On Feb. 22, 2010, Ollie Ward, my soulmate of 66 years, passed on. Ollie was the one I was meant to be with. She was my best friend, my lover, my partner in the truest sense of the word, and a fabulous mother. Ollie leaves behind our son, Rob; our […]
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Sadly, on Friday, Feb. 19, 2010 at St. Mary Hospital in Duluth, Mn., Shirley M. Lind of Fort Frances, Ont., formerly of Emo, Ont., passed away at the age of 80. Shirley was born in Fort Frances on March 13, 1929 to the late Ivan and Dorothy Cunningham. She was […]
Arthur William Wood, 80, of 535 Lillie Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Arthur was born in Blue Township (Sleeman, Ont.) on June 6, 1929. He moved to Fort Frances with his family at age 15 and […]
The family of Willie McGuire sadly announces her passing in the evening on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010 at Matheson General Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 68. Born on April 15, 1941 in Grand Valley, Willimene Jane Black was the smallest of the twins, weighing just over […]
Arvid Hendrickson passed away at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 at the age of 82. Arvid will be sadly missed by his brother, Richard (Marlene) of Edmonton, Alta.; sister-in-law, Phyllis of Prince Rupert, B.C.; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. […]
John Joseph Carroll, 58, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away suddenly on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 with his wife, Joanne, by his side at the end of a vacation in Cuba. John was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1952 and lived most of his childhood years in Hillsport, Ont. When […]
Kieleigh Brianne Gavin-Galbraith, daughter of Kristine Gavin (Roger Autio) and Ian Galbraith (Becky), our so overwhelmingly loved little girl, our monkey, at the too young age of five years old, doing what she loved, was suddenly taken away from us to a special place to dance and sing for her […]
Shirley (Mudge) Adams passed away at the Prince County Hospital in Summerside on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. She was born in Fort Frances, Ont. on July 30, 1931, the daughter of the late Edmund (Ted) and Katherine (Anderson) Mudge. Shirley is survived by her husband, Lyman Adams; children, Clarke Adams […]
“It takes money to make money” is an old adage that applies to the trip a trio of local residents is taking to Birmingham, Ala. to promote Fort Frances and Rainy Lake at an outdoors expo being held in conjunction with the annual Bassmaster Classic fishing tournament this weekend. After […]
Allan T. Bedard Dear Mr. Editor: Thank you for printing my last letter to the editor in the Fort Frances Times re: community health care in crisis [“Answers needed,” Feb. 3]. I would like to take your remarks to task that I am providing false information for the purposes of […]
Jack Elliott Dear Mr. Editor: It is indeed a tragedy when anyone is injured or loses their life in an accident like Mr. Hyatt did recently, but to suggest that the coverage of it was inappropriate or “salacious” is in itself inappropriate. Anyone who has ever had to cover a […]
Rebecca Benson Editor: I am writing this letter with disappointment as when I went to read the obituary of Aaron Hyatt on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, I came across the front page of the Fort Frances Times newspaper. I could not believe your newspaper would print a picture of the […]
