September 10, 1912 to December 16, 2010 Margaret Rankin died peacefully Thursday Dec. 16, 2010 at the Beausejour District Hospital, succumbing to injury she received in a fall. Her son Ross and daughter in law Kathy were by her side. She was 98 years old. Margaret was born in Winnipeg on Sept. 10, 1912 the second child of Lt. Col. James Lightfoot and Margaret A. Lightfoot (nee Longmuir), she had an older brother, James and later a sister Donelda. She recalled a happy childhood growing up ... Continue Reading

October 7, 1943 to December 14, 2010 With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Ken Witzke, age 67 of Beausejour, Manitoba, on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Beausejour Hospital. He is survived by his wife Darlene, sons Kelly (Tracy) and Brady (Jaymi), grandchildren Brynn, Nate, and Jayke, mother Eleanor, brothers Barry (Jan) and Ron (Terri), sister Elaine Pask, father-in-law Jacob Sachvie, sister-in-law Maureen (Rick) Schindel and brother-in-law Lorne Sachvie. He was predeceased by his ... Continue Reading

October 7, 1943 to December 14, 2010 With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Ken Witzke, age 67 of Beausejour, Manitoba, on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Beausejour Hospital. He is survived by his wife Darlene, sons Kelly (Tracy) and Brady (Jaymi), grandchildren Brynn, Nate, and Jayke, mother Eleanor, brothers Barry (Jan) and Ron (Terri), sister Elaine Pask, father-in-law Jacob Sachvie, sister-in-law Maureen (Rick) Schindel and brother-in-law Lorne Sachvie. He was predeceased by his father ... Continue Reading

April 13, 1916 to December 12, 2010 Our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister left us peacefully early Sunday morning on December 12th at Pinawa Hospital. Mother was born on April 13, 1916 in Petlura, Manitoba to Antonia and Peter Dutkewich. She married our father Adolf Rosnow and lived in Inglis later moving to River Hills and briefly to Whitemouth. She is survived by her daughter, Helen (Zanny) Kuchta of Winnipeg; grandchildren Lisa(Len) Vanderwal of Calgary, Alberta, great ... Continue Reading

June 5, 1924 to December 11, 2010 On December 11, 2010 André Dupont of Saint-Georges, Manitoba, died suddenly at home at the age of 86. Left to cherish his memory are his sister, Catherine, his sisters-in-law, Jeanne and Annette and many nieces and nephews. He will also be fondly remembered by many dear friends in the community and surrounding area. André was predeceased by his parents, Albert and Febronie, his brothers: Pierre, Maurice, Isidore, Jean, and Paul, his sisters: Evangeline, ... Continue Reading

May 3, 1913 to December 9, 2010 Isabel Mary Kubish passed away peacefully at East Gate Lodge on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at the age of 97 years. She was born in Beausejour on May 3, 1913, where she remained all her life, her early years with her parents, helping with farming and later married to Nickolas Kubish and became a homemaker, gardener and helping Dad with the farming. In 1973, they left the farm and moved to a home in Beausejour, where she enjoyed her garden, outdoor flowers and ... Continue Reading

December 8, 1941 to April 25, 2010 Robert Clark, aged 68 years, passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at the Beausejour Hospital. He was born in Scotland on December 8, 1941 and came to Canada with his parents in 1957. He worked at Tully’s Farm in Portage la Prairie and then moved to Highland Glen and worked in the area. He moved to Beausejour in the late 70’s and became a resident of East Lodge in the early 80’s until his recent passing. Robert was predeceased by his ... Continue Reading

September 5, 1938 to December 1, 2010 With deep sadness we announce the passing of Henry on December 1, 2010 at his home in Ste. Rita, MB. Henry was born at St. Boniface September 5, 1938 and lived in Ste. Rita most of his life. Henry married Martha Ann O'Kane on March 9, 1963. They moved to Abbotsford, BC in 1967 where Henry learned the Drywall Trade. He became a Journeyman Taper-Finisher and took great pride in his work, he was a perfectionist at it. He moved back to Ste. Rita in 1986 ... Continue Reading

April 1, 1918 to November 23, 2010 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at the Beausejour Hospital. John is survived by his sons Lorne (Debbie), Wesley (Nancy) and daughter in-law Rosemarie Winnicki, grandchildren Maureen Winnicki-Lyons (Travis), Ramona (Greg) Niemczyk, Stacy (Rick) Johnson, Kristin (Tim) Hayward, Brandi (Matt), Amber (Carlin) and Chad Winnicki as well as seven great ... Continue Reading

July 20, 1924 to November 21, 2010 Our loving mother passed away peacefully in the late afternoon of November 21, 2010 at the Kin Place Personal Care Home in Oakbank, MB with members of her family by her side. Mom was predeceased by her infant son Richard (1942), her husband Homer (2006), parents Gilbert and Evelyn Williams and sister May McKinnon. Left to mourn her loss are her son David (Jeannine-nee Allarie) Rivest, daughter Diane (George) Glowasky, adopted daughter Michelle (Ernie) ... Continue Reading