All Obituaries

The family and friends of Gordon Larry Rysavy are deeply saddened by his sudden passing. He had a heart attack in his sleep on February 28, 2021 at the age of 61 that took his life. Gord arrived November 21, 1959 at the Outlook Union Hospital, born to Walter and Lois Rysavy. Gord was the youngest of three children and his parents were so delighted to finally have their son. The family lived in Broderick until 1963 until moving to Rosetown where Gord received his education. He was employed...

It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our father James Barry Fraser. Born February 14, 1936, he passed in the Dinsmore Heath Care Centre on Sunday February 28, 2021. Jim was at peace with the world and had a calm, peaceful passing. Jim is survived by his daughter Tracy Walker (Larry), son Robert (Lenore) and son Steven (Valerie), as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Frieda.  Plans of a Celebration of Life will be arranged at a...

It is with sadness the family of Beverley Jean Collins announce her passing on February 27, 2021 at the age of 78 years. Bev was born in Glace Bay, NS. She was a proud “Cape Bretoner” and loved the ocean - even after she moved with her parents and two-year-old twin sisters to the bare prairies of Rosetown, SK in 1957. Her father became the area’s new magistrate, and Bev entered Rosetown High School where she made some lifelong friends and met handsome local boy, Norm...

On Friday, February 26, Dorothy Jamison, our loving mother, passed away peacefully, just a week before her ninety-first birthday.  Born on March 6, 1930 to Tom and Ethel Weir, Mom grew up and went to school at Leney, Saskatchewan.  On June 28, 1950, she began a sixty-year marriage with Fred Jamison, and they farmed together first in the Feudal area, and later south of Kinley, near Perdue where they raised two daughters, Patricia and Julia, and a son, Tim. Dorothy was an active...

It is with sadness the family of Vernon Herbert Seibold announce his passing on February 25, 2021 at the age of 90 years. Herb was born March 22, 1930 with twin sister Verna Dolores on the family farm, SW-30-30-18 W3rd, west of Herschel, Saskatchewan.   He was the youngest of six children born to Louie and Laura (née Christman) Seibold.  Herb attended Toft Hill School and helped on the family farm which he took over from his parents in 1952.  Herb was a member of...

Marjorie Rosaline Huggins of Harris, Saskatchewan, passed away peacefully at the age of 95 on February 23, 2021 while in care at Rosetown Hospital. Marjorie was born in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, the oldest of eight siblings. From an early age, she was the matriarch and helped raise her siblings. Family was everything to Marjorie and they stayed close throughout the years, regardless of where her adventures took her. Many of her siblings lived with Marjorie at different points in their life...

Keith William Kallechy passed away suddenly at home on February 22, 2021 at the age of 90 years. Keith was born in Rosetown in the Spring of 1930 to parents William and Mabel Kallechy of Lacadena. He grew up on their grain farm with his two brothers (Lewis and Ellis) and three sisters (Irene, Ethel and Phyllis). After attending the trade school, Musker Engineering Institute in Manitoba, he worked on a seismic crew in the oil field where he was nicknamed ‘Doodlebug’ by his...

Robert "Bob" Hare Minish passed away at the Lloydminster Continuing Care Centre, Lloydminster, AB, on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at the age of 91 years. Bob is lovingly remembered by: his wife, Pauline; his sons, Colin (Patricia) Minish, Garry (Leonida) Minish, Harold (Judy) Minish; his daughter, Merilyn Newsham; his step-children, Judy (Gary) Walsh, Donna (Brent) Hawker and Brian (Joanne) Gislason; 18 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; sisters, Orla (David)...

Mary Alice McAvoy (née Mitchell) died of natural causes on February 17, 2021 in Saskatoon at 92 years.  On April 21, 1928, in Dorchester, ON, she was born to John and Alice (Fallon) Mitchell as the eleventh of thirteen children.  Mary’s living siblings are Claire Feeney and Sister Loretta “Lottie” Mitchell, OSU. Mary went to school in Dorchester then attended high school in London, ON.  She graduated from Nursing School as a Registered Nurse in 1952...

Brian Wayne McLeod of Herschel, Saskatchewan died unexpectedly at his home on February 16, 2021. He was predeceased by his parents Fred and Eileen McLeod.  He is survived by his brother Allan (Linda) of Saskatoon and his sister Linda Bec (Lionel) of Herschel.  He is also survived by three nephews Ryan, Chris and Devon Bec, two nieces Shannon McLeod and Lisa Bryant and close friend Eleanor Blair of Herschel.    Brian was born in Saskatoon on April 24, 1944.  He lived...