It is with great sadness that the family announces the sudden passing of Joan Cawston of Winnipeg, Man. on Monday, Feb. 10, 2003 at the age of 64. She was born Aug. 26, 1938. She leaves to mourn her passing, and to cherish her memory, her children, Debbie (Larry) Armstrong, […]
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William (Bill) Joseph Drennan passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003 at Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. in Fort Frances, Ont. Bill was born Dec. 8, 1939 to Joseph and Florence Drennan. He was united in marriage to Myrna Hayward on June 9, 1962. Bill is survived by his wife, […]
Beatrice Margaret Mathieu Peterson, 88, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born April 17, 1914 in Fort Frances to the late Mathew and Mabel Miller. Beatrice was a member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church and […]
Vince Jackson was a loving husband, a devoted father, a doting grandfather, a faithful brother. He passed away Friday, Feb. 7, 2003. The cancer that ravaged his body never touched his remarkable spirit. He was an example of generosity of the purest kind and the legacy he leaves enriches all […]
Brent and Tracy (nee Wirtanen) are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Sami William, born at MacKeller Hospital, Thunder Bay, Ont., on Feb. 6, 2003, weighing 8 lbs. 5 oz.
Patricia McDonald, 73, of Emo, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003 at 2 p.m. at Victory Baptist Church in Crozier, Ont., with Pastor Chet Cooper officiating. Interment will take place […]
Mr. Matti Yrjo (Ukki) Kolehmainen, 80, a resident of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away unexpectedly in Thunder Bay Regional Hospital–General on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003. Matti was born Aug. 5, 1922 in Kinnula, Finland. He served in the Finnish Army, and in 1944, married Saimi Elina Sikanen, his wife of […]
A. Pearle Fraser (nee La Forge) passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003 in Regina, Sask. She was born Sept. 6, 1920 near Ogema. She was predeceased by her husband, Donald; good friend, George Dench; and grandson, Doug O’Donnell. Pearl is survived by her stepchildren, Janet Bowman, Violet Fraser, and […]
Jeanne Pollard, 66, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Feb. 1, 2003 after a lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 24, 1936 in Rainy River, Ont. to the late Carl and Muriel Thesenvitz. Jeanne grew up and attended school in Fort Frances. On March 10, […]
Gertrude Kurronen, 89, of Devlin, Ont., passed away Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born June 15, 1913 in Finland, Europe to the late Alexander and Olga Kurronen. Gertrude’s family moved to Canada in 1914 and settled in Miscampbell, where they […]
The contrails from the fiery demise of space shuttle Columbia in the clear blue sky over Texas on Saturday morning had barely faded away when the chorus began of the need to keep the space program going despite the tragedy. That’s very true, of course. After all, we don’t stop […]
