Dear sir: I am writing in response to a request from a resident of Marble, Mn. who is searching for information concerning a family connection in the Rainy River District. The person concerned is Art (Arthur?) Pelkey. He may have lived on Rainy Lake, and at some point returned to […]
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William “Mick” Cameron, 81, of North Bay, Ont. and formerly of 928 Victoria Ave. N., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 1999 in North Bay. He was born Dec. 6, 1917 in Fort Frances to the late William and Alice Cameron, and had lived most of his life […]
With great sorrow we announce the peaceful passing away of Rev. “Jack” Ayers, beloved husband of Evelyn, at the Convalescent Home of Winnipeg, Man. on Jan. 7, 1999. Jack was predeceased by his daughter, Frances-Ann; his father, William; his mother, Ann; his brother, Wilbur (”Jiggs”); and his brother-in-law, Tom. He […]
Percy Robert Brown, 95, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Percy was born March 24, 1903 in Bulwell, England to the late William and Alice Brown. In 1917, he came to Canada as […]
Beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Emil Nurmi, 59, passed away suddenly Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1999. Born and raised on a farm near Emo, Ont., Emil was a lifetime resident of Northwestern Ontario. He was employed by a variety of companies during his life, where he used his considerable skill as […]
It was a trip down memory lane as I came across your last (Dec. 30th) edition of the Fort Frances Times on-line this afternoon.
Christmas is long past. But whatever our personal religious commitments, now that the new year has dawned, the words of hope and peace of one religion still ring in our ears. For nearly two months late last year, we heard the carols. In chimes and bells. From street carollers and […]
Maryann Gouliquer (nee Pollard), “Granny Fox,” 95, of Atikokan, Ont., passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 2, 1999 at the Atikokan General Hospital E.C.W. She was born July 14, 1903 in Leroy, N.D. to the late Thomas and Mary Jane Pollard. Maryann had lived most of her life in Pinewood, Ont. […]
Agnes Speaker, 92, of Manitou Rapids Rainy River First Nation, Ont., passed away suddenly at her residence Saturday, Jan. 2, 1999. She was born Feb. 16, 1906 in Little Fork, Ont. to the late Tom and Margaret Burns. Agnes lived in Manitou Rapids all of her life, and she taught […]
Doreen Geary, 70, of 618 Second St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly at her home Saturday, Jan. 2, 1999. She was born July 28, 1928 in Fort Frances to the late Gordon and Inez Breckon. Doreen received her education in Fort Frances, and was a graduate of Fort […]
After a courageous battle with cancer, Marlene Gouliquer (nee King) passed away at the Emo Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998 in her 60th year. Marlene was born in the family home in Stratton, Ont. on Feb. 1, 1938, the second oldest daughter of Gwen and the late Allan King. […]
Francis Gailling passed away peacefully Dec. 30, 1998 at his home in Edmonton, Alta. at the age of 74 years. He was born Nov. 4, 1924 in Bremen, Sask. to the late Rosa and Mathias Gailling. He is survived by his wife, Galina; and also leaves to mourn his five […]
