With broken hearts we announce that our loving mother and grandmother left us on September 4, 2020. She passed away peacefully at home with her loving son by her side, just as she would have wished. Marvel was born September 15, 1937 and spent her whole life in the Emo […]
Features
John Christopher Esselink went home to be with his Lord on August 31, 2020. John was born November 24, 1924 in Barchem, Gelderland, Netherlands to Gerrit and Elisabeth (Lisa) Esselink; the third child of six, with two brothers and three sisters. During WWII, John hid from the Germans at his […]
Megan Walchuk
The first frosty nights of the season hit the region earlier this week. For many, it may have prompted a quick harvest of the garden. Others may have flipped their furnace on, or dug a heavier coat out of storage. It was a gentle nudge that seasons are changing, and […]
Marcella Louise Desrosiers, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away after a battle with cancer Monday, August 31, 2020 at the age of 73. Marcella was born on March 31, 1947 to Augustine and Isabelle Desrosiers. She spent most of her life in Fort Frances and spent many happy years with […]
Today’s marketplace is saturated with almost every type of bottled, enveloped or canned sauce imaginable. Homemade sauces, in many households, have taken a “back-seat” to the readymade and quick varieties that seem to fit into our hectic lifestyles. When we think of making sauces from scratch, many people conjure up […]
It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of David Ross Chapman, 69, on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at Downey Retirement Centre, L.A. Calif. where he died peacefully. He was predeceased by his parents Ross and Lorraine Chapman. He was born August 15, 1951 at La Verendrye Hospital […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Sharlene Beninger announces her passing on September 6, 2020 at the age of 69. Sharlene was born on February 28, 1951 in Fort Frances, Ontario. Sharlene is survived by her son Murray Jr. and grandchildren; Trey, Mya, Paul and Gage; sister […]
Sadly the family announces the passing of Geraldine Archie, 78, of Big Grassy River First Nation on August 31, 2020 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital. Geraldine is survived by her four children Glenn (Yvonne), Daryl (Mary), Tim, (Lisa), Deana (Gerry); her two brothers Robert, Sam; her sister Bridgette (Carl); […]
The Riverside Foundation for Healthcare is selling 50/50 tickets to raise funds for medical equipment and other critical supplies. To buy your ticket online, visit riversidefoundation.ca. Estimated prize is currently $14,312, but the more tickets sold, the bigger the pot will get! The grand prize draw will be made Monday, […]
Sadly the family announces the passing of Frank Szeder Sr, 88, of Chapple Twp, Ontario on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the La Verendrye Hospital Fort Frances. Frank was born in Isazeg, Hungary on May 5, 1932 to parents Istavan and Maria Szeder. He came to Canada during the Hungarian […]
Memenasimok (thunder bird) Makosi wbik (lil’ bear) Niiganiwo gimakwe (leading woman) Pagochiqwes Pizhew Clan (Lynx) 4th degree Midewiwin It’s with great sadness we, the family of Mary Catherine Kelly, announce the passing of our dear mother, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend and spiritual advisor on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at the […]
Mary McKelvie was born May 3, 1928 in LaVallee, Ontario to Thomas and Mary Yurchuk (Hemelyuk). Following her education she moved to Fort Frances where she lived with her sister Dora’s family and went to secretarial school. She worked in the paper mill office where she met her husband Robert […]
