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I see the faces, or rather the eyes behind the masks of people on the street and in the grocery store. Those are my only interactions with the world these days and though limited, those eyes tell the story of our collective sense of being. We are weary. Not every […]
Is this Groundhog year again? Are we repeating everything that went on in 2021? I would hope not, but the similarities are too real. We are in almost total lockdown again. Visitation to Rainycrest is being restricted, but care givers can be tested so that they can continue to visit. […]
With the Arctic Vortex hard upon us it was time to resurrect this gem. A 100% true tale from decades past. The kids are long grown and left home. Mom and Dad are safely ensconced in Florida dodging Covid, but warm. Those are the two things sages say are inevitable- […]
1987-2021 Ryan was born to proud, loving parents Micheal and Johanne McInerney (née Anfossi) on June 1, 1987, in Geraldton, Ontario. He was deeply loved by his older sister, Shauna, and younger brother, James, the three maintaining a strong lifelong connection through humor, ingenuity, music, and philosophy. The McInerney family […]
Adelia Marie (Nelson) Guba, 87, of Emo, finally had enough of Cancer, she said “I am tired.” She passed away peacefully December 26, 2021, with family by her side. She was born premature on a wintry day, January 14, 1934, on the family farm, in Myhre Township near Williams, only […]
Leonard Larsen, 86, of Bergland, Ontario, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 6, at 2:00 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bergland under the direction of Northridge Funeral Home. […]
Died Friday, December 24, 2021 at ARCH (Algoma Residential Community Hospice), age 75. Grace was the daughter of the late Emil and Nan (née Curran) Rajnovich, and granddaughter of the late Jack Rajnovich (Mary, née Simunovich), born in Croatia and the first Rajnovich to emigrate to Canada, and the late […]
Mr. Ron (Romke) Kloosterman, formerly of Fort Frances, passed away peacefully in the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at the age of 93 years. Ron was born on June 17, 1928, in St. Nicolaasga, Friesland, the Netherlands. He was part of a large […]
It is with sad hearts the family announces the passing of Ralph Longmuir, 93, of Fort Frances, Ontario, on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at the La Verendrye Hospital. Ralph was born April 2, 1928, in St. Boniface, Man. He was united in marriage to Anne Polny on December 1, 1951. […]
Richard Macedon, 81, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at the La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born on August 17, 1940, in LaVallee, Ontario. He grew up on the family farm and as a young man joined the local paper mill. […]
