Margaret “Gerry” Lundquist, 74, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003 at her home. She was born Nov. 30, 1929 at Arbor Vitae, Ont. She grew up in Arbor Vitae and attended Robert Moore School in Fort Frances, Ont. She moved to International Falls in 1948 and […]
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Iris Howard, 84, of Emo, Ont., passed away unexpectedly at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003. She was born Feb. 2, 1919 in Mason, Wis. to the late Donald and Ruth MacDonald. Iris was the eldest of a fun-loving family of nine. She […]
Lloyd James Hodges, 81, of Rainy River, Ont., passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003 at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River. He was born Sept. 1, 1922 in Rainy River to the late Charles and Magna Hodges. He was hired by the CNR as a call boy in […]
Leonard Milton Bingham, 53, of 91 Maple Cr., Atikokan, Ont., passed away suddenly on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003 after a short but valiant battle with lung cancer. Leonard was born Oct. 12, 1950, living in Upsala, Ont. until moving to Atikokan with his parents in 1961. He met his future […]
On Friday, Dec. 12, 2003, after a courageous fight with cancer, Arnold James (Jim) Pattison passed away at the Lake of the Woods Hospital in Kenora, Ont. Jim was predeceased by his mother, Helen (Shine) in 1973; his father, Arnold in 1989; and his grandparents, Albert and Lily Pattison and […]
Joseph William Puszynski, 79, passed away suddenly Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born Oct. 17, 1924 to Sophia and Michael Puszynski. He had lived all his life in Fort Frances. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1944-45, first […]
Dear editor: Hi, here I am again with some arcane knowledge which may, or may not, interest your readers. Your editorial in last week’s Times about the Canadian at NORAD who ordered the shutdown of the skies over North America during the 9/11 crisis reminds me that Canadians have always […]
Dear editor: I would like to commend local Safeway employees for once again adopting the “Community Chest” as their charity of choice for 2003-04. Having recently experienced a family medical emergency, we are truly grateful for the generosity of the “Community Chest.” Please be generous with your donations. Thank you, […]
Dear sir: I am writing with regard to the “Christmas Angels” program being administered through Family and Children’s Services here. This program, which currently is set up in a local department store, collects donations of toys, which enables the agency to provide gifts to foster children throughout the district. Last […]
Dear editor, If all the taxes from smokes and alcohol were put into the “health” care fund, the health care would be over-funded. Which begs the question, if the taxes are not put into the health care . . . “why not?” Demand an answer from your local MP and […]
Blanche (Gosselin) Armit, 72, of 198 Ridgewood Dr., Chaska, Mn., passed away suddenly at her home Dec. 9, 2003. She was born May 5, 1931 in St. Norbert, Man. to the late Arthur and Regina Paquin Gosselin. She moved to Fort Frances, Ont. with her family at a young age. […]
