All Obituaries

It is with heavy hearts the family announces the passing of Gertrude Saathoff on May 10, 2021 at the Elrose Health Center. She was predeceased by her husband Alvin on January 17, 2008. Gertie is survived by her children Barry, Harry (Laura), Glen (Rhonda), Sharon (Ken) and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.   Gertie was born November 1, 1939, to her parents Jacob and Gertrude Funk. Her siblings Ben, Diedrich, Sarah, Edward, Wilfred, and Delores. Gertie married Alvin...

Manford Lyle Moen passed away peacefully at the family farm on May 4th, 2021, with his loving wife Elaine and his three children by his side. Manny was born in Rosetown, Saskatchewan January 7, 1943 to father, Grant Earl Moen and mother, Marjorie Quinn Moen. He was the youngest of three children. Manny was married to Elaine Kress on June 18, 1962. Together, they had the twins Bonnie and Brent, followed by Todd. Manny loved life on the farm. He had a deep appreciation and love for the land,...

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Eileen Mavis Young Trayhorne. To many she was known as “Pat”. She passed away on April 29, 2021. Eileen Mavis Young was born July 24, 1927. Her parents Gordon and Edna Young travelled from Ottawa and settled on 25 acres at Okla, SK where Mom was born. Mom had five sisters - Francis, Pauline, Letitia, Georgina, Ruth and a half-brother Donald. Mom was raised by James and...

Esther May Chapman (née Hunt) passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at the age of 98 years; six days shy of her 99th birthday.  Esther was born at Plato, SK on April 19, 1922.  She was the youngest of four girls born to Albert and Rosa Hunt.  Esther married Jack Chapman on July 4, 1942.  Jack and Esther resided at various places throughout Saskatchewan; Mossbank, Delisle, Viscount, Mont Nebo, Perdue and Rosetown. Esther is survived by four of her five children. Her...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dwaine Willmek on April 8, 2021, at the age of 57. He was born in Elrose, SK on September 20, 1963 to his parents John and Germaine Willmek. He was raised on a farm at Elrose and grew up with his siblings Sharon, Randy and Cory. He got married on June 3,1989 and had two children, Jacky and Matthew Willmek. Dwaine grew up attending school in Elrose and worked at the local grocery store, he also...

After a lifetime of independence and leadership, Mom departed this life Easter weekend. We are sure that heaven doesn’t quite understand the force of her presence yet. She spent her formative years in Herschel along with her siblings Audrey, Doris and George. Mom was the second child of George and Dorothy Mann. After high school, Shirley became a teacher and taught in rural Saskatchewan. It was a career she truly loved and was sad to give up when in 1955 she married John Sherk....

It is with sadness the family of Ronald Gordon Gustafson announce his passing on April 1, 2021 at Rose Villa at the age of 85 years. Ron was born February 6, 1936 at Elrose Union Hospital to George and Mary Gustafson (née Thompson), he was predeceased by his parents and younger brother Malcolm (Mac). He leaves behind children Darrel (Maureen) Gustafson, Russel Gustafson and Shelley Gustafson, grandchildren Amanda, Logan, Zane and Zoe as well as numerous cousins and close...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our wonderful mother Shirley. Mom died peacefully at the Rose Villa in Rosetown on March 27, 2021. She will be missed so very much. Mom was born in Shaunavon Saskatchewan on May 18, 1918. Her dad, Joseph Demers was a station agent for Canadian Pacific Railways in Govenlock. After a move to Sutherland, the Demers family settled in Stranraer where she spent the next 55 years of her life. In the late 30’s, mom started dating Lyle...

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our husband, dad and grandpa, Garry Elwood Nisbet after a seven-year valiant battle with Multiple Myeloma.  Garry was 68 years young and the second son of Lindsay and Edith Nisbet, born on April 22, 1952 in Rosetown, Saskatchewan. Garry was raised on the family farm and attended school in Glamis until grade seven. He then came to Rosetown to finish off his education and graduated in 1970.  He attended the University...

Ernest (Ernie) Badduik was born in Quill Lake, Saskatchewan to William and Helen (née Rolick) Badduik. He was the second of three children raised on the family farm in Quill Lake, SK. At the age of 15, Ernie left to cut wood in Ontario, then went on to work on the railroad with his brother. In 1960, he met Norma Jean Bowron of Sovereign, SK and the two married on December 28th of the same year. They started their family in Saskatoon and area, where Brenda, Terry and Valerie were...