All Obituaries

It is with sadness the family of George Lowe announces his passing on August 5, 2018 at the Kyle District Health Centre at the age of 79 years after his third battle, over 25 years, with cancer.  George was born in Tuberose, SK on January 13, 1939.  He was the third child of Bill and Ella Lowe.  He quickly learned a modest lifestyle, spending his first years growing up in the 9 x 20 foot living quarters of the Matador Elevator.  He first attended Leyton...

It is with extreme sadness that the family of William “Bill” George McKaig announces his passing at the age of 86 years. He was a courageous man who was challenged by cancer for several years but with the support of his loving partner, gave it his “all” and had some memorable years. Bill was born on May 27, 1931 in Tuberose, SK, the youngest of four children to Maude (nee Langston) and William D. McKaig.  When he was eight years old, the family moved from the...

Family and friends of Edna May Foster of Rosetown, SK are saddened to announce her passing on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at the Rose Villa at the age of 99 ½ years. Edna was born on a homestead not far from the town of Colonsay, SK. She received her early education at Boyne, a rural school, grades nine and 10 by correspondence in Saskatoon and grades 11 and 12 in regular classes at City Park Collegiate, a three and a half mile walk from home. Her remaining education (secretarial,...

Beverly Bernice Masse (née Barber) passed away peacefully on August 2, 2018 at the Rosetown & District Health Centre after a long struggle with cancer at the age of 79 years.  Bev was born in Milden SK, the eldest child of Lillian and Clifford Barber of Sovereign.  Most of her schooling took place in the Rosetown/Sovereign area where she excelled in many sports including track and field, softball, badminton and curling.  Bev went on to attend nursing school in...

It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Patricia Joan Stearns (née Anderson) at the Yorkton Regional Hospital on August 6, 2018 at the age of 78.  Pat was born on July 25, 1940 in Rosetown to George and Dorothy Anderson. She attended all of her schooling in Rosetown, after high school she attended business college in Saskatoon. She returned to Rosetown for a year to work at Aseltine Law Office and following that year, she moved to Calgary to work for...

William Ross Letawsky, known as “Bill” to everyone, passed away at the Rosetown & District Health Centre on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at the age of 90 years. Bill was born in Gilbert Plains, Manitoba on December 8, 1927. He started working at the age of 15 and moved around to various places, wherever the work was. He had many different job titles until he started his company. On October 28, 1947, he married the love of his life, Isobelle Stragier. Together they had two sons,...

It is with sadness the family of Ivall “Tobe” Lawrence Trytten announce his passing on July 7, 2018 at the Kyle District Health Centre at the age of 86 years. Tobe was born on the family farm at Kyle, SK on August 13, 1931, the third son of Irven and Pearl (née Larsen) Trytten. He received his schooling at Peronne School adjacent to the family farm (much to his chagrin because he wasn’t allowed to ride his horse the ¼ mile to school) and then attended the...

It is with shattered hearts that the Gasper and Jagow families announce the passing of Troy, Carissa, Kael, Shea and Maks Gasper on Friday, June 29, 2018. Troy, Carissa, Kael, Shea and Maks are survived by Doug and Kelly Gasper and Carey and Lisa Jagow, their parents and grandparents; Mark Gasper (Kashina) and Jared Jagow (Aleisha Moore) and their family Jalaa, Hal, Herschel and Banks, their brothers, uncles, aunt and cousins; Marj Gasper (Grant Fraser), Marje Mann, John and Shirley Jagow...

ROSANNA THERESA CROSS It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Rosanna “Rose” Theresa Cross at Rosetown Hospital on June 24th, 2018 at the age of 86. Rose was born in Spalding, Saskatchewan on September 29th, 1931 as the 10th of 11 children. Rose married Harvey Cross, from Fiske, Saskatchewan, in 1957 and together they raised 4 children. Rose was a hardworking, dedicated farm wife who loved her family and her community. She was a host at heart, who...

Douglas Wesley Keith of Sovereign, SK passed away at the Rose Villa, Rosetown, SK on February 21, 2018 at the age of 74. Doug was a husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend, farmer and long-distance truck driver. Growing up on the family farm, Doug was introduced to farming operations early in life. He was proud to be the third generation living on the Keith farm homestead. Doug is survived by his son Grant Keith of Eatonia, SK; Rose (Bart) Bender of Vancouver, BC and Jennifer...