It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our dear father, Uncle John Tom Madden, 86, peacefully on Friday, Dec. 24, 2010 at the La Verendrye Health Centre in Fort Frances, Ont. with his family by his side. He is survived by his sons, Dwayne Blackburde of Stratton, Ont. and […]
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It is with great sorrow the Bedard family wishes to announce the sudden passing of their beloved son and brother, Richard Arnold Bedard, on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010. He was born Feb. 12, 1976 in Fort Frances, Ont. He leaves to mourn his parents, Leonard F. Bedard Sr. and Corri […]
Bill Sieders, 85, passed away peacefully, with his family at his side, on Monday, Dec. 27, 2010 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. He was born Feb. 8, 1925, the youngest of seven children to Hendrick Sieders and Johanna Costers, in Hoogeveen, Netherlands. After serving with the Dutch […]
Tracy Helen Houghton (Geravelis) of Fort Frances, Ont., formerly of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010 surrounded by family and friends after a long, hard-fought battle with lupus. She was born in Thunder Bay on Aug. 8, 1958. Tracy was a hairstylist in Thunder Bay […]
Gerald Perron, 77, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010 at the Virginia Regional Medical Center in Virginia, Mn. He was born May 3, 1933 to George and Gertrude Perron in Winnipeg, Man. He was united in marriage to Evelyn (Garrison) Perron in April, 1962, at which […]
Thelma Lee of Emo, Ont., and formerly of Stratton, Ont., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010 at the Emo Health Centre at the age of 91. Thelma was born June 12, 1919 to Thomas and Sarah Scott in Huddersfield, England. She was the second-eldest of five children. After […]
Dear editor: The “Operation Christmas Child” collection centre is happy to announce the initiative was a success in the Fort Frances/Rainy River area again in 2010! We gave out more than 600 cartons. Then on Nov. 27, our district sent a total of 458 boxes to the Kitchener collection centre […]
Norma D. Pattison Dear editor: I first met “Ernie” about 12 years ago. In the entrance of Emo hospital, I saw the door push open and a big black-and-white cat, quite tall and lanky. Mouth open, he was roaring at the top of his lungs. He came on bouncy front […]
