It is with great sorrow that we say goodbye to Charles Gerald Joseph Lambert, who passed on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. Chuck was born on Nov. 23, 1968 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. to Gerald “Bucky” and Edna Lambert. Through Chuck’s many adventures, travels, and larger-than-life […]
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After a short struggle with cancer, Leslie Marie Mills passed away on a sunny day at home on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 at the age of 63. She leaves behind her husband, Terry Mills; sons, Mark Gagnier (Gale), Wade Gagnier, and Steven Mills (Jennifer); six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Leslie […]
Melvin Milton Mosbeck passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015 with his girls by his side. He was born April 23, 1940. He leaves behind two brothers, Cecil and Billy and a sister, Patricia Mosbeck Macdonald; and six daughters, Gwenda (Sidney Stus), Connie (Rob Chalifloux), Shelley (Leonard Kutra), Bobbi-Jo, Holly (Danny […]
Charlene Susan Snelgrove, 59, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, Dec. 26, 2014. She was born on Oct. 12, 1955. Charlene moved to Fort Frances, Ont. in October, 1993. She became part of the Community Living Fort Frances family. Charlene was known for her unique sense of humour […]
Lloyd George Degelman 78, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. Lloyd was predeceased by his parents, Joe and Lydia Degelman; brother, Donald Degelman; and his wife of 55 years, Karen Degelman (Gagne). Lloyd is […]
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Hermina Fletcher, 76, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Funeral arrangements are pending and a complete obituary will follow. Online condolences may be offered at www.northridgefuneralhome.com
It seems as though our warm, wet days may be behind us! It was a frosty day on Monday but at least with this we see the sun! During the milder weather, the cattle tend to eat less, which is nice on your hay pile. But things will change now. […]
Since I was a little kid, there always has been one day that I look forward to fishing more than any other in the winter and that is Jan. 1—and most ice anglers probably would say the same thing. This is the annual opening day for lake trout season, which […]
I had the ’flu for more than a week leading up to Christmas, which left me flat out for days. I’m not looking for sympathy, though some chicken soup would have been nice. But I suppose you were busy with your Christmas preparations, such as last-minute shopping, trimming the tree, […]
It never crossed my mind how much I would treasure peace and quiet until I looked across the room just now and realized the kitten was fast asleep. Asleep instead of tearing around the house strafing curtains and racing up the back of my reading chair only to launch itself […]
It finally is the end of 2014—a year that most of us would like to forget. The snow piled high and everyone’s snowblower had a long seasonal workout last winter. In fact, the district had one of its highest snowfalls ever recorded. The cold winter began shortly after Remembrance Day […]
