Olga Scherbatiuk
November 20, 2016
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...
Freida Heistad
October 31, 2016
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...
Edward Kosik
October 31, 2016
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...
George Whyman
October 29, 2016
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 Cawkwell
October 26, 2016
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 Zimroz
October 18, 2016
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...
Mary Miller
June 6, 2016
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....
Betty Panasiuk
May 29, 2016
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...
William Stacheruk
May 24, 2016
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....
Marvin Lindbloom
May 23, 2016
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...
Dorothy Skaalrud
May 6, 2016
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...
Mary Norberg
May 4, 2016
June 8, 1918 - May 4, 2016 Mary was born on June 8, 1918, to Metro and Anna Prybilski on her parents' family farm in the Jedburg, Saskatchewan district. Mary took her schooling at various places. She enjoyed skating, ball games and, of course, dancing. She married Adrian Norberg in 1940 in the Wolverton district where they farmed. To this...
Alexander Ewen
May 2, 2016
June 18, 1942 - May 2, 2016 Alexander Lindsay Ewen was born to Wilfred and Ida Ewen on June 18, 1942, on the family homestead at Nobleville, Sask. Alex attended Greenwater School until the family moved to Archerwill, where he completed his education. On this farm Alex had his favorite pony, Lucky Strike, and this is where his love of...
Doreen Rumpel
May 1, 2016
September 10, 1939 - May 1, 2016 Doreen was the eldest of three children. She was born in Arborfield, Saskatchewan, on September 10, 1939, to Ronald and Ethel Dutton (Thomas). Doreen had two siblings, Marlene (William) Abrook and Marvin (Jane) Dutton, both of Saskatoon. In 1944, Doreen and her family moved to Hendon. For many summers Doreen would go back...
Wilfred Harcourt
April 29, 2016
June 20, 1927 - April 29, 2016 The death of Wilfred J. Harcourt occurred on Friday, April 29, 2016, at Kelvindell Lodge after a long illness at the age of 88. He was predeceased by his daughter Glenda. Surviving him are Betty, his wife of 52 years; son Dean (Desi) of Kipling, (children, Jordyn and Carson); son Jeffrey of Peace...
Fred Slowski
April 20, 2016
March 4, 1920 - April 20, 2016 Our amazing father, husband, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend passed away at Wadena Hospital on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at the age of 96. Fred was born on March 4, 1920, to Mike and Annie Slowski. He was raised on the family farm near Sheho, along with his other ten brothers and...
Elaine Jones
April 19, 2016
June 14, 1933 - April 19, 2016 Elaine was born in Wadena, Saskatchewan, on June 14, 1933. She was the daughter of Noel and Jennie Harris and the eldest of two children. She grew up in Paswegin and started school at North Quill at the age of 4, later attending Paswegin School and graduating from Wadena Composite High School. She...
Tony Panasiuk
April 11, 2016
February 18, 1929 - April 11, 2016 Tony Panasiuk passed away peacefully at Pleasant View Care Home in Wadena on April 11, 2016, with his wife Betty and his son Dave by his side. Tony was born at his farm home at Fishing Lake. As a teenager, he left to work in the lumber mill in northern Saskatchewan and later...
Wilbert Schmidt
April 8, 2016
March 22, 1929 - April 8, 2016 Wilbert was born on March 22, 1929, in the Fenwood area of Saskatchewan. At a young age, he headed out to join the workforce, trying his hand as a tree faller, truck driver, factory worker, CAT skinner, and eventually finding his passion as a well driller. Driving around the countryside, he may not...
Margaret Lockie
April 6, 2016
August 10, 1934 - April 6, 2016 Margaret Rose Lockie was born on August 10, 1934, to Henry and Mary Langlois near Perigord, Sask. She was the second of five children. Margaret grew up on the farm near Perigord and this is where she learned her extremely hard work ethic that many admired. She attended school in Perigord and had...
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