It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rudolph B. Coran, 85, who passed away Monday, Jan. 9, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances with wife, Barbara, and family by his side. Rudolph was born March 8, 1920 in International Falls, MN. to the […]
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Inkeri “Ingrid” (Ellmen) Galbraith, 84, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Ingrid was born Jan. 24, 1921 in Finland, Ont. to the late Victor and Hanna Blom. She had lived […]
Martha Ovidia Hagen, 86, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 16, 2006 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont., where she had resided happily for the past three-and-a-half years. She was born Feb. 9, 1919 in Maddock, N.D. Martha is survived by her dear sister, Cora Olstad; loving children, […]
One of the longest campaigns in recent memory—and the first held in the dead of winter in 25 years—culminates this coming Monday when Canadians go to the polls to elect a new government. Please be sure to make your mark. Voter turnout has been dismal in the last few federal […]
Dear editor: The economy of Northwestern Ontario relies very heavily on tourism, so I think we should look at how the federal election may affect this. The simple fact is that the vast majority of tourists coming into our area are American. This is why the Liberal tactics in this […]
Dear sir: I was reading the Jan. 12th recap of the all-candidates’ debate in Fort Frances and wanted to respond to Mr. Rafferty’s comments on the passport issue. As opposed to supporting the passport issue, I think it would be much more beneficial to Northwestern Ontario if Mr. Rafferty did […]
John Mike (Johnny) Sokil, 73, of 642 First St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. John was born June 12, 1932 in Fort Frances. He loved his home town and lived all his life in Fort Frances. On […]
Amber Nina (Thompson) Anderso, 88, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2006 at the Littlefork Care Center. She was born Sept. 16, 1917 in Fort Frances, Onta. to Frederick and Caroline (Clifford) Thompson. The second of eight children, she was raised and attended school in Fort Frances. […]
Wesley Lloyd (Wes) Johnson, 82, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at his residence on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006. Wes was born Oct. 29, 1923 in Blue Township, Ont. to the late August and Lilah Johnson. He was a veteran of World […]
Kiizhiiwa naw quit David Spruce, 50, of Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation, passed away Monday, Jan. 9, 2006 at his home. Dave was born Sept. 25, 1955 to James and Maggie Spruce, and he resided at the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation all his life. Dave was a traditional man […]
Thomas Clifford (Tom) Halley, 53, of Devlin, Ont., passed away Monday, Jan. 9, 2006. Tom was born March 27, 1952 in Powell River, B.C. to the late John and Elaine Halley. He will be remembered as being very easygoing, lovable, and always having time to lend a helping hand to […]
FRIESEN–Born to Edward and Cherie, nee Mitchell, of Devlin, Ont., a girl, Eleanor Ashley, weighing 8 lbs. 15 oz. on December 17, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
