman and Elizabeth (Linklater) Allan. She was raised and lived in Fort Frances […]
Wilfred Ryerson Coulson of Sparwood, B.C., formerly of Atikokan, Ont., entered into rest on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 1997 at the Cranbrook Regional Hospital. He was 88 years of age. Wilf leaves to mourn his passing, his loving wife Lorna; four sons, Clayton Coulson (Marilyn) of Provo, Utah; Larry Coulson of […]
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Eliza Gasparini (Del Rizzo) at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Sunday, Oct. 19, 1997 at the age of 91 years. Eliza was born Jan. 21, 1906 in Chions, Italy to the late Domenico and Antonia Del […]
Lena Conway passed away at her home in Victoria, B.C. on Oct. 18, 1997. She was born June 12, 1928 in Chatham, Ont. She resided in Devlin, Ont. from 1970 through 1989, and then Foymount, Ont. until 1995, when she moved to Victoria to reside with her son, Russell. Lena […]
Alice Maude Clarke, 91, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Thursday, Oct. 16, 1997. She was born Sept. 16, 1906 in Wensley, Ont. to the late Frederick and Mary Wensley. In her earlier years, Alice taught elementary school throughout […]
Ethel Bernice Quinn-Csik, 96, of 554 Riverview Dr., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital on Monday, Oct. 13, 1997. She was born Aug. 20, 1901 in Wilmur, Ont. to the late William Walter and Minnie Freeman. Bernice taught school in southern Ontario before her marriage to […]
John Barton (Jack) Speakman passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, Oct. 11, 1997. He leaves his devoted wife, Gale; daughter, Carolyn Granewall; son-in-law, Nels Granewall; closest relatives, Tippi and Gerry Angell, and Sharen and Frank Butcher; Fairhurst cousins; and a host of friends of all ages. […]
Philip George (Flip) Penney, 65, passed away Friday, Oct. 10, 1997 at his residence on Pender Island, B.C. He was born to Marguerite and the late George Penney in Stratton, Ont. on Aug. 2, 1932. He spent most of his life there, and was an ardent curler, having curled in […]






