The family of Robert Butt sorrowfully announces that Rob passed away suddenly in his home in Coombs, B.C. on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. He was predeceased by his father, Kenneth Butt, and his mother, Jeanne Marie Butt (nee Bedard). He is survived by his sons, Kenneth and Kristopher, and their […]
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With great sadness the family of Lena (Baba) Burghardt announces she passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 83. She was born Nov. 2, 1926 in Rorkton, Man. Lena’s (Baba’s) greatest […]
Bill KrukoskiAllan T. Bedard Dear editor: About five years ago, town council, along with local doctors, held a public meeting at the local arena to advise residents regarding the following: (1). Doctors did not want to be in the business of running a clinic. (2). Wanted the community to enter […]
Telford Tremblay, 91, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at his residence on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Telford was born June 23, 1918 in Rainy River, Ont. to the late Fred and Delia Tremblay. During WWII, he served overseas for six years with the […]
Signor Waldemar “Sig” Pearson, 80, of 517 Armit Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away with his family by his side on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances. Sig was born June 7, 1929 in Fort Frances to Martha and Victor Pearson. On Sept 8, 1950, […]
It is with great sadness the family of Kyle Richard Charles Turcotte announces his sudden passing on Friday, January 29, 2010. Kyle Turcotte was a person full of passion, love, and integrity. He spent his time enjoying the outdoors and experiencing everything life had to offer. He was very independent, […]
Sadly, the family of Dominic Joseph Bernard Duval announces his passing at the age of 69 on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Dominic was born June 17, 1940 in Spiritwood, Sask. to the late Ludger and Lavina Duval. He moved to […]
There is only one minute in which you are alive, this minute here and now. The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle, which is exactly what it is—a miracle and unrepeatable. —Author Unknown The family of Asta Leathe Westberg sadly announce her passing […]
With voter turnout now teetering dangerously close to the 50 percent mark, and where majority governments can be elected with barely one-third support of those who bothered to cast a ballot, there’s no question our political system is not perfect. But why this growing fascination with the American system as […]
It is with extreme sadness that the family of Steven Douglas Huitikka announce his unexpected passing on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 at St. Michael Hospital in Toronto, Ont. Steven was born June 11, 1973 in Fort Frances, Ont., the youngest son of Don and Dorothy Huitikka. Steve spent his early […]
It is with great sorrow that the family of Aaron Roy Hyatt announces his sudden passing on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Aaron was a free spirit, not bound by the expectations of others. He truly walked to the beat of his own drum. Now he is free. Aaron is survived […]
