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Saimi was born on January 19, 1921, in the Rossduff District in Saskatchewan, the youngest of 10 siblings. Saimi’s parents were John and Serafia Honkala, both born in Finland and immigrated to North Dakota then travelled by horse and wagon to settle in Canada. When Saimi was 12 years old, her father passed away from cancer and she lost...
Jason Andrew Grodecki was born in Wynyard, Saskatchewan, on April 30, 1973, to Albin and Barbara Grodecki, the eldest of four children. He passed away peacefully in Saskatoon on December 23, 2016, at the age of 43 years. Jason was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of five. He started school at Wishart, then went to C. J. Houston...
Janet Melrose was born on November 17, 1923 in Mosstower, a small farm in the Scottish Borders.
She emigrated to Kelvington, Saskatchewan in 1947 as a war bride and married Lewis Ingram on July 16, 1947. By this twist of romantic fate she came to live on the farm next to her parents half a...
On December 21, 2016, Richard (Dick) peacefully passed away with family by his side. Dick was born on May 15, 1923, the eldest of four children, to Samuel and Ada Maude (Peggy) Bagnall. He was born at home, on a farm near Yorkton. When he was three years of age, the family moved to the Nut Mountain area, where...
Verna Grace Eleanor was born on December 29, 1926, to Oscar and Mary Torgerson in the Fosston, Sask., area. She passed away peacefully at the Circle Drive Special Care Home just short of her 90th birthday. She was predeceased by her parents; husband Kenneth in 2004; brothers and sisters and spouses, Morris (Ethel) Torgerson, Irene (Claude) Lawrence, Edna (Harry)...
Ken was born on September 2, 1948, in Lucky Lake, Saskatchewan, to Winnie and Herb Hoffman. He passed away peacefully at home on November 29, 2016. Ken’s childhood was spent growing up in Richlea, Sask. When Ken finished school, he went to work with his Uncle Darrell Jones on seismic drills. He spent his summers working for his Uncle...
Bob was born in Watson, Saskatchewan, on March 13, 1924, the youngest of nine children of James and Elizabeth Marshall. He passed away peacefully in Quill Plains Centennial Lodge in Watson on Friday, November 25, 2016, at the age of 92 years. He was predeceased by his parents and all of his siblings, Jessie, Jim, John, Charlie, Archie, Norman,...
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Shirley Hornford on November 22, 2016.
Shirley will be lovingly remembered by her children Robert (Wendy Molnar), Jim, Don (Cindee Nyrose) and Bev (Tony Zerr). Also left to remember are her beloved nine grandchildren: Cale, Tate and Lane Hornford; Alex, Thomas and Megan Hornford; Alexa Hornford;...
Olga Scherbatiuk was born on March 26, 1938, at her parents’ farm north of Kuroki to Annie and Wasyl Hrycak. She was the youngest of three children. Olga was very fond of the farm life and had a great interest in flowers and gardening. She also enjoyed embroidery and crocheting. One of her memorable gifts was her impecable handwriting...
Ed was born in Wishart, Sask., to Agnes and Walter Kosik. Ed worked as a baker while still in high school, making that his career in Wynyard, Jasper and Saskatoon before opening his own business in Humboldt from 1980 - 1993. Due to health reasons, he was forced to sell the bakery and later opened his second business in...
Freida Matilda Heistad was born on August 26, 1930, to Hannes and Olga (Ziola) Wick. She was the youngest of three children. Freida lost her mother at a young age. Hannes, Freida’s father, later married Nellie Zarowney. Freida grew up on the family farm by Fishing Lake along with her older siblings, Alice and Adolph, as well as her...
George was born in 1934 at Invermay, Saskatchewan, at his grandfather’s house. He attended Lone Spruce Country School. After school he did some travelling taking in the Trapper’s Festival in The Pas, Manitoba. He had a crippled hand, which was the result of a hunting accident when the gun discharged while he was crossing a fence and his hand...
Helen Georgina McGonigal was born on a farm near Briercrest, Sask., to James and Mary Jane McGonigal. She moved to Nut Mountain in 1943 to teach school. Helen married Bernard Cawkwell on November 3, 1945. Bernard was farming with his dad and brothers at this time. In January 1946, they bought a farm near Nut Mountain and built their...
Stanislawa (Stella) Zimroz was born in Bobulince, Poland, on June 5, 1912, the oldest daughter of four children born to Jan and Victoria Szpak. On October 10, 1932, she married Michal Zimroz. Stella lived in Poland until 1944 when she, along with her husband and son John, were taken to a concentration camp in Germany. They survived the concentration...
August 8, 1923 - June 6, 2016 Mary Louise Miller was born at the Quill Lake Nursing Home on August 8, 1923, to George and Jessie Belfour. Mary attended the New Dale School in the Rose Valley School District. At age 15 she left school and went to work for various farmers in the area to help support the family....
July 12, 1936 - May 29, 2016 Betty Panasiuk passed away peacefully at Wadena Union Hospital on May 29, 2016. Betty Bobyk was born on the family farm at Sheho, Saskatchewan, on July 12, 1936. On November 21,1951, she married the love of her life, Tony Panasiuk, and they settled on Tony's family farm at Fishing Lake. In the early...
January 6, 1938 - May 24, 2016 William (Bill) Stacheruk was born on January 6, 1938, on the farm north of Invermay, Sask., to parents, Bill Stacheruk and Mary (Fewchuk) Stacheruk. He had two brothers, Morris and Walter, and attended Silver Springs School until completing Grade 8. In his school years, he enjoyed math and social studies, and playing ball....
September 23, 1950 - May 23, 2016 Marvin Glen Lindbloom of Naicam, Sask., passed away in his home on May 23, 2016, at the age of 65. Marvin was born on September 23, 1950, in Watson, Sask., to Ford and Hazel (nAC.e Evans) Lindbloom. He grew up on the family farm east of Naicam. Marvin attended Lewis Lake School until...
March 1, 1937- May 6, 2016Dorothy Loretta Skaalrud (Braun) was born on March 1, 1937, at Lake Lenore, Saskatchewan. She spent her first years on the farm until the family moved to Lake Lenore when she was 12. Dorothy graduated from Lake Lenore School and went on to attend the Saskatoon Business College to take a secretarial course. After she...
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