All Obituaries

Helen Frances (nee Johnston) Mensch passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at the Russell Personal Care Home (RPCH) at the age of 89.  Helen was one of three children and was born on November 23, 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to George and Eileen Johnston, who immigrated from Ireland.  She was received by the Lord through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism at St. Mark's Anglican Church in Winnipeg and confirmed into the Anglican faith at St. Mark's.  Helen...

On April 6th, 1926 Paul Andrew Fingas was born to Andrew & Lena Fingas at Wordsworth, Saskatchewan. In 1946 Andrew and Lena moved their family to the Thunder Creek area here in Manitoba.  Paul was twenty at the time. Paul, his brother Joel, and their dad farmed the section together.  Though Paul enjoyed the pampering of his sisters, in 1949 he married Alice Seifert and together they made their home just down the road from his parent’s place. In October 1950 their...

Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Tommy grew up in the small town of Richmond, just outside of the city.  Starting in high school, he was in the military reserves, completed basic training in Cornwallis, N.S. and joined the regular forces. He then attended Canadore College in North Bay, Ontario to become a Communications Technologist, employed over the years by CNCP Telecommunications, and the Federal Government departments of Communications, National Defence, and Energy, Mines &...

It is with sadness that we announce that Dad has left us in this life to be with Mom. Dad was born on the family farm near Inglis in the RM of Boulton, Mb. He was baptized and confirmed Lutheran at Bethany Lutheran Church in Inglis, Manitoba. In later years his church families included Bethany, St. Peters (Winnipeg) and Selkirk Lutheran Church. Dad spent many years farming the land he grew up on near Inglis, Manitoba. He met Alma Bauer in the neighboring community of Shevlin. They were...

Thank you everyone for coming out to celebrate Dad’s life.  Dad was born on this day in 1923 in Binscarth, MB.  His parents Jean and Delima lived in St. Madeleine.  Grandpa died when Dad was twelve and he quit school to help Grandma with Uncle Leo and Wilfred. When I drove around with Dad, he would say I worked here and here. He remembered all the farms and the families he worked at.  Any money he made went to Grandma and he got room and board.  Dad was a...

Peacefully on Monday, August 26, 2019, George “Rodney” Graham passed away at the Assiniboine Centre in Brandon, Manitoba, surrounded by his family.  Rodney was born on June 25, 1923 in Foxwarren Manitoba, the youngest son of George and Margaret (Leckie) Graham.  He attended school in Foxwarren and the University of Manitoba where he received his Diploma in Agriculture.  In 1943 he began farming with his father, doing the work he cherished for the rest of his...