The family of Agnes Vera LaRocque is sad to announce her passing on Sunday, April 7, 2013, at the age of 96, at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Vera was born Sunday, April 16, 1916 in Crozier, Ont. to Arthur (Ted) and Mary Lavinnia (Gadd) Sexton. She was […]
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It is with profound sadness that the family of Jeanne Belanger (nee Johanna Smits) announces her passing on Monday, April 8, 2013 in her 89th year. At Jeanne’s request, a private cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held Monday, April 15, 2013 at 11 a.m. at St. […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Viola Mae Derendorf announces her passing after a long battle with cancer. Viola was born Sept. 27, 1924 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Henry and Glorianna Derendorf. She lived in Fort Frances all of her life. She worked at various businesses […]
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Irene Stromness (nee Galusha) on Friday, April 5, 2013 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. However, we take great comfort in knowing that she is at home with the Lord. Irene was born May 17, 1927 in […]
We all knew the day was coming—it was just a matter of when. After years of wrestling with the issue, peppered with plenty of whiny references to how lucky we all were to have a “free” bag of garbage picked up each week, town council finally decided yesterday to dump […]
McCORMICK-KABATAY–Born to Stacy Kabatay and Candace McCormick, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Presley Amira Noelle, weighing 7 lbs. 11 oz. on March 26, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Garrett Neil Jim, 48, of Seine River First Nation, Ont., passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013 at Seine River First Nation. He was born Feb. 2, 1965 in Fort Frances, Ont. Garrett spent most of his childhood at Seine River. As he got older, he travelled long and far to […]
Milo Frednan Olson passed away in his 95th year at the Gull Lake Special Care Home, in Gull Lake, Sask., on Monday, April 1, 2013. A complete obituary will follow.
Gary Edward Ogden December 15, 1946 – March 29, 2013 Aft er a courageous battle with cancer, we say goodbye to a husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle and best friend. Gary was diagnosed with MDS in the summer of 2009 and was the successful recipient of a stem-cell transplant […]
“When you don’t know what to do, get still. Get very still until you do know what to do.” Oprah Winfrey offered this advice to graduates at Stanford University in California during her commencement address there in 2008. And she was right. If you are quiet long enough to listen, […]
I was thinking that the cold weather Monday morning was quite an April Fool’s Day trick! The sun was shining, but it was pretty darn stiff in the barn yard. It’s amazing that last year at this time, we were thinking about planting. This year, however, I can’t even see […]
