Greta Berard passed away in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Thursday July 17, 2008. Born Anna Margreta Myrberg in Ljusdals, Sweden on Feb. 17, 1922 to Julia (Berg) and Matt Myrberg, she came to Canada as a young girl with her family, settling in Finland, Ont. She lived in Atikokan, Ont. […]
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Ronald Jack, 63, of Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation, passed away Monday, July 14, 2008 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born July 14, 1945 to Stewart and Mary Jack in Kenora, Ont. He lived in the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation all of his […]
Irene Margaret (Dowd) MacKellar passed away peacefully on July 10, 2008 at the Kelowna General Hospital in Kelowna, B.C. at the age of 99 years, six months, and 17 days. Irene was born in Kenora, Ont. on Dec. 24, 1908. She married John Frederick MacKellar on May 16, 1931. They […]
It is with profound sadness that we want to inform you that after a brief but courageous battle with a very aggressive return of cancer, Juanita Susan Bruce (nee Bragg) passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at her family log cabin by Pony Lake. Juanita loved the outdoors and was […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces Virginia Elaine Cameron, 84, of Stratton, Ont., passed away Sunday, July 27, 2008 in Thunder Bay, Ont. after a courageous battle with cancer. Virginia was born June 21, 1924 to Victor Petri and Clara (Roen) in the small town of Redby, […]
Domenico Morelli, of 245 Fifth St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Friday, July 25, 2008 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances at 94 years of age. Dad was born March 15, 1914 in Cleto, Italy to the late Diego and Teresa Morelli. In 1936, Dad […]
It is with much sorrow that the families of Paul Bundgaard announce his sudden passing on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at the Ste. Anne Hospital. He leaves to mourn his loving wife of 21 years, Vivian, and their children, Tony (Susan) and Angela (Rick). Also left to mourn are his […]
Dear editor: If town council was “upset” with Shaw Cable . . . I was [furious] with the classless/faceless nature of Shaw’s unwillingness to announce (in print) the recent changes in direct district programming. I made an inquiry to Shaw on July 15 re no televised town council meeting on […]
Dear editor: I am writing in regard to our street being blocked off for yet another year. I live on Fifth Street East between Portage Avenue and McIrvine Road. I had to go uptown one day last week and it took me 45 minutes to get from my house to […]
Dear editor: On behalf of my teammates, the Gillons Clippers, I’d like to take this opportunity to send a big thank you to the organizers of the slo-pitch tournament held this past weekend in Devlin. Like years past, we had a wonderful time and look forward to returning again next […]
Shaw Communications wasn’t the most popular company among some circles here when word filtered out in late June that it was revamping the way it handled local programming, which cost the job of Randy Thoms, who appeared to be well-liked and respected for his work in bringing community events to […]
Charles Jamieson Watt, of the Municipality of Alberton, Ont., passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born June 18, 1928 in London, Ont. Charlie attended the University of Western Ontario and Osgoode Hall Law School, and was called to the Bar […]
