Alice Lawrence
January 5, 2017
Alice Minnie Lawrence (née Hanson) passed away peacefully at Wynyard Golden Acres on Thursday, January 5, 2017, at the age of 87. Alice was born on February 16, 1929, to Karl and Mabel Hanson on the family farm in the Copeland District. She was the second oldest of 10 children. Alice obtained all her education at Copeland School. She...
Lorne Hanson
January 5, 2017
Lorne Wodahl Hanson was born on December 26, 1927, at the family farm north of Sheho, to Hans and Annie Hanson. Lorne was the third of four children. Lorne married Ellen Mikkonen on December 4, 1958. They were blessed with seven children: Cindy, Lloyd, Laurie, Teena, Dale, Peggy and Patrick. Together they raised their family on the Hanson homestead....
Linda Koshinsky
December 30, 2016
Memorial Service to celebrate Linda's life will be held at a later date.
Elmer Carlson
December 29, 2016
On February 7, 1926, Carl Carlson went to pick up Mrs. Malla Minge, the local midwife, to assist with the birth of their child, a boy. He was baptized Elmer David Carlson by Rev. Andal and was the fourth child of Carl and Helen (Bergerson) Carlson. Siblings Clarence, Oscar and Alice had been born in Erskine, Minnesota, before the...
Saimi Tamme
December 27, 2016
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 Grodecki
December 23, 2016
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 Ingram
December 22, 2016
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...
Richard Bagnall
December 21, 2016
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 Hanson
December 7, 2016
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 Hoffman
November 29, 2016
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...
Robert (Bob) Marshall
November 25, 2016
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,...
Shirley Hornford
November 22, 2016
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
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...
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