On March 8, 2023, Al sadly but peacefully passed away with family by his side. He was born on September 19, 1943, to parents Frank and Tenie Kennett. Growing up in Burris, Al was a country boy. Upon graduation from Fort High he was employed at C.I.B.C. He then spent […]
Obituaries
On March 1, 2023, Michael Edwin Langlie, age 71, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Bethel, Alaska. Mike was born in Hillsboro, Ore., on March 5, 1951- the youngest of Helmer and Verna Langlie’s three children. The family moved in 1956 to Bemidji, Minn., to be closer to Nestor […]
Dixie Lyla Badiuk (Locking), our loving Mother, Grandmother, Great-grandmother and best friend aged 93 passed away peacefully March 12, 2023. Dixie was born in Fort Frances November 16, 1929 to Audrey and Wilfred Locking. During high school she worked at Mel Newman Ltd. pumping gas with a hand pump and […]
Ivan George Colgan, previously of Mine Centre, Ontario, died unexpectedly on February 17, 2023, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He was 52 years old. Ivan was born November 23, 1970, in Hinsdale, Illinois, to George Colgan (formerly of Indiana, Pa.) and Ida (nee Broeffle) Colgan (formerly of Emo, Ontario). Ivan was […]
On March 4, 2023, Jean Gayle Haney, 82, passed away with her family by her side at the Rainycrest Long-Term Care, Fort Frances. Gayle was born on October 9, 1940, in Emo, Ontario, to parents Arthur and Lulu Thompson. In her earlier years she worked alongside her mother at the […]
My most sincere apologies to Dale Hoard’s siblings for the omission of the family lineage. May this give you your rightful place and respect you so deserve. Dale was the eldest of nine children born to Bill and Helen Hoard. Lovingly remembered by brothers Stanley (Linda), Dennis (Rita), Kenneth (deceased), […]
Hi this is Joannie. I am writing my obituary to help out my family and besides who better to do it than me! It is with great sadness that I have to leave but I truly look forward to being with my Lord and those who have gone before me. […]
Nettie Beth McBride (née McKinley), aged 96, our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed into glory late in the morning on October 23, 2022, six weeks after her beloved husband of sixty-nine years, with her children by her side, in Thunder Bay, Ontario. In her own words, Mom gave […]
Sadly the family announces the sudden passing of Jason Charles Vien, 45, of Fort Frances, Ontario on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital with his family by his side. Jason was born on October 26, 1977, in Fort Frances to parents Harvey and Micheliane Vien. He […]
It is with great sadness the family of John Albanese announces his peaceful passing on Wednesday March I, 2023 at La Verendrye Hospital. Next, he joined the Chamber of Commerce where he served as President. Finally in 1985, John found his true calling becoming a member of Town Council, serving […]
Waawaatay/Waabanokwe (woman of dawn/sunrise) Michelle loved being called “grandma” by her grandchildren. Michelle was born in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, on March 21, 1975, to Kelvin and Judy Morrison. Michelle lived on her community of Nigigoonsiminikaaning F.N. with her husband Terry Allan. Together they raised three children: Keira Leigh […]
The family of Rodney Cyril Carpenter sadly announces his passing on February 25, 2023, at La Verendrye hospital in Fort Frances. Rodney was born in Baudette, Minn., on September 16, 1961, to parents Obie and Annalou (Kreger) Carpenter. As a young boy he would cut grass and as an adult […]
