Obituaries

Raoul Cayer passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, with his family by his side, at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont.
Dad was born July 28, 1918 in Lenacre, Sask. In his late teens, he moved with his family to Vassar, Man., where he met and married Blanche Beaucage in 1939.
Raoul and Blanche had two daughters, Della (1942) and Julie (1944).

Mary Campbell, 83, of Kenora, Ont., and formerly of Chapple Township, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 at Lake of the Woods Hospital in Kenora.
Mary was born Dec. 20, 1929 to the late Sandy and Lizzie (nee Ferris-Hagen) Campbell.
She is survived by her many cousins and her friends at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Kenora.

The family sadly announces the passing of Raoul Cayer, 94, on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 at 1 p.m. at the Northridge Funeral Home in Emo, Ont.
A complete obituary will follow.

It is with great sadness that the family of Mervin Douglas Hyatt announces his passing on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 after a brief battle with cancer.
He was born May 21, 1947 in Dryden, Ont. to Ann and Jack Hyatt. The family moved to Emo, Ont. when he was still very young.

Hilda Mykytyn, 79, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont.
Funeral service will be held Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at 11 a.m. at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Rainy River.
A complete obituary will follow.

For years, whenever a case about freedom of the press made headlines, Donald Gillmor’s phone would ring around the clock with callers seeking his input and guidance.
The attention made sense. When it came to media law, Gillmor literally wrote the book.

It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Sarah Tania Pelletier-Gutta on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013.
Born March 16, 1972 in Thunder Bay, Ont., Sarah was the first of five children born to Carolyn (nee Rinne) and Fern Pelletier of North Branch, Ont.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jane Turple, 89, on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at Roseview Manor in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Jane is survived by her three children, Sheila, Rita, and Don; and her two grandchildren, Cody and Samantha.
Jane taught for more than 30 years in Fort Frances, Ont., predominantly teaching Grade 1 at Robert Moore School—work that she loved dearly.

It is with deep sadness that the family of Julia Elizabeth Volk announces her passing on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 at her residence in Fort Frances, Ont.
Julia was born Friday, June 25, 1937 in Pontrillis, Sask. to the late Samuel “Sam” and Patricia “Lilly” Panchyshyn. She came to Fort Frances in 1954, where she had lived since.

It is with great sadness that the family of Mervin Douglas Hyatt announces his passing on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 after a brief battle with cancer.
He was born May 21, 1947 in Dryden, Ont. to Ann and Jack Hyatt. The family moved to Emo, Ont. when he was still very young.

Julie Volk, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.
Funeral arrangements are pending and a complete obituary will follow.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Elsie Helene Wilson, 91, of Alberton Township, Ont., on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. with family by her side.
Elsie was born on April 13, 1921 in Camper, Man. to the late Fredrick and Barbara Ulrich. She moved to Winnipeg, Man. in the early 1940s.

It is with sadness that we annouce Gordon Boland, 78, has passed away to a better world.
He was born in Fort Frances, Ont. in 1934 but has resided in Vancouver, B.C. for the past 50 years.
He leaves his partner of 37 years, Bas Van Der Hoek, and three brothers, Robert of Fort Frances, Ont., Patrick of Prince Albert, Sask., and Larry of Airdrie, Alta.

After a long and fulfilling life, Dorothea Anna Beryl Cupp left this Earth, peacefully and surrounded by love. We mourn the loss of our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend.
Mom was born May 30, 1924 in Stratton, Ont. to Cynthia and Archibald Shaw. She was the youngest of six children.

It is with great sadness that the family of Vivian Joyce Hartnell announces her passing.
Surrounded by her loving family, Vivian passed away peacefully early Saturday morning, Feb. 9, 2013 in the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. at the age of 88.
Vivian was born March 13, 1924 to Hugo and Daisy Hanson in their home in Atwood Township. She was the second oldest of six children.